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Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Gary Ryan at 1:43pm 08.30.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1109 As I slowly replace parts on our Hunter 386 sailboat, I was thinking of tackling the water/coolant l
Need help with part ID from 85 Mac 25 (2) Seadoc at 11:56am 08.30.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/833 See attached pix. This stainless steel strap is from my 1985 Mac 25. I have a pre-removal picture w
Square top main on water ballast? massnspace at 6:30am 08.30.23 Smaller Boats 19/1962 Need a new mainsail for my Hunter 23.5. Since no backstays, why not order a larger roach? With 2 r
Winterization? Jimongee at 4:10am 08.30.23 C&C 9/883 New boat to me 1 week ago; 1987 C'C MKIII; not sure how to drain the fresh water tanks; not sure h
Refilling Compass - where's the port? HilaryK at 7:30pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 7/747
Reefing julspower at 6:51pm 08.29.23 Sirius 21/22 1/961 Hi all How does reefing is done on the main sail? Also it seem like I dont have a vang with the boat
Thundering water tank? Jimongee at 5:45pm 08.29.23 C&C 9/794
Catalina 22 bilge care Saylor1022 at 5:24pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 4/551 Just bought a 1978 Catalina 22 that I can't figure out how to drain the bilge. There are 2 cockpit d
Sister ship! -- lame start to my own boating season (5) pclarksurf at 4:00pm 08.29.23 Catalina 22 3/605 Pathetic that I have yet to get out this year on my own boat (sometimes you have to collect a payche
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 3:49pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 29/2296
Question about ignition switch and engine panel for 2004 Hunter 36 (1) AndyL at 3:32pm 08.29.23 Big Boats 3/512 219354 My 2004 Hunter 36 has the engine panel that looks like the picture above. I had a couple of
2001 HUNTER 320 Keith P at 3:28pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 6/373 LOOKING FOR SOME INFO PLEASE... About to purchase a hydraulic autopilot made by Raymor. Does anyone
Problems with cdi furling jib sailingdude92 at 2:50pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 10/770
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? bmohr at 2:18pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 13/689 Back in the (good/bad) old days, I used to wrap fiberglass tape on the headers and exhaust of my mot
Drifter block positioning? stickinthemud57 at 12:29pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 3/483 I have ordered a .75 ounce nylon drifter for my MacGregor 26S for use in light winds, and want to ha
Water demand pump question Jimongee at 11:21am 08.29.23 C&C 4/575
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 toastysailor at 10:20am 08.29.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/770 My Oceanis 34.1 did not come with a binnacle compass. The only compass is a very small one located
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 7:39am 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 41/2792 I have a thought on which I'd appreciate opinions. I have never had a ton of success with dry lube
Gonna pull the boat... rgranger at 6:14am 08.29.23 Trailer Sailors 9/978 So Idalia is supposed to pass right over Charleston during a high tide.... They are predicting a t
A C27 Question (1) rpwillia at 4:37pm 08.28.23 Ask All Sailors 5/571 Friend has a track mounted on his C27 Boom with two movable blocks on it. What does it do?

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Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:22am 09.29.24 I'm noticing MANY of these used boats are VERY old - like 40 years old. Is there a point where these
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:15am 09.29.24 Yeah, the 420 is a performance boat used extensively for youth sailing programs. Sometimes it's a
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:09am 09.29.24 Unstepping the mast to get under a bridge underway is essentially a nonstarter unless the boat has
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:05am 09.29.24 ...There were approximately 20,000 manufactured, so they are ubiquitous! Owners have modified & co
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 6:58am 09.29.24 Welcome @ScottBHome Some good suggestions above. I noticed you listed a Hunter 15 with your profil
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? shemandr at 6:31am 09.29.24 Yeah, the 420 is a performance boat used extensively for youth sailing programs. Sometimes it's a b
CNG Refill or Exchange? smokey73 at 6:11am 09.29.24 When was your tank last certified. No one will refill, even if you can find a place that does refil
Catalina 27 Deck ends Joe at 5:42am 09.29.24 Thanks, I had not see the eyebolt retrofit kit, but I did see the u-bolt...I think I may replace al
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? PaulK at 5:38am 09.29.24 Unstepping the mast to get under a bridge underway is essentially a nonstarter unless the boat has b
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? BigEasy at 5:09am 09.29.24 Scott, Welcome to SBO! You will get a variety of replies, so here is mine. There are sever
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? Captain Larry-DH at 4:58am 09.29.24 Welcome @ScottBHome Some good suggestions above. I noticed you listed a Hunter 15 with your profil
Starter motor burned up? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:15pm 09.28.24 This is not exactly the most informative item I have ever read. Taken from the Engine Wire Harness U
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? jssailem at 8:34pm 09.28.24 Check out the Small boats in Port Townsend. This boat and others can handle motoring easily. http://
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? higgs at 8:03pm 09.28.24 Look into Marshall cats. I just bought an 18' Sanderling. It took me a bit of time to learn her id
Catalina 27 Deck ends Dazmainian at 7:27pm 09.28.24 The original eyebolt "chainplates" were prone to failure due to undersized 3/8, CD makes a beefier
Catalina 27 Deck ends dLj at 7:13pm 09.28.24 Now's there's an original piece of work... dj
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 7:06pm 09.28.24 On a lake, if sailing was not on the agenda, you could splash the boat and motor about. This boat
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? jssailem at 6:48pm 09.28.24 With a trailer boat like the Mongomery, I solo sailed her on many of the lakes, rivers, and bays of
Laminate sails for a daysailer? Kings Gambit at 6:35pm 09.28.24 Once upon a time sail boats carried a suite of sails designed and cut for different wind velocities.
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 6:25pm 09.28.24 The lake I am on, is on a chain, you have to go under a pretty low bridge to access 2/3 of the other

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