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Leak under nav table/head bulkhead Dean Strong at 11:14pm 08.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/736 I've got a 1990 H30, and the port side bulkhead between the head and the nav table is often wet abou
Another great outing on the H23.5 (3) stackwalker at 9:30pm 08.14.17 Smaller Boats 2/469 Had a quick overnight this past weekend. Another trouble free outing. It feels so good when you ge
Convertible hard top on Venture of Newport 23: how to secure it? Kayakeur at 6:46pm 08.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1310 MacGregor Venture of Newport 23: has the hard top section of deck that raises kind of like a hard bi
H235 Lee Helm mmhamer at 4:13pm 08.14.17 Smaller Boats 20/2040 I noticed this weekend that the helm on my H23.5 is neutral or slowly dives downwind (lee helm) if I
Fraud Alert cb32863 at 4:00pm 08.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1932 So I am selling the chart plotter that came with my boat. I placed an ad here on SBO. A day later I
Fresh Water Pump Question shemandr at 2:25pm 08.14.17 Ask All Sailors 38/4837 On my new to me boat there is "Running" fresh water. But the faucets only work when the pump is run
Common Catalina 30 issues CaptJay at 2:03pm 08.14.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/10216 Looking to buy a 76 or 81. Both seem in pretty nice shape. Just joined forum today. What is a Cat
Alternator Regulator jviss at 1:09pm 08.14.17 Ask All Sailors 13/652 I think my InCharge smart charging regulator has failed. Is there an answer to the question "what r
Oday 28 outboard motor mount ANTHONY PASSAFIUME at 12:36pm 08.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/505 Anyone have specs on the angle of the wedge you have to put on a motor mount where the part that bol
SoCal - San Pedro-area - bottom diver recommendations marke14 at 10:47am 08.14.17 Ask All Sailors 3/516 Greetings SBO friends, Please send me a private message if you happen to keep a boat in any of the
Rebuild water pump buddybear at 10:43am 08.14.17 Catalina 310 9/1353 Recently changed out the stock Sherwood water pump on the Universal 25XPB with the Oberdorfer N202M-
Lowering the Boom (as in, no boom)? NotCook at 9:09am 08.14.17 Ask All Sailors 4/410 I'd like to extend Loyalist's discussion further on the question of eliminating the boom entirely. I
Need Photo of W30B3 oil pressure sensor wiring. Guan at 8:20am 08.14.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/712 Gang! Alas it never ends. My console alarm screamed with oil pressure light blinking when engine on.
Valve Adjustment thaeni at 7:44am 08.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/515 Can the valves on a 3GM30F be adjusted with the compression released?
Cockpit Seat cushion replacement Birchy at 7:24am 08.14.17 Catalina 310 3/969 I own a 2003 Catalina 310. The seat cushions are starting to break down. Any suggestions on replacem
Hose/Barb putty? Velero49 at 6:44am 08.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/331 What is the paste/compound/putty that Hunter used to seal? the hose/barb connections. Im getting re
Sunday on Seneca agprice22 at 5:02am 08.14.17 Ask All Sailors 4/452 here is a little Sunday on Seneca! TpzWjpowYZg GdjTUyUHIdE rBE5LGWxz9w The wind was a steady 7-8
Irwin Citation 30 (1980) Massimo432 at 7:18pm 08.13.17 Irwin 5/4172 Hello everyone, Noobie here. I just purchased the boat for Live Aboard. It needs some work and upgra
S2 9.2a Bimini Solutions? Mighty Little at 7:03pm 08.13.17 S2 3/1438 Hey fellow S2 owners.....I have a 1980 9.2a with standard main sheet rigging that comes down off the
M25xp enough engine? Jwhy at 5:35pm 08.13.17 Big Boats 5/1035 I looked at a Catalina 34 today with the 23 hp Universal. It's a 1990 boat with a mix of MKI and MKI

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Trident 101 rubber smell NYSail at 7:12pm 12.22.23 And the raritan hose is great stuff!! Good luck!
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what rgranger at 7:05pm 12.22.23 Yeah! ya gotta actually ask an understandable question if wez gonna be able to help:rolleyes::doh:
Leaking Heat Exchanger Gasket - Maybe? colb218 at 6:21pm 12.22.23 Sure looks plausible from what you describe. If a leak can happen it will. It may be just a hose tha
What's the purpose for these slots? Belzoni at 5:44pm 12.22.23 I have the same design on my Vision 32. Feels like it's a scupper for draining the cockpit. Except t
Christmas cruise 2023 kappykaplan at 4:51pm 12.22.23 Good on you, Gene Neill! Stay safe and have a Merry Christmas!! :beer:
Wood light/wiring mounts tailboom at 3:17pm 12.22.23 I hope you go a different direction that your predecessor, because that is one ugly piece of hardw
Wood light/wiring mounts tailboom at 3:15pm 12.22.23 @tailboom here is what I used. The deck light is a decent fit but not tight to the oval mast and i
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions jssailem at 3:13pm 12.22.23 My position is to establish a baseline when buying something used. :plus::biggrin:
(re) location of hot water heater Scott T-Bird at 1:43pm 12.22.23 Just a stupid question ... @jssailem , why do you need a hot water heater?
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning fstbttms at 10:43am 12.22.23 Just wondering what people recommend for someone like me, living aboard & happily diving to clean ev
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Dalliance at 10:30am 12.22.23 Seems like overkill, but they can rot out. Best to check them every year. I am in the Midwest,
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 12.22.23 You may also want to inspect your fuel hoses near the engine for aging. At 24 years in the engine c
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 12.22.23 Somewhere on here I posted my steps on flushing the engine and heat exchanger. A+++ on coolant ch
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Justin_NSA at 9:34am 12.22.23 The 2GM in my '92 30T is in the same "boat". My routine is similar. Not so often on the air filter o
Wood light/wiring mounts LakeShark at 9:19am 12.22.23 @tailboom here is what I used. The deck light is a decent fit but not tight to the oval mast and it
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Davidasailor26 at 8:55am 12.22.23
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? jdrutten at 8:54am 12.22.23 Hi do you have any pics with steering arm off rudder port? Thks Colin Sorry, no. Only the pics fr
What's the purpose for these slots? jdrutten at 8:50am 12.22.23 That's certainly an odd design "feature." A screen seems reasonable, but I might look to something a
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 8:48am 12.22.23 Certainly sounds like the new quadrant sits lower than the old so the rudder and rudder stock are l
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 8:47am 12.22.23 Thks

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