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Registration Number Recommendations for Dinghy (1) BlowMeAway at 5:43am 03.11.17 Ask All Sailors 14/8493 134063 Good morning all, we recently received our Lehr 5HP propane outboard and need to get the ding
Removing Old Deck Block Advice Bad Obsession at 5:37am 03.11.17 Ask All Sailors 3/372 One of the deck blocks at the base of my mast has bit the big one and I will probably need to replac
9.8 up outboard for Mac 19? PleasantDane at 2:30am 03.11.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/607 I have sailed my Mac 19 with a 40 hp outboard since I bought her in 1993. The motor is now well past
Auto reverse monitor ronald.hudson1 at 11:33pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 10/592 I was thinking of buying an auto reverse monitor to look under my foresail while sailing to windwar
Deck recore material: Balsa. divinycell, plywood, or something else? lost soul at 7:30pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1011 I just removed my the foredeck top skin as it was delaminated and bouncy and soggy. I am trying to
Rudder rebulid: what to use as filler instead of foam? lost soul at 7:28pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 16/4509 I have my rudder of and am about to open it up for a rebuild job. The standard procedure is to use
My new electric sail drive (2) Skipperdan at 5:57pm 03.10.17 Engines and Propulsion 39/5342 The weekend started out pretty good. I just put a rack and pinion in my wife's car so I thought I wo
Shim the prop-shaft flange by 1/8" alexco38 at 1:41pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 3/601 Hi folks, I need an extra 1/8" between the propeller hub and the cutlass bearing face in order to pu
Onboard generators are they worth it? Bob S at 1:12pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 15/2207 We've been looking at boats and have seen some that have generators. I'm not sure how reliable they
Dink Question (1) RWSlater at 12:53pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 13/972 I have a West Marine 310 inflatable (yes I know the PVC dinks are pretty much junk, but I got it for
Davis Instruments Anchor Snubber Richard Bayle at 10:28am 03.10.17 Big Boats 8/1669 Quick to complain, quick to praise. I bought an Anchor Snubber last May from West Marine and regre
LPG gas tank for Force 10 stove Jerry21707 at 10:17am 03.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/480 2007 H-31 equipped with a Force 10 stove. The 11 lb. LPG tank is dated 2006. There is no rust and
Swimming platform Beneteau First 41S5 repair (1) MartinBruin at 9:48am 03.10.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/999 Hi all, I would like to repair the swimming platform. It's attached with hinges at the back of the
Pearson 33 Gross Tonnage surfer929 at 9:45am 03.10.17 Pearson 7/2275 Does anyone know the Gross Tonnage of the Pearson 33? Thanks Will
Battery Bank Internal Failures/Shorts (5) Maine Sail at 8:14am 03.10.17 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3822 Note: I broke this topic out of the "Multiple House Banks vs. One" thread because it's important and
Dinghy and motor choice redhead78 at 7:04am 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 36/2444 Happy early spring all,hope all are well. I am going to buy a dingy and motor at defender spring sa
New to sailing and just got my first boat (3) PirateMiMi at 6:21am 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 35/1815 Everyone else has advicertainly and I need as much help as I can. Engine is blown gonna pull it and
What's he doing? (1) All U Get at 12:10am 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 22/1060 134026 What's he doing? A. Looking for shells. B. Going for gas. C. Listening to the wife. D. All th
Engine Oil David Hopkins at 3:36pm 03.09.17 Catalina 30 15/1827 I'm getting some conflicting suggestions on replacing my engine oil. My engine is a Universal M3-20
Davits on a Beneteau First 310? Southern Wind at 3:23pm 03.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/858 Hi, we are new to this forum. We have a Beneteau First 310. My partner and I are outfitting the boa

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It followed me home SailingLoto at 4:14pm 05.21.23 Awww, it just needs a bit of love and it will be a fine pet boat. At the moment it's very water lo
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset dkinzer at 3:57pm 05.21.23 I wanted to know how far my tranducer is from the water line so while I was replacing the hose from
2004 Raymarine C80 Display dkinzer at 3:43pm 05.21.23 Another possible source is FaceBook Marketplace and FaceBook "For Sale" groups near you. I sold the
I was so close ... jssailem at 3:35pm 05.21.23 Opps....:wow3: As Forest Gump might say.... XXit Happens.:banghead:
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak JoeWhite at 3:34pm 05.21.23 I bought that water heater for $320.00 . My signs of leaking was similar to yours. After I replaced
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full jssailem at 3:34pm 05.21.23 Welcome to SBO and congrats on your new boat. When you bough the boat did you notice any thing unus
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jviss at 3:28pm 05.21.23 Can you take one of these to a radiator shop? I didn't think there were any radiator shops left!
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jonelli at 3:25pm 05.21.23 Good idea. I can probably put that together. Although the coolant is coming from somewhere and it a
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full dlochner at 3:23pm 05.21.23 Welcome to SBO. What kind of sensor does the tank have, an internal sensor or external? If it is an
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jviss at 3:17pm 05.21.23 In addition, you can test these before removing them. Once disconnected from the coolant and water
Lewmar deck hatch leaking through rivets in catch block Sailor Sue at 3:16pm 05.21.23 Garden-grade rivets like those shown are hollow in the middle so they can leak. They make a special
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jviss at 3:14pm 05.21.23 If it's not leaking at the hoses or barbs, and it's the heat exchanger coil, you'd be getting coolan
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jonelli at 3:10pm 05.21.23
Beneteau USA jviss at 3:01pm 05.21.23 That is 0.8 AH. 18.6 Amps a day. I still don't think you have that quite right. :) Amps is an i
Beneteau USA Benny Mike at 2:46pm 05.21.23 That is 0.8 AH. 18.6 Amps a day.
Santana 21 design info needed (2) CurtPollard at 2:44pm 05.21.23 I don't know. I can't find any info on the mast. Here is a picture of the boom attachment and top of
It followed me home JBP-PA at 2:32pm 05.21.23 Awww, it just needs a bit of love and it will be a fine pet boat.
Lewmar deck hatch leaking through rivets in catch block jviss at 2:19pm 05.21.23 Rivets are easy to replace. That's not necessarily so. I had to replace a couple of pop rivets on
Beneteau USA jviss at 2:10pm 05.21.23 my boat uses 0.8 amp hours with electronics memory etc 8Ah per what time interval?
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. isaksp00 at 2:07pm 05.21.23 Listen to Dave. However, I'd suggest you look at the backing that attaches the bow eye, between the

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