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isotherm model 4730 refrigeration unit stops cooling Michel C at 6:55pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 3/288 Hi, need some guidance. I have an isotherm refrigeration unit model 4730. seems that after a little
Whisker pole hardware options-I'm clueless! Jimongee at 6:08pm 06.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2205 I am finally getting the itch to break down and buy a whisker pole for my 356. However when checking
Considering a Catalina 30 Roadking Larry at 5:51pm 06.13.17 Catalina 30 29/3957 I've been bit by the "bigger boat bug". Looking at an '80 Catalina 30. Preliminary look see is prom
Stuck Masthead Wind direction vane kimelmore at 4:45pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1563 I am going up the mast Saturday to find out why my masthead unit got stuck in one position. The inst
Need a whisker pole Jimongee at 4:12pm 06.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/245 we have a 2002 356. We are leaving in a. Few days for 3 months on the Great Lakes. We really shoul
Bedding a cuved T Track, Butyl Tape or 3M 4000? CloudDiver at 3:57pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 13/2033 I am getting ready to finally install my inboard genoa T-tracks. This will be some of the last few
Weight of centerboard (2) stanirish at 3:51pm 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 3/409 Have an 1983 Islands 17. I recently removed the centerboard since it is very pitied and need refurbi
Yanmar Single Cylinder Engine Running Rough FlimFlamII at 2:16pm 06.13.17 Engines and Propulsion 13/1285 I have an 8hp Yanmar. It was running fine and then after about five minutes the rpm's began to drop
guppy 13 d new bimini (4) sailorforever at 1:38pm 06.13.17 Guppy 0/4879 the guppy, shrimp has a new bimini, used when electric motoring, impressive sailboat for it's size,
Legend 37.5 air conditioning ddrewry at 12:17pm 06.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/427 I'm looking for good ideas to install a 16000 btu unit in my Hunter. The unit would fit under the s
Aerator for Barka galley faucet mswatsonmd at 10:23am 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/398 I am looking for replacement aerator for galley faucet, Barka is the Brand. 40 Beneteau 2007
Wind vane steering part? (2) justsomeguy at 8:30am 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 0/246 137601 137602 Going through all the little stuff stuffed deep in our new-to-us boat, and came across
Mast Tune. (1) bob_pattison at 7:30am 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/554 All, Every spring we get quite a few calls regarding mast trim. Our friends at Selden Mast have this
Starter Battery Switch & Charger Issue Murray16764 at 7:28am 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/2092 I recently had a power windlass professionally installed on my Ben 352. It was fairly simple instal
Purchase of Hunter 26 Cincy020 at 7:26am 06.13.17 Smaller Boats 2/927 I will be looking at a 1994 Hunter 26 as a potential purchase for use on inland lakes. The boat wil
Oday 240 Stanchion leaks and repairs Marlow Currie at 6:26am 06.13.17 Day Sailers 6/1047 greetings I am a new owner of a 240 and took her on a maiden season break in sail last week. winds w
423 Freezer / Refrig. NYSail at 5:23am 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/606 Hello all, I am trying to calculate power usage on boat and was wondering if anybody knew the model
New Member has a Question The Shadow Knows at 5:00am 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/415 Hey guys, I'm a new member ' still finding my way on SBO. Quick question: When I open my mail when
More sleep All U Get at 4:28am 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 42/2748 Hi all, Just finished up our return trip to Maine from the winter south and had found a way to impr
Loose rudder Tree Frog at 9:47pm 06.12.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2408 I have a 1965 Cal Jensen with a loose fitting rudder shaft in the tube that runs from cockpit sole d

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Coolant flush Sutric at 12:11pm 12.04.23 Thank you all for your responses. After some searching, I decided to just drain, refill, run and rep
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 11:46am 12.04.23 I sent our old LSZ to Sailrite after many viewed videos and correspondence with them after I could n
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Justin_NSA at 11:34am 12.04.23 I don't see any no contact fluid sensors on Amazon? Amazon isn't always the best or cheapest place
Catalina 310 battery wiring question (2) marchem at 11:23am 12.04.23
CONFIRMATION PLEASE dlochner at 11:08am 12.04.23 Keel stepped masts almost always leak to some extent. One of the variables is the kind of rain, hard
CONFIRMATION PLEASE (3) eherlihy at 11:00am 12.04.23 I always had a little water that managed to find its way into the bilge after a rain storm. Little m
CONFIRMATION PLEASE Richard19068 at 10:41am 12.04.23 I am assuming that due to the mast being keel stepped that water will always enter into the bilge,
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? 4arch at 10:11am 12.04.23 I don't see any no contact fluid sensors on Amazon? Try this link.
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Ted10028 at 9:50am 12.04.23 if it works well can you give me the brand name please.
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? sailme88 at 9:39am 12.04.23 I bought a 3 tank external monitoring system from an RV website. Each tank has a HIGH, MEDIUM and L
CONFIRMATION PLEASE sailme88 at 9:33am 12.04.23 The bilge will also collect water from the stuffing box and condensate from the: hull, icebox, heat
CONFIRMATION PLEASE JoeWhite at 9:15am 12.04.23 The water in the bilge is due to capillary action of running rigging that enters the mast. After a r
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Ted10028 at 8:12am 12.04.23 I don't see any no contact fluid sensors on Amazon?
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit Rick at 7:58am 12.04.23
CONFIRMATION PLEASE dmax at 7:57am 12.04.23 The top of my mast is closed (Isomat), I would supsect yours is too. I don't have any water come in
CONFIRMATION PLEASE shemandr at 7:21am 12.04.23 Some masts are closed on top. Yours evidently isn't so yes water gets in. Water also can get in at
Re-anodising boom and holes (1) PK123 at 6:34am 12.04.23 Thought Id show a photo sent to me from the Anodizers to show the kind of discolouration from a wel
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? 4arch at 6:34am 12.04.23 I bought one of the cheap liquid sensors from Amazon shown in this video and hooked it up to a 9v ba
Slow Leak RoyS at 5:46am 12.04.23 Maybe rudder post?
Coolant flush (7) sailcapt340 at 5:40am 12.04.23 While I was on my boat this morning I took photos of the various fittings you should find on your 3G

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