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Adding a cabin fan (1) Gunni at 7:21am 08.15.17 Ask All Sailors 18/2106 I want to add a cabin fan to my aft cabin and I want to do it sort of right... I want to tap into a
Oil Pressure Gauge Marie T. Murphy at 7:00am 08.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/607 PLZ, On my H376 (1997), my Oil Pressure Gauge arrow doesn't move off of " 0 " at low RPMs. Have to "
Fresh water pump replacement options? Puesta del sol at 6:49am 08.15.17 Big Boats 5/773 Looking to replace a water pump on my 1991 P42. Recommendations? Current one is a jabsco 5GPM
Hard to understand VMG and speed values danstanford at 6:20am 08.15.17 Racing 11/1641 First let me say that I have been having some problems with my autopilot and seemingly sometimes wit
84 H31 Diesel Smell in Cabin choover at 5:23am 08.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/887 Our '84 Hunter H31 has a bothersome diesel smell in the cabin. There are no leaks in the fuel system
Uploaded old original Yanmar QM series Operation Manual kloudie1 at 4:33am 08.15.17 Ask All Sailors 0/276 Came across an old (1978) Operation Manual for the Yanmar 2QM20 and 3QM30. The oil information is ou
Sorry - Another Hitachi Alternator Question Rick486 at 4:27am 08.15.17 Engines and Propulsion 9/1627 I have read all the existing Hitachi alternator threads looking for this answer and I couldn't find
Catalina 350 deck crack and transom crazing fsarmast at 3:39am 08.15.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1230 We purchased a catalina 350 two years ago and it had a crack in the deck extending into the port aft
Leak under nav table/head bulkhead Dean Strong at 11:14pm 08.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/835 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 2/500 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 3/1458 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 20/2326 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 21/2499 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 38/5598 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 6/11849 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 13/721 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 1/610 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 3/584 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 9/1522 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 4/459 I'd like to extend Loyalist's discussion further on the question of eliminating the boom entirely. I

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So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 3:41pm 06.10.24 The bow section is done, just need to reinstall the hardware (pulpit and bow cleats).
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 3:40pm 06.10.24 There are no available breakers. I suppose I could pull the Loran Decca breaker, but it does have wi
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz KCofKC at 3:19pm 06.10.24 Where I live in the Midwest, the sailboat only marina is full, small to no wait for a slip. Sailing
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch kappykaplan at 3:14pm 06.10.24 Now, regarding power, can I just connect to this bus which powers the fridge? Why can't you give i
NGCC In Memoriam KCofKC at 3:10pm 06.10.24 While I don't have a 22, I do have a Catalina. It only takes one person to try and get it started a
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Hello Below at 3:09pm 06.10.24 @SV Maverick. I just sent you a private message.
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 3:03pm 06.10.24 Once again, thanks for all the input. Seems that the consonance is mid-hull to forward a bit. New
Moving the traveller questions FastOlson at 2:34pm 06.10.24 The deck is very strong and I would add backing plates. I looked into getting a Bimini but the dri
Catalina 34 MkII Log Stu Jackson at 2:33pm 06.10.24 Hi. First post in this forum. I just bought this 2001 boat (first yacht I have ever actually bought
A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW Hello Below at 2:25pm 06.10.24 I've seen too many close calls like this involving power boats while running around the Sea Wall.
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch (1) skunther at 2:14pm 06.10.24 Finally got the hoses on. Now, regarding power, can I just connect to this bus which powers the fri
Catalina 34 MkII Log clivewmwalker at 2:12pm 06.10.24 Thanks!
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Scott T-Bird at 1:59pm 06.10.24 Housing & grocery prices have risen so drastically that young people are having a hard time being ab
Catalina 34 MkII Log JoeWhite at 1:42pm 06.10.24 On my C36, I pull out the bottom drawer of the V-berth to see the depth sounder and the paddlewheel.
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 1:39pm 06.10.24 If you are going into the original holes, then the threads on the inserts probably not match the sel
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 1:20pm 06.10.24 The biggest task is to find the stainless steel insert. I recently bought a bag of these just bec
Dish storage fred1diver at 1:12pm 06.10.24 Already on top of that, those dishes have a deep lip on the bottom, they are hard to get out, and th
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz kappykaplan at 1:05pm 06.10.24 I think the bigger obstacle is the amount of time sailing takes.. It's the journey, not the destin
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Rick Webb at 1:04pm 06.10.24 Dispute the charge on your credit card, that'll get them moving.
Catalina 34 MkII Log kappykaplan at 1:03pm 06.10.24 Should be a through hull forward of the keel. Look under the v-berth. Welcome to the forum! :beer

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