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Old wiring voltage drop (2) vhoisington at 10:21pm 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 6/851 138474 138472 To set the stage: 1977 Islander Freeport 41' Ketch, front navigation lights come on w
Converted H25 To Cutter Rig Sailavie1 at 9:31pm 07.07.17 Smaller Boats 11/1092 After obtaining a code 0 a few years ago, I saw the potential of perhaps running both headsail toget
Soft Cockpit & Soft Deck Nickelrw87 at 6:38pm 07.07.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/2088 Aloha! I have what i would consider a "bouncy" cockpit floor. When stepping off the seats onto the
Looking for a prop redunculous at 4:56pm 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 0/33 Hopefully this is an ok post. I was lucky enough to hit a submerged object and lost my prop, broke
Advice for my main sheet block and tackle set up Megaro76 at 2:03pm 07.07.17 Catalina 22 14/5031 im ready to make things right with my 76 Cat 22. Here is a pic of how the main sheet set up came to
Ok, what is this on my Harken Roller Furling (1) SeanP at 1:26pm 07.07.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/736 Hi there, I have just had my genoa repaired and re-installed on the roller curler/forestay. I note
Fighting the laws of physics in holding tank installation MightyMike at 1:21pm 07.07.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/6247 I've just installed a new 6 gal holding tank and was pleased with my speed in completing the install
Replace fresh water pipe to head faucet question SeanP at 1:17pm 07.07.17 Mid-Size Boats 19/1601 Hi and TGIF to all, When I got this 1986 Hunter 31, the PO told me there was a leak in the hose to
Mixing Elbow Thread Sealant Solution (1) John Nantz at 12:02pm 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1078
Starting Battery Sizing Head Sail at 11:26am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1314 I installed a 80 Ah GM style (side posts) starting battery for my 23hp diesel engine thinking it sho
22 Wing keel width at base. stonybrookpictures at 11:16am 07.07.17 Catalina 22 0/396 Researching boat movers for the boat. Local guy wants to know how wide the wing base is at its wides
1974 Oday rudder spring stop LordNelson at 11:14am 07.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/775 I have a small piece of flat bent stainless steel attached to the back of the rudder which acts as a
Rent or borrow 22 wing keel trailer. (3) stonybrookpictures at 10:40am 07.07.17 Catalina 22 0/437 Just got a 97 Catalina wing keel, Trailer is shot. I have jacked up the boat and can remove the trai
Standing Water in bilge pump compartment above the keel dhjawor7 at 10:16am 07.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2454 I have just bought my dad's 1983 Hunter 33- he sold it to someone else about 13 or 14 years ago who
Lewmar OP2 Electric Winch problems - circa 1997 - discontinued winch Rich Stidger at 9:52am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1758 I installed the Lewmar OP2 (larger than the OP1) on my h40.5 at delivery in early 1998. Although it
O'day 322 Traveler Replacement Query AlastairLC at 7:28am 07.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2545 Have any of you replaced your traveler track and if so calculated the curvature radius? The formula
One Skipper, Two Skipper 3 or more? Macmanjams at 6:55am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1074 Hi all, New Sailors here. Bought a 76 Cal2-29 last August. 3 Owners. We all have about the same a
My solution for propwalk when backing out danstanford at 6:51am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 34/9099 I am in a new slip this year which is meant for a 25' boat and my boat is 33' and my neighbour is a
Looking for good cat 22 wing trailer (3) stonybrookpictures at 4:38am 07.07.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/636 Picked up a 97 wing keel 22 for cheap. Trailer is funky. It is a load rite of the same year, but was
Yanmar 4jh4-hte mixing elbow Velero49 at 4:31am 07.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/374 My Yanmar has 2 plugs that in theory I should be able to clean the mixing elbow. Has anyone try to c

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Is my foresail too big? kappykaplan at 1:15pm 07.03.24 No lofts in your area? I'm sure there are many folks on this forum who can recommend someone. good
Yanmar YSM12 fuel injection pump mjberns at 12:22pm 07.03.24 Thanks, Charles, good to know. We were able to rebuild the pump and now we're about to replace the v
Yanmar YSM12 fuel injection pump Charles Erwin at 12:11pm 07.03.24 Don't know if this helps but the high-pressure pump internal components are almost certainly the sam
H33 (2005) bilge pump float switch question JoeWhite at 12:05pm 07.03.24 A voltmeter is your friend. Do you measure voltage at the wires near the pump?
Alternator wiring question? BAD ORCA at 12:03pm 07.03.24 Yes, the alternator will sense its output voltage and self-excite just as much as needed to keep th
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch shemandr at 11:27am 07.03.24 Who owns the property under the jetty? I wouldn't describe a Sunfish as comfortable or stabile.
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? Timm R Oday25 at 11:25am 07.03.24 Although it might be hard to argue with the boats already mentioned , I will add one more . The Hut
Alternator wiring question? Davidasailor26 at 11:07am 07.03.24 Ok, that makes sense. I guess It would need some sort of battery voltage sensing (the alternator)
Alternator wiring question? BAD ORCA at 10:10am 07.03.24
Alternator wiring question? Davidasailor26 at 10:05am 07.03.24 I suppose if the start battery is near full it wont take much of a charge so i guess it would make
Alternator wiring question? BAD ORCA at 9:33am 07.03.24
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore DArcy at 9:19am 07.03.24 Electricity and plumbing are not my strong suit. Having ripped out miles of poor wiring from my b
1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread Davidasailor26 at 9:06am 07.03.24 Looks like a great project. I look forward to reading about it!
Alternator wiring question? jssailem at 8:40am 07.03.24
1984 Catalina 27 Tiller ? jssailem at 8:24am 07.03.24 :plus: I like @Joe's recommendation. Simple and effective design.
H33 (2005) bilge pump float switch question jssailem at 8:22am 07.03.24 I tested both switches and they work fine so something's not right with the wiring. The easiest ne
Intermittent non-starting 1990 Catalina 28. jssailem at 8:13am 07.03.24 Hi KitGriffin. Welcome to the SBO forum and sailing in the Salish Sea. Have you ever jumped in a ca
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 jssailem at 7:58am 07.03.24 I am hoping this was a free boat you acquired and are now trying to figure out how to make it usable
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? jssailem at 7:42am 07.03.24
Is my foresail too big? Joe at 6:38am 07.03.24 Your boat is a fractional rig. You do not need a genoa, because fractional rigs rely on their mains

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