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Help & Information needed for my Sirius rebuild for retirement use tomp at 6:17pm 06.05.17 Sirius 21/22 0/701 I have purchased my first 21 foot sailboat.Sirius I removed everything
How to burp air out of cooling system Yanmar 2gm20f? Jecemis at 5:02pm 06.05.17 Engines and Propulsion 9/4592 Hi all ~ Is there an easy way to burp out air that may be in the coolant system? I'm having an issu
Whats the Status of the Marina in Marathon With the Fire? Rick Webb at 2:20pm 06.05.17 Ask All Sailors 2/363 Hope it looks worse than it actually is.
water in rudder repeter at 1:15pm 06.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 8/2236 Re: Hunter 33.5 (vintage 1994). Upon commissioning earlier this month, I noticed that the wad of lar
Isotherm Smart Energy Controller (SEC) question (1) Jackdaw at 1:06pm 06.05.17 Musings With Maine Sail 23/7960 @Maine Sail, (or anyone else), After quite a bit of research, I'm adding an Isotherm GE 80S Compac
What strength power washer. DAVA390 at 12:33pm 06.05.17 Ask All Sailors 29/7365 Recently borrowed my brother's electric Power washer to clean the boat.2000 psi. Satified with resul
Hot Water Tank Leak mattinva at 11:54am 06.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3053 Has anybody had experience with hot water tank leaks on Hunter? I emptied the tank last fall, bypas
Transom Shower 311 Model Bob Cowan at 11:22am 06.05.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1153 I have a 311, and I don,t see a place on the transom to select hot or cold water for the shower. All
Whisker poll Bob Cowan at 11:16am 06.05.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1028 Anyone know what length whisker poll i need for a Beneteau 311 with a 110 geni?
Mast wiring tgrass462 at 9:58am 06.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 10/1910 We will be dropping the mast on our 2008 Catalina 320. How do you access the mast wiring to disconn
Join the Lake Norman Catalina Owners FB Group mhamilton64 at 9:58am 06.05.17 Catalina 30 0/537 If you sail your Catalina on Lake Norman, NC, please consider joining this FB group. We are plannin
Jib furler on 25.5 (1) Zephyr-Jeffer at 9:38am 06.05.17 Smaller Boats 33/2237 Launched my boat last thursday and have been sorting thorough the running rigging since. I've attach
Somebody's gotta be first (1) bawlmer at 9:11am 06.05.17 Ask All Sailors 23/1562 Half of our marina was torn up and replaced this last year. It was lots of relocation and playing mu
Tough Prop issue Pat T at 8:14am 06.05.17 Ask All Sailors 20/2603 This issue took place over the past few years. I am puzzled. I had Kiwi prop for a few years when I
Simpson Lawrence Horizon 1500 3/8 G-4 Chain Gypsy sailorskier at 7:56am 06.05.17 Ask All Sailors 5/3162 I have a 2004 Hunter Passage 456 with a Simpson Lawrence Horizon 1500 windlass. I am in need of a 3
Blackened displays Slipin Away at 7:55am 06.05.17 Ask All Sailors 6/996 I have 2 Raymarine displays that the factory will not work on. Both displays the screens have turne
Cutter stay height above cabin top H37C rblevens at 7:13am 06.05.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/799 On the H37 cutter- Does anyone have the cutter stay height on the mast above cabin top? Would anyone
Portable generators Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:54am 06.05.17 Ask All Sailors 3/536 This came up on list of today's Groupon offerings Sportsman Portable Gas Generators and Inverters
RMR 86 Stain, Mold and Mildew Remover jrocheleau at 6:40am 06.05.17 Ask All Sailors 0/278 Has anyone tried RMR 86 Stain, Mold, and Mildew remover? I've got a good amount of mildew on the in
Replacing Holding Tank Monitor on Hunter 290 pfaffk at 6:24am 06.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/391 Good Morning, I want to replace the Holding tank monitor on my Hunter 290 but went in pull it out of

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Raymarine wind instrument wiring fred1diver at 3:47am 05.20.24 Cool, thanks everyone for the answers, I ended up using a waterproof cable clam for this year, might
Oceanis 343 In Mast boom assembly BigEasy at 9:30pm 05.19.24 Appears to be a US Spars make Yes! I suggest contacting US Spars for advice on how to repai
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 9:26pm 05.19.24 Welcome Paul, to SBO forums. Congratulations on your new to you boat. One solution would be to mov
Mosquitoes and Other bugs jssailem at 8:16pm 05.19.24 Welcome Paul, to SBO forums. Congratulations on your new to you boat. One solution would be to move
Replacing exhaust hose (2) Sutric at 7:16pm 05.19.24 I finished replacing the hose yesterday and what a PITA! I had to cut a 14" by 18" hole in the aft c
Raymarine wind instrument wiring (1) Dalliance at 7:12pm 05.19.24 I installed my RayMarine wind instrument with a five pin waterproof connector at the mast base. Bou
inline blower question shemandr at 7:01pm 05.19.24 https://www.westmarine.com/search?q=blower%20hose Looks like it could be 3" or 4".
Raymarine wind instrument wiring Captain Larry-DH at 6:05pm 05.19.24 I use a Blue Sea Systems or Scandvik Cable Clam to bring the cable through the deck, then inside the
Raymarine wind instrument wiring Don S/V ILLusion at 5:02pm 05.19.24 They come in a variety of forms generically called Molex plugs. Check Mouser electronics which has a
Dufour 500 GL Bluesmoods at 2:04pm 05.19.24 Hi and thanks. Seemingly, the boat reviews provide optimistic praises regarding the boats sailing
P42 head system solenoid Terry Cox at 1:59pm 05.19.24 Any advice would be grateful. Hmm. I've never checked our original 1991 toilet siphon breaks. Our
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 10:39am 05.19.24 Took a plug from a deck area that was wet, but not soft in order to compare to what I practiced layi
Raymarine wind instrument wiring Scott T-Bird at 9:57am 05.19.24 Hello everyone I am currently installing a wind instrument on top of my mast, all is done on the ma
P42 head system solenoid BBC16385 at 9:09am 05.19.24 I have tried to take the solenoid temporarily of service by putting tape over the air intake. Pump s
P42 head system solenoid Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:09am 05.19.24 Jabsco solenoids have a fairly short lifespan. If cleaning it doesn't help, replacement is the only
P42 head system solenoid BBC16385 at 8:22am 05.19.24 My forward solenoid has failed on my P42. Mbaker, what was the solution on your issue?
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:01am 05.19.24 One other thing. Till the trailer tongue upward some so water flows backward and off
Catalina 22 Running rigging - need a diagram! (1) Gene Neill at 7:24am 05.19.24 https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLjms5de6ZGDN-TZA8MzLIzC-IWrEglVsEw-wp0J
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:19am 05.19.24 Thanks that makes sense
Merit 22 owners dLj at 7:13am 05.19.24 The tension is boat independent. It depends upon the diameter of the rigging being used. It's a func

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