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Replace Fuel Lift Pump on 3GM30F dkerphunter at 11:07am 11.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3024 I plan to replace the fuel lift pump on a Yanmar 3GM30F powering a 1995 Hunter 336. I wondered if t
Hunter 336 Fuel Tank Questions dkerphunter at 11:02am 11.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/479 I need to replace the fuel pickup fitting and tube on a 1995 Hunter 336. Does anyone know: The dept
catilina 22 swing keel won't fully detract overeasy at 10:02am 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 7/2364 Hey every one newbie sailer new to forum with major project boat score. If you want to skip brief ba
custom mast crutch question Lafayette Mike at 9:31am 11.27.16 Catalina 22 7/1593 Just bought a 1986 C22 and have had it in the water a couple of times already. Put it away for the
Repair/replace Xantrex Inverter/Charger for 600amp/hr AGM battery bank (1) Eric Dalessio at 6:49am 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2350 Hi Folks, I'm the second owner of a 2007 Hunter 410 -- The Xantrex Freedom Marine 20 charger/inver
Pelican Bay (2) seadaddler at 6:27am 11.27.16 Big Boats 5/548 130574 We are at Pelican Bay with many other boats from Punta Gorda Sailing Club Nick
Need Pearson 26 Rudder - Used Jim Fink at 6:26am 11.27.16 Pearson 6/1051 Hi all, we bent our aluminum rudder shaft, and the outer sleeve broke away from the inner sleeve. Ho
Sealant Bill and Kathy McDonald at 5:17pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 4/645 I am installing a louvered teak insert in the companionway. Is 3M sealant or butyl tape the best w
Should these keel bolts.... MaryEllaRose at 4:57pm 11.26.16 Pearson 5/938 ...be replaced? I have no experience with keel bolts (technically, keel studs and nuts). Are these c
Drogue or Sea Anchor? Kiwi Puddle Jumper at 4:03pm 11.26.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/2768 Hi I am new to the forum and would like to seek some advice from Beneteau 473 owners on their prefer
Tiller tamer piedpiperIII at 3:51pm 11.26.16 Catalina 22 20/5729 I'm looking into installing some kind of tiller tamer. What do you have ? How do you like it? I d
Balmar Smart Gauge CYQK at 3:45pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 1/535 For folks out there that use one of these Are they still the cats meow? Considering a purchase for
Keel rebed or 5200 fix? davidkahn53 at 3:39pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 8/3132 Just hauled my new (to me) 1987 Pearson 33-2 for winter. On haulout, observed keel separation/crack
Compression post - Replace or not? (2) Charlie98117 at 3:38pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2338 I have a Hunter 34, they have a known issue with water intrusion below the mast step that leads to a
Fresh water tank selector / manifold (1) Davidwilson001 at 3:36pm 11.26.16 Big Boats 2/574 Hey everyone, I recently acquired a 2005 420 Passage and am taking care of little issues here and t
Waiting for spring (1) Captn Scotty at 3:25pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 3/289 130557 This is the extent of my sailing during the winter! I wish I lived in Florida.
House GFI trips with boat shore power cord Cal33-2_Owner at 2:43pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 16/3256 This may have already been discussed, but my search didn't find anything. The Shore power on my sai
Working on boat in winter? Robert1224 at 10:17am 11.26.16 The Cherubini Hunters 2/498 Ahoy, So I want to work on my 79 Hunter 30 during the winter. Does anyone have ideas on a good way
04'-06' Hunter 25 avi8torny at 8:30am 11.26.16 Smaller Boats 15/961 Trying to get some info on these boats before I travel to go look at one. I had a 240 and wondered
Wauquiez Sailboats? Kings Gambit at 7:57am 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1259 I realize these French-built sailboats have been around for 50 or so years, but I rarely hear of the

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Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) JamesG161 at 10:38am 05.05.23 I think if I keep my fingers crossed, I should stay dry. :plus::plus: You should be ok. When usi
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 10:37am 05.05.23 Did you read the article I posted? Just to reiterate, yes, that's an excellent and informative art
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 05.05.23 My condolances on the failure as that must have been the mother of all messes in there. This detail
What sealant to use? Terry Cox at 10:05am 05.05.23 Except for the port lights I will continue to use what our yard recommended and uses for their repai
Hi boaters, 1975 pearson 39 owners manual jssailem at 10:03am 05.05.23 Welcome to SBO Forum. Boat owners manuals from 1975 were not much more than and expanded sales broch
Beneteau Questions BigEasy at 9:56am 05.05.23 After looking a little closer and confirming with a neighbor with the same boat, there is no float/
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour capta at 9:52am 05.05.23 The unit you show in the pics appears to be the crank case vent. If that is indeed where the oil is
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 9:46am 05.05.23 .... and when you have Iron-Male (i.e FeMale)
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 9:45am 05.05.23 Check out www.sailboatdata.com website. Do a search on Catalina 27 and you will see details of your
Old bilge: water in keel capta at 9:40am 05.05.23
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 Ward H at 9:36am 05.05.23 @xavpil Fiberglass and gelcoat. Ours does have non skid molded in but it does look aged. We're h
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 9:26am 05.05.23 what the forum administration does by tacitly approving advice. Forums all over. Many hosted in th
Life's Most Infuriating Moments jssailem at 9:17am 05.05.23 Depends....
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 05.05.23 if you want, try a bicycle pump, to inflate your good diaphragm or bladder. That will verify no lea
Old bilge: water in keel Ward H at 8:55am 05.05.23 Hey friends. the Surveyor mentioned traces of water in the keel. Not enough to justify the cost of
Beneteau Questions Davidasailor26 at 8:53am 05.05.23 Just an update for everyone who's interested. I installed an electronic switch in the strum box rig
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rick486 at 8:49am 05.05.23 My oil pressure alarm went off and I instantly shut the engine off. After anchoring and subsequent
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Mark15231 at 8:49am 05.05.23 "Now that the mystery has unfolded, I think it's a big plus to be able to lower the mast of a 30 foo
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:45am 05.05.23 If you really feels that way please elaborate. What @capta is referring to: The concern with a boa
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:28am 05.05.23 The company is still in business... https://www.catalinayachts.com Contact them about your model an

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