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Clean Out Oil Pan ChrisHunter at 9:23am 03.01.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1053 After 30 years, I was wondering if I should remove and clean-out my oil pan on my Yanmar 2GM20 engin
New England Ropes VIPER line reviews? mistermike55 at 6:39am 03.01.24 Ask All Sailors 3/772 I'm looking to replace a couple halyards on my cruiser. Does anyone have experience they can share
Chain Plate Inspection (1) Slipin Away at 6:13am 03.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/346 I want to inspect the chain plates from the interior on my 45cc. Does anyone know how to remove the
Sigma drive flex coupler NYSail at 6:38pm 02.29.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1235 Hello all Hope the winter is keeping all busy with boat projects! love to hear any experience with
I am looking for a trailer for my 25 ft. Catalina swing keel sailboat. Bill Garrett at 11:39am 02.29.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/605 I am looking for a trailer for my 25 ft. Catalina swing keel sailboat.
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 11:28am 02.29.24 Big Boats 11/2799 Hello All, I am trying to find information about older Grand Soleil 50. Are there any issues t
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Project_Mayhem at 9:38am 02.29.24 Ask All Sailors 7/665 I installed a fill plate for a fresh water tank and am looking for a way to tell how full it is from
Midship spring line cleat on 315 Bill Russell at 8:37am 02.29.24 Catalina 310 6/1041 I'm interested in installing a midship spring line cleat on my C-315. Anybody have good experience/
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A Richard1792 at 10:43pm 02.28.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/776 It's a parts hunt. Any suggestions for where to look for or ask about the copper sleeves that get pr
Video: Fixing fueling in a Legend 40.5 baycloud at 4:38pm 02.28.24 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 1/1010 Hey all, well I'm starting to post more videos about my refit, so if you want to follow along, and e
Cleaners safe for 4200 Project_Mayhem at 9:03am 02.28.24 Ask All Sailors 2/368 There's an enclosed area I'd like to let some cleaner sit in for a while to clean up the mess from a
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions Rmalko at 8:36am 02.28.24 Catalina 30 11/1487 I bought a 1981 Catalina 30 a year ago. I noticed that if I push up on the rudder it will go up abou
Uniseal tank thickness Project_Mayhem at 7:51am 02.28.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1169 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress had recommended Uniseals to add a pump out to a portapottie. I'm in the pr
Water maker xavpil at 5:30am 02.28.24 Ask All Sailors 5/833
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? (1) Ted10028 at 7:52pm 02.27.24 Ask All Sailors 40/3197 they are immediately behind the engine. Perhaps that is a exhaust and there is a blower somewhere an
How to power 12v device from battery selector switch Ted10028 at 3:58pm 02.27.24 Ask All Sailors 4/505 I'm about to install a tank level meter above my battery selector switch. I assume any terminal on
376 Chainplate/Bolts (1) CuttyBound at 12:46pm 02.27.24 Big Boats 4/634 Upon recent inspection I noticed a clear gap under the port chainplate of our 1996 Hunter 376. Any
Battery/solar setup draft (1) ian260 at 10:36am 02.27.24 Ask All Sailors 7/961 Just put together my draft of a solar and battery system. I chose wires size for max loads on each p
galvanic isolator questions domer94 at 7:52am 02.27.24 Ask All Sailors 6/821 just purchased a 1982 sabre 30. she has the standard 30a single shore power inlet. no isolator. i do
New sails for Catalina 18 MarkHejtmanek at 8:41pm 02.26.24 Smaller Boats 2/621 My last time out, I discovered that a tear along the luff of the 130 Genoa had opened up - about 5 f

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Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 10:06am 06.25.25
Windlite 14 Bfran1966 at 9:22am 06.25.25 If so the spelling is Windflite. It is a AMF built boat. Here is some info from 2010 that may help.
Windlite 14 Bfran1966 at 9:21am 06.25.25 Welcome to SBO. You post location is fine. Is this your boat.
Quick connect fittings - how to remove BAD ORCA at 8:52am 06.25.25 That dark grey fitting is a no name Chinese fitting. They are all over Amazon. The white ones look
Windlite 14 jssailem at 8:50am 06.25.25 If so the spelling is Windflite. It is a AMF built boat. Here is some info from 2010 that may help.
Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor Steve Bailey at 8:49am 06.25.25 You could take the boat, motor, trailer and all related gear to a truck stop that has a scale and pa
Windlite 14 (1) jssailem at 8:48am 06.25.25 Welcome to SBO. You post location is fine. Is this your boat.
Quick connect fittings - how to remove colemj at 8:35am 06.25.25 Sometimes there is a collar inserted between the grey and beige parts that prevent it from coming of
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! MaryEllaRose at 8:31am 06.25.25
More Scams Stu Jackson at 8:27am 06.25.25 One conspicuous absence is a phone number. That's a good "tell." IIRC, it's become a repetitive i
Hunter 170 spinnaker install Crazy Dave Condon at 8:27am 06.25.25 There is information under boat information for the hunter 170 for the spinnaker i installation but
Quick connect fittings - how to remove Hello Below at 8:17am 06.25.25 Hold that little gray bit against the beige bit. When the gray part comes away from the beige part
Cheap outboard Stu Jackson at 8:16am 06.25.25 It will work. I pushed a 25 footer with a 1.2 HP Johnson, my "egg beater" air cooled outboard. Fla
Gas 4 stroke for a Hunter 146 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:15am 06.25.25 3.5-4 hp will work with a long shaft wii be fine as I was a dealer for that boat. I preferred those
My Refrigerator stopped over the weekend Stu Jackson at 8:12am 06.25.25 and the part is shown as "out of stock" at rparts, I'll call them later I'm not sure it uses 4 pi
How to access shower sump hose on Catalina 310 for replacement? jssailem at 8:11am 06.25.25 Be careful with the holes. Catalina uses a solid pan insert to stabilize the hull and provide struc
Cheap outboard JoeWhite at 8:10am 06.25.25 What does your insurance co. say?
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! dLj at 8:05am 06.25.25 DLj , I finally broke down and bought the outboard I had been to cheap to buy for way too many year
Yanmar 3JH4E starting issues - Sun Oddysey 39DS jssailem at 8:05am 06.25.25 :plus: Your description could be associated with a questionable electrical connection in the starter
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! Rich Stidger at 8:04am 06.25.25 How about a repair using JB Weld? I've been very successful on other broken projects. It is often

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