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First 38 newbie questions Jim Holley at 6:26pm 02.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/573 Hi folks...buying a 83 first 38...I have 6ft at the dock so needed shoal draft mine is w/o all the s
Do you have a Catalina 30 with U-bolt chain plates? (6) Skipper at 5:01pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1522 I tried to put this in Catalina Owners, but it wouldn't let me select it. (?) There is a Cat 30 on m
Yanmar runs backwards?? heritage at 4:33pm 02.21.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/1410 The engine, 2gm20f, had not been started in several weeks. After failing to start after several tri
Dinghy towing Cest La Vie at 1:42pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 17/5488 Looking for counsel regarding towing our dinghy. First, we are lake sailors and generally tow our d
Blue Seas Panel Instructions Scott T-Bird at 1:38pm 02.21.17 Ask All Sailors 2/326 I purchased the 120V AC 4 position panel from the 360 Panels series and it came with installation in
Looking for electrical wiring diagrams for a 1979 C30? Maynestay at 1:10pm 02.21.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3104 I am about to embark on rewiring our Catalina 30 and have discovered a number of wiring anomalies.
H37C Overhead Hatch sailnc at 12:34pm 02.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 3/867 The translucent portion of the overhead hatch in the main salon has cracked from side to side. It w
Aftermarket bow thruster install for 473 BumpyNight at 11:49am 02.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1335 Hello! We have a new-to-us 2008 473 that we bought knowing it didn't have a bow thruster...we tried
O'day gray?? WayneCatt at 10:53am 02.21.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1254 I am painting my rudder this spring am wondering if anyone else has tried to match the late 80's gra
Sense 50 - No Limber Holes Captain Ag at 8:54am 02.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/3256 I have a Sense 50 (hull #157) and have discovered the inner hull liner did not have the 50+ limber h
I'm wired- (H37C) rblevens at 7:54am 02.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 33/2092 It is time to begin the arduous task of wiring up everything on my H37C for extended cruising use.
Miami Boat Show tgrass462 at 7:09am 02.21.17 Smaller Boats 0/423 We were at the Miami Strictly Sail boat show yesterday ... A lot of foreign manufacturers, Catalina
1980 H27 Battery and Nav Lights Q (1) Tomgrandy at 6:11am 02.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1152 Currently, I have two batteries on my H27 and the only is access thru the small removal door in the
Replace Oil Pan c130king at 5:53am 02.21.17 Catalina 310 8/1789 Hello All, Just got my broken steering cable fixed. That was MUCH easier and quicker than I though
Decarbonzing small diesel chrisyse at 5:08am 02.21.17 Engines and Propulsion 15/3756 Has anyone used Mystery oil to decarbonize a small diesel- To remove carbon build up on cylinder rin
Thanks, Phil, for hosting the Alden Forum. TomY at 4:06am 02.21.17 Alden General Chat 4/4585 This forum was started over 10 years ago. We're a group of Alden owners (past, present, future), and
Deck fitting leak (3) kimelmore at 10:22pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 9/1078 Due to our recent heavy rains I found one of the compartments in my boat filling with water. After s
Looking for headsail for H35.. size 110 ArkadiyS at 8:39pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 1/319 After looking at all of the sails that came with our H35 (1987), we are looking for a good shape 110
1978 - 1983 Hunter Electrical Panel Question ggrizzard at 7:14pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 0/251 For Kito and those of you who have looked at or changed the panel connections of your Good Old Cheru
Need to buy a battery jhogle at 6:44pm 02.20.17 Catalina 22 7/1662 I need to pick out a battery for my Catalina 22. Are there any brands / models that people typicall

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Fuel tank sender gasket RitSim at 8:50am 06.02.24 pm me for info
Replacement compass Arnie53 at 8:41am 06.02.24 Ok. Should have checked spelling. The company is Plastimo. You can download a printable template to
Replacement compass Arnie53 at 8:37am 06.02.24 The Plastio Mini-Contest is a good replacement. Installation only required cutting a small notch at
Selecting window tint dlochner at 8:32am 06.02.24 Because someone implies it is does not mean it is so. It is impossible to prove the negative, in thi
Precision 23 Centerboard Line Breaking jssailem at 8:16am 06.02.24 Welcome to SBO Forum. Line breaking is not unusual. It would be a bit of a pain every year. Some ow
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:57am 06.02.24 As a Catalina dealer years ago, the mast light wires exited the mast above the mast stem mast foot a
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket jssailem at 7:49am 06.02.24 I agree. Yes, I would support the engine as you lift it. I used wood blocks and wedges when I lifte
Selecting window tint Not Too Shabby at 7:46am 06.02.24 Admittedly, I haven't read any such laws from the source but my web search came up with various comm
Chain plates Hunter 49 artboas at 7:44am 06.02.24 Wow. Thanks for the images. One never knows till the hidden is exposed. Your rub rail will need a
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp kloudie1 at 7:03am 06.02.24 Exhausted water temperature is highly dependent on engine load.. The thermostat will hold the engine
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp JoeWhite at 6:47am 06.02.24 What temperature was the exhaust water? Considering that the engine is in the open it runs cool. It
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket adamv at 6:32am 06.02.24 How old is your boat? Your just getting around to needing a replacement. There were 1000 Newport 2
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:23am 06.02.24 Wow. Thanks for the images. One never knows till the hidden is exposed. Your rub rail will need a
Battery Switch Mystery dlochner at 4:38am 06.02.24 Which model Victron Solar controller do you have? My Victron controllers do not have a sense wire, j
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... sailme88 at 4:25am 06.02.24 Shrouds and sails will be 2" taller/longer. On shrouds if the turnbuckles have lots of room when tun
Selecting window tint dlochner at 4:23am 06.02.24
Selecting window tint Davidasailor26 at 3:51am 06.02.24
Selecting window tint dlochner at 3:26am 06.02.24 United States law limits reflectivity to 25% on boats. Can you cite the legal reference? I've nev
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... dlochner at 3:11am 06.02.24 Any good leads to finding thick G10 laminates? McMaster-Carr.
Chain plates Hunter 49 (5) Screen Saver at 12:34am 06.02.24 Well in the end I decided not to attempt to remove the whole rubrail. I elected to cut a section and

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