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Yanmar 4jhe rear crankshaft seal leaking bc worn tayana42bluewater at 7:03am 10.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/1003 Hey everyone I was hoping maybe somebody had some info I'm looking for. I have a yanmar 4jhe and I
Navico WP10 Autopilot bawlmer at 8:53pm 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2314 Fellow Sailors. My Navico WP10 autopilot got stuck suddenly today. An internet search shows it is pr
Replace Roller Furling on 92 Hunter 30 ChrisHunter at 5:24pm 10.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1136 The Seafurl unit has seen better days and I am looking to replace it. Any recommendations? Also, I
Matthew and Me... Skip Gundlach at 3:13pm 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 8/992 Matthew and Me... We arrived in Beaufort SC from Charleston, our last stop, in moderate weather. A
Off Set Prop Shaft : Pros and Cons 51RD55 at 2:33pm 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 14/7086 Someone expressed interest in buying our boat and there is a 1972 C'C 35' for sale that was recommen
New owner 2005 T2 agprice22 at 1:47pm 10.13.16 Telstar 10/3456 Hi. I just picked up a 2005 T2. I will spend this Winter fixing her up, and we will sail her out of
Looking for feedback from 05-06-07 Hunter 33 sailboat owners Maurice Doran at 1:35pm 10.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2279 I am looking at roughly 10 year old Hunter 33s and want to hear from owners. What's the good - bad
What's going on with Marlow-Hunter? Maurice Doran at 1:31pm 10.13.16 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 28/28151 I went to the Annapolis Sailboat Show last week and there were no Hunters to be seen. The rumour wa
Bladder Fresh Water Tank Member 81826 at 1:25pm 10.13.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/677 Greetings, I am looking to replace my old rigid plastic tank with a larger bladder tank. Going to in
C30 MkII vs. MkIII joebeach at 12:54pm 10.13.16 Catalina 30 14/6478 Looking at a couple of C30s for daysailing and coastal cruising in western FL. One is a '89 TRBS/WK
Web Link for Harvest Moon Regatta - Galveston to Port Aransas BlowMeAway at 10:46am 10.13.16 Destinations 3/1073 If anyone is interested, I have a buddy sailing out of Galveston that sent me a link to the race in
Northwest - Puget Sound Storm LeslieTroyer at 8:35am 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 75/4879 with the storm coming tonight thru the weekend are folks doing anything to prep their boats. I'm pl
Recommend a microwae freeheelbillie at 8:29am 10.13.16 Catalina 30 4/927 Looking for a good microwave to fit to the left of the ice box in the galley. 12v obviously. 1992 Ca
Huricane Mathew prep critique wanted (5) pateco at 8:15am 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 23/1872 We were lucky, and survived Mathew with no damage, but this was our first time prepping the Stargaze
Passage 42 original mainsail furling / outhaul line sizes and sheave sizes Wanderwind at 7:30am 10.13.16 Big Boats 0/689 This is on my new-to-me '94 passage with Z-SPARS in-mast furling rig. The owner's manual seems to s
H 34 Ball Valves hunter healer at 4:33am 10.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/751 Hi there, Im in the middle of replacing thru hulls and I was wondering if I could get some feedback
Bought a cheap PVC dinghy, can I reinforce the bottom? mz4wheeler at 5:14pm 10.12.16 Ask All Sailors 3/713 OK, bought a brand new PVC Silver Marine 8ft dinghy, 5HP, 660lbs capacity. I bought it for it's lig
Looking for an O'Day 31 SS Bow Pulpit and Anchor Roller SeaDogBoating at 2:32pm 10.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/831 Hi folks, My name is Steve and I am looking for an O'Day 31 Stainless Steel Bow Pulpit and Anchor Ro
S2 23 hull #2 1975 (3) Alex D at 2:15pm 10.12.16 S2 0/897 Hi guys, I found this S2 down in South Florida looks good ' solid everything is there all original l
Any site dedicated to C28 Richie50 at 2:13pm 10.12.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/690 Just looking for information, forward thinking as I love my C22.

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Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... (1) jssailem at 7:23am 05.28.24 I have a custom 25' Trimaran... inside the mast step I found about 1" of electrolysis corrosion in
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 05.28.24 I can't tell if @skunther is concerned about low compression or not. If it were me and I learned th
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:58am 05.28.24 Fair enough. Remove it and begin grinding on it. I am not a professional metallurgist nor blacksmith
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 jssailem at 6:39am 05.28.24 Welcome to the SBO forum. ded as you look at mature boats. There are bound to be nicks and dings on
Help with seized fresh water pump Ward H at 5:54am 05.28.24 We replaced our sherwood water pump with an Oberdorfer and was glad we did it As did we. Great upg
Help with seized fresh water pump Alansails at 5:46am 05.28.24 We replaced our sherwood water pump with an Oberdorfer and was glad we did it
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 5:10am 05.28.24 Maybe worth a try, Captain Tolley's crack filler.
Engine fire SEMPERAVANTI41 at 5:08am 05.28.24 Anything is possible, but the engine was off when the fire started.
hull port (windows) leaking (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:05am 05.28.24 Perhaps it wasnt fully cured?? .com/dam/dms/us01/t/sikaflex-291.pdf
Trump Companion 21 jason66 at 5:00am 05.28.24 Greeting all! I am about to embark on a full refit of a Trump Companion 21 and will be looking for
P42 Engine removal advice Terry Cox at 4:17am 05.28.24 Hi, considering removing the 4JH2TE from my 91 passage to give it some love that the constrained en
Steering wheel shaft Beneteau 393 dlochner at 3:33am 05.28.24 Measure the wheel you have and use that size. The clever people at Lewmar have a solution to your q
CENTERBOARD WOES twodzusfittings at 3:31am 05.28.24 @ tgzzzz. Go to CENTERBOARD HELP and you'll find what I did before all of this last saga.
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... dlochner at 3:28am 05.28.24 The problem you have is not electrolysis, it is galvanic corrosion from 2 different metals and lots
Dickinson newport type, or forced air / vevor / 12v diesel heater? dlochner at 3:22am 05.28.24 Certainly my instinct was to use the deck vent if I went forced air but unless I started drilling t
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... kappykaplan at 2:02am 05.28.24 Would it be wiser to fit the mast step with a sort of sleeve that slips over the base and provides
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (2) Coloradonosea at 10:48pm 05.27.24 225099
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Coloradonosea at 10:44pm 05.27.24
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (10) Coloradonosea at 10:42pm 05.27.24 Took off the wood piece on top of the centerboard, (I sanded part of it before I decided to do it ri
Dickinson newport type, or forced air / vevor / 12v diesel heater? adamv at 10:05pm 05.27.24 Well, this is a decision that you need to assess for where and how you are going to sail. The best

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