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Can a Plumbing Step Wrench be used on Through Hulls? (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:21am 01.16.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1221 Can a plumbing step wrench such as the one below be used for a through hull? This one is $10. At tha
Bottom Streaking (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:19am 01.16.24 Ask All Sailors 12/948 Sorry to disappoint this post is not running around naked. I'm looking at used boats. Does heavy str
Builders Certificate charybdis55 at 2:04am 01.16.24 Ask All Sailors 6/1326 I have a 1983 Beneteau Idylle 11.5 and for registration purposes, require the builders certificate o
Insurance question SailingLoto at 3:06pm 01.15.24 Ask All Sailors 27/2064 I watch a lot of YouTube while not able to sail, especially Chasing Latitudes. He constantly talks
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... Bob_S at 9:50am 01.15.24 Bigger Boats 20/1957 Hello all and thanks in advance for any help you could give. I am about to tighten the keelbolts on
HP fuel pump on M35 (1) pzmaria at 9:34am 01.15.24 Engines and Propulsion 3/938 I'm still struggling with the engine and just don't know where to look for problems. Previous proble
Beneteau 373 - How to remove a fixed port light (2) Lfarquhar at 9:06am 01.15.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1163 Does anyone know how to remove the fixed port light on a 2007 Beneteau 373
Hunter 34 no 12 volt power after winter haul and Capt Robbie at 4:11am 01.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1328 weird thing is my ignition switch had power but I'm pretty sure that is completely isolated from the
Service Kits for "SKIPPER Type 7&8 Mike Fournier at 3:21pm 01.14.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/734 I can sure use some help. We have two of these heads in teh boat and each have a different problem.
Vision (freestanding) Mast holding water (1) Belzoni at 1:54pm 01.14.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/638 This question is specific to Vision owners, and maybe Freedom or Nonsuch owners. My freestanding ma
Engine and H20 heater question JPS27 at 5:18am 01.14.24 Engines and Propulsion 10/907 I have a new to me Pearson 36-2. A relatively big step up from my Ericson 27, so I'm learning system
Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 4:17pm 01.12.24 Trailer Sailors 11/2242 Hi, We recently we're heading out of the Marina and saw water pouring into the salon area. The PSs d
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 3:28pm 01.12.24 Sabre Sailboats 22/2606 hi all , took a look at a nice 82 sabre 30 today and put in an offer. however , a priority is air co
N. lake huron marine forcast jon hansen at 3:20pm 01.12.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/933 waves up to 30' , wind out of the NE great lakes ships are still running due to the previous mild w
Inner metal structure on 28' Oday Rudder Question fourwhitesocks at 3:05pm 01.12.24 Ask An Oday Owner 4/731 We were wondering about the integrity of the ruder on my 1986 28' Oday. We removed it in the fall a
Thesis survey for boaters! MollyG at 1:43pm 01.12.24 Ask All Sailors 19/1275 Hi everyone! My name is Molly, I'm a sailor, prior liveaboard, and graduate student. I'm doing my th
Compression post repair 30' Hunter Bob Carr at 1:33pm 01.12.24 Ask All Sailors 4/531 Do any of the members have experience with replacing compression posts on old 30' Hunters
Stack Pack on boltrope Main Jimongee at 9:19am 01.12.24 Ask All Sailors 4/771 I am replacing a very old sail cover with a Stack Pack. The Main on our C'C 35 Mark III uses a bolt
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Hayden Watson at 6:16am 01.12.24 Engines and Propulsion 42/4461 Has anyone installed a large frame alternator on a Universal M25XP. I am thinking about buying one
Wema replacement sending unit (1) chp at 6:15am 01.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1095 Has anyone replaced this Wema sending unit for their waste tank. If so which unit did you replace it

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Fuses M25-xp jssailem at 6:01am 06.23.25 Welcome to SBO. I see you have a Catalina 30. The boat manual has a wiring diagram, if you are follo
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch (1) majorkong1 at 5:56am 06.23.25 I use to be a Catalina dealer located in Zebulon, NC. what ramps are you talking about as North C
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch Crazy Dave Condon at 5:36am 06.23.25 I use to be a Catalina dealer located in Zebulon, NC. what ramps are you talking about as North Ca
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch shemandr at 5:35am 06.23.25 I think your approach of looking for small keelboat fleets is the best chance of finding a suitable
Leaky window on Hunter 40.5 built 1993 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:18am 06.23.25 contact Al at SBO as he has the experience resealing these windows. He used to work at Hunter.
Mast Rake or PreBend colemj at 5:06am 06.23.25 I'm adjusting the backstays on the mast. I seem to be always guessing how tight to have them adjust
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 spadaforaj at 4:10am 06.23.25 Thanks all. It all looks original to me. Will be doing more tracing
Pressure Valve for Water heater replacement Afraal at 3:45am 06.23.25 Thank you @leo310 @dlochner @JoeWhite for your help. I found one in amazon for a good price, but I m
New to the forum morbidfollower at 9:37pm 06.22.25 Sweet boat and nice find. I faintly remember a member on here who had a boat named dragonfly? I wond
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Foswick at 8:12pm 06.22.25 As for paddlewheel performance, I find that it is just about impossible to know how accurate it may
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Foswick at 7:57pm 06.22.25 So, when you were motoring along at 5 knots and the anemometer wasn't moving but TWS was 5 knots th
Shower pump rebuild woe's dLj at 7:40pm 06.22.25 That's a fairly simple pump. Sounds like the diaphragm isn't seated correctly. Make sure both seatin
Musing on DC Electrical Changes Scott T-Bird at 7:14pm 06.22.25 Oh, that 10 ga (?) black wire. That's wrong in many ways even if it was a repurposed DC+ wire. @Tra
Musing on DC Electrical Changes Scott T-Bird at 7:04pm 06.22.25 Nice boat! I like that model very much! What engine do you have? Yanmar GM2?? or 3??. I agree wit
Shower pump rebuild woe's NYSail at 6:51pm 06.22.25 have you ruled out a plug downstream which prevents water flow? Blew it out. All clear.
H49 New Sails Georgedoyle at 6:45pm 06.22.25 We went with the GORI three blade folding prop with the overdrive feature. Contact Geoff@ab-marine.c
Pressure Valve for Water heater replacement leo310 at 6:40pm 06.22.25 Home depot or ACE have the same valve.
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Scott T-Bird at 6:04pm 06.22.25 As for paddlewheel performance, I find that it is just about impossible to know how accurate it may
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter heritage at 6:04pm 06.22.25 About the only solution I can think of is to cut an access window in the pan above the broken keel b
Emergency Desalinator Richard19068 at 6:01pm 06.22.25 Does anybody know anything about these? https://www.quenchsea.world/#front-featured-product

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