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Peggy- What do you know about Un-chloric? Rich Stidger at 7:49am 06.28.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2769 I just saw this product within the last month or two and I am wondering if it really works to dissol
Expanded water aft water tank on a 473? Paul Williams at 7:20am 06.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/719 We filled the aft water tank last week and it seems to have expanded upwards, making the floor panel
Changing the Belt on the M25XPB DaveJ at 4:40am 06.28.16 Catalina 310 20/3183 Tried to change the belt on my engine and was unsuccessful. Shouldn't be hard....what am I doing wro
Air Conditioner won't turn on aw6686 at 4:06am 06.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/2382 Turned off a/c, switched breaker to off, turned off main power and went sailing for a couple of hour
Battery charging question Carter Mac 26 at 11:14pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1177 I recently bought a 1993 MacGregor 26S. The previous owner had installed two new batteries (automot
sailboat registration melw at 8:11pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 31/1974 I need info on how to buy boat in DR..it is registered in the USA...I would like to register it in C
Leave Well Enough Alone? Marc14857 at 6:16pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1158 The alternator belt on my Yanmar 4JH4AE is going on its 8th season ~600 hours. The belt looks virtua
Birth of a new mainsail (2) Jackdaw at 4:19pm 06.27.16 Racing 44/7381 BlueJ gets a new carbon main... 225 sqr feet worth. The current sail is still in very good shape/con
beneteau oceanis 40 (2008) transmission question Captpete12 at 3:44pm 06.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1245 I cannot seem to find the literature for the transmission on my Oceanis 40 so do not know what trans
Upgrading Raymarine e80--do I have STng or ST? Tips? tmatzzie at 3:10pm 06.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2282 Hello, I have a 2008 Beneteau 40 with Raymarine 80 chartplotter and instruments. I am planning an up
Delorme Inreach SE altairishgirl at 3:04pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 1/420 Does anyone have first hand knowledge of the marine weather forecasting from this product, specifica
Coolant Ronald Roman at 2:38pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 7/994 I need the add coolant to my motor and I have read on this site not mix colors of different coolants
Silva Nexus (1) Boomvang at 12:39pm 06.27.16 Parts Search 1/2051 125181 One of the blades on my very old Silva Nexus wind transducer broke off. Does anyone out ther
Water System Installation (4) Scott T-Bird at 12:20pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 8/844 Well, I'm finally getting "A Round Tuit" ... pressurized hot ' cold water system install. Instructi
Flying pigs MattObjects at 11:28am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 18/3664 We keep our boat on a mooring in the Upper Chesapeake. The osprey and bald eagle populations here a
Rudder pin hook at 10:59am 06.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2366 I've never sailed in my life, and this is probably a real stupid question, but I just bought an 86 M
Canadian Charts SUCK!!! druid at 10:46am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 35/6264 OK, RANT time! Getting Digital Charts for Canadian waters SUCK!!!! There's ONE company (basically Go
Speed of a Hunter 25 Plymouth Sailor at 9:31am 06.27.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/960 Given wind of 10 knts sailing close haul of beam reach, can anyone tell me the average speed of a 25
Hunter 140 - Boom "bumper"? usererror at 8:10am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/499 Was there supposed to be a plastic cap or other protector at the end of the boom for the Hunter 140?
Capri 30 rehab for grand prix winner Tom Barry at 8:01am 06.27.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1296 Hello A year and a half ago I was "gifted" an old Capri 30. The boat had certainly showed some good

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Keel getting corrosion (1) dlochner at 5:21am 04.25.24 Assuming this is a lead keel, the original damage was probably a casting fault. The keels are cast
Not perfect launch day... Scott T-Bird at 5:09am 04.25.24 And the their waters are bigger than the bits of ocean I manage to cover. Once he pokes his bow ou
hull port (windows) leaking JBP-PA at 4:48am 04.25.24 Do I then need to dig in under the exterior frame and release the sealant from the hull? If so, ca
hull port (windows) leaking JBP-PA at 4:40am 04.25.24 Yep, Dow 795 or 3M 4000 UV for this job. I assume there is a Sika product that would do. If it is hu
Correct size packing for stuffing box? (1) jim01749 at 4:28am 04.25.24 Hi Terry, Thanks for the quick response. I was not sure if it should be 3/16" or 1/4". How do you k
Correct size packing for stuffing box? Terry Cox at 4:12am 04.25.24 Good morning, Jim. A hooked dental pic works pretty well getting the old stuff out. I use 3/16" PTFE
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) dlochner at 3:24am 04.25.24 A poor repair is a possibility. Did he have access to the shop manual for the engine? There are copi
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 2:42am 04.25.24
hull port (windows) leaking Ralph Johnstone at 10:28pm 04.24.24 The universally accepted sealant is 3M 795 silicone. My H-310 came from the factory with the fixed
Not perfect launch day... Ralph Johnstone at 10:14pm 04.24.24 And those had best not be zinc. I knew that. I just can't get my head around these guys who sa
hull port (windows) leaking Calif. Ted at 9:20pm 04.24.24 They do recommend silicone Jerry, normally for hatches and portlights I use butyl. Perhaps the spaci
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) slorandy at 9:02pm 04.24.24 Thanks Dave. We had the injector bench tested and it was ok. We did not check compression since I
Instead of PropSpeed Rich Stidger at 8:46pm 04.24.24 Some years can be worse than others I was told this years ago when I raise the same question as you
hull port (windows) leaking Jerry1956 at 8:32pm 04.24.24 Ted...thank you so much for your response. Aren't they recommending silicone tho? Why don't you li
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) dlochner at 7:22pm 04.24.24 Welcome to SBO, sorry for your woes. Mounting an outboard would be an expensive proposition and wou
Rivets Used jssailem at 7:15pm 04.24.24 Tef-Gel or Lanocote are the two products most used to help prevent bimetal stainless/aluminum corros
Not perfect launch day... jssailem at 7:11pm 04.24.24 Well done. :beer:
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 6:56pm 04.24.24 Congratulations on getting it working right! Reading the ad for the prop, it reads as tho one can i
hull port (windows) leaking Calif. Ted at 6:36pm 04.24.24 That's a Lewmar 1 RE fixed light, if leaking from frame you'll have to remove outer frames and clean
Rivets Used teacherspet at 5:35pm 04.24.24 It will be real obvious when you drill them out. I'd lean towards stainless but maybe have both re

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