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Noisy New Raritan PHC DavidMac at 3:51pm 12.31.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1164 We just replaced our old Groco HF with a new Raritan manual PHC toilet. It works great, but the pum
STERN RAIL SEATS FOR MAC25 mick hodapp at 3:00pm 12.31.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1881 hello folks ' happy new year to everyone ! my question to you is, has anyone had any experience putt
Catalina Owners West Coast in Florida Alansails at 2:22pm 12.31.15 Catalina 310 0/585 My wife and I are going to be in The Punta Gorda/Charlotte Harbor/Lake Suzy area for about 6 weeks s
How Big Is Your Dinghy (1) Squidd at 2:10pm 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 27/7029 I'm in the market for a new dinghy, something I can hang a motor on, I'm getting tiered of rowing in
Electric windlass for 1987 Pearson 33 obdoor at 12:29pm 12.31.15 Pearson 9/2526 Has any Pearson 33 owner installed an 12 volt electric windlass , if so which brand and model
Finding sailors 201 25yearslater at 11:32am 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 2/594 A while back I inquired how some folks were finding crew. One of our group here at SBO suggested Me
Happy New Year! Curious Sailor at 9:18am 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 4/701 As the winds of time carry us into the New Year, I wish you the courage to face every storm, the str
Re-bedding Stanchions on 1989 33.5 Rich T at 7:18am 12.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/534 Hi, Just bought a 1989 hunter 33.5 and some of the stanchions are lose. I want to re bed them but c
Edson pedestal video-documented failure Skipper at 6:23am 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 0/559 Am posting specific to an actual Edson steering failure: I have read warnings here and elsewhere abo
Hunter 44DS holding tank Deformed Grant6290 at 8:32pm 12.30.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/661 I have a 2005 Hunter 44DS, we purchased it new and have really enjoyed the last 10 plus years. While
Columbia 23 owners manual lbcatcher at 8:11pm 12.30.15 Columbia 3/2312 I have a copy in PDF. Columbia and Coronado are the same boat. However it is to large to upload. If
Thought you would enjoy this... (1) Brian D at 3:58pm 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 26/2029 Went to AAA to register my yacht (LOL) and dinghy and I got this... So what kind of questions would
Yanmar vs Universal druid at 2:32pm 12.30.15 Engines and Propulsion 20/7453 I'm looking at repowering my Ontario 32. The Universal M-25XPB I put in my Catalina 36 (years ago) w
Dry Bilge in Winter? chrisyse at 2:26pm 12.30.15 Big Boats 11/2333 Has anyone experienced hull or keel bolt damage due to one or two inches of water which froze? One t
What should I use to remove rust from Anchor Chain? McIntoshUSA at 2:07pm 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 27/22632 I have read allot of suggestions. Use CLR, use pool hydrocloric acid, vinegar, drag it behind a truc
Sailing World Boats of the year cb32863 at 12:58pm 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 2/370 Sailing World has released their Boat of the Year winners. http://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/b
Beneteau 40CC bilge pump not automatic? MrNoSmiles at 9:20am 12.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3311 Hey all! I just took the plunge and moved aboard a Beneteau 40CC with my girlfriend, and we are lo
Access hatch to engine cooling valve marchem at 9:17am 12.30.15 Catalina 310 19/1837 I've seen pictures of an access hatch to the engine cooling valve (and possibly the macerator thru h
Sensor wiring to battery compartment marchem at 9:07am 12.30.15 Catalina 310 12/1682 Those of you who have added a battery monitor shunt and/or a temperature sensor for your battery cha
34 Lazarette dimensions Yellowjeepman at 8:48am 12.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/513 I live in Tn. and my 34 O'day is in South Florida(pretty sad). I was wondering if anyone knows where

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Rutgerson clutch maintenance Kokomo42 at 9:43am 03.08.23 Thank you!
Inverter Bilge query DArcy at 9:42am 03.08.23 If I was in a situation where I needed to run an 1800 GPH pump I'm not sure I would want to rely on
Inverter Bilge query JohnShannon at 9:41am 03.08.23 It is likely a less efficient system than a DC 1800 pump the same water flow your batteries die so
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? PaulK at 9:40am 03.08.23 If your crew is strong enough to pull the halyard shackle into the sheave and jam it there, send him
CG vessel renewal Terry Cox at 9:35am 03.08.23 We've received a multi-year option in the past, not from the CG, but from an agency that acts on the
Replacement AC brand advise karellen at 9:17am 03.08.23 A local to me Boat AC person recommended MarineAire and against a newer Dometic system. I do like
Inverter Bilge query Caboteur at 9:16am 03.08.23
In search of the driest bilge possible Timm R Oday25 at 9:13am 03.08.23 Keeping the bilge dry has proveed to be an exercise in patience . Our boat spend the summer on a moo
Ice Box Lid Hold Open Cat 310 #1 in GA at 9:11am 03.08.23 It looks like the one you placed in the fridge is not extended to the locking part of the hold open
Ice Box Lid Hold Open Cat 310 #1 in GA at 9:10am 03.08.23 The ones you purchased from Catalina Direct are they Prt# Z4237 I believe so.
Rutgerson clutch maintenance LloydB at 8:57am 03.08.23 only took a short time to find this video and the guy says torx not hex fyi youtube.com/watch?v=xTZS
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? dlochner at 8:45am 03.08.23 Spinakers are typically flown from an external block on a mast crane, a part of the masthead from wh
gooseneck tack hook Karl240 at 8:18am 03.08.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:11am 03.08.23 GOOD QUESTION! Still too early know the results or how to answer the question. I feel good about t
In search of the driest bilge possible Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:05am 03.08.23 A dry bilge requires a bit of manual labor: A shop vac and/or a sponge and a bucket after every wee
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail sail sfbay at 8:02am 03.08.23 Welcome to the forum!! Assume you are asking about rigging the tack. Tie the tack line onto the tac
Wind instruments kappykaplan at 7:55am 03.08.23 I love being able to set the AP to "Steer to the Wind" :plus::plus::plus:
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail mdibella at 7:47am 03.08.23 https://atninc.com/atn-tacker-sailing-equipment.shtml
In search of the driest bilge possible Justin_NSA at 7:23am 03.08.23 Ours is so dry, I can hardly call it a bilge. If it's miniscule, I'd just put an absorbent sponge or
Solar q's dlochner at 7:21am 03.08.23 How well, if at all, do these handle someone accidentally stepping on them? I've also seen some exo

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