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Couple of H26 questions CHSN WND at 10:12am 09.04.15 Smaller Boats 16/1410 Spent the day cleaning the deck and cabin - she really cleaned up nice. But, I noticed the plexiglas
Bulbs for Catalina 22 Cabin Lights Leeward Rail at 9:12am 09.04.15 Catalina 22 17/4100 Good Morning all ! Next year I want to replace all the cabin lights with LEDs. In the meantime I ne
Conch Republic Cup - Key West to Cuba Race Week pateco at 7:57am 09.04.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1741 http://conchrepubliccup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/key-west-cuba-race.png http://conchrepubli
Raymarine MFD "real world use" question holdech at 5:15am 09.04.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2415 It's time to address electronics on our boat. I have had several people advise me to use a single MF
Bavaria Yacht Owners facebook page (1) Luciano at 4:31am 09.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/860 Hello everyone, I inform you that has opened a facebook page for owners and lovers of boats bavaria
A virtual reality video (1) Delezynski at 10:52pm 09.03.15 Destinations 20/3357 I just posted a new virtual reality video on our Youtube page at. https://www.youtube.com/channe
rope clutch for 86 Catalina 27 (2) Biobob Catalina 27 at 9:55pm 09.03.15 Parts Search 3/1409 Trying to find a dual rope clutch to match the one I have on the port side of my Catalina 27, I have
"TripAdvisor" for marinas? Macboy at 9:00pm 09.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/864 Is there one central marina review site somewhere on this interweb? Something like TripAdvisor?
Tollchester info please DAVA390 at 5:08pm 09.03.15 Destinations 1/765 Thinking about going to Tollchester this weekend, never been. Is there an anchorage inside or is it
To strain or not? (1) ifmdalvey at 3:04pm 09.03.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1251 This year i have had a problem,well two problems. i keep ingesting seaweed into my seacock for engin
Bilge pump smoothsailing at 2:43pm 09.03.15 Big Boats 7/1218 My bilge pump for my 1998 Hunter 340 crapped out and I need to replace it. Any recommendations on s
O'Day 28 water pump av8rko at 1:55pm 09.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/907 First time to post. Just purchased and there is no running water. There is Plenty of water availab
Docks Steps II (1) chicagodave at 12:49pm 09.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/842 Here is the solution to an earlier post See Photo Below
Newport 30 Rudder Waterline at 11:13am 09.03.15 Newport 2/1595 Had a mishap with our rudder and I am looking for a replacement, Tube "shaft" is bent at the point w
Galley sole reinforcement... Doug/Karen at 10:46am 09.03.15 Big Boats 8/1273 Over the years, the sole at the base of the companionway has shown signs of needing reinforcement.
Replace external teak with plastic Cincy020 at 9:26am 09.03.15 Catalina 22 12/4493 One of my crib boards is starting to separate and about to crack so they need to be replaced. Check
1 Osprey + 1 Day = 2 Destroyed Wind Instruments (1) Coyote at 8:01am 09.03.15 Ask All Sailors 22/2199 Now that Indigo Breeze, our O'Day 28 is comfortable in her new home, a PROBLEM has arisen as of yest
Outboard Transom Bracket for Better Performance? SeaFool at 7:52am 09.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/1410 I have a MacGregor 26D, 1991 model year, and I'm wondering if putting my outboard engine on a transo
Selden Furling Jamming A Bit Bedouin at 6:55am 09.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 23/4656 Good Day! I have searched for an answer a good bit, but am now posting here with high hopes. On ou
Oday 26 Newbie mlindberg1 at 6:52am 09.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/794 Ok, I am a newbie sailing this year on my Oday 26. I have been learning and things are going pretty

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Water system leak twalker H260 at 7:00pm 02.14.23 If you can drain any remaining water you might be able to pressurize the lines with low pressure air
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ward H at 6:03pm 02.14.23 Very nice! Remember, we all started somewhere.
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer (2) mforum at 5:59pm 02.14.23 I found a local engineering shop and the really nice guy there cut the G10 backing plate for me for
4JH-2TE oil sender Passage 42 juznip at 5:41pm 02.14.23 Yikes, I just looked up the price for that part at one supplier, ~$150! I have the 3 cylinder ver
Halyard Diameters 1979 H37C Haul Away Jeff at 5:13pm 02.14.23 Thank you. You confirmed my decision.
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit Crusty Ol Salt at 4:40pm 02.14.23 Because it sat for five years, I would be inclined to change out the fluids and filters before star
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit dmax at 4:31pm 02.14.23 Because it sat for five years, I would be inclined to change out the fluids and filters before start
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit kloudie1 at 4:12pm 02.14.23 Couple of other things: check and set valve clearance and replace the anodes after the salt away. Si
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit (1) Alan Gomes at 3:53pm 02.14.23 I've seen some kits, but they seem pretty sketchy. This is a raw water cooled engine so I'm thinkin
Mk III aft locker hatch question Hayden Watson at 3:41pm 02.14.23 If it is bonded with 5200 or even 4200 you can get it loose with little trouble by using Debond Mari
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit justustoo at 3:30pm 02.14.23 I've seen some kits, but they seem pretty sketchy. This is a raw water cooled engine so I'm thinking
Liveaboard Marinas New England to New York berner73 at 3:08pm 02.14.23 I have to spend this summer in the Northeast and I'm looking for recommendations for live aboard ma
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit dmax at 3:05pm 02.14.23 There really isn't a tune-up kit per se as diesels don't have spark plugs or points or anything. Thi
Superstitous steps stickinthemud57 at 2:38pm 02.14.23 I suppose cryptocurrency is out of the question.
Superstitous steps jssailem at 1:22pm 02.14.23 Traditionally it is a gold sovereign of the crown. But that may make your boat worth more than you
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller jssailem at 1:20pm 02.14.23 do you recall dimension between your bridge riser mounts Measure your boat for the mounts. Get the
Water system leak dlochner at 1:11pm 02.14.23 Welcome to SBO. Finding leaks can be challenging. Look for the lowest points in the system first an
Liveaboard Marinas New England to New York Sail22Capri22 at 12:40pm 02.14.23 I had some friends that worked at Britannia Yachting Center (on the North Shore of Long Island). I t
Mk III aft locker hatch question stevenhagberg at 12:22pm 02.14.23 Have you ever removed the insert? If so, is it just the 4 small screws, or am I in for a surprise?
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles Project_Mayhem at 11:52am 02.14.23 Do covers provide salt spray protection in saltwater environments or is this a non issue?

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