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Question re: motoring in reverse indimini at 7:56am 11.12.15 S2 25/8419 Our 9.2 seems to exhibit poor performance when trying to back up under power. At first I thought it
Expand fuel tanks on pearson 39-2 mgaff at 7:42am 11.12.15 Pearson 8/1803 Just looking for information about how to expand the fuel tankage on a Pearson 39-2. Currently it is
Corrosion on keel bolts Steverhnm at 7:34am 11.12.15 Big Boats 15/4933 I would like to know if anyone has experience removing their keel bolt hardware. Unfortunately (in
Hunter 426 or 44 aft photos captainpat at 6:54am 11.12.15 Big Boats 3/1217 Looking for "under sail" and "action" pictures of Hunter 426 or 44 aft. Send to captainpat355@veriz
Universal overheating/no water discharging knotoldyet at 5:13am 11.12.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1484 My Universal M25XP is overheating; and water is not being discharged from stern outlet. So far these
Mast head spinnaker halyard block marchem at 6:42pm 11.11.15 Catalina 310 8/8964 My rigger was up the mast today, putting LED bulbs in, and he said that the spinnaker block at the m
Condensation on larger boats OS2Dude at 6:22pm 11.11.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1504 On my O'Day 23 condensation during the cooler months never seemed to be an issue. There was a littl
Renogy 100w flex panels gettinthere at 12:59pm 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1523 Both of my renogy semiflex 100w panels have quit. The old thread on this subject appears closed so
SBO veterans... when, where, and how did you serve? Phil Herring at 12:32pm 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 54/5536 Brian's post got me thinking... we haven't done one of these threads in years, and it was a blast la
Veterans day, 2015 Brian D at 12:14pm 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 2/238 On behalf of the staff and moderators of SBO, we wish to say Thank You to our Veterans. Without your
Removing rudder on '85 first 29 (2) Still Crazy at 11:22am 11.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1283 116989 116990 Does anyone have experience removing the rudder on a tiller boat of this vintage? I ha
Question about a honda 9.9 - electrics rgranger at 10:37am 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 9/6082 Hey All I'm in a quandary. I just took possession of a very well kept Hunter 26 and it came with
Help educate an old man on shoal keel RussC at 9:50am 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 19/4266 I was looking at an ad for a North American 23 the other day and realized I don't understand all I k
Need help finding a plumbing fitting? (1) McIntoshUSA at 9:44am 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 2/373 We have two facets in the head which both pull out. One is for the sink and one for the shower. The
Where to fly a 2nd flag? FredV at 9:11am 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 37/9801
Port side stern rail beneteau 32s5 Elton at 9:04pm 11.10.15 Parts Search 1/1012 Looking for port side stern rail assembly for a 1990 32s5
Catalina 27 keel/bilge Jdaniel343 at 9:01pm 11.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/3971 I want to rebuild the bilge area of my Catalina 27. Are there any video's or pictures of someone doi
Ice in laz/bilge? Macboy at 8:59pm 11.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2066 Is there reason to be concerned if we overwinter ice in the bilges or lazarette? I haven't checked t
Main sail furling imbrewster at 6:27pm 11.10.15 Bigger Boats 4/3775 Hi, I was wondering if anyone had experience with adding a main sail furling system? There seems to
Alt temp concerns (1) jlp0217 at 5:09pm 11.10.15 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3124 116979 I looked at my Balmar 612D regulator the other day thinking about looking at the advanced pro

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Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 8:22am 10.24.23 Contrarian view. I owned 3 sailboats over 38 years with traditional shaft seals composed of a bronz
Max prop for a Catalina 315 Scott T-Bird at 8:19am 10.24.23 Max prop experience on a Catalina 315 Not sure what you want to know. Mine is at least 20 years o
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Rick486 at 8:19am 10.24.23 Contrarian view. I owned 3 sailboats over 38 years with traditional shaft seals composed of a bronze
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 7:29am 10.24.23 Usually, they say not to re-use the set screws. Once positioned, they are good for only one use and
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft jssailem at 7:27am 10.24.23 All of what is said above are possibly factors to your spray issue. Shaft alignment. Looking at the
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Sailgunner at 6:18am 10.24.23 Thanks Dennis, Did you find the original table too big for the space? I made a smaller table for ou
Lantern Advice dLj at 5:47am 10.24.23 Mantle lamps - Aladdin, Coleman or Tilley - are too bright for a small boat cabin IMHO. If you like
Rough night - storm surge dLj at 5:43am 10.24.23 The worst night I ever spent on a boat was in the municipal marina in New London. A strong souther
Lantern Advice Jim Legere at 5:32am 10.24.23 Mantle lamps - Aladdin, Coleman or Tilley - are too bright for a small boat cabin IMHO. If you like
Rough night - storm surge shemandr at 5:25am 10.24.23 The worst night I ever spent on a boat was in the municipal marina in New London. A strong southerl
Lantern Advice dLj at 5:09am 10.24.23 If you've ever experienced the light and heat from a Coleman lantern, you'll know the difference. T
Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 4:39am 10.24.23 OK, I don't know the models being discussed, but having grown up with kerosene lamps, it doesn't lo
House Battery Condition Nodak7 at 4:09am 10.24.23 A load tester like that probably works OK for testing your batteries for golf cart use, but is less
Lantern Advice (1) Jim Legere at 4:04am 10.24.23 I second what Terry Cox says above. In order to get decent light for reading (and the consequent inc
House Battery Condition Nodak7 at 4:03am 10.24.23 All the batteries in one bank do not degrade at the same rate. I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V
House Battery Condition Davidasailor26 at 3:39am 10.24.23 I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V batteries and whenever it feels a sluggish I conduct an individua
Rough night - storm surge kappykaplan at 2:27am 10.24.23 Wow. Looks very gnarly! Glad to hear that you, your crew and your boat are safe.
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Witbooi at 10:19pm 10.23.23
Diesel shut off pull Benny17441 at 9:17pm 10.23.23 Whenever you stop the boat you should let the engine cool down to normal idling temperature before s
House Battery Condition Benny17441 at 8:54pm 10.23.23 All the batteries in one bank do not degrade at the same rate. I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V b

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