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White stuff Meriachee at 11:33am 11.09.15 Ask All Sailors 4/367 There's this nasty looking white stuff on the lawn outside this morning. It happened the other day t
Improving a 1988 catketch battery/charging/management (1) GreatKetch at 11:19am 11.09.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1624 Hello Folks, This is my first post so I thank you in advance for your support and patience. I have
Refridgeration in bay area markwbird at 11:02am 11.09.15 Ask All Sailors 6/775 So, I want to "electrify" my ice box by installing a refrigeration kit. The ice box on my H-34 is a
Sail trim chart Don Guillette at 9:24am 11.09.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5959 The sailing season is over in a lot of places but not FL. Last Sunday I spoke to a FL sailor about s
Bulkhead trim in older c22 mrudman850 at 9:06am 11.09.15 Catalina 22 8/2367 Hi What was the material used to trim the bulkheads in older boats - leather, vinyl, something else?
Catalina 309 winch servicing RickC at 8:01am 11.09.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1332 I finally decided to clean and re-lube the winches on my 2009 Catalina 309. The cabin-top winches we
Adding steaming light and mast top vhf antenna Hobopacket at 7:36am 11.09.15 Catalina 22 10/3014 Hey there, Anyone point me in the right direction of rewiring the mast? Right now it only has the po
Excellent diesel repair available west coast mexico, costalegre zeehag at 7:24am 11.09.15 Destinations 0/658 which didnt used to be the case. before this man was found, there was one option for diesel m
Keel leaking and corrosion (3) plevexier at 6:58am 11.09.15 Catalina 22 8/1131 Hi all, I'm having an issue with my 1981 catalina and I'm looking for what are the best options for
Deck buff questions (3) pateco at 5:54am 11.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 23/3950 Started compounding and polishing some test sections of the deck today, to figure out what steps I n
Why do I have so many raw water impeller failures? Rich Stidger at 10:00pm 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 23/6147 I have a Westerbeke generator that uses a Johnson 810B-1 6-vane impeller. This year I put 131 hours
Hunter 33.5 cabin table (2) tgrady at 8:52pm 11.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/2611 My 1992 cabin table does not go down complete to make into a double berth. Is this as designed? Th
Cruising on a hunter Franklin at 5:41pm 11.08.15 Big Boats 20/4643 Hello all. Don't know if any of you remember me but I was very active on this site a few years ago.
Hunter 25.5 pop up question marksteiger at 5:38pm 11.08.15 Smaller Boats 8/2309 Just bought sweet but neglected Hunter 25.5 1986, have question about the pop up feature of the cabi
Single handing ~40' center cockpit. . . Cool Beans at 4:00pm 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3809 So! Been awhile. . .Still looking for my next liveaboard. . .looked at 13-14 powerboats of various
Rebedding hunter 23 stanchion dhaberman at 2:05pm 11.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/1171 My boat was always dry inside and after pulling I found my head cover wet what looks to be below the
Carrying capacity for oday 192 Norge at 12:29pm 11.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1300 Hi there. My 1985 ODay 192 does not have a carrying capacity plate on the stern or in cockpit. To ca
Resecuring the wire tube capta at 10:18am 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/264 A few feet of the wire tube in our main mast has come adrift. We have managed to lasso it with some
Engine compartment gasket (4) Sailgunner at 9:44am 11.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/887 Does anyone know where to buy the rubber gasket that fastens to the engine compartment cover? My bo
Hunter 27, 1978 keel removal Ropeburn at 9:37am 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/502 Good old boat, but has a soft deck, and 2 bulkheads. Not sure of the keel construction, but think it

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Well, now Ive seen everything. Rltgold at 5:10pm 10.23.23 I was telling my brother in law about this and he found Jim's Little Boat video on you tube about hi
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Tally Ho at 5:06pm 10.23.23 The spray should not happen AT ALL. The seal should not allow any water to leak through. The fact
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 4:36pm 10.23.23 The spray should not happen AT ALL. The seal should not allow any water to leak through. The fact
Hunter 216 in light air Alan Backus at 4:31pm 10.23.23 What @shemandr said... plus give this a try and see what it does... strap first, if works, I'll n
Racor filter size Alan Gomes at 4:01pm 10.23.23 Forget about the filter on the lift electric pump, it filters nothing unless it is the first in lin
Downeaster Fourm shemandr at 3:49pm 10.23.23
Racor filter size (4) Richard19068 at 3:26pm 10.23.23 You can always check with Universal. I believe that the on engine recommended filter #298854 is a
Downeaster Fourm Argyle38 at 3:24pm 10.23.23 I have owned a Downeaster 45 since June of 2022 in Washington state. Is there a way to maintain a l
Racor filter size Stu Jackson at 3:20pm 10.23.23 Forget about the filter on the lift electric pump, it filters nothing unless it is the first in line
Lantern Advice Art12050 at 2:59pm 10.23.23 We have two on our boat, the large and small model. Both are bulkhead mounted on gimbals. As mention
Plugged Waste Vent Line Hayden Watson at 2:36pm 10.23.23 Nice article, Terry! ... A particularly strong pumpout can even implode a tank. ... The best way
Downeaster Fourm Argyle38 at 2:35pm 10.23.23 A very salty looking design.. To be honest I do take exception to a CA company naming the line Dow
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... Michael Davis at 2:33pm 10.23.23 This is what I love about SBO. Have a problem and someone will have a couple of great solutions.
Plugged Waste Vent Line Nodak7 at 2:29pm 10.23.23 Help! I am certain this brain trust has some innovative system for this! It appears that my vent li
Halyard mast clutch question thinwater at 2:29pm 10.23.23 The main cause of rope damamge by clutches is releasing them under load. The rope has to skid past t
Cockpit drain not draining pgandw at 2:16pm 10.23.23 Small toilet plungers are the favorite of ODay Mariner sailors to keep their cockpit drains cleared.
Plugged Waste Vent Line Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:12pm 10.23.23 Nice article, Terry! Holding tank vent lines 101: All tank vents have two main functions: to pr
Hunter 216 in light air (1) rgranger at 1:55pm 10.23.23 What @shemandr said... plus give this a try and see what it does... o senter line.
Square top main on water ballast? rgranger at 1:50pm 10.23.23 Two sets of reef points.... very nice! :clap:
Lantern Advice dLj at 1:49pm 10.23.23 OK, I don't know the models being discussed, but having grown up with kerosene lamps, it doesn't loo

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