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Looking for suggestions airstreamdmb at 1:11pm 07.27.15 Trailer Sailors 48/7647 I am looking to buy a sailboat to restore. Have done a few already a couple years ago. Also current
CDI furler for 26m not furling (1) Patbrogan at 12:59pm 07.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1106 On the boat I just bought the furler line keeps getting caught as the roller part doesn't stay seate
Caring for bottom that is docked Patbrogan at 12:57pm 07.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/890 We have had our boat in the water now a month in Pittsburgh Ca. Where there is both salt and fresh w
mounting line clutches gettinthere at 12:32pm 07.27.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1114 Mounting a pair of single line clutches to the mast. Should I use standard machine screws or self t
123 boats on the racecourse! (1) Jackdaw at 12:05pm 07.27.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1220 Last Thursday's WYC race had 123 boats sailing. To manage this the RC spreads the 6 classes over 2 W
Smoke on the Water (12v battery fire) (1) MattObjects at 11:09am 07.27.15 Ask All Sailors 23/2495 I needed to replace the house battery aboard our boat this weekend. The house and starter battery a
Jabsco Macerator Pump Issues Rob19574 at 10:49am 07.27.15 Ask All Sailors 10/7190 Hi All - Fun job here -- My Jabsco macerator pump stopped working. Its getting power but the mot
ST40 Wind Instrument Troubleshooting JHS at 10:39am 07.27.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1371 Worked perfectly at beginning of season but wind direction is now off 30 degrees. Wind speed is wor
Suggestion on Catalina 22 Deck light LED Modification ? Leeward Rail at 9:09am 07.27.15 Catalina 22 0/1769 Hello all, I just finished installing new deck connectors for mast wiring, and I'm currently lookin
solo purchase Reston at 9:06am 07.27.15 Catalina 22 13/1278 I've already gotten great insights and links to helpful resources from other posts but I was hoping
Bottom Paint Needed During Long Haul Out? Sea Drifter at 9:02am 07.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/755 Due to some extended surgery (me!), my O'Day 23 has been hauled out for 2 summers in the boatyard. I
Anyway to see through plastic tanks? njlarry at 8:57am 07.27.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2079 Back in the 80's when I charted new O'Days I remember that I could sight the tank levels for water a
Jabasco Dry Mode LaColla at 8:20am 07.27.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/2476 I have a Jabasco head. While pumping in the dry mode, the lever will move slightly to the toward ce
New ports and hatches Genkigary at 7:14am 07.27.15 Big Boats 3/899 I'm planning on replacing oem ports and hatches on my '87 H-34. Are there any brands I should avoid
water in v berth locker cmead at 6:50am 07.27.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/880 There's water in a storage under the bow cushion. There's no drain to bilge so I have to bail about
Boat Launches Today! braol at 6:02am 07.27.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1349 After 5 years on the hard, H27 S/v Badger will launch today! Military life had forced the boat to r
34 Keel question Sefuller at 5:43am 07.27.15 Bigger Boats 19/3947 Several years ago I stripped our cast iron keel and applied seven coats of Interprotect, over which
Add Spinlock clutch Ken13559 at 4:11am 07.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/651 On my port coach roof there's space on the pad to fit one more clutch next to the 3 Spinlock XAS clu
Engine Oil leak 3GMF hunter healer at 11:25pm 07.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1490 I have 83 Hunter with 3gmf engine. I keep getting engine oil under oil pan. We changed the oil pan g
Galley Sink sloopmia at 8:34pm 07.26.15 Big Boats 6/1341 Anybody have a source to replace the stainless Galley double sink on a 1991 Hunter Legend 37.5? I su

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Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable MikeHoncho at 7:47pm 07.21.23 Use a bottle of the sealant you put inside of it and roll it around. It works really well. Same conc
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable rgranger at 7:18pm 07.21.23 My tubes have a target pressure of 3.8 psi, and I would be very hesitant to go much higher in fear
Vent Hose Project_Mayhem at 6:57pm 07.21.23 Thanks everyone! It looks like the most economical route for this will be to acquire it locally sinc
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable Rich Stidger at 6:53pm 07.21.23 I was surprised to learn of the relative low pressure in the tubes. Maybe only a few lbs/inch. So
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable shemandr at 6:42pm 07.21.23 I was surprised to learn of the relative low pressure in the tubes. Maybe only a few lbs/inch. So
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice isaksp00 at 6:14pm 07.21.23 I'd consider using your main halyard attached to one of the bow cleats and then tightened enough to
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water SycloneDriver at 6:00pm 07.21.23 If you pop off a cooling water hose at the lowest point and shut the thruhull, all the water in the
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help (1) RitSim at 5:40pm 07.21.23 If the scratch is deep enough, the seal may not fully block the oil or water side. Since this is no
"Portable" Anchor Light? thinwater at 5:04pm 07.21.23 Okay, here is over thinking for you! "... (b) A vessel of less than 50 meters in length may exhibi
Ignition panel replacement Tally Ho at 4:51pm 07.21.23
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 4:44pm 07.21.23 I also think you have a misplaced negative in your last sentence. Take a look. :facepalm: Oh t
Windows Badger Dolphin at 4:36pm 07.21.23 Thank you all for your comments and advice. I'm not planning to do the work myself but it's helpful
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 4:18pm 07.21.23 It is nuanced. And I do have a tendency to overthink things:). Just curious that if what you had
"Portable" Anchor Light? jaysweet at 3:14pm 07.21.23 Thanks. I was thinking (over-thinking) that it would be cool to fabricate a bracket for the end of
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 3:12pm 07.21.23 And, for the record, I have often hung a Mega-Light from my boom as an anchor light since the all ar
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 3:08pm 07.21.23 Thanks. I was thinking (over-thinking) that it would be cool to fabricate a bracket for the end of
Ignition panel replacement jssailem at 3:07pm 07.21.23 Welcome to the SBO forums. I'm with Ralph on this one. The S2 9.2C was "Last Built in 1987" accordi
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 2:49pm 07.21.23 Not sure what nuance you are going for here. The fixture should state it, I guess, as well as the
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 2:44pm 07.21.23 You must be an engineer I am. :)
Windows jviss at 2:43pm 07.21.23 A. Acrylic sheet has changed in half a century so I have to doubt those findings. B. Without pos

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