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Small Vessel Reporting System Rleiby at 5:54pm 07.19.15 Ask All Sailors 0/623 I've been trying to register my pleasure 30' sailboat with CBP in the Small Vessel Reporting System
GFCI at docks for boats RobertV at 5:18pm 07.19.15 Ask All Sailors 41/10413 We have a Hunter 356 and use shore power while at the dock. The 30 amp circuit breaker has worked g
Partial cans of "paint" Mark Maulden at 5:00pm 07.19.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1406 I buy Cetol by the quart and divide it up into pints. I still end up with partial pints stored for
Dumb vs Super Dumb Alternators dlochner at 4:06pm 07.19.15 Ask All Sailors 7/4622 Maine, In another thread you mentioned "dumb" and "super dumb" alternators. (http://forums.sbo.sa
Atomic 4 Issue Choirbuoy at 3:33pm 07.19.15 Catalina 30 3/840 I'm having issues with my Atomic 4. It runs well in neutral and OK in reverse but has low RPMs in fo
Motor problems Badbeagle at 12:54pm 07.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1037 Howdy I'm new to the sight, I've been sailing a hobiecat 18, and just up graded to a 2001 macgregor
Siesta Key Christian Sailing at 11:43am 07.19.15 Destinations 0/1215 Spending the week here--first-timers. Any recommendations on sailing, marinas, fishing spots, etc...
8.0 mast stepping jlillie at 7:25am 07.19.15 S2 7/2480 I've been searching for a good mast stepping setup/procedure related to the 8.0 but so far, no joy.
S2 8.0 jib sheet length for 130 roller furling jlillie at 6:06am 07.19.15 S2 4/1004 I need to purchase my jib sheets. Can anyone tell me what the proper length would be for a 130 rolle
Water Leak in O'Day 27 cookcwayne at 5:28am 07.19.15 Bigger Boats 2/795 i have an O'Day 27. I occasionally find water holding in my starboard compartment area under my ben
How big is your dipstick? (1) dave_and_dd at 5:19am 07.19.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 22/8348 Your transmission dipstick that is...:) it's the Kanzaki model KM2P-1 on the 3ym20 of course. I
The outside is done (3) krantala at 4:19am 07.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/739 The outside is done and the inside is coming along. A few more weeks - I've decided that sailboat r
New Home Page Comment Mulf at 4:18am 07.19.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1660 On the new Home Page there is a heading part way down for New Posts. However, that does nothing but
Cost of annual maintenance on a Yanmar 2GMF IH82BL8 at 4:01am 07.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 14/2801 Has anyone paid for oil change, new air and fuel filters installed in my region. I want to know how
transducer "in hull" revisited donelanc at 3:48am 07.19.15 Bigger Boats 1/1303 Hi I wrote about trying to get a dv70 garmin transom transducer to work "tru hull" I Know John of
Bronze Shaft Matpearce at 1:52am 07.19.15 Catalina 310 3/824 Our Catalina 310 has a bronze shaft and it needs to be replaced. The previous owner didn't maintain
Atomic4 Jdaniel343 at 9:28pm 07.18.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/851 I have a Atomic 4 that is over heating. It was running fine until 3 weeks ago the gate valve for wat
Blinking oil light at idle JacobC22 at 8:16pm 07.18.15 Engines and Propulsion 14/6180 Good evening everyone, First, I know that the right answer is "call your dealer" and I'll do that
I'm jealous... MaryEllaRose at 8:01pm 07.18.15 Ask All Sailors 21/2222 .. of all the boats at the marina with furling jibs. What would it take to convert my hank on jib to
Shore Power not working! Power to the boat but not in Boat Diving4food at 5:29pm 07.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/14222 Hello....Kinda baffled here I have a 2007 Hunter 33.6, I've had my shore Power connected to Line 1

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Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Davidasailor26 at 8:11am 07.18.23
Let's Buy A Sailboat dlochner at 7:56am 07.18.23 When asked a similar question, I take a different tack. You can learn the basics in an afternoon of
Winch handle safe use thinwater at 7:56am 07.18.23 Winches deserve respect. I've been on winches where a pawl stuck 3 times. All related to using grea
Let's Buy A Sailboat DRhoads at 7:40am 07.18.23 Recently, we ran out of fuel while entering a busy harbor and had to sail to the dock. Knowing what
Topside paint (1) JamesG161 at 7:37am 07.18.23 This the real Before picture after damage repairs. .
Gelcoat repair JamesG161 at 7:18am 07.18.23 Remember all Gel Coats change with age and UV exposure. Just my opinion, but I would leave it alone
Topside paint (2) JamesG161 at 7:06am 07.18.23 Spectrum provided Hunter Marine all of their Gelcoats. My boat's exact matched Gel Coat Hunter Blu
I have an 21' American Fiberglass stickinthemud57 at 7:00am 07.18.23 Nice looking boat. Looks like fun to sail. I hope the Dyneema rigging works out for you. It is my u
Gelcoat repair elcojo2 at 6:52am 07.18.23 Thanks for the reply I will try to take better pictures. I added a link with some more. In order to
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 6:11am 07.18.23 I have never had that happen in 30-years of sailing. Nor have I, nor have I heard of it every happ
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? dlochner at 5:17am 07.18.23 And it might not be anything associated with the heater install, it could be a near by fitting that
I have an 21' American Fiberglass dlochner at 5:05am 07.18.23 YouTube can teach you somethings about sailing, reading a good book oriented to people learning to s
Gelcoat repair (1) dlochner at 4:50am 07.18.23 The circled area does look like over sanding with the underlying fiberglass bleeding through. Sligh
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? kloudie1 at 4:41am 07.18.23 The other thing to check is the PT valve.. it usually has a lever on it to bleed the fresh side .. i
Water proofing zippers.... jviss at 3:36am 07.18.23 yup. I put Chevy oil in my Ford once and it blew up also. Not a good analogy. Oil is oil. Sailco
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? Davidasailor26 at 2:53am 07.18.23 You could connect the input and output hoses together directly, bypassing the heater. That would hel
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming (1) Windpilot at 1:32am 07.18.23 Somethings not right with the install. It doesn't look right, looking down on my flush ball the gask
Gelcoat repair Ralph Johnstone at 10:36pm 07.17.23 I've been doing nit picky cosmetic repairs on my gel coat for twenty years and can't find them the n
exhaust system on 1997 Hunter 310 Ralph Johnstone at 9:55pm 07.17.23 If it is leaking water it is also leaking exhaust gas, into the boat. Looking on the bright side
Topside paint (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:53pm 07.17.23 I don't think it's a gel coat because the gel coat repair I did was fairly spongy to the touch, but

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