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yanmar 2gm20f fresh water pump thetone at 8:48am 07.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/2448 Yesterday I went to shut off my engine and heard a noise coming from the fresh water pump. I also no
Borg Warner Gearbox Ratio on Columbia 41 SanyaYachting at 8:04am 07.20.15 Columbia 0/1651 Hi All, I recently bought a Columbia 41 of 1974 vintage. She is a project boat and as such one a
Electrical Back Feed hatchmick at 7:59am 07.20.15 Big Boats 4/2287 We have well kept 2014 Hunter 426 with a strange electrical issue. The boat has a Freedom 25 batt c
Unstepping mast on C27 and hauling it out (1) RDett42 at 7:09am 07.20.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/3916
New Instruments Beneteau 321 at 6:37am 07.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/692 Has anyone out there installed the B'G Triton display and associated inputs ie speed/depth/wind?
Grey smoke, fuel in oil? NYSail at 6:27am 07.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/3154 Hello all, Towards end of last year I started noticing a slight bit of white smoke from exhaust aft
Mast Boot Replacement emilbec at 5:30am 07.20.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/930 Have Hunter 37c (1981). Need a new plastic boot that goes around mast at deck. Also need some thou
New Cherubini 27 owner, looking for advice... (8) ierick7 at 9:42pm 07.19.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2853 I recently bought a '78 Hunter 27 Cherubini, that is a diamond in the rough. Its sitting in dry doc
In Hauler Parkercr at 9:02pm 07.19.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2201 Hey Don, Could you please offer some advice about rigging "in haulers" for my Jibe. I currently sail
Propane leak Syversens at 8:43pm 07.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3052 Hey all, so last weekend our on and off propane leak turned into a full on tank drain with very
More anchor more mass more problems. Dalloway at 7:19pm 07.19.15 Ask All Sailors 35/3737 Just upgraded from a 26 foot sailboat with an anchor roller to a 35 foot sailboat with an anchor rol
Keel on 30 O'Day colinhulse at 7:03pm 07.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1306 Is the iron keel in the 30 O'Day (early 80's models) encapsulated completely or are there bolts show
Small Vessel Reporting System Rleiby at 5:54pm 07.19.15 Ask All Sailors 0/628 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 41/10686 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 11/1423 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 7/4692 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 3/857 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 4/1059 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 0/1229 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 7/2550 I've been searching for a good mast stepping setup/procedure related to the 8.0 but so far, no joy.

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Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? Joe at 7:24am 08.17.23 I have a Capri 22 that is new to me this summer. I have raced it a bunch in our local beer can Thur
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Davidasailor26 at 7:23am 08.17.23 I'll gain about three or four inches by using the new flex shaft seal. If you want to save a few i
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (4) RSHunter27 at 7:19am 08.17.23
Tide Clock kloudie1 at 7:05am 08.17.23 The clocks don't work for us on the gulf coast since we have only one high and one low per day..
pros and cons of adjusting valves... rgranger at 7:01am 08.17.23 If Dr. Seuss was still alive, I would consider writing to him and ask him to write a new book called
Expectations from solar dlochner at 6:53am 08.17.23 Welcome to SBO. First question, how are you measuring the current produced? Where is the current b
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 MikeHoncho at 6:44am 08.17.23 Recharging might require a hydrostatic testing. Most steel cylinders are good for 12 yrs following
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma PlaneTom at 6:35am 08.17.23 We bought new sails for our 310 a year or so back. The old main had a couple repairs where the gromm
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? tfox2069 at 6:34am 08.17.23 You are correct that all you need to do is plug it into the backbone. Just buy the right version fo
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] (1) JamesG161 at 6:11am 08.17.23 Hurricane Hilary will bring Wind and Rain in 4 days to SW California.
Vessel Weather Radar Question JamesG161 at 6:02am 08.17.23 the micro climate events that seem to just pop up out of nowhere These are very detectable on Land
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Davidasailor26 at 5:59am 08.17.23 Apparently, sailboat designers are not mechanical engineers and it seems as if they don't incorpora
New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) Tally Ho at 5:54am 08.17.23 Seldon makes a nice (and expensive one). what is broken? I rebuilt a Selden recently to replace t
Need a "double" block at the mast base Davidasailor26 at 5:42am 08.17.23 If you want to add another block, whether it be single or double, you have to utilize one of the ho
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 5:05am 08.17.23 Paint your Wagon is one of the great movies of all time. I rewatch it every now and then. It never
Vesper XB8000- No GPS Signal jssailem at 9:40pm 08.16.23 I had no luck with locating the reset info.
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 9:36pm 08.16.23 I take Lee Marvin's approach to politics I've heard that song by Marvin at least a million times
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Ralph Johnstone at 9:28pm 08.16.23 Now those DO NOT carry the Continental appeal of sandals with black knee sox. I just can't decide
DIY Electronics? Techstyle at 9:26pm 08.16.23 I found it difficult to find wire on Amazon that was both tinned copper and pvc (vs silicon). I cou
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