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Glasswork (2) Meriachee at 12:40pm 07.14.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1290 After installing the back winches on the 270, I find that the lines aft of the EZGlide cars touch on
hunter 18.5 CLSailor at 11:42am 07.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1068 I have been slowly restoring my 18.5 and would like to find the OEM or very similar water tank (flex
Morgan 40 1974 Masthead Ketch (1) albinfinity at 10:33am 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 10/6526 I am looking to buy a new boat and this cough my eye for two reasons. It is on my budget and it has
Hunter 280 Bow Roller epat at 9:49am 07.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/660 I just purchased a Hunter 280 and Bow Anchor Rolloer is bent. Has anyone removed the bow roller plat
Dock Steps chicagodave at 9:03am 07.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3134 Beneteau 423 When the boat is docked the following condition exits: The location of the life lin
My Galley Sink Drain geoffreykwright at 8:49am 07.14.15 Big Boats 4/2519 Hi. The water seems to be going down very slowly in my galley drain. (much slower than it used to)
Pearson 33 Halyards obdoor at 8:48am 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1161 I want to replace my wire/rope halyards with modern polyester halyards. What size thickness will go
Help with Seafurl drummer3278 at 6:39am 07.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1078 Hello, This is probably going to sound like a complete newbie question. I have a 94 Hunter 33.5
History being made (1) Kermit at 5:57am 07.14.15 Sails Call Lounge 41/5528 I almost posted this in "Destinations." NASA's New Horizons spacecraft just flew by Pluto this morni
Deack window leak littlewing at 5:54am 07.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/579 Deck window leak I have a leak in the window on deck just aft of the mast on my 2008 Benateau 31.
Boat Specs and Owner Reviews? Parsons at 5:27am 07.14.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/972 Don't laugh if it's really obvious, but I can't find the Owners Reviews, Upgrades, and Boat Specs pa
5 year old Dolphin Charger Issue Snotter at 5:11am 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 0/587 I am seeking advice on what to do about an issue that recently cropped up with my Dolphin 60 amp, 12
Installing vhf antenna thru deck and connectors? jmczzz at 4:11am 07.14.15 Catalina 22 47/11086 What is the best way to get the coax thru the cabin top? I am using rg8x coax. I need to go from m
Bulkhead Door? rritter2000 at 9:11pm 07.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1126 I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5 sailboat. There is a curved entrance-way in the bulkhead between the salon
Trailerable Catalina Richie50 at 6:40pm 07.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/4877 What is the largest Catalina that is able to be towed short distances for launching once a year and
should there be water coming in the boat? jefbme at 5:10pm 07.13.15 Smaller Boats 4/722 1983 hunter 20 / water coming in where keel lock slot
What? Another engine smoke question? Skipper at 4:21pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 7/995 Yep. But I've never seen this one asked before. Universal M18. When I'm motoring during the day, n
replace foam in engine compartment Dream Weaver at 3:04pm 07.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1209 I have a 1987 272LE with a Westerbeke 10/2 diesel. There is a lot of foam insulation attached to th
Integrated Stern Rail Seat for Catalina 30 OS2Dude at 3:01pm 07.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/809 On another site I saw an article about someone who had custom made stern rails for an older Catalina
Halyard lengths Crystal_RPAYC at 2:36pm 07.13.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/1937 Does anyone know the lengths of the halyards on a 309?

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Hunter 410 Temp Reading High (1) jssailem at 4:55pm 12.01.23 I replaced both the sender and gauge. Maybe the gauge range is, and has been, wrong Temp Gauges
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites smokey73 at 4:48pm 12.01.23 How did termites get into the boat?
Shaft Diameter, T3800 (1) jssailem at 4:41pm 12.01.23 WELCOME TO SBO. The simplest and most accurate method to "KNOW" the diameter of your shaft is to mea
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Davidasailor26 at 4:00pm 12.01.23
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 3:35pm 12.01.23 Very grateful for all the expertise here! And I appreciate the confirmation that 8 awg for my 30 amp
Shaft Diameter, T3800 jviss at 3:24pm 12.01.23 Wow, there aren't a lot of threads in this forum, and one is called "T3800 Prop Shaft Diameter? Not
How to winterize macerator pump jssailem at 3:04pm 12.01.23 You should suck the waste, rinse, and suck the waste out before you add any thing to the system. If
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? jssailem at 2:59pm 12.01.23
Catalina 310 battery wiring question obxjeff at 2:54pm 12.01.23 8d agm's have around 240amp hours, but around 1400 cranking amps, not the same thing at all. For a
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites vcirelli at 2:53pm 12.01.23 All Beneteau's are solid glass below water line ,and some models above and all have solid glass str
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 2:46pm 12.01.23 Great suggestions! Thanks. I've bought something for my RV from Peter Kennedy so that is a great ide
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 2:29pm 12.01.23 Those look like 2/0 or 00 cables which would be an appropriate size for a largish DC system. Now,
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites Mechone at 2:05pm 12.01.23 All Beneteau's are solid glass below water line ,and some models above and all have solid glass stri
Catalina 310 battery wiring question (3) Monheganlover at 1:57pm 12.01.23 You haven't lost the thread. I have been confusing you I think. I am just trying to understand how I
How to winterize macerator pump dlochner at 1:19pm 12.01.23 That's how I would do it if I had a macerator. I assume you have pumped out first, so the amount of
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Mikem at 1:12pm 12.01.23 I have one for my 466, 150 sq ft. I bent it on once just so I knew how to do it. I'd rather have t
Priming AC/heat pump. Ted10028 at 1:10pm 12.01.23 Thanks, Do you find that primes the main pump so you can withdraw the aquarium pump? Also. don't yo
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 1:09pm 12.01.23 nothing wrong with the sensor ground to the engine and negative system
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 12.01.23 The main battery wires are all new in the last couple of years since an upgrade after I bought the
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 12:47pm 12.01.23 It is probably not a true conduit. It is just an open space between the hull liner and the hull. Try

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