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Transducer Larry D Calander at 9:56am 01.28.15 Smaller Boats 12/1366 Any recommendations on type and location my GPS transducer. Not sure of through the hull with water
do you sleep head first in the island berth? iSailor at 8:27am 01.28.15 Catalina 310 11/2129 I am curious, for the 310 people, do you sleep head first (head at the bow) or feet to the bow for t
Gas tank for Cal 30 blavis at 7:53am 01.28.15 Cal 8/2321 Has anyone replaced the gas tank in a Cal 30? Suggestions? I have only found one place on the East
1973 C22 swing keel cwilliams64 at 7:53am 01.28.15 Catalina 22 13/1717 Hello everyone. This is my first time to post on here, and I have a question. When the keel is in th
Looking for a pop-up cover or pattern sunsetdiving07 at 6:46am 01.28.15 Sirius 21/22 3/2668 Hi There; I am a fairly new member on this forum(2012), and currently own a Sirius 21 on Lake of th
H 280 stanchion Tata duende at 5:03am 01.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/689 Recently acquired a '98 280 and a couple of the stanchion bases are a tad loose. Are those bolted (n
Maybe an obvious question but... Steener19 at 11:27pm 01.27.15 Big Boats 8/1335 I am writing a story for my grand kids that involve sailing. I am not a sailor so I may be asking a
Weaver Davits Panamax at 9:07pm 01.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1697 Have seen a few threads where folks speak of weaver David installations on sailboats but have yet to
Yanmar Cold Air Intake stollo770 at 8:21pm 01.27.15 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2850 Hello, I have a Yanmar SB8 diesel engine in a 1979 Hunter 27. With the boat out of the water for th
Stupid bilge pump design or...? Stephen Trapani at 8:11pm 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 36/4902 Got to my boat a couple weekends ago and found the bilge pump wasn't working. Very long story short
Dufour owners trainmanjess at 6:42pm 01.27.15 Dufour 7/8158 hello all looking for other Dufour owners here on SBO.... would like to talk with owners of the D
V21 Forward Hatch (3) Flamingo1 at 5:01pm 01.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1330 I have a 1973 V21 - purchased last year. The hatch cover is old, brittle and broken. The wood piec
yahmaha 99 starting battery size Rainh2o at 4:03pm 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1495 I can't seem to find the exact owners manual for my motor. It's a 9.9 EX, and I was wondering, wha
Hunter 260 Masthead LED bulbs? Boydaclies at 3:35pm 01.27.15 Smaller Boats 4/1547 Was going to have the mast down briefly this weekend and was thinking of converting the masthead bul
Missing centerboard? Shawn Fitz72 at 3:33pm 01.27.15 Irwin 2/1592 I own a 1973 Irwin28. There are cable and pulleys in the bilge and the remnants of a hand crank in t
34, 35 or 36 MKII Sky Cruiser at 3:32pm 01.27.15 Big Boats 2/1359 Hello, Wasn't sure where exactly to post this, so I apologize if this is the wrong Cat forum. Pleas
oday 222 Z par mast foot bobalu11 at 3:19pm 01.27.15 Sirius 21/22 1/1003 I have just pu chased a oday 222 with the Z par mast. One of the "ears" is broken on the mast foot.
Refit - Rudder Bearings dkobyrne at 1:22pm 01.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1273 Hi, I have a 2004 Beneteau Oceanis 411 Clebration and doing a refit. Have dropped the rudder as h
Bilge pump recommendations? SPLETS at 1:18pm 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 14/3933 I have a Catalina 30 with a Rule 2000gph bilge pump (RM2000) it has a built in float switch, if I wa
sea deck allen-deckard at 1:17pm 01.27.15 Catalina 22 1/715 I ordered the kit to put sea deck on the cockpit floor. So this is a preliminary post but after I g

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Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Terry Cox at 12:43pm 12.11.22 A bit different model boat here, but the sea water pump on our engine is in the same location. Repla
Oh no, not that sticky! Ralph Johnstone at 12:34pm 12.11.22 I would use a hair dryer or heat gun when removing it I think you've condensed 35 posts into one
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller capta at 12:04pm 12.11.22 I don't know the engine or boat, but do you think it might be easier to remove the whole pump, rathe
Oh no, not that sticky! Project_Mayhem at 10:54am 12.11.22 How can you go wrong with that stuff :rolleyes: ? Maybe after it rips the gelcoat off the fibergla
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle dave_and_dd at 10:53am 12.11.22 Halyard knot sounds like the thing to do. Had always heard knots don't hold as well in Hi-Tech lines
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort jssailem at 10:48am 12.11.22 Hi Taylor. Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on your first season. My first boat was a Montgomery
Just had to show these off (1) Tally Ho at 10:44am 12.11.22 I do wonder just how much of my bottom shows when I'm heeled that far over. Maybe I should rename t
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Ralph Johnstone at 10:36am 12.11.22 Any chance you can supply a few pictures ? Sounds like the sort of thing that makes one ill at fi
Oh no, not that sticky! Ralph Johnstone at 10:31am 12.11.22 I knew I found the right tape when a reviewer claimed it ripped off the finish of his table :biggri
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle jssailem at 10:18am 12.11.22 :plus: on @Joe 's recommendations.
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort Justin_NSA at 10:10am 12.11.22 You're a big guy. You make that V17 look even smaller that it actually is. I can't imagine 2 of you
Boat Smells! Hollyberry at 9:59am 12.11.22 Seems all boats have a distinctive smell, some worse than others, ill maintained ones worst of all (
Tell-tail windows in genoa Hollyberry at 9:49am 12.11.22 If the sun is hard on the windward sail surface it can be very difficult to see the leeward side.. I
Just had to show these off stickinthemud57 at 9:44am 12.11.22 Just placed an order for the LiteSkins with the "Big Jib." What kind of sailing difference have you
Tell-tail windows in genoa Joe at 9:29am 12.11.22 I am buying a new main and genoa this winter and am thinnking about adding one or two tell-tail win
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? Patrikh at 9:13am 12.11.22 I have my placed in the port cockpit locket close to the batteries as recomended by a professional b
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle Joe at 9:08am 12.11.22 This is what I've been using. The Halyard Hitch I used to build a "luggage tag" eyesplice (long l
Side view line drawing of 386 Patrikh at 9:07am 12.11.22 https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/386Brochure.pdf
Tell-tail windows in genoa jssailem at 8:58am 12.11.22 Well there you go. One reason to question the benefits of having a crew with critical thinking abil
Boat documentation Sailor Sue at 8:37am 12.11.22 We're the 3rd owner of our current boat. The original owner had the order form from J Boats with all

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