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My friends are alive, boat in on bottom of S. Pacific blowinganddrifting at 2:38pm 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 11/3334 I got the worst and best email this morning, my friends from Sault Ste. Marie Canada survived the mo
New Batteries TonyDilly at 2:26pm 04.23.15 Catalina 30 2/989 I have to replace the batteries on my 78. They have already been moved to below the nav station and
Brass Fittings for Water Heater okay? (1) Dreaming at 2:24pm 04.23.15 Catalina 310 5/13649 Recently installed a new water water heater and I used brass pipe fittings in the freshwater plumbin
Hunter 260 bran1371 at 12:07pm 04.23.15 Trailer Sailors 7/2293 I am interested in a trailerable sailboat that can safely go coastal cruising. Would a Hunter 260 be
Baffled By The Throttle Cable! John Jeffrey at 11:43am 04.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1382 I have a Channel 32 with Yanmar 2GM - probably the original equipment. Throttle cable snapped insid
Safety first, always chrisings at 10:48am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 6/914 Hey folks, I just read some saddening news that I do not want to get specific with. I do however
Yanmar temp buzzer DJBrookster at 10:42am 04.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1762 Hi, the buzzer is sounding for the temp overheat right as engine is switched on from cold. On low r
How do I Install a Head Ventilation Filter?? SDK at 10:25am 04.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2115 Has anyone installed one of these in a 2004 Hunter 33? If so, where do I locate that ventilation "
Flooring Replacement tigermoon at 9:33am 04.23.15 Big Boats 2/816 Has anybody out there had the flooring replaced on a larger Hunter?? I have a 1985 Hunter 40. One
Draining the ballast on retrieval SFKjeld at 8:55am 04.23.15 Smaller Boats 9/1133 I pulled my 23.5 out for the first time the other day. We pulled the boat onto the trailer, then tow
C36 and Raymarine P70 down_shift at 7:31am 04.23.15 Big Boats 1/962 I'll be setting up the autopilot this weekend. For the vessel hull type selection, is the C36 consid
Getting on/off full keel boat on trailer? flynn at 7:19am 04.23.15 Trailer Sailors 25/8644 Has anyone found an easy way to get up and down from a full keel boat while it's on the trailer? I h
Running Rigging confusion Minnesota_Slick at 6:35am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 20/3779 Hi folks, I've got a 1977 Ericson 29' that needs new running rigging. I'm ordering the rigging us
Water Pump Grease Admiral at 5:54am 04.23.15 Catalina 30 3/927 My water pump grease fitting needs to have grease added. What kind, brand or type is used hear? I
Hunter 280 mikejay65 at 5:54am 04.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/846 does anyone to know how wide the wing is on a 1996 hunter 280, i need to know for transportation. t
Stuffing box Admiral at 5:45am 04.23.15 Catalina 30 12/1985 I have a 78 C30 and the stuffing box needs to be re-packed. I have read how to do it in the many po
Shake and Break, part 4 Skip Gundlach at 4:35am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 0/631 Shake and Break, part 4 - Sunday, April 12, 2015 We left you as we anchored just inside the Littl
Tiller extension SFKjeld at 1:23am 04.23.15 Smaller Boats 8/2519 I have a wooden tiller that I believe to be original on my 1995 23.5. There is a fitting on the end
Launch FAILS (1) Jackdaw at 12:39am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4356 Well its spring, and that means a new set of launch fails. Post 'em if you got 'em! This one from
What color is your sheet? dcalif at 11:29pm 04.22.15 Big Boats 23/4219 My sheet is nasty brown. So are the halyards. Old and smelly, too. So... Replacing the rigging on

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Looking to buy a Catalina 310 Stu Jackson at 7:03pm 11.04.23 Happy hunting and good luck.
Its funny Friday! (1) DaveJ at 6:55pm 11.04.23
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? (9) Davenport at 6:55pm 11.04.23 Hmm. Online am finding many RV propane stoves that may work. 12.5x12.5 inches is current hole in co
Its funny Friday! DaveJ at 6:53pm 11.04.23 file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/74/04/BB1DB5F9-5AD5-4F26-951E-F78AAC905664/IMG_3776.heic
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? Stu Jackson at 6:51pm 11.04.23 The "standard answer" for many years was Origo, but they went out of business. I seem to recall ano
Looking to buy a Catalina 310 MapleBaySailor at 6:41pm 11.04.23 Hi @MapleBaySailor , welcome to the SBO forum. Good luck with your boat search. Thanks very much J
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:34pm 11.04.23 Is there a marine store near you for example West Marine that you can go and see stoves? H
Low voltage connectors Gene Neill at 6:26pm 11.04.23 I typically double-up the wire and use the red (18-22 g) connectors. That's what I just did. I n
Looking to buy a Catalina 310 MapleBaySailor at 6:11pm 11.04.23 There is such a thing as a buyers broker. That relationship works best, like in OP's case, when th
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 5:57pm 11.04.23 Looks pretty nifty, Tater! :beer: Thanks. My friends keep telling me to buy a boat. I can't justif
Elk Grass focus group discussions jaysweet at 5:13pm 11.04.23 For the Chesapeake it was the Strippers disappearing. For us it is Salmon. Pretty sure the strippe
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 FastOlson at 5:13pm 11.04.23 The Ericson is in a much higher category of basic construction than the Newport. After all these yea
Engineering Help Needed kappykaplan at 4:48pm 11.04.23 Looks pretty nifty, Tater! :beer:
Thru Hull Replacement? NYSail at 4:46pm 11.04.23 Also..... you said the other was brass? Or do you mean bronze? Brass is no good for salt water and w
Engineering Help Needed (1) Tater at 4:36pm 11.04.23 OK, for those interested. I still have some refinements to do, mainly, cutting the upright pipe. Tha
Remember when a couple of B52's did a flyby of the USS Ranger (CV61) Tater at 4:32pm 11.04.23 I remember the crash at Fairchild AFB. I have often wondered if the pilots of these planes felt chea
Looking to buy a Catalina 310 shemandr at 2:37pm 11.04.23 There is such a thing as a buyers broker. That relationship works best, like in OP's case, when the
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? pipedream at 2:16pm 11.04.23 I changed out an old two burner with a Wallas diesel stove/ heater. Very happy with the results.
Low voltage connectors brazenarticle at 12:57pm 11.04.23 I have had very good luck with both of these low voltage connectors when used in specific projects.
Looking to buy a Catalina 310 jssailem at 12:47pm 11.04.23 Hi @MapleBaySailor , welcome to the SBO forum. Good luck with your boat search.

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