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Yanmar temp buzzer DJBrookster at 10:42am 04.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1783 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 11/2143 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 2/824 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 9/1149 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 1/974 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 25/8795 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 20/3807 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 3/946 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 0/850 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 12/2020 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 0/640 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 8/2560 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 13/4363 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 23/4563 My sheet is nasty brown. So are the halyards. Old and smelly, too. So... Replacing the rigging on
Hunter 33 rudder hudsonjohn at 8:32pm 04.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/923 I have a 2005 Hunter that will be splashed soon for the season. There is a little bit of slop in th
water pump impellers obsailor at 7:51pm 04.22.15 Catalina 30 10/2088 My Cat 30 gets used for about four months a season in Long Island Sound. At the start of every seas
Freeport Tx Marina??? Rusty south at 5:16pm 04.22.15 Destinations 4/2471 Has any one had a sailbaot at Freeport TX marina, thinking of using as home port verses Kemah. Just
Mice in outboard slowdog at 4:33pm 04.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1310 I got some mice in my outboard I got them out and the wires fixes what's the best way to clean the m
O'day II Manual jparco at 3:31pm 04.22.15 Day Sailers 4/4118 Where can I obtain a manual for O'Day II 17?
Size of tubes on swim ladder Steverhnm at 3:29pm 04.22.15 Big Boats 6/1219 So I am going back down to my boat in Mexico in a couple weeks and know the little rubber things (cr

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Survey/Inspection when purchasing used sailboat Richard19068 at 3:19pm 11.22.23 My insurance company didn't need a survey but they did want a letter from the yard where it was last
Purchasing first boat from owners Richard19068 at 3:15pm 11.22.23 Of course using a professional who does this for a living is easier but assuming the boat is already
Survey/Inspection when purchasing used sailboat BarryL at 3:09pm 11.22.23 Hello, No, there is no requirement for a survey or inspection. Allstate, my insurance company, doe
Bronze rudder part dlochner at 2:53pm 11.22.23
Cover for Hunter 39 RitSim at 2:46pm 11.22.23 https://www.topshop.on.ca Used them on a C30. I could single handed cover the boat in about hours.
Bronze rudder part Tally Ho at 2:41pm 11.22.23 I am no expert on Pearsons, but the part that flaked off certainly looks like fairing compound. Cou
Survey/Inspection when purchasing used sailboat jeanchavez at 2:33pm 11.22.23 Thanks
Cover for Hunter 39 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:26pm 11.22.23 @diduljc Since you are in MD owning a Hunter, did you try asking Tidewater Marine in Havre de Grac
Convert partial battens to full battens Tally Ho at 2:24pm 11.22.23 How long is a Eggemoggin 47? Not a 47-footer I assume? Pretty boat.
Survey/Inspection when purchasing used sailboat jon hansen at 2:24pm 11.22.23 i would never ever never ever buy a boat without a survey. i'm a highly trained sailor with great
Survey/Inspection when purchasing used sailboat dlochner at 2:19pm 11.22.23 Your insurance company will want a survey.
MARINE GROWTH BruceC at 1:52pm 11.22.23 If you were not using the boat frequently, I suspect you need not look any further than remarks made
Convert partial battens to full battens shemandr at 1:35pm 11.22.23 I was watching a video on Offcenterharbor.com about a Eggemoggin 47 and its rigging. I thought of
Purchasing first boat from owners jeanchavez at 1:33pm 11.22.23 Thanks. We are not going through a broker. I will check the link you sent.
315 Backstay Adjuster Bill Russell at 1:16pm 11.22.23
Purchasing first boat from owners dlochner at 1:08pm 11.22.23 Welcome to SBO. Usually a yacht broker will help with these things and if you using a bank to fina
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Project_Mayhem at 11:53am 11.22.23 Wrap your hands around the hose at WOT and see what it's like for temperature. It's probably well
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Ralph Johnstone at 11:48am 11.22.23 Wrap your hands around the hose at WOT and see what it's like for temperature. It's probably well
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Project_Mayhem at 11:40am 11.22.23 They are too soft and not made to resist the high temperature of diesel exhaust. Diesel exhaust bef
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 10:51am 11.22.23 I've been single handing a couple of months now, and while I'd prefer to be at the helm, most of the

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