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AC35- Oh yeah, it's on! Gunni at 9:18am 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1436 Oracle and Artemis had their new AC45 foilers out for trials on San Francisco Bay this week. They ma
1987 Hunter 23 - Offering carboman at 8:47am 02.27.15 Smaller Boats 0/5 https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/boa/4894836802.html
windlass replacement 352 SFsailor at 8:40am 02.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/823 I am replacing the windlass on my 352 and would appreciate any recommendation on a replacement model
February Rescue in Atlantic off Newport higgs at 8:38am 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1087 captain.com/australian-lunatics-narrowly-avert-death-off-nantucket/
My view this morning - exactly why do i live in Canada? (1) holdech at 7:15am 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 29/3504 And this is winter - nobody wearing coat - can't hear a single snow blower... Shelter Island, San D
Survey or NOT?! rgranger at 7:09am 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3322 I didn't want to hijack the "Survey Botch?" thread so I posted this new one.... With one exception,
smart plug testing (1) dparilla at 6:43am 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 5/856 My daughter Cecilia testing the durability of the smart plug set
Radar Yes Sailgunner at 6:27am 02.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/672 I have now sailed the waters around Florida for a few years and went up/down the east coast a couple
Thermal Runaway or what?? Nodak7 at 5:02am 02.27.15 Big Boats 23/3460 Interesting thing happened yesterday. Our 41DS has a house bank consisting of 2 4D batteries. I moni
deck core on venture 25 (1) Kevin_B at 4:59am 02.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3391 Has anyone else had this problem? The mast support at the bow of my '74Macgregor Venture 25 punched
Pearson 303 : 2GMF Elbow Modification that saves you $$$ (4) StargazerP303 at 9:53pm 02.26.15 Pearson 2/1322 Hello Yanmar owners! The one thing I hate is when the engine doesn't start but it does turn-over gr
Westerbeke M-25XPB damper plate and transmission failures DFish at 9:10pm 02.26.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1556 Hello. We are interested to hear from anyone with a Westerbeke M-25XPB Diesel engine, who may have
Radome mast installation TommmD at 6:45pm 02.26.15 Big Boats 2/737 Looking to see how high folks have installed their radome on the mast. Spreader high for instance? T
Hunter 340 Walter59 at 6:32pm 02.26.15 Big Boats 8/3272 I am looking at buying a Hunter 340 and I need some advise; Some of the 340s have solid supports
Best Place to Buy a New Motor Doug J at 4:58pm 02.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2794 I'm finally ready to buy a new motor. I want to get a Honda 8hp 20" long shaft. Can anyone recomme
Replacement Portlights Sailorjack at 4:23pm 02.26.15 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3947 Hi Everyone I am replacing the portlights of my 37c and I have decided to go with Beckson "raindrai
Water cooling pump for AB Fridge rfrye1 at 3:51pm 02.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/558 The little salt water water cooling pump for my AB Refridge unit died last year on my '98 H376. I ra
Oberdorfer N202M-15 or -16? VF84Sluggo at 10:55am 02.26.15 Ask All Sailors 9/4308 On Catalina Direct, they list the Oberdorfer N202M-16 for a Universal M25XP, yet on other sites I se
1994 23.5 trailer tire size mmsailor at 10:20am 02.26.15 Smaller Boats 8/1036 My boat and trailer are about an hour away in storage . I need to replace the tires on the trailer .
Would you paint your rubrail aluminum? CloudDiver at 9:48am 02.26.15 Catalina 22 5/1311 I have my rub rail off the boat. I have the older style narrow channel and I will be ordering the n

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What do I do with the holes for instruments that are no longer needed? Hollyberry at 8:32am 06.18.23 Starboard can be used for such plugs/covers.. less obvious than plexi but still not as invisible as
Replacing stringers/bulkheads on my South Coast 22 with XPS foam? Hollyberry at 8:29am 06.18.23 Your glass/epoxy work would need to provide pretty well all the strength.. "a few layers of glass an
What do I do with the holes for instruments that are no longer needed? jssailem at 8:24am 06.18.23 Is there a reason to remove the auto helm control? Is it still funtional. Is it worthy to have a bac
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 8:12am 06.18.23 That Water pump looks to be complex design for a centrifugal type pump. :yikes: Please post pictur
Hunter 27-2 clear plastic engine control panel cover B type (1) jssailem at 8:06am 06.18.23 It looks like you are just dating these boats.... First the Cal, now the Hunter. I have seen boats
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 7:59am 06.18.23 @JamesG161 - That bit of corrosion you point out was behind the back cover of the timing belt. Un-o
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 7:48am 06.18.23 Even though a PITA, you have a chance to clean that tiny bit of corrosion. Your engine is immaculat
Replacing stringers/bulkheads on my South Coast 22 with XPS foam? jssailem at 7:45am 06.18.23 XPS foam advertises as 'impervious to water' That is not quite a correct interpretation of the mar
Gear box not engaging Hollyberry at 7:40am 06.18.23 Sounds like a damper plate disintegration.. hopefully that's it because that's the easiest and least
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (3) Rich Stidger at 7:33am 06.18.23 UPDATE: Yesterday i started to disassemble the Volvo MD22L-B to remove the coolant pump. I have a n
Engine raw water thru hole location jssailem at 7:32am 06.18.23 Andy...First welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your new boat. I am not in Everett right now but
Replacing stringers/bulkheads on my South Coast 22 with XPS foam? LloydB at 7:22am 06.18.23 Make cardboard templates to cut new plywood parts with a jigsaw if the rotted parts wont work as tem
2011 Hunter 45DS need mast boom sails Tally Ho at 7:18am 06.18.23
Need Mast boom sails for 2011 hunter 45DS Tally Ho at 7:15am 06.18.23 Mast, boom and sails? That is a tall order. What happened to the boat? Greg
Portugal jssailem at 7:12am 06.18.23 No probably not. Put on your life vest, grab on to something solid and begin to pray, would be my ac
Gear box not engaging jssailem at 7:10am 06.18.23 https://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/maintenance/everything-you-need-know-about-your-boats-transmissi
Do you trailer with the motor attached? JBP-PA at 7:07am 06.18.23 If you are worried about your motor bouncing too much, you can get a trailer motor support. You can
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 6:42am 06.18.23 Thought for Today: I am always surprised when heavily tattooed couples have a baby and it comes out
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Tedd at 6:39am 06.18.23 I always trailer with the motor on. I was gobsmacked when I first heard that some sailors take the
Portugal lehighsail at 6:09am 06.18.23 Scheduling a day cruise sounds like good advice but that said, I don't think I would have too tough

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