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Replace Fuel Guage ChrisHunter at 11:49am 05.05.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/777 I have a 92 Hunter 30. As you know, the fuel guage is on top of the tank, which is a pain to check,
San Juan 7.7 rigging KE5HVM at 11:40am 05.05.23 San Juan Sailboats 4/2325 Good afternoon, I am the soon-to-be owner of a new to me 1979 San Juan 7.7. I have found precious
ProMariner Protech-4 Series On board Battery Charger (3) sailcapt340 at 11:14am 05.05.23 Ask All Sailors 6/2060 I would like some input from others here regarding my 2000 340 (original 2000) ProMariner Protech-4
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour (3) Rafael8008 at 3:13am 05.05.23 Engines and Propulsion 17/2627 My oil pressure alarm went off and I instantly shut the engine off. After anchoring and subsequent r
Hunter 18.5 and trailer opinions on this boat please CapefloridaLI at 6:32pm 05.04.23 Smaller Boats 3/720 I would love to see if anyone out there still is sailing one of these and the real opinion on the
Bow chocks pholmes at 2:31pm 05.04.23 Mid-Size Boats 1/537 Happy owner of a new-to-me 2006 Hunter 31. Prior owners kept her at a slip. I am keeping her on a mo
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? (1) Lfarquhar at 1:43pm 05.04.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/785 Below is a diagram of the structural beams running both laterally and transversely across floor of a
What diesel engine is this on my new-to-me 1978 Catalina 30 (3) Bob Fiske at 11:31am 05.04.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/715 Can you help me identify what make and model diesel engine this is? It is in my "new-to-me" 1978 Ca
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 10:48am 05.04.23 Big Boats 12/1368 Howdy, So the reverse polarity light turns on at the AC panel when I'm inverting from battery powe
Hunter 41DS Rudder Specs? (2) New MH31 Owner at 7:27am 05.04.23 Big Boats 1/569 Has anyone gone through the rudder replacement process for a Hunter 41? I bent the shaft and despit
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 xavpil at 6:58am 05.04.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1495 I have the original flooring that could be smooth fiberglass. It is definitely original and was mold
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 6:54am 05.04.23 Ask All Sailors 32/2289 Hey friends. the Surveyor mentioned traces of water in the keel. Not enough to justify the cost of r
I need your Knowledge on Rudders (3) Clay Smith at 4:38am 05.04.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1111 As many of you know I'm in the process of purchasing a 2000 Hunter 420 Passage. I have viewed this
Do You Recognize This Anchor? (1) jviss at 4:34am 05.04.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1050 I'm thinking of buying this used anchor as a spare/backup for my boat. It's 15 lb. Anyone know th
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? (1) gfcng at 10:40pm 05.03.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1053 Thinking of purchasing the Catalina 30 pictured below but I'm not familiar with this piece of riggin
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:34pm 05.03.23 Ask All Sailors 38/2783 1. I have a Jabsco accumulator for my potable water system. Big deal. 2. While pulling a new ven
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote jviss at 3:39pm 05.03.23 Ask All Sailors 8/637 Does anyone here have the B'G WR10 remote? Looking for opinions, reviews. Thanks, jv
How do I open this coolant drain? (1) AndyL at 9:38am 05.03.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/484 My coolant drain looks this one. Do I open/close it with a flathead screwdriver? Thanks, Andy h
Boom Vang Hardware (1) Sal10419 at 9:33am 05.03.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1259 Hi MacGregor owners, I have a 22' MacGregor Sailboat. I am missing the piece of metal hardware that
What sealant to use? (1) BroncoJohn at 9:14am 05.03.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/2772 I am chasing a leak in the corner of this deck window. What sealant should I use to rebed this windo

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Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 01.29.25 Why not just replace any OEM "valve on a thruhull" with a stronger seacock valve? Forespar and (mor
Runaway diesel colemj at 3:55am 01.29.25 Never had it happen to me, but in a runaway diesel situation, couldn't you just flip the decompress
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks colemj at 3:31am 01.29.25 I should also note that 3 out of 4 of mine had leaks between the thru hull and seacock when sealed
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue KStolten at 9:48pm 01.28.25 Hi jssailem thanks for the advise! I will try that. digging will not work for me as the boat is on
Runaway diesel dLj at 9:18pm 01.28.25
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks (1) Hayden Watson at 6:54pm 01.28.25 One challenge that you will have is how to deal with the deep recess in the hull. Catalina used the
Runaway diesel Davidasailor26 at 6:49pm 01.28.25 I feel like I'm playing devil's advocate on this post, and its not intentionally challenging, but m
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Hayden Watson at 6:48pm 01.28.25 Thanks for the clarification. Mine has the same. I'm ok with the marelon valves but it's the plasti
Runaway diesel Hayden Watson at 6:42pm 01.28.25 Never had it happen to me, but in a runaway diesel situation, couldn't you just flip the decompress
Runaway diesel Robert Strickland at 5:59pm 01.28.25
Runaway diesel Robert Strickland at 5:55pm 01.28.25 Huh. My 2GM20, circa mid-80s, has 2 levers (one/cylinder), easily accessible at the top of the engi
Runaway diesel Davidasailor26 at 5:00pm 01.28.25
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue jssailem at 4:26pm 01.28.25 Karsten. Welcome to SBO. I would use a tape measure to identify the distance from the boat bottom (
Help with Catalina 25 Rudder Repair (1) jssailem at 4:19pm 01.28.25 My plan is to drill out, fill with epoxy, and re-drill hole For holes larger than a 3/16th, I pref
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail kappykaplan at 3:49pm 01.28.25 what are all those lines and hardware under the boom for? Recommend you find another Mac 26D nearb
Help with Catalina 25 Rudder Repair Stu Jackson at 2:47pm 01.28.25 You should also get to know these skippers: https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Von Clipper at 2:35pm 01.28.25 what are all those lines and hardware under the boom for?
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail kappykaplan at 1:23pm 01.28.25 Sooo ya think I should have a shop sew in a cringle with reinforcement? Yep . . .
Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? dlochner at 12:27pm 01.28.25 Zinc is ineffective in freshwater. In freshwater the zinc forms a hard shell that insulates it from
Help with Catalina 25 Rudder Repair dlochner at 12:22pm 01.28.25 You're pretty much on the right track. The tiller should have a bracket that sits on top of the rud

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