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Fuel Pipe ID (2) jaysweet at 7:09pm 06.16.23 Ask All Sailors 8/674 I noticed that one of the metal pipes (presumably a diesel "fuel oil" pipe) which runs under the hea
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (2) fetterswr at 4:47pm 06.16.23 Big Boats 16/2110 To All I was looking at my anchor locker today and was trying figure out what the purpose of the
Deck leaks Petermilne at 3:56pm 06.16.23 Sabre Sailboats 5/1379 Sabre 28. Mine leaks from somewhere on the deck and the only thing I can get to are the stanchions.
Stuck screw on prop anode (1) SycloneDriver at 2:58pm 06.16.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1007 I thought I would take care of simple task today. Replace the prop anode. Had to shave to get my m
100 Liter Plastimo flexible water tank (3) Captain Larry-DH at 2:00pm 06.16.23 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/88 This has only been used with fresh water from a chlorinated city water dock hose. The white marks on
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 1:09pm 06.16.23 Ask An Oday Owner 20/2678 I am looking forward to the replies to this post. I park port side parallel to the dock facing down
Lowering mast before expected storm? ScottHamann99 at 9:44am 06.16.23 Catalina 22 8/1554 Anyone have advice on -if I have the time-, should I lower the mast and keep keel down before a stor
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose (1) WesternTraveler at 9:32am 06.16.23 Ask All Sailors 16/943 Hello all, On my hunter 26, there is two of the pictured thru hulls already in place. Do any of you
Fresh water cooling system elcojo2 at 5:34pm 06.15.23 Ask All Sailors 7/693 To whom it may concern, We just bought a catalina 28 with an M320 universal diesel engine. As I am
2gm20f will not start CharlieAnn at 2:15pm 06.15.23 Ask All Sailors 10/950 found peacock open and drained all engine coolant, engine over heated and shut down, closed peacock
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue SailMaster at 9:35am 06.15.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/1306 ThIs engine starts up beautifully and runs like a sewing machine. However she heats up after about 1
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 6:28am 06.15.23 Ask All Sailors 51/3515 I just had my fresh water pump fail on my 25 yo Volvo Penta MD22L I'm stuck at Onset Bay, MA. I can'
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? boaterbob at 5:25am 06.15.23 Bavaria 5/2108 Getting rudder down required using a car jack to force it out of bearing. Very noisy and hard. Lower
1990 Hunter 27 resin type dsrawlins at 2:42pm 06.14.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/891 I need to repair a hole in my hull and I'm wondering whether Hunter used epoxy or polyester resin.
Selling Used Boat Gear Dave at 1:35pm 06.14.23 Ask All Sailors 1/404 Hello SBO Members, Lately we've had a number of members posting gear for sale in the "Ask All Sailo
30 amp service to 15 amp system (1) Dantheman at 1:25pm 06.14.23 Ask All Sailors 21/3653 Hi all, Trying to set up shore power on my Irwin 27 for when I move aboard in September for refrige
Mast deck plate removal help on Macgregor19 (4) Maxcromic at 11:43am 06.14.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1449 Hello All I need to repair fiberglass around the Mast deckplate/tabernacle you see me very confus
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 8:44am 06.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 10/2715 I purchased a 2003 Catalina 310 back in september 2015. It has the OEM universal M25XPB diesel eng
Solar Panel karen lilly at 8:33am 06.14.23 Big Boats 0/31 Our beloved Hunter 40.5 got severely damaged in a freak storm. The solar Panel and Regulator never g
Thru hole and keel crack, (2) babadu at 7:53am 06.14.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1107 Novice owner looking for best way to patch a sink drain thru hole suspected of causing water to come

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Hatch boards vents Urban Hermit at 5:05am 04.06.25 I'm wondering about the fan drawing in humid atmosphere. Factor? I recently bought a Compac 16 wit
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Urban Hermit at 4:56am 04.06.25
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Urban Hermit at 4:55am 04.06.25 Doesn't seem like a bad idea to me (let's stay awarethat OP isn't musing about replacing the Yanmar
Starting battery Davidasailor26 at 3:53am 04.06.25 That will work for your engine's size. Get a good charging system, and it should last 3-5 years. O
The holy grail of all questions nautical twodzusfittings at 3:21am 04.06.25 Add a silica moisture absorbing packet to your zip lock bag. I use them in all my non food sealed co
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Kali_Pooh at 12:30am 04.06.25 Funny, I'm thinking the same thing. I have to put the 9.9 from my dingy somewhere so why not put a m
The holy grail of all questions nautical dLj at 8:07pm 04.05.25 I think that depends on how many other sailors take that approach. -Chill Will I was actually thi
Hatch boards vents dLj at 8:05pm 04.05.25 Uhm .. thanks ,I think . We heat mostly with wood . There large piles of wood in the back of the y
The holy grail of all questions nautical jssailem at 7:57pm 04.05.25 I think that depends Will work in many situations :banghead::biggrin: For day sailing.
Starting battery jssailem at 7:56pm 04.05.25 I will be going with a group 24 starting battery. That will work for your engine's size. Get a goo
Catalina 28 Roller Furler peterbud at 7:16pm 04.05.25 if you haven't already identified these items I have Hull 272 and my items are all from Garhauer.
The holy grail of all questions nautical Will Gilmore at 7:10pm 04.05.25 Not sure how well that one works if you are in a marina... dj I think that depends on how many ot
Hatch boards vents Timm R Oday25 at 6:19pm 04.05.25 Uhm .. thanks ,I think . We heat mostly with wood . There large piles of wood in the back of the ya
Rope clutch replacement (3) heritage at 5:04pm 04.05.25 I have this old double clutch that you can have. Just compensate me for packing and postage. v
Starting battery MattA at 4:31pm 04.05.25
Rope clutch replacement yelkenli at 4:00pm 04.05.25 Why not just replace the handles I saw the ones in your link. I am unsure if they are the same han
Selden in mast question Believe H46 at 2:54pm 04.05.25 Correction...sail hauled up and went in track fine. Furling no bueno
Down the (New Design) Hatch! ...3TacksontheWater at 2:49pm 04.05.25 Forward hatch lens replacement %&@#!! Photobucket ate all the pics, sadly, but there is info in t*
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 dLj at 2:08pm 04.05.25 Same with my application. The lens sits in a recessed area with no mechanical fasteners. Definite
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 dLj at 2:06pm 04.05.25 Thanks DJ. There is a significant difference in cost between the two; however, if you're going thr

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