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Stupid bilge pump design or...? Stephen Trapani at 8:11pm 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 36/6001 Got to my boat a couple weekends ago and found the bilge pump wasn't working. Very long story short
Dufour owners trainmanjess at 6:42pm 01.27.15 Dufour 7/9328 hello all looking for other Dufour owners here on SBO.... would like to talk with owners of the D
V21 Forward Hatch (3) Flamingo1 at 5:01pm 01.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1525 I have a 1973 V21 - purchased last year. The hatch cover is old, brittle and broken. The wood piec
yahmaha 99 starting battery size Rainh2o at 4:03pm 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1600 I can't seem to find the exact owners manual for my motor. It's a 9.9 EX, and I was wondering, wha
Hunter 260 Masthead LED bulbs? Boydaclies at 3:35pm 01.27.15 Smaller Boats 4/1824 Was going to have the mast down briefly this weekend and was thinking of converting the masthead bul
Missing centerboard? Shawn Fitz72 at 3:33pm 01.27.15 Irwin 2/1873 I own a 1973 Irwin28. There are cable and pulleys in the bilge and the remnants of a hand crank in t
34, 35 or 36 MKII Sky Cruiser at 3:32pm 01.27.15 Big Boats 2/1565 Hello, Wasn't sure where exactly to post this, so I apologize if this is the wrong Cat forum. Pleas
oday 222 Z par mast foot bobalu11 at 3:19pm 01.27.15 Sirius 21/22 1/1153 I have just pu chased a oday 222 with the Z par mast. One of the "ears" is broken on the mast foot.
Refit - Rudder Bearings dkobyrne at 1:22pm 01.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1487 Hi, I have a 2004 Beneteau Oceanis 411 Clebration and doing a refit. Have dropped the rudder as h
Bilge pump recommendations? SPLETS at 1:18pm 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 14/5039 I have a Catalina 30 with a Rule 2000gph bilge pump (RM2000) it has a built in float switch, if I wa
sea deck allen-deckard at 1:17pm 01.27.15 Catalina 22 1/774 I ordered the kit to put sea deck on the cockpit floor. So this is a preliminary post but after I g
Electronics rose8878 at 12:00pm 01.27.15 Catalina 30 3/941 I am in the process of buying a 30' Catalina. I am completely confused by what electronics will work
How to Flush & Change Antifreeze BigEasy at 10:15am 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 10/7647 Planning to flush ' change antifreeze in my Yanmar 3YM30. (have owned the boat for 2 1/2 years).
Rebuild Yanmar water pump??? malyea at 10:09am 01.27.15 The Cherubini Hunters 28/12244 So I was wiggling my table leg and my wife said, "hey, the water pumps leaking"...... Sure enough
Busted! (3) Roger Long at 8:51am 01.27.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 6/2605 I put this picture of one of Strider's chainplates in a Facebook album so I could link to it for my
another Mac keel question capo937 at 8:26am 01.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 53/6424 My new to me 76 Venture 25 is on the trailer, not a factory Mac trailer. I want to remove the keel f
Hunter 26/260 height on trailer gray125 at 7:36am 01.27.15 Smaller Boats 11/4242 I have a shed with a 10' door height which I could modify up to 11' and I'm looking for a trailerab
Spare parts for handle (1) hoastonge at 7:04am 01.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1690 I try to found the handle where it was installed to the end of transom way. Where we get out, of th
In mast furler overhaul Lake Pepin 321 at 6:53am 01.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1704 Hi. First post, here goes. My mast is 26yrs old and has never been down. That's not as bad as it sou
Which Caulk for Keel Bolts gbgreen59 at 5:49am 01.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/4996 I pulled the keel bolts from my 1984 Bene First 35. Each bolt is well bedded in caulk. The seal wa

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Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light Tally Ho at 2:33pm 11.03.23
Thru Hull Replacement? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:27pm 11.03.23 As a former Hunter dealer in North Carolina, I can understand it is expensive to haul out and I con
Thru Hull Replacement? Tally Ho at 2:24pm 11.03.23
MaxProp prop (2) Tally Ho at 2:16pm 11.03.23
Interior Wood Siamese at 2:16pm 11.03.23 I'd oil it. Wouldn't use varnish, but I might use a water based poly product. I would consider pain
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light (1) rgranger at 1:57pm 11.03.23 after it somehow got smashed against a piling the first month I had my boat. Could have been worse.
Remember when a couple of B52's did a flyby of the USS Ranger (CV61) ggrizzard at 1:54pm 11.03.23 True, True!
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. Crazy Dave Condon at 1:51pm 11.03.23 White gel coat is preferable since it does not absorb the sun rays heating up the cabin which are lo
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 1:51pm 11.03.23 Update: apparently there is also significant scoring on the nozzle pins of two of the three injector
Thru Hull Replacement? jssailem at 1:48pm 11.03.23 you "may" be able to heat the outside of the valve body He talks about the valve, identified as "M
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 1:43pm 11.03.23 I thought that might be the situation. Which I had gotten the info to you sooner. They were excelle
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:15pm 11.03.23 @patbratton Hello Pat. The water ballast tank lid is higher than the bottom of the hull where th
Thru Hull Replacement? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:35pm 11.03.23 Can you provide a picture of the thru hull for the engine ? Given my druthers, I'd rather not leave
Interior Wood Roland5048 at 12:33pm 11.03.23 I love the varnished look but the can of varnish should say "With thee I wed." :plus: on that. V
Thru Hull Replacement? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:23pm 11.03.23
Thru Hull Replacement? Siamese at 12:21pm 11.03.23 Mild confusion in your post. You say the valve is frozen open, but you're talking about trying to f
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light Ward H at 12:19pm 11.03.23 I've owned two keel boats. On my O'day, my only charging source for the Grp27 battery was the 9.9 ou
Remember when a couple of B52's did a flyby of the USS Ranger (CV61) DRhoads at 11:46am 11.03.23 Of course we are show offs! but the Buff isn't kicking up rooster tails so he is not low enough
New winterizing mod - done! Ward H at 11:39am 11.03.23 @Justin_NSA Nice job. We condisdered something like that but space in that area is very limited so w
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling Kazdude at 10:59am 11.03.23 Hello All I also have water that appears to be leaking into bilge when it rains - there is a stain f

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