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Westerbeke 10 Two fuel filter change 31seahorse at 12:16pm 11.08.14 Ask All Sailors 8/4817 Hello SBO Members, Following an engine shut down at an inconvenient time (are there any convenient
Lost rubber plug for mast connector sagehill at 11:24am 11.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1113 What have you used to replace the rubber plug that covers the female mast light connector at the bas
Electrical Mystery jayjenkins07 at 10:29am 11.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1559 I need help... As a naval Architect, electrical issues are a mystery to me. I am a new Hunter 37C ow
Winterizing, good or bad. Ed Schenck at 10:11am 11.08.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1309 Winterized yesterday for the 13th time in my 16th season. I missed three because the boat was south
Fresh water pump sailaway78 at 9:39am 11.08.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1169 Not the engine pump. Fresh water system in boat. Have a Sureflo water pump on the fresh water sys
Time to Replace Exhaust Hoses? (4) wufibugs at 9:02am 11.08.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1880 Here are some pictures of the exhaust hoses showing some cracking. Since I have the fuel tank out,
Convert table to bed oceanis 461 1998 sailingbluewaters at 8:46am 11.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1096 I am unable to convert table to bed. It does move apart to add leaf but cannot figure out how to c
Getting a bit better at Shrinkwrap (5) Panta Rei at 8:43am 11.08.14 Bigger Boats 9/3358 Still far from perfect, my shrink wrapping is getting better. I'm getting better at the wrinkle free
Wiring Isabelle at 8:28am 11.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1629 What type of wiring is on a MacGregor 26D. Is it series or parallel? Thanks.
Door problem frenzy13 at 8:05am 11.08.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1709 I have been looking at Catalina 320s. In one boat none of the doors close properly. The head door c
Mainsail trim advice. (1) Daddio at 7:56am 11.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3062 We have a Hunter 29.5 with a new north sail loose foot main. All summer we struggled with a diagonal
What is up front? Doc_holiday at 7:43am 11.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1341 In the bow (v-berth) there is a space above that has a smoked plexiglass. I saw that came down last
Cabin leaks Mara 2 at 7:26am 11.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 12/1889 I am considering purchasing a 1994 Catalina 270 le . The only problem is there are 2- 3 cabin leaks
Winterizing and Haul-Out: Prop shft coulping on M-25XP down_shift at 7:08am 11.08.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/872 Getting prepared to winterize my C36 MK1 tomorrow by reading the owner's manuals, threads, and Maine
Three blade prop Tony_Tammy_B at 6:54am 11.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/846 Can anyone tell me what 3 blade fixed prop should be used on the 423?
How to seal? (1) 2discover at 2:06am 11.08.14 Big Boats 8/1025 Hi all I replaced the single lever controller, the shifter and the throttle cable on my 1999 H410.
Prop guard slowdog at 9:38pm 11.07.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1024 Who has a prop guard ? And do you like it ?
Still working on lock bolt slowdog at 8:41pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1503 What's your thoughts on a brass or aluminum bolt for a keel lock bolt ?
gangway CCrane2299 at 6:45pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 7/1203 My boat is backed into the dock. Its about 5 ft between the dock and boat. I cut an extra 2x6 i had
Status Update Koolbreeze at 5:29pm 11.07.14 Seidelmann 2/1940 Well, I'm please to announce the coming out party of my new girl... After sitting tied at the dock

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alternator and wiring Maine Sail at 4:31am 05.29.23
Electrical upgrades Gene Neill at 4:30am 05.29.23 What do you use the compartment with the hinged lid in front of the toilet for? Toilet chemicals
Early Music Instruments rgranger at 4:29am 05.29.23 I wish. No... they are listings in Reverb dot com. Both pics are linked to the listings. check th
Marine Toilet Question Apex at 4:27am 05.29.23 Different perspectives, different society: While in Mexico years ago, at a large plant: Stalls had
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect? arcadiahunter28 at 4:11am 05.29.23 All done! It took a while to run the wiring and move my anchor light to make room but the mast is ba
Main track insert question danstanford at 2:57am 05.29.23 I have a piece with tapped holes in the mast so I can screw the piece in after the main is raised. D
Nicopress Joe at 12:23am 05.29.23 He can take it to West Marine. Every store has one at their workbench. But he'll have to take the
Early Music Instruments Joe at 12:16am 05.29.23 Nice. Are those yours? I wish. No... they are listings in Reverb dot com. Both pics are linked
Sail drive raw water intakes Captain Larry-DH at 11:58pm 05.28.23
Do rust converters work on rusted keels? Benny17441 at 9:57pm 05.28.23 I would be also concerned with the wear and rust damage at the keel's pivot point. Most of these b
G-Flex Question - Curing Time thinwater at 9:18pm 05.28.23 Stick Dry or stick. It can be either or both.
alternator and wiring (4) Ralph Johnstone at 8:56pm 05.28.23 I now think its in the alternator or the wiring harness for the alternator. Its a Hitachi LR155-20
alternator and wiring mermike at 8:53pm 05.28.23 That is a voltage regulator. It manages the output of the alternator to charge the batteries. It may
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 8:42pm 05.28.23 Even with that press you'll need to get rid of any peening that appears to have occurred during you
Topping Lift on a Hunter 146? (2) rgranger at 8:34pm 05.28.23 I did a Google image search. Most did not have a topping lift but a few did ged so that it can be
G-Flex Question - Curing Time rgranger at 8:26pm 05.28.23
Marine Toilet Question Ralph Johnstone at 8:11pm 05.28.23 Brilliant! Nothing more I can say. You're right. It doesn't warrant saying anything more about
Mast rewire Hayden Watson at 7:22pm 05.28.23 When I had my rig down for standing rigging replacement, I also replaced all of the old wires. I us
Sail drive raw water intakes Mark Maulden at 7:02pm 05.28.23
Its funny Friday! Roland5048 at 6:57pm 05.28.23 Back in college I would drink a Miller Beer with a Snickers Bar. Those were the good old days. You

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