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first day....... (1) CCrane2299 at 6:30pm 10.05.14 Catalina 22 25/2515 Finally got mine in the water. Just launched and got the mast up, but it was a good day. Slip is pai
Bow eye access Jaidee at 2:28pm 10.05.14 Catalina 22 8/2328 Hi all, My first post! We bought JaiDee last summer (our name for her), a 1986 Cat 22 swing keel. T
Can I Reverse Small Hatches on Pearson 36-2 mckendym at 2:12pm 10.05.14 Pearson 1/1209 There are two smaller hatches on my 36-2 around 12 inches square. One is for the head the other in
Mars-1 Module Board. SeaBob48 at 1:40pm 10.05.14 Ask All Sailors 0/700 I have an old Mars-1 Running lights Electronic module in a 1978 Endeavour. probably original. It was
Any 310's in the S.F. Bay Area of California? PlaneTom at 1:28pm 10.05.14 Catalina 310 3/1020 Greetings all, My wife and I are in the process of searching for a new (to us) boat. We are very in
Trident 101 permeated after 2 short seasons meb135 at 1:07pm 10.05.14 Ask All Sailors 15/3491 This is more of an fyi for those who may be in the process of changing sanitation hoses and have "lo
Clogged Head and Galley Sinks Billy the Kidd at 12:29pm 10.05.14 Ask All Sailors 15/9871 Recently purchased a vintage 1978 Catalina 30'. Head and galley sinks keep filling with water - wil
Need to replace H34 Engine Thru Hull Seacock (3) PGIJon at 11:40am 10.05.14 Big Boats 48/6983 It appears that the sea cock for the engines raw water cooling is no longer closing completely and I
Adding and tuning a dipole (to your boat/house) Brian D at 11:14am 10.05.14 SSB and Ham Operators 1/2216 While searching the internet about shipboard antennas, I chanced across these instructions on how to
Hunter Cherubini shaft log kito at 9:39am 10.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1143 I found this closed old thread http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=153850'referrer
severe lee helm mac 21 PaulKoehler23 at 8:31am 10.05.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/732 Hello new sailor here first boat. Macgregor 21 1984. She has severe lee helm and I fine it very diff
Cali sailing! (3) Diver960 at 7:52am 10.05.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1711 Greetings my sailing friends! We took your advice and landed in San Diego two days ago. We bare bo
transducer mounting sailorsteve1 at 7:43am 10.05.14 Smaller Boats 11/2493 will a transducer for a depthfinder work if mounted in the bilge of my c18? where have others mounte
Water Heater on a Hunter 28 dtex at 7:10am 10.05.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/4402 Where was the water heater located on a 1989 Hunter 28?
Last Day (1) Tobydaisy at 6:57am 10.05.14 Catalina 22 6/791 Thanks to everyone for all the info this season. This is the last day of my first year with a C22 an
Replacing standing rigging on 94 H26 Dfisher at 6:55am 10.05.14 Smaller Boats 11/1373 I have done a lot of forum searching but was unable to find anyone talking about cost to completely
Windvane steering and an extra rudder TimHunter340 at 6:25am 10.05.14 Big Boats 4/1474 Hello I am about to do more extended sailing. At first I was going to upgrade my autopilot, but n
Coolant cam at 5:02am 10.05.14 Catalina 310 2/785 I have recently changed the coolant in my 26 hp Universal/Westerbeek engine with a coolant designate
suspending 26S Bob Meyer at 4:48am 10.05.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/791 I've just purchased a '92 Mac26S, a freshwater boat from Georgia, sight unseen. I understand (from
Keel trouble 84 macgregor 25 Starwind at 11:05pm 10.04.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 36/9285 Greetings. I have just purchased my first boat, a macgregor 25 out of alametos bay in long beach. Ev

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older Raymarine L760 Instrument RitSim at 5:11pm 05.22.23 I could figure it out if I had the plug. I've looked on the Raymarine site and it appears the devic
older Raymarine L760 Instrument jssailem at 5:09pm 05.22.23 You have the female end... Are there wires behind the pins? Wires connected to pins often give a clu
Slow sump pump with backflow Tally Ho at 5:08pm 05.22.23
older Raymarine L760 Instrument RitSim at 5:05pm 05.22.23 don't have the plug
mast jssailem at 5:05pm 05.22.23 Welcome Tuscan to the SBO Forums. Your query lacks specificity. Is your mast broken? You identify as
older Raymarine L760 Instrument jssailem at 5:04pm 05.22.23 Can you see the wires on the inside of the plug? They more likely can give you a clue.
Engine Alinement (1) Rjm st.petersburg at 4:48pm 05.22.23 This is what I used to get around sheard lag bolts when I was changing my motor mounts and replaced
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Hello Below at 4:45pm 05.22.23 I sort of do indirectly. I have a simple and cheap wireless camera located both above and below deck
I broke my Sherwood Raw Water Strainer Winterizing Bowl.... dmax at 4:11pm 05.22.23 Yes - it sticks to everything, seals well.
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? Hello Below at 4:09pm 05.22.23 I met Ian when he was apprenticing under Brion in 2018. I found him to be very friendly and helpfu
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 4:07pm 05.22.23 I have the feeling that some of the folks on this forum that don't see any value in an automatic bi
Sidewall fabric upgrade LouisMK at 3:50pm 05.22.23 Thanks. Paint anybody?
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition SycloneDriver at 3:48pm 05.22.23 This winter when I was at my boat I noticed my neighbors bilge pump running. It would run for about
I broke my Sherwood Raw Water Strainer Winterizing Bowl.... sailcapt340 at 3:43pm 05.22.23 Is that the West 2 part adhesives your referring to?
I broke my Sherwood Raw Water Strainer Winterizing Bowl.... dmax at 3:40pm 05.22.23 G-Flex would work.
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 3:35pm 05.22.23
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:14pm 05.22.23 I spoke with the fellow about the hull issue. Hunter originally designed the original hunter 26 trai
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:01pm 05.22.23 @ChrisHunter I think you want to place your question on Ask A Hunter Owner. A photo would help to
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? mermike at 2:57pm 05.22.23 We all know that chainplates are an integral part of every sailboat standing rigging. One of the be
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Stu Jackson at 2:51pm 05.22.23 Does anyone have a bilge pump counter? Have you ever taken any action based on the count? I alway

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