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pop top lift CCrane2299 at 8:31pm 09.27.14 Catalina 22 0/984 Found this while looking for pop top lift ideas. It looks like a good source for parts if you alread
Loose Foot Tobydaisy at 6:59pm 09.27.14 Catalina 22 2/1290 I am thinking about getting a new main and like the look of a loose foot rather than a bolt rope in
Fixing Her Up - Upholstered Walls, Cushions, etc SailingAgain at 5:44pm 09.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 13/6420 We just acquired a '76 O'Day 25, which is in need of a lot of love. We spent the day cleaning her o
Cabin refurbishment rgj592015 at 4:57pm 09.27.14 Catalina 30 30/5641 I bought a 1982 Catalina 30 and the teak in the cabin is very tired looking. The ladder as well. The
Smith Mountain Lake (1) Kermit at 4:55pm 09.27.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1435 Finally here!
Com-Pac 16 or Slipper 17 zaneroni at 4:20pm 09.27.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2296 Hi I need some help deciding which boat to buy. Perhaps some positives and negatives for similar bo
Hunter 26.5 tiller question (2) Heat Miser at 3:02pm 09.27.14 Smaller Boats 7/3267 Hi. I'm new here and new to Hunter sailboats. Recently, I purchased a 1987 Hunter 26.5 that was in d
Removing silicone residue from gellcoat Spindrift NH at 2:07pm 09.27.14 Ask All Sailors 24/15785 I removed a leaking acrylic dead light on my '88 Catalina 30. Before I attempt to install a new piec
Rolling & Tipping Bob J. at 1:31pm 09.27.14 Ask All Sailors 12/3241 I'm getting frustrated with my paint project. The deck area looks great but the hull.. The paint isn
removing water tank (1) Don Crowther at 11:15am 09.27.14 Big Boats 9/1631 Can some one tell me how the port settee comes apart? I would like to pull the water tank but the wo
Joining the Ranks Danni at 9:40am 09.27.14 Catalina 30 3/921 Hi All ~ I recently joined the Catalina 30 owners ranks with the purchase of hull 1331 built in 78.
Victory monitor problem Sefuller at 8:38am 09.27.14 Musings With Maine Sail 0/845 Victron monitor problem My Victron monitor will frequently (every few weeks) lose the SOC info and
310 mast - deck or keel stepped? Sky Cruiser at 6:07am 09.27.14 Catalina 310 29/6056 Hi, Looking into the 310 as a family (of 3) coastal cruiser in south Florida. Have not had the oppo
Mac 19 rudders up or down on plane? (1) Paulski at 9:55pm 09.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/845 I bought a Mac 19 and discovered while trying to sail this year the rudders have a hole as does the
Starter switch Julescardin at 4:40pm 09.26.14 Big Boats 6/2387 Hi, I am having an issue starting my 1989 catalina 36 mkii with a m35 Diesel engine. We are not gett
Ericson 28 Austindp at 4:22pm 09.26.14 Ericson 2/5293 Are there any other Ericson 28 owners out there?
Are fixed VHF radios "old school"? jBlaze3000 at 1:51pm 09.26.14 Smaller Boats 21/2520 Was at my local marine parts store today looking for some coaxial cable to rewire the antennae on my
Freezer turning me Haagen Dazs into Milk sailorsattic at 1:02pm 09.26.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1238 My freezer on my Beneteau keeps turning off. When i turn the switch on the panel for "Groupe Froid"
Refloating the La Paz, boats..... Delezynski at 12:55pm 09.26.14 Destinations 2/3357 Friends of ours posted a short YouTube video of the efforts. See it at; http://youtu.be/1iebz7gSxOI
New purchase and new sailor jtuner119 at 11:50am 09.26.14 Catalina 30 170/25388 Hello to all sailboat owners. I'm new to this thread and new to sailing. I'm going to try and start

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Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full dlochner at 3:23pm 05.21.23 Welcome to SBO. What kind of sensor does the tank have, an internal sensor or external? If it is an
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jviss at 3:17pm 05.21.23 In addition, you can test these before removing them. Once disconnected from the coolant and water
Lewmar deck hatch leaking through rivets in catch block Sailor Sue at 3:16pm 05.21.23 Garden-grade rivets like those shown are hollow in the middle so they can leak. They make a special
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jviss at 3:14pm 05.21.23 If it's not leaking at the hoses or barbs, and it's the heat exchanger coil, you'd be getting coolan
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jonelli at 3:10pm 05.21.23
Beneteau USA jviss at 3:01pm 05.21.23 That is 0.8 AH. 18.6 Amps a day. I still don't think you have that quite right. :) Amps is an i
Beneteau USA Benny Mike at 2:46pm 05.21.23 That is 0.8 AH. 18.6 Amps a day.
Santana 21 design info needed (2) CurtPollard at 2:44pm 05.21.23 I don't know. I can't find any info on the mast. Here is a picture of the boom attachment and top of
It followed me home JBP-PA at 2:32pm 05.21.23 Awww, it just needs a bit of love and it will be a fine pet boat.
Lewmar deck hatch leaking through rivets in catch block jviss at 2:19pm 05.21.23 Rivets are easy to replace. That's not necessarily so. I had to replace a couple of pop rivets on
Beneteau USA jviss at 2:10pm 05.21.23 my boat uses 0.8 amp hours with electronics memory etc 8Ah per what time interval?
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. isaksp00 at 2:07pm 05.21.23 Listen to Dave. However, I'd suggest you look at the backing that attaches the bow eye, between the
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 2:04pm 05.21.23 Consider removing your sagging plaster ceilings and rewiring all. Hey, Roy, just bored and strolli
What used to be here? Vent in head. jviss at 1:43pm 05.21.23 I thought it looked like a heater too. But seems very specific to have a heater in a small 35 foot
Engine Alinement jviss at 1:42pm 05.21.23 To the O.P., when you say 'skeg,' I think you mean 'strut.' The fact that the prop shaft was bent i
Engine Alinement Dan Anthony at 1:26pm 05.21.23 It is always prudent to determine the level of experience or competence of someone before you addres
Beneteau USA Davidasailor26 at 1:26pm 05.21.23 Mine draws about 0.2A with everything off. Much of that is the DC panel itself (with things like the
What used to be here? Vent in head. Joe at 1:11pm 05.21.23 Any other evidence of ducting or some type of appliance connection. A holding tank vent, perhaps, o
Wind Song launched kappykaplan at 1:03pm 05.21.23 Lookin' good, TaborKP! :beer:
Starter replacement jviss at 1:02pm 05.21.23 If it's a genuine Nippondenso, that's a good starter! However, you have to be very careful of count

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