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Clogged Head and Galley Sinks Billy the Kidd at 12:29pm 10.05.14 Ask All Sailors 15/10284 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 48/7464 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 1/2332 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 3/1179 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 1/781 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 10/1795 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 11/2610 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 11/4716 Where was the water heater located on a 1989 Hunter 28?
Last Day (1) Tobydaisy at 6:57am 10.05.14 Catalina 22 6/813 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 11/1430 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 4/1529 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 2/834 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 3/838 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 36/9867 Greetings. I have just purchased my first boat, a macgregor 25 out of alametos bay in long beach. Ev
New way of cruising?????? (1) Delezynski at 7:21pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2835 Man in floating bubble rescued in Atlantic Ocean. See it at; http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat
Westerbeke 10-2 overheating (long post) cbourne200 at 3:59pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1983 1987 O'Day 272 with Westerbeke 10-2 is overheating. Purchased about 3 yrs ago from PO who had suppos
mooring buoy on the chesapeake bay jtuner119 at 3:42pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 9/6980 i want to place a mooring buoy around annapolis area. preferably south of annapolis but i have no id
A/C Water Strainer (3) KZW at 3:35pm 10.04.14 Catalina 310 4/1539 Water Strainer Does anyone know of a source for the water strainer shown in the pictures? The str
Control Cable Lubrication LakeOntario270 at 3:17pm 10.04.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/986 I have a 1996 Westerbeke that has 3 control cables. A throttle cable, a shut off cable, and a trans
Yanmar 2GM20F Mixing Elbow jrezab at 2:36pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2281 I am replacing the Mixing Elbow on my 1986 Pearson 303. There is a stainless steel connecting piece

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Latest on NMEA to WiFi? jviss at 10:59am 08.16.23
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup jviss at 10:57am 08.16.23 .................... on a rebuilt engine ? Why not? "Rebuilt" means different things to different
Tide Clock jviss at 10:54am 08.16.23 I live in Charleston and I am lucky enough to be able to drive my stink-pot to work one days when t
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Hayden Watson at 10:53am 08.16.23 ... 2. Prepare the engine for valve adjust by removing arm rocker. ... I hope you do not need to
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup Ralph Johnstone at 10:47am 08.16.23 Could be loose valve guides and seals .................... on a rebuilt engine ? Just rebuilt
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? Davidasailor26 at 10:46am 08.16.23 I have the Vesper 8000 AIS with its own WiFi, a B&G MFD with WiFi, and a Simrad GoFree WiFi access
Funny Friday!!! (2) Will Gilmore at 10:35am 08.16.23 When Not Treasure Hunting, Pirates Practiced Democracy
Garmin GPSMAP 498 upgrade card Rich Stidger at 10:25am 08.16.23 I know this thread is several years old but I also have a Garmin 492 with old software. Any chance
Tide Clock (1) rgranger at 10:18am 08.16.23 I live in Charleston and I am lucky enough to be able to drive my stink-pot to work on days when the
Garmin GPSMAP 498 upgrade card Capt_Andy at 10:14am 08.16.23 I know this thread is several years old but I also have a Garmin 492 with old software. Any chance s
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup jviss at 10:02am 08.16.23 Could be loose valve guides and seals, allowing engine oil to drip into the cylinders when its sitti
Traveler Replacement on 37C PhilaSailor at 9:59am 08.16.23 I'll be on the boat tomorrow and will post some pictures. The Garhauer is the same price at the maj
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? jviss at 9:58am 08.16.23
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? curtdo at 9:35am 08.16.23
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? JBP-PA at 9:23am 08.16.23 Thank you all for the advice. It looks like the Comar is 50% higher price than the YDWG, for what a
Traveler Replacement on 37C kappykaplan at 9:22am 08.16.23 Any photos to share of your upgrade?
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 9:08am 08.16.23 Also try just lifting the aft part of the cover just an inch to break it free
Cutter 37 Refit (1) PhilaSailor at 9:06am 08.16.23 The refit extended into the cabin. The Corian galley came out great. It is amazing how much storag
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? jviss at 9:05am 08.16.23 Thank you all for the advice. It looks like the Comar is 50% higher price than the YDWG, for what a
Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 Irek at 9:04am 08.16.23 1983? the post on the 1993 (the first production year of the 40.5) I had was metal, presumably stee

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