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Hull ID jonelli at 12:15am 08.05.14 Catalina 30 4/1328 Is the HULL # only stamped into the little metal plate on the transom? The reason I ask is that I
Sippy Cup/Big Gulp Regatta Results? Survivors? (1) caruthers at 10:33pm 08.04.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1500 Anyone here participate in the race this year? I was planning on it but I am seriously a fair-weathe
No DC power JohnnyMac at 8:38pm 08.04.14 Big Boats 10/2730 Tonight I took out my house battery to exchange it in the morning for a new one. I turned off the ho
Drop in Replacement for Raymarine Depth rpwillia at 7:57pm 08.04.14 Ask All Sailors 3/882 Anyone ever heard of a drop in replacement fish finder for the Raymarine depth instrument? Am trying
FYI - ST30 Speed Transducer Replacement (2) John T1594 at 7:45pm 08.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/6147 My 2000 H340 has an instrument cluster on the sea hood over the companionway. It has a Raymarine/Aut
Mega 30 (1) mblockb at 7:32pm 08.04.14 C&C 2/4845 Just bought a mega 30. Previous boat was a Chrysler 22. Looking to get as much info as possible from
Oil in freshwater cooling Universal M25XP Mikesails48 at 7:04pm 08.04.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1996 A quart of oil was accidentally dumped into my freshwater cooling system. I drained the mixture of
Hunter 430 - re-power options mikesher at 6:51pm 08.04.14 Big Boats 13/3084 I'm considering re-powering my 1996 Hunter 430, which has a Volvo MD22-L. Any suggestions / experie
Older O'day 22 gas can placement (2) repawn at 6:34pm 08.04.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1267 78951.vB Thanks all!
Engine trouble 3YM20 plodder at 6:31pm 08.04.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1609 Hi I have a 309 (made in 2006). The Yanmar 3YM20 engine has been blowing black dobs out the back wh
Autohelm 4000ST James Simmonds at 6:28pm 08.04.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1103 The drive wheel on my 4000ST failed yesterday, it seems some of the internal bearings let go. Appare
Hunter 46' vs. Beneteau 46' Member 126514 at 5:48pm 08.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1948 So we have been 2 boat owner past few years with Hunter 34' on West Coast (Seattle) and sistership i
Eliminate Water from Bilge (3) rk6johnson at 5:41pm 08.04.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2470 I hate to see water always standing in my 309 bilge. Mainly from the AC condensate, but also when us
Anchor Windlass ideas? Sanford H. at 5:13pm 08.04.14 Catalina 30 2/1157 Hi all, At the risk of repeating a thread already posted (?) has anybody retrofitted their Catal
Hunter 430 - Exaust return-water safety valve? mikesher at 4:48pm 08.04.14 Big Boats 7/2182 I have a 1996 Hunter 430, in which Sea-water made its way to the oil recently. The engine is a Volv
Pride of Baltimore Headed South (1) Tom-in-Annapolis at 4:45pm 08.04.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1817 Picture of the Pride of Baltimore headed South on the Chesapeake Bay today.
Universal 5411 Overheating Blwarch at 4:29pm 08.04.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1376 My freshwater Catalina 27 began overheating after owning it for a year. I replaced the impeller, wh
Looking for Campbell propeller for sale Rick R at 3:05pm 08.04.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1363 All, Looking for a used or new three-blade propeller for my 2002 Hunter 326 that somebody may be
OEM info jhastie at 2:03pm 08.04.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/836 Can anyone tell me more about the original collapsing water storage jug offered on my Macgregor 26s?
Is my depth finder toast? mgraham at 1:37pm 08.04.14 Catalina 30 4/1429 My depth finders digital display is very faded and almost impossible to read.It is original equipmen

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Musings On Boat Electrical Panels Stu Jackson at 9:11pm 08.18.23 Each vertical row of breakers is connected together by a positive flat bar, and there's an adjacent
Rear seal size/specs for kanzaki k3mp CamaroMan at 8:23pm 08.18.23 seals fit perfect thanks!
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 7:53pm 08.18.23 Well the manager of the marina let me know that I got less than 30 days to still be in a position w
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:41pm 08.18.23 I hate to keep pissing on your corn flakes like this @RSHunter27 , but if you do decide to incorpora
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 7:41pm 08.18.23 Of course you're right, it's just that it's so interesting. Well the manager of the marina let me
Thoughts on chart tables? Tally Ho at 7:16pm 08.18.23 You can do what you want with your boat, but I think a chart table is a good place to have your lap
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 7:15pm 08.18.23 Thanks! Today I saw an albacore flying a spinnaker in 20 to 30 knot winds, when we sailed a 30 foote
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 7:14pm 08.18.23 The more I see of this project, the more I wonder why you are reinventing the drive train. Of cou
Stowing Winch Handles (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:59pm 08.18.23 It's really difficult to see the winch pocket. That beautiful woodwork is overpowering! Thank you
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Hayden Watson at 6:46pm 08.18.23 Missing the cylinder head and injectors, rings seized to the bores and just flat out dirty inside.
Stowing Winch Handles Project_Mayhem at 6:36pm 08.18.23 Vinyl pockets screwed into the cockpit seat lowers for me. Not the subject of this photo but you ca
rolex fastnet race is on, too PaulK at 6:18pm 08.18.23 Looks like it got bouncy after the tide changed. Several boats seem to have too much sail up -- shou
Fabric for boom tent? dLj at 5:54pm 08.18.23 You can also do an inexpensive structure where your use two light weight nylon tarps with an airspac
Tide Clock (1) Tally Ho at 5:49pm 08.18.23 Who knew :huh: I learn something new here at SBO every day ;-) I am once again happy I sail on th
Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes stageboss at 5:44pm 08.18.23 Mine is a Dometic CruisAir STQ16-410A Air Conditioner with reverse cycle, and a Dometic CruisAir QH
Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes Davidasailor26 at 5:36pm 08.18.23 Mine is a Dometic CruisAir STQ16-410A Air Conditioner with reverse cycle, and a Dometic CruisAir QHT
Stowing Winch Handles (2) Tally Ho at 5:34pm 08.18.23 I have 3 vinyl pockets, each with a chrome handle winch. One is mounted in the cockpit bridge deck
Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes stageboss at 5:32pm 08.18.23 On my Dometic / Cruisair thermostat HI/PS means high pressure shutdown. See page 15 of the attached
Battery charger JoeWhite at 5:30pm 08.18.23 Need more info about your setup. I just installed 100 watt flexible solar panel with 30Amp Victron s
CL14 Dinghy jon hansen at 5:09pm 08.18.23 well, now that you've practiced capsizing, no need to do that again. get a plastic bucket with a lan

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