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Lowering mast before expected storm? ScottHamann99 at 9:44am 06.16.23 Catalina 22 8/1729 Anyone have advice on -if I have the time-, should I lower the mast and keep keel down before a stor
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose (1) WesternTraveler at 9:32am 06.16.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1044 Hello all, On my hunter 26, there is two of the pictured thru hulls already in place. Do any of you
Fresh water cooling system elcojo2 at 5:34pm 06.15.23 Ask All Sailors 7/759 To whom it may concern, We just bought a catalina 28 with an M320 universal diesel engine. As I am
2gm20f will not start CharlieAnn at 2:15pm 06.15.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1020 found peacock open and drained all engine coolant, engine over heated and shut down, closed peacock
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue SailMaster at 9:35am 06.15.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/1502 ThIs engine starts up beautifully and runs like a sewing machine. However she heats up after about 1
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 6:28am 06.15.23 Ask All Sailors 51/4015 I just had my fresh water pump fail on my 25 yo Volvo Penta MD22L I'm stuck at Onset Bay, MA. I can'
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? boaterbob at 5:25am 06.15.23 Bavaria 5/2170 Getting rudder down required using a car jack to force it out of bearing. Very noisy and hard. Lower
1990 Hunter 27 resin type dsrawlins at 2:42pm 06.14.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/934 I need to repair a hole in my hull and I'm wondering whether Hunter used epoxy or polyester resin.
Selling Used Boat Gear Dave at 1:35pm 06.14.23 Ask All Sailors 1/448 Hello SBO Members, Lately we've had a number of members posting gear for sale in the "Ask All Sailo
30 amp service to 15 amp system (1) Dantheman at 1:25pm 06.14.23 Ask All Sailors 21/4055 Hi all, Trying to set up shore power on my Irwin 27 for when I move aboard in September for refrige
Mast deck plate removal help on Macgregor19 (4) Maxcromic at 11:43am 06.14.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1490 Hello All I need to repair fiberglass around the Mast deckplate/tabernacle you see me very confus
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 8:44am 06.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 10/3060 I purchased a 2003 Catalina 310 back in september 2015. It has the OEM universal M25XPB diesel eng
Solar Panel karen lilly at 8:33am 06.14.23 Big Boats 0/31 Our beloved Hunter 40.5 got severely damaged in a freak storm. The solar Panel and Regulator never g
Thru hole and keel crack, (2) babadu at 7:53am 06.14.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1258 Novice owner looking for best way to patch a sink drain thru hole suspected of causing water to come
Solar vent recommendations rgranger at 7:44am 06.14.23 Ask All Sailors 7/949 Hi I want to add a solar vent to my cabin top. I had one on my last sailboat and it kept the "funk
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ chaswg at 5:12pm 06.13.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1861 I am looking at buying a 2001 320. It is missing the removable seat in the cockpit aft of the wheel
Help Identifying another O'Day (1) apell at 1:48pm 06.13.23 Ask All Sailors 5/443 Hello. I have come across what the owner says is a 1980 O'Day 15. I'm trying to pin down date of ma
Schafer Outrageous Pricing kloudie1 at 1:38pm 06.13.23 Ask All Sailors 30/2910 Ya know how some things get under your skin? My current one is with the Schaefer blocks people. I ha
Alden 44 - 1984 Windlass Model Number Tim Alden44 at 1:32pm 06.13.23 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 11/2044 All, My 1984 Alden 44 Windlass gave out on my last week. The make is Nilsson, which I know was purc
Engine raw water thru hole location Capt_Andy at 10:23am 06.13.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1905 Hi: I have a 1979 Catalina 30 which I purchased last year. When going over the boat at purchase, I

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Connecting jssailem at 11:58am 05.31.25 Never. But Garmin says you have some functionality. check out Garmin Express. https://www.garmin.com
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? PickledHerrings at 11:52am 05.31.25 I know it's been two weeks but I keep seeing Victron gear questions as I scroll. Victron has a bas
Sunken Treasure dLj at 11:48am 05.31.25 @Grumps - Here's a great deal... Free boat, ready to sail.... https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? PickledHerrings at 11:40am 05.31.25 They make RV ones that will work better and you could shave off some in the middle of the curve w sa
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! PickledHerrings at 11:36am 05.31.25 If your impeller was okay it might not be now. That bottom spline is backwards. Always rotate your
No in-water hull scrubbers available? patrickkidd at 10:59am 05.31.25 Is it hard to ship from Japan? This company is based in the UK, but they advertise a new USA divis
Replacing V-berth platform niceshoes6 at 10:42am 05.31.25 Jay did you find a similar top laminate to the original? I'm in the same boat as you with a leaky a
No in-water hull scrubbers available? Will Gilmore at 10:14am 05.31.25 Is it hard to ship from Japan? This company is based in the UK, but they advertise a new USA divis
Head not drawing water Foswick at 9:48am 05.31.25 I'm not sure why people are advising a pump replace/rebuild when a simple blockage is not ruled out?
Velcro tape for attaching solar panels to bimini Hello Below at 9:48am 05.31.25 I have used Velcro Extreme Outdoor hook and loop on both top and bottom sides of my 175W flexible bi
Goosneck to Boom (2) Keith Hoovler at 9:39am 05.31.25 I have an 86' O'Day Daysailer 3. I'm in the midst, installing a new boom extrusion. My old one sn
Velcro tape for attaching solar panels to bimini Foswick at 9:33am 05.31.25 Well, I used 2" wide industrial vecro to attach my panels to the deck of my first boat. I did it thi
Head not drawing water (1) PNWE36 at 9:26am 05.31.25 I have experienced this with Jabsco manual pumps. As Peggie suggested the easiest and I will add mo
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! Hayden Watson at 8:54am 05.31.25 I have owned my C30 for 27 years and the heat exchanger has needed to be cleaned twice. The first t
propane regulator PNWE36 at 8:52am 05.31.25 Looks like they sell them on this SBO site. You might be able to find just the regulator for a lowe
Mast damage CrispyCringle at 8:40am 05.31.25 That looks pretty done to me. How did that happen? Im sure you can put some sort of patch on it, but
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! Rich Stidger at 8:38am 05.31.25 If I can do it myself with confidence that the job will be done correctly and with quality, I will n
Broken gear on Maxwell 24ST winch Claude L.-Auger at 8:18am 05.31.25 Good Morning Claude. I don't have engineering dimensioned drawings for the 24ST but here is what I
Broken gear on Maxwell 24ST winch dLj at 7:59am 05.31.25 Here's a pair of 26's for sale on ebay... No idea if they could work fo ryou. dj https://www.ebay.
Broken gear on Maxwell 24ST winch (3) Allan12210 at 7:34am 05.31.25 Good Morning Claude. I don't have engineering dimensioned drawings for the 24ST but here is what I d

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