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YSM8 - rebuild or part out 78dave at 3:24am 06.25.14 Ask All Sailors 2/834 OK, took a YSM8 out of an AMF boat because it was leaking motor oil between the crankcase and transm
Sail cut ranchu56 at 3:15am 06.25.14 Big Boats 10/1697 Seeking input from the community. We're trying to improve our racing results and got to thinking on
Wiring for Solar Panels on Hunter 356 t054281 at 9:21pm 06.24.14 Big Boats 14/3919 I am installing two 90 watt solar panels and are confused with the wiring connections to the two hou
Xantrex Trucharge2 installation orientation PKFK at 9:16pm 06.24.14 Ask All Sailors 17/1834 My shore power charger packed it in (electrolyte sprayed all over the inside from the capacitors) -
porta pottie suction hose JS13113 at 8:38pm 06.24.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/622 On my new to me 81 catalina 25 I have changed my porta pottie to a MSD style porta pottie. My questi
ST Owners? rclarke246 at 6:31pm 06.24.14 Beneteau Swift Trawlers 0/28784 We're 150 hours in on our 2012 ST44. Bought her new and love her, though she's not without some fai
Shore Power Cable Connection tmatzzie at 6:27pm 06.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2065 I'm a new owner of a 2008 Beneteau 40. We're really excited about the boat and looking forward to ma
Canadian buying a US sailboat from Ohio crazy frenchman at 6:08pm 06.24.14 Big Boats 3/929 what problems should we expect when buying a boat in the US Ohio if we plan to sail it home to Canad
Installing a new rope clutch Julescardin at 6:03pm 06.24.14 Big Boats 2/2306 Hi, have finally decided to replace one of the v-cleats foe the main sheet with a new rope clutch.
Dented Bottom (my boat, not mine) pacerpilot at 5:54pm 06.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/749 I just dragged another unwanted, neglected, abused, filthy dirty, beat up, orphan Mac 25 home. She s
Hello all, I'm going to add a traveler to my V 22 oldHarry at 5:18pm 06.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/702 Looking for ideas on placement and design, pictures would be great!
Can the keel survive low water in the slip ie grounding J105deliveryguy at 4:21pm 06.24.14 S2 3/1152 Just wondering about the structure of the led shot encapsulated keel of a 1979 9.2c Can it bare mu
Easing waste hose installs lingerfeltja at 4:00pm 06.24.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1739 I am sure this has been covered ad nauseum and I apologize but I have not found the information with
Mildew cleanup J105deliveryguy at 3:40pm 06.24.14 S2 2/1165 I am considering buying an S2 9.2c . She has sat for some time with a leak at the durads resulting
Mast head antenna cable entry skindok at 1:44pm 06.24.14 Bigger Boats 2/978 I have a high SWR on my antenna and so the VHF doesn't get out well. I replaced the antenna...no cha
Bottom paint Marina Rel Rey, CA Rug7236 at 1:05pm 06.24.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/966 What is the best bottom paint for a Catalina 22 docked in Los Angles (Marina Del Rey) for a boat tha
Catalina 36 1990 - 1996 wanted Kayamore at 12:07pm 06.24.14 Big Boats 2/31 Looking for a Catalina 36 1990-1996 with 4.5 draft and walk-thru transom. Anyone have one for sal
Help with Variprop? Oliverhg at 11:20am 06.24.14 Big Boats 9/4830 I bought a Hunter 36e three years ago new with a Variprop. I was not happy with the vibration o
Yanmar 3YM20 Service Manual michaeel at 10:59am 06.24.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1586 New to this forum; everything I've read so far is very helpful. Just had to replace the mixing elbo
removing bottom growth hawk232 at 9:41am 06.24.14 Ask All Sailors 65/10755 I am looking at a boat that has been in the water for 3 years, only pulled once for cleaning, and ha

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Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? Alan Gomes at 9:18am 07.23.23 I had three inflate when i didn't want them too... but it had nothing to do with the mechanism and
Catalina 27 teak before and after BigEasy at 9:10am 07.23.23 I think my teak was varnished. I have bare spots on the toerails now. Need I completely strip th
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? stickinthemud57 at 9:10am 07.23.23 Shouldn't have taken the red pill.
Wrapping my boat question xavpil at 9:03am 07.23.23 Quotes from various companies are between $5-$6,000. I just wonder about the durability.
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Hollyberry at 9:01am 07.23.23 When you have your HE cleaned at a rad shop, they will pressure test the HE after cleaning. What w
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 07.23.23 I took my exchanger to a local outfit, they put it in an acid bath and seem to have dissolved much
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 8:48am 07.23.23 Sunday morning, soft winds, bright sun, ........ good time to have the cook make pancakes with michi
Jacklines and Tethers thinwater at 8:40am 07.23.23 ...Practice these movements before you "need" them. So true. Work the systems out in fair weathe
"Portable" Anchor Light? (1) jviss at 8:34am 07.23.23 Here's an update. The boatyard said they'd go back up in the crane and really fix it this time, but
Jacklines and Tethers kappykaplan at 8:32am 07.23.23 Practice these movements before you "need" them. :plus:
Catalina 27 teak before and after jviss at 8:27am 07.23.23 Super results! I usually apply 2 coats of Cetol natural, followed by two coats cetol gloss. Usua
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable jviss at 8:24am 07.23.23 To the OP: What kind of material is it, PVC or CSM/Hypalon? How old is it?
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable jviss at 8:22am 07.23.23 One atmosphere of pressure is 14.7-ish psi. So your 3.8 psi is really (14.7+3.8) 18.5 pushing on 14
Wrapping my boat question Hollyberry at 8:07am 07.23.23 I think 'dock rash' would be a much bigger issue than with paint. It won't 'buff out'. If it was ine
Jacklines and Tethers dLj at 7:45am 07.23.23 Having spent some time reading jackline advice from many seasoned sailors, I have followed the advic
Jacklines and Tethers Hello Below at 7:13am 07.23.23 You don't have to walk tall. There is nothing wrong with crouching, crawling, or scooting on your b
Posting Guidelines (1) JamesG161 at 6:14am 07.23.23 There is Windows version too , but for the Apple world... I just did a video recording of my iMac
Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe Dave at 5:58am 07.23.23 Thanks. Can I start a new forum for Raider 33? Welcome to SBO. We do offer specific forums fo
Catalina 27 teak before and after BigEasy at 5:41am 07.23.23 3 coats of sikkens cetol teak. Super results! I usually apply 2 coats of Cetol natural,
I have an 21' American Fiberglass stickinthemud57 at 5:24am 07.23.23 Hey Stick If you would bother to look at the picture, you will see that the center board is a Dagge

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