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Dorade cutout size '87 H-34 Genkigary at 6:23am 05.12.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/834 Anyone know the cutout size of the OEM dorades. Looking through defender catalog for replacements.
Floor tgrass462 at 6:15am 05.12.14 Smaller Boats 6/849 I need help! Launched our boat Saturday - everything looks great except the floor of our 1999 Hunte
Installed my portable ac unit yesterday kito at 6:11am 05.12.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1123 Well I got my H30 project boat pretty much sealed up with no water being found on the floor anymore.
Removing the top of the mast plane4uegg at 6:10am 05.12.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2779 Good morning, does anyone know the easiest way(or what tool to use) to remove the top piece of the m
How is your season coming along? BobM at 3:54am 05.12.14 S2 13/1934 Am ahead of schedule...though admittedly i am lucky if i splash in June. Bottom painted and engine
Salisbury SBM20 water-lift muffler replacement Jumpstart at 9:58pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1212 Mine blew out on motor from launch yard to my Club on Saturday. Anybody replace this specific model
Windows SailorRob at 9:26pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 23/3360 Hi all I want to know what boat you have and how your windows (ports or whatever you want to call t
hot water heater recommendations??? centerline at 8:39pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1124 its time to replace the hot water heater.... 6 gallon, 110V w/heat exchanger. in the Defender cata
Cabin Lights on DC Power = Alarm Mystery SerenityTC at 7:40pm 05.11.14 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1450 I am the new owner of an '83 Hunter 27. I'm very new to sailboats so please forgive me if I am askin
windlass recommendations for a Catalina 36 mark I SBsailor at 7:33pm 05.11.14 Big Boats 4/2738 I have a 1980's vintage Catalina 36 that I would like to add a windlass to. I would appreciate any
Sail repair? pupluv at 7:08pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1434 The furling headsail on my Windrose 18 has a tear in it. The sail is two ply and the tear on one ply
Can Lorance 3G radar be used with Raymarine MFDs? SBsailor at 6:34pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 7/5707 I'm planning to upgrade my electronics and replace my GPS and old Raytheon radar for a new wireless
Wheel rusted in place markwbird at 6:33pm 05.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/710 I need to remove the Yacht Specialties stainless steel wheel from its stainless steel hub to install
Strengthening/adding Sprite interior bottom laminate (3) Old Sprite Sailor at 6:29pm 05.11.14 Day Sailers 1/924 I am in the process of repairing some dings and cracks in the laminate on the inside of my 1959 O'Da
H26 Standing Rigging Question Fred at 6:01pm 05.11.14 Smaller Boats 1/676 Should the upper shroud be connected to the forward chainplate and the lower shroud to the aft chain
Bottom prep? a65sailor at 5:20pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1163 I am in the process of taking my hull down to gelcoat. The question I have is how do you get the boa
keel bolts mstevens1816 at 4:47pm 05.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1197 I am restoring and modifying a mariner 19'. I have the keel off and have had it repaired by a boiler
Air conditioner installation toddorts at 4:03pm 05.11.14 S2 4/1176 I'm having my yard put together a quote for me on installing a self-contained air conditioner/heat p
The Kaufmans speak Indysailor at 1:38pm 05.11.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1077 I heard this while driving home from Cincinnati this morning on This American Life. You can stream i
Air conditioner Maddies dad at 1:10pm 05.11.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/962 Need to replace my air conditioner that was not installed properly when I purchased the boat. What d

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Engine Alinement jviss at 9:30am 05.22.23 I cannot stress this enough! It's giving me fits. :) Clue number one: the shaft was bent. Check
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition dlochner at 9:29am 05.22.23 Somebody should come up with an idea where there is something that automatically keeps a charge on
1964 islander 32 dlochner at 9:19am 05.22.23 CDI makes an external mainsail furling unit. The big advantage over in boom or in mast furlers is co
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? mermike at 9:16am 05.22.23 Both Anacortes and Port Townsend are well known for availability of services. Port Townsend Shipwrig
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Dalliance at 9:12am 05.22.23 Whether one is at a dock or not, and on shore power not, makes a difference. I think in your case,
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? jviss at 9:11am 05.22.23 Long story short - since there is no way to tell how well the boat has been taken care of by previo
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? jonelli at 9:09am 05.22.23 Update: looks like that particular repair is now holding well. Have new issues after sailing trip l
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:04am 05.22.23 What is the brand name of your tank level monitor, Mike? You should be able to find it on the panel
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? DirtyScoobie at 9:03am 05.22.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum @DirtyScoobie . If the yacht manufacturer is not able to help, then you ma
Slow sump pump with backflow Don S/V ILLusion at 9:02am 05.22.23 Is the thruhull above the level of the pump? Most are in which case the backflow can be minimized by
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? jssailem at 8:59am 05.22.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum @DirtyScoobie . If the yacht manufacturer is not able to help, then you may
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:58am 05.22.23
Slow sump pump with backflow (1) McPhee at 8:51am 05.22.23 Yeah, I'll take a look. It looks like there's a separate ball valve that controls the flow. From the
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Dalliance at 8:48am 05.22.23
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? DirtyScoobie at 8:48am 05.22.23 Well, my question is 'why do you have to replace the chainplates?' Well, jviss, how much time do
1964 islander 32 jssailem at 8:42am 05.22.23 Looking at the first question, the mast in the images looks normal. The mast falling down is not rea
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? DirtyScoobie at 8:41am 05.22.23 Forgive me if you've done this already, but I was thinking you might get a lot of help from Island
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:40am 05.22.23 About 6 mo ago I was sitting on my dock enjoying a cold one and heard the pump on a friends boat cy
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition rgranger at 8:38am 05.22.23 The bilge pump isn't going to save the boat, it's only going to delay the sinking. About 6 mo ago
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:37am 05.22.23 I'm sure the boat would have sunk if the bilge pump wasn't active. How can you be so sure? Was th

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