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Holding Tank Vents (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 2/950 Has anyone had a problem with odours permeating through the holding tank vent hose walls ? The com
TV Reception Jtacqua at 10:33am 05.25.14 Catalina 310 1/827 Hello all and Happy Memorial Day weekend, Little by little Doctor's Orders (2005 310 hull 299) is
Calling any Beneteau 461 owners... carmarche at 9:58am 05.25.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/978 Hi all... We currently own a 2002 2 cabin RF main 331 any am looking into finding a late model 461
Wire selection caguy at 9:37am 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1466 Please stop. 14 ga should be the smallest wire on any boat. Why? 'Cuz even with LEDs as l
Memorial Day Weekend Brian D at 9:18am 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 0/552 We the Admins and Mods of SBO wish all a very happy, fun, and safe weekend. Spend it with family and
New Owner and new to forum tjpalek at 9:00am 05.25.14 Smaller Boats 4/740 Hello All, I just took ownership of a beautiful 1994 H23.5 yesterday. Even though I also have a
Water in Lower Stern Lazarette on P42 (2) CoolChange91-42passage at 8:34am 05.25.14 Big Boats 0/801 Did a search and didn't find much on it but I have always had water from washing and rain in the low
Wet sails Lost Parent at 8:31am 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 22/7488 Got back from a good weekend sail in the rain. Question is, do I leave the sail cover off other p
Tool for calculating course intercept YVRguy at 8:15am 05.25.14 Ask All Sailors 34/3961 Where I sail there is a large amount commercial ship traffic in the form of large, fast moving ferri
Wiring for navigation lights Chuck Reynolds at 8:03am 05.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1002 I need to replace the wiring for my starboard navigation light. I can get to the wiring thru the re
Im going to look like an idiot but here goes. Doc_holiday at 6:59am 05.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 18/4742 I have a 9.9 mercury long shaft 2 stroke 1997. I have figured out that with the engine off, to raise
Hunter 260 Wheel jammed! Help please! MarkChandler at 6:49am 05.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/933 I jammed the wheel last weekend on heavy winds. I was able to put the cables back on the pulley bloc
2GM20F stuffing box flax size bigsick at 5:55am 05.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 21/5291 I know their is a lot of information on this site, but I can not seem to find this answer. What thi
Most common environmentally friendly bottom paints? Shellback at 5:55am 05.25.14 Lancer 11/3329 I've decided to take the plunge and redo the bottom of my Lancer. Yep! sandblasting the bottom and
2GM20F: Alternator question (1) Ken13559 at 12:33am 05.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5685 I was looking the the Yanmar 2GM20F wiring diagram and as best as I can tell, turning the Key Switch
Mystery stuffing box (1) ingeanous at 8:08pm 05.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1158 I'm at a loss, anybody know what kind of stuffing box system this is???
h23 shroud tension? C Jones at 8:04pm 05.24.14 Smaller Boats 11/1521 Retuning my h23 after adjusting my forestay. Any one know the factory numbers?
Hunter 41-Sheets for aft cabin matress 30AGuy at 8:04pm 05.24.14 Big Boats 4/1778 Compared to all the other post I'm seeing, this is going to seem trivial... I have Hunter 410 on wh
Waterproof Step Down Butt Connectors? sully75 at 6:45pm 05.24.14 Musings With Maine Sail 36/8247 So I have a large quantity of 12 gauge wire, but need to wire some things that are 16 gauge. I don'
Plastic sail slides celticray at 6:32pm 05.24.14 Catalina 30 1/1095 What is the correct size for 1984 Catalina 30 tall rig

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VHF Antenna installation 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:34am 07.02.23 Don ..... you could be right there. There was a fine crack in the upper part of the coil hub. Lighti
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 11:03am 07.02.23 Yes, Mr. Cool has HX's with caps at both ends. I had a broken off piece of anode stuck and pulling
Raider Cherubini 33 prc at 10:52am 07.02.23 If anyone has a Raider 33 and knows where they found the HIN on their boat, please let me know.
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 10:48am 07.02.23 I really enjoyed her. Sold her to a guy (80 years young) so I could buy my next boat. He sailed tha
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! jibes138 at 10:29am 07.02.23 Another item to consider when troubleshooting overheat conditions is the zinc in the heat exchanger.
VHF Antenna installation Don S/V ILLusion at 10:29am 07.02.23 The base was empty except for the dust. I was told it was properly hit by lighting. Great Lakes so
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? apell at 10:27am 07.02.23 Both are nice daysailors. I enjoyed my Montgomery 15... A great solo day sailor. Even enough space
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 10:26am 07.02.23 Another West Coast boat that would work on the waters you describe is a Scamp. https://smallcraftad
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? (1) jssailem at 10:22am 07.02.23 Both are nice daysailors. I enjoyed my Montgomery 15... A great solo day sailor. Even enough space t
Sails and Stack Packs Mike C275 33 at 9:57am 07.02.23 Tnx. I'll give it a try
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing (1) jssailem at 9:52am 07.02.23 you should also have an accessible sharp knife to cut the tether. Yes... I agree. Quick access eme
VHF Antenna installation 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:45am 07.02.23 The base was empty except for the dust. I was told it was properly hit by lighting. Great Lakes so n
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Shooting some video in the harbor stickinthemud57 at 9:26am 07.02.23 Yes, much better. I like that you kept the framing consistent, and the contrast between open water a
VHF Antenna installation BigEasy at 9:22am 07.02.23 Lost radio connection ........ aerial hub was totally empty when I opened it up. Just a pile of dus
In-mast furling BigEasy at 9:18am 07.02.23 Our 323 manual specifies 10 mm for both inhaul and outhaul but, when replacing, I used 10 mm for ou
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Kings Gambit at 9:17am 07.02.23
VHF Antenna installation 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:53am 07.02.23 Lost radio connection ........ aerial hub was totally empty when I opened it up. Just a pile of dust
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Kings Gambit at 8:51am 07.02.23 Does anyone have experience with modifying a Catalina 320 for easier solo sailing? At minimum, I t
Blown exhast odaydokay at 8:43am 07.02.23 Thanks to this terrific site I did some reseaarch to see what others did. I learned that Westerbeke

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