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1st Season Update (3) Ward H at 8:19pm 12.30.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1745 As I was asking some more questions here on the forums, I thought I would share a couple of photos f
Propeller Flies Off in Reverse Kings Gambit at 7:59pm 12.30.13 Bavaria 9/5595 On Christmas Day 2013 backing our Bavaria 38E out of its slip I punched it in reverse, then lost bac
Are battery on/off switches a safety item? Ward H at 7:26pm 12.30.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2220 My 1980 O'day has a simple electrical system. A battery, 4 breaker panel, electric start and chargin
2008 Hunter 25 troutsmustang at 7:06pm 12.30.13 Smaller Boats 2/734 I want to put up a cabinet to hold some dishes and cups. How do I fasten to the boat? I would like
Sail upgrade hotrodderjim at 6:56pm 12.30.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1059 I'm going to put a roller furling on my 25'O'Day tall rig.I wanted to know if my present jib can be
O'day 25 CB Question Ward H at 6:47pm 12.30.13 Day Sailers 11/1105 When I bought our 25 in the fall of 2012 the CB was stuck up. In the spring I had the yard drop the
Rusty Keel Bolts (1) jefft23 at 5:53pm 12.30.13 Ask All Sailors 8/3181 I'm starting to see rust on the keep boats and also on the mast. See image. Right now it looks to
Water between floor and hull (1) jefft23 at 5:47pm 12.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1321 Our boat suffered a crack in the deck during hurricane Sandy. Water entered the boat at the crack a
3ym 30 Swp Brahmany at 5:43pm 12.30.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/717 Hi, Is there a aftermarket salt water pump for the 3ym30? Parts in Au cost more than double that the
Moving main halyard to the cockpit heritage at 5:12pm 12.30.13 Bigger Boats 3/2490 It's becoming a little daunting at my age to go to the mast and raise the main when the winds blowin
Yeti Coolers Sean Coerse at 4:20pm 12.30.13 Smaller Boats 5/1865 Has anyone used a Yeti cooler for week long cruising. Considering one for my H240. Interested to he
Fuel shut off fuel water separator Clydo at 3:55pm 12.30.13 Catalina 310 18/7104 Before long will replace filter in fuel water separator for first time. Appears it is below fuel t
What type of grease to use at the top of the forestay? LoveTwoSail at 3:37pm 12.30.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/803 In stepping and raising the mast, we have had the forestay pivoting top fitting wedge/lock/jam off
Erasing years on an Oday 32!! 2sticks at 2:57pm 12.30.13 Bigger Boats 4/1074 We moved Fairwinds to the Marina here in Ft. Myers and have been cleaning years of small overlooked
Stanchion C-310 (2) Birchy at 2:17pm 12.30.13 Catalina 310 7/1620 I need to replace 3 damaged Stanchions on my Catalina 310 2003. I noticed the replacement Stanchions
Lake Michigan / WIFI HotSpot Question LawyerBob at 2:12pm 12.30.13 Ask All Sailors 13/4358 After spending 20 fruistrating minutes with the friendly cell provider rep and finally realizing the
sailcloth weight question Bosman at 2:03pm 12.30.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5258 Hopefully I am posting this in the right place. This might be an awkward questions, but coming from
OH My!! SenecaDaze at 1:52pm 12.30.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2083 what did he have on board besides a full tank of fuel?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izdpVHu8g
Beneteau First 29 - Mast Eventyret at 11:55am 12.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1451
Furler Help (5) PatTormey at 10:41am 12.30.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1176 Please help me understand this Furler oDay 322.. Seems to be original equipment. There are no obviou

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chartplotter (1) BC Bernie at 6:35pm 09.05.22 Hi there, Garmin 9" I installed last year in the original pod. Good luck!
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors SycloneDriver at 6:34pm 09.05.22 Have you or anyone else added fuel to the boat lately? Gasoline in a diesel will cause issues. I h
McLube........ McLeak? Captain Larry-DH at 6:29pm 09.05.22 Since my local marine shops stopped bringing in McLube Sailkote spray, I/we sailors here had switch
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors SycloneDriver at 6:25pm 09.05.22 Is there any exhaust smoke? Was it there before this issue?
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors SycloneDriver at 6:24pm 09.05.22 I think I would try quickly opening and closing the lines at the injector, just as you suggest. Whe
McLube........ McLeak? danooxnard at 6:15pm 09.05.22 I have the same can in the picture, never had leaks.
Mainsheet danooxnard at 6:13pm 09.05.22 mine looks just like brockangelo's
McLube........ McLeak? Ken13559 at 6:00pm 09.05.22 Since my local marine shops stopped bringing in McLube Sailkote spray, I/we sailors here had switche
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors (1) 2Sheets2TheWind at 5:45pm 09.05.22 Success. Pushed the throttle up with the shaft disengaged and it kicked over. Pulled it back to 2/
Transmission Not Working Tally Ho at 5:37pm 09.05.22 Good thoughts, I should try tugging on the cable since it may have come loose. Did not sail with m
Yard work done resulting in more problems markwbird at 5:34pm 09.05.22 Totally agree.
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Kingjim91 at 5:33pm 09.05.22
Yard work done resulting in more problems Alan Gomes at 5:28pm 09.05.22 Yes, Baja Naval. We understand from local friends there that the media hyped this and there was lit
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse SV Fiasco at 5:27pm 09.05.22 T-Bird....It sure is a Fuse Holder :) Been on westmarine and found the thing I stepped on. I agree,
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Scott T-Bird at 5:16pm 09.05.22 The boat and the model and the engine don't make any difference. This is a very simple electrical i
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 5:08pm 09.05.22 Did he pay for the 5 minute or the 10 minute argument? I said I wanted the 5 min. argument, we ar
Mainsheet (2) Jacktar at 5:02pm 09.05.22 2 from catalina 22.org files and catalina direct catalog pages
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse (1) SV Fiasco at 5:01pm 09.05.22 Sorry about that. Its a 1981 Catalina Tall Rig. There's a button here protected by a metal plate. Ri
Airmar ST 800 Odd Problem sesmith at 4:52pm 09.05.22 You should definitely see a reading if you spin it by hand. You could test it at the gauge unit usi
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse dlochner at 4:49pm 09.05.22 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Without a photo we're all guessing. Take a photo and post it. You'll get

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