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Catalina 22 Gulf Cruise vs B.E.E.R Cruise HillbillyWanderer at 8:39am 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1084 Very new to sailing and planning a trip this summer down south. Trying to decide between the two. My
Freshwater tank size SailingAway at 8:00am 04.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/866 Could someone please inform me about the depth size of each of the two freshwater tanks on board our
height from cabin top to floor on trailer sailorsteve1 at 7:27am 04.09.14 Smaller Boats 0/858 can someone measure the distance from the tabernacle to the floor with the boat on the trailer. tryi
WARNING, Fresh water swimming & shorepower Anonymous 121765 at 7:24am 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1823 To all my fellow boaters, Last year here in Florida, three children were electrocuted while swimm
What to use Rebedding seadaddler at 7:24am 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 25/2160 Hi all I need to redo my leaky chain plate on my 2007 H-36 and not sure what to use maybe 3M 4200.
water faucet in galley jaycrawford97 at 5:15am 04.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1501 where can i get replacement faucet for galley for '97 Macgregor 26x?
Do you support your mast in the middle while trailering? Gene Neill at 4:46am 04.09.14 Trailer Sailors 23/13872 Just wondering ...
Fuel tank sludge Prime Time at 4:20am 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1045 So, as part of our spring prep work, we decided to take the access ports off the fuel tanks to inspe
Cracks and corrosion majabelle at 3:24am 04.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1056 Hi, I have 2 questions I would love answers to. No 1. I own a 1999 Beneteau 411 Oceanis Clipper (F
The Best Laid Plans.... Roger Long at 3:07am 04.09.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2967 Long time readers of this running account know well how easy it is for me to talk myself into rushin
O'Day 23 - 2 Blog ?? itsjojo at 1:52am 04.09.14 Day Sailers 7/2364 Hi Folks! I purchased an O'day 23 back on August 11th of 2013 that needs a lot of work. Here In Pa.
1977 Oday 23-2 shrouds & stays itsjojo at 1:45am 04.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1254 Hi again! I am very busy here in Pennsylvania getting my 23 ready for it's first launch since I bo
What is the correct procedure to apply caulk Picflight at 8:58pm 04.08.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1463 I have boatlife life-calk at hand to bed hardware. What is the appropriate wait time to fully tighte
Bimini Willemvan at 8:15pm 04.08.14 Smaller Boats 2/705 Anybody have dimensions or ideas for a Bimini on an H26.
Choosing a waste holding tank for my 1980 H30 EdWard3 at 8:03pm 04.08.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/842 Okay, so it's taken me 2 years to finally come up with a practical design that suits me for a MSD on
Air Horn seamansg at 7:35pm 04.08.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1911 Hi, I was wondering why on the coast guard safety list it has an air horn on board but does not say
New Holding tank questions Blitz at 7:05pm 04.08.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/4420 Hello all, I've been looking to replace my holding tank for some time. This was delayed due to th
Idea Thief (2) CaptDon01 at 5:00pm 04.08.14 Catalina 22 0/785 Sure wish I could remember who I stole this out-haul idea from..... Thanks who ever you are! :dan
new salon table (3) woodster at 4:25pm 04.08.14 Ask All Sailors 29/2525 OK here is my rendition of a salon table for S2 9.2a ...it is made out of andaroba planks and biscui
Morgan 38 - Adding Reverse Cycle HVAC jhnewsome17 at 3:38pm 04.08.14 Morgan 3/2045 I have a friend with a Morgan 38 (I think it's a -2 model) who is planning to install a reverse cycl

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ISO - S2 7.3 Owners Manual FDL S2 at 7:08pm 06.19.23
S2 8.6 Owners Manual FDL S2 at 7:00pm 06.19.23 Manuals specific to boats are sometimes hard to find. Most of what you will need to maintain are sy
ISO - S2 7.3 Owners Manual mtb369 at 6:56pm 06.19.23 Fantastic! I did get in touch with tiara yachts and they had some marketing materials they sent me.
ISO - S2 7.3 Owners Manual FDL S2 at 6:54pm 06.19.23 I have most of the paperwork and books that came with my boat when it was new. They are on the boat,
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? mhessick at 6:42pm 06.19.23 Thanks! I ordered some muffs.
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? FDL S2 at 6:33pm 06.19.23 Will the muffs allow the engine to be started out of the water? I assume they circulate the needed
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L jviss at 6:19pm 06.19.23 UPDATE: My new pump arrived today, one day early, from the UK. As expected it was a dead ringer fo
Tropical Depression 3 (1) JamesG161 at 6:17pm 06.19.23 what the Atlantic high (the big dog Capta spot on! :clap: own on my HEAT graph. Jim...
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 (1) Dave96734 at 6:17pm 06.19.23 Found the culprit:
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? mhessick at 5:56pm 06.19.23 Will the muffs allow the engine to be started out of the water? I assume they circulate the needed
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? ricksoth at 5:35pm 06.19.23 Decided to remove it. Everything else is now secured. Ready for the next of task pulling out the anc
Do you trailer with the motor attached? john6206 at 4:57pm 06.19.23
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (7) Rich Stidger at 4:50pm 06.19.23 UPDATE: My new pump arrived today, one day early, from the UK. As expected it was a dead ringer for
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Ralph Johnstone at 4:48pm 06.19.23 Your water tank, your choice. Another first world problem solved right here on SBO.
Help finding the right boat rgranger at 3:59pm 06.19.23 I think the boat you describe is called the Colgate 26 https://www.colgate26.com It is mostly cock
Tropical Depression 3 rgranger at 3:50pm 06.19.23 Thnx
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (1) Allan12210 at 3:43pm 06.19.23 To All I was looking at my anchor locker today and was trying figure out what the purpose of th
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? JBP-PA at 3:31pm 06.19.23 You can put it in a trash can of water to test it. Depending on the motor, you can also connect a g
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? JBP-PA at 3:30pm 06.19.23 It will not overheat in a minute however you will damage, possibly ruin, your impeller because it re
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:25pm 06.19.23 NO! unless you hook up water to cool it. you will destroy the water impeller in 3 seconds

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