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Hello From Hampton Roads Roger Long at 6:15am 03.16.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/1754
wifi relay Jwhy at 10:12pm 03.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/952 I can't receive my marina wifi inside the boat, only on deck or in the cockpit. Is there an antenna
Icom M55 wufibugs at 10:05pm 03.15.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1287 I'm wondering just how far out of date this model is. All its basic functions work, but from lookin
Hooking up new ST60 to old transducer Jared1048 at 9:27pm 03.15.14 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2162 Hi, I was pleased to find you wrote about doing just that at ( http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising
where is he factory depth transducer? Jared1048 at 8:43pm 03.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 13/2013 I've traced the wire down to behind the engine but then runs into one of the "holes" that are under
S boat rudder hole locations vizwhiz at 8:39pm 03.15.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1999 I have a feeling the holes in my factory rudder that are supposed to let water in/out are plugged an
Too much zinc? rpell46 at 8:15pm 03.15.14 Ask All Sailors 34/10836 It was suggested that I add a collar zinc between the strut and prop on my 30 Cat.....in addition to
83 oday 28 fuel tank replacement Euphoria2011 at 7:33pm 03.15.14 Bigger Boats 12/4470 Hello, well today i got a suprise when i opened the boat, a strong smell of diesel. Looked in the
New O'day 23 owner with a lot of questions Ziradog at 7:23pm 03.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1563 I just purchased a 1984 23-2, and I have a LOT of questions. First, where is the best place to pump
Insurance Terry in Naples at 6:57pm 03.15.14 Ask All Sailors 28/2925 Just got my insurance bill. Over $2100 for my 1988 c34. I live in Florida. Seems like a lot. Boat us
Reseal windows on a h23 C Jones at 6:03pm 03.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1278 This spring I plan to remove and reseal the windows on my h23. What is the name of the foam tape use
Shifter cable pagin2 at 5:48pm 03.15.14 Catalina 30 17/8550 I have a 1986 Catalina 30 I can't change gears because the cable is bound and will not shift. An
1980 H27 Pumpout Adapter Peninsulaman at 5:23pm 03.15.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/864 First time posting. Restoring a 1980 H27. I found a pumpout adapter on the internet that claims to
Uniden Atlantis 200 VHF handheld radio pupluv at 3:17pm 03.15.14 Ask All Sailors 8/4127 I recently bought a Uniden Atlantis 200 handheld radio, new-in-box but very cheap. Looking around th
San Diego "BIG BAY" Weekend CaptDon01 at 1:51pm 03.15.14 Catalina 22 6/938
Lake Lanier seaduct at 1:01pm 03.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1079 We have a 1986 Catalina 30 that we keep in Westbrook, Ct and enjoy sailing Long Island sound. But..
Hunter 34 Replacing original refrigerator Hunter345 at 12:17pm 03.15.14 Big Boats 13/5436 I have the 1983 Hunter 34. I have been living aboard since June 2012 and it has been an incredibl
Shaft log size on a 1991 Passage 42? ttac at 11:24am 03.15.14 Big Boats 3/1618 Hello all, I'm looking for the prop shaft log size on our 1991 Hunter Passage 42. We plan to haul ou
A tale of two rodes IH82BL8 at 8:57am 03.15.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1103 My boat came with two complete sets of what appear to be identical ground tackle, except that one ro
Bottom Paint question (1) DAVA390 at 8:37am 03.15.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1170 The bottom of the P23 I bought last spring is painted with a textured, heavy duty paint. P.O. said

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Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? BigEasy at 9:05am 06.14.23 Can I just drain the fluid through the dipstick hole with an extraction pump, then replace with n
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? jviss at 8:55am 06.14.23 crappy Hurth HBW 50 transmission Why "crappy?" I find those to be bullet-proof. And yes, you can
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:51am 06.14.23 You didn't read my original post well - I said a couple had broken, but thought to replace them all
Engine raw water thru hole location Capt_Andy at 8:49am 06.14.23 Water flows continuously. The hose runs through the compartment where the stuffing box is accessed.
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 8:40am 06.14.23 Ha, ha! Wow, you have a dozen of those stanchion blocks? That seems like a lot. I. think I might
Edson wheel size and leather cover? BigEasy at 8:33am 06.14.23 Mine is a rougher, suede-like leather and is the same as what I have on the rear edge of my dodger.
Thru hole and keel crack, dlochner at 8:23am 06.14.23 Searched all over for a water trail leak but couldnt find anything. Only moisture was water beading
Should I switch to hank on? morbidfollower at 8:21am 06.14.23 I used to sail with hanked on and when I wanted to change to a smaller sail, I would point up and th
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem BigEasy at 8:19am 06.14.23 I'm not a Yanmar guy, but that looks like a regular petcock, and used to bleed. I like to pump coo
Thru hole and keel crack, babadu at 8:13am 06.14.23 Yeah could be the condensation as described above. Ill look into the g-flex thanks
Edson wheel size and leather cover? jviss at 8:09am 06.14.23 Not sure what type of hide is used on my wheel; it is smooth reddish-brown hide with very little "g
Thru hole and keel crack, babadu at 8:08am 06.14.23 Searched all over for a water trail leak but couldnt find anything. Only moisture was water beading
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:08am 06.14.23 I ponder that Harken subsidies them secretly so that Harken can maintain higher prices, albeit real
Edson wheel size and leather cover? BigEasy at 8:06am 06.14.23 And that's a good thing! I didn't think you were supposed to put anything on elk hide. I rinse mi
Thru hole and keel crack, dlochner at 8:05am 06.14.23 Welcome to SBO. The hairline crack is a pretty common issue on boats with a bolt on keel. It is cau
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:03am 06.14.23 don't expect plastic to last forever but when it does fail, I expect a fair price on the replacemen
Thru hole and keel crack, rgranger at 8:03am 06.14.23 The drain looks fairly good to me. Why do you suspect it is the through hull? If water is entering
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M LouBegue at 7:42am 06.14.23 Hi Lou, I made the swap a few years ago. It was a lot of work, but doable. It is a good time to
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) rgranger at 7:41am 06.14.23 I do need a replacement telescoping swim ladder, though, as the old one is getting pretty beat. The
Schafer Outrageous Pricing FastOlson at 7:40am 06.14.23 Schaefer. Yes... Sometimes great design and engineering... and sometimes not. I tried their stanchio

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