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Need a top to one of my stantions (2) sully75 at 4:53pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 2/849 I have one stantion that appears to have some sort of repair made to it from a broken top. The repa
Camping Gas (propane) in the Cabin sully75 at 4:35pm 03.11.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2611 So I'm going to ditch the little gimbaled stove that my boat came with and replace it with a fixed t
Can anyone recommend a freight forwarder for the Caribbean? Phil Herring at 4:32pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1452 Someone who consolidates shipments. We've got a customer in a bind and figured you east coast cruisi
Help me review and rebuild my electrical system (4) sully75 at 4:18pm 03.11.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/3119 The PO has a kind of mishmash of exposed wiring and I'm trying to figure out what is good and what i
prop needed for hunter 27 Aco77 at 3:25pm 03.11.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/838 In need of 13 in 10 pitch r h. For hunter 27 1 in shaft. Any help appreciated. Thank you.
Comments on painted boats? horrors? Scooter2368 at 1:33pm 03.11.14 Catalina 30 4/1265 We just sold our Catalina 25 and we're looking at new boats 30-34. We see one we may go look at but
Bent mast step Bruce Bythrow at 1:00pm 03.11.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1332 Has anyone had a problem bending the mast step? Last year, when dropping the mast for the first time
Fixed Port Windows Long Story at 12:29pm 03.11.14 Catalina 310 12/5998 I know there are a lot of articles posted on the subject on different suppliers web sites, but I wan
Hunter 34 main outhaul replacement capt62 at 12:04pm 03.11.14 Big Boats 8/3159 Any suggestions for replacing in boom out haul on '83 model?
hunter 29 vs 29.5 GoreBay sailor at 10:42am 03.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/659 Would love and appreciate some advice and information from Hunter 29 and 29.5 owners. I am looking a
refrigeration help ssardone at 9:59am 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 12/5536 Over the winter my refrigeration unit stopped working. It is an adler/barbour cold machine that was
12V Windlass off a 24V Bank IStream at 9:46am 03.11.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/3274 My boat has a dedicated 24V battery bank and charger in the bow to power a large thruster, along wit
Grounding Wire on the Hard lehigh375 at 6:55am 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2097 I saw a reference in this forum to grounding your boat while on the hard if your were plugging it in
Spring 2014 Boat Shoe Collection Nom De Guerre at 5:20am 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 21/5139 Spring is nearly here and I see the dog has taken a bite out my left Sperry Mako insole. I feel like
St. Thomas Lost Parent at 4:49am 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 0/632 Anybody in St. Thomas at the time
Sailing on, in spite of losing the captain Aquarella at 12:45am 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1484 Here is my blog and video about the first season of sailing after my husband died. It's a steep lear
O'day 25 Electrical System Layout (2) Ward H at 6:08pm 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1457 Last spring I had too many projects for my 80 O'day 25 and not enough time to complete them. One of
Bahamas Steve and Cherrisse at 5:59pm 03.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/3371 Cabin fever were towing our 26m from Michigan to Florida and Sailing from Miami to Bahamas at the e
H30 - replacing the compression post (5) H30Gary at 5:57pm 03.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 22/7559 I'm in the process of replacing the compression post / I-beam on my 1980 Hunter 30. Some photos of
mast gate mmsailor at 5:51pm 03.10.14 Smaller Boats 10/5111 Does anyone have a recommendation for a mast gate for a 23.5 / ? Also looking at the trailer hitch I

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Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 07.29.23 One last thought @matts997 . Be sure to take many pics from many angles of the offending leak when
Solar water heat exchanger PaulK at 10:27am 07.29.23 It might be cheaper and easier to use one of these: Amazon.com Drain the sun-heated water into your
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 10:23am 07.29.23 All the info about an "Oberdorfer pump" sounds great. I could not find a site with information about
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? PaulK at 10:23am 07.29.23 Three thousand pounds and 3' draft. You would want to check the ramps you would plan to use to make
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? dlochner at 10:22am 07.29.23 The Alberg is heavy for its length, at 3200# most 22' boats weigh closer to 2000#. The issue for tr
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 10:21am 07.29.23 218283
Delayed start. Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 07.29.23 When I first start diesel I prime for 15 seconds then hit start. This is a recommended procedure
Delayed start. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:09am 07.29.23
87 hunter 34 value JamesG161 at 10:09am 07.29.23 I use it on my H430 recently, since Progressive Insurance might Total our boat from Hurricane Zeta d
Delayed start. jon hansen at 10:07am 07.29.23 step one: take off all battery cables at battery and engine. wire brush clean and see what happens.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 9:53am 07.29.23 And when you add to all of the other advantages of the Oberdorfer that it doesn't require a gasket f
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 9:44am 07.29.23 Note that the one he is working is a "KM" series.. cone clutches. (motor oil for lube) The "KBW" se
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:38am 07.29.23 I located LipSeals at MarinePartSource. They have two online sales sites, one via E-Bay.. Ordered 2
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 07.29.23 I wouldn't worry about how much fuel went where at this stage, only where the hell is it coming from
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping kloudie1 at 9:25am 07.29.23 Note that the one he is working is a "KM" series.. cone clutches. (motor oil for lube) The "KBW" ser
Zinc coating on a Max Prop Rjm st.petersburg at 9:18am 07.29.23 PYI is now selling this, Crystal Prop. I would be interested in knowing if anyone has given this a t
Solar water heat exchanger Stu Jackson at 9:17am 07.29.23 But the specifics are all guesswork at this point. I'd like to minimize the level of guessing. Tha
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 9:11am 07.29.23 Here's why: Why SHERWOOD Raw Water Pumps leave a LOT to be desired: See reply #7 here: CNG & She
87 hunter 34 value BigEasy at 9:09am 07.29.23
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Kings Gambit at 9:08am 07.29.23 Good Morning, and welcome to SBO. The step from interest into actual boat ownership and use can be f

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