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New (to us) Morgan OI 416 Ketch!!!! S/V Selene at 12:58pm 06.30.22 Morgan 3/1099 Hi all. I just thought I would jump on here and say hi. We have just (last week) closed on our 19
Shower sump pump switch failing Dr. D at 12:51pm 06.30.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/499 My 35.1 has the shower stall option. The switch controlling the shower sump pump has a timer functio
Need advice on paint Knot Happy at 10:13am 06.30.22 Ask All Sailors 6/519 Hello good people, I'm restoring a Catalina 22 that will be on a trailer when not in used. I will be
MacGregor 25 Decks Giro at 10:09am 06.30.22 Ask All Sailors 9/902 Does anyone know if there might be balsa, or anything else, in the deck of a 1983 MacGregor 25?
Transducer jeremycorbett at 9:25am 06.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/319 I'm taking our 35 Legend out of the water and considering upgrading the nav equipment with a Garmin
Wouldn't it be cool... jviss at 5:38am 06.30.22 Ask All Sailors 21/1501 ...if one had a refrigeration unit dedicated to blowing cold air into the alternator, onto the regul
Fourth of July Celebration Cruise Terry Cox at 9:46pm 06.29.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/715 Current plan is to sail over to Fishermans Bay on the west side of Lopez for a Fourth of July celebr
Boston day trips/motor boat Alansails at 7:17pm 06.29.22 Ask All Sailors 5/504 looking for quick suggestions to destinations out of Boston Harbor, Son has a power boat-36' Egg Har
Old bronze brass sailors bell? (2) edw_kym at 1:59pm 06.29.22 Ask All Sailors 8/567 In grandfather's she'd he was a WW2 Naval officer.We located this old brass looking oval bell.Looks
Hello (1) oday_kentucky at 11:22am 06.29.22 Day Sailers 6/904 Hello everyone. New to the forum. Fairly new sailboat owner. Bought my 76 Oday 22 last year. Been wo
ATOMIC 4 OWNERS? Boatjoc at 9:05am 06.29.22 Islander 7/801 Are there any boaters in the San Diego area operating with an Atomic 4 motor? I recently purchased
Waterproof Toggle Switch Covers for Yanmar - Cheap and Available baycloud at 8:58am 06.29.22 Big Boats 0/473 Hey all just FYI, I bought a bag of rubber toggle switch covers. They are indeed the right size for
Mystery beneath my prop strut (1) vwjim70 at 8:54am 06.29.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1729 Hi, I am restoring my O'Day 25 trying to get her back in to sailing shape. I had to remove the prop
Stanchion base plate replacement on H50 (2) Gianni65 at 7:40am 06.29.22 Big Boats 3/437 Hello. I have a starboard stanchion on a 2007 Hunter 50 which has the male pipe (the one inserting
Hunter 37.5 - Dinette Table Stuck neilleparkerjr at 6:32am 06.29.22 Big Boats 3/632 Hunter Legend 37.5 1995. Has anyone had trouble with their dinette table getting stuck? When I b
Push button switch for starter Mistyseas1991 at 9:20pm 06.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1728 I push the starting button in - nothing, then I push it in several times quickly eng starts. 1991
should I be concerned ? (2) loganmx107 at 8:38pm 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1043
Loose Strut Repair Question tym2 at 7:22pm 06.28.22 Catalina 30 8/826 Just finished a pre-purchase survey for a 1986 Catalina 30 and the survey found the strut to be loos
Covers for Dock Pilings? dmdiehl64 at 6:16pm 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 10/434 The pilings on our slip are unfinished 6x6. The issue is that in using spring lines, they get all sn
Cabin recessed light wiring diagram KXL at 5:43pm 06.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/396 We have a 2005 343, and one of the cabin lights is not working. I swapped the fixture with one that

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Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) dlochner at 3:24am 04.25.24 A poor repair is a possibility. Did he have access to the shop manual for the engine? There are copi
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 2:42am 04.25.24
hull port (windows) leaking Ralph Johnstone at 10:28pm 04.24.24 The universally accepted sealant is 3M 795 silicone. My H-310 came from the factory with the fixed
Not perfect launch day... Ralph Johnstone at 10:14pm 04.24.24 And those had best not be zinc. I knew that. I just can't get my head around these guys who sa
hull port (windows) leaking Calif. Ted at 9:20pm 04.24.24 They do recommend silicone Jerry, normally for hatches and portlights I use butyl. Perhaps the spaci
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) slorandy at 9:02pm 04.24.24 Thanks Dave. We had the injector bench tested and it was ok. We did not check compression since I
Instead of PropSpeed Rich Stidger at 8:46pm 04.24.24 Some years can be worse than others I was told this years ago when I raise the same question as you
hull port (windows) leaking Jerry1956 at 8:32pm 04.24.24 Ted...thank you so much for your response. Aren't they recommending silicone tho? Why don't you li
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) dlochner at 7:22pm 04.24.24 Welcome to SBO, sorry for your woes. Mounting an outboard would be an expensive proposition and wou
Rivets Used jssailem at 7:15pm 04.24.24 Tef-Gel or Lanocote are the two products most used to help prevent bimetal stainless/aluminum corros
Not perfect launch day... jssailem at 7:11pm 04.24.24 Well done. :beer:
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 6:56pm 04.24.24 Congratulations on getting it working right! Reading the ad for the prop, it reads as tho one can i
hull port (windows) leaking Calif. Ted at 6:36pm 04.24.24 That's a Lewmar 1 RE fixed light, if leaking from frame you'll have to remove outer frames and clean
Rivets Used teacherspet at 5:35pm 04.24.24 It will be real obvious when you drill them out. I'd lean towards stainless but maybe have both re
Rivets Used teacherspet at 5:33pm 04.24.24 Had mine removed and replaced last year. The rigger used aluminum FWIW. Thank you
Rivets Used teacherspet at 5:33pm 04.24.24 Thanks t Thanks Rich a rigger I know said to use stainless with Tel-Gel ordered the later ain't chea
Not perfect launch day... FastOlson at 5:16pm 04.24.24 Congratulations on getting it working right! Reading the ad for the prop, it reads as tho one can in
Windlass and thruster Battery question Davidasailor26 at 5:05pm 04.24.24 how do you know what group battery to pick? I need to correct myself - My thruster battery is a Gr
New Batteries and Switch ant302 at 5:03pm 04.24.24 Basic Battery Wiring Diagrams This is a very good basic primer for boat system wiring: Basic Batte
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 dkinzer at 4:47pm 04.24.24 I watched a YT video where someone replaced their prop shaft (while the boat was in the water!) by r

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