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Thermostat chusansail at 6:00am 11.22.13 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1635 I have a 2qm20 original sea water engine converted some years ago to fresh water. Need a new thermos
Interesting first cruise. 2sticks at 3:47am 11.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1932 Thought I'd post some details of the first cruise aboard Fairwinds, our recently purchased Oday 32.
Batteries ehudm at 7:49pm 11.21.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1550 It seems like my batteries are dying. should I restore them with battery restore liquid, does it wo
Engine Oil Pressure and Electronic Fuel Pump Interface RobertLangdirect at 7:47pm 11.21.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1226 I ask "All Sailors" this question hoping that from the thousands who read this, a few of you will kn
Previous Owner / Previous Boat Name Search JBurbidge1 at 7:16pm 11.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1112 A few years back, I was given a Rhodes 19, which had previously sat in dry storage for a number of y
Outhaul bnewt at 6:18pm 11.21.13 Catalina 30 2/1142 Having trouble removing the end caps on the boom to replace the outhaul cable. Has anyone conquered
do people still use a compass? troutman at 5:35pm 11.21.13 Ask All Sailors 130/15986 My boat does not have a compass but I plan to install a Danforth Saturn A149 that I traded for. I p
Replacing outhaul bnewt at 4:58pm 11.21.13 Catalina 30 1/1169 One year into owning my Catalina30 and need to replace the outhaul inside the boom. I have removed t
Intl. Catalina 30 Assoc. Sanfelice at 3:47pm 11.21.13 Catalina 30 1/791 Just got my renewal notice. Joined last year and aside from the Mainsheet, there does not appear to
Shower Switch gsaoulli at 2:53pm 11.21.13 Catalina 310 9/2283 I have a small on/off switch on my shower panel in my Catalina310, that has blown. I don't want to b
New lost and maybe scared awerman at 2:31pm 11.21.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 52/8220 I'm new to the forum, new to sailing and totally lost. Just purchased a 1984 Catalina c-25 and have
water holding tank Philip R. at 2:05pm 11.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/633 Have 78 27'. Water holding tank is shot. Any ideas about where to start looking for a replacement. A
water tank Philip R. at 2:00pm 11.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/962 Have a 78 27', the water holding tank is shot. Any ideas about where to get a replacement?
Relays dtalent at 11:33am 11.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/740 Can anyone tell me where the relay is that would provide power to my windlass and my steaming light.
Shipping Mr Mac at 10:45am 11.21.13 Ask All Sailors 18/2060 We are going to be moving from the Midwest back to WA within the next few months and my wife seems t
Hunter 240 Winch Bow Eye is loose fivepassgeorge at 9:45am 11.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1255 I need to figure out how to get at my bow eye. This is the eye which is used to attach the winch to
Leak(?) in locker / hol dof Oday 25 ddooher at 8:14am 11.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1675 1983 Oday 25. Cleaning out all of inside lazzerrette / storage area under cockpit for winter. I pe
Hull Cleaners Thrown Under The Bus fstbttms at 8:11am 11.21.13 Ask All Sailors 49/4127 Earlier this year I began a thread entitled "Anti Fouling Paint Manufacturers Taking Aim At Hull Cle
hatch for Catalina 27 fadedsun at 6:54am 11.21.13 Parts Search 3/5050 I recently had my boat transported overland and it showed up missing the companionway sliding hatch.
Hard or ablative? Db421 at 7:36pm 11.20.13 Ask All Sailors 20/4037 Finished my extensive blister repair on my '83 Hunter 25, put two coats of Interlux Interprotect 200

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Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:04am 05.22.23 What is the brand name of your tank level monitor, Mike? You should be able to find it on the panel
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? DirtyScoobie at 9:03am 05.22.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum @DirtyScoobie . If the yacht manufacturer is not able to help, then you ma
Slow sump pump with backflow Don S/V ILLusion at 9:02am 05.22.23 Is the thruhull above the level of the pump? Most are in which case the backflow can be minimized by
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? jssailem at 8:59am 05.22.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum @DirtyScoobie . If the yacht manufacturer is not able to help, then you may
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:58am 05.22.23
Slow sump pump with backflow (1) McPhee at 8:51am 05.22.23 Yeah, I'll take a look. It looks like there's a separate ball valve that controls the flow. From the
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Dalliance at 8:48am 05.22.23
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? DirtyScoobie at 8:48am 05.22.23 Well, my question is 'why do you have to replace the chainplates?' Well, jviss, how much time do
1964 islander 32 jssailem at 8:42am 05.22.23 Looking at the first question, the mast in the images looks normal. The mast falling down is not rea
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? DirtyScoobie at 8:41am 05.22.23 Forgive me if you've done this already, but I was thinking you might get a lot of help from Island
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:40am 05.22.23 About 6 mo ago I was sitting on my dock enjoying a cold one and heard the pump on a friends boat cy
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition rgranger at 8:38am 05.22.23 The bilge pump isn't going to save the boat, it's only going to delay the sinking. About 6 mo ago
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:37am 05.22.23 I'm sure the boat would have sunk if the bilge pump wasn't active. How can you be so sure? Was th
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Ralph Johnstone at 8:37am 05.22.23 So, I am inclined to not follow this practice, or at least to connect the pump to the batteries thr
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 8:36am 05.22.23
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump (1) rgranger at 8:33am 05.22.23
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:31am 05.22.23 If your boat sinks because the bilge pump is not working on auto direct from battery or water rises
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 8:22am 05.22.23 There are a lot of good comments here but I feel some of the ideas are being trivialized by limit o
New 170 sailor SKOTBRO at 8:15am 05.22.23 No, to the contrary. The 170 has a broad beam for a boat of its length and is very stable when comp
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition dmax at 8:09am 05.22.23 When I went to visit a boat I bought a week after sailing it home from CT, there was water up to the

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