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1980 c and c 32 shower pump dmcelwreath at 5:45am 06.17.23 C&C 0/603 hi, shower pump drain does not pick up water. I can heare pump working (installed under sink)( but
Fuel Pipe ID (2) jaysweet at 7:09pm 06.16.23 Ask All Sailors 8/807 I noticed that one of the metal pipes (presumably a diesel "fuel oil" pipe) which runs under the hea
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (2) fetterswr at 4:47pm 06.16.23 Big Boats 16/2541 To All I was looking at my anchor locker today and was trying figure out what the purpose of the
Deck leaks Petermilne at 3:56pm 06.16.23 Sabre Sailboats 5/1616 Sabre 28. Mine leaks from somewhere on the deck and the only thing I can get to are the stanchions.
Stuck screw on prop anode (1) SycloneDriver at 2:58pm 06.16.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1292 I thought I would take care of simple task today. Replace the prop anode. Had to shave to get my m
100 Liter Plastimo flexible water tank (3) Captain Larry-DH at 2:00pm 06.16.23 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/88 This has only been used with fresh water from a chlorinated city water dock hose. The white marks on
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 1:09pm 06.16.23 Ask An Oday Owner 20/3727 I am looking forward to the replies to this post. I park port side parallel to the dock facing down
Lowering mast before expected storm? ScottHamann99 at 9:44am 06.16.23 Catalina 22 8/2132 Anyone have advice on -if I have the time-, should I lower the mast and keep keel down before a stor
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose (1) WesternTraveler at 9:32am 06.16.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1182 Hello all, On my hunter 26, there is two of the pictured thru hulls already in place. Do any of you
Fresh water cooling system elcojo2 at 5:34pm 06.15.23 Ask All Sailors 7/847 To whom it may concern, We just bought a catalina 28 with an M320 universal diesel engine. As I am
2gm20f will not start CharlieAnn at 2:15pm 06.15.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1163 found peacock open and drained all engine coolant, engine over heated and shut down, closed peacock
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue SailMaster at 9:35am 06.15.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/1785 ThIs engine starts up beautifully and runs like a sewing machine. However she heats up after about 1
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 6:28am 06.15.23 Ask All Sailors 51/4563 I just had my fresh water pump fail on my 25 yo Volvo Penta MD22L I'm stuck at Onset Bay, MA. I can'
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? boaterbob at 5:25am 06.15.23 Bavaria 5/2327 Getting rudder down required using a car jack to force it out of bearing. Very noisy and hard. Lower
1990 Hunter 27 resin type dsrawlins at 2:42pm 06.14.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/998 I need to repair a hole in my hull and I'm wondering whether Hunter used epoxy or polyester resin.
Selling Used Boat Gear Dave at 1:35pm 06.14.23 Ask All Sailors 1/532 Hello SBO Members, Lately we've had a number of members posting gear for sale in the "Ask All Sailo
30 amp service to 15 amp system (1) Dantheman at 1:25pm 06.14.23 Ask All Sailors 21/4781 Hi all, Trying to set up shore power on my Irwin 27 for when I move aboard in September for refrige
Mast deck plate removal help on Macgregor19 (4) Maxcromic at 11:43am 06.14.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1640 Hello All I need to repair fiberglass around the Mast deckplate/tabernacle you see me very confus
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 8:44am 06.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 10/3850 I purchased a 2003 Catalina 310 back in september 2015. It has the OEM universal M25XPB diesel eng
Solar Panel karen lilly at 8:33am 06.14.23 Big Boats 0/31 Our beloved Hunter 40.5 got severely damaged in a freak storm. The solar Panel and Regulator never g

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Its funny Friday! DaveJ at 5:25pm 08.20.25
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle dLj at 5:07pm 08.20.25 We need more details. dj
Its funny Friday! (1) kappykaplan at 4:51pm 08.20.25 233892
Electronics..... so many options kappykaplan at 4:40pm 08.20.25 The boat has a helm so the tiller pilot is rigged to the emergency tiller. Would love to see a pho
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle rgranger at 4:15pm 08.20.25 What are you lifting? ;)
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle klark27 at 4:10pm 08.20.25 Are asking about an anchoring bridle? Mooring bridle? In any case, you have a 19 foot boat that is
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle dLj at 4:06pm 08.20.25 I have a Oday mariner and my bridle is starting to get old and am looking to replace it. What just
Installing a cleat in the anchor locker Tally Ho at 4:06pm 08.20.25 I do not have a cleat in my anchor locker. I always cleat off the anchor on the bow cleats. I lay
Expired Flares Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 08.20.25 Maybe check with local yacht clubs. Ours has a sock burning at the start of each season that include
Purchased my 2005 323 Oceanis in spring 2024 and going through the list of repairs and maintenance. Bilge has been changed by PO. Davidasailor26 at 3:35pm 08.20.25 #1 on my list is to figure out the bilge. Boat has a self contained ned pump with float in the bilg
Electronics..... so many options moe_1200 at 3:29pm 08.20.25 Is the wind sensor wireless? Or do you need to run N2K cable up,the mast? Is there a display or
Hunter 34 Reefing and; Lines led to Cockpit? Brian Hope at 3:28pm 08.20.25 Currently, the halyards come out of the mast a few feet up, and there is a winch plus a cleat on eit
Electronics..... so many options Tally Ho at 3:23pm 08.20.25 After all the feedback I've decided to go with the following; B&G Vulcan 7 (GPS, Chartplotter, Sen
Purchased my 2005 323 Oceanis in spring 2024 and going through the list of repairs and maintenance. Bilge has been changed by PO. Tally Ho at 3:18pm 08.20.25
Expired Flares kappykaplan at 3:15pm 08.20.25 Do you have a Coast Guard Auxiliary in the area? If so, I'd check with them.
Went to see a hunter 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:42pm 08.20.25 @Dave602 Pressurizing the cabin by closing the opening ports and forward hatch, take a large singl
Went to see a hunter 22 quiggers at 2:40pm 08.20.25 That pump will leave .5-1" of water in the bilge. You'd need a dry bilge system to get it all out.
House batteries not charging when engine running Benny17441 at 1:26pm 08.20.25 If your shore power charger is putting out 13+ volts and the batteries are only charging to 12.4V th
Rigger in Dallas - Fort Worth area? LLoyd B at 12:40pm 08.20.25 Post #10 edited for clarification of question
Hunter 34 Reefing and; Lines led to Cockpit? shemandr at 12:38pm 08.20.25 They still could be for reef lines but they could also be for halyards. Do your halyards run to th

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