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for those with a saildrive, cleaning the barnicles jbinbi at 9:03am 11.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1054 the e33 has a saildrive. The saildrive comes thru a rubber sort of gasket, and when the boat was hau
1971 Coronado 35' Cc Yacht Specialties Steering windomember at 8:45am 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 13/5992 Hi, I own a 1971 35' Coronado Center Cockpit Hull 07 produced by Whitaker Industries at Costa Me
07 Tohatsu 9.8 Mr Mac at 8:30am 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 2/902 Does anyone have a soft copy of the service manual for the Tohatsu/Nissan 9.8EF? I need to replace
Finally an Owner (5) azguy at 5:25am 11.08.13 Catalina 22 10/1131 Well, after looking at over a dozen boats and really considered a C27 I decided on a more prudent C2
Canada 2013 paulj at 9:09pm 11.07.13 Catalina 310 13/2817 Took 40 days this year for the trip...... https://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/CANADA2013?authuse
Raymarine ST50 Monty VM at 8:52pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1946 I need to replace or rebuild my masthead transducer unit for the ST50. I think the bearings are pack
Looked at what should have been a nice boat Roadking Larry at 5:57pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1624 Took a precursory look at what might have been a nice old boat. I'm kind of new to the boat world so
Mast For Catalina 30 Tall Rig bassmanss at 5:54pm 11.07.13 Parts Search 4/6975 I'm looking for a replacement mast for my Catalina 30 Tall Rig. I'm located at Lake Lanier GA. I'd
Gear hammock and replacing pressure alchohol stove. BobnCamie at 5:01pm 11.07.13 S2 5/1525 Two questions, can anyone steer me in the right direction for smaller(5 ft. or less) gear hammocks.
Hunter 25 deck organizer and clutch mounting` (2) Savet at 4:18pm 11.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4140 Hunter 25 deck organizer and clutch mounting Ahoy gents! I recently purchased a 1982 Hunter 25 and
removing Hurth transmission the finman at 3:41pm 11.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1242 Hi all, I need to replace the transmission on my O'Day 34. How difficult/easy is to remove it (Hurt
Want buy used Boom and rudder and sails for Hunter model 170 WALTER SURF at 3:13pm 11.07.13 Parts Search 0/1232 Hi.I need buy for my Hunter sailboat model 170 Year 2000 a used boom a rudder and the sails. Pleas
Deck Sag at Mast Step Hale Meakipe at 2:30pm 11.07.13 Catalina 30 5/2461 Have a 85 Catalina 30 berthed in San Diego. While having rig work completed riggers noted that there
Zonder Zorg - Sequel to Sequitur (1) Sequitur at 12:43pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1313 For all those who followed our travels south from Vancouver to Cape Horn and up the east coasts, the
Sequitur to Cape Horn Presentation in Victoria Sequitur at 12:41pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 0/898 On Tuesday the 19th of November we will be doing a presentation for the Victoria chapter of the Blue
Historic Star of India Sailing this weekend (2) CaptDon01 at 9:00am 11.07.13 Catalina 22 0/693 Calling out all C-22's in the San Diego area, this weekend the historic Star of India will sail on h
salon hatch (2) joul at 7:02am 11.07.13 S2 2/1037 my latest modification
Flexofold Prop ron.stubbs at 6:37am 11.07.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/5880 Hi, I'm contemplating replacing my fix three blade prop with flexofold 3 blade prop. Has any 309 ow
Engine Antifreeze stevec22206 at 6:33am 11.07.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1660 Is there a step by step procedure for draining and replacing the antifreeze on the closed system of
Cabintop Solar Replacement Jon4399 at 6:24am 11.07.13 Big Boats 5/1598 The cabintop mounted solar panel on my 37.5 Legend is toast, along with the fiberglass surround. Ha

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Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 9:09am 06.18.23 @JamesG161 - If you haven't already ordered the switch on eBay, why don't you send an email to Parts
Lowering mast before expected storm? Kings Gambit at 9:06am 06.18.23 If leaving the boat moored or slipped with potentially high wind arriving, I remove the headsail. St
What do I do with the holes for instruments that are no longer needed? Hollyberry at 8:32am 06.18.23 Starboard can be used for such plugs/covers.. less obvious than plexi but still not as invisible as
Replacing stringers/bulkheads on my South Coast 22 with XPS foam? Hollyberry at 8:29am 06.18.23 Your glass/epoxy work would need to provide pretty well all the strength.. "a few layers of glass an
What do I do with the holes for instruments that are no longer needed? jssailem at 8:24am 06.18.23 Is there a reason to remove the auto helm control? Is it still funtional. Is it worthy to have a bac
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 8:12am 06.18.23 That Water pump looks to be complex design for a centrifugal type pump. :yikes: Please post pictur
Hunter 27-2 clear plastic engine control panel cover B type (1) jssailem at 8:06am 06.18.23 It looks like you are just dating these boats.... First the Cal, now the Hunter. I have seen boats
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 7:59am 06.18.23 @JamesG161 - That bit of corrosion you point out was behind the back cover of the timing belt. Un-o
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 7:48am 06.18.23 Even though a PITA, you have a chance to clean that tiny bit of corrosion. Your engine is immaculat
Replacing stringers/bulkheads on my South Coast 22 with XPS foam? jssailem at 7:45am 06.18.23 XPS foam advertises as 'impervious to water' That is not quite a correct interpretation of the mar
Gear box not engaging Hollyberry at 7:40am 06.18.23 Sounds like a damper plate disintegration.. hopefully that's it because that's the easiest and least
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (3) Rich Stidger at 7:33am 06.18.23 UPDATE: Yesterday i started to disassemble the Volvo MD22L-B to remove the coolant pump. I have a n
Engine raw water thru hole location jssailem at 7:32am 06.18.23 Andy...First welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your new boat. I am not in Everett right now but
Replacing stringers/bulkheads on my South Coast 22 with XPS foam? LloydB at 7:22am 06.18.23 Make cardboard templates to cut new plywood parts with a jigsaw if the rotted parts wont work as tem
2011 Hunter 45DS need mast boom sails Tally Ho at 7:18am 06.18.23
Need Mast boom sails for 2011 hunter 45DS Tally Ho at 7:15am 06.18.23 Mast, boom and sails? That is a tall order. What happened to the boat? Greg
Portugal jssailem at 7:12am 06.18.23 No probably not. Put on your life vest, grab on to something solid and begin to pray, would be my ac
Gear box not engaging jssailem at 7:10am 06.18.23 https://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/maintenance/everything-you-need-know-about-your-boats-transmissi
Do you trailer with the motor attached? JBP-PA at 7:07am 06.18.23 If you are worried about your motor bouncing too much, you can get a trailer motor support. You can
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 6:42am 06.18.23 Thought for Today: I am always surprised when heavily tattooed couples have a baby and it comes out

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