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M25 oil consumption Jwhy at 7:13pm 08.15.13 Catalina 30 3/1352 Brought my boat up from SoCal, motoring most of the way. Had to add oil regularly, about a pint a d
Batteries Dead :( Gino at 6:26pm 08.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1396 I have a Beneteau First 32S5. All good until last night. I have 30 Amp shore power onto the boat. P
H260 trouble with wheel steering below two knots svripple at 6:23pm 08.15.13 Smaller Boats 9/2410 Hello everyone, I recently upgraded from a 1994 Hunter 26 tiller boat to a 2004 260 with wheel steer
First night out in this boat DAVA390 at 6:10pm 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1581 So,the Admiral has dinner with her mom every Wed. night. I decided to ask my younger son out sailing
Raymarine ST6002 Autopilot Captpete12 at 5:43pm 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1871 Has anyone bled the air out of the hydraulic ram drive on a Raymarine autopilot? I refilled the uni
Perkins M 50 running hot Go For It at 5:42pm 08.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/978 Folks I have a 1993 Perkins M 50 runs at 190 degrees at 2500 RPMs after about an hour. Seems like t
low oil pressure light johnbrink at 5:34pm 08.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/3204 My 1998 Catalina 28 MK 2 low oil pressure light has come on? I changed the oil and oil filter, but t
Balboa 20 Trailer? MacGreg at 5:07pm 08.15.13 Balboa 3/17292 I am trying to find a trailer for my 1969 Balboa 20. Can I use any 20' boat trailer or do I need som
prop size gulf islander at 4:41pm 08.15.13 C&C 1/2424 I have a oversize two blade prop on my c'c 35 mk2. Engine is a westerbeke 15hp. Engine doesn't rev t
26S Bimini canvas replacement Joseph Sobelman at 4:32pm 08.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1333 Our three arch bimini canvas is in need of replacement. Need a reliable source. Anyone in the know?
Here's an oddball, maybe a one-off. ?? (2) Chris Patterson at 2:50pm 08.15.13 Catalina 22 13/1393 So there it is. Fabulous, huh? Anyway... What I think I know: The hull number starts with 'FLX', wh
1994 Hunter 29.5 Electric diagram and electric panel kamyk at 2:44pm 08.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1856 Im looking for electric diagram for 1994 Hunter 29.5 and for electric panel for buy
wheel lock rzweig at 2:32pm 08.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1760 Does anyone know how the wheel lock worked on a 1984 hunter. THX RZWEIG
Electric heads mgandpcbryan at 1:56pm 08.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1225 Hi Considering a Raritan Marine Elegance head for the admiral. Any thoughts? 1987 C30 wing keel
queen size berth Justin_NSA at 1:16pm 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 16/10593 Does anyone know of any keel boats in the 26'-32' range that have a full aft queen berth like my Mac
Leak up by anchor locker into vBerth Jared1048 at 12:44pm 08.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/2023 I have some water streaking into the starboard side in the vBerth right under the anchor locker. I
C-30 RubRail Leaks Rob19574 at 12:11pm 08.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2685 Hi All - I have a '78 Catalina 30 and noticed several rainwater leaks around my rub-rails. Its th
New home built woody alexco38 at 11:14am 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2169 http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/08/14/it-took-26-years-and-200k-but-mans-38-foot-wooden-sailboat-c
Newport Boat Show General Info. Bob4203 at 10:46am 08.15.13 Sails Call Lounge 2/3788 My wife's folks live in Providence, RI so we thought we would head up from Atlanta, GA and go to the
Need Engine Mechanic Recommendations in CT shozbot at 10:08am 08.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/777 Need Engine Mechanic Recommendations in CT Bought an O'Day 28 at end of last season and sailed he

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Leaving the dock (1) jssailem at 9:31am 06.18.23 Being. YouTuber, I figure you will appreciate videos of "How TO". BoatUS has some good ideas that ap
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 9:30am 06.18.23 Guessing now about the Water pump flow. that oiler. Whew. Jim...
Doesn't hurt to ask eherlihy at 9:27am 06.18.23 Unfortunately Guido died in January 2021 VERY sad to read this...
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 9:25am 06.18.23 They do have many other ignition switches for the Volvo MD engines Good idea! Also I was going to
Gear box not engaging Alex G at 9:19am 06.18.23 It could also be slipping clutch rings. This is an item that wears out on the Hurth HBW 50 gearbox
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels (1) zrod at 9:16am 06.18.23 The Beneteau spare parts site does list that insert and has it available, part number 156278 for $5
What do I do with the holes for instruments that are no longer needed? Ward H at 9:10am 06.18.23 Is there a reason to remove the auto helm control? Is it still funtional. Is it worthy to have a ba
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

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