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Straight/curved tiller for O'Day 272 cbourne200 at 7:43am 08.03.13 Bigger Boats 5/2145 Since I bought this boat used, I don't know if the tiller was straight or curved. A curved tiller w
Trouble with vhf radio Hal B at 7:21am 08.03.13 Catalina 30 16/2592 Hi all, Looking for some advise. Just purchased a standard horizon gx2000 vhf radio for our catalin
Cold Plate thermostat (1) kingsailor at 7:06am 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/893 Any ideas on where to find a replacement thermostat for my Alder/Barbour Coolmatic VD-14-WC ? Pictu
H356 washdown install Bob 04 H260 at 5:24am 08.03.13 Big Boats 10/1769 I am interested in adding a washdown to our anchor locker. I am thinking about T-ing into the AC pic
Help. No power to engine control pannel Time Out at 5:02am 08.03.13 Ask All Sailors 19/4402 The boat 1987 Catalina 27 - Universal M18 diesel - everything is all original ' dead stock - no de
Lift Pump Malfunction c130king at 4:31am 08.03.13 Catalina 310 23/4502 All, Last evening on the way out of the harbor the motor died after about 5 minutes of running. Qu
mast rake for a h33c ? bugaloo at 3:12am 08.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/991 What is the mast rake for a 33c ? I read it on here in the past but have no luck finding it again. T
Gas struts mod ehudm at 10:04pm 08.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3235 Thanks for all who share the gas struts mod, I installed them a few days ago and its the best mod f
am i being insecure.... (1) Douglast at 9:06pm 08.02.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2233 or am I just my first mates cupholder...???
Spinnaker Brad1968 at 8:25pm 08.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/959 I have a sail from my boat to sell, but can't figure where to post stuff for sale in the forum.
Keel bushing Hamsandwich at 7:31pm 08.02.13 Catalina 22 3/1222 Sorry, I don't mean to bomb post, but one other question. I need to drill the hole in the keel to a
Cockpit floor Hamsandwich at 7:21pm 08.02.13 Catalina 22 1/1079 Hey Fellas, I've noticed a slight but noticeable sag in the cockpit floor, I know a little is norma
port light screens (1) 1Goldie at 6:51pm 08.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1198 Help. Cannot find screens for the ports. Keep finding rectangles and our boat has lozenge-shaped one
anyone know where to order 'corner rail mount cockpit seats' valhallasailingtv at 3:51pm 08.02.13 Ask All Sailors 10/3984 hello: I have a macgregor 26M and would like to shop around for the corner rail mounted cockpit sea
sleeping like a king - oday 25 (4) boknows at 3:21pm 08.02.13 Trailer Sailors 2/2555 Ive been on a design roll. I made my bench seats on my 1979 oday 25 into almost a king sized bed.
420 went aground, now hard to steer and rudder questions (2) Persy at 2:21pm 08.02.13 Big Boats 27/6079 I went aground on my Hunter 420. The boat was very difficult to steer after the grounding. I took
Beneteau 37 stern perch seats? garychatelain at 1:10pm 08.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1841 Anyone tried the stern perch seats for the 37. I am new to the 37 and can't seem to get comfortabl
Wing keel size Ron Allen at 12:39pm 08.02.13 Catalina 30 0/873 Does anyone know the size of the wing on the 1989 Catalina 30 wing keel?I'm using a boatlift to keep
Will it EVER dry out? Chuck T at 12:17pm 08.02.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/989 My 1986 Catalina 25 has now been on the hard since Jan. and is not drying out much...Above waterline
florida to bahamas january 2014 boknows at 12:14pm 08.02.13 Destinations 23/9296 Howdy. My wife and I are sailing to bahamas on january 12 2014. Ive never been. I would love to ta

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Selling Used Boat Gear dLj at 2:16pm 06.14.23 I can attest to the very excellent section for selling boats - just my experience. dj
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:14pm 06.14.23 Welcome to SBO. There are likely more serious issues with this than just the number of amps being
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 2:13pm 06.14.23 Interesting point. I have some Starboard exposed to the sun for over 20 years, still looks OK! :)
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service walt at 2:11pm 06.14.23 Breakers protect the wire from getting too hot. Anytime you go to a smaller (higher number) gauge wi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Dave at 1:55pm 06.14.23 Welcome to the asylum! Ha, ha. What you say doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Maybe others know
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) jaysweet at 1:39pm 06.14.23 I had to have mine fixed once... and a local welder was able to do the job. Maybe you could find a
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 1:33pm 06.14.23 Welcome to the asylum! Ha, ha. What you say doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Maybe others know
Should I switch to hank on? rgranger at 1:17pm 06.14.23 I fogot to mention that I would leave the larger sail hanked on when I deployed the small sail. I h
Help Identifying another O'Day apell at 1:03pm 06.14.23 It's an O'Day 15..found it.
Engine raw water thru hole location Don S/V ILLusion at 1:02pm 06.14.23 Water flows continuously. The hose runs through the compartment where the stuffing box is accessed
Engine raw water thru hole location Hollyberry at 1:01pm 06.14.23 Here is a real hair brained idea but desperate times call for desperate measures :yikes: . .... at
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? Hollyberry at 12:57pm 06.14.23 This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths use Dexron ATF. Correct and important!!
Thru hole and keel crack, (1) rgranger at 12:56pm 06.14.23 It would probably be worthwhile to replace the hose with one rated for use underwater and replace t
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? jviss at 12:56pm 06.14.23 This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths use Dexron ATF. One or the other, ha, h
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? Stu Jackson at 12:38pm 06.14.23 Yes, typically non-detergent SAE 30. This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths us
Engine raw water thru hole location Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 06.14.23 I'm shocked. I mean, did you have a survey done, and buy insurance? Forget the past and deal with
Engine raw water thru hole location BigEasy at 11:44am 06.14.23 Yes, that is a disaster waiting to happen. Another thing is that insurance sometimes won't cover a
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? BigEasy at 11:21am 06.14.23 Our boat has the type of transmission oil needed stamped on the bell housing, which was ATF. User m
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location Tim Alden44 at 11:04am 06.14.23
RAM mic cable rewire? LloydB at 11:02am 06.14.23 Giny Handy 8-Pin Microphone Cable Coiled Microphone Cord Male Female Cable - after I looked in the S

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