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hot water heater, Cat 30 rgarrison@gmail.com at 11:11am 06.10.13 Catalina 30 5/1527 I have a '78 Cat 30 with plumbing for a hot water system. Does any one know the location of the heat
Kubota 25 rbcoast at 10:30am 06.10.13 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/9545 I have a Ranger 33 and am looking to re-power. I have heard good things about the Kubota engines.
Ample Power monitor II Bazzer at 10:11am 06.10.13 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1708 Is there anyone out there using the Ample Power Monitor Ii? I'm am curious as to what parameters yo
Seasonal fuel Line Check RBone at 9:28am 06.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/648 I just replaced the bulb and hose ends on my OB fuel line. I went down to the boat last week to stra
Vang vs. twist - the depowering conundrum Brian S at 9:17am 06.10.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/12358 Ok, so from my small dinghy days, I learned that with boats equipped with a powerful vang, or kicker
Oceanis 41 transom zoya at 8:32am 06.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/5435 I am curious to know how the transom stops are adjusted on fellow B41 owners. When fully deployed,
Just had to share... (1) windchime22 at 8:14am 06.10.13 Catalina 22 3/1050 65307.vB
26S ballast access pool mod walt at 8:06am 06.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/3591 Recently there was a picture posted of a 26D involved in an accident. I have close to the same boat
Boat pole accessories... Doug/Karen at 8:01am 06.10.13 Big Boats 2/893 After something around twenty years, I have made an interesting discovery. While using my boat pole
Lewmar Hatches (2) Jeff Jellick at 8:01am 06.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/834 I am looking for some information on how to re-attach the opening/locking handle to the under side o
Selden Rodkicker Gas Spring Replacement GKuffner at 7:35am 06.10.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/6189 This spring I noticed that the Selden Rodkicker would no longer support the weight of my boom. The
Electric two speed winch Fred7825 at 7:29am 06.10.13 Big Boats 5/1185 My Lewmar two speed winch is making some strange noises under load. It doesn't sound like it was whe
Winch overrides on H22 newsailor130 at 7:28am 06.10.13 Smaller Boats 0/741 The winches (jib and halyard) on my 1981 H22 seem to override (get riding turns) constantly. Putting
Lesson Learned & Clevis Pin for Lower Mast Sheave (1) PGIJon at 7:16am 06.10.13 Big Boats 11/1885 The Problem: I've been updating all the electronics ' lights on my h34. I pulled the mast in order
Any H356 have bowthruster sailmaster39 at 7:05am 06.10.13 Big Boats 22/5006 Looking for info from any H-356 owner that have a bowthruster.Is there enough room etc,etc.suggestio
Flippin barnacles (2) Doc_holiday at 6:39am 06.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2605 Ok. Don't let them grow in the first place. I know...now Last year I cleaned and put a decent ablat
Auto Pilot fore sail 1 at 5:56am 06.10.13 Big Boats 0/816 I'm looking for a good used (or unneeded new unit) Auto Pilot for my 40.5 Legend. I'd prefer to use
Size Does Matter! tod.allen at 5:50am 06.10.13 Catalina 22 12/1380 I am buying a 22 foot Catalina that does not have a trailer. I need a trailer to relocate my boat.
Water Cap catealley at 4:34am 06.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1382 I have a 1984 Catalina 27...deck water cap went overboard. Tried to get one at our local marine sto
Attaching V Berth sole rsears54 at 3:51am 06.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/653 What adhesive is best to use for attaching the V Berth sole boards? Ron

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in-cabin electric bilge pump question thinwater at 7:51pm 04.13.23 Probably. The bilge pump is probably a centrifugal pump. These pumps have vane that spins and push
Damper plate? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:39pm 04.13.23 Well would you look at that! I was looking in my engine owner's manual for the proper idle speed an
in-cabin electric bilge pump question xavpil at 7:27pm 04.13.23 Probably. The bilge pump is probably a centrifugal pump. These pumps have vane that spins and push
Shakey in gear S/V Sideways at 7:12pm 04.13.23 When you say + - .015", do you mean that it is a vertical offset or an angle misalignment. To put
Buying new sails Henry Scurlock at 7:09pm 04.13.23 Don't be afraid to shop the Sail Loft right here at SBO. https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cu/detail-s
Shakey in gear Hayden Watson at 6:58pm 04.13.23 When you say that you can only get 0.015", why is that. There are only a few reasons why you cannot
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 6:57pm 04.13.23 Any recommendations as to which companies have good products at a fair price? Thank you.
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice xavpil at 6:53pm 04.13.23 First determine if the boat is painted. If it is painted it will be essential to know what kind of
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice xavpil at 6:52pm 04.13.23 Odds are it's old gelcoat, esp if it's white.. If you want a low effort seasonal result look into
Removing Hurth HBW 150 nramsey at 6:46pm 04.13.23 According to what I see on the parts picture there is enough space to get the damper out once the ad
Keel Winch Failure 1984 Catalina 22 Gene Neill at 6:39pm 04.13.23 Even if the company that's coming to inspect the boat finds nothing wrong, I'd still float her for a
Shakey in gear Hayden Watson at 6:39pm 04.13.23 When you say + - .015", do you mean that it is a vertical offset or an angle misalignment. To put i
Help installing A/C on a Hunter 33.5 Sutric at 6:36pm 04.13.23 The PO of out boat installed it under the nav table and ran 4" diameter flex venting to outlets in t
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice Hollyberry at 6:30pm 04.13.23 ...... Poli-glow is very controversial. Some like the look. Some say once it starts to weather it l
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice Davidasailor26 at 6:08pm 04.13.23
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 5:58pm 04.13.23 I am having second thoughts about whether I should have put it on the shaft. Get a split coupling
in-cabin electric bilge pump question dlochner at 5:56pm 04.13.23 Probably. The bilge pump is probably a centrifugal pump. These pumps have vane that spins and pushe
Anti seize on coupler set screws? TimFromLI at 5:48pm 04.13.23 I serviced mine last year, I used permatex anti seize on both the coupler set screws and the coupler
Removing Hurth HBW 150 Hollyberry at 5:47pm 04.13.23 Can you remove the bell housing with the gear/adaptor assembly? Don't you need to remove the bell ho
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice Hollyberry at 5:43pm 04.13.23 Odds are it's old gelcoat, esp if it's white.. If you want a low effort seasonal result look into "

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