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Water in bilge when on the hard slysailor at 6:24pm 06.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/2016 I have water in the bilge when the boat is on the hard, but not when in the water with the mast up.
Homeland Security Roger Long at 5:56pm 06.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 29/14233 Since trading our privacy for security is currently such a hot issue, a homeland security story shou
new halyard Jwhy at 5:22pm 06.13.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/931 How difficult is it to replace the halyard on a furling jib on a Catalina 30?
mbaker mbaker at 4:40pm 06.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1548 I recently purchased a '93 Passage 42. Has anyone come up with a solution for the anchor locker prob
New to sailing Donman at 3:27pm 06.13.13 Com-Pac 2/11967 I just have a question, with a ComPac16 will a 2.5hp Yamaha be enough? I plan on using it in a lake
Beneteau 36.7 Sail Plans Norm House at 2:47pm 06.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3884 I have recently taken delivery of a 2004 model Beneteau, 36.7. I require extra sails, but cannot fin
Transmission Linkage Concerto at 1:41pm 06.13.13 Catalina 310 9/3401 While motoring out to our Wednesday race when I pulled the shift control back to neutral, it moved f
Mini Main 25yearslater at 1:15pm 06.13.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/5696 So as I continue with the fine points of sail trim, the wind is howling with gusts to 30. This has
Hatch Screens Mike H. at 12:56pm 06.13.13 Big Boats 4/894 Does anyone have a resource for hatch screens for 1994 Lewmar flush mount hatches? I need (3) 15 1/
Mast-ectomy tod.allen at 12:38pm 06.13.13 Catalina 22 6/1164 On a Catalina 22, to "Step the Mast" is there a hinged breakpoint where the mast can be dismantled
safety issue, added/adding a mast raising system centerline at 12:36pm 06.13.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1986 i have owned two sailboats and added a mast raising system to both of them. the system is very sim
Worn Out Main Sail Bolt Rope topcat0399 at 12:23pm 06.13.13 Ask All Sailors 15/6551 Our main is worn out - no doubt about it. Patched, baggy, old, boom hangs to low in the rear...etc.
Bleeding Universal 5416 ThomasH. at 11:58am 06.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1804 I have to bleed the fuel system on an Atomic universal 5416 after I changed the fuel filter. I follo
Macgregor 25 1983 POPEYE/WHISKEYTOWN at 11:34am 06.13.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1008 I Have A 1983 Mcgregor 25 And Need To Know Where To Get And The Exact Size I Should Be Looking For,
What is the Draft for the Hunter H26? abk at 10:57am 06.13.13 Smaller Boats 5/2168 I read 18" somewhere but the manual states 3' 6"? They must be talking about the draft without the w
Instaling Shore Power on a H26. Where to drill? abk at 10:48am 06.13.13 Smaller Boats 4/1089 I posted this in error in the "bigger boats forum" sorry for the duplicate posts Instaling Shore Po
Size of rubber plugs for bridle wires to raise the mast? (1) abk at 10:43am 06.13.13 Smaller Boats 1/2162 Do these rubber plugs keep the running rigging in the mast I posted this in the larger boats forum
How to rig the boom? 1996 H26 abk at 10:38am 06.13.13 Smaller Boats 4/2618 I haven't raised the mast yet but I need some help on the boom rigging and anything you may have on
Size of rubber plucs for bridle wires to raise the mast? (1) abk at 10:36am 06.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1102 Photo of rubber plugs for bridle wires to raise the mast? Well not having raised the mast yet I see
Instaling Shore Power on a H26. Where to drill? abk at 10:24am 06.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1095 I have re-posted the question as I got a lot of great answers and tips, but I never got an answer as

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Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:04am 05.22.23 What is the brand name of your tank level monitor, Mike? You should be able to find it on the panel
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? DirtyScoobie at 9:03am 05.22.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum @DirtyScoobie . If the yacht manufacturer is not able to help, then you ma
Slow sump pump with backflow Don S/V ILLusion at 9:02am 05.22.23 Is the thruhull above the level of the pump? Most are in which case the backflow can be minimized by
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? jssailem at 8:59am 05.22.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum @DirtyScoobie . If the yacht manufacturer is not able to help, then you may
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:58am 05.22.23
Slow sump pump with backflow (1) McPhee at 8:51am 05.22.23 Yeah, I'll take a look. It looks like there's a separate ball valve that controls the flow. From the
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Dalliance at 8:48am 05.22.23
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? DirtyScoobie at 8:48am 05.22.23 Well, my question is 'why do you have to replace the chainplates?' Well, jviss, how much time do
1964 islander 32 jssailem at 8:42am 05.22.23 Looking at the first question, the mast in the images looks normal. The mast falling down is not rea
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? DirtyScoobie at 8:41am 05.22.23 Forgive me if you've done this already, but I was thinking you might get a lot of help from Island
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:40am 05.22.23 About 6 mo ago I was sitting on my dock enjoying a cold one and heard the pump on a friends boat cy
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition rgranger at 8:38am 05.22.23 The bilge pump isn't going to save the boat, it's only going to delay the sinking. About 6 mo ago
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:37am 05.22.23 I'm sure the boat would have sunk if the bilge pump wasn't active. How can you be so sure? Was th
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Ralph Johnstone at 8:37am 05.22.23 So, I am inclined to not follow this practice, or at least to connect the pump to the batteries thr
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 8:36am 05.22.23
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump (1) rgranger at 8:33am 05.22.23
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:31am 05.22.23 If your boat sinks because the bilge pump is not working on auto direct from battery or water rises
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 8:22am 05.22.23 There are a lot of good comments here but I feel some of the ideas are being trivialized by limit o
New 170 sailor SKOTBRO at 8:15am 05.22.23 No, to the contrary. The 170 has a broad beam for a boat of its length and is very stable when comp
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition dmax at 8:09am 05.22.23 When I went to visit a boat I bought a week after sailing it home from CT, there was water up to the

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