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Portlight lens Gemsailor at 3:33am 04.20.13 Smaller Boats 4/1181 Recently purchased a Hunter 26.5 and need help finding a replacement portlight lens. Checked with th
I learned about sailing from that.... Nrmlspeed at 12:50am 04.20.13 Catalina 22 9/1205 The title is appropriate for this story. When I was learning to fly I always looked forward to readi
Combining the 2 incoming 220v cable into one Crystal TLV at 12:12am 04.20.13 Big Boats 7/1279 This will be much more convinence for me as the Y connection on the incomming cable maks a lot of tr
h40.5 bilge pump switch edguy3 at 10:49pm 04.19.13 Big Boats 5/1254 Can anyone tell me where the manual bilge pump switch is located in a 1995 h40.5? Thanks in advance
U Shaped Dinette N28678 at 8:42pm 04.19.13 Catalina 30 4/1858 I have a 83' with a U shaped dinette. Ive seen other boats built the same year with L shaped dinett
Old Schoolers (2) rgranger at 7:22pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2247 Hey I need some knowledge from those of you who have been around longer than I I'm almost done re
First time fiberglass repair - Should I try? (2) pearsoncommander251 at 6:48pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3745
Great Lakes Marine Mobile Net - Ham Radio Net for boaters. KC9SGV at 6:46pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1193 The HF frequency is 7.268 MHz LSB, just after the Waterway net on the ICW. VHF 2M in the Chicagolan
line cutter on saildrive jbinbi at 6:10pm 04.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1110 I am wondering how to get a line cutter on my saildrive. This is my first experience with a saildriv
Topping lift slowdog at 3:47pm 04.19.13 Trailer Sailors 10/6829 What do you snap the topping lift to on the end of the boom ? Someone put a eye bolt on the end of t
Tiller Pilot for Hunter 23.5 tallswede at 3:39pm 04.19.13 Smaller Boats 20/6004 I would like to know if any of you have used a tiller pilot on your 23.5 and how you mounted it. I'm
Cheoy Lee 44 window needed. Kilolani at 1:39pm 04.19.13 Parts Search 2/3494 The Starboard window on the side of the aft cabin broke. Anyone know how to get a new one?
Need help for my Cygnus 20 eddy62 at 1:04pm 04.19.13 Trailer Sailors 6/3204 Just purchased a Cygnus 20. I have tried everywhere online and found very little on it except for a
Looking for Flojet Parts (1) Bad Obsession at 12:38pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1795 So I was working on my fresh water system today. I took the filter off and I ended up breaking the
More proposed boat fees RECESS at 11:31am 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 49/5861 Like this is not expensive enough.
anybody know what's with D&R Marine? Mr. J.B. at 10:40am 04.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1239 when I go to the web sight I geta box that says I need a user name and password?
Anchor roller design questions holdech at 9:14am 04.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/9770 I have a commercial roller that's about 2 inches wide and 15 inches long. I realize it needs to ove
Compression Post ChiTownSail at 9:03am 04.19.13 Smaller Boats 1/823 Anyone with a small hunter ever remove their compression post? I am wondering the construction and
Fuel Polishing system MWybo at 7:51am 04.19.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/4460 Hi Roger, Sorry to intrude on your forum but I would be interested in hearing how your fuel polishin
How to clean these gaskets (2) Brezzin at 7:10am 04.19.13 Big Boats 9/1792 The boat is a H49 which has two hatches in the transom. The gaskets which I believe are silicone ha

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Max Power CT80 bow thruster propeller removal Ralph Johnstone at 10:12am 04.18.23 If it's bottom paint filling the head head screw, maybe lacquer thinner, acetone, paint stripper, or
Newbie Fresh and Green jssailem at 9:59am 04.18.23 It has been my observation that when owners step aboard a 40ft plus sized boat their concern for cen
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 04.18.23 What would this clarify in my trouble shooting? Not much. The rust needs to be agitated by the m
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? SmallBoatGuy at 9:45am 04.18.23 Thank you!!!
Checking shaft alignment Stu Jackson at 9:43am 04.18.23 Congratulations on a fine boat. We have tons of C34-specific info on our Catalina34 International A
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? dlochner at 9:42am 04.18.23 Welcome to SBO. I'd pick the Precision 18. It was designed by Jim Taylor who knows how to design fa
2008 Beneteau in mast furling ? BlindCat at 9:30am 04.18.23 I have IMF on my 2002 393. It did take a little getting used to, but its great never having to leave
Folding Prop Rick D at 9:15am 04.18.23 2005 H36 with Yanmar 3YM30. I am considering a folding prop and have a fact question and an opinio
Folding Prop Hollyberry at 9:01am 04.18.23 I would not say that a FOLDING prop gives you better reverse thrust - it depends on the model and de
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 8:55am 04.18.23 I hate to say this but any chance you've got a leak from the raw water cooling into the AF system ?
New Mac 25 owner Serendipity202 at 8:52am 04.18.23 Congrats! It's so nice to be able to sail or toodle around with a room cabin!
Buying new sails Salty Jack at 8:26am 04.18.23 Wow what great advice. Would you be willing to email me so I can correspond with a few other questio
Rust color in Antifreeze capta at 8:25am 04.18.23 I rarely use chemicals to clean my fresh water side of the cooling system. It can cause scale to fal
Perkins M60 timing belt replacement kloudie1 at 8:06am 04.18.23 Since that tensioner does not have a spring load, the belt tension gauge is pretty much necessary to
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? dlochner at 7:59am 04.18.23 We have a PLB, which is a smaller version of an EPIRB - unlike an EPIRB, a PLB won't auto-deploy, a
Newbie Fresh and Green dlochner at 7:48am 04.18.23 Thank you dlochner for your sharing of knowledge. Dave here's another question then. Do certain din
Newbie Fresh and Green dLj at 7:47am 04.18.23 Thank you dlochner for your sharing of knowledge. Dave here's another question then. Do certain din
Folding Prop George Braun at 7:38am 04.18.23 2005 H36 with Yanmar 3YM30. I am considering a folding prop and have a fact question and an opinio
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? AaronD at 7:38am 04.18.23 We have a PLB, which is a smaller version of an EPIRB - unlike an EPIRB, a PLB won't auto-deploy, an
Emgine replacement jssailem at 7:14am 04.18.23 Brad.... Perhaps clarity. Engine replacement... can mean I want a brand new engine installed - sh

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