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Venture 24 newbie in Marina Del Rey, Ca hialt2d at 5:53pm 03.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1464 I recently purchased a v24 and wondered if there is anyone in the area that might have some advice f
Dad has his toy, now I've got mine :D (1) MATHURIN2 at 5:28pm 03.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1139 Just took delivery of my new boat today :D !!!! A nice little Island Packet 29 1992. It will go righ
Diesel Fuel tank grounding? (1) Elysium_Van_Isl at 1:36pm 03.14.13 Musings With Maine Sail 21/14091 Maine, et al. I was down in the bowels of my recently acquired Catalina the other day trying to c
stantions jmarzi at 1:30pm 03.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1389 I am looking to replace four of my 1989 Vision 32s stantions. I have already been to the guru and kn
P26 area under mast drumbeater at 12:32pm 03.14.13 Pearson 4/2812 The board under my mast (inside the cabin) has the veneer delaminating. There is no moisture or wate
AC/DC grounding and galvanic isolator location marchem at 12:22pm 03.14.13 Musings With Maine Sail 17/8944 1982 Catalina 27. I want to tie my AC and DC grounds together and install a galvanic isolator in the
SuperStor heater install question Skipper at 11:48am 03.14.13 Ask All Sailors 1/978 This seemed an idiotically easy question, but it lingered long enough to consider. And It's better t
New to me O'day 20 - need advice rwilliams125 at 9:46am 03.14.13 Day Sailers 1/1191 Hi all, I brought home an O'day 20 last weekend and now I'm getting nervous! It's generally in goo
Calling all 12V Dc gurus! puddlejockey at 9:20am 03.14.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2905 Hi guys, I have an '82 H27 ( that's draining my wallet faster than a Senate budget fix) , that I'm
Barlow 16 winch handles Ken Secor at 9:15am 03.14.13 Catalina 22 8/6580 Many posts suggest Lewmar, Barient and all other "small" winches are cross compatible with the now d
first post....trailer? catndahats at 7:42am 03.14.13 Catalina 22 14/1725 Hi, I've been a lurker on here for a while, and this is my first post so go easy on me. A little
Using a Gennaker from a Pearson 323 c130king at 6:46am 03.14.13 Catalina 310 16/3700 A friend of mine has offered me his Gennaker from his Pearson 323. I would guess that his boat has
shaft size phil mac venture at 6:17am 03.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/5827 have a mac 2-22 need to know best shaft size, 20in or 25in for out board. looks like 20 would work b
Anode-Cathodic Protection fjbastone at 3:16am 03.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1445 Can someone tell me where the anode for cathodic protection is located on a 1998 Beneteau Oceanis 35
Where to cut for chain-plate inspection port Jared1048 at 11:37pm 03.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/3884 Hello, I heard someone mentioned that they cut an inspection port to look at there chain-plates an
s2 8.0 Blue water? How was hull built? candy7 at 10:56pm 03.13.13 S2 4/4026 I am thinking of buying the 8.0. It seems a great use of space. How is it in a ruff ocean? I am th
Installing a Norcolder fridge conversion bugbitten at 7:56pm 03.13.13 S2 9/2582 Folks, I'm installing a Norcolder 4408 conversion unit in my 9.2A. http://www.defender.com/product
2012 Hunter 39 Tachometer Issue canuck at 7:50pm 03.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1122 We have a Yanmar 3JH5E (40 HP) with a 3 blade prop and have the Electromaax 120 amp upgrade. At 290
Hole in keel bulb. (3) Ed Schenck at 7:41pm 03.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1957 These pictures are of a friend's bulb keel on his 28.5 Beneteau. The entire area appears to be fibe
Installation angle limits?????? woodster at 7:37pm 03.13.13 Ask All Sailors 53/10386 OK here is the conditions....... 1 replaced the new prop shaft strut 2 used a new prop shaft 3 used

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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 "
Beneteau Questions TimFromLI at 5:37pm 04.13.23 That doesn't sound like an original setup. I have a Beneteau but I have 2 pumps, one for the bilge
Beneteau Questions Hollyberry at 5:37pm 04.13.23 Our setup is the typical man/auto master switch with a float running the pump in 'auto'. The shower

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