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Yanmar 3GMF22 Oil Leak Allan12210 at 9:46pm 09.16.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2816 I'm starting to get quite a bit of oil seepage at the timing gear case to the block interface. Basic
My strut broke off!! Jared1048 at 8:57pm 09.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/1773 Dove over the side today to investigate a bad knocking noise and noticed my entire strut has broken
Engineeds a good clean jorgefife at 6:47pm 09.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2023 It is time to give a good clean to my Yanmar on my boat. It is oily, rustyin some spots, and general
fresh water additive? glonek5 at 6:19pm 09.16.12 Big Boats 6/1843 We recently bought our first larger boat. She is a 2005 Hunter 38. We have now filled the fresh wat
sealing fittings teacher63 at 4:45pm 09.16.12 Smaller Boats 7/1597 I am getting ready to run my main halyard to the cockpit on a Hunter 23 the line is long enough and
Cockpit Table Redesign (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:09pm 09.16.12 Catalina 310 4/2289 I went to the Newport Boat Show yesterday, and besides hanging out with Bob Bitchin, the best thing
Below-deck autohelm McZube at 4:07pm 09.16.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1838 I have a 1984 Hunter 31 with an Edson pedestal. Can anyone make recommendations for a below-deck au
motor mount for 9.9hp 4-stroke yamaha juhlenbrock at 4:03pm 09.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1710 I recently replaced a 9.9hp Johnson Sailmaster with a 4-stroke 9.9 hp Yamaha. It's great motor but
WTF with the water level in Chesapeake Bay??? Piotr at 3:52pm 09.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3117 I sail out of Rock Hall, and for the last month or so I noticed that ther water levels were about 2
Safety drills McZube at 3:38pm 09.16.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1777 Do you and your family (or usual crew) do any kind of safety drills to be better prepared in the eve
How did we get relegated? ed stack at 2:50pm 09.16.12 Pearson 0/1687 Is venerable Pearson now an also-ran? I don't think so. 22.5 nm around Boston harbor. Not many other
Lancer 28 rigging tinman1955 at 2:30pm 09.16.12 Lancer 4/4831 Hello all, I just bought my first sailboat a lancer 28. The rigging is all there except the ropes. a
Inflatable dinghy sealant... Doug/Karen at 1:38pm 09.16.12 Big Boats 4/1671 We have an aged inflatable dinghy that has developed a slow leak that, thus far, has avoided detecti
Yanmar 2GM20F suddenly lost power but not RPMs scorpio77 at 12:41pm 09.16.12 Engines and Propulsion 15/9303 Hi all folks, Im looking for some experience Yanmar owners, about a month ago I purchased a beautifu
Fuel capacity Oceanis361 at 11:26am 09.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1042 Hi, Recently bought an 2000 Oceanis361, and in the specifications they say it's 75 litres fuelcap. B
Shower Faucet Assembly for C-310 c130king at 10:53am 09.16.12 Catalina 310 1/1197 The shower in my 310 has several hose issues so I would like to replace the whole faucet, shower hea
Holes in Keel fore sail 1 at 10:39am 09.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1575 What can anyone tell me about the two small 1/4" holes in the rear of the kee just above the bulb?
phrf ratings craigtilson at 10:05am 09.16.12 Racing 4/5949 does anyone know the phrf rating for a 1976 ericson 35-2 has a 150 genny non folding prop and w
Noisy wheel-drive autopilot Vegas at 9:36am 09.16.12 Ask All Sailors 19/11719 I just replaced my ST4000 wheel drive unit (black) with the Raymarine MKII wheel drive unit (grey).
About The Venture 21 ???? Mick at 9:30am 09.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4368 I have a 01 26 ft sitting in the lake , that I love. Had a 26C that got tornadoed a few years back.

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eenie, meenie, minie, moe capta at 10:45am 05.21.22 Take this opportunity to use those wires as a messenger and replace the black wires with whatever co
Thru-Hull Stats capta at 10:41am 05.21.22 Interesting. All my sinks drain below th e waterline. Of course all direct discharge does also (whe
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 RBryn at 10:36am 05.21.22 It's mounted to the base of the mast. No perforations. We'll see about the other issues you mentione
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Plymouth Sailor at 10:28am 05.21.22 Clean the insulation. One of the black wires may be a very dirty red on. Thanks but both black
eenie, meenie, minie, moe twalker H260 at 10:21am 05.21.22 That looks like it may be the pigtails from a fixture. They are both regularly black because in an o
eenie, meenie, minie, moe dlochner at 10:16am 05.21.22 Clean the insulation. One of the black wires may be a very dirty red on.
H240 keel housing bracket pin locations twalker H260 at 10:12am 05.21.22 Which pin prevents the full range of motion? The upper pin with the sheave/roller or the lower piv
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 9:24am 05.21.22 Well tonight was a mixed bag. When I left the house the 3D printer was working on another attempt a
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA BroncoJohn at 9:20am 05.21.22 Thanks for the feedback. I edited the thread title not to confuse the model number with the miles we
silly question on gas detector sunlover at 9:20am 05.21.22 interesting
Fresh/Black Water dLj at 8:55am 05.21.22 I'm not 100% understanding your photos, but I'm on my phone so they may be easier to understand on a
Should I run away from this boat? BigEasy at 8:52am 05.21.22 Or get a survey to make sure there are no other problems, show the owner your repair estimates, and
Vacation from a live aboard jssailem at 8:49am 05.21.22 Locate the boat in a good marina. Close all your through hulls. Provide for air circulation in the
Preventer for a Hunter 420 Stephen M at 8:47am 05.21.22 Roy, could you send me a sketch on how you run your lines, I would like to have them set up for easy
Freezer compartment BigEasy at 8:45am 05.21.22 I had a Norcold fridge only on my 33.5 that eventually died. Installed an Adler Barbour unit that i
Vacation from a live aboard BigEasy at 8:29am 05.21.22 Tie it good; double lines in event of an early tropical storm. Close all thru hull valves and turn
Vacation from a live aboard Don S/V ILLusion at 8:17am 05.21.22
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA Don S/V ILLusion at 8:15am 05.21.22 Be aware if you go upriver under the York River Bridge, on the left or south side of the river is Y
Hunter 240 Motor rgranger at 8:14am 05.21.22 it only cost time But it would be nice to look here at the SBO store before you buy someplace else
Hunter 20 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:43am 05.21.22 Please advise the year of the boat

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