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Automatic Bilge Pump Bill Roughton at 10:34am 01.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1799 I'm looking for a recommendation for an automatic bilge pump to install on my O'Day 27. Anyone have
Needed info for a part brownfamily at 10:12am 01.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/724 I have a Mac Ben 21 at the bottom of my mast I have a part that looks like an eye hook and also one
Shaft spin on Atomic 4 RubyJean at 9:43am 01.08.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/3725 Hi all, I recently bought a O Day 27 in great shape. My question is that I'm changing the folding pr
Solar Rail Lights (2) geoffschultz at 8:41am 01.08.13 Ask All Sailors 19/3996 I tried to post this in the following thread forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=137356,
halyard exit plates? Chesapique at 8:32am 01.08.13 Smaller Boats 6/3537 The plastic halyard exit plates on my 94 H19 have broken off. Anyone have experience replacing them?
Where to get butyl tape? shozbot at 7:06am 01.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1224 Does anyone know where I can buy in Connecticut the type of butyl tape that is used for rebedding de
1972 Catalina 22 restoration (10) david_deland at 6:34am 01.08.13 Catalina 22 19/4109 I found this boat over by where I live for around 700 dollars and there was no way I was going to pa
Smile: Yes or no? (3) 1st boat at 5:20am 01.08.13 Catalina 30 14/4758 Just got my boat pulled (81 C30) for the winter. Picked the boat up in June and learning and loving
O'Day 28 derfus at 4:56am 01.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1191 Hi, Of the 507 O'Day 28's that were built how many are still in service?
Anchor rode marking All U Get at 4:51am 01.08.13 Ask All Sailors 33/10215 Hi all, Yesterday while painting marks on my anchor chain I got into a discussion on what distance
Engine Hour (LCD) Meter Repair (1) NorthStar at 9:17pm 01.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 81/62048 I have finally had the time to troubleshoot and repair my Yanmar Tach-Hour meter. I believe wha
What's wrong with the 'trim' on this boat? (1) RichH at 8:18pm 01.07.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 53/24426 http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j449/svAquila/reef_zpsed162b23.jpg "photo" is from the Sail A
Beneteau Rubrail Lee Hadjiosif at 6:54pm 01.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/4132 I'm trying to select a suitable rubrail for my 381 but I'm having trouble. I prefer the solid vinyl
Waccamaw Morning Roger Long at 5:09pm 01.07.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/3250 I had the anchor aboard almost before there was enough light to see my way out of the creek as the t
Trolling for ideas... Phyrexii at 4:23pm 01.07.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2663 Recently, I replied to a thread dealing with an issue common among Mac sailors ('Mac Bump'), where t
Autohelm ST4000+ dim display problem kwiggy at 1:43pm 01.07.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4331 Hi, I have searched through the various forums, but can't find this problem mentioned anywhere. My
used deck hatches redhead78 at 1:31pm 01.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1596 Anyone know where I might be able to buy a couple of used deck hatches, for ventilation, in the 10 o
Magazine slowdog at 1:14pm 01.07.13 Ask All Sailors 37/4909 What boating magazine do you subscribe to?
Basic Electrical Seminar Content Maine Sail at 12:05pm 01.07.13 Ask All Sailors 28/3172 If you were attending a Marine Basic Electrical Seminar (roughly 2 hours) what type of content would
Whose boat is this? (1) BrokeNotBroken at 11:27am 01.07.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2042 I would love to see more pictures of the teak cockpit. I think it looks fantastic. http://sbo.sail

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Catalina 310 Icebox Drain SV At Last at 3:43pm 03.17.23 I did finally make it back out to the boat to put this project to bed. There was no insulation aroun
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 twalker H260 at 3:42pm 03.17.23 You could try putting the bolt back in part way and then use a 2-3lb hammer gently on the head. Tha
Macerators JoeWhite at 3:40pm 03.17.23 http://mei1970.org/saillavie/macerator_installation Yes. I have replaced the "T" with a Y valve, see
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? (1) Brian NC at 3:37pm 03.17.23 Here is the best pic of the boom I have for now and was not fully rigged. Will take another this we
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Brian NC at 3:30pm 03.17.23 @Brian NC Can you take a picture of the boom and refresh my memory which model boat. It could be o
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (2) rardiH36 at 3:24pm 03.17.23 Roland, I appreciate the recount of your chainplate failure. But more so, about the stem head incid
Macerators Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:13pm 03.17.23 Boat builders use tees because they're cheaper than y-valves. Replacing the TEE with a y-valve shoul
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite McPhee at 2:55pm 03.17.23 Thanks, dmax. I'll get some stains and see if I can get them close enough. I'll follow-up with how i
Blower issues? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:45pm 03.17.23 I also believe that the blower is wired thru the automatic fire extinguisher. If the fire extinguish
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite dmax at 2:34pm 03.17.23 1: By the side, you mean the vertical piece on the right hand side of the top step, it looks like it
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite (1) McPhee at 1:40pm 03.17.23 My mistake. The angle isn't great, but the here's one.
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite dmax at 1:36pm 03.17.23 A picture would help a lot.
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Blue Horizon at 1:23pm 03.17.23 Hey Breezy1, Good to hear its quiet and silky. I think that's really encouraging. That said, pl
Outboard for a Widgeon? terry_buda at 1:19pm 03.17.23 I have thought about doing this with my Widgeon for years. I know my trolling motor would push the
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Breezy1 at 12:51pm 03.17.23 Got it...thanks for the quick reply. Mine isn't making noise and it is really smooth as silk. I just
Everett Fuel Dock Stu Jackson at 12:14pm 03.17.23 Until you install those cleats, consider: 1) using your winches for a short term interim solution
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Blue Horizon at 12:03pm 03.17.23 I don't have experience with that boat. Before I pulled my boat I did some research to get a sense
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. Muttondressedaslamb at 11:30am 03.17.23 EGO is another company that makes electric mowers, snow blowers, weed trimmers, etc. and offers two
Universal 25xpb Parts PlaneTom at 11:30am 03.17.23 Good day PlaneTom .......... any chance of getting the URL address where you picked up the Kubota e
Defender Marine AdamjB at 11:24am 03.17.23 In 2020 they switched to online only for their warehouse sale, due to social distancing. No idea i

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