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Voltage Meter Issue (1) Anon 156829 at 6:22am 10.24.22 Catalina 310 25/3405 Hello, My Catalina 310 has an ongoing issue related to voltage readings. My voltage meter pins itsel
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 3:58am 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 34/3553 The unfortunate fact is that my trailer sailer will never be on the water for more than 5 days at a
Recommendations on bottom paint requested CoralRose at 11:45pm 10.23.22 Smaller Boats 9/1501 Hello all, My Hunter 23, built 1986, was kept in freshwater most of her life (I believe all but can
O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? (1) Clutch Cargo at 5:22pm 10.23.22 Bigger Boats 8/2341 So, having redone everything downstream of the holding tank (and vastly improved the tank venting),
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Dubo at 5:06pm 10.23.22 Big Boats 33/5485 Has anyone found an effective way to clean the brown sludge out of their heat exchanger(HE)? I am i
winter cover DanMaine at 10:33am 10.23.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1638 I sure hate the waste involved in plastic wrap for the winter. Tarps always seem to turn out poorly
Sinks draining slowly. EdWard3 at 6:42am 10.23.22 Big Boats 10/3832 My new to me Catalina 36 mkii (2003) sinks drain very slowly. Am I being impatient or is this a desi
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug (6) SawyerCurt at 6:27am 10.23.22 Catalina 310 16/2874 At the end of the winter season as I was prepping the boat for launch, I tried to connect to shore p
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 (3) SVAngelina at 8:23pm 10.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1474
Water filter clarification... (2) xavpil at 5:54pm 10.22.22 Ask All Sailors 31/2721 Hi all Looking inside the water filter I just see one hole for the water to come in from the seacock
If I don't need hot water I don't need this, right? (1) xavpil at 5:35pm 10.22.22 Engines and Propulsion 13/1930 Diesel engine, Universal Atomic 5411 I don't intend on having hot water. So I don't need the red han
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 4:54pm 10.22.22 Bigger Boats 42/7149 We pulled our 1978 O'Day 28 out of the water for winter and while it was on the sling, the operator
Rotating a photo Cederholm at 3:32pm 10.22.22 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/2353 Still a little new here, trying to post portrait-oriented photos, but they preview as landscape. Ver
What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? BroncoJohn at 9:11am 10.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1325 This may be a stupid question but what is the hole on the side of the engine cover for? This on my H
Wing Keel repair (3) bil1215 at 8:26am 10.22.22 Ask All Sailors 22/3050 Hello, Any suggestions on repairing my wing keel? Previous owner apparently used lead anchors threa
New 4x4 toy! (2) Gene Neill at 7:54am 10.22.22 Sails Call Lounge 3/961 2006 Wrangler TJ. Only 33,000 miles on the clock! Garage kept, immaculate, one owner, brand spankin'
Morse dual lever controller lever question xavpil at 6:56am 10.22.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1273 Hi all i have a 1980 Cat 27, inboard diesel 5411 engine, with Morse dual lever Engine controller The
forum search Zencra at 12:24am 10.22.22 Ask All Sailors 3/656 how can I do a forum search on this site instead of asking for information that is possibly already
fisher Panda 12 mini Zencra at 12:21am 10.22.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/1059 i have the FP 12 mini generator on our boat. my question is... how do you remove the Johnson raw wat
fisher panda12 mini Zencra at 11:35pm 10.21.22 Big Boats 0/22 Hi Brain's trust, I'm assuming here that you have the optioned FP 12 mini generator on your boat. my

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Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 7:18am 05.04.25 It seems intuitive that higher is generally safer. But, does anyone have any information that sugge
I need a Solar System! Do you like yours? Tom J at 7:15am 05.04.25 Interesting idea to rely on teh panels rahter than shore power to maintian the chanrge at the dock.
Battery recommendation - anchor windless shemandr at 7:08am 05.04.25 I avoid posting on battery threads because the subject is out of my lane. But I'll add an observati
H49 New Sails tkwhalen at 5:53am 05.04.25 I replaced mine 3 years ago. I went with North 3Di the sail is all one molded piece. I have the roll
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? jssailem at 5:27am 05.04.25 The most restful will be near the center of the boat and low. In such a case, on the floor near the
First post. New C22 owner jssailem at 5:19am 05.04.25 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congratulations on finding your sailboat. Sounds like you found a gem. Gre
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? dlochner at 5:15am 05.04.25 I suspect the weather will tell you where you sleep and whether or not you can. After a particula
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? Will Gilmore at 5:05am 05.04.25 I've had the clips on a lee cloth give way an me before. I don't mind either spot. I do consider h
Sail Shape jssailem at 5:04am 05.04.25 I guess the original design meant you'd raise the head to the black line on the mast,.then pull the
Battery recommendation - anchor windless Screen Saver at 5:02am 05.04.25 LiFePO4 batteries are not typically appropriate for high load devices such as anchor windlasses, st
Battery recommendation - anchor windless dlochner at 4:52am 05.04.25 LiFePO4 batteries are not typically appropriate for high load devices such as anchor windlasses, sta
Battery recommendation - anchor windless Screen Saver at 4:31am 05.04.25 The short answer is go Lithium. Rational is simple, you get far more useable amps out Lithium and if
H49 New Sails Screen Saver at 3:53am 05.04.25 I have H49 from new 2008 she does about 10,000nm per year most years and has well above 100,000nm un
First post. New C22 owner Davidasailor26 at 3:28am 05.04.25
H49 New Sails (1) morsail779 at 2:57am 05.04.25 We had a new Dimension/Polyant DCX cruising Mylar in mast furling mainsail made last year form Impu
H49 New Sails morsail779 at 2:56am 05.04.25 We had a new Dimension/Polyant DCX cruising Mylar in mast furling mainsail made last year form Impul
Ridder bearing bolt tightness SteveKrabi at 2:20am 05.04.25 If it is a packing gland then there should be a gap under the flange ! If it is they should be studs
Traveler car/track as tether? Foswick at 12:50am 05.04.25 Is there such a think as too high of lifelines so long as it doesn't interfere with anything? I woul
Chain splice Captain Larry-DH at 10:45pm 05.03.25 I just installed new chain and a piece of older chain with the 3/8" Crosby link. After peening, yo
Non binary boaters Ralph Johnstone at 9:52pm 05.03.25 Whore licker of course Yipes ! The children. What will the little children think ? Oh the he

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