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Throttle Creep (no, not the guy on the boat next to yours) JimLor at 6:30am 05.29.12 Pearson 4/2064 Looking for some suggestions on stopping throttle creep. Our boat, Tyde What May, apparently likes t
Leak on Hunter 36 at the mast/compression post deacm at 6:15am 05.29.12 Big Boats 12/4048 Since we've had our 2006 Hunter 36, water drizzles down the compression post onto the teak table whe
Solent Track Paul Chung at 5:31am 05.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1262 Please tell me how to use the pair of Solent Tracks on the roof of cabin!!!:confused:
Stanchion base for Bristol 45.5 (2) charlesspe at 5:08am 05.29.12 Bristol 0/2090 Need to replace some stanchion bases. Does anybody know the brand / type ...see picture. the plate i
1979 O'Day 23 Bilge Leaking Ross S at 5:05am 05.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2008 I'm posting this on behalf of a fellow sailor at my marina. He launched his O'Day 23 on Sunday afte
Water heater preasure released.... NYSail at 4:56am 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2013 Hello all.... So this weekend was the first on the boat. Took the boat out for a great sail on Mo
PGSC Memorial Day weekend seadaddler at 4:47am 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/771 We are having a great weekend out at Pelican Bay with about 55 PG sailing club memebers and every da
Leaking window in V berth marxtj at 4:41am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 7/2049 Hello, We are new owners of our first sailing vessel. Very excited to learn from the members at our
electrical panel on 96 23.5 sailboat738 at 4:33am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 2/1253 hi guys i have the main panel up on the cabin ceiling with all the switches but when i was crawli
Overheating Deadline at 4:33am 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1366 I tried everything to figure out why my Yanmar 2GM20 was overheating quickly, only to discover that
Heat Exchanger Deadline at 3:58am 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1160 Has anyone taken off the heat exchanger on a Yanmar 18 hp 20GM? I want to take the rods to a radiato
Water tank access Deadline at 3:56am 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1555 I've traced my water leak on H320 to the fresh water tank but can't access the darn thing. After rem
Swing Keel/centerboard Lost this weekend LarryH at 2:33am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 9/2932 The wife, kids and i were just beginning to leave our marina on our 1999 H260 this weekend when the
Main Halyard Truckers Knot DarylA at 1:21am 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3044 Im now preparing to take our new Mac 26m and get it wet for our first time this weekend. Looking at
Oday 192 stay anchors (grommets?) on mast mkb at 12:27am 05.29.12 Day Sailers 2/1680 My Oday 192 uses a grommet to anchor the shrouds and forestay to the mast. A hook on the end of the
31 minutes on the M/V Wenatchee (this is a must-read) (1) Phil Herring at 10:01pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 8/10296 A little background: This was just sent to me a by a friend who is a member of the crew and figured
O23 trailer question rbyham at 9:32pm 05.28.12 Day Sailers 12/2209 I am shopping my first sailboat. Currently have my eye on an O'Day 23 that looks to be in good shape
boomkicker/vang quandary sinnettc at 9:19pm 05.28.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/16007 Ran into a bit of a quandary this weekend when we were overpowered and I think I may be missing some
Keel repair problem Caught_Between_the_Sheets at 8:30pm 05.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2261 Ok I removed the sheet from around my ankle, so no longer caught...Now Trying to remove the keel on
Leaky Lewmar port londavidson at 7:26pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/1366 My 1989 C-36, Carte Blanche, #1013, has a leaky port. I'm sure the gasket needs replacing. Two quest

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Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 5:31pm 01.06.23 Right up my alley. The water ballast tank lid slopes down in the rear of the boat Anywhere behi
The cycle of life Captain Larry-DH at 4:24pm 01.06.23 1996, wow, Phil! It must have been around 2000(?) that you rescued the whole lot of us from the cl
First time sailboat owner Tally Ho at 3:58pm 01.06.23 next question is what is this used for? I suspect sewing something. It is called a Speedy Stitcher
Think your PO made mistakes? Gene Neill at 3:32pm 01.06.23 Since there's a wheel, there is presumably a spade rudder under the hull. :puke:
First time sailboat owner (1) hatchclan at 3:27pm 01.06.23 next question is what is this used for? I suspect sewing something.
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:26pm 01.06.23 got the lights changed out...much better. happy wife = happy life.
The cycle of life WayneH at 2:53pm 01.06.23 Phil, Thank you for all you've done for SBO and TSBB, also. :clap::clap::clap: Both sites have been
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 01.06.23 Paging @Crazy Dave Condon who might have some insight on the ballast tank location.
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Orbweaver at 2:25pm 01.06.23 One thing that I've noticed during my searching is that not all manufacturers put adequate thought/p
The cycle of life Tally Ho at 2:04pm 01.06.23 Best of luck Phil. I have really enjoyed SBO as an information resource, some fun banter (and the F
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters Tally Ho at 1:45pm 01.06.23 So the extinguisher I "traded" in wasn't filled with Halon (which is now no longer used in these ap
Hunter 26 outboard engine patbratton at 1:28pm 01.06.23 There was an 8 HP Honda on my H240 when I purchased it a year and a half ago. It did feel strong and
Single handing WI Rigger at 1:10pm 01.06.23 In my Hunter 19, is there a means by which I can ascertain the outline of the ballast tank? I want t
Teak Trim Cleaner (2) watercolors II at 12:41pm 01.06.23 Hardware or lumber store, deck cleaner, it contains oxalic acid even if it does not list it. 1/2 t
Seaward Hot Water Tank Hayden Watson at 12:26pm 01.06.23 I needed to replace the Seaward 6-gal on my 1988 in 2006 so you have gotten a good long life out of
mast leaking through deck along compression post into cabin sailme88 at 12:15pm 01.06.23 Often times leaks involving stepping/compression posts are because something has moved.. Usually it
mast leaking through deck along compression post into cabin Terry Cox at 11:32am 01.06.23 A couple inches in and then does the weep hole turn vertical? No. A stiff bristle clears the weep
Seaward Hot Water Tank Tucson Sailor at 11:19am 01.06.23 Thanks John!
Seaward Hot Water Tank jssailem at 11:07am 01.06.23 When I bought my boat, the Seaward water heater didn't function. Looking at the unit it appeared gre
Seaward Hot Water Tank Tucson Sailor at 10:52am 01.06.23 Thanks Tim, You're probably correct about the life of the tank. I'll contact Seaward as well. Regard

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