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What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? BroncoJohn at 9:11am 10.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1389 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 22/3303 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 3/987 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 11/1316 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 3/678 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 2/1074 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
23.5 lifelines and cabin cushions Walker0416 at 3:19pm 10.21.22 Smaller Boats 6/1669 I maintain a 23.5 for the Sea Scouts in Mandeville, LA. I am trying to replace the lifelines and cab
Hunter 18.5 mast section Z145 (1) RTsailsJ29 at 2:44pm 10.21.22 Ask All Sailors 3/647 My mast broke on my Hunter 18.5 during Hurricane Ian and I'm looking to source a 5 ft section of Z-S
New Mac 25 owner (1) Wyo George at 8:01am 10.21.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2454 Howdy folks. As of yesterday I officially own my first sailboat. I have years of experience on the w
Recycled rope (lines) ? Justin_NSA at 7:20am 10.21.22 Ask All Sailors 17/2492 I need a new jib halyard. What do you all think of these recycled from plastic lines at Mauripro? I'
ODay 22 cabin floor (1) harryconaghan at 6:42am 10.21.22 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1523 Hi, new owner of an ODay 22. Would anyone know why there is this indent on the cabin floor, I've poi
EV's vs Ian All U Get at 5:34am 10.21.22 Sails Call Lounge 19/2082
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Tedd at 2:27pm 10.20.22 Trailer Sailors 30/6846 I recently bought a trailerable sailboat and had a 4,500 km tow home with it. On the way home we fou
Bilge Pump JonandDave at 1:47pm 10.20.22 Ask All Sailors 1/453 My '93 bilge pump gave out but the new pump will not remove water in the bilge. It seems to be work
Shore power questions PhilC at 11:03am 10.20.22 Catalina 30 12/2308
Alternator Newlight at 6:38am 10.20.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2682 what is the alternator directly wire to?
Need HydraHoist Steve Sherman at 3:39am 10.20.22 Parts Search 10/1692 Looking for a hoist to lift a 2000 sailboat out of the water. Steve Sherman steve@optistuff.com
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 James Chamberlain at 11:05pm 10.19.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1110 This is my first post here, and just have a quick question regarding how I could go about restoring
Kirie Elite 29 Elite29Owner at 8:46pm 10.19.22 Ask All Sailors 10/2636 Greetings all. New to the forum. Just picked up a 1985 Kirie Elite 29. Going to do a major renova

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Cheap outboard LLoyd B at 10:17am 06.25.25 I'm thinking that if you've got a battery big enough to start a diesel that you can't start anyway,
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 10:06am 06.25.25
Windlite 14 Bfran1966 at 9:22am 06.25.25 If so the spelling is Windflite. It is a AMF built boat. Here is some info from 2010 that may help.
Windlite 14 Bfran1966 at 9:21am 06.25.25 Welcome to SBO. You post location is fine. Is this your boat.
Quick connect fittings - how to remove BAD ORCA at 8:52am 06.25.25 That dark grey fitting is a no name Chinese fitting. They are all over Amazon. The white ones look
Windlite 14 jssailem at 8:50am 06.25.25 If so the spelling is Windflite. It is a AMF built boat. Here is some info from 2010 that may help.
Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor Steve Bailey at 8:49am 06.25.25 You could take the boat, motor, trailer and all related gear to a truck stop that has a scale and pa
Windlite 14 (1) jssailem at 8:48am 06.25.25 Welcome to SBO. You post location is fine. Is this your boat.
Quick connect fittings - how to remove colemj at 8:35am 06.25.25 Sometimes there is a collar inserted between the grey and beige parts that prevent it from coming of
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! MaryEllaRose at 8:31am 06.25.25
More Scams Stu Jackson at 8:27am 06.25.25 One conspicuous absence is a phone number. That's a good "tell." IIRC, it's become a repetitive i
Hunter 170 spinnaker install Crazy Dave Condon at 8:27am 06.25.25 There is information under boat information for the hunter 170 for the spinnaker i installation but
Quick connect fittings - how to remove Hello Below at 8:17am 06.25.25 Hold that little gray bit against the beige bit. When the gray part comes away from the beige part
Cheap outboard Stu Jackson at 8:16am 06.25.25 It will work. I pushed a 25 footer with a 1.2 HP Johnson, my "egg beater" air cooled outboard. Fla
Gas 4 stroke for a Hunter 146 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:15am 06.25.25 3.5-4 hp will work with a long shaft wii be fine as I was a dealer for that boat. I preferred those
My Refrigerator stopped over the weekend Stu Jackson at 8:12am 06.25.25 and the part is shown as "out of stock" at rparts, I'll call them later I'm not sure it uses 4 pi
How to access shower sump hose on Catalina 310 for replacement? jssailem at 8:11am 06.25.25 Be careful with the holes. Catalina uses a solid pan insert to stabilize the hull and provide struc
Cheap outboard JoeWhite at 8:10am 06.25.25 What does your insurance co. say?
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! dLj at 8:05am 06.25.25 DLj , I finally broke down and bought the outboard I had been to cheap to buy for way too many year
Yanmar 3JH4E starting issues - Sun Oddysey 39DS jssailem at 8:05am 06.25.25 :plus: Your description could be associated with a questionable electrical connection in the starter

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