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Sea cock maintenance bwasileski at 5:13pm 04.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2505 Hi. As I'm preparing for my spring launch, the sea cocks in the head (yes, the ones for the holding
need hose part number for 3gmf emilyellington at 4:35pm 04.18.12 Big Boats 3/1310 Yanmar 3gmf - formed rubber hose that goes from impeller pump outlet to heat exchanger inlet - I ca
Mast info for 1994 Legend 37.5 Georgieboy at 3:29pm 04.18.12 Big Boats 3/1034 Hi- I am looking to get any information that I can on the specs for the original mast and boom for a
Electrical Redesign for Liveaboard (1) tristanperry at 3:07pm 04.18.12 Ask All Sailors 25/4685 Hey everyone, As I mentioned in a previous post link here, http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/
Brand Newbee hull question Gary J at 3:04pm 04.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1312 Hello all. Just joined and I'm buying an '83 Hunter 27. Got a good deal from a friend who's moving
'88 Legend 35 stuffing box (1) spinwing at 2:12pm 04.18.12 Big Boats 8/4232 I am about to venture into the unknown and repack the shaft seal. Questions: Does anyone know who th
Looking for some advice and a log book Nodak7 at 12:38pm 04.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1596 We are considering moving our boat from tropical ND to Punta Gorda, Fl. Our tentative plan is to tra
Such a Deal...on a Raymarine X5 autopilot Allan12210 at 11:57am 04.18.12 Big Boats 9/1985 We went to the Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show at Jack London Square in Oakland, California this pas
Transmission Replacement - Hurth BillyK at 11:20am 04.18.12 Catalina 30 14/9698 Transmission is shot on my 1990 Catalina 30. Its a Hurth HBW50 anchored to a universal 3M20. i've
can anybody tell me if the Pearson 37 is.. (1) DavidB.UK at 10:30am 04.18.12 Pearson 11/7200 can anybody tell me if the Pearson 37 is a blu water boat? I am very much a newbie when it comes
35s5 dyi stern cockpit seat fjchiz at 9:54am 04.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/977 Some time ago I saw a post (I think it was here??) on a DIY rear stern seat extension for the helmsm
bottom boat restoration (5) thiago at 9:38am 04.18.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2014 Hello to everyone. I have been reading this forum for a while since I am a new boat owner and I am m
Interior wood shanker at 8:55am 04.18.12 Smaller Boats 8/2044 What do you folks use to re-vitilize the interior wood? I have found lots of information in the arch
Two or Three blade prop Fogg at 8:04am 04.18.12 Catalina 30 18/6842 Due to Hurricane Irene last fall, I need to replace my prop. I had a two blade 13" x 12 rh prop. I a
Back Pressure on Jabsco dave desseyn at 7:55am 04.18.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2633 I have a twist and lock pump assembly for a manual jabsco head. when trying to pump on dry setting,
How to sell a boat Kermit at 7:48am 04.18.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1541 I have seen questions on the best way to sell a boat. This ad comes as close to what I'd like to se
batterie connections Walloonones at 7:12am 04.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1387 We removed the batteries from our Hunter 30 for the winter. Now looking for a diagram for re-wiring
Boat hypochondria or shaft coupling problem? (1) ChessieSailor at 6:56am 04.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1601
Cleaning windows susiedarlin at 6:45am 04.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1072 How do you clean windows in a 26X?
2 unrelated questions re wiring and rigging - Mac 25 Piotr at 6:34am 04.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1448 Questions 1 - I just recently inspected the mast and discovered a cheek block attached about 18 inch

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Anchor Bridle Deleted member 117556 at 9:01am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that t
keel resting on bottom sailcapt340 at 8:57am 12.20.22
Electrical system Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 12.20.22 It's important to the life of your batteries to charge/recharge them properly if you want to them to
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 8:39am 12.20.22 That also a good idea it may give me a couple of more years using it
Electrical system dlochner at 8:37am 12.20.22 If it is working, there's not much need to change it. :) The most important part of the electrical
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 8:35am 12.20.22 Clean the rails, prime it with Rustoleum Rust Preventer, and paint. Jim...
keel resting on bottom JamesG161 at 8:30am 12.20.22
keel resting on bottom Benny17441 at 8:13am 12.20.22 It depends on the composition of the bottom and boat trafic near it.
Height of boat on trailer Benny17441 at 8:04am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door.
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations Benny17441 at 7:58am 12.20.22 Besides a boat in good working condition and Captain's knowledge, little additional equipment is nee
keel resting on bottom (3) sailcapt340 at 7:52am 12.20.22
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:38am 12.20.22 Although it can be done, "coverting' any sea water toilet to use the boat's fresh water is a bad ide
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations (1) jssailem at 6:44am 12.20.22 Coast guard has a list https://www.partsvu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/USCG-Requirements-Upd
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control Scott T-Bird at 6:39am 12.20.22 BTW, what did you do with the timing shims? They also dictate the performance of the engine, but I
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations Don S/V ILLusion at 6:32am 12.20.22 Where and for how long? crossing from FLL to Nassau is a one full day trip requiring no special pre
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control Scott T-Bird at 6:22am 12.20.22 I had my fuel injector pump out a few years ago (3GM30f) and you must be very careful with re-instal
Engine leaking diesel Scott T-Bird at 6:12am 12.20.22 Then you're sure it's done right. Will check the top of my injector pump once I start running the
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations dlochner at 5:03am 12.20.22 Jacklines, tethers and harnesses. AIS Transceiver Autopilot Charts, electronic or paper. Explorer
Beyond USA insurance dlochner at 4:41am 12.20.22 Did you talk to GEICO? Was it GEICO or BoatUS/Geico? We have BoatUS/Geico and they insured us (70 y
keel resting on bottom Crazy Dave Condon at 4:29am 12.20.22 Wing or fin keel? Rocky bottom? Your private dock or marina dock? Lead or cast iron keel? Barrie

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