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H34 Need to replace Bilge Hose PGIJon at 5:16pm 04.08.12 Big Boats 8/1446 First of all, that's to everyone who has taken the time to respond to all my questions here! I h
LED Lights for Catatlina 30... GEM555 at 4:41pm 04.08.12 Catalina 30 13/8003 I have a Catalina 30 and want to replace the RV - looking units with LED fixtures. Any advise? Tha
Mystery Liquid (1) Manny at 4:30pm 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2283 So I have a mystery leak that I've had trouble locating, it runs down the cabin liner on the starboa
Purchasing a new used sailboat Gianni at 4:24pm 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2363 Hello my name is john Gallo I haven't done this before, what is the appropriate protocol when buyin
Hairline cracks on gelcoat (2) patmacdonald at 4:04pm 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1489 I have a 1976 C'C sloop. Took off the bottom anti fouling over the winter ' noticed a bunch of hairl
Easter Daysail Roger Long at 3:02pm 04.08.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2231 I tried out my new back with a 25 nm daysail that would have been memorable in normal circumstances
Connectin Raymarine A70 Geoff K at 2:47pm 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1288 Anyone know the proper power connection for a Raymarine A70 display? I'd like to hook it up at home
336 Hunter hunt for battery charger Canoe at 2:20pm 04.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/2742 I've owned my 336 Hunter for 3 years, but never had to question the battery charger. This spring th
Chartplotter Installation on Edson Guard bobster311 at 1:49pm 04.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/12622 I have purchased a Garmin 740 chartplotter for my 1988 Catalina 30 and am figuring out how best to i
New Old Topic - Starting Batt Long Story at 1:41pm 04.08.12 Catalina 310 18/4090 I am asking 310'ers due to our space limits and such. I am sure I have seen this posted before but
1981 Hunter 33 Rudder Replacement spadaforaj at 1:28pm 04.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1257 Just heard from the mechanic - Rudder shaft is bent and the entire thing needs to be removed, fixed
Seemed Like a Good Idea... (2) Squidd at 12:34pm 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 22/4665 Had to replace the depth finder as the one that came with the boat was non functional (Fish Finder S
coolant draincocks sailor1950 at 12:16pm 04.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1010 hunter enclosed the 3ym20 in my 2008 hunter 31 so well that I can't see the draincock in the coolant
Catalina 27 lower shroud eyebolt angle junaido at 11:37am 04.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/3595 So I recently bought a Catalina 27 (1976) standard rig. On her maiden sail, we lost the eyebolt on t
Lady J goes home... (6) CharlieCobra at 11:29am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1699 Yesterday was a great day with lots of sun and a good building breeze. I took the ferry over to por
Rudder Repair or Replace-- 1981 Hunter 33 spadaforaj at 11:02am 04.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1357 Well - the mechanic now says my steering problem is due to a very bent rudder - and the cost to remo
Broken Datamarine Depth Sounder 6sailing at 10:25am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 8/9922 I need to replace my Datamarine Depth Sounder S200DL and was wondering if the Raymarine ST 60 will w
Dorade Vent (1) Spcharby at 9:25am 04.08.12 Big Boats 16/7908 50500.vB This photo was taken immediately after a good clean up. The material used in construction
Correct Cradle position O'Day 30 (1) Captainron1 at 9:15am 04.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2422 Hello everyone, I have an O'day 30 which was set on a unknown make cradle last spring and wonder if
resealing outside of portholes Bigjer40 at 9:08am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1000 My ports are not leaking, but the outside seal is starting to crack and there are holes in the bead.

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Anchor Bridle Deleted member 117556 at 1:03pm 12.20.22 I really like that 48 North lets you pick from a wide range of lengths for your bridle. The prices
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? VenturED at 12:51pm 12.20.22 I think the forward hatch on your V21, and most likely the cutter rig, were options. My boat came wi
Oysters!! justsomeguy at 12:46pm 12.20.22 Ted; I never did get his name or the boat he owned. Turner?
All Sailors kappykaplan at 12:44pm 12.20.22 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Same to you and yours, and to all our SBO members! :beer:
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 12:43pm 12.20.22 John I agree with that your saying is there any type of material that i can attach to the rails to g
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 12:40pm 12.20.22 everything john said plus having the injectors cleaned and maybe the high presure pump serviced M
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting jon hansen at 12:30pm 12.20.22 everything john said plus having the injectors cleaned and maybe the high presure pump serviced
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 12:27pm 12.20.22 What do you mean by engine frame ??? do you mean the 4 steel an rubber engine shock mounts if so th
Engine leaking diesel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:26pm 12.20.22 @Ken13559 , @Ralph Johnstone did you ever notice any performance issue? I think the amount of fue
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting jssailem at 12:22pm 12.20.22 Hey Tom, Has this been bugging you for a while and your getting around too try and solving the chal
Electrical system dlochner at 12:21pm 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery.. This is unlikely. The batteries would be quite huge or a
STEEL RAILS capta at 12:15pm 12.20.22 There is no reason at all to pull the engine. Just build yourself an A frame strong enough to lift t
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 12:08pm 12.20.22 Another question ... do you use a trickle charger only in the winter when you don't plug into shore
Anchor Bridle capta at 12:08pm 12.20.22 I've never understood the desire for a bridle if they aren't tying up to a mooring or have a bowspri
STEEL RAILS jssailem at 11:56am 12.20.22 Rick. Get into the engine bay and assess the condition of the metal used. How much metal is remainin
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 11:48am 12.20.22 I was asking about capacity in amp-hours (ah) which is the typical capacity specification for deep c
All Sailors (1) jssailem at 11:44am 12.20.22 Merry Christmas to you, Alan and Eileen. Thank you for the well wishes.
Electrical system jssailem at 11:39am 12.20.22 it's amazing how much stuff the boat has accumulated over the years. Oh yes. Folk buy boats, then
Fuel Gauge (2) jssailem at 11:33am 12.20.22 I have the same issue as the OP Your display is showing "Half Full" when you suspect it is more or
Electrical system william24424 at 11:09am 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery... I think, I'll check this weekend, doing some winter jobs u

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