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Changing Oil Joseph Biddle at 6:49pm 10.31.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/987 Our boat has an electric oil changing pump - "Quick Drain" Has anyone ever heard of this product?
Refilling a Plastimo 135 compass Andreas.M at 5:35pm 10.31.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/5373 to All, have any of you successfully refilled a Plastimo olympic 135 compass. How did you accompli
H170 Centerboard Flaps - Do I Need Them? txjim at 5:24pm 10.31.11 Day Sailers 5/2818 I noticed that my '99 170 does not have centerboard flaps and am wondering if anyone can tell me the
love the boat, hate the swing keel Manureva at 5:16pm 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 8/18049 i really like my san juan 23, but the darn swing keel is driving me nuts, i am on my 3rd cable and t
My first Mod An anonymous user at 4:59pm 10.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1109 Well, After studing Sumners plans for storage at the sink area. I went and bought some wood and sta
Quip of the Day Roger Long at 4:43pm 10.31.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2376 The four of up planning today's transit of Delaware Bay were standing around yesterday discussing st
Chesapeake sailors, help me out quickly Roger Long at 4:29pm 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 18/113266 I'm in Chesapeake City with some friends who I will have to part company with soon as they need to m
replacing compression post~metal or wood? afraidnot at 4:23pm 10.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1336 Hello all, In trying to weigh all the opinions about Hunters ( and there are lots of them it seems)
Nextgen genset Rads at 3:25pm 10.31.11 Engines and Propulsion 1/2072 Would appreciate any feedback on the 5.5KW genset.
New 28.5 owner !!! Dan Hill at 3:15pm 10.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/1787 OK folks, I've made the plunge and just purchased a beautifully maintained 1988 28.5 (5.2'deep fin m
Back Stay tension sba55 at 3:06pm 10.31.11 Day Sailers 7/2312 I just bought a 1983 23 foot O'day. The boat is in excellent condition and has been refurbished quit
Drilling Holes in Structural Bulkhead svneko at 2:56pm 10.31.11 Musings With Maine Sail 5/4094 Is there a rule of thumb for drilling through structural bulkheads? I would like to install a hot a
Leaking Rudder Shaft joyoflive at 2:14pm 10.31.11 Morgan 2/3701 ON MY 1993 CATALINA/MORGAN 38 CENTERCOCKPIT DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE RUDDER-SHAFT INSIDE THE BOAT.THE
Trailer issues Fly_H23 at 12:22pm 10.31.11 Trailer Sailors 5/3658 Does anyone have experience trailering both a Catalina 22 and Hunter 23? I am wondering if I can
Cabin upgrades (3) Texrob at 11:15am 10.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/7350 This is my 1989 26D I bought back in April. We have been working on off and on and this is what it
Removing keel for inspection SenecaDaze at 10:54am 10.31.11 Smaller Boats 15/3090 1981 hunter 22, bushing replacement will be one of my winter projects. can i remove the keel in the
Sailboaters Stereotype linabu at 10:14am 10.31.11 Sails Call Lounge 5/6553 What do you think of sailboaters stereotypes of being a bunch of wind robbing vagabond rag baggers?
True_Colors True_Colors at 9:21am 10.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1531 Has anyone tried to remove the top of the engine box on a H-30 (1990)? I have to replace the Mixing
Cruise ship rescues sailboat crew at sea mark_swart at 8:54am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 42/640611 Saw this earlier today, boat is bobbing around a lot but does not appear to be 'sinking.' I'd be int
Common Sense Fasteners... (3) Sumner at 8:43am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 16/124680 We just finished making a new dodger for the Endeavour and decided to use common sense fasteners vs.

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Traveling alongside LloydB at 9:05am 09.11.22 I would and tell the trucker so he would know why that Honda seems to be following. Are we there yet
Holding tank, stud finder Ralph Johnstone at 8:54am 09.11.22 Just headed out the door to the boat and I know the tank is near full. I've got to try this for cal
Traveling alongside BigEasy at 8:49am 09.11.22 When my boat was transported from Charleston to a yard in New Orleans, the trucker called me from C
Identify 6M O'DAY? (4) mike sail at 8:41am 09.11.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on your boat. Sounds like you are looking to refurbish it. Tuni
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum justsomeguy at 8:40am 09.11.22 Seals Why'd you capitalize the word?
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum Leeward Rail at 8:34am 09.11.22 Same seals used on the shuttle tank? :biggrin:
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater Tally Ho at 8:14am 09.11.22 For the same reason we N E V E R ask for directions when we're out driving with the family. It's a
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Tally Ho at 8:13am 09.11.22
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? mermike at 8:08am 09.11.22 I have the tall rig with lead keel. Keel looks like the diagram, not the photo. I have some bottom p
DC Circuit Breaker Failures LloydB at 8:08am 09.11.22 Random thought here as I seem to remember occasionally reading in the installation instructions some
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule FastOlson at 8:02am 09.11.22 It is a matter of convenience. It is better to replace at the comfort of your dock vs. the interr
H36 2008 holding tank issue isaksp00 at 8:00am 09.11.22 Just out of curiosity, is it possible with thermoplastics to melt in a "weld" on the cracked fitting
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 7:48am 09.11.22 NASA has changed all the Seals associated with the Hydrogen leak that scrubbed this launch. The new
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 7:45am 09.11.22 Not sure that matters. At least not much. There are too many things that simply break down with the
Catalina 320 exhaust water hose lengths Ferris Wills at 7:37am 09.11.22 The exhaust water hose coming out of the muffler is leaking. It's the original hose from 1997 so w
DC Circuit Breaker Failures dLj at 7:31am 09.11.22 in looking on line I see postings that the estimated life is supposed to be around 30 years. Given
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 7:19am 09.11.22 The toggle going limp does sound like it could be leaning towards a mechanical failure. Have you ta
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 7:18am 09.11.22 A breaker may remain limp as long as there is a short circuit in the wiring or appliance. Make su
Traveling alongside JBP-PA at 7:01am 09.11.22 Hello again Quick question... Is it common for owners to supervise/travel alongside the tractor tra
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater Terry Cox at 6:54am 09.11.22 where is that tank located in the system? The tank on our 1989 H28 was located behind a bulkhead,

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