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Duty Cycle for rubber Engine Mounts ? Stretch at 8:40am 11.11.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/3954 I am concern about vibration from my 3gm30f. Should I have the engine mounts replaced, they look lik
Question on Plumbing - 81 Catalina 27 tomlang63 at 7:59am 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/6628 I have a 81 Cat 27, and a quick question on head plumbing. I have a holding tank with the normal Y-
Attention Hunter 49 Owners re: Selden Mast Defect artboas at 7:08am 11.11.11 Big Boats 45/11228 To all Hunter 49 owners Selden has posted a tiny notice on their web site under the "news" section
Winter Special for SBOA members... CharlieCobra at 5:42am 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 0/122 Phil, feel free to nuke this if you think it violates forum rules but I thought to help out local sa
Peel Away Advice rgranger at 4:54am 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 22/4652 Hey All: I need some first hand advice. I'm restoring an old Rhodes 22 and it has the ablating (c
Prop cleaning update (5) All U Get at 12:53am 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 20/3055 Hi all, I posted a topic on prop cleaning a while back http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthr
Hunter 40.5 - Mast antenna & coax replacement redunculous at 11:49pm 11.10.11 Big Boats 7/2102 Hi guys My mast antenna / coax requires replacement Has anyone done this and if so could I have a
Teak Hand Rails bugbitten at 11:39pm 11.10.11 S2 3/1838 Folks, I've been slowly working through the exterior teak on the boat. I had done a lot of reading
Electrical issue - anodes and the like redunculous at 9:14pm 11.10.11 Ask All Sailors 20/2473 So I had an ac unit installed about 4 months ago, I went to clean the filter on the raw water intak
fuel injector rebuild jbowersett at 7:23pm 11.10.11 Engines and Propulsion 9/3226 I am considering having the injectors rebuilt on my diesel. Do any of you have an idea what this se
Universal Engines Wiring Harnes Upgrade (15) Maine Sail at 6:12pm 11.10.11 Musings With Maine Sail 38/55274 If your Universal engine panel looks like the one below, and has an ammeter, you are due for some wi
Alternator to starter rewire Richard19068 at 5:45pm 11.10.11 Musings With Maine Sail 5/9637 Originally Posted by simplicity I went out yesterday and noticed the amp output was at zero after I
wood and tru hull? Manureva at 5:13pm 11.10.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1553 why do you have to back a tru hull with wood, i didin't on my boat mind you they are on a flat part
How far can i heel in a 26 M before I should worry. JasonC at 4:46pm 11.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/11000 How far can I heel
Through the Wormhole Roger Long at 3:13pm 11.10.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2867 I cut my Solomons visit short due to weather report and local advice about getting past the Potomac
Impact stress in hull (1) Milton.Audas at 2:14pm 11.10.11 Catalina 22 4/1248 G'day again. When getting the boat ready for winter, I've noticed a small impact mark on the starboa
Repairing cracks in starboard locker (1) Milton.Audas at 2:01pm 11.10.11 Catalina 22 2/1356 G'day fellow C22 sailors. Has anyone any experience and advice to repair cracks in the starboard loc
Liveaboard cat and dolphins Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:50pm 11.10.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2519 Found this on another site: http://www.wimp.com/catdolphins I dunno why that liink goes to the th
23-3 owners ljsailing at 11:23am 11.10.11 Com-Pac 0/5465 Howdy, Looking for 23 sailors in the Pac NW. I'm in TX, and have sailed the Gulf coast. ljsailing
Fly screen mfarinas at 11:19am 11.10.11 Catalina 310 5/1953 I have to replace the screen in the head opening port. Does anyone know the manufacturer for this po

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H41DS microwave artboas at 8:31am 11.07.22 Thanks anyway
Barrier coat between scuff guard an hull? (1) rgranger at 8:31am 11.07.22 My go-to for this would be 4200. YMMV
Barrier coat between scuff guard an hull? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:11am 11.07.22 Silicone sounds like a good choice. Of course, the purists will now get on their high horses and te
Any Guesses Hello Below at 8:02am 11.07.22
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater dlochner at 7:42am 11.07.22 Unfortunately, it's stainless steel. Check with a magnetic, some SS is magnetic or becomes magnet
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 7:35am 11.07.22 If the tank is magnetic, place a strong magnet alongside of the hole to capture the chips. Unfortu
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater kloudie1 at 7:30am 11.07.22 I think a regular fuel line hose clamped to the fitting at the inspection plate would be easy to rem
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear jmce1587 at 7:30am 11.07.22 Check Garhauer marine for specialty blocks with cam cleats Use theirs for my roller furler line o
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... PaulK at 7:28am 11.07.22 From what people hear about MacGregor 26's, Dyneema could be overkill. Would still work, though.
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Rich Stidger at 7:26am 11.07.22 If the tank is magnetic, place a strong magnet alongside of the hole to capture the chips.
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 7:23am 11.07.22 Thanks for the suggestions. The entire installation is going to be a major PITA, so I'm looking to m
Bow Thruster retrofit H 420 2004/5 sailor420 at 7:22am 11.07.22 I haven't done it, but know people that have. It entails raising the head on a pedestal to accommoda
boom inserts jmce1587 at 7:20am 11.07.22 Also check rig rite. Rig-Rite Inc. - Masts, Booms, Spars, Rigging, and Hardware for Sailboats.
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater dlochner at 7:17am 11.07.22 I wouldn't encumber the inspection port with a fitting. Use a new sharp bit, this will all the metal
Bow Thruster retrofit H 420 2004/5 DRhoads at 7:11am 11.07.22 I agree that the external thrusters have disadvantages. I would suggest looking at the water jet th
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Rich Stidger at 7:00am 11.07.22 I wouldn't mount it on the inspection port simply because it will make using the port cumbersome. I
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 6:52am 11.07.22 Thanks, John. The tank bottom slopes toward the bottom of the picture. Drilling the inspection port
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater jssailem at 6:46am 11.07.22 No obvious reason not to. As long as the location lets you install the fuel line so it works with y
Folding prop Cederholm at 5:30am 11.07.22 Great advice all - thank you!
O'Day 39 mast step njlarry at 5:14am 11.07.22 The black casting at the base is your mast step and appears ok. While out of the boat it can be clea

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