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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 45/11225 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 22/4651 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 7/2101 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 38/55273 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 5/9636 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
1984 Pearson 34 Shower? mcollins07 at 8:12am 11.10.11 Pearson 3/2323 I'm asking this question for a friend who is married and looking to purchase a sailboat. His wife ha

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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
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? dLj at 5:06am 11.07.22 Plywood is cheaper and lighter than glass and resin. I didn't realize it was lighter. I guess ch
Do you put your bimini down? RoyS at 5:03am 11.07.22 I was looking at a newish, maybe 45,' sailboat in a marina the other day while walking my dog. Almos
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:48am 11.07.22 We have moved onto Hosanna and found that we still have too much stuff, lol. At least that is an eas
Bow Thruster retrofit H 420 2004/5 chuck anderika at 4:44am 11.07.22 I had an external thruster installed at Harrinton North on my 410. Could not be happier with it, saw
Any Guesses Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 11.07.22
Any Guesses rgranger at 3:00am 11.07.22 Well then out she goes. No longer needed. Overtaken by modern technology. Last year I turned a gif
H41DS microwave Nachismo at 2:57am 11.07.22
Folding Prop Verdict Davidasailor26 at 2:30am 11.07.22 I had a similar pleasant surprise when we switched to a flex-o-fold. With our old fixed prop the rud
1987 Catalina 22 Replacing Rubber Seals on Pop Uo Seat Locher Hatches. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:57pm 11.06.22 Catalina Direct has an expensive product: I've seen worse. If the new gasket is maintained, it's
Folding Prop Verdict Ralph Johnstone at 9:53pm 11.06.22 2) The overdrive feature is not a gimmick. It allows us to go faster at a lower RPM in typical Sout
Any Guesses Ralph Johnstone at 9:44pm 11.06.22 Last year I turned a gift certificate into one of these puppies. Impressive. And how many bank h
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Ralph Johnstone at 9:41pm 11.06.22 Looks like a 15 kg Bruce. That's @Mike 58 's anchor which is the right size. Works great Now I

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