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oil filter question hmurmur at 7:24am 11.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/2367 I successfully changed my oil on my Yanmar engine. I drained the oil, removed the old oil filter and
Well, I did it! Now what? joes new addiction at 7:08am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1852 Got the sailing bug in '88 after a pisser of a motorcycle wreck and 18 months in a leg cast, (raced
peeling bottom paint DJN51 at 6:29am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/892 Just helped buddy pull his boat for season 79 S2.He had painted it with Blue Water ablative bottom
hunter 376 on a run with swept back spreaders captcwc at 5:57am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2659 Am interested in observations of ability to sail on a run with swept back spreaders thank you
O'Day 23 Backing Plates and Jib Sheet sba55 at 5:51am 11.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1351 2 questions that hopefully someone can help me with. The boat I just bought is missing the 2 bow cle
New Tide App timebandit at 5:45am 11.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1572 Check this out--- http://www.chronglobal.com
Party Photo Roger Long at 4:33am 11.07.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 12/3987 Here's a photo of the SBO forumites at the SOS Blue Lips cruise party. From left to right are, RON2
Battery Chargers AtlanticAl at 12:48am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2301 I am at present re wiring my boat. I am doubling up the batteries, bought a load of stuff, includin
Annapolis Gathering happening on Nov 11! PrincessoftheLake at 10:38pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2850 The date is set! Let's meet at the Boatyard Bar and Grill in Eastport on Friday November 11th at 4:
Hunter23.5 jetboatn at 10:08pm 11.06.11 Smaller Boats 0/1062 Would someone mind giving me the size of the plastic shackles needed to connect the sail to the mast
Has anyone bought sails from BlueWater yachts Hollyweirdos at 7:51pm 11.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2570 They have good prices on OEM Mac sails. Have yinz used them?
An excellent modification sailaway78 at 7:28pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2470 Finally got around to doing something I have been promising myself for a long time. Pulled the oil
Food to eat out of hand (2) Ross at 7:04pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2259 As some of you remember I was absent for a time having been distracted by another interest but I cam
Change of Plans (1) Roger Long at 6:06pm 11.06.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3083
buytel tape to seal a water tank inspection port woodster at 5:40pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2505 i have now got my aluminum tank welded up ......i put a 1 1/2 inch nipple in for the water fill hose
1983 H34 transmission cable Jim D at 5:25pm 11.06.11 Big Boats 11/2416 Anyone know where i can purchase a replacement transmission cable? 1983 H34 with a yanmar 3GMF. Merr
The Old Salt merlinuxo at 4:50pm 11.06.11 Sails Call Lounge 1/3079 An old salt was sitting at the bar on the warf when a a lady sits next to him and announces to one a
Bow thruster options for Passage 420 ??? Island Girl 34 at 4:42pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3279 Greetings all, I am reposting this question in the "Ask all Sailors" section in hopes of better vis
Bottom painting, where do I start? (2) Squidd at 4:32pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 20/7798 Two part question, part two is paint selection, I've been thry the archives did the search and what
Alternator question simplicity at 3:50pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3891 I have a universal M25 and noticed that my alternator output voltage was at 14.3 volts with fully c

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Coupling removal Hollyberry at 11:52am 11.06.22 .....The boat uses a BorgWarner V-Drive. Always an issue with a V drive, shaft log and seal usuall
Can't Find that darn leak ! Hollyberry at 11:47am 11.06.22 If the floor/stringer/grid moldings are hollow you may have a leak that is channeled by one of those
Coupling removal dlochner at 11:45am 11.06.22 My challenge on my boat is that the shaft lies in the bilge space under the engine with limited acc
Running Rigging Supplier for New Benteau Boats Hollyberry at 11:43am 11.06.22 Maybe more a dealer/commissioner thing??
Can't Find that darn leak ! sailcapt340 at 11:40am 11.06.22 Mike, Could you add a photo of the bilge(s) you are asking about? We might be able to clear it
Folding prop dlochner at 11:34am 11.06.22
Folding prop jssailem at 11:26am 11.06.22 You might want to seek out replacement parts, before you get to deep in the woods on the project. It
Coupling removal jssailem at 11:22am 11.06.22 I have looked but do not have a good image to show the issue. I'll be going up to the boat the 14th.
Coupling removal jssailem at 11:21am 11.06.22 My challenge on my boat is that the shaft lies in the bilge space under the engine with limited acce
Coupling removal Ralph Johnstone at 10:52am 11.06.22 The issue has me carefully rethinking the ideas regarding a PSS or the traditional Stuffing box cur
Do you put your bimini down? Scott T-Bird at 10:52am 11.06.22 I prefer sailing without a bimini. But that's really not an option if you want your boat to be comf
Folding prop Cederholm at 10:49am 11.06.22 If your going to take the prop in to be serviced, why not take it as is and let the shop do all the
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 10:46am 11.06.22 Looking good. What engine was in it? What's going back in? Are you burning wood or charcoal? I'm su
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines sailing gal at 10:40am 11.06.22 The answer was that there was lots of scale and hard growth/shells in the aft loop. It was so much
Coupling removal Tally Ho at 10:28am 11.06.22 @Evil Daddy, I pulled my drive train out to investigate some fine cracks in the propeller shaft.
Folding prop PaulK at 10:24am 11.06.22 We had a prop like that for 24 years on our last boat. Worked beautifully after being sent to Martec
O'Day 39 mast step nramsey at 10:15am 11.06.22 A google search shows another 39 on this forum with a delaminating plywood base, so it seems the 40
Solar Confusion Hello Below at 9:53am 11.06.22 The Victron manual for the 150/60 calls for a minimum circuit breaker rating of 70A and a maximum o
S3 Espar D5E heater Hello Below at 9:34am 11.06.22
Folding prop jssailem at 9:24am 11.06.22 If your going to take the prop in to be serviced, why not take it as is and let the shop do all the

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