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outboard shadowthecat at 1:23pm 11.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/990 need some opions on outboard auxilary motors, what weight or should I say maximum can be used on a 2
Fridge Drain 393 Gerard Betsch at 12:05pm 11.11.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2765 I noticed the sound of antifreeze going into the bilge when I attempted to winterize the fridge drai
broken part needs replacement... (4) lalouche at 11:04am 11.11.11 Pearson 3/1669 Hi everyone! While getting prepared to winterize my boat,i found that a piece at the tip of the bo
Coosing a boat, need advice! dutch2004 at 10:56am 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 33/5238 Hi Folks I need your expert opinions to help me select, or at least narrow the search for my next
Bottom painting. Mike H. at 10:26am 11.11.11 Big Boats 10/2440 The diver says "It's time for new bottom paint". It's been three years since the last bottom job.
Yes! - Reedville, VA (4) Roger Long at 10:22am 11.11.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/4582
Rub Rail Replacement GorillaToast at 10:02am 11.11.11 Catalina 22 13/8044 I have leakage around my rub rail that finds its way into the bilge. I need to remove the vinyl rub
Proper Head Procedure GScottG at 9:44am 11.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1519 Hello. I just bought a 1977 Catalina 27 and was looking for help with the operation of the head. It
manual shadowthecat at 8:54am 11.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1972 Hello, just bought a 1977 hunter 27ft and I'm trying to track down as much info as possible. Does an
Duty Cycle for rubber Engine Mounts ? Stretch at 8:40am 11.11.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/3962 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 6/6655 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 45/11314 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 22/4679 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 20/3059 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 7/2131 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 3/1848 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 20/2476 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 9/3254 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 38/55489 If your Universal engine panel looks like the one below, and has an ammeter, you are due for some wi

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Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 5:51pm 11.17.22
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 5:24pm 11.17.22 Uhhhh. Would it work if you mixed it in with an ablative paint?
Questions About Bottom Paint rgranger at 5:17pm 11.17.22 Here is some. Only $80. Is this it? https://www.coleparmer.com/i/spex-certiprep-s-4418-tributyltin
Questions About Bottom Paint rgranger at 5:15pm 11.17.22
Questions About Bottom Paint Don S/V ILLusion at 4:59pm 11.17.22 Your quote is years out of date and in fact was irrelevant by 2012, when the IMO ban on TBT anti fo
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 4:53pm 11.17.22 Here is some. Only $80. Is this it? https://www.coleparmer.com/i/spex-certiprep-s-4418-tributyltin-
Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard Evan Williams at 4:43pm 11.17.22 Ah...so the thermostat controls the internal cooling system flow to the engine side of the heat exch
West Coast Space Launch Brian D at 4:42pm 11.17.22 Space-X has moved the launch for tonight to Friday, Nov 18 @2015 (8:15 PM PST)
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 4:40pm 11.17.22
Engine replacement Oceanis 411 Clipper Davidasailor26 at 4:40pm 11.17.22 The 411 listings I find generally have engines of at least 44 HP. Most are 55 or even 60. 20 HP for
Questions About Bottom Paint Don S/V ILLusion at 4:32pm 11.17.22
Occaisional Head Smell Alan Gomes at 4:30pm 11.17.22 D'd if I know why No-Flex didn't work in your 550P MSD...the vent line is the most likely culprit--
Lazarette Pad Locks: Battery, Fuel and Companionway Davidasailor26 at 4:22pm 11.17.22 Salt water is rough on them but Master locks still do ok. In my experience they also fail pretty gra
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil Mechone at 4:17pm 11.17.22 Knockerloose #1 CRC Chemical Solutions - Knock'er Loose Penetrant - YouTube
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 4:05pm 11.17.22
Questions About Bottom Paint Don S/V ILLusion at 3:58pm 11.17.22
Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard Stu Jackson at 3:21pm 11.17.22 It would help if you told us what engine you have. Otherwise, look here: Engines 101 - The BIGGEST
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 3:04pm 11.17.22 Do you guys know what chemical got outlawed 30 years ago? Like, can we get some of that stuff from
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 3:03pm 11.17.22 Do you guys know what chemical got outlawed 30 years ago? Like, can we get some of that stuff from
Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 11.17.22 What Kappy said. From a winterization standpoint you just need to run antifreeze through the raw wat

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