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Topping lift drock10 at 6:13pm 10.03.11 Catalina 22 11/2016 So question here, is the topping lift really necessary under sail? I mean when I am just hanging out
Weeping water pump Chaz3536 at 4:18pm 10.03.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/2245 OK Gents, I have a leaking water pump that is slowly draining my fresh water tank. I have tried to t
Owner Modifications Forum Question joker460 at 4:07pm 10.03.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1122 I don't know where I should post this. I posted one of my modifications for the 352 in the Owners
oday 25 trailor gabriel.donnelly at 3:45pm 10.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1650 I would like the trailer layout for the shoal keel O'Day 25' if anyone has one or the measurments. T
humidity around mast Punch at 3:27pm 10.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1082 Hi I just hade a survey done on my 84 Hunter 31, the inspector mentionned that we have a High leve
Dimmer Switch 2006 Hunter 45 CC Jeff20919 at 3:16pm 10.03.11 Big Boats 3/1201 Besides calling Hunter directly does anyone know where I can purchase the dimmer switch for the over
Rotted wood higgs at 3:16pm 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2562 Finally tracked down the leak that was causing rot in my hanging locker. It is coming from a dorade
Newbie 26M Owner juschilln at 3:09pm 10.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1228 A questions to fellow 26M owners. The PO of my 2005 has the spreader bars removed and bunged to the
We need your input! Phil Herring at 2:47pm 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 24/4314 We're getting ready to announce a new, exciting program on SBO: webinars. For those not familiar
What time (on a weekday) works best for a 1 hour webinar? Phil Herring at 2:44pm 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3311 Post any comments or questions here.
Draining / replacing the antifreeze SaltyHog at 12:06pm 10.03.11 Musings With Maine Sail 14/13721 I have a Westerbeke W46 and the pencil zinc seems to have broken off in the heat exchanger. I was g
Wanted Hunter 26 Or 260 vweedon at 11:49am 10.03.11 Smaller Boats 0/944 Looking For A 26 Or 260 Hunter. 1995 Or Newer. With Trailer And Preferably A 4 Stroke Motor. vweed
Need help finding bracket islandjim at 10:26am 10.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1545 Yesterday we were sailing in Raritan Bay. The bracket on the mast held there by the spreader broke a
Bubbling head secondwind410 at 9:49am 10.03.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6961 Hi Peggy I hope you can help me. This season I developed a problem with one of the heads on our 199
Sandbox sailors . . . what to do? (1) rognvald at 9:21am 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1839 Rognvald was close reaching in a light southeasterly as it approached the old harbor. There was a ro
vhf update rlrmystic at 9:12am 10.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1540 Newly purchased H295 ; and seems the vhf radio should be high on list of many updates. any suggestio
Boat inspection tip P39.2 JEJargoj at 8:51am 10.03.11 Pearson 1/1423 We are moving forward with our fist boat purchase. Test sail, Inspection, and purchase this week of
Barrier Coat Chipping Away (2) Dean Strong at 8:36am 10.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1056 In 2008 I removed about a dozen coats of bottom paint off my 1990 Hunter 30. After sanding and wipin
Could it be Ethanol? CrawJac at 8:32am 10.03.11 Engines and Propulsion 1/3397 I'm trying to troubleshoot an issue with my 1982 Evinrude 7.5, but I think it might be ethanol causi
Mainsheet twisting Rocknoids at 8:25am 10.03.11 Catalina 30 2/1813 I have a 1985 Cat 30 where the main sheets attaches at the center of the boom, then to the cabin top

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Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping kloudie1 at 5:01am 10.02.22 Another thing to check after a restricted hose or stuck check valve is the electrical supply wiring
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Apex at 4:48am 10.02.22
Finally did it Will Gilmore at 4:05am 10.02.22 The Google engineer who sees company's AI as 'sentient' thinks a chatbot has a soul -Will
Finally did it Will Gilmore at 3:53am 10.02.22 2001??? :beer: :facepalm: It's been a long time; much more that 21 years, and now look where we ar
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Davidasailor26 at 3:44am 10.02.22
transmission when sailing Davidasailor26 at 3:36am 10.02.22 If you sail vast distances and as it's best to have the prop free wheeling is there a way of harnes
It's groundhog day artboas at 10:52pm 10.01.22 Is this the offending beast : aced the one on the lid, donkey's years ago. For whatever reason, t
It's groundhog day artboas at 10:51pm 10.01.22
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Tally Ho at 8:00pm 10.01.22
Getting cold out here Tally Ho at 7:36pm 10.01.22 Agree Greg. It appears he was some distance from docking, still under sail and in some not so pleas
Finally did it dlochner at 7:19pm 10.01.22 The real Dave story. rtDAK7Umk7A
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 10.01.22
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping dlochner at 7:08pm 10.01.22 Unless there are 2 or more bilge pumps using the same outlet, check valves in the pump outlets are n
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Terry Cox at 6:43pm 10.01.22 Had the same problem with our Genset awhile ago and long story short, it was the impeller. The deal
Where and how do you store your inflatable dinghy Terry Cox at 6:31pm 10.01.22 It spoils my sell professed reputation as a hearty sailor, so don't let anyone else know! Mums the
Getting cold out here Terry Cox at 6:29pm 10.01.22 I have to have that lifeline down when I dock. If I forget, some bad stuff will happen to my stanci
transmission when sailing (1) twodzusfittings at 5:45pm 10.01.22 If you sail vast distances and as it's best to have the prop free wheeling is there a way of harness
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? dlochner at 5:42pm 10.01.22 Adding hundreds of pounds of weight to a light boat built to a price does not seem to be a particula
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? rgranger at 4:35pm 10.01.22 Perhaps a useful weight might be and advised. Lead acid batteries come to mind. At 65lbs or more a
Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer rgranger at 4:32pm 10.01.22

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