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Can anyone ID this item on my 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 46.1? (1) ChuckD13 at 10:16am 12.23.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/513 235957
Oil for MD2B zinahewitt at 9:45am 12.23.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/348 Hi All, Happy Holidays. I have a Volvo MD2B which is from 1975. I have a manual. The Manual says.
Have you ever come across this AC appliance issue? BAD ORCA at 9:03am 12.23.25 Musings With Maine Sail 3/661 I'm reading an article on AC electricity and it mentions that many household appliances connect the
Interior leather replacement for 1997 Hunter P42 (1) BBC16385 at 8:49am 12.23.25 Big Boats 6/411 We have a 1997 P42 and season 30 is coming up. Certain parts of the Hunter Green main cabin leather
Help....Lost Sail Inventory in a house fire San Juan 28 Switsail at 8:00am 12.23.25 San Juan Sailboats 3/477 Anyone got something laying around they might part with?
The Half-Witted Sailor TrapperJohn at 7:28am 12.23.25 Ask All Sailors 13/641 Now that the Great Lakes sailing season is over and the boat has been put to bed, I've had to time t
Lighting upgrades Project_Mayhem at 9:16am 12.22.25 Ask All Sailors 22/935 Like most boats, the lighting in my C30 is less than ideal. Old, power hungry incandescent lamps. I'
Mast Gate Charlie Cushing at 6:15am 12.22.25 Harbor 20 1/282 Anyone know where to obtain a new mast gate for the Harbor 20?
Help us all Understand proper preparation and cleaning options. Do's and Dont's you can offer? Carl Wonderful at 7:42pm 12.21.25 Ask All Sailors 14/609 I know preparation is all important when it comes to all this stuff, which is why I'm going to such
GOOD Automatic windlass model 5/8 work on a sailboat Woodworks1 at 4:00pm 12.21.25 Catalina 30 5/255 Can or should I put a GOOD Automatic windlass model 5/8 on my 1983 Catalina 30
Hello...I now own a Bristol 29.9 and am wondering what the small hole in the lower hull is for? (1) paulbotzler at 9:45am 12.21.25 Ask All Sailors 10/449 235937
Crack Epidemic at the Boatyard (3) Muttondressedaslamb at 9:16am 12.21.25 Ask All Sailors 28/1149 Last week I went to get my cast iron Christmas tree stand ready for the season. I had left it stand
Speedseal It's Back???? joker460 at 8:14am 12.21.25 Ask All Sailors 7/501 For those that purchased a SpeedSeal awhile back and couldn't get parts...It looks like it's back an
Micron Extra SPC review (1) Captain Larry-DH at 5:52pm 12.20.25 Ask All Sailors 8/479
Anyone know what brand RF this is? (1) kosrae at 3:56pm 12.20.25 Parts Search 7/575 Anyone know the brand? It is on a friend's Mason 43 boat and there is no documentation
Catalina 320 International Assn john6206 at 2:59pm 12.20.25 Mid-Size Boats 3/389 Does anyone know if this group is still active? The website sure looks like it is not, I think the m
Deviation from Standard Installation of Wet Exhaust Night Watch at 2:49pm 12.20.25 Catalina 30 6/271 1977 Catalina 30', Atomic 4 engine: I'm replacing the engine, so I have the stove and kitchen bar r
Padeye backing plate tewilso at 6:18am 12.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/13
Bad Weather for Sailboat JamesG161 at 10:52am 12.18.25 Weather and Forecasting 5/521 https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4363280/coast-guard-rescues-2-people-from-disabled-
Cs 36 Transmission question Oscarcuba at 7:56pm 12.17.25 Ask All Sailors 0/149 Hello guys anybody knows the model number of the v drive transmission that come on the cs 36 sailboa

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AQUAMOT Ralph Johnstone at 4:28pm 01.06.26 Hi @fabiovacirca and welcome to the site. Thanks for the heads up on this product. From their webp
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? (1) Woodworks1 at 3:30pm 01.06.26
Windlass for a Beneteau 323 tewilso at 3:19pm 01.06.26 Thanks for the tips - good service by Bene and made it easier than some dyi. I will have a look in
1st night on by 331 Bum at 2:21pm 01.06.26 A little late. Under the chart table is a small vent. Remove the grate and vacuum the fins for the r
Windlass for a Beneteau 323 Bum at 1:58pm 01.06.26 Before we made our two trips to the Keys and Bahamas in our 2004 Beneteau 331, we contacted the Bene
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve Ralph Johnstone at 1:49pm 01.06.26 Do you have an expansion tank in your system ? This absorbs the expansion of the cold water as it i
2004 Beneteau 331 Bum at 1:43pm 01.06.26 I dump about six gallons of the pink stuff in the fresh water tank which is probably overkill. but t
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? jssailem at 1:08pm 01.06.26 With that in mind, it might be worth looking into insulating the hot water tank. This might extend t
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve JoeWhite at 12:58pm 01.06.26 It is not an easy job, but i would take the water heater out of the boat then work on it. If it brea
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve Rich Stidger at 12:57pm 01.06.26 I had the same frozen PT- Valve on my 1997 40.5. I tried everything. I think that Kroil and PB Blast
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? Alan Gomes at 12:35pm 01.06.26 Edit: assuming you can find a slip for it. Slips over 30' are hard to find in the PNW. I don't thi
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? Woodworks1 at 12:27pm 01.06.26
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations mermike at 12:10pm 01.06.26 I have been using AI on occasion. It is sometimes lazy and gives half considered answers. When corre
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve jssailem at 12:10pm 01.06.26 :plus: I had success using Kroil on my 50-year-old engine. Not everything is easy. Some things will
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? kloudie1 at 11:55am 01.06.26 I agree with Dave on this one. The crossover hose will have a lot of water pump flow through it all
Painting an old Engine - MD2B Volvo dmax at 11:37am 01.06.26 There are both schools of thought, prime or don't prime. I have used primer in the past with no issu
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations dLj at 11:16am 01.06.26 While this article is "food for thought," I am unclear concerning its relevance to AI use on this f
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? Alan Gomes at 11:12am 01.06.26 That's an attractive price for a C34. Quite a lot of boat for the money if it surveyed well. Reali
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? mermike at 11:11am 01.06.26 How about a couple of nice looking Catalina 34's for even less money? https://www.yachtworld.com/y
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? dlochner at 11:08am 01.06.26 I was thinking about putting the connection to the water heater between the thermostat and the exha

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