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Yanmar 3YM20 Undersized water pump belt and loss of power msfeldt at 4:23pm 06.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 13/8029 My 3YM20 overheated yesterday and today but only happens when at higher RPM's for several minutes. W
Leaking CAP Pilot64 at 4:04pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/5483 Well I finally hauled the boat up to the lake last night and managed to remember how most of it went
Oday Widgeon swamping sailordude66 at 4:00pm 06.28.11 Day Sailers 3/2550 While sailing on a lake last summer, I capsized my Widgeon and swamped it in the process. As the wat
Catalina 27 pump out system metalsmith at 3:55pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3412 I have a Catalina 27 (1985) I can not find deck acess for pump out for head. The chimatic I have sho
Beneteau rigging set up mate bill at 3:43pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4302 I am looking for advice on the rigging tensions for the Beneteau 331. I am not a racer but would li
Radar! Roger Long at 3:06pm 06.28.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2457 Yes! :dance::dance: http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=130998
Grasshopper learns from the Master Roger Long at 3:05pm 06.28.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/5798 Or: Why it pays to get someone who really knows what they are doing. Readers of my forum section kn
Catalina 27 pump out system metalsmith at 3:01pm 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2471 I have a Catilina 27 - (1985) I cant find the pump out "valve" - not on deck as show in scimatic t
Air Conditioning (A/C) Distribution Problem sstarley at 2:57pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 5/1540 We have a 2003 H356 with A/C which works great - except that very little air flow gets to forward ca
Hour meter installation mellis18 at 2:19pm 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/3342 I want to install an hour meter on my Hunter for the Yanmar 2GM motor. It currently does not have on
Hull cleaning / dive service - North Fork, LI Rob19574 at 1:55pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 0/18 I'm looking to have my hull cleaned in-water and need a diver in the North Fork, LI - New York area.
Lido sailor Lido sailor at 1:26pm 06.28.11 Catalina 22 1/1266 I've been looking for a used Catalina 22 and have found several without trailers. Does any one in t
H36 refrigerator thermostat Ken Honeycutt at 1:15pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 10/2276 Has anyone had problems with the thermostat on the refrigerators that came with the H36? Mine has go
Refrigeration WilliamH at 1:14pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2317 I have a 1986 Catalina 34 with a Adler Barbour Cold machine DCM 12. It has been very reliable until
M25 rigging unknowns (2) alcyone at 12:59pm 06.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/1305 Trying to figure out purpose of hardware in two places: 1st pic- plate with threaded hole on both si
Vinyl Liner "limpy" ROMAR at 12:56pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2189 The vinyl liner in the forward stateroom is "peeling" off the wall. It appears to have had a foam b
Keel Work n8erb at 12:16pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1610 Hello All, I have a 1975 Venture V222 and I am having a few issues with the keel that I would lov
1984 Hunter 25.5 eruditioninc at 10:00am 06.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/2495 I just purchased a 1984 Hunter 25.5 in fair condition. I am looking for a owners manual or a diagram
Leaky Windows moparv104x4 at 9:50am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2115 Leaky Window Sealing Help I have a 1981 Islander Bahama 30, one of the main salon windows was leaki
Tiller pilot paphman at 9:40am 06.28.11 Catalina 22 2/1409 Just a quick update on our new tiller pilot. We put a TP 10 simrad pilot in the boat this spring, a

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Removing bent driveshaft strut from 1985 hunter 31 RoyS at 5:11am 09.13.22 There is probably a bronze stern tube with a bolted flange under all that paint and sealant. If so,
Long range rescue jssailem at 5:10am 09.13.22
Unknown part on my 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:10am 09.13.22 Make sure you include @Crazy Dave Condon I use to sell the 18.5 wing bulb keel sailboat as a forme
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 4:55am 09.13.22 Wow, John. Quite the thread, but looks as though you're heading in the right direction. Being away s
Long range rescue rgranger at 4:48am 09.13.22 I think this depends on the individual dealing with the situation. I use the singular because it h
H38 - Jacklines and boom preventer Will Gilmore at 4:41am 09.13.22 My tether in the cockpit gets me to the tether on the cabin deck> It runs from the cockpit to the m
How to raise a one-piece mast? jssailem at 4:34am 09.13.22 The Javelin is a 14ft boat. These small boats while a whole lot of fun can be a puzzle to figure out
Trailer Tongue Question Rick Webb at 4:32am 09.13.22 HOW TO RETRIEVE A BOAT USING A TILT TRAILER - YouTube
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 4:18am 09.13.22 Marmalade I did not realize those requirements. I will see what I can find out there and position
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 4:17am 09.13.22 Davidasailor26 Thanks for your comments. Beautiful boat I might add.
Unknown part on my 18.5 jssailem at 4:15am 09.13.22 my phone is saving photos in an HEIC format that I have to convert to jpg and for some reason I am
Sail Numbers Davidasailor26 at 3:25am 09.13.22 Sailrite has them... all sizes up to 18". Sailrite Although the numbers on the mainsail of @David
Unknown part on my 18.5 Marmalade at 2:57am 09.13.22 Two ideas: 1) pennant for using a headsail with a short luff/hoist, particularly if you have a rolli
Sail Numbers (1) Marmalade at 2:48am 09.13.22 Sailrite has them... all sizes up to 18". Sailrite Although the numbers on the mainsail of @Davida
Sail Numbers (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:36am 09.13.22
Bavaria Rail Tracks - New vs Old CruiserS at 2:15am 09.13.22 Ok thanks rgranger
Trailer Tongue Question mikeracca at 9:58pm 09.12.22 It looks to me like it may have been part of a tongue extension mech. Pull back and drop the extensi
Trailer Tongue Question (1) Skipper J at 9:35pm 09.12.22 Thanks for your suggestions. I am driven a little nuts by it. It's like a door opening to a brick wa
Identify 6M O'DAY? Will Gilmore at 9:28pm 09.12.22 Hello Mike, it is good to welcome you to our forums. These guys are the best, and you just also fou
37.5 1991 mast base plate PAC3142 at 9:09pm 09.12.22 Hans, The chances are you have an Isomat mast and base, like I do. The turning blocks screw into a

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