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No water coming out of exhaust when engine running. Mike H. at 3:06pm 04.02.11 Big Boats 7/19162 Our boat sat for about two months in the berth. When I ran it last water came out of the exhasut li
# of Pearson Hulls per model sepp0032 at 2:43pm 04.02.11 Pearson 6/1982 Has anyone compiled a database of the Pearson hulls produced per model? I am looking for the P31 mo
Rudder Help kdmjme at 1:37pm 04.02.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1621 I need to order a rudder for my 1984 O'Day 222 and need some specs if someone has their original and
Sail Track Gate zrod at 10:27am 04.02.11 Big Boats 5/2403 Hi, I have lost my sail track gate, and need to replace it. Any idea of a site where i can buy a rep
Navigation Systems - Ipad? quadrille38 at 9:59am 04.02.11 Big Boats 17/3958 I've been contemplating getting a chart plotter to add to my Raymarine system. As I look at the cos
Cabin Headroom Mangk at 9:38am 04.02.11 C&C 0/2307 I am interested in purchasing a 1981 C'C Landfall 38. Does anyone know how much headroom there is be
Daly's Surf N Shore Stretch at 7:32am 04.02.11 Ask All Sailors 8/4356 Daly's Ship N Shore Read many of your posts on teak as a reborn sailor, and decided to try this pro
Using only a Multimeter... FourPoints at 6:52am 04.02.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3441 what is the proper way to determine the output in amps, or ah from a solar panel when attached to a
Antifouling Sirius_Terry at 6:26am 04.02.11 Sirius 21/22 3/3358 Hi; Any ideas how to antifoul the swing keel? Do I need to entirely remove it, or just paint up to
San Diego Sailboat Accident (1) CaptDon01 at 5:39am 04.02.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5996 I know there has been a lot of discussion on this sad subject. Attached is a photo taken just prior
New 25 ft mac owner needs input twbenjey at 7:35pm 04.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4634 Hello everyone. I am a novice and have recently purchased a 1985 25 ft Macgregor. Taking coast guard
H356 Mast base leak sstarley at 6:47pm 04.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2005 We have a 2003 H356 which has developed a leak from the cabin roof, down the compression tube, and t
Trailer? Jawn at 4:37pm 04.01.11 Day Sailers 1/1323 I'm looking for a new trailer for my almost completely renovated daysailer. Advices as to brand, and
Rich, Bill - air flow? Roger Long at 4:13pm 04.01.11 Ask All Sailors 31/8369 I should be able to answer this question but I haven't done any ventilation design or other fluid fl
my sd50 zinc after 3 month use (1) yoramk at 2:59pm 04.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1568 Hi i am an new hunter 38 owner there is a problem with the zinc "eating" the electrician checked th
Ericson 36C Holding Tank Bob McKee at 2:38pm 04.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/5451 I own an Ericson 36C in a partnership, the boat has never been retrofitted with a holding tank. Doe
Cat30 Halyards escapade12 at 1:19pm 04.01.11 Catalina 30 3/1765 Can someone tell me the length of the main halyard for a Cat 30 1990 std rig?
Not quite what it appears to be (3) Ken Honeycutt at 1:14pm 04.01.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2976 If you see this boat - don't call the CG.
Solar Panels nbabic at 11:21am 04.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3627 I am looking to upgrade my solar panel and batteries, my current panel and battery does not get the
Yanmar diesel sometimes shakes, sometimes doesn't palmettobum at 11:14am 04.01.11 Big Boats 7/6240 I'm a little worried about my engine: It starts up fine and runs great. I throw out the anchor an

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DANGEROUS & Misguided efforts in the fight against climate change smokey73 at 11:51am 05.25.22 The Cal Tech article is interesting and confirms the recombination of H2 with O2 in the atmosphere a
MacGregor 25 Classification Giro at 11:43am 05.25.22 I would like to thank RichNils for the thoroughly thought-out feedback. His contribution to this for
Life Jacket recommendations Parsons at 11:41am 05.25.22 Agree with the comments and brand recommendations above, and I wear a Mustang HIT with harness. To s
Life Jacket recommendations Marmalade at 11:37am 05.25.22 (@Marmalade, where do you get one added for $16 bucks??) I added these to my WM Offshore. Honest
DANGEROUS & Misguided efforts in the fight against climate change walt at 11:29am 05.25.22 I think an assumption was made in the original post (If I am interpreting correctly) that any hydrog
can't pump out waste tank Windpilot at 11:18am 05.25.22 Thanks for the comments. I'm really hoping it's a deck pump cap. @JamesG161, since I was able to pu
Life Jacket recommendations brockangelo at 10:58am 05.25.22 Yeah, I looked at Mustangs. They were about 80% of the price of Spinlock's, so that's kind of why we
can't pump out waste tank Hayden Watson at 10:50am 05.25.22 Danger Will Robinson!!! Having a 2003 boat makes your macerator(s) almost 20 years old. You should
can't pump out waste tank (3) sabbatical88 at 10:45am 05.25.22 Thanks for the comments. I'm really hoping it's a deck pump cap. @JamesG161, since I was able to pum
can't pump out waste tank Windpilot at 10:40am 05.25.22 Or 1) air leaking Deck Pump out Cap. 2) Plugged Hold Tank Vent line In fact any air leaking into t
Life Jacket recommendations Gene Neill at 10:36am 05.25.22 We have Mustang Survival autos with built-in harnesses. I would say they are a step down from Spinlo
eenie, meenie, minie, moe jviss at 10:29am 05.25.22 That's due to the difference between an electrical engineer and electrician. That's actually a goo
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? capta at 10:10am 05.25.22 If you can crate the boat and rig separately, check into LCL cargo. It is by far the cheapest way to
MacGregor 25 Classification Richard19068 at 10:07am 05.25.22 I sincerely hope that I can avoid becoming an avid racer. It's an expensive hobby! Most avid racer
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Head Sail at 10:03am 05.25.22 I boat my boat from an electrical engineer. I didn't have your problem. Instead I had purple wires,
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? jssailem at 9:56am 05.25.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Is the Montgomery 17 your boat being shipped? With all the supply chain/
Intake Silencer Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 05.25.22 You have to keep i filled with DSF (diesel silencing fluid). Can you point to any literature on t
Survey Survey Survey Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 05.25.22 I think it might outlast the boat. Let's see the archaeologists figure THAT one out 500 years fr
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA smokey73 at 9:36am 05.25.22 Sometimes I feel younger, sometimes older. Guess this is one of the "older" times.
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? rgranger at 9:35am 05.25.22 I would also factor in a sell and buy strategy vs. shipping when doing the pros/cons analysis.

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