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Yanmar 1GM Cup Plug Popped Out (1) SailormanDan at 3:59pm 05.01.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/4138 Hi, I am in the process of troubleshooting an overheating Yanmar 1GM engine. I took the zinc out an
replacing the windows wellandfamilyrobinson at 3:28pm 05.01.11 Sirius 21/22 8/6064 We have had our 1982 sirius for over 10 years and windows are getting tired. They plexi has started
Frigomatic Thermostat and cover Jim Champion at 2:27pm 05.01.11 Parts Search 0/4030 Last week the thermostat cover broke from the side of my refridgerator. The thermostat still seems t
Malfunctioning Manual Bilge Pump Switch?? (2) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:53pm 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2630 Malfunctioning Automatic Bilge Pump Switch?? We have a bilge pump with one of those non-floating fl
Maiden voyage report (1) justsomeguy at 11:57am 05.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2245 http://tomeshew.wordpress.com On the page "First splash". Please forgive the redundancies on the b
Vertical battens on a 376? jander31 at 11:47am 05.01.11 Big Boats 4/1636 I need to replace the main on my 1997 376. UK Sails is recommending vertical battens and an upgrade
H26 center board deterioration Molly1034 at 11:34am 05.01.11 Smaller Boats 3/1965 Have any of you H 26 owners had experience with metal deterioration of of the s.s. mechanism that ra
Webasto diesel heater freedom2015 at 11:28am 05.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1907 Does anyone know where you can get maintenance done on a webasto heater? We live in Victoria, B.C a
Thanks All- Finally Splashed! (7) gpd955 at 11:20am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1747 After a few weather delays, Anam Cara finally splashed and returned to her home on Friday. All the
Atomic 4 running (2) All U Get at 11:07am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1764 Hi all, Since last year I've been dreading starting my Atomic 4 because I was told it leaked at the
Finally Splashed (6) gpd955 at 10:55am 05.01.11 Catalina 310 0/12 After a few weather delays, Anam Cara finally splashed and returned to her home on Friday. All the
Topside Paint - roller bubbles dscribner at 10:48am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5502 I'm rolling and tipping EasyPoxy on my topsides. I'm using a Wooster 3/16" nap foam roller for "ULT
Off Label Use... (6) Maine Sail at 10:12am 05.01.11 Musings With Maine Sail 15/8696 As we all know there are many products that are not labeled "marine" that work very well in marine a
Isolating batteries in Beneteau switches dworob at 10:00am 05.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6313 I'm currently working on updating my electrical system to accommodate new Odyssey batteries. I've lo
ODay 25 Trailer Specs glong3 at 9:06am 05.01.11 Day Sailers 2/3750 I recently bought an old trailer from a gentlemen who used it to tow a 26' sailboat (Catalina I thin
VHF wire box, what is the point? Endurance2010 at 9:02am 05.01.11 Big Boats 3/1448 I have been doing some re-wiring and found a stainless steel little box that looks like it is some s
an unknown 20 foot'r (3) gerieco at 8:49am 05.01.11 Smaller Boats 11/2302 i just bought her yesterday.....it has a sloped in stern ' a wooden interior fiberglass outer i thin
BMW Sponsoring VARC Racing Stretch at 8:17am 05.01.11 Racing 0/2870 Good news to see BMW sponsoring Vancouver area racing, this looks like a promising season, other tha
Singlehanded setup TontosRevenge at 5:19am 05.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1310 I want to setup my V25 for singlehanded sailing. Currently, I just have the stock setup...the main a
Leaking companionway hatch cover spadaforaj at 5:14am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3631 Hi folks. I have a 1981 Hunter 33 that we are bringing back to life. It has a very nice inlaid woo

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Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 1:44pm 08.31.22 You can tell he put a lot into the boat And it looks like he is sitting on a cooler so equipped it
Is this a common H34 sole problem? swshogren at 1:41pm 08.31.22 Have the same issue. Leaking portlight over the stove. The PO didn't replace the gaskets - just cran
Lifeline Replacement Sailgunner at 1:24pm 08.31.22 Try Seco South. Seco South, Inc. 2111 34th Way Largo, FL 33771 Toll Free: 888.535.7326 Tel: 727.536.
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? tfox2069 at 1:05pm 08.31.22 The charge controller provides information that is useful to have readily viewable. This includes:
Throttle Shifter Hollyberry at 12:43pm 08.31.22 It'll be a Volvo Penta 2003 ... single lever control. May well just need lubrication if the button
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 12:30pm 08.31.22 so answer accordingly [ sent with TLC Ok you must know the following Stable Temperatures.... Full
Hunter Europa transom bung martx007 at 12:12pm 08.31.22 thanks for the links! i think there is actually an outflow for the bilge. On 1st pic of this thread
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 12:05pm 08.31.22 But all I ever wanted out of life was "how to determine the remaining amount of liquid propane in th
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? AndyL at 12:00pm 08.31.22 Thanks. Did you run your wiring down the arch then through to the location you describe?
Lifeline Replacement dmax at 11:53am 08.31.22 Get a quote from Defender, when I did mine their price was about the same as Suncor and it was all a
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:52am 08.31.22 Capt. Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure 2 oz. Only from what I've seen here on SBO, the same cracks ke
Hunter Hull laid up DayDreamer41 at 11:52am 08.31.22 Kevlar was not used in the boats of the OP's inquiry. Jim... James it sounds like you have first
321 air conditioning install (1) Weasel at 11:33am 08.31.22 Sorry, Mermaid Condensator. They keep bilges dry.
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 11:32am 08.31.22 Pumpkin boat: is guy travelled 38 miles down the Missouri in the thing: A man paddled 38 miles down
Hunter Hull laid up JamesG161 at 11:31am 08.31.22 Kevlar was not used in the boats of the OP's inquiry. But the bow is extra reinforced to take the w
Mainsheet location (4) jssailem at 11:20am 08.31.22 I can undestand that the Precision made up the back stay bridle to address the design that they deve
Propane pressure gauge (1) JamesG161 at 11:19am 08.31.22 Dissected that every way from Sunday and still can't figure out why the weight won't determine the
Replacing standing rigging on a 22' trailer sailer Scott T-Bird at 11:18am 08.31.22 I recently acquired a 1974 South Coast 22 and I suspect the standing rigging has never been replace
Replacing standing rigging on a 22' trailer sailer Scott T-Bird at 10:57am 08.31.22 It's a very good idea to replace standing rigging that is potentially almost 50 years old! It's rea
Propane pressure gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:24am 08.31.22 you can see if there is enough Ambient heat to cook too.:facepalm: Laugh as you may, but I can re

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