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Yanmar SVE 8 Oil Leak (5) Greenman at 2:01pm 11.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/5899 Okay, I got my engine out today, and unfortunately it looks like the leak is not something simple li
PVC Furler for the financially challenged r.oril at 12:32pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 17/6526 While searching this sight for info on home built pvc furlers, I found caguy's post dated 4/09. I th
Telltales... Doug/Karen at 10:17am 11.14.10 Big Boats 5/1582 For the first time since I have owned this boat, I am replacing all the sail telltales. I am intere
Sprite missing traveler mjarpe at 9:56am 11.14.10 Day Sailers 2/1739 I just bought a 10 foot O'day Sprite on Craigslist, my first sailboat. Absolute newbie, here. I took
Radar Range thaeni at 9:48am 11.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1241 I just purchased a used Radar (Furuno 1712) and I'm finding it hard to understand where to set the r
Cat27 engine cutout modification supercat at 9:12am 11.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1863 HELP, I just purchased an older Catalina 27 (1976) with a Yamaha 8 hp 4 stroke. It does not tilt
Catalina 22 line Drawings (5) Ken at 7:18am 11.14.10 Catalina 22 6/10266 Ok as promised, here are the line drawing I have for the Catalina 22, most aer of course for the ol
lines Crabby at 5:26am 11.14.10 Lancer 0/1558 Is there good place to get replacement lines and should i go to bigger size for lancer 27
426 or 44 halyard length captainpat at 5:19am 11.14.10 Big Boats 1/1241 Does anyone know the Main Halyard length for the 426 or 44 in mast furling? Same for the Jib Haly
Conversion for Honda Generator?? capejt at 3:57am 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 18/11723 Hi All, I was just scouring the pages of EBay looking for a good price on a generator when I saw som
S2 8.0B SS Tiller Fitting Hardware Source ? drgerafe at 9:58pm 11.13.10 S2 0/1687 The 1980 S2 8.0B we bought this season did not have the proper SS hardware in the fitting that holds
genoa run to top of mast? Mike Sackett at 9:39pm 11.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2964 My question:Will a genoa that's run to the top of a mast give you better tacking ability? In San Die
outboard - high altitude jets at low altitude walt at 7:33pm 11.13.10 Trailer Sailors 10/8849 Ive got a Tohatsu/Nissan 9.8 four stroke. I put the "high altitude" 3300 to 6600 el. jet set in the
Revarnishing interior wood - companionway poliva at 4:41pm 11.13.10 Catalina 310 2/1875 The wood along the companionway of my Catalina 310 #179 is quite weathered. Long ago in this forum a
'87 Hunter 35 Legend Skylight Replacement paul werenko at 4:20pm 11.13.10 Big Boats 3/2103 Questions about skylight material thickness: First off, we want to thank those incredibly kind
Got a hole in me keel Bill Roosa at 2:34pm 11.13.10 Big Boats 3/1754 Scraping the bottom to day and found two holes just above the keel bulb on the fin about 4" from the
Windcheck November Issue shemandr at 2:23pm 11.13.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2240 Attention Northeast sailors: Please pick up November issue of Windcheck. Hopefully my article abo
Help me identify these parts please!! (2) iseefine2 at 12:00pm 11.13.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1826 These parts came with the O'Day 222 I bought used. Can anyone tell me what they are called, where th
Winter wet storage dlewis812 at 10:52am 11.13.10 Ask All Sailors 22/6225 about to take the boat to the nearby boatyard for haul out/storage.. want to think this through a
Stove Burner (2) Loubert at 10:43am 11.13.10 Catalina 30 14/5928 Hi, I'm a new owner of a 1988 Catalina 30 (first boat!). One of the things I need to fix before spri

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Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves JoeWhite at 12:34pm 07.14.22 While closed, I remove the hose and place 2 Oz of olive oil and reconnect the hose. Then try to mov
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:33pm 07.14.22 @chriscampbell Keep us posted on what you do find. Thanks
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat Crazy Dave Condon at 12:31pm 07.14.22 Also use only 7/16 inch line for the centerboard line as 1/2 inch line you will kick yourself. This
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat Crazy Dave Condon at 12:25pm 07.14.22 HECK NO ON THE FORKLIFT AS YOU WILL ONLY HAVE TWO CONTACT POINTS ON THE HULL DAMAGING THE HULL. YOU
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains Stu Jackson at 12:06pm 07.14.22 How can it be easily cleaned? You are kidding, right? You've been here on sbo for ages and haven'
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) eherlihy at 11:46am 07.14.22 Correct you are. Threaded exhaust in is 2". Exhaust/Water out is 2". Water inlet is 1/2 NPT. All pu
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 11:46am 07.14.22 At 45? I'd dare say you are preaching to the wrong choir around these parts. ;) :-) Realistically
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? walt at 11:43am 07.14.22 No problem.. One more from nature . com (reference) On the causal structure between CO2 and globa
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Will Gilmore at 11:39am 07.14.22 Is a Climate Change debate, discussion, argument, one that avoids political or religious aspects, a
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves Rich Stidger at 11:36am 07.14.22 Non use and lack of grease may be good reasons why these valves are hard to work, but I have operate
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware Rick Webb at 11:34am 07.14.22 On my list of things to do today. Will head back to Wally and ask about the hardware. There is the
Formal Nautical Education Roland5048 at 11:34am 07.14.22 The problem with university programs is that I am old. At 45? I'd dare say you are preaching to t
Hard wiring an inverter YVRguy at 11:24am 07.14.22 First check the specs. Many inverters have a continuous draw and surge draw. Your 500 watt inverter
Open engine intake.... Scott T-Bird at 11:22am 07.14.22 I can sleep just fine when I leave them open ... but I do feel guilty about it. ;) That said, most
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Kings Gambit at 11:16am 07.14.22 I guess no reference yet again so I assume just an opinion. Which is OK.. but not worth discussing
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? (1) walt at 11:10am 07.14.22 I guess no reference yet again so I assume just an opinion. Which is OK.. but not worth discussing o
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Kings Gambit at 11:04am 07.14.22 Sir. What you are offering are a few of the many examples out there of Special Pleading for a favore
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? walt at 10:51am 07.14.22
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Kings Gambit at 10:50am 07.14.22 That's true but I think you're trying to make it carry more weight than it can. The hypothesis that
Mast gate for old Precision 18 ? scottscotty at 10:45am 07.14.22 yes. when you set your boom's gooseneck through the mast slot'....have the first stop set low. Put

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