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what is the best oil to use in a yanmar 3QM30H JBurans at 5:44am 08.27.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/4590 Hi, Do you all check your oil and transmission fluid prior to every use and what do you find to be
single battery chargers..... woodster at 4:13am 08.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1440 was wondering if it is possiable to hook a battery combiner to a battery charger that only has leads
Deck prep/painting Eman at 1:14am 08.27.10 Catalina 22 0/56 Greetings all, Re. a 1976 C-22 I have found a lot of info about bottom and hull prep and paints bu
Propane installation palacegrand at 11:38pm 08.26.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2958 Hi Folks, So on board (Yamaha 30 sloop) I already have propane for the stove/oven in the galley. Co
Finding leaks or broken parts with a digital camera. Ray Bowles at 11:00pm 08.26.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1787 I'm sure that somebody has mentioned this before but I'll do it again. I have used my small digital
Mast compression post water issue lbd at 10:47pm 08.26.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1882 Recently acquired 2004 Hunter 33. Water intrusion issue at mast base through cabin roof to compressi
C 27 History (5) planb at 10:34pm 08.26.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1554 Ok, I'm writing from Canada eh? I've got a C 27 serial #2531, 1977?? I can't find a hull #?? I have
can't find Soapless in Seattle ? RAD88 at 9:46pm 08.26.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1839 I have tried to search for Soap in Seattle to find the miracle cleaner but have not had any luck. Ca
Deck-Hull separtionat toe rail fleetswell at 8:23pm 08.26.10 Big Boats 0/1662 We've been looking at several Catalina-Morgan 45's over the last couple of months. Two of them have
Sail Classes mccauley13 at 6:51pm 08.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1210 Well, tomorrow night is the first class of the Beaver Lake (Ark.) Power and Sail Squadron's basic sa
H22 Deck Hatch Replacement inarathree at 6:35pm 08.26.10 Smaller Boats 1/1116 Has anyone replaced the deck hatch on a H22 with the one listed here, or any others? The Grey hatch
Adjectives Ross at 6:28pm 08.26.10 Ask All Sailors 60/9659 I wonder why some people use the impersonal when referring to their spouse. We have; in order: My b
Sail Boats And Rv's AbbySedge at 6:11pm 08.26.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2684 Say! Do any of you other sailors out there also do RVing? My fiance and I do. We just returned fr
Brass Bell jorgefife at 6:07pm 08.26.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1940 This is for owners of similar boats (h33, 1982) I got a nice brass bell which I want to instal insid
Dirty Dinghy WJM53 at 5:48pm 08.26.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2577 Does anyone out there have any way to clean a white hypolon (Mercury) dinghy?
ShurFlo diaphram pump (1) RAD88 at 4:48pm 08.26.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2618 My fresh water system stopped working. I have removed the pump. Before I start dismantling the pump
electrical schematics greekguy at 3:43pm 08.26.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1488 Hello everyone, I want to improve the electrical system on my 27 catalina. It has an outboard with
Re: thru hull transducers redhead78 at 3:39pm 08.26.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2228 Hey all, I have a ? about tranducers, my hull is made of solid hand layed fiberglass, reinforced by
Gremlins in the bilge (1) All U Get at 3:28pm 08.26.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1134 I'm not 100% positive but I think our water woes came from a siphoning bilge pump. Yesterday was rai
Something I just heard... Mac 26 Chris Blubaugh at 2:58pm 08.26.10 Ask All Sailors 31/7683 I'm looking through forums to learn about Mac 26D, as I may be interested to make a purchase. One c

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Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve jssailem at 2:37pm 04.11.22 Makes a lot of sense Tom J. Perhaps the combo of a Flare shot and then a SOLAS Parachute flare. One
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? (1) thinwater at 2:34pm 04.11.22 A pilot with a stalled airfoil would probably not agree that 95% of his lift is still being generat
1975 Cal 2-29 Spreader Information - Help Needed (1) jssailem at 2:23pm 04.11.22 Hello @SailingTheSound Welcome to SBO and congrats on selecting a Cal as your first boat is a great
Identify brand of DIN rail terminal blocks Maine Sail at 2:13pm 04.11.22 They have used numerous vendors. but you can't go wrong with Wago
Lightning Protection JamesG161 at 1:41pm 04.11.22 like the idea of chains from the boat to the ground. Are they connected to ground rods into the gro
Raritan rebuild? Stu Jackson at 1:41pm 04.11.22 Yes, it is a Raritan. I suggest you get a manual downloaded from their website, then figure out wha
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 1:02pm 04.11.22 I purchased the 30 MFD Bojack capacitor from Amazon and installed it this weekend. It was the same d
1975 Cal 2-29 Spreader Information - Help Needed Dave Groshong at 12:35pm 04.11.22 Or: https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/SparParts/Spreaders_Wood.php
1975 Cal 2-29 Spreader Information - Help Needed Dave Groshong at 12:33pm 04.11.22 Maybe something super common would work, Catalina 30 spreaders: https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop
Sail Trim Chart Question Dr. D at 12:12pm 04.11.22 @Don Guillette , The book should cover the essential knowledge for sail trim that this particular
Lightning Protection Dalliance at 12:08pm 04.11.22 I believe ABYC recommends 6 gauge minimum (4 gauge is better) ground wire from mast base to keel bol
1/4 berth bulkhead (H34) (2) DeniseO30 at 11:56am 04.11.22 It's been awhile since I started this one thread but finally got around to it. over last week the w
78 H30 Water Tank Replacement Roland5048 at 11:27am 04.11.22 My h30 is a '77 and I've had thoughts about how I would replace the water tank if I needed to. I thi
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? fstbttms at 10:57am 04.11.22 ...I am wondering if one could skip a season... The first question you should asking yourself is,
Sail Trim Chart Question Simon Sexton at 10:47am 04.11.22 @Don Guillette , The book should cover the essential knowledge for sail trim that this particular
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Simon Sexton at 10:38am 04.11.22 @Crusty Ol Salt , Good afternoon! Before burning them off for fun, be sure to reach out and
Binoculars (1) william24424 at 10:36am 04.11.22 I'm going to recommend Steiner Marine binoculars $275.(on Amazon) We've used them during races to s
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Tom J at 10:27am 04.11.22 SO their practicality as a rescue flare is questionable. You would have to launch it at the rescuer
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... MikeHoncho at 10:26am 04.11.22 Mike that looks like some heavy rainfall. Last time I was in rain storm that heavy was when I visit
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS (1) MikeHoncho at 10:21am 04.11.22 I single hand sail a lot and built my own with the desire to keep me on the boat. I built a "Y" ass

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