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From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button JRT at 10:42am 04.30.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1998 Sounds cool, rate of 0.3 liters per hour, and requires only 20 watts of power per liter. https://ww
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER twodzusfittings at 8:01am 04.30.22 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2349 I recently watched a You Tube Video from Lady K. It was in regards to: does one leave the transmiss
Wiring (6) Rodsails at 7:17am 04.30.22 Big Boats 5/1221 Doing a major update on our 1987 Legend 45 after encountering a major under the water boulder near t
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 (1) Dan_Y at 6:05am 04.30.22 Big Boats 12/1518
Dealing with wind shear Davidasailor26 at 5:30am 04.30.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/4378
Mystic is Sold bawlmer at 5:13am 04.30.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1026 Hello everyone. I sold Mystic yesterday. I had her for 8 years but life changes and it was time to m
Stem Fitting Puzzle (5) 31seahorse at 6:42pm 04.29.22 Ask All Sailors 0/444 Hello SBO Forum Readers/Contributors, I know that we all enjoy puzzling about boats and boat parts,
1989 Hunter 33.5 boom make sbailey64 at 6:32pm 04.29.22 Ask All Sailors 1/344 Hi everyone, I own a 1989 Hunter 33.5 that is in need of new boom end sheaves. Does anyone know who
Boom Reefing Line? (4) mixmarkai at 12:33pm 04.29.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/998
Hunter 25.5 outboard motor fuel tank mount (2) jnsnet7336 at 9:31am 04.29.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1237 New to the Hunter 25.5. Has anyone mounted an external fuel tank for the outboard motor? Would li
Autopilot Drive Unit Manufacturer? Jeff Tirey at 8:58am 04.29.22 Bavaria 4/2163 I am upgrading the autopilot system on my 2002 Bavaria 40 sailboat. It originally had a Raymarine S
1967 Bristol Corsair 24 project... (2) LooseScrews24 at 6:21am 04.29.22 Trailer Sailors 2/631 Finally was able to get to Marina and look it over and felling love right off the bat... Lol Therr a
Washdown Pump inline filter for deck washing jsmac at 6:20am 04.29.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1315 Hi, I sail in the Chesapeake Bay. It is brackish water and usually pretty dirty where I am. I have
Spin vs whisker pole fred1diver at 6:00pm 04.28.22 Ask All Sailors 6/2618 Hey everyone, need your help once again. Can you tell me what the difference is between a spinnaker
How to Make a Continuous Loop with Polyester Rope dkinzer at 3:56pm 04.28.22 Big Boats 6/3425 On our main furler there is a continuous loop of 10 mm polyester line that runs through two clutches
interior cushions wirenutarchie at 1:37pm 04.28.22 Ask An Oday Owner 1/668 i've been looking for dimensions for interior cushions(seats and V berth) for an 79 O'day 23-2 does
Protecting your face and skin from the wind brockangelo at 12:16pm 04.28.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2754 Hi all - the one thing that I hear over and over from dermatologists is moisturize, moisturize, mois
Line Bags (1) Tedd at 11:57am 04.28.22 Ask All Sailors 31/6191 I've never had line bags but I'm thinking about getting some for my next boat (which I'm in the proc
1995 Hunter 29.5 Tach issue shanker at 11:28am 04.28.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/673 just purchased a 95 Hunter 29.5 and learned that the tach is not accurate. PO said had very confusin
Anchor roller Daryl V at 11:07am 04.28.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/754 Good day all I have a hunter 23.5 and was wondering if anyone has installed a anchor roller on there

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Catalina 18 Sail Track Stopper replacement part east coaster at 3:56am 05.31.25 Perhaps if you bent the washer into the same curvature aa
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? east coaster at 3:46am 05.31.25 I have three blue seas clamshell fittings on my 310 just aft of the port winch where the deck curved
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? Foswick at 1:57am 05.31.25 That doesn't look like more curve than the gasket could handle on its own, but I would lay just a th
No in-water hull scrubbers available? Foswick at 1:38am 05.31.25 Looks like Scrubbis are still made. I think maybe Davis Instrument just doesn't distribute them anym
new water heater Stu Jackson at 8:37pm 05.30.25 and developed an airlock in the water heater! Thanks for your input. You're welcome. Next time, bu
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? dLj at 8:22pm 05.30.25 Depends on the amount of curvature. The first photo doesn't look like a lot of curvature, but I can'
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! Hayden Watson at 7:48pm 05.30.25 Your heat exchanger is completely plugged based on the photos you sent. It is a 4-pass design so th
Hello again Straycat22296 at 7:37pm 05.30.25 Try - https://www.formularus-verlag.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/B9_NOAA_Chart-Symbols.pdf" While n
Catalina 18 Sail Track Stopper replacement part Straycat22296 at 7:32pm 05.30.25 Maybe try a big washer, lock washer and a wing nut?
Diy cable tray??? (4) garymalmgren at 6:42pm 05.30.25 Yep, Fred you need cable management of some sort! As for high temp resistance, anything will give yo
Diy cable tray??? dlochner at 6:39pm 05.30.25 Cleaning the wiring up is a good idea. I'd use Spiral Wrap to contain the wires and then zip ties to
Diy cable tray??? (1) fred1diver at 6:09pm 05.30.25 231813I would like to instal it on the forward edge of the fibreglass panel on top
Diy cable tray??? JoeWhite at 6:03pm 05.30.25 A photo would be good
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! Michael Davis at 4:52pm 05.30.25 Heat exchanger does look clogged. I use a ..22 Teflon rifle cleaning rod to clean mine. Works like a
propane regulator (3) PNWE36 at 4:49pm 05.30.25 The regulator on my 2011 e36 is a Marshall Gas Controls Model 230. I didn't find a label indicating
Step-in (hands-free) boat shoes? WarrenWolf at 4:47pm 05.30.25 Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I realize I shoud have emphasized that the key thing I'm looki
Step-in (hands-free) boat shoes? WarrenWolf at 4:34pm 05.30.25 I just bought 3 pairs go Sketchers Slip On shoes. They had a buy 2 get 1 sale last week, It may s
Step-in (hands-free) boat shoes? WarrenWolf at 4:31pm 05.30.25
Step-in (hands-free) boat shoes? WarrenWolf at 4:27pm 05.30.25 Have been sailing with Sketchers for the past three years. Comfortable, good traction. No marks on
Step-in (hands-free) boat shoes? WarrenWolf at 4:25pm 05.30.25 The problem with Sperrys is that the sole goes slippery in 2-3 years. I have some old pairs that ar

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