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Draining oil from a Yanmar Diesel Randy18540 at 8:42pm 05.31.10 Ask All Sailors 16/20835 I need to change my oil and the engine doesn't have a drain plug. How do get the bad oil out? Thank
Mast Track Gate Dawno at 8:05pm 05.31.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1999 Just learned after putting the boat in that our Mast Track Gate for the Main has been removed or fel
Change my boat name marty1000 at 7:41pm 05.31.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3050 Hi. I've just bought a Morgan 45 cc but it has a crappy name. The boat is being kept in Texas, USA.
Replacing bad breakers in the Circuit Breaker panel RussNorman at 7:39pm 05.31.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1769 Does anyone know where I can purchase replacement breakers for my circuit breaker panel. I have a 19
How do I get my hot water heater out RussNorman at 7:20pm 05.31.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2117 I have a 1983 Hunter 30. I have just purchased a new hot water heater with a heat exchanger. My prob
Morgan 45 CC (Catalina) 1995 marty1000 at 7:05pm 05.31.10 Morgan 1/4900 Hi! I've just purchased a 1995 Morgan 45 CC (Catalina) and would appreciate any information anyone h
Ron again with related question Ron at 6:26pm 05.31.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1452 Has anyone dove under the boat and temporarily plugged the prop shaft hole to stop water from enteri
Weight difference 375/387 Lady Jane at 6:18pm 05.31.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2498 Hello.. Does anyone know why there is such a difference in weight between the 375 and the 387 wing k
packing gland problems Ron at 5:50pm 05.31.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1382 Last year, I replaced my packing with 3/16" GFO, as recommended by the Catalina manual. The gland l
Replacing impeller H380 JohnnyMac at 5:47pm 05.31.10 Big Boats 3/1582 At the end of last season my exhaust sounded throaty following an encounter with floating Lake Erie
Looks like I was hit (1) rpwillia at 5:26pm 05.31.10 Catalina 310 14/3146 I spent the weekend on my boat and Saturday when I got into Colonial Beach, I was puttering around m
Second holding tank? Keith J at 5:24pm 05.31.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2662 Hi All We sail on a no discharge lake, and could use more holding tank capacity. Instead of replacin
Can you parallel battery banks with standard Hunter hookups? finleydc at 4:53pm 05.31.10 Big Boats 8/2420 My 376 has two battery banks with separate on/off switches for starter and house banks, not the sing
water in stern lockers rtmccue at 4:48pm 05.31.10 Big Boats 4/1505 Anyone with a 450 or 456 have water in the stern lockers? I think it is fresh water? Has anyone d
H34 foil size mark_swart at 4:44pm 05.31.10 Big Boats 5/1459 Quick question -- I have a H34 with a Harken Series 1, probably the original equipment furler. Anybo
Bimni Ron10139 at 4:44pm 05.31.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1657 I am thinking about adding a bimini to our Oday 272LE. Has anyone ever used one of the Biminis from
Navigation lighting for night sailing (1) mdmitch at 4:30pm 05.31.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1381 To the usual suspects with Mac 26 (d,s,c)'s While I am in to the DC electrical system and wiring
Is this safe? (1) Hermit Scott at 3:36pm 05.31.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2238 I hooked up a disposable 1 lb. tank to test out this propane conversion alcohol stove. IT looks fine
Adjustable topping Lift on a Hunter 23 Tallgrass Sailor at 2:44pm 05.31.10 Smaller Boats 5/2885 The 'topping lift' I have is a ratty fixed length of line (1/4 or 5/16") running from the end of th
Feathering prop for 1980 11.0A with Volvo Penta 17C Spike033 at 1:29pm 05.31.10 S2 1/1717 I have a 2 bladed fixed prop at the moment. It has been suggested to me by several people that a 3

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H34 1984 prop strut replacement Don Crowther at 5:09pm 03.15.22 I don't know if you can up grade Mike. Mine was a four bolt unit. The thing is if you remove it and
H34 1984 prop strut replacement Mike Oldak at 5:04pm 03.15.22 The thru bolts are aft of the engine, accessible by removing the bunk cushions in the aft cabin. Som
Handrails for 25.5 jssailem at 5:03pm 03.15.22 If none of the premade models work, here is what our member @TomY did to solve the problem on his bo
CENTERBOARD HELP (1) twodzusfittings at 5:00pm 03.15.22 Bilge nearly complete
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 4:56pm 03.15.22 PreFunElation... The excitment to submit a funny before Friday... ENGLISH Mensa Invitational - for
CENTERBOARD HELP (2) twodzusfittings at 4:55pm 03.15.22 More success today. I was able to get the centerboard out of the keel and lay it on a pair of saw ho
Decal Questions TimFromLI at 4:47pm 03.15.22 I used island boat lettering, they did a great job. I have also used one of those DIY letter sites f
Handrails for 25.5 sail sfbay at 4:34pm 03.15.22 What are the center to center loop dimensions? These guys make custom handrails Teak Hand Rails for
Isomat reefing line length jssailem at 4:34pm 03.15.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. @sail sfbay has given you first class advise. What you find in the man
Transducer through hull size sail sfbay at 3:50pm 03.15.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Thru hull should be 2-inch diameter
Transducer through hull size jssailem at 3:43pm 03.15.22 A common size for the through hull on a transducer is 2". That does not mean your transducer is 2".
42 Passage aft shower drain wade the giant at 3:38pm 03.15.22 Long shot: 1) remove the drain fitting and cut the hose at the fitting, 2) insert a 1/2-inch diamet
42 Passage aft shower drain sail sfbay at 3:29pm 03.15.22 Long shot: 1) remove the drain fitting and cut the hose at the fitting, 2) insert a 1/2-inch diamete
Decal Questions Siamese at 3:25pm 03.15.22 I gotta mention Lettering.com to anyone contemplating having vinyl letters created. They used be DI
New sails Will Gilmore at 3:24pm 03.15.22 would I be better off purchasing the standard dacron sails and learning on those first? kendyoozed
New sails kendyoozed at 3:13pm 03.15.22 With this being my first sailboat that I am buying sails for I am looking for longevity and durabili
Beware the Ides of March Brian D at 3:08pm 03.15.22 Ides just happens to mean, the middle of the month. This is when debt collectors were expected to be
Standing Rigging (1) pclarksurf at 2:40pm 03.15.22 echoing @LakeShark -- while you're at it:
Isomat reefing line length sail sfbay at 2:36pm 03.15.22 That is why I suggested routing a small diameter tag line rigged the way you want to run the reefing
Rudder Post & Bearing Issues 1984 Hunter 34 kloudie1 at 2:33pm 03.15.22 If the top bearing is loose, it would cause a bunch of movement at the bottom of the rudder. The top

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