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Water Pump ChrisNJ at 5:04pm 11.26.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1411 Hi, I just moved on to my Oceanis 400. Tonight is my first night on the boat. I notice the water pum
Bomar Hatch Hardware wufibugs at 4:57pm 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 9/5085 My 86 Hunter 31' came with Bomar hatches. The forward hatch has supports on each side. They consis
Galvanic Isolator Plans wufibugs at 3:53pm 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 20/9894 I understand David Berry recently provided plans for a simple inexpensive galvanic isolator in a sho
Cushion replacement Macgregor 26x George Bahr at 2:42pm 11.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/7525 Where is the best deal to replace my berth and seating cushions in my 1997 Macgregor 26x.
adding window bad co. at 1:59pm 11.26.09 Smaller Boats 2/1328 have a 1993 23.5 and wondering if any of you have installed the window under cockpit seat area to al
Turkey Day jack boats at 11:50am 11.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1659 I got to the boat today for a Thanksgiving sail and noticed that my AC outlets would not power up ev
How to pump out when there isn't a station? Rick Macdonald at 11:22am 11.26.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/28439 I'm looking at a boat (2000 Hunter 270) that as far as we can tell has only a deck cap access for pu
Happy Turkey Day sailaway78 at 9:02am 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2933 I would like to take this opportunity to wish each and every one on this board a very happy Thanksgi
Help 1980 H37C Broken Waste Cap svmakai at 8:12am 11.26.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1364 Does anyone have a spare waste cap that will fit a 1980 H37C deck fill that I can purchase? I broke
Backstay Problems? (1) timebandit at 7:34am 11.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3456 Just hate that backstay? check out what this owner did-- simple and elegant http://forums.macg
Hunter 31 Sail Replacement stephen Penny at 7:22am 11.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2586 I just purchased my first sailboat, a 1987 hunter 31 with new standing rigging. It is in great cond
Swing Keel help red240z at 6:14am 11.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1429 Hello, I have a 1978 O'Day 25. The problem is that the steel cable that raises and lowers the swin
Happy Thanks Giving Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 4:59am 11.26.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1298 With all that seems to be going wrong in the world. I have so much to be thankful for. I have a g
Tiller pilot on a wheel steering boat converted from a tiller (1) Hermit Scott at 1:49am 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 22/13817 Wheel steering was added to this boat after production. The head of the rudder post is visible in th
Our first destination (4) Hermit Scott at 1:33am 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2548 We took a day cruise to a small island called Shamrock Island in the South Corpus Christi Bay. This
Hull blister repairs Marquesas at 10:40pm 11.25.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3257 I have a "95 Catalina 320 wing keel. After my haul-out I had noticed about five gelcoat blisters. I
O'Day 272 engine control removal Mikewhittaker at 7:08pm 11.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1262 My engine throttle and gearshift control is jamming so I need to clean and lubricate it. Does anyon
Port hole dogs jorgefife at 7:03pm 11.25.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/4903 Do the dogs screw off from the portholes? I want to replace a few, but just before they come out, th
Which way to go sailaway78 at 6:46pm 11.25.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2386 Planning a trip to the US Virgins in Jan. Leaving from the New Orleans area. From the Fl. keys it
Neutral of Forward gear while sailing? SeacretSailor at 6:37pm 11.25.09 Ask All Sailors 35/14666 Did a great 2 day, overnight sail on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, sailed from Mandeville, unde

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Marine plywood- to use or not to use? jon hansen at 11:17am 03.20.22 it is my opinion that you should use marine plywood for your floor. it is designed for boats for a r
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? dlochner at 11:11am 03.20.22 Before accepting it as fact I'd like to see some support for the comment "water absorption into the
can't pump out waste tank jviss at 11:08am 03.20.22 Yes. Should locate it and replace it or at least carefully inspect it. It will rot out whether you
Bristol 24 water tank kappykaplan at 10:46am 03.20.22 Well done, @SV Gutsy Lady ! :beer:
looking hard at a 2006 Hunter 36 - we have a couple of questions. tfox2069 at 10:40am 03.20.22 looked yesterday at a Hunter 36 from 2006. Can the forum answer a couple of questions? 1 - the ori
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering (2) Caboteur at 10:40am 03.20.22
Bristol 24 water tank SV Gutsy Lady at 10:36am 03.20.22 Update I cut in and made an access panel so I can get to the hose connection to replace and to clean
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? shemandr at 10:14am 03.20.22 ...Other observations: Before accepting it as fact I'd like to see some support for the comment "wa
can't pump out waste tank bawlmer at 10:03am 03.20.22 Wow, that stinks! My macerator stopped working last season. I don't even know where it is! Serio
Auto Pilot Stu Jackson at 9:51am 03.20.22 Welcome William. With your new boat, you might also be interested in the active C34 forum. Here's
Christmas in March Tom J at 9:50am 03.20.22 I have a number of extra parts that I would like to see gone, no flea markets nearby. I wish there
Auto Pilot jssailem at 8:46am 03.20.22 Welcome William to the SBO. Congrats on the Catalina. Is this an upgrade from the Irwin? Did you ha
Auto Pilot dlochner at 8:37am 03.20.22 Welcome to the forum. Be prepared for a plethora of answers and suggestions. :) Start with the fir
Catalina 30 starboard water tank fox9988 at 8:14am 03.20.22 For future readers, I was able to access the starboard tank drain fitting through the 4" access port
Isomat reefing line length jviss at 8:09am 03.20.22 Hi Dan, well, at least you know where you are. Do you have the shuttle blocks, i.e., those two-shea
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 8:04am 03.20.22 A GFI will trip if plugged into another GFI. Is that so? I can't imagine why. Not an expert on t
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? Brian D at 8:02am 03.20.22 Your HX851 was built by Icom. There may be other Icom Handhelds that use a similar battery pack that
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering joker460 at 7:58am 03.20.22 I'm still confused after reading the above posts and looking at the sites. Kloudie and sail sfbay,
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? smokey73 at 7:53am 03.20.22 Agreed on at least one "simple" VHF hand held. That is why I had the "battery rebuilt" on my old RM
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? Kings Gambit at 7:23am 03.20.22 Newest and only DSC is handheld and has dead Li battery, google search reveals radio is obsolete, n

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