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Universal M4-30 fire shutoff system jknappsax at 11:31am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2026 I have a Universal M4-30 diesel in my 1974 O'Day 32' CC that originally had an Atomic 4 gas engine.
Raymarine confirms sale talks with Garmin Alan at 11:09am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1426 Raymarine issued a brief statement today confirming that it is in preliminary discussions with mobil
new sailing friends svlazzarone at 10:45am 08.17.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/3083 Susan and I are looking for new friends in the palm beach county area. We are full time livaboard an
Water on the sole BobM at 10:15am 08.17.09 S2 7/1998 The sole of my 9.2A is stained and delaminating in the galley. I plan to replace the sole soon, but
Old holding tank; Galley seawater from head thru-hull idearat at 10:05am 08.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3577 First, thanks to Peggie for your excellent advice! I bought your book and have scoured this site, an
Banjo Washers sailaway78 at 8:57am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1407 When I posted up about finding the vacum leak in my fuel system, there was an interesting post by Kl
Norcold Hermit Scott at 8:56am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1508 http://houston.craigslist.org/boa/1326770589.html I guess it's a 1.7 cubic foot fridge. The guy sa
Yacht Specialties Co (Meffiman) installation instructions Ian McGain at 8:20am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/7764 Yacht Specialties Co (Merriman) installation instructions Yacht Specialties Co (Merriman) wheel ped
Garmin GPS date probelm Jim Seamans at 8:18am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 20/10014 Aug 15-16 time frame. Starting about 6pm Sat my Garmin 3010 date flipped out. It shows "31 DEC 89".
Ideas for a replacement depth sounder Jim22199 at 8:14am 08.17.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1145 I need to replace my Horizons DS45 in dash depth sounder and I am trying to find something that will
Yanmar starting question - again Blitz at 7:53am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1896 I have the problem in which the engine will start no problem the first time of the day, then it warm
Winter Cover: Low profile vs framed high profile cover deacm at 7:29am 08.17.09 Big Boats 8/2041 We have a 2006 Hunter 36 and are about to order a winter cover (in the snow belt of Lake Erie) for i
New Balboa 26 owner leftwing24 at 7:09am 08.17.09 Trailer Sailors 14/11837 Hi all, I am now the proud owner of a 1974 Balboa 26. I picked it up in upstate NY, then had the t
Bulkhead/chainplate cdwestring at 6:59am 08.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1252 The main bulkhead on my Hunter 25.5 rotted and I'm replacing it with new plywood. Does anyone know
Drascombe Lugger (2) ChuckThomas at 6:49am 08.17.09 Trailer Sailors 2/2843 A while back I posted about a friend who had a Drascombe Lugger. Here are before and after pictures
about the plug of mast light tylosin at 6:39am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1624 hi all: I am from republic of taiwan:dance: my english is poor.......:naughty: I had lost the
White Squall Roger Long at 6:38am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3993 This was a very instructive event even for a former researcher into large sailing vessel capsizings
Head holding on H27? Jimboyyy at 6:26am 08.17.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1363 anyone know what size the holding tank is in a 1983 H27? In my searching of the archives I was not a
Kenyon Marine Wind Speed operating manual Ian McGain at 6:15am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2820 Thought this might of use to those of us with Kenyon Systems in our boats Thirty-five pages Operat
Mast settling into deck dream of irwin at 5:36pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1825 :cry: have purchased 80 irwin sloop 37ft.on the way home from fl to tn discovered mast settling appx

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Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 10:11am 07.31.21 i think my other option due to lack of space around the quadrant is to mount a rotary drive directly
Olympic Swimmers Don Guillette at 10:00am 07.31.21 I wonder if orangutans would be good swimmers!!
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull jssailem at 9:50am 07.31.21 There are a lot of thoughts about blisters. Some focus repairs when they are in the laminate. Others
What Starter Battery??? BOSSailor at 9:47am 07.31.21 I've got a cheap Costco group 31 battery isolated from my main house battery and charged via an ACR.
Linear drive fitment jssailem at 9:41am 07.31.21 Welcome to the forum here at SBO. There are several methods to install a below deck AP on a boat. L
Linear drive fitment senang at 9:29am 07.31.21 Look at the models they have at Jefa in Denmark. They have very compact drive units. They are OEM fo
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 07.31.21 In addition to all of the above, do you have an external alternator regulator ? Stock alternators a
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 9:20am 07.31.21
How to know if you need more power or less drag? Don Guillette at 9:18am 07.31.21 Regarding lift and drag. I do discuss it BRIEFLY on page 22 and it's true balancing act. It's called
Life line specs and material sail sfbay at 9:10am 07.31.21 I replaced the coated lifelines on my Hunter 386 and 46 sailboats myself with Suncor uncoated 316 SS
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 9:09am 07.31.21 Thanks
Linear drive fitment sail sfbay at 9:06am 07.31.21 Hi. Thank you for that There is some useful information there. Thank you You are very welcome..
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 9:01am 07.31.21 Hi. Thank you for that There is some useful information there. Thank you
So I want to find a Sirocco 15 sail sfbay at 8:58am 07.31.21 Here you go: 1972 Sirocco S-15 Sailboat \| ksl.com listed for $2300 and 15 foot Sailboats for Sale \|
Linear drive fitment sail sfbay at 8:53am 07.31.21 These Beneteuas of similar size installed a below deck hydraulic linerar drive: Beneteau 361 below
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 8:51am 07.31.21 Hi. Thanks for your reply I have the instruction which came with the new unit but by problem is l
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull sail sfbay at 8:46am 07.31.21 Posts #3 and 4 discusses the repair strategy: Hull & rudder blisters \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Linear drive fitment sailboatracer at 8:46am 07.31.21 The best advice you will probably get is from the installation instructions provided by the manufact
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Calif. Ted at 8:33am 07.31.21 Are the bottom blisters in the gel coat or just the paint ? If you open one is it wet and does it sm
New bottom paint, old barrier coats? Sailfanatic at 8:30am 07.31.21 Good advice but how fo you blast off the layers of paint and not affect the barrier coats? If the o

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