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Question for fresh water lake sailors gthawkguy at 6:47am 09.08.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2249 Hello, I have a rather odd question, I am an owner of a McGregor 25, I have had the boat for almost
Water damage sole 11.0A Tobeng at 6:14am 09.08.09 S2 1/1596 I have refinished the teak veneer floor on the 11.0a several times to remove the water discoloration
First 210 Spirit andrea at 6:13am 09.08.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1132 hi, i'm Looking For A boat Cover For My First 210 Spirit. thank You andrea
Suggestions for leading Lines to Cockpit ? MrBee at 5:50am 09.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2720 We have an Irwin 10/4 with Wire/rope halyards and all lines are controlled at the Mast. I would lik
Hunter 40.5 windless Capt Steve at 10:02pm 09.07.09 Big Boats 9/4165 Well I messed up an tried to pull my anchor loose with windless - I know dumb... Now all I get is a
3YM30 Tacho Problems nick at 10:00pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 22/10062 After running the motor for around 4 hours the tacho cuts out on my 3YM30 Yanmar. If you switch off
new mac diegokid at 4:20pm 09.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1754 The wife and I are looking at buying our first sailboat. We have looked and sailed a Catalina 30ft,
Front Rail Interfere w/ Jib ? Deck the boat mntjohnson at 9:41pm 09.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1562 I have a Mac 22 and a small jib and jib seems to never go beyond the outline of the deck - - could o
engine stalls John Howitt at 8:19pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 25/5755 My Hunter 29.5 has a 2 cyl yanmar engine that will not idle. I checked the fuel and it was really ug
disconnected propeller shaft C-27 boosiml at 7:35pm 09.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1601 I have owned a 1989 Catalina 27 since 2001 and have had few significant problems until last week. A
Charge Light on all the time when engine running Marybeth and Rip at 7:33pm 09.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1103 While on a two week cruise, the Charge Light on our Yanmar engine panel came on and has been on ever
cutlass bearing replacement? pethia at 7:23pm 09.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1722 1978 hunter 27 w/ yanmar sb8. I think I need to replace my cutlass bearing. Is it possible to remo
Considering to buy a Cat 30.... Need advice... Capt.JDavis at 5:22pm 09.07.09 Catalina 30 5/1965 Hi guys... I've found a 1978 Catalina 30 and owner is willing to give it to me for $10k. Boat ha
In Hull Transducer Joe Mullee at 5:19pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3719 I'm almost finished installing a new Raymarine ST60 depth finder with an Airmar P79 in-hull transduc
Yanmar Key position ? MrBee at 4:41pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 23/6144 I'm pretty new to Diesel engines. A few times while motoring, due to the bad location of the Engin
H260 Rudder Bracket Weakness (2) MikeH at 4:19pm 09.07.09 Smaller Boats 1/1223 I wanted to get this posted so you can check your own rigs. Our 1998 H260 completely broke off th
Need GPS recommendation Kenlee at 4:05pm 09.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1148 I'm getting back into sailing (San Francisco Bay) after a 20 year hiatus and have been told that a
Yanmar 2GM Fuel Leak colmitch71 at 3:27pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2295 The rear exit port on the high pressure fuel pump of my Yanmar 2GM is leaking fuel. I can't get a wr
Mainsail deployment - Hunter 31 asmits at 3:17pm 09.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1810 When deploying the mainsail on my 2006 Hunter 31, I'm not sure how much sail to deploy. The outhaul
West Marine higgs at 2:56pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2974 There have been plenty of posts panning WM, but they have served me well over the years. Today brou

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2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 Calif. Ted at 9:43am 01.13.22 Usually just the far right digit is black on white background to denote tenths and all others are wh
PEX and chlorine Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 01.13.22 That's not PEX. Its polybutylene piping. Yes it is susceptible to chlorine. Above is all you need
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 (1) oceanside27 at 9:19am 01.13.22 Is it only showing two digits or is there only space for two digits ? Digital or analog readout ?
Steven N Steven N at 9:15am 01.13.22 it is cycling on and off I dont think it is running to often
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 01.13.22 Is it only showing two digits or is there only space for two digits ? Digital or analog readout ?
Throttle Position while Sailing Stu Jackson at 9:10am 01.13.22 Search the archives for more details The phrase to use is "transmission position" to find earlier
Throttle Position while Sailing (1) sail sfbay at 8:41am 01.13.22 Hunter sailboats with Yanmar engines should put the the transmission shifter must be in the "neutral
376 hunter tank level sensor Nicolas at 8:35am 01.13.22 Thank you very much, I'll have a look.
376 hunter tank level sensor Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:32am 01.13.22 I suggest you replace it with a system that uses sensors that are attached to the outside of the tan
Companionway step cracked due to weight of keel pclarksurf at 8:18am 01.13.22 great example @C_Level
Which Battery is better? Benny17441 at 8:04am 01.13.22 Any battery that doesn't overcapitalize it's features. There is a difference between denominated
PEX and chlorine Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:41am 01.13.22 The chlorine bleach solution used to recommission the fresh water tank and plumbing only remains in
Tired Winches Ward H at 7:39am 01.13.22 I've always thought if I had boat parts that needed to be cleaned up I'd look into powder coating bl
What do I do with PO's shit? Benny17441 at 7:23am 01.13.22 Never give up removing a lid or cap, drill holes and even destroy it and pick it out in pieces if yo
dis-continuous standing rigging on a 1996 beneteau oceanis 400 replacement ? bwagner187 at 7:18am 01.13.22 Hello Ben and Welcome to the SBO forum. You have chosen a grand boat. Rigging is a critical piece
Slipper 17. Removal of Deck mounted mast support twistedskipper at 7:09am 01.13.22
PEX and chlorine kloudie1 at 6:52am 01.13.22 My old polybutylene system is still ok. It is from 1985; I use chlorine in my tanks always. I think
What do I do with PO's shit? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:49am 01.13.22 It's almost guaranteed that you had the overflow because the tank was pressurized due to a blocked t
Update BigEasy at 6:25am 01.13.22 Glad to see you posting again! Keep the faith; you will get thru this difficult time. Best regard
Which Battery is better? Siamese at 6:08am 01.13.22 I am so glad to see a reply in this thread from MaineSail. Truly makes my day. Andiamo, my advic

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