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Fuel return valve (3) paulj at 9:30pm 05.31.09 Catalina 310 1/1609 While working on the LPG tank vents today, I noticed this cable had been chafing the fuel valve. pa
Vent install Question PKFK at 9:08pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1716 Hi folks - Looking for experience and advice. I currently have this: http://www.beckson.com/ve
Brennan Grin is it a pussy cat david sebastian at 8:40pm 05.31.09 Big Boats 0/927 The photo of the week of the good ship " Brennan Grin " tell me somebody, Is that a cat sitting on t
Pic request under galley Mac 26S GregS at 7:35pm 05.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/3070 In a less than a brilliant move, while the boat was stuck in the mud I tore the cable assembly out f
cheapest/quickest place to buy yanmar parts online? need in time to launch june 11. luvitt at 7:31pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1763 im looking for basic maintenance ' spare items. impeller, t-stat, belts, gaskets, etc. ive seen
Advice on replacing bow light wiring (2) Louis at 7:29pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1522 The bow light on my Hunter 23 is not working. I have traced it to a short in the wires somewhere bet
Anyone have the specs on the Islander 30 rudder? Laura at 7:28pm 05.31.09 Islander 4/4994 A friend of mine ran aground a few weeks ago and lost the rudder on his 1968 Islander 30. He is goin
MaxProp on Catalina 390 Joshyoung at 7:20pm 05.31.09 Big Boats 0/1510 What is the proper Degree setting for a Maxprop on a 2002 Catalina 390 with a 3JH 40 HP Yanmar. Curr
pre-launch checklist/inspection. Im having a nightmare that she sinks! luvitt at 7:18pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 42/7683 Ive been working on her for two years now. most of you know she partially sank. im gonna launch june
H216 Peeling Carbon Fiber Sprit Solution bloomac at 7:11pm 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 0/1024 Just thought I would drop a line on the topic. Picked up a 216 that had been a little neglected.
MaxProp on Catalina 390 Joshyoung at 7:09pm 05.31.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1502 I have a Catalina 390 with a Yanmar 3JH 40 HP engine. I had a MaxProp installed but can't seem to ge
How was your weather today? Benny at 7:02pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1172 We have been having some unusual weather in the Gulf coast of Florida. We had rain for 14 days in a
Oday 25 questions Bob23777 at 6:55pm 05.31.09 Day Sailers 4/1721 Hi to all: I'm new to this forum, being a Compac owner. I'm interested in buying an O'day 25. I s
My hull sides are cored 9.2C Calypso at 6:49pm 05.31.09 S2 5/151 Some say the 9.2 S2 from 1986-1987 had cored hulls. Well my hull #419 (1986) is not cored at the de
What Z-spar bulb steaming/deck light does my '97 Hunter 376 need ghsmindy at 6:39pm 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1468 I went up the mast today to replace the bulb that shines downward onto the deck of my '97 Hunter 376
looking for an instructor in FL big bend accroy at 6:29pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1206 Hello all. My wife and I just sailed our boat from Melbourne FL around to Shell Point, FL (what a tr
Gray top side paint 1991 hunter43 at 5:56pm 05.31.09 Big Boats 5/1352 Does anyone know what type of gray top side paint Hunter used on the 1991 boats?
Zink locations on 29.5 mtoppozini at 4:44pm 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1355 I have a 1994 hunter 29.5 and am looking at trying to place a zink anode on the prop shaft...problem
Removing the bulkhead just fwd of head on C-27 mgreenlee7844 at 4:16pm 05.31.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1080 Is the bulkhead just fwd of the head structural? My wife wants me to remove it to open up the V-bert
Cabin Floor lingarner at 4:07pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2899 I am in the process of remodeling the cabin of my 26'. Along the way, I keep looking down at the bar

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Another Doc. Scam jssailem at 4:21pm 03.25.22 Got the same letter in the mail. I round filed it with the "Buy Discount Insurance now!" letters.
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions The_Sailing_Pelican at 4:11pm 03.25.22 Nope... sorry her name is "PANACEA" (not for long since as soon as I take possession of her it Wil b
Looking at a 280 and a 27-2 (1) Tally Ho at 4:10pm 03.25.22 Hi @SeaRags, I owned a Hunter 280 a while back, and really enjoyed her. Mine had a full-batten ma
Moving Catalina 38 from St Augustine to St Johns River dlochner at 4:09pm 03.25.22 Welcome to SBO. We did the trip from Jax to St Aug last December with a 55' mast and 5' draft,. no
6 days at sea after yacht sinks. jssailem at 4:08pm 03.25.22 Yes.. A lot of unanswered questions. 600 plus miles of open water ENE into the trades to get from Co
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! pclarksurf at 3:48pm 03.25.22 which is a nice euphemism for the fact we've all screwed it up at least once -- ;)
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 dmax at 3:37pm 03.25.22 If you have an Isomat mast (I do), the mast head should look like this: NG2 Masthead Assembly My to
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Justin_NSA at 3:33pm 03.25.22 Like the classical 'liar paradox' we learned in my logic class. The statement of a liar that they ar
Sailing Passage Weather Forecasting. JamesG161 at 3:21pm 03.25.22 You can use Windy.Com trip planner to simulate your trip. Then use this to add to your info... now
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 jssailem at 3:16pm 03.25.22 What biocide did you use to dissolve the sludge In context, when I bought the boat (2015), the 2
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions 31seahorse at 2:59pm 03.25.22 Welcome to the SBO Forums Sailing Pelican! And, a big "Thank You!" to Parsons. As luck would hav
Sailing Passage Weather Forecasting. (5) jssailem at 2:48pm 03.25.22 My next step was to look at what NOAA has available for a time frame 29March to 02 April. I gathered
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 kappykaplan at 2:41pm 03.25.22 I now biocide after every fueling and have never had any issues after that. :plus:
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 ice breaker at 2:32pm 03.25.22 I had a similar problem when I first purchased the boat. Aggressive sailing in rough water, stirred
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 Tom J at 2:25pm 03.25.22 Why not run a continuous line from the end of the boom to a cleat near the main halyard winch? That
Another Doc. Scam Tom J at 2:18pm 03.25.22 I get the same notice every year about the time my vessel doc is due for renewal. Thanks for postin
Black rubber stuff in bilge? (2) rgranger at 2:11pm 03.25.22
Vernazza, Italy rgranger at 2:06pm 03.25.22 Here's a great view of the construction details of another wooden boat. while pulling on the ancho
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! brockangelo at 1:53pm 03.25.22 I definitely will start asking here before purchasing elsewhere. The collective knowledge here is pr
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 chp at 1:26pm 03.25.22 While anything is possible, if you find the screen in the tank you would have your answer. The PO

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