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Yanmar 4jhe, missing seawater draincock. Plug it? luvitt at 5:13am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1342 I cant find the part number anywhere. can i just plug it with a brass freeze plug (is that the righ
Won't "flush" BruceK at 4:52am 06.01.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2623 New boat, and inspected and verified the Jabsco( your basic manual model) pumped in water and evacua
beneteau 381 1998 model John Doonan at 2:30am 06.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1024 My port lites are leaking i have changed the gaskets and they are still leaking. any ideas of fixing
Trailor for Oday Mariner 19 Freeblowing at 1:25am 06.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/4634 Can someone recommend a brand for a good inexpensive trailor that will work wth an Oday Mariner 19 (
House battery bank not charging DesOwen at 12:50am 06.01.09 Big Boats 3/2388 Hello from the UK I have a Hunter 38 (called Legend 38 in the UK) and for some reason the house ba
How's the fix keel mounted to a Ericson 23 MK2? Stephen C. at 12:26am 06.01.09 Ericson 1/2712 I am considering buying a 1977 Ericson 23 MK2 fix keel model, and I was surprised to see that there
Fuel return valve (3) paulj at 9:30pm 05.31.09 Catalina 310 1/1610 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 23/3076 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 2/1525 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 4/4998 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 42/7689 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 2/1504 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

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Columbia 29 rudder/steering Tom J at 4:28pm 03.26.22 My dockmate had a Columbia, and he had the same issue with backing out of his slip. His bottom was
Dolphin Senoir parts JBsail66 at 4:20pm 03.26.22 If you still need a sail, I found one in a lot of sails I picked up last fall.
How I Added a Gas Spring to My Selden RodKicker Boom Vang jviss at 4:04pm 03.26.22 Nice job!
Columbia 29 rudder/steering kappykaplan at 3:45pm 03.26.22 @jssailem , that is definitely not a "sports car" keel! :beer:
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats dLj at 3:43pm 03.26.22 Just realized you'd asked about kapur. Good choice. Here's a bit about it: Appearance Kapur timber
Columbia 29 rudder/steering (2) jssailem at 3:39pm 03.26.22 WELCOME to the SBO forum. Congrats on your new boat. I understand the frustration within your quer
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? RedIvy at 3:38pm 03.26.22 Will, Thank you for the response and welcome! It makes complete sense that each boat would vary in
Columbia 29 rudder/steering npodvin at 3:35pm 03.26.22 Thanks for your response! The hull was last cleaned in December. We had a moratorium on hull cleanin
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? jviss at 3:33pm 03.26.22 Unless you have a fail safe means of tying the generator into your shore power connection, you run
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Davidasailor26 at 3:31pm 03.26.22 Unless you have a fail safe means of tying the generator into your shore power connection, you run
Columbia 29 rudder/steering kappykaplan at 3:08pm 03.26.22 Welcome to the forum! When was the last time the bottom and prop were cleaned?
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Ralph Johnstone at 2:27pm 03.26.22 Can I mate to the shore power port? Unless you have a fail safe means of tying the generator into
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Tom J at 2:15pm 03.26.22 Sorry, but I am a little confused here. Why would you open up the inverter generator? The AC is su
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Ralph Johnstone at 2:13pm 03.26.22 Don't know what season you're heading into down there onths of non sailing coming up, Do them in fiv
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Davidasailor26 at 2:11pm 03.26.22 1st Question: I'm thinking of getting a small genset for emergencies. 1000Watt. Can I mate to
Identify for Prizes. PaulK at 1:19pm 03.26.22 Looks like a previous owner put them in to replace whatever was there before and that the trim rings
Looking at a 280 and a 27-2 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:42pm 03.26.22 Once i demoed a 21 sailboat to a sailor from hell. He was sailing the boat and put the mast in the
Autopilot drive interface jviss at 12:33pm 03.26.22 Oh, I'm over complicating this. Yes. So AP drive unit motors normally just take power directly f
Autopilot drive interface DArcy at 12:25pm 03.26.22 Oh, I'm over complicating this. My old AP only sends low current direction signal to the drive unit.
Black rubber stuff in bilge? jssailem at 11:50am 03.26.22 Nice boat. You might like the Pacific Seacraft boats. Like the DANA 24 (PACIFIC SEACRAFT) https://sa

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