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Yanmar 3GMF oil change nemo99 at 6:55am 01.23.09 Big Boats 8/6586 Hi; I have a yanmar 3gmf and change oil in the engine by inserting a small tube into the dipstick h
Fiberglass Repair (1) jaymenator at 8:28pm 01.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2811 What is the best way to repair pitting? I have several areas topside with some pitting as shown belo
Hand Held GPS Shooter II at 8:27pm 01.22.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/2905 Looking to get a hand-held GPS for use on the Chesapeake. Anybody have any recommendations for brand
Low profile vent Hunter 34 dperreault at 7:00pm 01.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2198 Does anyone know where to get the low profile vent for the Hunter 34 , year 1983 -1984 ? It was onc
Swing Keel locked or unlocked? Chic questions tanya09 at 5:28pm 01.22.09 Catalina 22 7/3300 Just purchased a 85 Cat 22. I had the bottom painted last fall and had the swing keel and bolts che
Joe Trinkky Dinky Shoaldrafter at 5:04pm 01.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1445 Thank you for your post on the plant visit. Question about use of roving guns to spray inside th
Question about connecting my VHF to my GPS mschenk at 4:37pm 01.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1152 Hi Sailors: I have a Standard Horizon Intrepid model GX1270S VHF radio and a Garmin GSMap 492 and I
Westerbeke instrument replacements NautiBuoy at 4:20pm 01.22.09 Bigger Boats 1/1407 The Tach/hour Meter and Volt Meter on my '87 272LE have both failed. Any suggestions for replacemen
What do you cook with? Trinkka at 1:54pm 01.22.09 Trailer Sailors 81/16426 The last Thread that I entered on cooking on a small boat has been languishing. So I offer a questio
butyl tape John at 11:16am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 13/9149 Maine Sail uses butyl tape instead of caulking for sealing deck penetrations. I have never worked wi
Power Inverter Question Rick2413 at 9:52am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 18/5688 I presently have a xantrex 1750 watt inverter(1500 watt continuous) on my boat. It has two outlets.
starting engine first time in 2 years. (1) luvitt at 9:45am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 26/4081 hey all, Ive been working on restoring this 40' hunter legend for about a year now. Its a beautiful
Table of Rigging Sizes & Lengths Donalex at 8:15am 01.22.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/2170 Hi Phil, In the Halcyon days of HOW I think we used to have access to a table of Running Rigging siz
strictly sail chicago discount code duality at 7:56am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4683 here is a discount code for the chicago show! 50% off SSC09CD anyone have any others mike
Backup outboard tom.watson at 7:55am 01.22.09 Catalina 30 4/2102 Last year, I had trouble with my A4 that turned out to be a gas line pinhole after weeks of looking
Simply amazing Alan at 6:35am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1948 SYDNEY: Two Burmese men, who said they spent nearly a month floating in an icebox on storm-battered
What's this on my Cal 20? (1) Wahiawa at 3:20am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 15/5007 Aloha, Can anyone tell me what this bracket is for on the back of my Cal 20's mast? I recently bo
Knotmeter or GPS jibes138 at 2:39am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 48/9497 What is the opinion of this group regarding using, and maintaining a knotmeter versus just using the
Which Mac sails best? wonthaggi at 10:35pm 01.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2507 Hi from a future Mac owner. Prior to the model X. and M (Which I can't afford) Which model Mac s
Whisker pole rvh111 at 10:24pm 01.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2093 Hi there, I am about to take possesion of a 2005 Hunter 33. Can anyone tell me what size "whisker p

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Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) (1) rgranger at 12:30pm 02.01.22 The term for the "pulleys" is sheaves. Uh oh! We are heading for that "terminology" rabbit hole
41DS GPS Antenna Location (1) dkinzer at 12:19pm 02.01.22 I did finally find it - mounted on the deck at the starboard quarter near the shore power inlet. I t
Dufour 31, your thoughts dmax at 12:15pm 02.01.22 C&C 30 MkII are very nice boats - you should check that one out.
Screw clamp port lights (1) dmax at 12:13pm 02.01.22 Replace the gasket! All seven of nine leak! Was that a freudian slip?
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise jssailem at 12:06pm 02.01.22 Hi all. I note in my reading this morning that the Canadian Truckers are camping out in Ottawa tryi
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover T J Furstenau at 12:03pm 02.01.22 Going to jump on to my thread with a comment and a question - Comment - while I'm sorry to see that
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover T J Furstenau at 11:58am 02.01.22
Dufour 31, your thoughts fred1diver at 11:51am 02.01.22 still looking at different boats, and a fellow club member told me she has her C&C mark2 30ft for sa
Boat jacks/stands peachamk-5 at 11:29am 02.01.22
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) Parsons at 11:11am 02.01.22 As noted above, you want a halyard masthead sheave. This link seems like a similar problem with so
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) Leeward Rail at 11:07am 02.01.22 The grooved wheel in a block or pulley is called a "Sheave" https://www.marineoutfitters.ca/mobile/
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) jssailem at 11:06am 02.01.22 Hello See this is you second post since joining the SBO Forum. Welcome. Not to worry about the techn
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover artboas at 11:04am 02.01.22 For those that have, or have been on, a H49/H50, you're probably aware of the rear part of the cock
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 10:55am 02.01.22 All right now... here is a start. Verse 1. I need a chorus and a few more verses. I was drunk t
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 10:43am 02.01.22 rt. Verse 1. I need a chorus and a few more verses. I was drunk the day my truck got out of pri
Adding an Hour Meter Roland5048 at 10:30am 02.01.22 Nothing happens fast in a sailboat Until it does. :yikes: That's when a spare pair of britches c
Hunter 34 owners, hull & liner thickness near keel stub? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 02.01.22 OUCH :doh:, time to go back to the drawing board. If the new thru hull assembly is 2.69" tall as yo
Hunter 34 owners, hull & liner thickness near keel stub? DeniseO30 at 9:48am 02.01.22 Edit, (Fixed typos) Looks like it's going to work! I picked up a fitting 3/4mpt X 3/4 barb hose 90,
Yanmar impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 9:43am 02.01.22 luckily the PO had already bought spare genuine Yanmar belts That's strange. You'd figure Mitsub
Tiller Johnb at 9:39am 02.01.22 I went at a pick handle with a spoke shave until it was a most elegant tiller. And strong too.

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