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Removing water from diesel tank. Dennis W. at 12:34am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1730 Just finished 3-days at Two Harbors, but, had engine trouble developed on the way over. Rough runnin
Halyard mystery NorfolkRagbagger at 7:11am 05.04.08 Catalina 30 0/1255 I am one of those infamous people who used a messenger (despite my better judgment)to replace my mai
Fred- the Avatar is attached (2) Dennis W. at 7:51am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1183 Fred, This photo shows 4th of July cove looking East across Isthmus cove into Big Fisherman, Santa C
Deck Soft Spot. What the....? Gary at 5:46am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1445 87 Hunter 28.5Have a small (~14"x14") soft spot starboard of the mast. The area flexes about 1/4 in
Head sails dale at 9:41am 05.04.08 Catalina 22 4/1304 I would like to know what everyone has for head sails. On our 22 we have a 1.5 oz. 150% drifter, a
pressure sink Louis at 10:00am 05.04.08 Smaller Boats 1/895 Finally took the boat out into the water today. After a winter or fixing up and cleaning it felt gre
Rewiring Mast Jim22491 at 11:19am 05.04.08 Other Sailboats 2/1125 I am rewiring my mast, My problem is all the wires ar just through the deck and siliconed. This cann
Head Lighting Greg W. at 11:28am 05.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/934 I have two wires entering the ceiling of the head on my boat just above the mirror. I thought they m
Short changed ? Canukwi at 12:27pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1040 I don't know if I missed something in the past several years that I've used Interlux VC-17m for my b
Raymarine ST 69's or Tacktick? palacegrand at 12:40pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1079 Recently purchased a Yamaha 30 which while overall in good shape, features some rather old instrumen
Favorite sailing music Dave at 12:12pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2399 I'm working on filling up my iPod, and have lots of varied music. I decided to work on a sailing tun
pictures tpolo at 11:58am 05.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1066 I was able to post pictures in the past but for some reason it does not work anymore for me....this
marina Real, gyuamas MX monty at 11:34am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1422 Can anyone give me lat. long. for marina real? I am moving there next week during hurricane season a
does any one know the first outlets on the circuits? I'm bob at 1:18pm 05.04.08 Big Boats 2/830 adding or rather have added a Freedom Marine inverter/charger and now have to change the first outle
is Home Depot GCFI the same as marine GCFI? bob at 1:07pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1000 it costs twice as much at west marine ?????
Dagger board stop rope length needed..... Nik at 2:07pm 05.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1437 My 26D didn't come with the safety line to prevent the dagger board from dropping too low. how much
Hard water deposits Brian at 2:13pm 05.04.08 Big Boats 1/985 I just looked into the aluminum water tanks on my 10 yr old liveaboard boat and saw lots of calcium
Captain Pigot... or Captain Kangaroo? SailboatOwners.com at 2:21pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1367 There really ought to be only one captain at a time aboard a boat; often there isn't time for a deci
oil change windsmaker at 1:55pm 05.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/5898 Ok I'm perplexed? Changed the oil in my perkins 4 108 this weekend. pumped out ~4 quarts. and put
Looking for mast for mac26D Greg at 1:24pm 05.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/803 Hello fellow Macgregorians.Can you please let me know if anyone has a 28' long, tear drop mast for

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Battery cut-off switch? Chris Blubaugh01 at 8:59am 10.24.21 Thanks for the responses. The exact wiring is difficult to see, but you are correct on identifying t
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Leeward Rail at 8:50am 10.24.21 The more I think about it, the more I wonder why lazy jacks are even that useful on a 22 foot boat.
Engine lift - 1984 Hunter 37C jssailem at 8:41am 10.24.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum @D_Bosh and congrats on your new to you boat. The Hunter is a great boat.
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke thinwater at 8:34am 10.24.21 Normally you do not need to rebuild the carb, only clean the needle valve seat with carb cleaner. Ju
Finally went for a sail jssailem at 8:21am 10.24.21 Sweet. Congrats on getting the boat out and using the wind to push her around the Chesapeake. Fun ti
European batteries replacement - oceanis 48 (2015) jssailem at 8:11am 10.24.21 I would think the vertical height of the space to be the most limiting when seeking a battery fix.
European batteries replacement - oceanis 48 (2015) jssailem at 8:10am 10.24.21 Thanks for the picture. She is a grand looking vessel. Perhaps looking at this issue from the size
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke stickinthemud57 at 8:06am 10.24.21 Interesting! Yes, my bulb and hose are old. I bought a new hose and bulb from Academy (Marine Raider
Engine lift - 1984 Hunter 37C D_Bosh at 8:00am 10.24.21 Thanks for your advice SF Bay!
CNG Joshua770 at 7:34am 10.24.21 Instead of being concerned with finding a CNG source ( which seems to be a vanishing commodity), and
eye candy (2) jssailem at 7:29am 10.24.21
European batteries replacement - oceanis 48 (2015) Roger F at 7:24am 10.24.21 Thanks! Yes i found those also - the issue is to get 4 of those into the existing space is going to
What is this? Rabe at 7:20am 10.24.21 I agree it looks like the layout for a battery isolator. But the wire colors all seem wrong. Black
Propeller shaft - 1984 H37c dmax at 7:17am 10.24.21 Agree, you really should take it out and give it to the shop to duplicate.
CNG DougM at 7:16am 10.24.21 Instead of being concerned with finding a CNG source ( which seems to be a vanishing commodity), and
European batteries replacement - oceanis 48 (2015) sail sfbay at 7:01am 10.24.21 If it was my boat I would go to a marine battery supplier around Annopolis or on-line and have them
European batteries replacement - oceanis 48 (2015) (1) Roger F at 6:58am 10.24.21 Roger, With a new to you boat, and your sailing experience from previous boats over the past 18 yea
Engine lift - 1984 Hunter 37C sail sfbay at 6:56am 10.24.21 Welcome to the forum!! 1. Problem - this thread discusses possible bilge oil sources and troublesho
European batteries replacement - oceanis 48 (2015) Roger F at 6:52am 10.24.21 sfbay - yes they are the 4 beneath the companion way, house set. The issue is that the boat was ma
Propeller shaft - 1984 H37c sail sfbay at 6:47am 10.24.21 Welcome to the forum!! Last shaft (2 on a powerboat) I replaced required a haulout, shaft disconnec

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