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looking for Hynautic steering cylinder K-1-C ChuckThomas at 12:51am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1528 A friend of mine is looking for above steering cylinder assembly. It looks like they might have bee
rebedding stantions and handrails ctalmage at 1:04am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 13/3355 Hi - I'm looking for some suggestions on rebedding the handrails and stantions on my Irwin 28. I'm
audible temp alarms alanf at 1:23am 04.05.08 Irwin 0/1488 i need to add audible temp alarm to my 1979 37cc perkins 4-108. where can i obtain alarm and where
Where I am Crazy at 1:29am 04.05.08 Smaller Boats 24/1899 When I was a Hunter dealer, I made it a point not to say who or where I was at out of respect for th
22 wing keel tomc23570 at 2:00am 04.05.08 Smaller Boats 2/1433 I am looking at a Catalina 22 with a wing keel. I believe it has a 2'8" draft. With this shoald draf
Broken wing on wing keel Ron Cousino at 2:55am 04.05.08 Big Boats 9/1239 About 18 months ago I hit the base? of a submerged day mark that had been previously knocked over, t
Sail power vs diesel Al - s/v Persephone at 3:47am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1016 With Persephone still on the hard, I tend to grasp at any sailing-related straw to occupy my mind. I
9.9 hp vs 8hp? Bob Perry at 4:16am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1135 Will dropping from a 9.9 hp kicker motor to a 8hp seriously affect my ability to navigate my boat th
Sail power vs diesel Al - s/v Persephone at 3:44am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 34/2277 With Persephone still on the hard, I tend to grasp at any sailing-related straw to occupy my mind. I
WM Discount Retcoastie at 3:12am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1124 Mad Mariner has a deal with West Marine for a 12% discount on any order until 4/30, no minimum. Use
Size Matters! Tim R. at 4:41am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1097 I was looking at some photos last week of some of Bruce Kings larger custom designs and one of the t
Something more serious sailaway78 at 8:34am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1421 All you Yanmar experts, here is a real and not theoretical question for you. Today I was going to b
Wheel Brake Tom23400 at 1:03am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1158 I'm trying to replace the wheel brake on my '8427' Hunter. I removed the compass but can't seemto
Botom Paint Remover Duke13540 at 9:43am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 8/5983 Has annyone used Pettit Bio Blast bottom paint remover. Any secrets in using it?I tried using it t
Leak by mast Duke13540 at 9:47am 04.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/949 I have a leak where my wires from the radar go down the mast and into and thru a small like box on
'78 21 foot drop keel housing John at 9:13am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1119 I have heard that this vintage has had problems with the drop keel housing ...what should I be watch
Engine Mounts For Yanmar 3GMF Dick Dixon at 9:10am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1470 Will someone please tell me the most economical place to purchase engine mounts for a Yanmar 3GMF?
Liferaft...? John at 9:08am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 20/2165 I am looking into getting a used liferaft for coastal cruising. I'm wondering if there are any reaso
Cleaning Stainless steel Bar-B-Q KenHartfield at 9:00am 04.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1216 Can anybody suggest a cleaner for a marine stainless steel Bar-B-Q?I have tried a variety of cleane
1972 O'Day 22 help Wackman at 10:10am 04.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1333 I have just become the proud (?) owner of a 1972 O'Day 22.As I basically know nothing about this bo

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What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries dLj at 8:31am 11.24.21 Just sitting in my garage (1 year) with no loads on it at all. Voltage was 12.38 v. So, approxima
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries sailcapt340 at 8:23am 11.24.21 Just sitting in my garage (1 year) with no loads on it at all. Voltage was 12.38 v. So, approximat
HAPPY THANKSGIVING Justin_NSA at 8:16am 11.24.21 Happy Thanksgiving to you all here at SBO, may your turkey roast and your taters be without lumps,
H23 Anchor Locker pale519 at 8:14am 11.24.21
Norwegian Shipping Going Electric Br3nt at 8:11am 11.24.21 I always hate the way they advertise zero emission, but yet it runs on electricity generated by emi
HAPPY THANKSGIVING DayDreamer41 at 8:03am 11.24.21 Happy Thanksgiving to you all here at SBO, may your turkey roast and your taters be without lumps, e
Water tank pick up DayDreamer41 at 7:58am 11.24.21 So it continues to point to the problem as being the pickup tubes, now get some kroil (best penetrat
Water tank pick up Justin_NSA at 7:57am 11.24.21 It does have a 10" filter. It was already existing when I bought the boat. It does not impede the v
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 7:54am 11.24.21 It does have a 10" filter. It was already existing when I bought the boat. It does not impede the vo
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries dLj at 7:44am 11.24.21 I completely agree with you Richard, captcoho, shemandr. It's all about giving back. Even through
Water tank pick up Justin_NSA at 7:43am 11.24.21 My water goes thru a 10" Pentair Pentek CBC-10 Carbon Water Filter too. I followed the Practical Sai
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries (2) sailcapt340 at 7:37am 11.24.21 I completely agree with you Richard, captcoho, shemandr. It's all about giving back. Even through
Water tank pick up JamesG161 at 7:32am 11.24.21 RO water filter?:wow3: Take that filter back to the Landlubber home where you have big pressures...
Water tank pick up Justin_NSA at 7:30am 11.24.21 Mine is so much simpler. There's a hole near the bottom of the tank, so the pump just needs to draw
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 7:28am 11.24.21 RO water filter after the pump, before the manifold. It has a new filter. Still works fine out of th
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 7:25am 11.24.21 Yes the pump was changed out, like for like.
Water tank pick up JamesG161 at 7:22am 11.24.21 With the new filter in place, it works fine out of the bucket. Of course, NO LIFT energy Remove
Rule Manual bilge pump parts (1) jssailem at 7:19am 11.24.21 When you say "Manual" do you mean Manual powered or Manual switched? This is a Manual Rule pump...
Water tank pick up DayDreamer41 at 7:17am 11.24.21 Pumps have limited energy input. You consume it by PULL and PUSH So remove that Discharge Filter
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 7:17am 11.24.21 With the new filter in place, it works fine out of the bucket. I bet my ex wife because I have a .0

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