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Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? (6) patrickkidd at 3:11pm 07.05.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1291 I overheated my Yanmar 2GM and the exhaust hose started leaking. After replacing the rather old exha
Battery troubles Captain W at 12:21pm 07.05.21 Ask All Sailors 22/2698 Bought two new AGM batteries before the sailing season last year. Sailed the entire year without is
78 Lancer 28 owners manual Jaycake at 12:11pm 07.05.21 Lancer 3/1612 Hi all, As the title says...I have mine and I scanned it as a PDF. other than the warranty pages an
Standing Rigging jjweiss56 at 11:55am 07.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1588 HI, all. New to the forum here. I need to replace the standing rigging on my Hunter H22, model yea
Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed (1) fox9988 at 11:30am 07.05.21 Engines and Propulsion 11/2852 195889 New to me boat that's been sitting for two years. I recently got the engine started. Engine
Disassemble cabin reading light (2) kbgunn at 10:45am 07.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1330 I'm working on the headliner in a 2006 Hunter 38. There are some reading light fixtures in the aft c
Inflatable RIB capseaquel at 10:26am 07.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1113 Looking for suggestions for lifting our dinghy on deck. 8.3 ft Thanks
1987 C22 SK Fuel to Outboard John Marrone at 9:36am 07.05.21 Catalina 22 8/1000 Just another hurdle with this boat "Old Boat" update. How does a Fuel line or for that matter a Engi
Door hardware- 90's era Beneteaus teneicm at 7:02am 07.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2487 Hi folks and greetings from another owner of a French built boat! We have a 90's era Privilege cata
Propane storage on H44 Ac wyctoronto at 5:20am 07.05.21 Big Boats 10/1348 Hello. My 44AC has a vented box in the port cockpit lazarette for house use. Where do others store
Electronic anomalies DougM at 5:04am 07.05.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1151 July 4 marks the first time my boat has actually sailed since September 2019. It was a good day with
Shower drain clogged Mike M. at 2:30pm 07.04.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3440 I recently had my seacocks replaced on my Beneteau 411. Yesterday, I notice water standing and was w
Hatch and port light covers or coating Rjm st.petersburg at 1:13pm 07.04.21 Ask All Sailors 7/536 We are discussing covering our hatches and port lights. I was wondering if the sunbrella will cause
Enjoy the Day sailme88 at 1:02pm 07.04.21 Big Boats 1/1288 Hoping you all enjoy Independence Day with your families and friends and hopefully aboard YOUR boats
Waste System Diagram (1) sail sfbay at 10:24am 07.04.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1579 New older boat to me has a complex waste system with 2 toilets, Raritan Electroscan system and multi
Do You Have a Safety Gear Diagram on Your Boat? (1) sail sfbay at 9:36am 07.04.21 Ask All Sailors 6/776 I have tabulated the boat's safety gear in Word. Now I am planning to prepare a diagram in either Vi
Lessons from a Racing Boat Destruction. jssailem at 8:37am 07.04.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1086 99% of us SBO sailors will never be in the situation solo sailor Kevin Escoffier faced during his gl
HAPPY 4th of JULY to all of SBO (1) jssailem at 8:05am 07.04.21 Sails Call Lounge 2/546 Happy 4th and celebration of Independence Day to all the crew.
H34 galley Jim szczublewski at 6:40am 07.04.21 Big Boats 8/1071 has anyone removed the panel in the galley above the fridge? the panel with the cutouts for storing
How wide is serpentine pulley for alternator. Hayden Watson at 9:50pm 07.03.21 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1239 I am looking to get a serpentine kit for my C30 with an M25XP. It has the 3-bolt front flywheel so

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Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder Chuck_FLA at 5:27am 02.18.25 Thank you all for your helpful comments!
Opinions on "best" outboard motor colemj at 5:08am 02.18.25 Regarding buying from a local dealer, or choosing a brand by where parts are available, this depends
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder colemj at 4:39am 02.18.25 406 is just fumed silica and useful for thickening. 404 is wollastonite, which is an abestos-like m
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding Captain Larry-DH at 8:17pm 02.17.25 I board from both stern and side. When the water is flat, I come up the stern since I have a boardi
Sacraficial Anodes dLj at 8:11pm 02.17.25 Magnesium anodes are not pure magnesium. Turning them is not a bad idea to remove oxide. I'm not so
Wrap around jib on a furled genoa dLj at 7:58pm 02.17.25 Be sure to watch for any fabric abrasion - one difficulty is you may get it high up near the head of
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder dlochner at 6:26pm 02.17.25 West system has other fillers than Colloidial silica for this purpose. The have other fillers for
interior boom assemblies? Bob_S at 5:38pm 02.17.25 Hey thanks guys for your input and help. I truly appreciate it. This is a great forum!! Best Regar
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware Barnacle Bill at 5:18pm 02.17.25 FYI. your "bow plate" is actually called a stem head fitting.
A new boat supply resource Barnacle Bill at 5:09pm 02.17.25 Most marinas have stores with lots of supplies to buy and if they don't stock the item you want, the
Catalina 22 Rudder refinishing Migolito at 5:07pm 02.17.25 I'm looking at a 2 part epoxy primer and a 2 part poly paint epifanes. Will the Epifanes blister?
O'day 272 parts Barnacle Bill at 4:59pm 02.17.25 Deck fill caps are not specific to O'day 272's or most any other sailboat make. They buy from compa
Opinions on "best" outboard motor Barnacle Bill at 4:51pm 02.17.25 Tohatsu and Nissan are the same motors. They did away with the Nissan brand some years ago and now
Brand new rusted cutlass bearing Barnacle Bill at 4:42pm 02.17.25 The outside of a cutlass bearing is bronze. Bronze doesn't rust. Looks more like abrasion from som
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . Barnacle Bill at 4:37pm 02.17.25 Atomic 4's were used in tractors as well as in marine applications. As stated above, they are easy t
Sacraficial Anodes Tomek at 4:36pm 02.17.25 The turning approach should be fine, though probably not strictly necessary. As far as I know magne
Catalina 22 Rudder refinishing Barnacle Bill at 4:26pm 02.17.25 You suggest not using an ablative paint, which means you are looking for an antifouling paint, right
Sacraficial Anodes Davidasailor26 at 4:20pm 02.17.25 I sail on Georgian Bay, so no salt water. I have magnesium sacrificial anode on my shaft. Rather th
Wrap around jib on a furled genoa garymalmgren at 4:15pm 02.17.25 Hi Jssailem RE: The furled jib is a protuberance. It would create considerable turbulence. This woul
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder Barnacle Bill at 4:09pm 02.17.25 West system has other fillers than Colloidial silica for this purpose. The have other fillers for a

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