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Single or split backstay? Paul at 3:37am 09.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/5089 We potentially need to replace the rear stay and chain plate on our 1973 C-27 standard rig and make
Windlass instalation H37C Mark at 3:22am 09.25.07 Big Boats 1/1032 I am going to install a windlass but I do not want to reinvent the wheel. I have looked in the forum
Too Tall for Catalina 309 GKuffner at 3:19am 09.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/2409 I am seriously considering a Catalina 309 but find that I can't stand straight up behind the wheel u
Prop shaft strut Paul Halloran at 3:12am 09.25.07 Bigger Boats 1/1254 Does anybody know the "casting number" for the 34 prop-shaft strut? Better still, does anybody have
Ice Cube Trays Myrna Antonich at 10:02am 09.25.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2403 How to replace the ice cube trays? Three came with the boat and am down to two, as the plastic inse
smokin black stevew at 10:15am 09.25.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1087 My 2004 326 18hp yanmar with 150 hours at 2500 rpm has blk exhaust is this from bad fuel or should I
Engine mounts moving Bill Niessen at 11:43am 09.25.07 Big Boats 3/1118 I have noticed that the front engine mounts are shaking back and forth momentarily when the engine i
Just A Reminder..... (1) Dick Dixon at 11:41am 09.25.07 Ask All Sailors 2/989 Since some on this site have expressed appreciation for my homemade sailing movies, I thought I woul
h430 - frig too cold and too loud Ken-H430 at 10:37am 09.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/887 first, thanks for a great group and tons of outstanding information. i've been "lurking" reading/lea
max HP Engine that can be run on a Catalina "22 nadojoe at 5:38pm 09.25.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/11466 I have a question to add about the others. I have a Catalina Capri 22'. I am about to buy a Mercur
Cleaning out the vent hose Terri at 2:15pm 09.25.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2080 PeggyWhat a great service --- thanks for your time!My question, in short --- can I clean out a gu
Sailing Metaphors & Coloquialisms Deadline at 9:09pm 09.23.07 Ask All Sailors 8/4751 Become a pundit...Against the tideAll ahead fullAll hands on deckBacking and fillingBatten dow
I need info on rudder fabrication technics, please Valentin at 11:22pm 09.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1224 When I bought my Oday 20 I new I was going to need a new rudder. Yesterday it finally broke. I need
Ulta Low Sulfur Diesel MoonSailer at 11:12pm 09.23.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1261 Yesterday while checking my oil etc I noticed that my fuel filter was exceptionally clean. This is
Sailboat Photo of the Day 9/24 = "Twister" Bob Burns at 11:52pm 09.23.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1128 In ref. to the Catalina upside down from the storm ......... terrible thing to have happen to your b
Steerage Richard Shay at 11:57pm 09.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1452 Yesterday, my last sail of the season, I lost my steerage on my 1984 Hunter 34. I assume it's a brok
60 DEGREES TO WIND HAL at 12:08am 09.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1238
Homemade bowsprit Domenico at 11:38pm 09.23.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4659 Hi,I am a happy owner of an Oceanis Clipper 323 since May 07, last week I have just bought a gennak
need help pthai at 12:44am 09.24.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1112 Can any one give me any help.
What is holding up my deck from below? John T1594 at 1:18am 09.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1021 I finally got around to repairing a very small hairline crack in the deck of my 2000 H340. It looked

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What is this? Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 11.07.21 On my boat the solar array, the alternator, and the shore-power charger can all do their duties no
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! (1) sail sfbay at 8:23am 11.07.21 I alos use a West Marine oil extractor which avoids any mess. I feel your pain.............same on
Adding a 115V outlet dlochner at 8:22am 11.07.21 I do not know if it is a good thing that I have 2 stores within 6 miles of my home. It is nice to w
What is this? DianaOfBurlington at 8:15am 11.07.21
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! JoeWhite at 8:12am 11.07.21 How about making a hole in the filter and letting it drain into a container below before removing
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 8:11am 11.07.21 You should consider installing a shore power system. Study your guides in the West Marine Advisor
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans JoeWhite at 8:04am 11.07.21 Without the presence of the original propshaft, use any other of the same diameter, or a wooden dow
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 8:03am 11.07.21 I think I did add an outlet for my Promariner battery charger on the Slickcraft. If I remember cor
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 dlochner at 7:54am 11.07.21 Remove the sea water intake hose at either the sea cock or strainer which ever is easier. Removing f
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans DianaOfBurlington at 7:52am 11.07.21 JC: Please explain why the shaft should be bronze, not stainless. Stainless seems to be the industr
Adding a 115V outlet (2) Crusty Ol Salt at 7:48am 11.07.21 With the money you save by not shopping at West Marine, consider adding a battery monitor like the
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:37am 11.07.21
Yanmar tachometers "calibration" kloudie1 at 7:34am 11.07.21 Not unusual .. mine is off 400-500 RPM.. I think when I do replace it, it will be with a VDO .. some
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 SailorFrank at 7:16am 11.07.21 My 99 410 has panels (hard) behind the arch 380w and another 200w on the dodger. Each with it's ce
Yanmar Exhaust Elbow / cheap, quick fix. twodzusfittings at 6:51am 11.07.21 Use Permatex 80335 Muffler and Tailpipe Sealer, 3 oz. for $5.65 on Amazon
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. SFS at 6:50am 11.07.21 Doesn't FREYA belong (use to belong) to someone here on SBO? Maybe it's another forum, but I'm cert
New toilet and holding tank system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:40am 11.07.21 PVC pickup tubes that extend to the bottom of a tank are used when discharge fittings are on the top
o'day keel problems dmax at 6:40am 11.07.21 I had a 1988 302 whose keel fell off as the result of a soft grounding and the tide receding - the f
Adding a 115V outlet Joe at 6:37am 11.07.21 You should consider installing a shore power system. Study your guides in the West Marine Advisor.
PNW Cruise 2021 (1) jssailem at 6:25am 11.07.21

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