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Hot Water Holding Tank Heater Problems ITMaster at 6:36am 12.29.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1296 I have a C-387 that has an electric and heat exchanger method for heating up the water in the hot wa
cabin light wiring - C 27, 1976 chris14558 at 6:30am 12.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1349 I was trying to replace the old forward cabin lights on my Catalina 27 and accidentally pulled the b
citation 31 refrigeration jc at 6:28am 12.29.05 Other Sailboats 2/1268 Am interested in installing 12v spillover frig/freezer in stock box on 31 citation would like info f
Mistral topside leaks Hugh Stewart at 6:09am 12.29.05 Hallberg-Rassy 7/2433 I have a continuing leak problem on the portside of my Mistral. I have redone the Sikaflex througho
3 friends sharing a boat Tim22842 at 5:26am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 19/2802 Two friends and I want to buy a 30' - 35'cruising sailboat. Our intent is to share the purchase pric
West coast Florida ramps? Richard at 5:02am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1026 Season's Greetings. I'm thinking of bringing our P-23 to Florida in January or February. I would lik
What Upgrades Have You Done To Your 310?? Rod at 4:46am 12.29.05 Catalina 310 18/3033 Hi All,Just rying to get a little action going. So what have you done to upgrade your 310. I'm add
20 YEAR OLD COM-PAC 16 STEVE BREWIN at 3:31am 12.29.05 Other Sailboats 2/1285 LOOKING FOR SPECIFICATIONS ON SAILS, (ALL) FOR ABOVE AND RECOMMENDED MOTOR SIZE. ANY HELP WOULD BE
Raymarine Seatalk Adapter Cable Calif. Ted at 2:22am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1603 I want to connect Seatalk on old ST-50 Tridata to new ST-4000 Autopilot. This involves rare adapter
Locations of through hulls? Moody Buccaneer at 1:39am 12.29.05 Catalina 30 6/4858 I'm doing a refit this winter.I have C-30 #10, built in 1975.It still has two of the original gl
Use of engines while racing? Moody Buccaneer at 1:22am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 20/4185 I was surprised to learn that engines are allowed during races.The Volvo Ocean 70's use an engine
Screens on 05 hunter 27 Doghouse at 1:12am 12.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/1051 I am looking to find out how many screens you received for your boat. I was given 4, but only 2 fit
OK Now help getting it running dano9486 at 12:18am 12.29.05 Columbia 5/1772 OkI bought this boat sight unseen from the Greatlakes and trucked it to Va.Supposed only problem
Interesting 35.5 ebay item I just came across AndyK at 12:10am 12.29.05 Big Boats 0/762 I have no stake in this sale. I just found it interesting and I thought a Legend 35.5 owner might as
Value of 28' sail not running dano9486 at 12:00am 12.29.05 Columbia 6/1760 Need helpLocal tax bandits are killing me
shallow bilge Earl at 11:48pm 12.28.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1138 I have a very shallow bilge in the engine compartment and the main cabin, I currently have two bilge
strut movement/leak SANDY D. at 11:48pm 12.28.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1035 PRIOR TO LAUNCHING OUR BOAT LAST SEASON, I INSTALLED A NEW PROPELLER SHAFT AND STRUT BEARING. AFTER
teak rail guides for sliding roof david schoonmaker at 11:41pm 12.28.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/999 Hello everyone, in the process of removing all top parts from our 20' oday for sanding and painting
Hydraulic mast furling, Does anyone have it? Buk Miller at 11:20pm 12.28.05 Other Sailboats 0/874 I am trying to identify the mast maker/furler maker on a CT 64 that has hydraulic main furling using
Dodger ??????? g9334 at 11:08pm 12.28.05 Day Sailers 2/1140 Has anyone put a Dodger on an O'Day-22 ????If you have, can I see a picture of what she looks like?

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Adding a circuit to dc side. Ralph Johnstone at 10:56am 06.01.21 People here on the SBO chandelry are THE source for Hunter components. If they can't find it, it's
Changing Hoses, Catalina 320! Scott T-Bird at 10:55am 06.01.21 Update: @Ward H helped me with this one ... simply needed to remove more trim pieces to gain access
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question (1) jssailem at 10:54am 06.01.21 Way to work the problem. It is so great to have a camera to be your eyes and help identify the usual
End of Ownership (not a classified, just a pitty party for myself) Ralph Johnstone at 10:53am 06.01.21 Don't commit yourself to never returning to boating. You never know what's around the corner (as
Furlex B drum repair Sailfanatic at 10:52am 06.01.21 In another thread a poster mentioned he found the lid of a large coffee can made a good replacement
Exhaust hose replacement Sailfanatic at 10:50am 06.01.21 Even with moving the compressor (not recommended) you won't be able to complete the job. There are
What do you use for fire extingushers?? Sailfanatic at 10:47am 06.01.21 In addition to the USCG mandated extinguishers, I recommend a single Haltron unit like https://www.d
Marking anchor rode (1) jssailem at 10:39am 06.01.21 Anchoring space, depth, and boat specifications are so dependent on the waters you cruise. With some
Full size porta potty? NINEv2 at 10:33am 06.01.21 Thanks for the input everyone. We wound up ordering two from amazon to um... try on? And we wound
AC Condensate Drain Oprion Don S/V ILLusion at 9:57am 06.01.21 I have a venturi on my A/C outlet, and I'm not sure yet that it doesn't restrict the flow quite a b
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. jssailem at 9:45am 06.01.21 Thanks for the update Tom. Great to see that the sailing gene is strong in your family tree.
Looking for the owners manual for a B37 Davidasailor26 at 9:37am 06.01.21 You are the man!!! Thank so much! Much appreciated. I do have AC, so if you could please upload
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification Billy_Pilgrim at 9:35am 06.01.21 i guess i should have mentioned---thoughts on composting toilets? It seems this might be an appropri
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification Billy_Pilgrim at 9:26am 06.01.21 I am unsure as to the presence of an existing holding tank--so far in my minimal explorations, i hav
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today Ralph Johnstone at 9:08am 06.01.21 Oh, we could start a never ending thread about that topic! Don't know how far it would go. You r
Looking at hunter 30 Ralph Johnstone at 9:02am 06.01.21 It is the same engine with ho ratings at different rpms Usually hear the 2GM20? referred to as an
Diagram of sail rigging for Hunter 26 Justin_NSA at 8:55am 06.01.21 Loose footed mains are reinforced appropriately to take the stress. If yours has the bolt rope to sl
Marking anchor rode Davidasailor26 at 8:50am 06.01.21 Those are waters that I'd never drop the hook in...the 10 depths have surrounding shoals that the
Diagram of sail rigging for Hunter 26 DeliriousSailor at 8:31am 06.01.21
Disappointed in Beneteau cb32863 at 8:26am 06.01.21 For the boat production, Beneteau is the prime contractor while Sparcraft is the subcontractor. The

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