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Muffler replacement, Atomic 4, on '82 C-27 Ted Glynn at 10:51pm 05.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1386 The former owner of my '82 stopped by the dock yesterday and said he thinks I need to replace the or
Battery isolator -- Passage 42 Grant McLaren at 7:00pm 05.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1016 I recently had the factory battery isolator of my 1990 Passage 42 disconnected and bypassed with res
Gas solenoid valve john24303 at 4:49pm 05.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1003 Hi All I havce a 1999 340 and the gas solenoid valve coil is overheating the result is the gas flo
HOLDING TANK CLEANSING Paul badome at 3:23pm 05.15.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1084 Hi there again , great stuff , Peggy , is there a professional cleaning place out there to do th
revised pumpout configuration Paul badime at 2:52pm 05.15.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1304 Hi , my P30 sanitation waste system has a macerator , vented loop , and y valve. But problem is i
What floats your boat? ex-admin at 2:16pm 05.15.05 Ask All Sailors 25/2076 Walk around a decent sized marina and what do you see? Boats of every size, shape, configuration, an
Freshwater pump David Ochoa at 1:38pm 05.15.05 Big Boats 6/890 I think my freshwater pump has gone South, flipping the Pressure switch at the DC panel no longer en
Cleaning the Holding Tank Paul Badome at 1:24pm 05.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/797 We have a bow holding tank that has been removed from the boat. We are looking for a way to clean th
What's the best place to launch near Essex CT? SteveC at 12:36pm 05.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/906 Looking for the best place to launch a 24 foot keel boat off a trailer on the Connecticut River near
Spinnaker pole mmenigma at 12:20pm 05.15.05 Big Boats 2/1198 Hi All,I'm setting up a 1979 Catalina 38 to fly a spinnaker and I have a pole but the bridal for t
Rudder Post Lube ? Vic at 12:19pm 05.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1615 Wheel steering was getting hard to turn then found the problem was dried grease around the rudder po
Spinnaker Pole mmenigma at 12:19pm 05.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1026 Hi All,I'm setting up a 1979 Catalina 38 to fly a spinnaker and I have a pole but the bridal for t
Thoughts on "Sta Set X"? Jonathan at 12:17pm 05.15.05 Ask All Sailors 15/2594 I'm almost ready to launch the yawl I bought last year, and all of the running rigging is fuzzy and
Repairing surface cracks in 82 Hunter 19 Phil W. at 11:55am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 1/869 My neighbor and I just bought a 82 Hunter 19 in pretty good shape but it has a lot of surface spider
Anchor light bobbaark at 11:31am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 1/938 Just bought a Capri 22. It seems to be missing the anchor light. Is this normal? How can I instal
Mac 22' - no lock pin for keel Lager at 11:09am 05.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/992 The guy I just bought my 1984 Mac 22' from told me that it doesn't use a lock bolt when the keel is
Help with O'day 19 outboard bracket. Igor at 9:59am 05.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/864 I would like to replace the outboard motor mounting bracket on O'day 19, it's very shaky and the spr
Rigging W. M. Dunnagan at 9:40am 05.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/910 I just purchased a 1976 Oday Daysailer II. I did not receive any instructions on how to rig. I was t
Which A/C-Reverse Air do you suggest is best? Bill Wertz at 8:42am 05.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/901 I'm looking to add A/C-reverse heat to my Catalina 36MKII 1995 model and would like input from peopl
Lazyjacks Jenny Lynn at 7:35am 05.15.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1185 Does anyone have an opinion on the lazyjacks systems? I currently use a Dutchman but am looking into

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Buying a boat jssailem at 3:35pm 01.22.21 Welcome Franklin... 4 words Franklin... :cowbell: "Don't Do It, Man...":laugh: Your still a young m
Buying a boat Terry Cox at 3:30pm 01.22.21 Hi Franklin, welcome to SBO and congrats on your new boat. Our model is very similar to yours. We've
Buying a boat Justin_NSA at 3:28pm 01.22.21 Welcome Franklin! :beer:
Shaft coupling attachment Mechone at 3:24pm 01.22.21 Got the coupling halves apart and the shaft nut off without issue. Put on a flange puller and cran
41' AC and DS Hunter owners (2) jssailem at 3:24pm 01.22.21 South Dakota. My wife has kidded me about moving there. She likes the positions of the Governor. I a
Main hard to raise cstats at 3:18pm 01.22.21
Boom Bolt? Ron20324 at 3:11pm 01.22.21 Can't you just bend the strap in place? It does not look damaged.
Texas January Racing Bill19233 at 3:09pm 01.22.21 Just seems like the traveler is sometimes where it should be, other times not. Perhaps your vang a
Dating a Catalina Gene Neill at 2:50pm 01.22.21 Sometimes it is hard to see, done by a drunk with a dremel usually and if hull has been painted may
41' AC and DS Hunter owners DOCKHAND at 2:33pm 01.22.21 Sail sfbay, your boat must have somewhere between 80 and 110hp motor with a continuous RPM rating of
Boating Card dLj at 2:32pm 01.22.21 A hint for those planning to take the free BoatUS boat course and test............if you unsure abo
Shaft coupling attachment RitSim at 2:30pm 01.22.21 Got the coupling halves apart and the shaft nut off without issue. Put on a flange puller and crank
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit CaptainRan at 2:22pm 01.22.21 Remember ethanol free gas only. Ethanol equals corn syrup or crap that will clog up the jets in th
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 2:17pm 01.22.21 Remember ethanol free gas only. Ethanol equals corn syrup or crap that will clog up the jets in th
41' AC and DS Hunter owners DOCKHAND at 2:13pm 01.22.21
BATTERY BASICS SycloneDriver at 2:03pm 01.22.21 About 25 years ago a friend and I took his 6 month old Sea Doo jet boat to an island and camped out
Boating Card Brian D at 1:57pm 01.22.21 I thought California would have a Grandfather Clause. I thought wrong, McFly.
Just starting out....am I thinking right? Captain Larry-DH at 1:50pm 01.22.21 Some people just like being in the dark ? :poke:;):biggrin: Fwiw i am unaware of any old boat that
Exchange Jib lines? Dave Groshong at 1:27pm 01.22.21 I would cut about 17ft off each one, giving you 2 jib sheets and 2 extra docklines.
Exchange Jib lines? miketcook at 1:21pm 01.22.21 Thank you everyone. Must be spinnaker lines. Boat is 30'. Came w my boat, which has no spinnaker har

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