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Seaward Fox plug? mikeepp at 12:25pm 10.15.20 Seaward 2/1631 My sloop rigged Seaward Fox has a plug in the cockpit floor underneath the wooden "hatch" where a ga
Who "owns" a mooring buoy? rgranger at 9:30am 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 16/5133 There is a local guy offering to sell his mooring buoy for $900. If you set a buoy do you "own" i
Parting out a Mac 23, Venture Newport rgranger at 9:17am 10.15.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/699 Hello forum-ites I have no affiliation with this person but thought I'd point people here to this.
Oday 272LE Squealing From Shaft howlingnorth at 8:14am 10.15.20 Bigger Boats 5/1245 Hi everyone, I just purchased a 1978 Oday 272 LE with the Westerbeke 10-2. The boat is current in
Boat cover for an O'Day 22? HubertMagni at 7:56am 10.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1497 Any ideas on where I can get a boat-cover for an O'Day 22? Its sitting on a trailer - mast/rigging o
Locating small seawater leak on Yanmar 4JH2E (1) smokey73 at 4:38am 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1571 As you can see I have an obvious seawater leak somewhere on the starboard side of my Yanmar 4JH2E.
Solar panel damage? (1) kpgraci at 8:13pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1422 186035 My wife would blame leaf miners. What causes this and should i be concerned?
Descaling Yanmar 2cylinder raw water system Avi at 7:28pm 10.14.20 S2 4/1411 I need to descale my 1979 yanmar 2qm15 . I have a raw water cooling system. How exactly I do it? Can
Engine Cooling Water not Flowing KZW at 7:09pm 10.14.20 Catalina 310 21/6671 Need help. My boat is no longer huffing with the engine (Universal M25 XPB) running (i.e. cooling wa
Dark side?? Jackdaw at 6:50pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 25/4186 If you ever feel the need to move to a powerboat, what would you do? Lots of options. Pogo has an
Descaling yanmar 2 cylinders raw water cooling Avi at 6:34pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 1/405 Hello, I need to descale my 1979 yanmar 2qm15 . I have a raw water cooling system. How exactly I do
US Coast Guard ATON Survey weekendrken at 5:23pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 6/665 The Coast Guard is soliciting PUBLIC INPUT until Nov. 1st on AIDS to NAVIGATION located in less than
replacing Yanmar 4JH2-TE for the new 4JH80 in a 97 Hunter Passage Mag97 at 5:03pm 10.14.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/594 Does anyone have any experience on the pro and cons, compatibility, etc. of upgrading to the new 4JH
Reverse Osmosis system under sink Beneteau 343 swisssally at 1:45pm 10.14.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/688 Can a small reverse osmosis system fit under the sink? If so, what models have you all used? any r
Hunter 34 Ice Box Conversion (1) Charlie98117 at 12:45pm 10.14.20 Big Boats 4/1263 I just finished putting a refrigeration unit in my H34 and thought I'd put some info here in case an
Help in finding a spring for Yanmar 4JH2E (2) smokey73 at 12:32pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/849 When changing the oil I found this broken spring hanging down. Not sure of its purpose but I am pre
1GM10 yanmar diesel Redrover1425 at 11:32am 10.14.20 Day Sailers 17/3762 I am looking for some advice for an 1986 O'Day 26 with a Yanmar 1GM10 (C) which I bought last Fall.
Looking for a mooring for next week. Porter River, Danvers MA azambella at 11:29am 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 2/337 Anyone got an empty mooring I could use? Getting hauled out two weeks from now but need to exit my
Raw Water Shut Off Access Port -- At Last (3) Allan12210 at 10:49am 10.14.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/502 After 35 years of stretching over the engine or having to unload the back berth (garage), I finally
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar HandsOnTech at 10:13am 10.14.20 Big Boats 26/2647 My Passage 42 has the small, curved dodger with the short, narrow bimini connected by a zippered str

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H340 Midship Cleat Access Ralph Johnstone at 1:47pm 11.15.24 I can't see how an EZout would work. Picky, picky, picky. OK, I'm back to the drawing board. I
H340 Midship Cleat Access floridahunter340 at 1:14pm 11.15.24 Rich: there's not enough space to stick something under the screw head, but I plan to try remove the
H340 Midship Cleat Access Rich Stidger at 1:08pm 11.15.24 So if the bolts just spin without backing out, that means that the aluminum plate is stripped. I can
B&G Vulcan 7 power cable "pin-out" (1) ricksoth at 12:49pm 11.15.24 I found the information late last night on another installation manual. Thanks to all who commented.
cabin lightbulb change MFD at 12:48pm 11.15.24 BTW - thanks all. It took a little muscle to remove. Might have broke it without the advice.
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka Skipper J at 12:01pm 11.15.24 Thanks for all the comments. They are all relevant. That Yamaha looks more robust, but with the extr
Stove on Hunter FastOlson at 11:31am 11.15.24 Thank you, we don't really use it. Thank you We do not "bake" much, per se. But most every cruise
Stove on Hunter jack7575 at 11:11am 11.15.24 Thank you, we don't really use it. Thank you
Hull sag problem shemandr at 11:03am 11.15.24 I believe the term for such a condition in a boat is hogged. It is often attributed to sagging of t
Hull sag problem seadreamers2 at 11:00am 11.15.24 That is usually the case. Welcome to the forum! :beer: Thanks - that is encouraging!
Hull sag problem kappykaplan at 9:43am 11.15.24 I am wondering if when the boat gets into the water if the hull will eventually return to its norma
Question about solar panels and batteries. LloydB at 9:41am 11.15.24 Welcome to SBO you picked a good time to ask these questions. Considering your main concern as state
H340 Midship Cleat Access floridahunter340 at 9:35am 11.15.24 Thank you Ralph, the aluminum plate design may be good news since it'll keep me from destroying the
H340 Midship Cleat Access Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 11.15.24 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but there are no nuts. The machine screws you see are screwed in
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk albakers at 9:02am 11.15.24 Great idea. I've tracked down someone who has a camera, so l try to get out there tomorrow and check
B&G Vulcan 7 power cable "pin-out" Don S/V ILLusion at 8:47am 11.15.24 Don, the OP is looking for the other end of the cable which the manual does not illustrate anywhere
Question about solar panels and batteries. Kings Gambit at 8:26am 11.15.24 Good Morning, You are wishing to sail 70 n.mi. or so from location x to Shoreline Marina in Long Be
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:10am 11.15.24 Thanks Peggy. Do you have any input on the overall performance of the Elegance vs SeaEra QC? The El
B&G Vulcan 7 power cable "pin-out" WayneH at 7:51am 11.15.24
Atomic A4 Head Studs question (1) jssailem at 7:42am 11.15.24 Is there a reason not to use studs that are threaded all the way through? I am not a mechanic by e

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