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Universal M25 Fuel Injector Removal Busy Living at 5:33pm 11.26.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/4118 The #3 injector is puddling diesel fuel when the engine is running, and I am debating removing the i
Recommend me a surveyor Drinky Crow at 3:00pm 11.26.19 Ask All Sailors 1/402 ...in Toronto area. Anyone here shipped a boat coast to coast? How.......
Anyone seen this tool before? I think it is a compass rose for tracking shifts (1) danstanford at 1:06pm 11.26.19 Racing 13/2360 172515
Pressure washer with lake water Project_Mayhem at 9:04am 11.26.19 Ask All Sailors 11/20792 I was wondering if anyone has ran their pressure washer off of lake water before? Was an extra pump
Hunter 27 AC Main breaker DC breakers (3) CMF Hunter 27 at 7:45am 11.26.19 The Cherubini Hunters 14/3759 Hi new owner to 1979 Hunter 27 and started to go over electric. Previous owner had a fresh water fl
F!$#ing Scupper hoses ontherocks83 at 6:03am 11.26.19 Catalina 30 38/7846 :banghead: I love my boat, but I swear to God that I am going to sell it before I ever have to repla*
Yanmar Serial Number NYSail at 4:16am 11.26.19 Ask All Sailors 7/3002 Hello all, Switching insurance carriers as current company is exiting marine market. New company i
US-Spars Mast Furling Main on Beneteau 343, Check the Halyard Tension joyof10 at 7:04pm 11.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3606 Over the years, and worsening in the last year, my mast furling main became increasingly harder and
It can buy me a boat dLj at 5:07pm 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 6/863 Just saw this on youtube - I couldn't resist posting it here: mQPjKSVe1tQ dj
Beneteau 34 Any owners out there? Steven M at 2:40pm 11.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/4682 I like the size of the 34. Would like to buy one. Have not found any owner reviews. I have been sail
Running Lights 1979 Catalina C 30 Thomast at 1:16pm 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 6/2398 The running lights on the bow of my Catalina C 30 are not working. They are working on the stern and
Replacement seacock valve handle (2) zephyr070 at 1:14pm 11.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2089 As I slowly tick off stuff my surveyor mentioned in his report, I have come to this line item: "The
GAM Split Lead scuba201 at 1:03pm 11.25.19 SSB and Ham Operators 3/1493 Anyone ever build one? Buddy of mine is going to build one for me.
Pulling 3GM30F heat shield and precombustion chamber (1) walmsleyc at 12:11pm 11.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/1754 This question applies to all the GM and HM engines (and perhaps more that use the same style injecto
Cabin light wiring, ground location edgarcia2002 at 11:50am 11.25.19 Catalina 30 5/1052
H41 genoa size Valerio at 10:42am 11.25.19 Big Boats 8/1022 i have a jib with a luff of 580 inch, leech of 547 and foot of 196, i think is like a 95% jib, how b
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 10:36am 11.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 13/5527 I have a Hurth transmission on an M25XPB from 1990. I recently broke my strut and the prop hit the
Cabin lights and electric head Nick Philips at 8:51am 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1446 Ok . We have an issue when we flush the electric heads on the boat the cabin lights come on while fl
New Sail Suggestions & Sail Maker in Chesapeake Bay jsmac at 8:49am 11.25.19 Destinations 6/1322 Hi Folks, I have a 1998 Hunter 410 in the Chesapeake Bay, near Annapolis. I'm looking to buy new sa
Sun Cat mast modification question (1) CharlieRN at 8:16am 11.25.19 Com-Pac 5/2926

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Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 5:59pm 09.30.24 My main goal is to prevent potential blisters, get rid of the wrinkles and missing paint and verify
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent dlochner at 5:55pm 09.30.24 I used VC 17 for about 30 years on 3 boats, I never wiped the bottom with a solvent before adding an
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent (1) sesmith at 5:32pm 09.30.24 I can't imagine going to the trouble of trying to remove VC17 unless I had to in order to switch to
Sea-Fire system SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:18pm 09.30.24 Dan, I have no idea why the Sea Fire system failed.
New Forum shemandr at 2:03pm 09.30.24 Should be a good forum! I think there's a need.
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent FastOlson at 1:30pm 09.30.24 Unless there is some adhesion problem with the bottom layer, it's hard to imagine removing all of th
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent (1) Tally Ho at 1:10pm 09.30.24
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent dLj at 12:02pm 09.30.24 Does anyone else find it ironic that we use copper pipes in our houses? Why ironic? dj
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 11:47am 09.30.24 I have sanded the rough and flaking spots, smoothed things out and then repainted with VC17. As l
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 Tally Ho at 10:54am 09.30.24 In @Shorinsean s photos you can see that his sail is not sewn into his pack. In @jssailem s photo
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent dlochner at 10:42am 09.30.24 This is what I suspected. Thanks for confirming Dave! The mesh sandpaper really made that big of a
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Boomer2it at 10:35am 09.30.24 Thats why I had to find a fabricator that knows much more about metals than I, plus the extreme temp
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Boomer2it at 10:33am 09.30.24 jb weld most likely wont work with cast iron
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent (2) Tally Ho at 10:27am 09.30.24 I have sanded the rough and flaking spots, smoothed things out and then repainted with VC17. As lo
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 9:30am 09.30.24 This is what I suspected. Thanks for confirming Dave! The mesh sandpaper really made that big of a d
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 9:17am 09.30.24 I replaced the exhaust elbow last spring, and turned a relatively easy project into a debacle. I le
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent dlochner at 9:04am 09.30.24 Solvents only work well for small spots, other wise you use a lot of solvent and it smears around.
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 8:49am 09.30.24 In The Cisco Chain of Lakes, on Thousand Island Lake on the MI/WI line, and I also could sail Table
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? stickinthemud57 at 8:37am 09.30.24 I sail a MacGregor 26S (water ballast, centerboard) and LOVE it. You mentioned stability as one cr
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? LloydB at 8:31am 09.30.24 There are other forums on the SBO site that you can also post this question on and get good answers

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