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B & R rigging with A Sail Bill Small & Lisa Grossi at 8:51am 02.06.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1191 does anyone have experience setting an A Sail with B ' R rigging? Many thanks, Bill Small 2001, 380
Companionway Cover Soup1942 at 7:28am 02.06.20 Com-Pac 1/3450 Has anyone purchased a companionway cover for their CP 23II? Or custom made one? Thanks, Don
HEAT EX CHANGER PENCIL ANODE twodzusfittings at 5:17am 02.06.20 Bigger Boats 8/1625 What would be the normal replacement period for the pencil anode in the heat exchanger? Also, and th
Keel Attachment Question (1) Captain Wind Song at 3:32am 02.06.20 Catalina 22 9/1894 I am finally doing maintenance on my swing keel this winter. I'm wondering how the eye the wire atta
Outboard Motor Mount recommendation? bmccormick at 9:46pm 02.05.20 Day Sailers 12/8522 Hi, am replacing my older, flimsy aluminum motor mount and 5 hp pull start Honda outboard with a new
Bottom Paint, centerboard lift replacement, and shroud problem on Hunter 240 (3) Dolphin55 at 6:25pm 02.05.20 Smaller Boats 14/2811 This thread contains three questions for my 2002 Hunter 240 (I have attached pictures for each quest
Air Conditioning - $300....? Manete at 6:05pm 02.05.20 Catalina 30 30/7501 Okay - so this idea keeps running through my head this week. To install AC on a Catalina 30 is a si
Which Filter? rpell1@msn.com at 12:16pm 02.05.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/1641 Hi all, My last oil change was Rotella Synthetic Blend for Diesel. Since this is a blend, I was won
Nissan SailPro Battery Cable Soup1942 at 11:57am 02.05.20 Com-Pac 4/1935 Recently purchased a used (2006) Nissan SailPro OB. It didn't have a battery cable come with it. W
zinc plated copper sleeve on a stainless steel wire rope in salt water -- should I risk it? Lord Gothington at 10:37am 02.05.20 Ask All Sailors 37/9687 I am replacing the pennant cable on my Tartan 27 centerboard. Tartan sent me a 1/8"-7x19 stainless
Panda Generator Starter Know Egrets at 9:00am 02.05.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1270 Hello. My Panda generator starter seems to have broken. It just makes high pitched whine and will no
Boat Registration Display (1) sail sfbay at 6:25am 02.05.20 Ask All Sailors 16/3045 Anyone displaying their boat registration on a placard attached to the bow rail vs. sticking on the
Waste Pump Out Sizing Problem. ontherocks83 at 5:36am 02.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1969 I am in the process of replacing all of my black water hoses and macerator (yay for me). I removed t
Mold adjudication? Randall Schmidt at 5:38pm 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1784
Universal diesel thermostat housing petcock valve thread size Richard19068 at 5:22pm 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 0/333 Does anybody happen to know the thread size for the petcock valve in the thermostat housing on the u
Hunter 356 in mast main overpowered Neil Spooner at 5:02pm 02.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1791 When sailing my 2003 H356 on a reach in any more than 15 kts I need to reef my in-mast main to preve
outboard motor shaft length tgrayson at 2:46pm 02.04.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2703 have a 1974 macgregor venture 17 would a long or short shaft 5 hp outboard be best,it has an outboar
High Idle Cap is Loose on Yanmar 3YM30 scottthardin at 2:40pm 02.04.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/948 I recently noticed that my high idle cap isn't tight on my 11 year old engine with 1000 hours. I am
Hunter 30 deck paint / Rustloeum Topside Paint (3) portajon at 2:36pm 02.04.20 The Cherubini Hunters 16/5819 This is the third deck I have painted with this product, Rustoleum brand Topside paint available at
Loose foot main for 95 MacGregor 26C nickl1218 at 12:37pm 02.04.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/817 What recommendations for replacing my orignal main for a loose foot main?

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Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. Ralph Johnstone at 10:55am 03.04.25 It is a very tight area and I think I may have to remove the heat exchanger to tighten them. Now
Lewmar trimline hatch seal replacement Seabliss at 10:52am 03.04.25 Thank you! Looks like a very handy resource
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. kappykaplan at 10:44am 03.04.25 YES ! I don't have to use cologne any more. :)
Universal M25 will not start Stu Jackson at 10:42am 03.04.25 Search "kubota bleed valve" to see what it looks like (and see attached file) Bleeding 101 Blee
Universal M25 will not start (3) UpperPintle at 10:39am 03.04.25 A few things to try, one of which has already been suggested. 1. Verify glow plugs are working What
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 03.04.25 You need all of that in your toilet paper. YES ! I don't have to use cologne any more.
Jib needed Hunter 216 jssailem at 10:33am 03.04.25 Hi Andrew. Good to see you back on the SBO forum. Let us know your sailing experiences with the 216
Oday 22 structural question calone at 10:03am 03.04.25 I this case I will take the plywood walls out, sand them with incremental grid, stain it and put the
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. jssailem at 9:24am 03.04.25 two ply, pastel printed, lotion infused, perfumed toilet paper You need all of that in your toilet
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 03.04.25 Paper towel will be a better tool than tissue or toilet paper. I'll put my two ply, pastel printe
how to access the toilet valve at sea Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:03am 03.04.25 It would be best to ADD a hose from the y-valve to a new below-waterline thru-hull instead of re-rou
Oday 22 structural question jssailem at 8:58am 03.04.25 The simple answer is yes, that wall is structural. I am guessing that you want to "open up the cabi
Oday 22 structural question jackhart at 8:35am 03.04.25 Remember that your chain plate for the port side attaches to that wall. So it is definitely a struct
Universal M25 will not start Stu Jackson at 8:30am 03.04.25 Do you have an electric lift pump? Engines 101 - The BIGGEST & BEST collection of M25 Series Univer
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! jssailem at 8:04am 03.04.25 Is it possible that the weight of the shaft is binding against the cutlass bearing and the shaft log
Universal M25 will not start jssailem at 7:58am 03.04.25 Your injector pump is not like your fuel pump. It is a boost pump. You need to have fuel in the pump
Aft cabin shelf dmax at 7:48am 03.04.25 Yes, looks like something to store large flat panels: companionway hatch boards or a table.
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 7:40am 03.04.25 While the recommendation for a backup battery for critical functions is couched in the language of
Bowsprits and Spinnakers shemandr at 7:05am 03.04.25 My MFG Bandit 15 had a launch tube molded in the deck that ran from the bow (Horizontal surface) to
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation Joe at 6:29am 03.04.25 The reason the gooseneck slider is locked is because everyone has adopted the cunningham method of c

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