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prop shaft sailherr at 12:21pm 07.29.19 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2347 Earlier this year, I purchased a 1989 Oday 27. The boat came with a new volvo penta motor and trans
Best way to track wind shifts danstanford at 11:45am 07.29.19 Racing 54/8266 Hi folks, this question has been of interest to me for some time and I have asked it before in a cou
Don't see this too often... (3) Brian S at 11:42am 07.29.19 Day Sailers 5/2060 How many 18' boats on land locked lakes need a tender? Mine doesn't, but I wanted to build this, so
Raw Water Through Hull fitting 2001 Catalina 310 (1) Jacksail at 10:52am 07.29.19 Catalina 310 9/1900 Greetings Right now the barnacle growth on boats in my area is becoming a real annoyance and crucia
I done messed up, holding tank overflow. Rear cabin smells like a Coldplay album. Help? limbodog at 10:39am 07.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2824 Hiya. Quick background: bought my Hunter 40 last year, 365-liveaboard I was trying to clean the bilg
Bilge tom.p.brown at 10:29am 07.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/531 I have a 2003 Hunter 360. was looking at bilge over weekend as I was going to replace the pump as th
1974 O'Day 20 electrical questions def at 10:25am 07.29.19 Day Sailers 5/1506 I just got this boat and have a couple of questions. 1) Where was the original battery location? Th
Drinking water distribution manifold (under sink) VelaFella at 10:14am 07.29.19 Big Boats 7/933 I have a 2005 Hunter 41, aft cockpit. The manifold under the sink has developed a substantial leak.
Catalina C310 3rd most popular Catalina on SBO JRT at 8:43am 07.29.19 Catalina 310 6/1363 I find looking at the statistics interesting that the top 3 boats on SBO under Catalina Forum are:
the power boating scene. I'm behind the times Justin_NSA at 8:03am 07.29.19 Sails Call Lounge 13/1503 As this forum says, this has nothing to do with sailing. Some good friends of ours invited us down t
Hunter Legend 37.5, Moving Furler from below deck to above deck Maraj at 8:00am 07.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2634 I have a Furlex 200S furler on a Hunter Legend 37.5 that is below deck. I do not like this configura
Replacing floor on a Passage 42 Bonanza II at 7:54am 07.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/459 We have a 1990 Passage 42 in the Caribbean. The floor is developping soft spots in the galley and s
Hunter 37 cutter - mainsheet configuration. rugger at 7:08am 07.29.19 Ask All Sailors 4/559 Help - I painted my boom and now am not able to set the mainsheet blocks up properly. Sounds like a
Nylon Cutlass Bearing (4) Saltwaterand seaweed at 3:44am 07.29.19 Yamaha 3/1875 Is anyone here familiar with the nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log on the Yamaha 33?
Fish finder glued inside the hull (3) jonelli at 10:30pm 07.28.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1674 Not a really important topic, but I was messing around with a fish finder transducer in my Cat30, an
Searching for S2 6.7 rudder jubels at 6:19pm 07.28.19 Parts Search 4/850 I need a rudder for a 1981 S2 6.7. Does anyone have one or know where I can find one?
AMF Alcort Puffer ARC7 at 5:23pm 07.28.19 Ask All Sailors 1/416 I recently bought an AMF Alcort Puffer but it is missing a mast and jib. Can anyone refer where I ca
No Electrical power Mbfhunter at 4:45pm 07.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/761 An intended day on the water ended up being a day of dead batteries. 2006 Hunter 27. Pulled them off
Rodkicker Repair (1) Bill19233 at 3:40pm 07.28.19 Racing 23/9881 Has anyone had the cable pull out of the inside of their Selden Rodkicker boom vang? Having trouble
Longer rudder Slacker at 2:04pm 07.28.19 Smaller Boats 11/2497 If I installed a longer rudder would that help prevent my Catalina 18 from rounding up so quickly?

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How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. SoHaSailor at 7:39am 01.20.25 I replaced the mounts for my little Universal M2-12 last fall. I had seen all of the suggestions me
entry level electronics dlochner at 7:36am 01.20.25 Re. depth based on charts, in many places that is a joke book. In self-defense I was distracted b
entry level electronics thinwater at 7:28am 01.20.25 Re. depth based on charts, in many places that is a joke book. The shoals move around with floods an
entry level electronics (3) Tally Ho at 7:23am 01.20.25 For me, I would want a wind instrument, which can be displayed on a separate display or on a chart p
entry level electronics SoHaSailor at 7:21am 01.20.25 Lots of valuable input here. I'll just add that you can do everything that you want with a tablet (
entry level electronics shemandr at 7:07am 01.20.25 I'll speak up for portables for entry level instruments. You can remove them from the boat or place
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. SVFreedom at 7:05am 01.20.25 Basketball works fantastic, use an electronic tire pump for speedier lift, conform to the engine, l
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler smokey73 at 6:52am 01.20.25 Congrats on your steady progress. Here is the fundamental goal. I strove to achieve the 3600 RPM
entry level electronics (1) dlochner at 6:39am 01.20.25 Every MFD can display pretty much all the NMEA data on your network. They come with predefined pag
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler smokey73 at 6:30am 01.20.25 @jssailem Thanks for the excellent article. In that document he refers to another document "The Nec
entry level electronics JBP-PA at 6:24am 01.20.25
entry level electronics egreen024 at 6:06am 01.20.25 Daves synopsis in Post 3 is excellent. If you want a product recommendation, I prefer B&G but I ha
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware yelkenli at 5:38am 01.20.25
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler cdells at 5:36am 01.20.25 That is perfect, thanks jssailem! I'll keep ya posted! SF Chris
entry level electronics Scott T-Bird at 5:06am 01.20.25 Daves synopsis in Post 3 is excellent. If you want a product recommendation, I prefer B&G but I hav
A couple PVC tricks -- on request. Urban Hermit at 4:40am 01.20.25 Did anyone really request? Yes. A monitor.
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware Davidasailor26 at 3:56am 01.20.25
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. kloudie1 at 3:17am 01.20.25 I used a small scissors jack with a little piece of plywood to spread the load on the oil pan.. My 3
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Sock/Bag Question Apex at 3:17am 01.20.25 bag should stay on deck. Look for a means to disconnect. There is a ring at the base of the sock w
entry level electronics egreen024 at 2:53am 01.20.25 True statement. It is all about the complexity of the waters (seas) you sail. When I sailed in the

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