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My baby's new berth - Calling Lake Martin Sailors (2) rgranger at 1:55pm 03.03.19 Ask All Sailors 2/376 Just moved from Virginia to Alabama six weeks ago and I reserved a slip for the season at Lake Marti
cabin top winch for 1977, 30ft pelicanj45 at 12:55pm 03.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/838 recently acquired a 1977, 30ft Hunter and I intend to lead main halyard aft. Need info on winch siz
Help - Cracks 9.2 (2) John G12775 at 11:21am 03.03.19 S2 18/3377 New owner question. There are cracks originating from the area where the compression post meets the
Instrument panel mmiles at 10:01am 03.03.19 Parts Search 3/1120 I have a 2005 Beneteau 373 and am in need of a new instrument panel due to an unfortunate storage bu
H376 lithium and new inverter aaronaxvig at 7:41am 03.03.19 Big Boats 2/769 When we acquired our boat a few months ago it had a Xantrex Freedom charger/inverter, a large house
Masthead Photo H34 (1) TacticalHeat197 at 7:13am 03.03.19 Big Boats 9/1067 Hello Everyone, This is my first post to the forum, so I will ask for forgiveness of my sailing igno
Chain plate installation ideas? SVMOONDANCE at 9:18pm 03.02.19 Catalina 22 14/1849 Since I've redecked my boat I need to cut new holes for the chain plates. Any ideas on how to go ab
North Idaho Snow (1) uralite at 8:22pm 03.02.19 Catalina 30 4/931 The joys of a North Idaho winter, it was so mild all year, then we got the polar vortex and the year
Installing a roller furler hoosierdoc at 8:06pm 03.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/786
Sound advice for guests cb32863 at 2:16pm 03.02.19 Ask All Sailors 97/7411 A good read with sound advice for any guests. Anyone ever have "One of those"? https://www.townandc
? Blister on Rudder 34 (1) daviddp at 11:15am 03.02.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/765 I stopped to check on my boat this am and saw this on the rudder. Its about 1.2 " across. How do I
Genoa furler Legend 40.5 fero at 10:58am 03.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/772 Hello, Can anyone advise the make and model of the furler. Thanks
MacGregor 26C: main control lines and boon vang nickl1218 at 9:25am 03.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3233 Recently bought a 1995 "26C". The hardware was missing from the "main control lines set up", but h
Motor recommendations for 170 mark2 at 6:59am 03.02.19 Day Sailers 23/3923 Been sailing our 170 on inland lakes for years, never even considered putting a motor on it. This ye
Portlight Replacement Fail need suggestions CYQK at 3:49am 03.02.19 Ask All Sailors 11/2688 Replaced the portlights on the boat late last summer. The dimensions are 8" x 7 feet long 1/4 thick
Rocna anchor size h41 leemarkadams at 12:56am 03.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1017 Hello all and can anyone confirm what size rocna anchor I need for a h41ac as looking at the sizing
Securing Cheek block mounts Willie G at 5:11pm 03.01.19 Ask All Sailors 27/2268
Wanted: Trailer for Catalina 27 trevor1955 at 4:15pm 03.01.19 Mid-Size Boats 5/1654 I am looking to buy a trailer for my 1988 Catalina 27 with shoal keel. Is there anybody out there wi
Rain getting inside Duet Captain at 2:04pm 03.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1383 We've got a Hunter 44 DS that's been getting a bit of water in the bilge after these heavy rains in
New sailor....needs new halyards for the refit. Oday to Gallivant at 9:12am 03.01.19 Ask All Sailors 30/1454

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2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Maine Sail at 10:09am 08.07.24 Thanks for your opinion, ive replaced many over years of boat repair, as a Marine Tech. They Burn u
Are These Davit Mounts? jssailem at 10:05am 08.07.24 Well, certainly, davits are a possibility. What about the base for a bimini? The hoops would swing f
Hunter 34 Refit Help kloudie1 at 9:59am 08.07.24 Welcome, Chloe!! There are a few H-34 owners on the forum and a lot of great photos and modificatio
O'day 22 Bilge (4) drgbanks at 9:53am 08.07.24 1. A hose running beneath the cabinet/sink. I think it is a supply line but I don't know from wher
Cracked stringer on project boat Will Gilmore at 9:51am 08.07.24 Yea, and you know what? How long do you think the builders expected them to last? For the Royal N
Catalina 30 sailboat internal cabin lights only work when connected to shore power LloydB at 9:38am 08.07.24 You need to turn the off grid AC switch on and turn the on grid switch off. Probably, but three othe
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator (1) American_Mainsail at 9:38am 08.07.24 Yes, thanks! I like BSS products. I rewired my boat myself, and have a starting battery that is c
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. BigEasy at 9:34am 08.07.24 People often come to internet forums to seek answers and solutions to problems they are experiencin
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. duck21 at 9:33am 08.07.24 I'll keep this mostly SBO/sailing oriented, but at a higher level I think this is a fair (and philos
Are These Davit Mounts? (1) Foswick at 9:20am 08.07.24 After some time out in the islands, I am finally getting around to giving this some more thought, as
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 8:43am 08.07.24 Welcome to the SBO Forums. Giving a good old boat a renewed life takes patience and perseverance.
Hunter 34 Refit Help jssailem at 8:15am 08.07.24 Welcome to the SBO Forums. Giving a good old boat a renewed life takes patience and perseverance. W
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 jssailem at 8:10am 08.07.24 Taking a mast down is not an unusual practice. Use a rigger's trick to make it easy to set the mas
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jssailem at 8:06am 08.07.24 the house bank and starter bank are disconnected during engine cranking. This is true. A special w
Yanmar electrical problem. jviss at 7:55am 08.07.24 The directions aren't great... I agree! But also reference the pictures in the Amazon listing... t
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 7:45am 08.07.24
Yanmar electrical problem. Marmalade at 7:44am 08.07.24 The directions aren't great... I agree! But also reference the pictures in the Amazon listing... th
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 jdrutten at 7:40am 08.07.24 Here's a link to the Selden "Hints and Advice" rig tuning guide: 595-540-E.pdf (seldenmast.com) B&R
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator (1) jviss at 7:39am 08.07.24 Hey @jviss - yes, I do see exactly what you're saying. I did some research on this (I didn't fully
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator (1) American_Mainsail at 7:26am 08.07.24 Hey @jviss - yes, I do see exactly what you're saying. I did some research on this (I didn't fully

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