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Tach bounce down every 8 to 10 seconds or so? smokey73 at 10:33am 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 13/849 I've read the posts on a tach bouncing, possibly due to a bad diode. My symptoms don't seem to matc
Bottom paint (yikes) (1) john6206 at 10:11am 07.27.18 Trailer Sailors 5/917 Hi Everyone, I bought a 25 yo Catalina Capri 18 almost a year ago. Have not actually sailed it yet
Is Whisker Pole Oversized? EditorC22NSA at 8:49am 07.27.18 Catalina 22 1/361 At our club in Indy, I PHRF race a class legal Catalina 22 with a 12 foot whisker pole for a 150% ge
Big winds in a Little Boat! LakeShark at 7:51am 07.27.18 Catalina 22 8/1662 @Gene Neill you have got to post more videos like this. It is amazing what a little boat can take b
H260 In-Boom Friction Locks Chuck C. at 7:12am 07.27.18 Smaller Boats 6/710 Just wondering what is the trick to using those three friction locks built into the front of the boo
R&R Cutlass Bearing Tailpiece bolts or studs on Bayfield 25 ? (2) Leeward Rail at 7:02am 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1902 Hello all, A new sailor at our marina has a Bayfield 25 He is replacing the shaft (broken at the for
Yammer 2GM20f fuel leak David11038 at 6:50am 07.27.18 Bigger Boats 4/673 On my Oday 322, I found fuel leaking into the bilge, it appears to be the fuel lift pump gasket wher
H26 keel knocking Fred at 6:40am 07.27.18 Smaller Boats 16/1579 weve been anchored out a few nights now and if the water is not completely still the centreboard ten
Jammed Roller Furler on 2007 Hunter 33 Caspurr at 5:46am 07.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1422 Last night my head sail roller furler jammed a couple of times and sail only rolled out partially.
Tactical situation at finish line with two different fleets danstanford at 5:31am 07.27.18 Racing 11/1057 This has happened to me twice now and I would like to develop a solid strategy to avoid the crisis.
I Feel Sorry for Folks Cruising Maine..... (1) Maine Sail at 5:29am 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 41/3436 I feel sorry for folks cruising Maine over the last two weeks. The fog has been pretty relentless an
Is this enough sail? (1) Skipper at 6:27pm 07.26.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1638 Or should I run a chute too?
Kid gets a violin... Brian D at 4:21pm 07.26.18 Sailing Motorcyclists 3/6035 Hope this works... if not, sorry... I don't think you need a facebook account to view this. When the
Frustrated with the boat buying process Blackacre at 3:56pm 07.26.18 Big Boats 44/6044 Still looking to buy a cruising sailboat. For 2/3 years now we have been talking about buying/outfi
Used Sails parasloth at 1:06pm 07.26.18 Parts Search 0/409 Looking for used sails for a sewing/decorating project. If you have any lying around, instead of to
Forestay T-Ball fitting for toggle PropellerHead at 10:13am 07.26.18 Smaller Boats 2/1039 I pulled the trigger on a CDI FF2 furler. I gather from the manual and searching on this forum that
Repairing Aluminum winch drums? (2) pateco at 8:28am 07.26.18 Ask All Sailors 56/7655 OK, so the Stargazer still has her original Barlow 2 speed winches from 1983. I have been saving up
H33 refrigeration question Maurice Doran at 8:12am 07.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1580 Hi everyone, Hope you're all enjoying the summer weather. I have a refrigeration question for Hunt
Morgan 22 davehursh at 8:02am 07.26.18 Ask All Sailors 1/946 My latest boat (and possibly my last at age 79) is a Morgan 22. I need information about the center
Safety note about bottom paint Jeff Gray at 7:30am 07.26.18 Smaller Boats 13/2176 Hi All, I had an odd experience with anti-fouling bottom paint that might be worth knowing about.

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WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Tally Ho at 3:23pm 05.09.24
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 shemandr at 3:20pm 05.09.24 In defense of OP, berth was spelled right in the early part of the post. The second birth I'm going
trailer my boat to florida Tally Ho at 3:18pm 05.09.24
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Marmalade at 3:10pm 05.09.24 We have a Legend 37 with the centerline/pedestal bed in the rear cabin. I loved the idea when we pu
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 jssailem at 3:09pm 05.09.24 waking up the outside person is very likely. With the right person in the proper (or improper) moo
Connecting bilge areas jssailem at 3:07pm 05.09.24 Welcome to the SBO forums.. Congrats on finding your boat at a discount.:biggrin: Boats are built to
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 2:59pm 05.09.24 I second @Rick D opinion. Making up the berth is a total PITA. And depending upon the size of the
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Rick D at 2:34pm 05.09.24 After 25 years with our 40.5, the issues with the aft berth are 1) making the bed and 2) one person
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Windpilot at 2:20pm 05.09.24 Lol, nothing says newbie like asking how the bedrooms look and work. No worries, that's how I starte
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 danm1 at 1:49pm 05.09.24 At dock or anchor the transverse berth is not really a problem, except perhaps for the person aft. A
Whale Manual Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 1:39pm 05.09.24 Call the manufacturer. They've helped me identify the correct part for my pump in the past
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 rgranger at 12:42pm 05.09.24 Thanks! Nothing says newbie like confusing a bed in a boat with bringing human life into the world
trailer my boat to florida rgranger at 12:39pm 05.09.24 If WANKI means the trailer starts to sway... you need to move some weight forward in the boat and ge
Hot water tank rgranger at 12:32pm 05.09.24 Hope you find a good fix but if you do need to cut it out... I recommend a cordless sawzall with a
Rode hard and put away wet jssailem at 12:31pm 05.09.24 TESLA CYBERTRUCK ARMOR GLASS>>> https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxkDgWCW2iwNuw-mR6YE_hfXyplKgQDPQ2?si=d7V
Hot water tank (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:20pm 05.09.24 Lots of investigation first.... The job looks so bad, you may also want to consider prayer in the
Whale Manual Bilge Pump (5) jssailem at 12:13pm 05.09.24 224687
Rode hard and put away wet Project_Mayhem at 12:10pm 05.09.24
O'day 23-2 Topping lift jssailem at 12:04pm 05.09.24 Okay.... are we clear? KmKOVdAGtzM
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 jssailem at 11:50am 05.09.24 Welcome to the world of SBO. The Hunter is a nice boat. Berth orientation can be an enjoyment facto

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