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Windows, Deck Salon DOCKHAND at 12:16pm 05.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/830 I have a couple windows that are leaking on a Hunter Deck Salon. I have re-bedded windows on a coupl
Hunter 240 Centerboard Repair - Rest on Trailer without Centerboard? (1) Captain Beyond at 11:07am 05.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1555 150432 150432 I recently purchased a Hunter 240 and need to drop the centerboard to repair a crack.
What makes your truck look good? (1) Meriachee at 10:05am 05.17.18 Trailer Sailors 73/8127 150427
Where to list my H37C? STXCUTTTER at 9:00am 05.17.18 Big Boats 1/388 Good day all. Wondering if this is the correct place for my listing? Thanks Oliver
How to find unkown load on start battery with switches off? danstanford at 7:58am 05.17.18 Ask All Sailors 14/894 2007 Beneteau 323 with the 3YM20 engine. This year as I out the cable on the start battery I could s
Ice box drain pump David11038 at 7:27am 05.17.18 Bigger Boats 25/5861 On my 322, I have an ice box drain pump that leaks at the base. I have tried to take it apart but ca
Hunter 240 Centerboard Repair - Rest on Trailer without Centerboard? (1) Captain Beyond at 6:18am 05.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/472 I recently purchased a Hunter 240 and need to drop the centerboard to repair a crack. The boat yard
Hatch Area Leaking--solution? (1) Steffied99 at 6:02am 05.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/627 HI all, We recently replaced the main hatch near the galley since we thought it was leaking. After
Bad day in a J/24 Jackdaw at 5:23am 05.17.18 Ask All Sailors 80/6781 Know these guys. Duluth MN YC beercans last night. Everyone OK. Will know more later. 7792455489364
bow weight Franklin at 12:12am 05.17.18 Ask All Sailors 21/3698 With a chat with a neighbor sailor, he mentioned something about a chat he had with a boat builder a
Navy stealth boats in Dana Point (5) Skipper at 7:39pm 05.16.18 Ask All Sailors 24/4180 Navy Special Boat Operations. Today in Dana Point. Although a different sailor aboard said not Nav
Almost time to pull her out (1) flynhi4u at 7:25pm 05.16.18 Smaller Boats 4/516 Finally getting caught up enough to start getting the boat ready to launch. One of the things I like
343 mainsheet system connecticut at 4:12pm 05.16.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/1740 Im a proud new B343 owner. Not so proud about having trouble rigging. The owners manual is not great
And what do you hear? Brian D at 3:09pm 05.16.18 Sails Call Lounge 34/2194 JvKKd32Yw2E
Mast leak h40.5 Solved! (6) Rich Stidger at 2:18pm 05.16.18 Big Boats 10/2414 Three years ago I pulled the mast in my h40.5, and ever since then I have had a water leak down thro
Dual Battery Setup Question Northstar1014 at 1:35pm 05.16.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1741 Hi all, I have a question about using a deep cycle and a starting battery as part of the same batte
Anyone on Lake Ouachita Texas Gun-Man at 1:20pm 05.16.18 Trailer Sailors 0/510 I posted on another spot but it was suggested that I check on this forum. Anyone on Lake Ouachita i
Dinghy Brackets (1) Randall Schmidt at 12:22pm 05.16.18 Ask All Sailors 3/537 A neighbor at my marina with a 27 foot cruising sloop mounted L brackets on his port side stanchions
Midnight Sun Blaise at 12:09pm 05.16.18 The Cherubini Hunters 4/617 We just finished our 7th race from St Pete, Fl to Isla Mujeres (just off of Cancun). We finished fir
Attaching boom vane to mast on Lancer 25 Deanner60 at 11:07am 05.16.18 Lancer 2/1939 I have a 1980 lancer 25 . The boom vane wase removed and stored in the boat. I am trying to reinsta

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Adding a new rope clutch (1) Calif. Ted at 7:44am 04.23.24 Surprised and dismayed to hear the plate was off Chris, I thought all the pieces involved were uncha
Water coming into cockpit through cockpit drains (1) Commodore Billy at 7:00am 04.23.24 Welcome to SBO. It is not unusual for water to come in through cockpit drains in smaller boats. As
Windlass and thruster Battery question BarryL at 6:28am 04.23.24 Hi, I was in a similar position back in 2021. I bought my 2011 boat, sailed her home, and quickly f
Adding a new rope clutch (5) Team118 at 6:20am 04.23.24 I ordered those plates from Garhauer after reading your post Ted. I never liked the clam cleat set u
Stepping a mast on hunter 450 passage Simple Life at 5:50am 04.23.24 Thank you very much. We will be dropping the boat in Savanna, Georgia. Next I have to find someone
Retrofitting a bowthruster to a 423 Riverdaze at 5:46am 04.23.24 Good to know plenty of room forward and no additional battery box. Greatly appreciate your getting
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Bob S at 5:22am 04.23.24
Retrofitting a bowthruster to a 423 (2) NYSail at 5:16am 04.23.24
Stepping a mast on hunter 450 passage Sailgunner at 5:04am 04.23.24 Remove the access plate above the saloon table. All connections are there. Currently have my mast d
Water coming into cockpit through cockpit drains dlochner at 4:29am 04.23.24 Welcome to SBO. It is not unusual for water to come in through cockpit drains in smaller boats. As
Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 4:17am 04.23.24 A better choice is a MOBI, it sends out an AIS signal with the location and can send a DSC message b
Air Conditioner Vents (1) JamesG161 at 12:50am 04.23.24 From the H49 drawings. H49 found here. H49 Jim... PS: You might use the 2 x 10K BTU units since
Hand held Radio ? DanInCali at 11:49pm 04.22.24 I got a garmin Inreach mini 2 for exactly this purpose. Waterproof to 3 meters. Works regardless how
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 8:33pm 04.22.24 I was able to get the crank balance wheel off and have found a machinist who will cut it down to fit
Hand held Radio ? Tally Ho at 7:25pm 04.22.24
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? chichiflys at 7:11pm 04.22.24 Suggest you keep using the cover plates. They allow you to rebed the chainplates and when tightened
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Davidasailor26 at 7:05pm 04.22.24 I always pre-fill both filters. With a mechanical lift pump I cannot imagine how long it would tak
yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? Straycat22296 at 6:48pm 04.22.24 The yard I went to on SF Bay charges $160hr, pretty much the going rate +- as far as I can tell for
Suspected Hull-to-Deck Joint Leak, H41 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46pm 04.22.24 This is Al Fooks question with the SBO. There is a help desk which you may have to pay but he can a
yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? Anchor Down at 6:36pm 04.22.24 A basic law of economics is that prices are set at a point the target market will bear.

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