Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

1984 Hunter 25.5 HELP !! Delaminating deck by rub rail (2) jereintjes at 8:08pm 05.15.18 Ask All Sailors 4/588 150369 150370 Has anyone out there encountered this ? What is best way to fix ? I have considered ju
C30 Masthead Casting Shortage? (2) Ward H at 5:55pm 05.15.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/1580 All right, who bought up all the C30 masthead castings at Catalina Direct? I'm 10 days from launchi
Some hurricane repairs (14) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:20pm 05.15.18 Catalina 310 4/1049
Holding Tank for Forward Head / Legend 40 David Albright at 12:17pm 05.15.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/502 We have already converted the aft head to a composting toilet and are preparing to convert the forwa
35.5 Sette Table slider stuck (5) nfg2u at 11:48am 05.15.18 Big Boats 2/483 I have a 35.5 that I purchased with the settee table that would not move up and down on the compress
wooden ships, men of iron jon hansen at 10:29am 05.15.18 Ask All Sailors 7/735 vQls5w-8ycU i love this stuff
Whatever it takes (1) Jackdaw at 10:26am 05.15.18 Ask All Sailors 23/1882 A friend of my is repairing a large section of wet core today on his Schock 35. They found a low spo
Trouble tensioning fore and aft stay. (2) OsideClyde at 10:24am 05.15.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2410 Hello! New sailor and proud new owner of a 2004 C22 Wing Keel. I was lucky enough to be the high bid
LIBERTINE, do you know the design? (2) TomY at 9:44am 05.15.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1703 The name is a good clue. If recreational sailing is a hedonistic pursuit (and I say it is), then Lib
Keel (2) Voyager1 at 9:40am 05.15.18 Ask An Oday Owner 33/4587 I have ODay 302 that has crack around the keel that leaks slightly, boat is out of the water in a cr
What to fill a keel with? (1) Todd Atchison at 7:54am 05.15.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3603 So I've been wondering, what do I fill the big hole in my keel with? Trust me, I've read all the pos
Yanmar YSM Draincock leaking (1) Mighty Little at 10:34pm 05.14.18 Engines and Propulsion 3/805 Hey everyone - do you have any advice on how to correct a leaky draincock assembly? I'm convinced i
Cap for auto pilot drive boot when wheel is off (1) H3newdog at 9:33pm 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 8/557 Has anyone come up with a good way of protecting the connector to the drive motor for the AP when th
In & Out, Same Hole - Holding Tank H3newdog at 9:24pm 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1389 Okay, re-piping head with new holding tank. The new tank is 2' taller so the top "inlet" fitting is
Hunter Cherubini 33 vs Tartan 34 jeniloohoo at 8:10pm 05.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2545 Hi there. Thoughts on which we should purchase? We are looking at a '79 Hunter 33 (Yanmar), a '78 Ta
Showers on board - direct discharge? redunculous at 7:12pm 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1316 Sitting here on a friends boat and we were discussing his shower system as he has relays which he ha
Changing out transmission Jentay at 5:12pm 05.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/314 Hello, I am a new boat owner and sailor. Last week I had a catastrophic failure of my transmission.
Line as art (1) Jackdaw at 3:31pm 05.14.18 Ask All Sailors 10/919 After a month of procrastinating, I finally hardened up and built my new twings for BlueJ. Easy spli
transducer placement kenpa at 2:26pm 05.14.18 Parts Search 3/650 Has anyone had success in placing a transducer for depth inside for throw the haul in a Catalina 22.
Battery Condition Nodak7 at 12:09pm 05.14.18 Big Boats 15/1268 OK, it is a rainy day out there so I have some time to ask a question of you brainac's out there. My

Recent Replies

Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches jnorten at 11:04am 06.18.24 I put a pair of Winchers on my primary jib winches (size 40's) a few years ago. I did leave them on
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? kappykaplan at 10:09am 06.18.24 We've had 3 days squeak free now. It's wonderful. Awesome! :beer:
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack kappykaplan at 10:08am 06.18.24 Always open all hatches. You never know what you will find in a 20 y/o boat :plus:
Electrical panel backing board ggrizzard at 10:04am 06.18.24 Check the ABYC regulations if possible. I'm not sure if there is a requirement for "heat / fire res
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot Crazy Dave Condon at 9:54am 06.18.24 SBO has the build list of parts for your boat to include run by former Hunter employees
Electrical panel backing board Ward H at 9:47am 06.18.24 Did you look at Blue Sea Systems. They have DC panels in many sizes up to 24 positions.
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 9:44am 06.18.24 You want vinylester resin as it is not porous when dry. Polyester resin is porous when dry. You are
Advice on repairing spreader bracket torn bolt hole LloydB at 8:37am 06.18.24 I think I would have a rigger check that mast for distortion on both sides at the level of the sprea
Looking for small burner caps for Force 10 Hello Below at 8:37am 06.18.24 I am not sure if this will help or not??? Force-10-Sabaf-Series-II-Parts
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Windpilot at 8:36am 06.18.24 I would have recommended getting rid of the plastic slides and go with something like the Tides Trac
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 8:31am 06.18.24 Awesome, thank you!
Looking for small burner caps for Force 10 (1) Hello Below at 8:28am 06.18.24 Its for a Hunter 340, Force 10 Propane 2 burner stove with oven- need a replacement for the small b
NGCC In Memoriam Jacktar at 8:07am 06.18.24 Got some feedback, correcting my statement, looking back at docs from earlier cruises this was a Fle
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? AndyL at 8:06am 06.18.24 The source of the noise is probably the starboard spacer block that mounts to the underside of the
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack rgranger at 7:35am 06.18.24 Always open all hatches. You never know what you will find in a 20 y/o boat
Sailing a Beneteau 35.1 with lifting keel raised weihenstephan at 7:23am 06.18.24 Hopefully soon. Haven't pulled the trigger quite yet and deciding between the 35.1 w/ lifting keel
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack dlochner at 7:15am 06.18.24 Another question, in front of the table there is a hatch, but it has been glued to the floor. You c
New Catalina 22 Owner Questions FLJim at 7:13am 06.18.24 Thanks for the feedback and ideas. I'm familiar with the plastic ammo boxes and that's a great idea
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack (3) ThomNL at 7:07am 06.18.24 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congratulations on your new to you boat. Your choice of the Catalina 22
Reconditioning circuit breakers Scott T-Bird at 7:00am 06.18.24 Look'n like I'll be biting the bullet... Thanks all. Dan That is a very worthwhile upgrade. I wou

Contact
About
Terms of Use