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Hunter 26/260 Stern Rail Attachments (3) Ian M at 7:43am 03.16.18 Smaller Boats 7/1790 Gentlemen, before I tear out the rear panel, take out the holding tank and/or the starting battery a
Hunter 23.5 Shackles to use with halyards Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46am 03.16.18 Smaller Boats 4/605 If anyone has the specific brand and size shackle used for both the main and jib halyards, please ad
Medicine names Brian D at 7:58pm 03.15.18 Sails Call Lounge 9/963 Did you know that if you take the letters xi- and -yz and add them to your name, you have a medicine
Spring Break On The Horizon (3) Terry Cox at 7:00pm 03.15.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 53/4013 April 7-15 spring break offers an opportunity here to jettison the hard and reach for some water tim
AED onboard? njlarry at 9:03am 03.15.18 Ask All Sailors 40/3542 Having just replaced the pads on my clubs AED I wonder if anyone keeps one onboard. They cost about
1984 Hunter 34 prop shaft to tranny coupling markwbird at 8:42am 03.15.18 Ask All Sailors 3/426 It looks like I will need to replace the coupling flange that bolts the prop shaft to the transmissi
Oceanis 45 water tank exchange for fuel one Opty at 8:11am 03.15.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1010 Has anybody tried to exchange the aft water tank for fuel tank? Does it need replace or can be it b
Looking at 1990 Catalina 22...new to sailboat buying. What should I look for? gcarmack14 at 7:37am 03.15.18 Catalina 22 18/4070 I'm 22 years old and have spent each summer on the water as a powerboater. My dad has always loved s
Portable electric winch handles seadaddler at 7:00am 03.15.18 Ask All Sailors 4/2218
Engine Shut Off T-Handle KZW at 6:59pm 03.14.18 Catalina 310 10/1721 OK, new one on me. Pulled up on the T-handle to shut down the engine this evening. The T-handle brok
Finally! The adventure begins! SFS at 6:53pm 03.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 104/8079 Well, the boat is ready, and provisioned, and we are ready, so in the morning we leave the dock and
Adrift... Official Trailer weinie at 6:02pm 03.14.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1270 ZKWDCyVbnoM
Alcohol rx for seasickness ?? MitchM at 6:00pm 03.14.18 Ask All Sailors 33/3339 no, not the kind you drink....! new york times health section just had an article abo
HEAD DISCHARGE Valerio at 4:59pm 03.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2020 I would like to know if every boat sold in america the head will discharge to the holding tank with
Xmas in March..Kinda/Grunert Refrigerator (1) JamesG161 at 3:14pm 03.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 13/1486 I thought I had done a "dumb" thing during the Winter Freeze, which I assumed caused the loss of my
The "new" SBO store kudos. RussC at 2:51pm 03.14.18 Ask All Sailors 7/609 When I came here a few years ago I tried out the SBO store and found that it wasn't at all Macintosh
Chain to rope splicing ? Valerio at 12:58pm 03.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3195 In my windlass i cannot jump the chain when i get to the joint between the chain and the rope with a
HOW TO GET TO THE TOP OF MY MAST ? Valerio at 12:53pm 03.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/3575 In my hunter 41 the halyard of the spy (the only unused) and the halyard of the genoa came out the m
Vessel Documentation Notice Terry Cox at 12:37pm 03.14.18 Ask All Sailors 9/652 Each year since we owned the boat the Coast Guard sends us a notice that it is time to renew our ves
CE certificate hunter 38 Koen Delanghe at 11:41am 03.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/660 I need a CE certificate of my hunter 38 (2004) for the registration of my boat in Belgium. they told

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Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: JRT at 7:32am 04.08.24 I have a 310, and also my slip is starboard side like what @Tom J described. I also plan way in ad
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Scott T-Bird at 7:30am 04.08.24 We have a slip with pilings at the back, a finger pier along the front port side, and a bulkhead at
"No Step" decals sailcapt340 at 7:22am 04.08.24 While on my boat this morning, starting the spring cleaning, I measured my NO STEP decals. The slid
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 6:58am 04.08.24 all it says is attach the spring line to the mid ship cleat but it doesn't say how you get the mids
Refrigerator thermostat wiring Hayden Watson at 6:29am 04.08.24 For what it is worth, I converted my mechanical tstat to digital and it made very significant reduct
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ Jim Legere at 6:16am 04.08.24 Great information Jim! I'm not sure if I need to replace the strut, I put a hairline Crack in it wh
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: smokey73 at 5:17am 04.08.24 I can't see any good from jumping off the boat without at least one line attaching the boat to the d
Refrigerator thermostat wiring danm1 at 4:54am 04.08.24 I didn't realize the mechanical replacement was available for so little. I'll probably do that and g
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ monocerosin at 4:47am 04.08.24 Great information Jim! I'm not sure if I need to replace the strut, I put a hairline Crack in it whi
Bilge water smells like gas kappykaplan at 4:14am 04.08.24 Is it possible there could have been a spill a long time ago and some of it just got washed into th
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ Jim Legere at 3:57am 04.08.24 The strut that the SBO Store has is the original style for our Cherubini boats. For whatever reason
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ monocerosin at 1:08am 04.08.24 Thanks for the response. We are redoing all the interior. Plenty of it was rotten so we have been do
3GM30F Service Issue marcham at 12:03am 04.08.24 Was the rebuilt pump correctly aligned / timed with the engine???
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tom J at 10:29pm 04.07.24 Had a minor disaster the other day; now thinking this is best approach. Please let me know what you
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ ggrizzard at 8:53pm 04.07.24 The strut that the SBO Store has is the original style for our Cherubini boats. For whatever reason
Refrigerator thermostat wiring marcham at 8:37pm 04.07.24 Your existing TStat is mechanical, not electronic, thus it does not have 12VDC input. Your new elect
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 8:36pm 04.07.24 Single Handing 101.2 HOPPING OFF THE BOAT IS UNNECESSARY Single handing & Bull Rails - Page 2 al
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 8:29pm 04.07.24 We have a slip with pilings at the back, a finger pier along the front port side, and a bulkhead at
Refrigerator thermostat wiring danm1 at 8:09pm 04.07.24 Easy is relative. Are the green wire and the connection wrapped in red the "existing thermostat wire
Mast for plastic Walker Bay 10 FTPartridge at 7:58pm 04.07.24 Thank you both!

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