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Replacing Sanitation Hose on 2004 Hunter 36 (3) johnstillo at 4:06pm 11.12.17 Big Boats 12/4677 I own a 2004 Hunter 36. Before attempting to replace my head and sanitary hoses, I searched SailBoat
23.5 Thru-hull fitting sizes/upgrades BranThomps at 3:45pm 11.12.17 Smaller Boats 13/2504 Hi! New owner of a 1993 23.5 and I'm going through the boat to make it ready to launch. I was cleani
DeWalt 18V Power Tool Batteries jviss at 1:47pm 11.12.17 Sails Call Lounge 11/2127 My son's two batteries won't charge. I was about to apply a rejuvenation therapy to them, but then
Engine raw water siphon break (1) Skipper at 12:01pm 11.12.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2402 I'm troubleshooting a reduced raw water flow issue - other thread. Started wondering again about the
Hunter 41DS Shower Drain (2) gfrazzle at 10:54am 11.12.17 Big Boats 7/1168 I think I have a loose connection or split hose on the drain under the aft shower floor. The shower
Can the 50.1 meet USCG Criterion for inspected vessel? JoeRickard at 9:48am 11.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1348 Has anyone out there looked into having a Beneteau 50.1 meet USCG Criterion for inspected vessel?
"Anti-Osmosis Protection Paint" Lee Hadjiosif at 7:44am 11.12.17 Ask All Sailors 8/998 Looking to buy a 7 year old 42' Jeanneau Sun Odyssey. One of the comments in the listing is "Anti-os
Covering boat for winter NYSail at 5:51am 11.12.17 Ask All Sailors 33/5112 so with new boat I am getting ready to put her to bed. Figure I will have a cover made next year so
LIPO BATTERIES SVEN MARTINEZ at 1:42am 11.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/3353 Hi Folks, Question on using LIPO's for house bank. Anyone have experience they can share?
Barlow winch designations/model numbers Robert Weiss-Malik at 7:58pm 11.11.17 Cal 4/6615 My Cal 24 T/4 has a pair of Barlow winches that are stamped with the number "18" designation. These
Artistic Flair to Companionway Hatch Boards: Very lengthy project post (20) Will Gilmore at 6:58pm 11.11.17 Day Sailers 34/7052 New Companionway Boards Repost from the Mariner Class Association Web site's Maintenance and Restor
1982 Newport fixed portlights (2) MitchK at 5:18pm 11.11.17 Newport 0/640 Got a question for you owners of N28's. The fixed portlight on mine leak a bit, and I would like to
How long mixing elbows last/reduced flow (1) Skipper at 4:54pm 11.11.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1731 -update 11/13 below- How long do mixing elbows last? Mine in 6 years old. About 300 hours. Looks new
Steaming light Pompadi at 4:51pm 11.11.17 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1500 Our Steaming light has blown, does anyone know the size of the light bulb for the steaming light on
Raritan PHii pump rebuild Sefuller at 3:13pm 11.11.17 Ask All Sailors 27/6119 I needed to rebuild the pump on our PHii, and was surprised that I could not find any videos documen
Keel bolts (2) Voyager1 at 12:58pm 11.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1123 when my boat was hulled out for the winter I noticed a 1/8 inch or so crack around the keel. I torqu
Marking jib sheet position danstanford at 11:14am 11.11.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/4864 Having never done this, I am thinking through the implications of marking my jib sheet for a beat so
Tarp v. Custom Canvas Winter Cover Tyler Rippel at 10:59am 11.11.17 Smaller Boats 22/7638 I am behind schedule on getting a couple things fixed and covering my boat for winter, but I recentl
Today is Veterans Day, 2017 (1) Brian D at 10:58am 11.11.17 Sails Call Lounge 22/1631 In honor of today, I want to thank all the Veterans here on SBO. And also thank their significant ot
Do magazines (and forums) focus too much on larger boats... thinwater at 10:40am 11.11.17 Ask All Sailors 96/9563 ... at the expense of smaller boats and beginning sailors? I can see why Sail would do this; the ad

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anchoring Hunter 37.5 Legend jssailem at 6:28pm 05.21.24 The manual winch is certainly an option. The handling of the anchor from the cockpit is likely going
Mooring and bilge pump jssailem at 6:25pm 05.21.24 This sounds like a good challenge for a Solar charge system to keep the battery capable of running t
EV-100 auto helm issues jssailem at 6:19pm 05.21.24 Drag may be caused by dirt in the wheel a good rinse with a little dish soap may flush the wheel and
DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? tkwhalen at 6:15pm 05.21.24 Wish I would have cut the joints as 45s but the ends were an after thought the year after the main b
inline blower question jssailem at 6:13pm 05.21.24 plan on replacing the inline blower for the engine compartment. This task, when you cannot measure
EV-100 auto helm issues pvisich at 6:13pm 05.21.24 EV-100 Autopilot was installed last year, works great, but when not on or in standby there is a dece
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 6:11pm 05.21.24
ENSO Observations Jan to May 2024 jssailem at 5:50pm 05.21.24 In a next chapter we will discuss the new technology being introduced to help pinpoint the path of s
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? thinwater at 5:48pm 05.21.24 I have been reading that a typical chest harness is a big No No for climbing. Do you recommend the
Rodeo anchoring WayneH at 5:48pm 05.21.24 Having an anchor buoy with 10 feet of line and anchoring in 20 feet of water does not work. Moving t
ENSO Observations Jan to May 2024 rgranger at 5:25pm 05.21.24 Much appreciated!!!!!
Repair (1) rgranger at 5:19pm 05.21.24 A quick Google turned up many options
Repair rgranger at 5:17pm 05.21.24 Or maybe you just need an end cap???
Repair rgranger at 5:16pm 05.21.24 I had a gap like that on my Hunter 26. Fortunately the gap was on the transom near the motor well an
Mooring and bilge pump Tally Ho at 4:43pm 05.21.24 I think adding an automatic bilge pump is important. Especially on a boat you are et going to check
Repair Tally Ho at 4:38pm 05.21.24 What does the other side look like? Greg
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Tally Ho at 4:37pm 05.21.24 I am in the electronic flare camp too. With DSC, GPS, Distress capabilities in our VHF radios, I w
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 05.21.24 Having seen the slag from handheld flares and the remarkably short time 12 gauge aerial flares are v
Repair JamesG161 at 3:30pm 05.21.24 Any suggestion on how to fix this? I really want to make it look nice. Thank you Look here for you
ENSO Observations Jan to May 2024 JamesG161 at 3:25pm 05.21.24 More to come soon on the new ZONEs set up by NOAA et al... John and I are doing this , since so fa

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