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Hunter 23 where to place a bildge pump scott hall at 8:31am 11.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/807 Where is the best place to have a bilge type pump. I sometimes get water in cockpit port lassereth
Common clause? (1) Brian D at 5:17am 11.21.17 Sails Call Lounge 12/1080 143875
ADDITIONAL FUEL TANK FOR H41 SVEN MARTINEZ at 1:13am 11.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/597 Greetings. Any of the above owners add an additional fuel tank to their vessel? If so, will you sh
New N28 owner, with a couple questions CharlzO at 8:21pm 11.20.17 Newport 7/1196 Good evening all! I have recently decided to take on the purchase of a 1976 Newport 28, and am anxio
The new AC boat Jackdaw at 8:16pm 11.20.17 Racing 85/9346 Epic. Retractable foils on a open-class style monohull. Real sailors setting real sails while dicei
Sailors clean up nicely. (1) Jackdaw at 4:57pm 11.20.17 Ask All Sailors 13/950 WYC held our annual awards banquet last weekend, so Jo and I got dressed up and headed out. led in 3
UV cloth on Genoa: Sunbrella or WeatherMax 80? Ben4195 at 3:12pm 11.20.17 Racing 7/3327 Hi folks, hoping for more education/advice for the purchase of a new RF 150 Genoa. When I mentioned
Painted Hull, Why? BobHorn at 2:54pm 11.20.17 Morgan 9/4120 Looking at a 1974 Out Island 41 that has had the hull and deck painted at some point in time. Is the
FTZ 94284 Terminal Crimper (1) jviss at 2:42pm 11.20.17 Musings With Maine Sail 47/14476 I took the plunge and invested in the FTZ crimper. I wonder if many others on SBO have, also, and i
The 3's have it (1) Brian D at 9:21am 11.20.17 Sails Call Lounge 13/775 143833
How many horses? (1) Brian D at 9:15am 11.20.17 Sails Call Lounge 14/795 Yep, @Brian D is at it again...
Fender covers - good or bad? (1) Justin_NSA at 7:45am 11.20.17 Ask All Sailors 11/4706 I'm putting together my Christmas wish list. It's that or expect a new tie or something. Anyway, I'm
Buying new 150 RF genoa; rope luff or not? Ben4195 at 7:02am 11.20.17 Racing 3/682 Hi all, I'm helping a friend buy a new 150 RF genoa. The quote has as an option for either a foam l
Florida's boating season is kicking into high gear. pateco at 6:51am 11.20.17 Ask All Sailors 14/913 Bumper boats out there yesterday: 1102352166565606 Click on image to play video I think it was rou
Prayers for the Argentine Submariners DayDreamer41 at 4:53am 11.20.17 Ask All Sailors 7/820 Thoughts and prayers to the lost seamen of the Argentine Submariners crew on the yet to be found sub
single line reefing Matpearce at 3:56am 11.20.17 Catalina 310 11/2363 Hi I have a catalina 310 I am after some advice on the reefing system I have used the single line re
Sourcing Parts for my Hunter23 1986 drewsyntax at 8:22pm 11.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/924 Hi All Winter is very much here in New York and having work done to the H23 that I am very excited
2000 26X Steering linkage broke shermdigs54 at 3:57pm 11.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2539 I have a 2000 Macgregor 26X with an Evinrude 50 HP engine. A nut on the steering linkage has corrod
Water pooling by traveler on H23 (1) Volkswatson at 2:55pm 11.19.17 Smaller Boats 14/1369 Hey all, whilst cleaning my new-to-me h23, I noticed there is a lot of pooling in between the travel
Larger Waste Holding Tanks? Jeff Tirey at 12:19pm 11.19.17 Bavaria 3/5762 I would like to replace the tiny 10 gallon aft waste holding tank on my 2002 Bavaria 40. Does anyo

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Missing Reef Hook? jssailem at 5:25am 07.01.24 Wonderful. How does it function? Not to much friction?
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 jssailem at 5:22am 07.01.24 Those cracks are serious. Something occurred and will require structural repair.
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. shemandr at 5:17am 07.01.24 You need to get more tension on your jib halyard. Many foresails hang a little on the bow rail/lif
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 5:14am 07.01.24 @dlochner not to mention the 618 has the exact same wiring to the alternator as the existing 614 wh
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 5:10am 07.01.24 Over night we got Tropical Storm Chris :facepalm:
New owners - how are they doing, part 3 JamesG161 at 5:06am 07.01.24 Stopping Rain and Sunburns with the Canvas Top. :kick: Jim...
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. DayDreamer41 at 5:04am 07.01.24 What point of sail are we looking at? if upwind set the jib car set to aft on the car rail and tight
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. kappykaplan at 4:58am 07.01.24
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair (6) jmaitz at 4:53am 07.01.24
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Davidasailor26 at 4:48am 07.01.24
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:34am 07.01.24 @dlochner not to mention the 618 has the exact same wiring to the alternator as the existing 614 whi
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore sailme88 at 3:53am 07.01.24 If you think about it, installing a Xantrex type battery conditioner requires that the AC & DC be in
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore Davidasailor26 at 3:41am 07.01.24
New owners - how are they doing, part 3 All U Get at 3:23am 07.01.24 Darwin Award.
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore dlochner at 3:13am 07.01.24 I was told and read one should not run 110V wire near 12V wire. The concern is inducing an AC cur
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 2:52am 07.01.24 Given that a new MC618 runs $530, I would pop for the extra and get a Zeus. Where are you shoppin
Missing Reef Hook? (1) Occasional Heeler at 9:29pm 06.30.24 Update .. thanks everyone! Got it setup the way it was supposed to be (with reef lines passing thro
Simrad RS35, HS35 not connecting FastOlson at 8:44pm 06.30.24 I contacted Simrad but they no longer support the RS35. Any ideas will be appreciated. That's awfu
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator Hayden Watson at 8:14pm 06.30.24 Given that a new MC618 runs $530, I would pop for the extra and get a Zeus.
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Hayden Watson at 7:26pm 06.30.24 Here is one if 3m (8'-9") works for you.

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