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guppy 13 d new bimini (4) sailorforever at 1:38pm 06.13.17 Guppy 0/5058 the guppy, shrimp has a new bimini, used when electric motoring, impressive sailboat for it's size,
Legend 37.5 air conditioning ddrewry at 12:17pm 06.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/484 I'm looking for good ideas to install a 16000 btu unit in my Hunter. The unit would fit under the s
Aerator for Barka galley faucet mswatsonmd at 10:23am 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/438 I am looking for replacement aerator for galley faucet, Barka is the Brand. 40 Beneteau 2007
Wind vane steering part? (2) justsomeguy at 8:30am 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 0/272 137601 137602 Going through all the little stuff stuffed deep in our new-to-us boat, and came across
Mast Tune. (1) bob_pattison at 7:30am 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/602 All, Every spring we get quite a few calls regarding mast trim. Our friends at Selden Mast have this
Starter Battery Switch & Charger Issue Murray16764 at 7:28am 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/2337 I recently had a power windlass professionally installed on my Ben 352. It was fairly simple instal
Purchase of Hunter 26 Cincy020 at 7:26am 06.13.17 Smaller Boats 2/961 I will be looking at a 1994 Hunter 26 as a potential purchase for use on inland lakes. The boat wil
Oday 240 Stanchion leaks and repairs Marlow Currie at 6:26am 06.13.17 Day Sailers 6/1143 greetings I am a new owner of a 240 and took her on a maiden season break in sail last week. winds w
423 Freezer / Refrig. NYSail at 5:23am 06.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/699 Hello all, I am trying to calculate power usage on boat and was wondering if anybody knew the model
New Member has a Question The Shadow Knows at 5:00am 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/485 Hey guys, I'm a new member ' still finding my way on SBO. Quick question: When I open my mail when
More sleep All U Get at 4:28am 06.13.17 Ask All Sailors 42/3155 Hi all, Just finished up our return trip to Maine from the winter south and had found a way to impr
Loose rudder Tree Frog at 9:47pm 06.12.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2593 I have a 1965 Cal Jensen with a loose fitting rudder shaft in the tube that runs from cockpit sole d
Yanmar 2GM Fuel Filter Change, no Bleeding SirMichael at 7:07pm 06.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5501 I purchased our '88 Hunter 28.5 last year, and the 2GM20F has run very well. But I figured that I s
1987 Cat30 running lights. pzmaria at 6:53pm 06.12.17 Catalina 30 2/766 Just wondering if anybody has a list of bulbs for 1987 Cat30 running lights. Bow : green/red - bulb
Here Is My Story And I'm Sticking To It (2) Terry Cox at 6:45pm 06.12.17 Big Boats 6/772 Two years ago we were in Princess Cove on Wallace Island, BC in a blow. Stern tie was called for so
Running rigging jimma4191 at 6:38pm 06.12.17 Pearson 4/1083 Does anyone know of a database for the running rigging on my 1987 Pearson 33-2? Mainsheet, traveler
Broken Danforth Anchor JerryA at 5:25pm 06.12.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1906 Hi Folks, I was anchored out this past weekend in a sandy bottom. Wind was blowing 15-20mph overnigh
Gennaker: forward of forestay or aft? AlastairLC at 5:21pm 06.12.17 Ask All Sailors 27/4858 How do you rig your gennaker - with tack line to block forward of the forestay or aft? Forward gets
hazardous algae in the filters... MitchM at 2:38pm 06.12.17 Ask All Sailors 7/423 the notorious hazardous algae blooms have attacked the filters . the sea water pump i
Wallops Island tonight - sky show! Gunni at 2:02pm 06.12.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/421 Huge potential viewing area on the eastern seaboard tonight for the launch and deployment of colorf

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Outdated Flares of All Types..... thinwater at 9:11pm 05.21.24 Electronic flares have their place. At the Seattle boat show, there was a booth of such. I asked
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon MikeHoncho at 8:07pm 05.21.24 Great write up Pepper!
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging dkinzer at 7:37pm 05.21.24 I was on an outing this past weekend with a group of sailors and I asked a well-seasoned sailor abou
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? dkinzer at 7:09pm 05.21.24 For many years (before I had a boat), I have used the Tide Times app when we were on a beach trip (O
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats (1) daydreamerh23 at 6:53pm 05.21.24 224914
anchoring Hunter 37.5 Legend duck21 at 6:48pm 05.21.24 The 376 has a similar shallow anchor locker, but the windlass actually drops the chain/rode down int
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Dalliance at 6:45pm 05.21.24 I am in the electronic flare camp too. With DSC, GPS, Distress capabilities in our VHF radios, I
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats Crazy Dave Condon at 6:41pm 05.21.24 Can you Oriya picture of the seats. Thanks
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! Crazy Dave Condon at 6:35pm 05.21.24 @Jimongee Call the forum store and speak with either Al or Mike Thomas. Both worked for Hunter a
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!!!!!

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