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Trojan T105 Plus vs. T105 RE JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:11pm 06.20.17 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1961 Hey MS, I imagine you are quite busy this time of year. I hope you have a minute to weigh in on thi
Need new water tank Tyemac at 12:10pm 06.20.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1529 We have a '91 Hunter Vision 32' and the aluminum water tank has a slight leak. I guess the best thin
Rewiring mast conduit or not? CYQK at 10:08am 06.20.17 Ask All Sailors 12/3763 Getting ready to rewire mast and there is no conduit in there now Would you put conduit in if so ho
Arch light RWSlater at 8:31am 06.20.17 Big Boats 16/1958 On the H-45CC with the stereo option there are two speakers under the arch and in the middle is a li
Doctor's Orders -- SOLD Jtacqua at 4:44am 06.20.17 Catalina 310 1/954 Good morning all, Although I mostly lurked in the background, I want each and everyone to know that
Advice on How to Reattach Riveted Latch Posts (2) Sailingbum at 4:35am 06.20.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/689 Hello All, Recently, my the latch "posts" for the deck hatches on my 35S5, (for lack of a better wo
Horizon instrument manual (1) Bob 04 H260 at 4:26am 06.20.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1808 I'm looking for a manual for an older instrument
Shaft zinc 423 NYSail at 2:02am 06.20.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1265 hello all. Does anybody know the type/size of the shaft zinc? I know it's a cone but.... when the y
Head door won't close S2 8.5 jguyer at 9:13pm 06.19.17 S2 8/2212 The door to my head won't close. After 3 years of owning my boat the geometry of the door is so off
Catalina Rendezvous in Two Harbors kimelmore at 8:58pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 0/361 Is anyone else going to the Rendezvous in Two Harbors, Catalina on July 7 - 9th? I'm a newbie to the
Van Gogh Artistic Assist (1) Jtcf78911 at 8:55pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 31/1824 Hi all. Have performed a great deal of topsides and deck refurbishing this Spring on my 1985 O'Day
O'Day 272 trailer questions (3) HillbillyWanderer at 6:26pm 06.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/950 I bought a sailboat trailer a few years back and finally bought a O'Day 272 to go with it. I have a
Sailboat trailer questions (2) HillbillyWanderer at 6:09pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 34/2562 Bought a sailboat trailer a few years back and now have a sailboat to go with it. Going to pick it u
Outhaul purchase (1) Brian S at 6:03pm 06.19.17 Day Sailers 7/1817 So, I finally decided to increase the purchase on my 192's outhaul. I decided the easiest thing to d
2000 H380, Marine Force 10, 3 Burner, not working viper at 5:28pm 06.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2877 My stove will not light, electronically or by lighter. No evidence of gas reaching stove. Propane
Electric panel on Hunter 22 (1981) Anne Major at 4:54pm 06.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/364 Just bought an old 1981 Hunter 22 that I am rehabbing. Need electric plate and information on possi
Fully adjustable Jib Car control mod cb32863 at 4:35pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 8/814 I finally got this done over the weekend, looks like it is going to work pretty slick. http://danss
Installing 12V fans Slow Dancin at 4:35pm 06.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/785 I want to install three 12V fans, one in each cabin. They will all be near a cabin light. Can I spli
What happened to the Catalina 165 sailboat site at yahoo groups? solosailier at 4:16pm 06.19.17 Smaller Boats 0/702 There's a lot of information there in files and photos but no activity. Is there another site with t
It's that damn PO again... (1) shemandr at 3:26pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 11/871 I've just taken possession of a new to me Slickcraft (Shhhh - I know this is a sailing forum but I s

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New owners - how are they doing, part 3 dlochner at 11:44am 06.29.24 Somebody needs a safe boating course! And maybe a breathalyzer. :(
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 jssailem at 11:41am 06.29.24 The crackling noise is an admonishment: "Don't do that!" The cause is likely the internal flexing of
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 jssailem at 11:38am 06.29.24 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Many boats are thin shells that hold out the water and flex when pushed.
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JBP-PA at 11:24am 06.29.24 No, its the reef line. Page 46 of the pdf. I can see how its supposed to run, I was looking f
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... (1) Rich 35.5 at 11:06am 06.29.24 That's probably your outhaul as others have said. No, its the reef line. Page 46 of the pdf.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Rich 35.5 at 10:53am 06.29.24 My 23.5 did the same in the bow area. I had it for 10 years or so, no problems.
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap kappykaplan at 10:24am 06.29.24 is it 6 of one / half-dozen of the other? Yes, as long as you calibrate whatever you end up with.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Tiffany at 10:10am 06.29.24 Really enjoyed reading all the thoughtful/enlightening comments posted to the question about the sta
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap Foswick at 9:54am 06.29.24 If the tach isn't too old, it may be able to get a signal from something in addition to the output o
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 shemandr at 9:46am 06.29.24 Seems like a lot of flex to me. But I'm no CDC.
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? gfrazzle at 9:41am 06.29.24 Hi Kupe, I replaced my old unit(2007 DS41) with a new one a couple of months ago. The original was b
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port Scott T-Bird at 9:29am 06.29.24 I can't imagine there is a simple solution to the rudder shaft alignment. It seems you will just ha
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 06.29.24 Part two is: I believe there is a way to keep the new alternator if I either replace the tachometer
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Scott T-Bird at 9:10am 06.29.24 Also, I'm curious about 3 bilge pumps. Three electric bilge pumps or 2 electric and 1 manual? My C
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 06.29.24 @Crazy Dave Condon Your opinion ?
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Scott T-Bird at 9:00am 06.29.24 BTW, the "Catalina smile" doesn't apply to the boat you are looking at. It was only an issue with m
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Scott T-Bird at 8:43am 06.29.24 A "wet bilge" is not normal unless there is a reason for it. Ask for explanation and then do whatev
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JBP-PA at 8:40am 06.29.24 I'm probably using the wrong term... It is slab reefing already. Its actually two lines joined
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port William Weeks at 8:37am 06.29.24 Sorry about the previous message, had a computer glitch, was supposed to read line up equally on eac
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JBP-PA at 8:26am 06.29.24 YES! There is an easy trick. Get a couple small supermagnets. They work through aluminum. Tie a t

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