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No sail cleaners in So. Calif. anymore ? Really ? Calif. Ted at 8:08am 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 1/329 Had the boat hauled for paint so I removed the main to have it cleaned at the same time. Took the sa
Access to cockpit drain at transom (1) Tom H31 at 7:25am 02.25.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/939 I finally cut an opening and installed an access panel in the bulkhead between quarter berth and laz
Glue softener info needed DAVA390 at 6:43am 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 5/444 A few years ago I bought some kind of chemical release agent to soften up the glue on plastic trim w
Atomic A4 Drop-In Replacement Erik F at 8:31pm 02.24.17 Engines and Propulsion 16/5675 Dear Sailors, Especially those familiar with the Pearson Triton, 10M etc that uses the red Atomic4
AC/DC power panels jssailem at 4:53pm 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 40/4386 Interested in the pros and cons of various types of panel switches when located inside the boat cabi
Keel Bolts H34, Should I worry about them? CoastLife at 4:03pm 02.24.17 Big Boats 8/2060 I recently bought a 83 Hunter 34. It's been sitting on the hard for a couple years. We are in the p
Buying a hunter 41ac Jack999000 at 3:37pm 02.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/546 I'm thinking of purchasing a h41 ac I'm in Australia and plan to go into the pacific. A lot of peopl
New Sails for Mac25? StinkBug at 3:27pm 02.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1152 I've pretty much replaced and refreshed everything on my boat except the most important part, the sa
Fate has spit upon me (2) JL Stratton at 3:04pm 02.24.17 Smaller Boats 20/2333 Was checking out my forestay cable in preparation for tomorrow's sail. It looked damaged (unwound?)
It stays or it goes (3) Skipperdan at 2:34pm 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 13/993 I had one of these on my Triton I think but I cannot remember what it was for. Solid Brass. A holder
Beneteau First 20 on order Request advice - outboard size and shaft lenght Dusty Mac at 1:17pm 02.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/781 I do not know transom measurements for First 20. Will I want a fixed engine mount where engine can s
Pimp my C275 (1) Codybear at 1:04pm 02.24.17 Catalina 275 60/19055 Seeing that the moderators were gracious enough to create our own C275 group, I figured we need to t
To buy or not to buy: neglected Catalina 27 Sailorpants at 12:25pm 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 22/3840 Hey Sailors, I'm new to sailing with only a few lessons and a few more hours logged, But have wanted
Newport 28 parts pcupach at 11:02am 02.24.17 Newport 2/1361 If you are in need of parts for your Newport please let me now. I will be posting pictures of sever
New Solar Panels, VSR and MPPT Controller David Popken at 10:25am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 14/3350 I have purchased the above and am preparing to install. My current setup is 30A shorepower smart ch
My keel Jorge Guerra at 10:07am 02.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1838 Hi I need some help guys rebuilding these MacGregor 25 I have already redundant bottom I'm almost th
Launching without trailer extension! LakeShark at 10:00am 02.24.17 Trailer Sailors 7/1585 Just came across this today and had to share. if it were only so easy! FPeetFWRVxo
Using a Convoluted Wheel? CYQK at 9:19am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 6/750 Well....... If you are anything like me never heard of a convoluted wheel before. Am polishing all t
Aqua Signal 25 combo - known flaw? (2) Skipper at 8:47am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 22/3184 When I had the mast out 2 years ago, I used the opportunity to get some work done, including install
Diesel Engine Smokes and speed limited forward not in reverse why? Capt Ziggy at 6:57am 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 12/985 My diesel engine spews out black smoke and speed is limited to 2400-2500 RPM in forward. In reverse

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WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 4:37pm 05.09.24 Agreed Greg. Wasn't going to stir the pot, but then we could say that about half the posts on this s
Stuffing box mount repair Mark Maulden at 4:36pm 05.09.24 congrats for your new boat! I have two questions. 1) did you have a survey prior to purchase? If s
Dropping rudder on 11.0A Tally Ho at 3:53pm 05.09.24 I think you are going to have to clean out the boot to get rid of the old fiberglass and glue, and r
Whale Manual Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 3:50pm 05.09.24 Or you can make your own O-Rings with this kit. https://www.amazon.com/Buna-N-Ring-Splicing-Duromet
Rudder crack (1) mbefus at 3:44pm 05.09.24 Cut into the rudder and the entire stainless steel frame was corroded, and as the original commenter
O'day 23-2 Topping lift (1) Tally Ho at 3:41pm 05.09.24
Dropping rudder on 11.0A (1) mbefus at 3:36pm 05.09.24 Got the rudder off, had to chip away at the skeg boot for about 4 hours. Used a heat gun, chiseled,
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 JamesG161 at 3:33pm 05.09.24 You can find a lot of info on the H40.5 here H40.5 Manual and Owner Mods too Jim...
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Tally Ho at 3:23pm 05.09.24
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 shemandr at 3:20pm 05.09.24 In defense of OP, berth was spelled right in the early part of the post. The second birth I'm going
trailer my boat to florida Tally Ho at 3:18pm 05.09.24
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Marmalade at 3:10pm 05.09.24 We have a Legend 37 with the centerline/pedestal bed in the rear cabin. I loved the idea when we pu
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 jssailem at 3:09pm 05.09.24 waking up the outside person is very likely. With the right person in the proper (or improper) moo
Connecting bilge areas jssailem at 3:07pm 05.09.24 Welcome to the SBO forums.. Congrats on finding your boat at a discount.:biggrin: Boats are built to
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 2:59pm 05.09.24 I second @Rick D opinion. Making up the berth is a total PITA. And depending upon the size of the
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Rick D at 2:34pm 05.09.24 After 25 years with our 40.5, the issues with the aft berth are 1) making the bed and 2) one person
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Windpilot at 2:20pm 05.09.24 Lol, nothing says newbie like asking how the bedrooms look and work. No worries, that's how I starte
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 danm1 at 1:49pm 05.09.24 At dock or anchor the transverse berth is not really a problem, except perhaps for the person aft. A
Whale Manual Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 1:39pm 05.09.24 Call the manufacturer. They've helped me identify the correct part for my pump in the past
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 rgranger at 12:42pm 05.09.24 Thanks! Nothing says newbie like confusing a bed in a boat with bringing human life into the world

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