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Worth trying to repair? (1) gettinthere at 6:30am 02.09.17 Musings With Maine Sail 18/3656 This pic is the inside of the positive connection on my Statpower 1000w inverter. It was smoking whe
Asymmetrical Sheet Length/Type SVPardonMyFrench at 6:20pm 02.08.17 Big Boats 21/9351 Easy Wednesday night question... What's the recommended sheet length and type for an asymmetrical
H410 refrigerator box pictures? scottdube at 3:49pm 02.08.17 Big Boats 0/419 Does anyone have pictures of the interior of the frig/freezer boxes? I'm trying to get a plan from
Rigging costs? Scott T-Bird at 2:44pm 02.08.17 Ask All Sailors 13/15039 Hello All, I'm interested to know if my rigger is quoting a price that is reasonable. I'm not doing
Shaft diameter freeheelbillie at 12:38pm 02.08.17 Catalina 30 1/753 I am drawling a blank...whats the prop shaft diameter on a 1992 Catalina 30, MKII Tall Rig with a Un
raising the boom on hunter legend37 riversloth at 11:54am 02.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/847 I haven't bought my boat yet, but already anticipating upgrades. So has anyone raised their boom fo
Folding and Feathering props freeheelbillie at 11:36am 02.08.17 Ask All Sailors 38/7511 Its time for me to upgrade from the 3 bladed sea anchor I currently have and move to a folding or fe
Hot Plate Ring Stain shavdog at 11:03am 02.08.17 Big Boats 1/459 I bought a 1994 Hunter Legend 35.5 and there is a hot plate stain(ring) on the counter....first off,
BOLO Stolen 373 Beneteau (1) SameODay at 10:39am 02.08.17 Ask All Sailors 8/806 BOAT HAS BEEN FOUND! Thank-you to all who helped uary 2 around 20:00. It has a white hull with green
Loose Foot vs. Fixed? H26 rgranger at 9:20am 02.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/881 Hello H26 and/or H260: I have decided to bite the bullet and get a new main sail. I got this H26
Rebedding deck handholds on an H36 (1) stuartsw at 8:50am 02.08.17 Big Boats 4/1081 I suspect that one or more of our port side deck handholds are the source of an interior leak we ar
Keel pivot little breeze at 8:11am 02.08.17 Catalina 22 25/3209 Hello again as you guys notice from my previous postings I have my keel out and now I m wondering if
J Andrew1988 at 7:48am 02.08.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1999 Q
Holding Tank issues EmeraldBay at 5:46am 02.08.17 Ask All Sailors 17/4049 Goodmorning All, Any help or suggestions much appreciated. We are having an over flow issue on our f
Self furling jib Lynn McT at 8:38pm 02.07.17 Ask All Sailors 30/4511 We are looking for info... We are looking to get a self furling jib and would like comments on Fur
HUNTER 34 new rigging installation hunter healer at 5:27pm 02.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1719 HI Guys, I need your help here. I am stepping my mast on a Hunter 34 with 4 spreaders. I am installi
SigmaDrive - Opinions..? Chenega at 12:35pm 02.07.17 Ask All Sailors 0/31 I was wondering if you have seen or have any experience with Sigmadrive systems and could offer your
SigmaDrive - opinions? Chenega at 12:16pm 02.07.17 Musings With Maine Sail 1/2020 Maine Sail, I was wondering if you have seen or have any experience with Sigmadrive systems and co
One Solar Panel: Three Batteries: Want to Keep Isolated rardiH36 at 11:26am 02.07.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1821 A check on the forums and the internet didn't yield me a conclusive answer: Say I have only one Sol
Hull Gelcoat Color Match - 1987 Hunter 40 Legend rjm at 10:28am 02.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2264 I have a 1987 Hunter 40 Legend. I need to do some gel coat work. Does anyone know what color I sho

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Help with seized fresh water pump (4) Afraal at 8:40am 05.28.24 I'm attaching a few pics of the pump. I can't see well inside, but most likely the bearings failed.
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 Don S/V ILLusion at 8:26am 05.28.24 The keel was just serviced before I bought it. Would have a trivial eff
Fabric search LakeShark at 8:25am 05.28.24 Similar... I was hoping for an exact match to replace 1 cushion the POs St. Bernard ruined. Or the
What stops the sliding hatch from opening too far / how to remove? LakeShark at 8:19am 05.28.24 I decided to go with the unpleasant option. Used a vibrating saw to slice through the outer fiberg
Memorial Day quick sail morbidfollower at 8:12am 05.28.24 I need to pull the furler drum open and gets some more turns on the turnbuckles for halyard tension.
Am I destined for a big Bootie? ...3TacksontheWater at 8:07am 05.28.24
Dickinson newport type, or forced air / vevor / 12v diesel heater? dLj at 8:07am 05.28.24 Thanks this is a great video! Although he didn't show how he vented his forced air exhaust from the
Pearson 32 through hull question jssailem at 7:57am 05.28.24 Hull Plugs for old through-hulls should be permanent, not temporary. Leaks are not desired. There a
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? Sailor Sue at 7:47am 05.28.24 Xavpil, We've done all of this trip at least once, and the Lake Huron and Lake Erie portions of the
ABYC wire identification question? (1) jssailem at 7:35am 05.28.24 I got my labeling insight from Rod (@Maine Sail ). I struggled with the hand written names, number &
hull port (windows) leaking Calif. Ted at 7:31am 05.28.24 Lewmar seems to spec 12mm (.47in) overlap, that does seem like a possible problem. https://www.lewma
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... (1) jssailem at 7:23am 05.28.24 I have a custom 25' Trimaran... inside the mast step I found about 1" of electrolysis corrosion in
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 05.28.24 I can't tell if @skunther is concerned about low compression or not. If it were me and I learned th
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:58am 05.28.24 Fair enough. Remove it and begin grinding on it. I am not a professional metallurgist nor blacksmith
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 jssailem at 6:39am 05.28.24 Welcome to the SBO forum. ded as you look at mature boats. There are bound to be nicks and dings on
Help with seized fresh water pump Ward H at 5:54am 05.28.24 We replaced our sherwood water pump with an Oberdorfer and was glad we did it As did we. Great upg
Help with seized fresh water pump Alansails at 5:46am 05.28.24 We replaced our sherwood water pump with an Oberdorfer and was glad we did it
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 5:10am 05.28.24 Maybe worth a try, Captain Tolley's crack filler.
Engine fire SEMPERAVANTI41 at 5:08am 05.28.24 Anything is possible, but the engine was off when the fire started.
hull port (windows) leaking (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:05am 05.28.24 Perhaps it wasnt fully cured?? .com/dam/dms/us01/t/sikaflex-291.pdf

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