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Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 10:14am 09.16.23 Musings With Maine Sail 56/7942 I am looking for ways to increase the cooling for my alternator. Is it an old Ample Power unit whic
Third Reefing Point patbratton at 7:44am 09.16.23 Smaller Boats 6/1243 Does anyone have any thoughts as to adding a third reef to the mainsail on a Hunter 240? I was going
Universal 25xp. No start. (1) charliec30 at 7:40am 09.16.23 Catalina 30 22/2393 Anyone recognize this sound from starter? Was running fine 2 weeks ago.
Adding Additional/Sub DC Panel (1) SBJO_1555 at 8:46pm 09.15.23 Catalina 30 5/989 Hi All, New to the forum and had a question on adding an Additional/Sub DC Panel...looking to add r
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 7:29pm 09.15.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1149 Hunter 40.5 1994 Went for an afternoon day sail today and now it appears that my topping lift has e
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (1) Geoff E at 7:14pm 09.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/796 Hi. We have a Hunter 41DS and are interested to see if anyone out there has upgraded the interior ca
Problems Accessing the SBO Forums Dave at 6:32pm 09.15.23 Ask All Sailors 4/714 It has been reported that some SBO members are having difficulty accessing the forums and the SBO si
Where are these blocks used (1) SailingLoto at 5:14pm 09.15.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1011 These blocks were in the bottom of the sail bag with a Genoa I acquired. Where are they used? I'v
SBO Off Line??? Rick D at 4:11pm 09.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/718 I have not been able to access the site in a couple of days. Others?
Legend 43 stock propellor rocketmatt100 at 2:00pm 09.15.23 Big Boats 12/1066 Hello all, Im a new member and new to me Hunter Legend 43 owner. Im trying to find info on the sto
Replacing the Switch Panel on an 88 boat ...3TacksontheWater at 1:50pm 09.15.23 Catalina 22 7/967 Hello all. I've run into a snag right out of the gate. My 1988 Switch Panel has both a Bow and a Run
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Skipper J at 11:34am 09.15.23 Ask All Sailors 45/3724 Hi, I am considering going the Sail-Rite route to making my own bimini, cushions and other boat ca
Monoceros 37c continues (5) monocerosin at 11:10am 09.15.23 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1720 219922219923219924219925219926
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 massnspace at 10:31am 09.15.23 Smaller Boats 8/1008 Have been sailing my 23.5 all over the place without a boomvang as I do not want to use the mast rai
310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 9:08am 09.15.23 Catalina 310 22/3129
Underwater antifouling application? DinghySailor at 5:38pm 09.14.23 Ask All Sailors 5/470 Nice warm day here in the upper BC Gulfs. Decided to dive on the prop ' wipe the hull down. On the h
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles xavpil at 3:21pm 09.14.23 Ask All Sailors 43/2953 My surveyor noted that the sewage discharge system should be permanently disabled and the thru- hull
Down wind sail options for H29.5 Bentsailor at 10:51am 09.14.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/548 Any furling down wind sailing experience out there for the Hunter sailors. We are looking to add thi
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders (1) Kirby at 10:24am 09.14.23 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1215 Hello - I have an O'Day 22 1974 sailboat and the pin that goes through the mast to hold the spreader
Collection of Clever Ideas (3) rgranger at 8:55am 09.14.23 Ask All Sailors 3/414 @stickinthemud57 's sail rolling contraption inspired me to start a thread of "life-hacks" for sailo

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Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? garymalmgren at 4:30pm 02.23.25 Hi Paul. With a tower this should be doable. As Dave has mentioned, the make and model of the furler
Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? paulheth at 4:17pm 02.23.25 The furler model is essential information, some furlers cannot be easily removed from the forestay,
Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? dlochner at 3:43pm 02.23.25 The furler model is essential information, some furlers cannot be easily removed from the forestay,
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? paulheth at 2:42pm 02.23.25 As an update to any who are looking at similar projects. In the end I had to replace the unit at a
Preferred helm wheel cover? Justin_NSA at 2:34pm 02.23.25 Justin, You could follow the Pioneer spirit and visit a local farmer. Share that you want to help b
Alignment after engine mount replacement (2) Rich Stidger at 2:05pm 02.23.25 @smokey73 - If I were a carpenter with a hammer, every problem would look like a nail. But since I
Any Catalina 22 Sport owners in/near Fort Myers, Florida ShawnL at 1:59pm 02.23.25 On a C22 (mine is a '72) I put my main panel in the space between the top of the coach roof and the
Preferred helm wheel cover? jssailem at 1:20pm 02.23.25 Justin, You could follow the Pioneer spirit and visit a local farmer. Share that you want to help b
Preferred helm wheel cover? Justin_NSA at 1:02pm 02.23.25 I need to complete a wrap soon, but I'm having a hard time letting go of the $300 for a new leather
Hydro for CNG tank Richard19068 at 12:13pm 02.23.25 But I must ask - since you've done this numerous times - what was the standard you had your tank r
Alignment after engine mount replacement (1) smokey73 at 12:06pm 02.23.25 OK, got the engine alignment done and it looks very good to me. Less "wobble" than before. HOWEVER
Any Catalina 22 Sport owners in/near Fort Myers, Florida pgandw at 11:01am 02.23.25 What solar kit would you get to keep the battery charged? Where are you going to put the solar panel
Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? Project_Mayhem at 10:32am 02.23.25 I love the idea of a folding roller mounted in a U channel or L channels on either side for lateral
Multiple Fresh Water Tanks on Hunter 410 Rich Stidger at 10:12am 02.23.25 I have 4 tanks, each with their own deck fill. I fill each one from the deck. If you open all the ma
Any Catalina 22 Sport owners in/near Fort Myers, Florida Cyb3rSail3r at 10:00am 02.23.25 Had the motor checked out this weekend, all good to go and have it docked by Fort Myers Beach. Just
Looking to crew in Charleston area Claude L.-Auger at 9:36am 02.23.25 Hi Richard Putting such a request on the site never worked for me. So I can't help you other than of
Any Catalina 22 Sport owners in/near Fort Myers, Florida Jacktar at 9:34am 02.23.25 Yep rivers and bays there are mile wide and inch deep in places. Personal experience.
Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? Michael Davis at 9:19am 02.23.25 Beneteau has a funny way of measuring boats. My First 38 is actually 40 feet 3 inches.
Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? (3) Steeli at 9:17am 02.23.25 I didn't not own this boat. I am on the search for one in the 12-13m range. Oceanis 43 is one of the
Any Catalina 22 Sport owners in/near Fort Myers, Florida Gene Neill at 9:00am 02.23.25 Nice boat! Yes, you will definitely need Navionics, or similar chart plotting capability. A depth s

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