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Broken Main sheet/ vang hunter240 at 12:41pm 05.31.16 Smaller Boats 9/983 Well it happened again. The pin that attaches the snap shackle to the main sheet(which is really a b
Securing the boom with Bimini open CHSN WND at 11:39am 05.31.16 Smaller Boats 30/3464 I recently installed a 6 foot Ameriseam Bimini (stern rail seat model) on my H26. To prevent interfe
'83 31' Hunter Water Tank leakage 1mcarlson at 11:36am 05.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/501 I read a previous thread on here about the leaky rear water tank yet cannot ask for further informat
Water in Bilge, even after being out of the water for a year patriciasailing at 11:19am 05.31.16 Day Sailers 6/1636 Hello, I keep having water in the bilge of a 1984 Oday Daysailer II we purchased a year ago. It ha
Any Catalina 22's in Minnesota / Minneapolis area? prskier17 at 10:28am 05.31.16 Catalina 22 8/1221 Hey everyone, My wife and I have been looking/dreaming about our 1st sailboat for several years... n
2000 Hunter Passge floor removal Sillybilly at 10:14am 05.31.16 Ask All Sailors 0/213 Ok lets see if I get an answer. I have a leaking water tank under the floor between the gen /engine
O'day 22 Battens Capri at 9:48am 05.31.16 Day Sailers 1/536 Hello. I have a 1981 22ft. With Neil Pryde mainsail. It takes three battens: 24, 24, and a 30. I wou
Saga's May 2016 Trip Bad Obsession at 9:33am 05.31.16 Ask All Sailors 3/307 Here is the edited video of my May 2016 single handed trip into the Chesapeake Bay: bqDQ1VHNwVM Le
Factory Ice Box bebling at 8:41am 05.31.16 Catalina 22 2/553 I have a 1989 C22 wing keel. Since purchasing we have installed new cushions and upholstery, new se
Oday Wigeon slow leak cliff02138 at 8:04am 05.31.16 Day Sailers 6/2028 I'm excited - this is my first post to this forum! A few years ago my parents gave me the boat I gr
Oday slow leak help? cliff02138 at 8:02am 05.31.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1018 I'm excited - this is my first post to this forum! A few years ago my parents gave me the boat I gr
Oday slow leak cliff02138 at 7:56am 05.31.16 Day Sailers 0/681 I'm excited - this is my first post to this forum! A few years ago my parents gave me the boat I gr
How to remove light bulbs on h386 Boston2020 at 5:53am 05.31.16 Big Boats 0/524 I want to upgrade to LED bulbs. How do I remove the bulbs in the dome fixtures in the head and salon
Centerboard Issue tgrass462 at 9:59pm 05.30.16 Smaller Boats 4/628 Today we pulled our 1999 Hunter 260 from Lake Carlyle to power wash and paint the bottom and wax the
Rudder on H376 Franklin at 8:36pm 05.30.16 Big Boats 1/620 The helm has always been a problem on my 1996 H376. Racing crew seem to always complain about weath
Where is the CO coming from? BayMan at 6:17pm 05.30.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1408 1987 Hunter 450. I put a house CO detector in the aft stateroom. I equalized my batteries and it w
Spinnaker?, Gennaker?, Drifter? Need help identifying this sail.. (5) Texas Gun-Man at 5:11pm 05.30.16 Catalina 22 13/2578 Before you laugh too hard at this texas rancher, please remember that I'm a real novice...lol This s
Diesel Problem Smorgasbord... Jtcf78911 at 4:31pm 05.30.16 Engines and Propulsion 61/4091 Hi all. As excited as I was to recently get my O'Day 28 back on the water I was pretty rapidly defl
Catalina 30, Wing keel, Bilge question Bel/Mik at 2:02pm 05.30.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/813 Is it normal for the bilge to form a white skin of something on top of the antifreeze after the wint
2000 Model 290 table-setee arrangement danstanford at 1:33pm 05.30.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/442 We know how to drop the table by removing the pin but the table is probably 3/4" from resting on the

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Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) Ward H at 6:17am 04.09.23 lots of great responses. I found this on the sailrite site. It looks cool. https://www.sailrite.co
Posting Guidelines JamesG161 at 6:07am 04.09.23 I have an App that converts my boat repair videos to YouTube format. But I prefer this site for post
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Ward H at 5:55am 04.09.23 I had found a list of changes made to the C30 over the years that was posted on the Catalina 30 Asso
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 4:50am 04.09.23 I just finished reading the manual, useful information, these units use R-12 and evaporators. My 199
Alternator temperatures Hayden Watson at 10:59pm 04.08.23 I have been doing some research on the temperatures that the windings insulation can tolerate as wel
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 7:19pm 04.08.23 Aluminum is light gray or anodized in a color. Stainless Steel is bright and shiny and often slight
Thread maintenance on my sailboat zinahewitt at 7:15pm 04.08.23 Yes, Lanocote can get pretty stiff when cold. I primarily use it when using SS screw into aluminum
Alternator temperatures mermike at 7:05pm 04.08.23
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel dlochner at 6:35pm 04.08.23 Did you need a keel or rudder? and if you did where did you find them Fortunately no, however the
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel JamesG161 at 6:17pm 04.08.23 yes Jim i would like to talk check you private messages
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel smokey73 at 6:12pm 04.08.23 Is the rudder shaft stainless steel and is it bent? The original manufacturer of the rudder is stil
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 6:09pm 04.08.23 Thanks baycloud, well appreciated.
Thread maintenance on my sailboat Tally Ho at 6:03pm 04.08.23 Alright. Mineral Spiritis did the trick as far as cleaning the old material off. {Old material was
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (4) Tally Ho at 5:56pm 04.08.23
Sanitary Pipe Routing - Tartan 4100 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:49pm 04.08.23 Welcome to sbo.com! I'd say that"wonky" is a major understatement...There HAS to be a better way
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel SailorShaggy at 5:18pm 04.08.23 I know how fix both. If you want more info, let me know.
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel SailorShaggy at 5:17pm 04.08.23 I went through the same problem, boat blown off its jack stands. It wasn't fun and it took for ever
Sanitary Pipe Routing - Tartan 4100 kappykaplan at 4:41pm 04.08.23 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress is probably the best one on this forum to answer your question. Welcome to
Tartan 4100 Sanitary Pipe Routing kappykaplan at 4:37pm 04.08.23 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress is probably the best one on this forum to answer your question. Welcome t
Can anyone help identify the make/ model of this 27' cutter sailboat? Seattle Sail Gal at 4:24pm 04.08.23 It looks a little like a Bayfield, but it is not. The Bayfield 29 has a cutaway fore foot on a long

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