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VHF-Activated Fog Horn Signals Kings Gambit at 8:53am 10.16.16 Ask All Sailors 20/10629 I've belatedly learned that the USCG system of coastal fog horn signals has been "upgraded" from aut
Splicing Wind Transducer Cable WindRider88 at 8:35am 10.16.16 Ask All Sailors 0/873 Does anyone have experience installing a set of male and female 5 pin quick disconnect plugs in the
According to Workshop Manual M-Captain at 7:26am 10.16.16 Engines and Propulsion 10/1915 The winterizing method in the Workshop Manual for my Yanmar 2GM20F is to drain the engine, drain the
Oceanis 351 haulout Sling position BayDreamer at 6:36am 10.16.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/2467 Have a 1995 O.351. This year's haul out will be done with a crane ' slings. I cannot seem to find an
Strong pull on port MORNING LIGHT at 2:56am 10.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 27/6506 Hi all Have a Catalina 28 1996 with a 25 XP engine. When motoring , the boat wants constantly to go
Need info for capacity plate Jeff22156 at 6:50pm 10.15.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/855 Dear O Day Owners, Can anyone provide a picture or photo copy of their capacity plate for a 1979 25
2016 Highlights (7) T_Cat at 6:46pm 10.15.16 Catalina 22 38/4041 Please share your pictures from this year!
What would cause a bent mast pin? jblersch at 6:09pm 10.15.16 Smaller Boats 11/1441 I just decommissioned my H240 for the season and, for the third year in a row, after lowering the ma
Rerun missing halyards Spazz at 3:28pm 10.15.16 Ask All Sailors 49/9037 First haul out and my mrs removed the main and spinaker halyard as we were prepping the mast to be s
PNW Wind Storm (1) Chevy1217 at 1:05pm 10.15.16 San Juan Sailboats 6/2755 129140 Here is what happens when some wind catches a slight flaw in your Fureled Head Sail. Wind was
Safe to temporarily remove backstay for haul out? Jecemis at 11:06am 10.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4404 Hi! I have a 1985 Hunter 31. Earlier this year I tried to haul out for a survey. She didn't fit on
Attaching padeyes to aluminum arch tubes... vizwhiz at 8:36am 10.15.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3408 So I have an arch on the back of my 26S made of 2" aluminum tube, and the idea is to use it to suppo
Props Rleiby at 7:13am 10.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1029 Looking to add a little motoring speed to my 1993 Hunter 30T. 2gm20f Yanmar. Anyone up grade success
Dinghy Topside Paint sailcapt340 at 7:05am 10.15.16 Ask All Sailors 7/825 I
What Happens to Old Sailors? (2) Roger Long at 5:04am 10.15.16 Ask All Sailors 17/2475 Greetings from the darkside, A few of you may have noticed that I disappeared. So, what happened t
Need replacement wind cup unit morris at 10:45pm 10.14.16 Ask All Sailors 4/536 I have a Standard Horizon 1989-90 anemometer on my Hunter 30. Recently a wind storm took off the spi
New Mainsheet Traveler on 28.5 captdaveglass at 6:08pm 10.14.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/1038 Just finished replacing the original, broken mainsheet traveler with a Lewmar size 1 unit, which fit
Building a DC Electrical Foundation (1) Maine Sail at 4:25pm 10.14.16 Musings With Maine Sail 34/32381 Every boats DC electrical system needs to start with a solid foundation. The foundation of any elect
Microwave outlet Bnealsails at 3:49pm 10.14.16 Big Boats 5/781 It appears that our microwave has gone south on us aboard our Hunter 460. The Hunter Manuel states
Relay socket Mark Maulden at 3:38pm 10.14.16 Ask All Sailors 3/681 I have a friend that has intermittent glow plug problems with his Volvo MD 2030. I traced the issue

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Stepping a mast on hunter 450 passage Sailgunner at 5:04am 04.23.24 Remove the access plate above the saloon table. All connections are there. Currently have my mast d
Water coming into cockpit through cockpit drains dlochner at 4:29am 04.23.24 Welcome to SBO. It is not unusual for water to come in through cockpit drains in smaller boats. As
Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 4:17am 04.23.24 A better choice is a MOBI, it sends out an AIS signal with the location and can send a DSC message b
Air Conditioner Vents (1) JamesG161 at 12:50am 04.23.24 From the H49 drawings. H49 found here. H49 Jim... PS: You might use the 2 x 10K BTU units since
Hand held Radio ? DanInCali at 11:49pm 04.22.24 I got a garmin Inreach mini 2 for exactly this purpose. Waterproof to 3 meters. Works regardless how
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 8:33pm 04.22.24 I was able to get the crank balance wheel off and have found a machinist who will cut it down to fit
Hand held Radio ? Tally Ho at 7:25pm 04.22.24
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? chichiflys at 7:11pm 04.22.24 Suggest you keep using the cover plates. They allow you to rebed the chainplates and when tightened
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Davidasailor26 at 7:05pm 04.22.24 I always pre-fill both filters. With a mechanical lift pump I cannot imagine how long it would tak
yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? Straycat22296 at 6:48pm 04.22.24 The yard I went to on SF Bay charges $160hr, pretty much the going rate +- as far as I can tell for
Suspected Hull-to-Deck Joint Leak, H41 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46pm 04.22.24 This is Al Fooks question with the SBO. There is a help desk which you may have to pay but he can a
yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? Anchor Down at 6:36pm 04.22.24 A basic law of economics is that prices are set at a point the target market will bear.
Air Conditioner Vents danm1 at 5:05pm 04.22.24 We just had ac put in our 2004 36ft last year. Kept the same size ducts. Dometic AC/heat unit. Cool
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate pgandw at 5:03pm 04.22.24 It seems ODay liked to abuse their backstays. On the Mariner (the 1st ODay 19), there was a short t
1988 Hunter 28.5 top radiator hose filler neck (1) Claude L.-Auger at 4:10pm 04.22.24 I would remove the hose completely. You're right about the PO having done that because he could not
New Electronics - Is this about right? (1) rpwillia at 4:04pm 04.22.24 Scott, Ward, Thank you all for responding. I did find an answer to the Depth gauge and really what w
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate shemandr at 3:41pm 04.22.24 The Triangle plate on the O'DAY 23 (as well as 19, 192, 20, 22, and 222) was to attach the mainshee
Stepping a mast on hunter 450 passage Simple Life at 3:11pm 04.22.24 Good point, hadn't though about terminal strip. Thank you
Stepping a mast on hunter 450 passage kappykaplan at 3:09pm 04.22.24 will it involve splicing electric cables? It shouldn't. The cables in the mast should be attached
Mast Lowering Major Mistake! Crazy Dave Condon at 2:53pm 04.22.24 1/4 inch clevis pin. Measure for the length so the hole at the end clears the other end which to se

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