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Any warnings for purchase of 2000 Hunter 460. Especially regarding age of standing rigging Ggarber at 7:13am 07.16.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/1938 Looking at purchase of 460. Survey this week. Already had rigging inspection and did find some fraye
Question of rollers or just teflon skids Douglasm at 6:32am 07.16.16 Com-Pac 1/1689 Hi, I recently purchased a 16 foot Compac and had some work done on the boat. The boat repair yar
Driven on shore in thunderstorm PotomacDaysailer at 4:52am 07.16.16 Ask All Sailors 54/9926
2 Sailors Just Tied the Knot! (1) flynhi4u at 4:47am 07.16.16 Trailer Sailors 24/1930 The day finally arrived for Cindy and I to tie the knot! launch into the North Channel for a week o
C-22 Great Lakes Cruise Blog (1) CaptDon01 at 4:04am 07.16.16 Catalina 22 18/2795 Today we head out on another adventure we've followed for years in the MainBrace, the annual C-22 Gr
New To Forum, with a question (1) Fog Ducker at 3:20am 07.16.16 Sirius 21/22 10/2062 Hi all, I've been reading the posts on this forum, this is an excelllent fotum. I just purchased a S
Marina severely damaged in t-storm PotomacDaysailer at 12:42am 07.16.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1050 On July 14 at about 1:20 p.m. the Paradise Cove Marina on Ft. Gibson Lake, OK was hit by a severe th
M25/Martec folding prop report (1) patrickkidd at 11:37pm 07.15.16 Catalina 30 0/1303 I just thought I'd chime in to report my recent experience upgrading my C30 from the original two-bl
Macerator pump line question LeslieTroyer at 7:02pm 07.15.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3571 Peggy I got your book and enjoyed reading it but was left with a question. Right now my system allo
Ladder steps base Windtherapy at 6:32pm 07.15.16 Day Sailers 2/878 Has anybody found a nice set of ladder step bases to put on the rear ladder? Stepping on just the t
Heading North to the C-22 Great Lakes Cruise (2) CaptDon01 at 6:22pm 07.15.16 Catalina 22 6/690 The boat is packed and ready for the long drive north to Lake Charlevoix, Michigan for the start of
Need help bringing a 68' sailboat from Mac Island to Chicago Jumpstart at 2:03pm 07.15.16 Ask All Sailors 3/614 I got a last minute call to bring a 68 footer back to Chicago after Chicago MAC on July 26th for a r
1983 H34 Masthead light bulb SabreToothedEngineer at 12:06pm 07.15.16 Big Boats 1/977 I went up the mast on my '83 Hunter 34 recently to retrieve the bulb at the top, and when I got ther
Bow chocks attachment Alctel at 11:44am 07.15.16 The Cherubini Hunters 1/650 Hi all, How are the bow chocks attached? Is there a metal backing plate inside the deck in that are
Not so Flippin Fast All U Get at 11:15am 07.15.16 Ask All Sailors 11/793 Hi all, Since I've read a few posts about 12V fans recently I remembered the two fans sitting near
Early Summer Cruise Terry Cox at 10:24am 07.15.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1130 As I mentioned in another topic, my oldest son and his two children (Cat three and Brady six) from T
When a Ragtag Group of Foolhardy Men Took On U-Boats With Sailing Ships pateco at 9:44am 07.15.16 Sails Call Lounge 4/716 Very interesting article. I wonder how many of us would volunteer for this today. When a Ragtag Gr
What to do with this space (hole) Justin_NSA at 9:23am 07.15.16 Ask All Sailors 24/2004 I got a new Alpine head unit for my birthday. It came with an RF remote that I plan to keep clipped
Victoria 18' ? Pieper Murphey at 9:13am 07.15.16 Ask All Sailors 17/3259 exploring victoria 18...had one back in the 1980's but it was docked now the Capt/Mate wants that we
Outboard Motor Mounts on H49 Wisp at 8:34am 07.15.16 Big Boats 11/2024 All, Any of you have an outboard motor mount on your stern rail? I'm looking to be able to install a

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Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) dlochner at 7:22pm 04.24.24 Welcome to SBO, sorry for your woes. Mounting an outboard would be an expensive proposition and wou
Rivets Used jssailem at 7:15pm 04.24.24 Tef-Gel or Lanocote are the two products most used to help prevent bimetal stainless/aluminum corros
Not perfect launch day... jssailem at 7:11pm 04.24.24 Well done. :beer:
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 6:56pm 04.24.24 Congratulations on getting it working right! Reading the ad for the prop, it reads as tho one can i
hull port (windows) leaking Calif. Ted at 6:36pm 04.24.24 That's a Lewmar 1 RE fixed light, if leaking from frame you'll have to remove outer frames and clean
Rivets Used teacherspet at 5:35pm 04.24.24 It will be real obvious when you drill them out. I'd lean towards stainless but maybe have both re
Rivets Used teacherspet at 5:33pm 04.24.24 Had mine removed and replaced last year. The rigger used aluminum FWIW. Thank you
Rivets Used teacherspet at 5:33pm 04.24.24 Thanks t Thanks Rich a rigger I know said to use stainless with Tel-Gel ordered the later ain't chea
Not perfect launch day... FastOlson at 5:16pm 04.24.24 Congratulations on getting it working right! Reading the ad for the prop, it reads as tho one can in
Windlass and thruster Battery question Davidasailor26 at 5:05pm 04.24.24 how do you know what group battery to pick? I need to correct myself - My thruster battery is a Gr
New Batteries and Switch ant302 at 5:03pm 04.24.24 Basic Battery Wiring Diagrams This is a very good basic primer for boat system wiring: Basic Batte
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 dkinzer at 4:47pm 04.24.24 I watched a YT video where someone replaced their prop shaft (while the boat was in the water!) by r
70 FT of LIFE LINE twodzusfittings at 4:36pm 04.24.24 I'll take it if @dLj doesn't want it You got it. Check your Private messages.
New Batteries and Switch (1) JamesG161 at 4:22pm 04.24.24 Any suggestions to make the battery install easier I would greatly appreciate it. Do you have the
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate (1) Sunbird22358 at 4:17pm 04.24.24 It seems ODay liked to abuse their backstays. On the Mariner (the 1st ODay 19), there was a short
70 FT of LIFE LINE Project_Mayhem at 4:14pm 04.24.24 I'll take it if @dLj doesn't want it
Instead of PropSpeed twodzusfittings at 3:31pm 04.24.24 @Rich Stidger: Yes, lots of rain, and the area is surrounded by agricultural farm land. Lots of Corn
Instead of PropSpeed Rich Stidger at 3:24pm 04.24.24 Maybe it was a really bad year where you moor? Was there a lot of rain and associated land runoff t
New Batteries and Switch Stu Jackson at 3:15pm 04.24.24 Basic Battery Wiring Diagrams This is a very good basic primer for boat system wiring: Basic Batter
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ Jim Legere at 3:13pm 04.24.24 Not my sticky thread; Mathurin started it. Glad you found it. Plugging "H37C" into the Search bar at

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