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Solar Panels (3) seadaddler at 4:29pm 06.02.16 Ask All Sailors 6/793 Here are some photo's for Hunter with the Arch how easy I added Solar panels and look on my profile
17' Lofland Picnic Sailboat (1) JayD at 1:24pm 06.02.16 Trailer Sailors 58/14914 I wanted to start this because when I was looking at buying a 1969 Lofland Picnic I could not find m
Mast hound for H31 IH82BL8 at 11:17am 06.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/508 I have a (soft) vang I'd like to install. What mast hound have you used on this boat? I've checked
Here is a pic of my KAP (Kite Aerial Photography) rig (3) dgreen1991 at 10:12am 06.02.16 Smaller Boats 8/2155 124225 124223 124222 I use a sony action cam. This is in my opinion the best kite to use. It flies l
main halyard dawniewilson at 9:18am 06.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/2195 I own a '93 310 and am wondering if anybody has a solution to this pesky problem: The winch on the p
BottomSiders? Justin_NSA at 9:14am 06.02.16 Ask All Sailors 7/775 Has anyone been able to reach them? Their site says they are looking for new owners, but they provid
Blue hulled boat clean/wax info Bel/Mik at 9:13am 06.02.16 Ask All Sailors 5/792 I have a 1993 Catalina 30 and need some cleaning/waxing information. The boat was compounded and wa
H25.5 scupper mods? Justin_NSA at 9:01am 06.02.16 Smaller Boats 9/884 A friend of ours has an H25.5. It nearly filled the cockpit with rainwater because both drains were
Gooseneck pin (1) DMBfan436 at 8:06am 06.02.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/723 I have a 1977 22' Oday new this year. Does the gooseneck pin go through the grommet on the sail whe
8hp Yanmar shuts down in gear... Ormenlange at 7:33am 06.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1087 Got a 1982 Hunter 27 with the 8hp Yanmar.... engine has been perfect forever... fresh water only..
Outhaul Setup M-Captain at 7:24am 06.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1631 My outhaul setup was different last season and didn't seem right. I may have lost a piece of hardwar
Launching at Bodega Bay today! Chief RA at 6:15am 06.02.16 Ask All Sailors 3/421 Leaving Lake Oroville mtn area later and about 5 hr drive to sea. Will set Compass Rose up for laun
Carbon Monoxide Tim22 at 4:00am 06.02.16 Engines and Propulsion 19/2219 Recently the CO alarm in the boat has started going off. Curiously, it doesn't go off until several
Solar Panels (4) seadaddler at 11:51pm 06.01.16 Big Boats 4/1385 My Solar Panels on my 2007 H-36 and been working real good since 2010 and just showing Hunter with t
Selling MacGregor 26M suggestions JCalc at 7:13pm 06.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/767 Looking to sell my 2006 26M after 6 years of never having enough time to fully enjoy the boat. Any
Broken ball valve on engine intake Peter M at 7:07pm 06.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/777 I was going to Launch my Beneteau 373 tomorrow and found the ball valve on the thru hull for the eng
Winch Bolt Removal SirMichael at 6:24pm 06.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/5416 I'm a proud new owner of an '88 Hunter 28.5, it's in pretty good shape. However, I'm trying to remo
Weeping keel joint (2) mister_j at 6:18pm 06.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 19/5923 Attached are a couple of photos of my keel after haul and store this past winter. I assume this is p
Head deck drains kimelmore at 5:00pm 06.01.16 Big Boats 30/4673 I see a drain on the deck inside the head of my Catalina 380. Any idea where this drain leads to? It
Beneteau First 305 (Pictures) help GregorLuv at 12:46pm 06.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/4002 Hi Folks, So I went down and inspected the boat (thank you for the link about what to inspect). I

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Adding above water line thru hull.... dlochner at 11:56am 12.10.23 Predrill the pilot hole. Cover the area to be drilled with blue masking tape. Use a good quality bim
Bilge pump capta at 11:54am 12.10.23 Most beep bilge sailboats mount their bilge pumps on a shelf type fitting that will bring up the pum
Adding above water line thru hull.... Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 12.10.23 Then once down enough, finish the job going through the fiberglass. Sounds like you've got one du
Tidal Currents Trip planner App sesmith at 11:25am 12.10.23 It doesn't actually take prolonged winds, but you'll rarely notice it on floating docks. Just front
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Tally Ho at 11:08am 12.10.23 Lake Michigan is large, however it long and relatively narrow at about 100 miles, Erie and Ontario
Standing Rigging for 2005 Hunter 41 AC SteveT555 at 10:32am 12.10.23 Thanks for your reply. We would be driving down and will hopefully avoid 16% import duty. My though
Standing Rigging for 2005 Hunter 41 AC jssailem at 9:58am 12.10.23 anyone's experience of replacing standing rigging on this boat No experience with rigging your boa
Portlight help kappykaplan at 8:02am 12.10.23 Welcome to SBO. A photo would help. :plus:
Rudder slack (1) colin59 at 7:19am 12.10.23 looks like there is about 1/2 in of space between bottom or steering arm controll and top of rudder
H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 7:18am 12.10.23 The LFP has incredibly low resistance when it is below 98% state of charge and then the resistance
Rudder Dimensions on 1982 HUNTER 22 (2) SeaTR at 6:48am 12.10.23 @RPOLLITT01 I DID find the IdaSailor instructions (see attached). Hope this helps in your hunt fo
Portlight help dlochner at 6:26am 12.10.23 Welcome to SBO. A photo would help.
Bilge pump Don S/V ILLusion at 6:13am 12.10.23 How do u get to the bilge pump in a35 island packet I assume you mean how do you reach down far en
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim thinwater at 6:07am 12.10.23 Most of the time when I go sailing, I don't turn the instruments on. Sailing is an anachronism, and
Bilge pump Sailor Sue at 5:30am 12.10.23 I guess I'd start by looking in the bilge. If there's no pump there will hopefully at least be a hos
Cockpit Locker Size? Codybear at 5:13am 12.10.23 Perfect, exactly what I needed and saved me a trip to Wisconsin. I'll certainly need to ask for the
Bilge pump jssailem at 2:36am 12.10.23 There should be 2 possible ways to find it. Follow the electrical wire that powers the pump Follow
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 12:46am 12.10.23 Hayden, I'm sure you understand that regulators only control voltage and that without battery sense
H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 9:18pm 12.09.23 Any voltage regulator should be able to reduce output to 0 amps otherwise it cannot regulate voltag
Beneteau 323 holding tank - is it full?? CapitalistSailor at 9:13pm 12.09.23 I have a similar problem and installation with the holding tank on my Beneteau 311. I have found tha

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