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Water System Installation (4) Scott T-Bird at 12:20pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 8/844 Well, I'm finally getting "A Round Tuit" ... pressurized hot ' cold water system install. Instructi
Flying pigs MattObjects at 11:28am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 18/3654 We keep our boat on a mooring in the Upper Chesapeake. The osprey and bald eagle populations here a
Rudder pin hook at 10:59am 06.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2361 I've never sailed in my life, and this is probably a real stupid question, but I just bought an 86 M
Canadian Charts SUCK!!! druid at 10:46am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 35/6259 OK, RANT time! Getting Digital Charts for Canadian waters SUCK!!!! There's ONE company (basically Go
Speed of a Hunter 25 Plymouth Sailor at 9:31am 06.27.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/960 Given wind of 10 knts sailing close haul of beam reach, can anyone tell me the average speed of a 25
Hunter 140 - Boom "bumper"? usererror at 8:10am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/499 Was there supposed to be a plastic cap or other protector at the end of the boom for the Hunter 140?
Capri 30 rehab for grand prix winner Tom Barry at 8:01am 06.27.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1296 Hello A year and a half ago I was "gifted" an old Capri 30. The boat had certainly showed some good
Bilge Pump Hose Replacement DaveJ at 7:32am 06.27.16 Catalina 310 2/1292 I have been having water in my bilge for a while and could not figure out where it was coming from.
power outlets xianbarnard at 6:56am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/777 Hi, the outlets on my boat worked fine when I arrived yesterday. I took my Hunter 28 out for a few h
Oh those "previous owners" (1) chrisings at 6:36am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1460 As a precautionary alert, and okay, a little bit of a rant, you never know what previous owners may
engine shifter problem GWG at 6:35am 06.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1219 I have the standard Teleflex single lever shifter. Last week, all of a sudden, shifting out of neut
Asymmetrical sail cut Charlie98117 at 6:35am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 2/575 I am looking at a used North Sails asymmetrical with a leech dimension that seems much shorter than
Green Harbor, Marshfield, MA Plymouth Sailor at 5:19am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 4/742 To anyone who has navigated this harbor, I have a mooring in Plymouth, MA however the boat ramp ther
23.5 Hull ID # mgiraz at 12:13am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/485 I am looking at a Hunter 23.5 with the hull # "etched" into the starboard side of the boat. I'm susp
Hunter 260 Mast Raise PaytonG at 10:01pm 06.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1218 Hey guys, Well we are purchasing a 2001 Hunter 260 , and it is being shipped to us in a couple of w
Flex Seal JHoward at 6:46pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 26/7175 I've recently, successfully I might add, using a product called Flex Seal, stopped a whole lot of de
Bimini for 1976 C30 w/ Aft Traveler hillzz22 at 6:45pm 06.26.16 Catalina 30 14/2499 I am searching for a bimini or similar solution that would work with my 1976 Catalina 30 with an aft
Stowable Swim ladder Dana Jones at 5:55pm 06.26.16 Sirius 21/22 3/1685 I don't have a swim ladder installed on my Sirius transom. My stern areas are occupied with other th
Depth sounder replacement (1) shank at 5:25pm 06.26.16 Catalina 22 14/4445 I purchased a 87 C22 a few weeks ago and it has an old 2" depth sounder and Raymarine ST40 next to t
rusted Yanmar 3gm30 engine mounts toliver at 4:50pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 7/3809 Does anyone know what the approx. cost of replacing (4) rusted Yanmar 3GM30 Engine mounts would be o

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Instead of PropSpeed Drinky Crow at 10:27am 04.23.24 ok never mind https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/bronze-prop-treatment.198841
Windlass and thruster Battery question Davidasailor26 at 10:06am 04.23.24 My thruster is powered from a Group 24 battery in the v berth. My windlass is powered from the house
Windlass and thruster Battery question Mark Maulden at 9:55am 04.23.24 What are your house/start batts?
Air Conditioner Vents Boiler at 9:00am 04.23.24 H49 Jim... PS: You might use the 2 x 10K BTU units since the 18K BTU looks tough to install. Fans
Air Conditioner Vents Boiler at 8:59am 04.23.24 This is going to be challenging You will need to remove all the headliner material for a start Are
Stepping a mast on hunter 450 passage smokey73 at 8:37am 04.23.24 As far as stepping the mast I am not sure there is a place in Savannah proper that does that kind of
Hand held Radio ? pgandw at 8:24am 04.23.24 The problem for the person in the water is that the antenna has to be clear of the water to function
Adding a new rope clutch (1) Calif. Ted at 7:44am 04.23.24 Surprised and dismayed to hear the plate was off Chris, I thought all the pieces involved were uncha
Water coming into cockpit through cockpit drains (1) Commodore Billy at 7:00am 04.23.24 Welcome to SBO. It is not unusual for water to come in through cockpit drains in smaller boats. As
Windlass and thruster Battery question BarryL at 6:28am 04.23.24 Hi, I was in a similar position back in 2021. I bought my 2011 boat, sailed her home, and quickly f
Adding a new rope clutch (5) Team118 at 6:20am 04.23.24 I ordered those plates from Garhauer after reading your post Ted. I never liked the clam cleat set u
Stepping a mast on hunter 450 passage Simple Life at 5:50am 04.23.24 Thank you very much. We will be dropping the boat in Savanna, Georgia. Next I have to find someone
Retrofitting a bowthruster to a 423 Riverdaze at 5:46am 04.23.24 Good to know plenty of room forward and no additional battery box. Greatly appreciate your getting
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Bob S at 5:22am 04.23.24
Retrofitting a bowthruster to a 423 (2) NYSail at 5:16am 04.23.24
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

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