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Shroud tension shawanaga at 11:46am 06.19.16 Big Boats 4/1085 I am wondering if anyone with a 1990 Hunter 35.5 can tell me what to tighten the three stays to I am
Other fresh water pressure issues MattObjects at 11:27am 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 28/4664 I know FriscoRon has a recent post about fresh water pressure issues but my problem is a bit differe
Drill Drainage hole in cabin lockers? newsailor130 at 11:01am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 9/1880 There are a couple of cabin lockers under the settee in my 1981 Hunter 22 that are part of the molde
Dinghy Tow Jpachill at 6:25am 06.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1153 I apologize in advance if this has been discussed. I tried searching the forum and found lots of dis
Auto booster as batter for day sailor dobrosailor at 6:27pm 06.18.16 Catalina 22 8/1043 I pulled most of the wiring out of my cat 22 since it was a rats nest. The basic wiring, running lig
gearbox lee oakley at 5:40pm 06.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/556 Hello , Anyone that could tell mewere to get a control cable for my gearbox? A 79 hunter with a yan
Most genius move for me sailnewbie at 5:06pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1120 Instead of my life lines tied off and need re-adjusted all the time I tied aprusic knots and just sl
Set Screwed!!!!! &%@(^$%$%#$$!!! topcat0399 at 2:29pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 33/4423 Grrrrrrrr Does anyone make a damn set screw that doesn't strip the 2nd time you torque it down??????*
Bilge water Stormy26 at 1:20pm 06.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1094 I have a 1985 Oday 26. I keep getting water in the bilge when it rains. It appears as though it's
Batteries 2016 Tally Ho at 1:17pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 18/2053 I need some new batteries for my O'Day 322. Read through Mainsail's post about manufacturer of th
Change location of fiddle for main sheet Photoman369 at 11:18am 06.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/626 i am a new owner of 26x 1999. The strap to attach the bottom fiddle on the main sheet is located on
Drawer removal tbilyeu at 10:51am 06.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/805 Does anyone know how to remove the drawer from under the V berth on an Oceanis 45? I can't figure i
Electrical Panel Glass Fuses Roger May at 10:31am 06.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/876 I'm looking for information on obtaining replacement electrical fuses. They are glass tube, smaller
Oceanis 45 electronics compartment & bilge water DRosen at 10:07am 06.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/933 2013. Under starboard aft cabin is main electronics compartment. Heeling on Port tack, about 1 gal
Help installing new Autopilot onto tiller (2) dailytrek at 10:03am 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 17/4316 I bought a San Juan 28 which came with a new Raymarine ST2000 that the PO had begun installing. The
pelicanj45 pelicanj45 at 8:47am 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 5/650 About four seasons ago I re-stained the wood below. At present I oil it with Old English Oil. It lo
26S Trailer Axle Doc_holiday at 7:04am 06.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2562 i want to replace my axle on my Mac trailer. I don't weld and therefore I need to get some info. W
UNIVERSAL M-25XP SHUTS DOWN Debevoise at 5:47am 06.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 26/6556 The problem I am encountering is that the Universal engine is "shutting down" at 2300RPM after 4-5 m
Low-hung boom on Pearson 30. Sailon1 at 11:58pm 06.17.16 Pearson 6/2566 I recently purchased a P 30 and am very happy with this fine boat. One issue that I do have is the l
Adding a ventilation system for the inboard diesel for a Hunter 30 KWE at 11:14pm 06.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1570 I have a 1990 30 ft Hunter Sailboat with an inboard Yanmar twin cylinder diesel. There appears to be

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hull port (windows) leaking JBP-PA at 4:48am 04.25.24 Do I then need to dig in under the exterior frame and release the sealant from the hull? If so, ca
hull port (windows) leaking JBP-PA at 4:40am 04.25.24 Yep, Dow 795 or 3M 4000 UV for this job. I assume there is a Sika product that would do. If it is hu
Correct size packing for stuffing box? (1) jim01749 at 4:28am 04.25.24 Hi Terry, Thanks for the quick response. I was not sure if it should be 3/16" or 1/4". How do you k
Correct size packing for stuffing box? Terry Cox at 4:12am 04.25.24 Good morning, Jim. A hooked dental pic works pretty well getting the old stuff out. I use 3/16" PTFE
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) dlochner at 3:24am 04.25.24 A poor repair is a possibility. Did he have access to the shop manual for the engine? There are copi
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 2:42am 04.25.24
hull port (windows) leaking Ralph Johnstone at 10:28pm 04.24.24 The universally accepted sealant is 3M 795 silicone. My H-310 came from the factory with the fixed
Not perfect launch day... Ralph Johnstone at 10:14pm 04.24.24 And those had best not be zinc. I knew that. I just can't get my head around these guys who sa
hull port (windows) leaking Calif. Ted at 9:20pm 04.24.24 They do recommend silicone Jerry, normally for hatches and portlights I use butyl. Perhaps the spaci
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) slorandy at 9:02pm 04.24.24 Thanks Dave. We had the injector bench tested and it was ok. We did not check compression since I
Instead of PropSpeed Rich Stidger at 8:46pm 04.24.24 Some years can be worse than others I was told this years ago when I raise the same question as you
hull port (windows) leaking Jerry1956 at 8:32pm 04.24.24 Ted...thank you so much for your response. Aren't they recommending silicone tho? Why don't you li
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

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