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Legend 40.5 engine oil change fero at 10:58am 04.19.24 Big Boats 4/714
Lifting strap blocking (1) jdrutten at 9:55am 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1854 Paging though my manual I found an illustration suggesting that 4"x4" blocks should be placed under
SUN - fascination (1) jssailem at 8:22am 04.19.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/597 I find the Sun is an engaging mystery. Be it an Eclipse, the surprising appearance during a bleak Pa
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? Indysailor at 5:36am 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 6/1549 I will be sailing out of Traverse City in late July. Boat is moored in TC. Mostly, we plan to day sa
Yet Another Strange Electrical Glitch! Rick D at 7:42pm 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/626 So, my solar regulator would not produce significant wattage. (Victron 100/200 MPPT). I did a firmwa
Fort Pierce inlet xavpil at 6:57pm 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 4/1104 Hi all. coming back from Bahamas to fort pierce on Saturday EOD. Getting contradictory opinions from
Air Conditioner Vents Boiler at 5:19pm 04.18.24 Big Boats 17/2256 I have a H49 that was originally from SoCal so the temps were reasonable, so the original owners did
over starting line early NCBrew at 12:41pm 04.18.24 Racing 15/4977 In a small club racing, the racing instructions state "even if the I flag is not displayed, (which w
Aquarius MikeFitz at 11:35am 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 3/749 I just purchased an Aquarius 23 built in 1971. It is a project. I did not see it with the mast up. I
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 11:33am 04.18.24 Mid-Size Boats 9/1763 My Catalina 28 MK2 has an engine compartment blower (I presume this is standard issue) with both an
I Need a Surveyor Recommendation in Nanaimo, British Columbia?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:29am 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/485 Does anyone out there know the name of someone who could complete a boat survey for me in Nanaimo, B
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question chriscampbell at 8:30am 04.18.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/1912 I posted last fall about removing old macerator and permeated hoses. I've now replaced most of the h
Hunter 23.5 new windows massnspace at 6:29pm 04.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1325 Thinking about replacing some of the fixed windows in my Hunter 23.5. Mainly the front curved one.
1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild (5) Skycap92 at 4:57pm 04.17.24 Smaller Boats 4/1105 Hi All, I'm in the beginning of a full restoration of an '87 23'. The boat had sat in someone's ba
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E smokey73 at 8:39am 04.17.24 Ask All Sailors 15/3474 I have a 1994 Hunter 40.5 with a Yanmar 4JH2E. Engine runs great, starts immediately when the key i
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door (4) sailcapt340 at 5:57am 04.17.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1381
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage davidseviour at 4:00am 04.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/888 I'm trying to find out the gross tonnage of a 2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit. If anyone owns this model
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket skunther at 2:26pm 04.16.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1208 I understand the thinner stock o-rings can leak, and when I changed my filter last there was a thick
Oday 23 mainsheet controller hankkmiecik at 12:59pm 04.16.24 Day Sailers 1/646 Oday 23 I need to purchase a Mainsheet Controller to be attached to Backstay. Welcome recommendation
Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement (1) Bill19233 at 12:16pm 04.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1383 The light at the top of my Hunter 2000 340 mast needs total replacement, lenses are shot, light bare

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Towing a Catalina C30 1983 dlochner at 11:15am 10.27.25 Data sheets will typically list the designed displacement, that is the displacement the naval archit
Rudder packing gland FastOlson at 11:07am 10.27.25 Should the bottom half be affixed to the boat better? It looks like there may have been some 4200 o
Columbia 26 Maui owners manual colemj at 10:57am 10.27.25 The wiring was rather simple as there weren't a lot of systems on the boat. One problem is the wire
Columbia 26 Maui owners manual overshield at 10:51am 10.27.25 Columbia built the 26MkII into the 70's. I owned a 1973 one. I can't imagine there is anything in
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 RKenSailor at 10:49am 10.27.25 Has anyone tried using 2 claw gear pullers to straighten deck plates? Seems like it would work.
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:46am 10.27.25 I don't have the maintenace history on the 275 (hull #18) I recently purchased, What year is your
Rudder packing gland (1) bob45 at 10:35am 10.27.25 There are usually 2-4 packing rings in there. Pull them out, clean area, put new rings in - stagge
OLYC Online Yacht Club members roll call... Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 10.27.25 Ooh interesting. Was this the yachting site on the dark web :facepalm: ?
Rudder packing gland Morgan donor at 9:54am 10.27.25 There are usually 2-4 packing rings in there. Pull them out, clean area, put new rings in - stagger
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement Souellette at 9:35am 10.27.25 I'll try to remove the retainer nut this weekend when I go do my winterizing. I'd be curious to know
Columbia 26 Maui owners manual colemj at 9:33am 10.27.25 Columbia built the 26MkII into the 70's. I owned a 1973 one. I can't imagine there is anything in
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement Doug on Long Island Sound at 9:06am 10.27.25 I did try a 1/2" socket, with a breaker bar, but the acces makes using it difficult. Not sure a heat
TRAVELER UPGRADE Doug on Long Island Sound at 9:03am 10.27.25 Sorry, I didn't write it down, but I believe this is the one I used - 29mm Upright Lead Bullet Block
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 jssailem at 9:00am 10.27.25
Columbia 26 Maui owners manual jssailem at 8:51am 10.27.25 Welcome to the SBO forum. I do not recall a. Maui version of the owners manual. The Columbia 26 is
Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this? jssailem at 8:44am 10.27.25 It is the Halloween season here. This issue is not unusual, so not a Nightmare. Follow the insight
Boom to Gooseneck Rivets jssailem at 8:34am 10.27.25
Invest 98L (1) jssailem at 8:15am 10.27.25 Good Monday Morning. Over the weekend Melissa has organized into a dangerous Hurricane. The NHC is
Spin-Tech Furler (1) jssailem at 8:04am 10.27.25 Good idea. I have a feeling the Pacific NW and Canada will soon be sending you some winter weather.
Hunter 39 Furlex Line Project_Mayhem at 7:58am 10.27.25 I also switched to a low stretch line to prevent the line from getting caught in the previous layer.

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