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San Diego Bottom Paint Yards rfrye1 at 2:40pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1643 Its that time again. Anybody got suggestions in San Diego Bay? Thanks. Bob
Advice on Paunting and Waxing goofeyfoot at 12:31pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 4/669 i am buying 33' boat in the next week. Fiberglass. Was thinking about sanding and painting and waxin
The Fuel Shut Off Lever on Yanmar 2GMF Keith13315 at 12:28pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1775 Does anyone know how far the arm on the fuel shut off valve to kill the engine has to travel to comp
Hunter 40.5 water in bilge - source pmcrosta at 10:24am 04.11.16 Big Boats 12/2739 Hello! I am the proud new owner of a 1994 Hunter 40.5. I'll probably have many, many questions as th
Boat settling in the stern Sunday Sailor at 10:09am 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 16/6851 I have a Hughes 26, which I bought and put a 9 hp 4 stroke in, which weighs about 70lbs. I don't hav
Cape Cod Sailing (1) tootalltony at 8:28am 04.11.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/1023 I have a Hunter 30-----keep her in Marion, Mass---I'll be launching her in mid May Anyone int
Repair of port window latches The Artful Dodger II at 8:14am 04.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2114 I have a 1990 Hunter 42 passage, I am trying to figure out how to repair the locking handles for the
B473 mast car SettleMeDown at 7:22am 04.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1279 Looking for car for US Spars mast on B473 to mount whisker pole. USSpars is no help. Anyone have an
Anchor locker (7) flynhi4u at 7:06am 04.11.16 Smaller Boats 38/6673 Every since we bought our boat I have wished it had bow storage for the anchor and rode. I think the
Yanmar 1GM10 diesel problems ryansk at 5:44am 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 22/3273 Hi, I have a 1993 Hunter 27 with a Yanmar 1GM10 inboard diesel. It was starting and running fine and
2011 Hunter 39 Owner -TV Question Fortyeighter at 5:37am 04.11.16 Big Boats 2/1091 Hi all. I'm about to launch a new to me Hunter 39. I've been getting to know the boat for the past f
Beneteau Mast Step onlinelee at 11:06pm 04.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1050 Hi all, Recently part of the mast step on my 2002 361 broke away ( see a picture in my other recen
Cockpit floor progress (7) pclarksurf at 10:47pm 04.10.16 Catalina 22 5/1072 its a floor again--
H25 boarding ladder DianaOfBurlington at 9:42pm 04.10.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1563 I am looking for a boarding ladder that can be fixed-mounted (not removable), that folds down (not t
My Grand Adventure With Philter jleblanc31 at 7:18pm 04.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1188 I said I was going to start this thread when I picked up the boat but I am working on boat stuff to
Hole in Fuel Pump (1) nveater at 7:15pm 04.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/604 So I was going over the engine (yanmar 3gm30f) when I noticed two round holes on top of the fuel inj
4JH57 Break In SteveInMD at 6:53pm 04.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2164 I'm trying to do right by my new Yanmar 4JH57 and properly break it in. I have read the break in pro
Couple rigging questions SailShannon at 6:31pm 04.10.16 Catalina 22 2/872 Finally splashed our '89 C22 wing keel that I bought last fall. Rehab projects always take longer th
Knotmeter for 1978 H30C (1) BlowMeAway at 3:35pm 04.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3903 121671 Just wondering if older Knotmeter transducers might be available for our older boats. My unde
Beneteau 351 keel Mechone at 1:16pm 04.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3808 Purchasing a 351 , currently sitting on a 6 pad cradle. The yard added 2 jack stands at back of boat

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Line identification Apex at 9:21am 10.02.23 Single braid COULD BE samson Dura-Plex. https://samsonrope.com/utility/dura-plex---coated https://sa
missing panel Sailor Sue at 8:33am 10.02.23 Hi 1987 40 ft. Hunter legend on the inner ceiling molded on it seem to be missing something on the
Air is not welcome here! Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 10.02.23 I picked up some cheap in line filters to use as a sight glass. Looks like there's a ton of air in t
Anchor/Rode Benny17441 at 6:31am 10.02.23 My experience over the year with fluke anchors is that they do not reset well and quickly enough .
Line identification Hayden Watson at 6:27am 10.02.23 That polyplus sure looks like my line but the Yale site says, "Always manufactured with a single red
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration dlochner at 5:34am 10.02.23 From the Manual: ot be possible for your CP to read the data. Contacting Digital Yacht may be your
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration Wicked Wanda at 5:18am 10.02.23 Welcome to SBO. How is the NOMAD connected to the SeaTalk network? It is only connected to my lap
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration dlochner at 4:56am 10.02.23 Welcome to SBO. How is the NOMAD connected to the SeaTalk network?
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer Davidasailor26 at 4:53am 10.02.23
Line identification (2) jssailem at 11:59pm 10.01.23 My first guess on the double braid is it is New England yacht braid white with blue trace. NE has go
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. Ryan61065 at 10:06pm 10.01.23 You cannot turtle a sailboat with wind alone. It has to be hit by a wave to turtle. So the lock-d
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? Project_Mayhem at 9:48pm 10.01.23 Does drinking the beer that's in the cooler qualify as removal? :beer: Only if you empty the hea
PVC inflatable repair glue Ken13559 at 9:23pm 10.01.23 I've been patching my Zodiac RU3 for last 15 years+ with HH-66. Did annual check and re-patch on joi
Anchor/Rode AUDIS BROW at 8:51pm 10.01.23 What do you consider "shallow"? <20ft Where around Dana Point do you anchor? usually within the ha
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 8:11pm 10.01.23 Here's the link to LS1 & LSZ1 Manual. Page 31 starts coverage of reasons for missing stitches. Th
Anchor/Rode Richard19068 at 7:47pm 10.01.23 Generally, I am anchoring in muddy bottoms in shallow water with I believe a 12lb(guess) fluke. The
Anchor/Rode Davidasailor26 at 7:00pm 10.01.23
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? stickinthemud57 at 5:07pm 10.01.23 Does drinking the beer that's in the cooler qualify as removal? :beer: Only if one can properly
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? DArcy at 4:50pm 10.01.23 Well, just as nature abhors a vacuum, it appears that a boat does also. Not at all, I have a vacuu
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? RussC at 4:30pm 10.01.23 Does drinking the beer that's in the cooler qualify as removal? :beer:

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