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Winterizing the Mermaid Pat at 2:39pm 11.22.15 Bigger Boats 2/488 We have a 12,000 btu Mermaid AC in our O'Day 272. Prior to this I have had our club Property Man
Volvo: Pirates of the Sea? Rich Stidger at 1:10pm 11.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 22/1954 After 18 years of service and just over 2400 hours of operation, I feel that it would be a good idea
Tampa Area Surveyor BayMan at 12:45pm 11.22.15 Ask All Sailors 2/441 Please recommend a trusted and thorough marine surveyor working in the Tampa/St.Pete area of Florida
Is this pump rebuildable? (1) Rich Stidger at 12:40pm 11.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 45/6828 This is a water pump that was installed on a Volvo MD22L-B. The seal was leaking water, and since I
In mast 'piece of crap' furling system Perfect Excuse at 11:29am 11.22.15 Big Boats 45/18764 I have tried everything suggestion in forums except to buy a new sail which I hesitate to do unless
Hunter 340 forestay tension and adjustment Robert1224 at 6:39am 11.22.15 Big Boats 4/1594 Hello, What is the procedure for tensioning the fore stay on a Hunter 340 with a B ' R rig? Decided
The Frog is Back Kermit at 6:34am 11.22.15 Ask All Sailors 20/1409 At least for now.
Traveler Upgrade for Hunter 36 (9) Alctel at 11:42pm 11.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/570 Cross posting from my blog, as I hope this may be helpful to someone else. I pretty much copied Rard
Pop top hardware 222 mcginn m22 at 10:53pm 11.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1314 well I've been putting it off in hopes of coming across the arms in the compartments somewhere but i
Removing strut to change cutlass bearing? LeGe at 9:30pm 11.21.15 Ask All Sailors 49/20165 We're proud new owners of a 1993 Hunter 33.5. One of our motivating factors for buying the boat wa
I got to go sailing today... rgranger at 6:14pm 11.21.15 Smaller Boats 12/934 Hey All: So it is my third week with my new-2-me 1995 H26... and after the test sail with the P.O.,
Brand New Sailor...New Boat Terry Luck at 5:51pm 11.21.15 Trailer Sailors 6/3670 I am in need of some guidance. I have a Seafarer 26. I need to step the mast. I have never done th
Hunter 25.5 bilge pump and depth sounder placement marksteiger at 4:58pm 11.21.15 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 4/2224 any suggestions on placement of bilge pump and transducer for depth sounder. Thanks
Javelin Trailer Size John Stevens at 1:37pm 11.21.15 Day Sailers 0/630 Can someone give me the width of their trailer under the Javelin from frame to frame? TIA, John
35.5 jumper strut shawanaga at 1:34pm 11.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/457 Has anyone installed a jumper strut on their Hunter 35.5 I am thinking of getting one and am trying
Unknown numbers (1) Dennis Kitchen at 8:59am 11.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 40/2523 Anyone know what this decal is? It is located on the hull side inside the starboard locker on an 83
Story Poem: Charlotte Harbor, FL (1) 31seahorse at 7:10am 11.21.15 Destinations 3/818 Hello SBO Members, From time to time I get the urge to record our boating adventures in the form of
MID-BOOM SHEETING ON o'dAY 23 dicknatta at 6:25am 11.21.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1875 Want to add bimini to O'Day 23. Want to position it at aft end of cockpit for ease of dock/cockpit
End of a lost season. (1) BobM at 5:29am 11.21.15 S2 1/838 I took advantage of the beautiful 60 degree day yesterday to put an end to the lost summer of 2015.
The difficulty of teaching dogs nautical terms (picture from yesterday) (1) walt at 5:16pm 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 2/693 117261

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Boom Vang BobH57 at 11:49am 03.03.23 I had a '85 Hunter 23 many years ago, and I don't recall it having a vang....
Hunter 240 cover Crazy Dave Condon at 11:19am 03.03.23 Check out Sailors Taylor boat covers as I believe they have one to cover the 240
Boom Vang Crazy Dave Condon at 11:16am 03.03.23 Not much information on this even under boat information. Take a couple of photos of the back of t
Hunter 240 cover kappykaplan at 11:09am 03.03.23 @Kermit can tell you lots of stories about ospreys, but maybe not so much about protecting your boat
A lesson on winches Project_Mayhem at 10:03am 03.03.23 Thanks for the recommendation, and brilliant idea about the sharpie! You're welcome. Let me know i
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 9:45am 03.03.23 I replaced my lifelines with Dyneema, but standing rigging is another affair. Do you have any exper
A lesson on winches brockangelo at 9:09am 03.03.23 Green Grease Once you have your extension lined up, take some spray paint or sharpie and mark the
Advice on choosing keel lifting rope Benny17441 at 9:08am 03.03.23 If you have a spring loaded weight scale, measure in pounds the force you have to apply to the bitte
M25xpb Dipstick Mike Mc at 8:39am 03.03.23 I just ordered the part today I will let you know if it works. Printed on the bottom of the dipstick
M25xpb Dipstick buddybear at 8:37am 03.03.23 Hi Mark, any luck with the dipstick? I have the same issue. I just ordered the part today I will
Coolant reservoir possibly clogged buddybear at 8:32am 03.03.23 the elbow should be open, it comes out in between the fillercap. from inside the fillercap should
Danfort Corsair compass bulb replacing Benny17441 at 8:26am 03.03.23 If the compass is free of bubbles and working, do not mess with it, just get a little flashlight.
A lesson on winches Project_Mayhem at 8:08am 03.03.23 Green Grease did very well in Practical Sailor tests and is available at most auto parts stores Ton
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 Project_Mayhem at 7:18am 03.03.23 Thank you for your reply ! Did they replace your standing rigging with synthetic line like I am as
BOGO FREE on Select EVO and Ocean Series Winches brockangelo at 7:04am 03.03.23 Here's the link: Lewmar Winch Offer \| West Marine Man that's tempting, but I've got quite a few ot
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 kappykaplan at 7:04am 03.03.23 FLUXGATE COMPASS POSITION ON H 33 3 from 2005 is equipped with a Raymarine ST 4000+ autopilot having
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 6:53am 03.03.23 Thank you for your reply ! Did they replace your standing rigging with synthetic line like I am ask
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 Brian D at 6:22am 03.03.23 The Flux Gate Compass might not be the problem. It could possibly be belt slipage might be slipping
Danfort Corsair compass bulb replacing kloudie1 at 5:56am 03.03.23 Once the compass is out of the bulkhead, there may be a screw on the back of he flange that is holdi
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 rgranger at 5:39am 03.03.23 je vous en prie

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