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Stove Replacement 302/322 the_alpine at 10:36am 02.24.16 Bigger Boats 2/892 Any 302 or 322 owners out there replace (or fix) their stoves? I have the non oven variety made by
Am I killing my batteries? dave_and_dd at 10:29am 02.24.16 Ask All Sailors 5/772 Ok, I've been reading around on here, read (not necessarily understood) Mr. MainSail's musings (wow
Good article on Hunter Passage 42 in Chesapeake Bay Magazine. BBC16385 at 9:46am 02.24.16 Big Boats 6/1893 Interesting and fair. http://www.chesapeakeboating.net/Media/Boat-Reviews/Hunter-Passage-42.aspx
Tempress Access Hatch Alansails at 9:17am 02.24.16 Catalina 310 18/2756 Back in 2011, there was a discussion about adding an access Hatch to the port side lazarette from th
Family Cruise - West Coast Vancouver Island Elysium_Van_Isl at 8:59am 02.24.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1582 Hi, Any folks with young kids out there who might be hitting Barkley Sound / Nootka Sound this summe
Music in my boat Ken Cross at 8:42am 02.24.16 Ask All Sailors 62/7144 An earlier post about which stereo to buy got me thinking. the thread went off topic so I'll begin a
The Wreck of Astrid (H37C) Jim Legere at 6:45am 02.24.16 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1395 I am sorry to report the total loss of one of our little ships. Astrid, a 1982 Hunter 37 Cutter (Hul
Looking for Newport 30 parts, links, any information can help me. jfbs67 at 11:12pm 02.23.16 Newport 12/5686 I am looking to restore my new 1980 Newport 30 sailboat. Any recommendation where to find parts, inf
Water at the Transom under the engine N30 jfbs67 at 11:02pm 02.23.16 Newport 3/1226 Hi everybody !!! I just bought a 1980 Newport 30. Already started to work on it. However, I am findi
Spirit Bear Cruise Video - 2015 Terry Cox at 8:16pm 02.23.16 Destinations 5/1107 Enjoy the video. https://www.dropbox.com/s/vxv10r5uifmtjm6/SPIRIT_BEAR_CRUISE_-_2015_T1.mp4?dl=0
proper rigging for my 23 Pjohn70 at 7:28pm 02.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 23/5094 Hi all, I recently brought a 1970 oday 23, its a beauty, however needs work. Im new to sailing this
Spirit Bear Cruise Video Terry Cox at 7:10pm 02.23.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/1575 Enjoy the DVD of our trip this past season. https://www.dropbox.com/s/vxv10r5uifmtjm6/SPIRIT_BEAR_C
Fuel oil leak Mark Wagner at 7:02pm 02.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1004 I have always gotten great advice on this website. I have a 1985 Hunter 31 with a Yanmar 2GM20f dies
We did it! kimelmore at 6:14pm 02.23.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1158 We put an offer on a 96 Catalina 380 and after a bit of back and forth had our counter offer accepte
How Many Times a Day... GorillaToast at 4:35pm 02.23.16 Ask All Sailors 28/2883 ...do you hit your head in the cabin while working on your boat? Just wanna see if I'm keepin' up.
Tornado Threats on North Gulf Coast... JamesG161 at 2:42pm 02.23.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1258 We are havimg a continuous stream of tornado threat and happenings. I hope you guys @BigEasy , @klo
Muckabout Monday (5) 31seahorse at 1:16pm 02.23.16 Destinations 3/930 Hello SBO Members, To those of you who are looking for a mid-winter adventure how about trying this.
Biggest, Baddest Trailer Sailer? oldbusaboy at 11:08am 02.23.16 Trailer Sailors 30/17206 I've been sailing my home designed and built flood-ballasted motor sailer, the LuLu, since her first
Antenna lead through hull fitting flynhi4u at 9:44am 02.23.16 Smaller Boats 19/4763 I am in need of a through hull adapter for our mast head antenna lead. Any suggestions on which one
Mast base blocks (1) Justin_NSA at 8:03am 02.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/6317 Is it possible to replace one of these single sheave blocks with a double? Do they unscrew at the ba

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Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 12:49pm 02.17.24 Simrad VHF and wireless remote years ago :plus:
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? FastOlson at 12:42pm 02.17.24 Having been thru a mast-down re-rig recently and before that a replacement of the ancient VHF..... I
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Rich Stidger at 11:50am 02.17.24 You can test your coax, connectors, and mast head antenna with a SWR meter. If you don't have one,
Air conditioner replacement Dr. D at 11:11am 02.17.24 Sorry to hear about the situation. What year is your boat?
Moving Up... Stu Jackson at 10:56am 02.17.24 .it appears as if we have found it. OK, drop the suspense, what is it? Congratulations.
Black Butyl tape? Project_Mayhem at 10:56am 02.17.24 I bought some 3M stuff for a car window a few years ago. Wow talk about a gooey messy product! Anywa
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:55am 02.17.24 So thanks and last question; the radio down below works perfectly. So am I correct. I could purch
Advice on transcontinental shipping PaulK at 10:52am 02.17.24 Brownell in Mattapoisett. Looks like they pretty much wrote the book on moving boats over the road.
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 9:53am 02.17.24 So then the real question now is will my current masthead antenna suffice. It might or it might no
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Jimongee at 9:51am 02.17.24 Ok so it sounds like I have to trash my dinosaur and get both components new. So then the real quest
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 9:41am 02.17.24 but are limited by power, 5 or 6 watts compared to 25 watts and broadcast distance due to the anten
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? dlochner at 9:41am 02.17.24 The wireless handheld I spoke of is a remote mic for the below deck VHF, it is dependent on the base
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 9:39am 02.17.24 The radio below has to be capable of connecting with the wireless unit. Mine connects via bluetooth
Legend 37 - How Much Mast Rake? dlochner at 9:37am 02.17.24 Presumably, difficulty raising the main is not an old issue, so any physical modifications to the sa
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Jimongee at 9:37am 02.17.24 So thanks and last question; the radio down below works perfectly. So am I correct. I could purcha
Legend 37 - How Much Mast Rake? (3) Ringydingydo at 9:25am 02.17.24 dlochner, Agreed on rake vs pre-bend and thanks for the 3 suggestions. Not my boat (yet), but will
Moving Up... w4swk at 9:12am 02.17.24 Thank you! Although we have been "on again off again" on the forum, this is bittersweet...this group
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 8:50am 02.17.24 Looks good, Scott! :beer:
Prop rotation question (3) Scott T-Bird at 8:46am 02.17.24 Thought I would post an update while I have the new Autostream prop back! With new bearings for the
1980 c and c 32 refrdge question dmcelwreath at 8:41am 02.17.24 Thanks. Not sure of brans, but I think it is original, but not sure if c and c included it in the n

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