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Installation of an Electric Lift Pump on a Yanmar 2GM20F (4) Ralph Johnstone at 4:45pm 02.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 13/11699 I recently had the pleasure of finding an external weeping fuel leak on the lift pump of my Yanmar 2
tiller extention piedpiperIII at 4:33pm 02.03.16 Catalina 22 11/4807 What length tiller extension works well on our 22ft boats? My 89 had one but I don't knoe hoe long i
Port Light in V-Berth on 1985 26' Windtherapy at 2:10pm 02.03.16 Day Sailers 7/1256 Just curious if anybody has added a port light in their V-Berth. I could swear I saw somebody on he
Stove for i28 Matchmaker at 11:19am 02.03.16 Islander 5/2352 Hi. Does anyone know if there is a propane replacement available for the two burner alcohol stove in
Loos Reading for O'day 26 and Javelin? John Stevens at 10:56am 02.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1726 I borrowed a Loos gauge Model "A" from a friend. Anyone know the specs for the 26 or the Javelin?
Loos Reading for O'day 26 and Javelin? John Stevens at 10:43am 02.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/428 Disregard, double post.
irwin 43 trainmanjess at 10:43am 02.03.16 Irwin 12/7236 Hello All.... I am looking at an Irwin 43' aft cockpit staysail ketch sailboat... with the idea to p
Battery Location (2) Jim Hawkins at 9:26am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1523 I want to have 2 - 12 volt deep cycle batteries on my boat and move them from the original place whe
Port bedding material geek_guy at 9:26am 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/619 Maybe using the wrong terminology. But the skylights were leaking, so I rebidded them. The leaking
Raising the boom geek_guy at 9:24am 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3524 I added a Bimini. But the boom doesn't clear. I think this is a common issue with the 37 Legend.
Squeaky Auto Pilot - is this normal? Elie at 9:13am 02.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 21/9670 my auto pilot works great, but is very loud.. is this normal? can i spray some wd40? here is a yout
Solent Stay Jim Hawkins at 8:47am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 34/8514 Hello all, I'm adding a solent stay to my boat and have spent a week reading everything I could and
Vendee Globe 2016 cb32863 at 7:04am 02.03.16 Racing 3/1043 Anyone going to follow? 1URBl3nPRJk
Bokampers Fort Lauderdale CYQK at 2:14am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 3/363 Anyone got a report on the food there? Is this the place where the Wild Bilz tournment based from T
Visiting Australia & New Zealand Claude L.-Auger at 1:05am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 0/320 Hi to all our Aussie and Kiwi friends. I am currently in Sydney until Sunday 7th and will then move
Remove mast on 33.5 - 1989 Hunter sailboat BlueTequila at 8:20pm 02.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2165 I need to remove my deck step mast ' I have a couple of questions: 1. how does one disengage the wi
A Few Maneuvering Tips Terry Cox at 7:28pm 02.02.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 6/1373 We have the original 18x15 three blade RH fixed bronze prop on our 1991 P42 and am very pleased with
rigging routing puzzlement M25 (4) RussC at 6:50pm 02.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/10625 I finally had time, motivation, and decent weather all at the same time today, which allowed me to p
Recognizing old style Furler. (2) Andrew25 at 4:08pm 02.02.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2666 Hello, I have recently purchased an "old style" furler and I would love to find out the manufacturer
Depth transducer depth jveatch at 4:07pm 02.02.16 Big Boats 5/1324 What is the exact depth of the depth transducer on a Hunter 41DS?

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H36 "Bulkhead" separation? tfox2069 at 9:55am 12.19.23 Just looping back on this. It would appear SBO no longer has a consulting team for older Hunters.
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint cyryc at 9:48am 12.19.23 Apparently the usual problem of vintage Groco rubber core seacocks is that the rubber expands and op
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint (1) cyryc at 9:43am 12.19.23 Often times you'll find marine life in the valve. Small mollusks shells can raise havoc. Do yoursel
Cover for Hunter 39 diduljc at 9:23am 12.19.23 Greg and others who offered advice on a winter cover for my Hunter 39. After reviewing several webs
Painting or removing headliner? jssailem at 9:13am 12.19.23 Spray painting is one option. You need to consider many issues when spray painting. Those little dro
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! kbgunn at 7:55am 12.19.23 I wrote a post here about using a Dell ruggedized tablet PC running Ubuntu as a chart plotter at the
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 6:39am 12.19.23 Thank you, Rick! I downloaded the doc and appreciate the advice. I needed options and a some info on
Re-rigging without mast removal. Don S/V ILLusion at 6:14am 12.19.23
Prop rotation question RoyS at 5:52am 12.19.23 I would agree but with feathering prop I don't have any prop walk. :cool: You certainly do, as yo
How dispose of sailboat? (1) Rick Webb at 5:51am 12.19.23 I am with an organization that accepts donations of boats that we sell and use that money to help fu
Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 5:38am 12.19.23 If your focus is low loss coax - strongest signal output, LMR400 cable should be considered. Ah y
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint sailme88 at 4:57am 12.19.23 Often times you'll find marine life in the valve. Small mollusks shells can raise havoc. Do yourself
Re-rigging without mast removal. dlochner at 4:19am 12.19.23 B&G/Simrad and Garmin do use an ethernet protocol and connectors for data transmission and separate
Re-rigging without mast removal. (1) jssailem at 4:09am 12.19.23 If your focus is low loss coax - strongest signal output, LMR400 cable should be considered.
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint CYQK at 4:07am 12.19.23 I went thu hull the same issues when i bought all my stuff from Groco Yeah it cost more to do it the
Hatch leak repair Tom TH at 3:48am 12.19.23 Thanks to all for the advice. Looks like hatch removal is the way to go.
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead G Newboat at 1:56am 12.19.23 The compression post repair lasted for a couple seasons, which was nice. The boat is now back on the
Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 11:26pm 12.18.23 As I recall the VHF cable is something like RG213, I remember it was about the size of my thumb and
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Terry Cox at 9:33pm 12.18.23 I think you're correct. Reaching into tight spots with an angled head is usually easier than with s
Painting or removing headliner? Trixster at 8:05pm 12.18.23 Is spray painting the recommended method?

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