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Hand Rail Refurb CRichardsDSX at 4:54am 11.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1176 After doing the necessary repairs to be able to use the boat for the better part of a year - it's ti
Font change Phil Herring at 9:03pm 11.18.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/492 You may have noticed :) the font changed Wednesday night. Serif fonts are easier to read and this i
M-H 31; 7.8 Knots... Really? Rick D at 8:59pm 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2605 Not to be snarky, well, maybe. Anyhow, I was thumbing through Sail magazine (I know...) and there wa
Reversing the keel winch? RussC at 8:02pm 11.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2810 It seems like such a logical modification to flip the keel winch so the handle is accessed in the co
Engine box insulation marchem at 3:12pm 11.18.15 Catalina 310 10/3202 2000 C310. The insulation in the engine box was apparently falling off and removed by the PO. I'm
Cleaning a prop Rodd at 3:07pm 11.18.15 Musings With Maine Sail 16/14459 This year I will not be removing my prop. There is a bunch of white scale on the prop, and I was wo
Anl fuse busbar vs. dual mrbf and plain busbar marchem at 3:07pm 11.18.15 Musings With Maine Sail 10/8230 First of all, thanks to everyone here for all the help and advice I've gotten in the past regarding
Diggin threw photos did i ever share this? (1) allen-deckard at 1:19pm 11.18.15 Catalina 22 7/725 I was getting more stuff dug out and making sure things work got my screen door out and was wonderin
Free sails? pateco at 10:06am 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 24/2714 Has anyone else signed up for this? I like the Idea of FREE sails, but don't know how hard it is to
Reefing lines: mast or cockpit? which is better? markwbird at 10:03am 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 15/4817 So, I've been talking to folks about setting up my reefing lines to run back to the cockpit mainly s
Propane outboards? BayMan at 9:23am 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1928 Did not know about these. Some questions: How long does the camping size propane can last? How ea
Electrical problem on 1984 hunter 31 51RD55 at 7:35am 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1104 Recently I seemingly tripped a breaker while working on the boat. The only load on my outlet breaker
S2 11.0c south of savanna ga rob and tami at 4:26am 11.18.15 S2 2/1349 Hello, We are cruising, down the ICW in our S2 9.2C toward the sun, and right now am at Savanna GA 1
Motor mounts Damifudo at 3:00am 11.18.15 Catalina 30 6/3981 I am about to order 4 new motor mounts for my 1988 Catalina with the Universal M25 XP. Do I order t
Wiring (2) clausjepsen at 11:09pm 11.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/8174 I can not find a diagram over the wiring. I want to move my radio from VHF to COMMON and ad a deept
Tie downs when trailering? RussC at 7:32pm 11.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/6031 From just looking around at tons of Mac 25s for sale on-line, I've yet to see one on a trailer that
Dallas revisited Doc_holiday at 7:13pm 11.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1248 I took the promotion that I mentioned a couple years ago. I don't have to move from VA to Dallas (Le
Paint colours for the catalina 22 ? mark rocco at 6:58pm 11.17.15 Catalina 22 13/6284 This might be a silly question but still a question.....Is there any protocol for the color that you
Oday 34 transmission removal SailingCal21 at 6:49pm 11.17.15 Engines and Propulsion 9/2243 Was wondering if anyone has experience pulling a gearbox out of a 34 ODay? Karma's transmission is h
Sheaves at top of mast Ken13559 at 5:28pm 11.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1736 I've a Selden mast and I suspect the Mains sheave is damaged. I could feel the uneveness when I play

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Engine Water Drain Plug? dlochner at 8:35am 12.06.23 In the Owner's Resources section of SBO (on the landing page) is a copy of the service manual. See l
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' rgranger at 8:31am 12.06.23 I sent you a possible lead in the other thread you started on this same topic. r
Need Mast for 1991 Hunter 42. Lost the entire rig this last weekene rgranger at 8:29am 12.06.23 I recently saw this boat on FB marketplace. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/19928469877607
Charts recommendation BarryL at 7:38am 12.06.23 Hello, The original poster is looking for charts for a Raymarine Axiom chart plotter. This means a
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' deanM at 7:28am 12.06.23 No one was hurt just a big shock. it was the 1" steel bar from the hull to the deck sheared off
CONFIRMATION PLEASE twodzusfittings at 6:53am 12.06.23 Thanks everyone for your input. You seem all to confirm my thoughts.
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:52am 12.06.23 elves get into a house that doesn't have a chimney. That's Snorkle the elf, I recognize him. -Wi
The Sewing Machine Thread American_Mainsail at 6:31am 12.06.23 Update - based in part on feedback in this thread, I ordered a Sailrite LSZ on a Black Friday sale
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' American_Mainsail at 6:25am 12.06.23 Worst case scenario - so sorry to hear (and see) about your misfortune. Was anyone hurt? Do you kno
Continupus mainsail furling Ward H at 5:49am 12.06.23 @Seahawk345 When I was fitting out my first boat I bought new jib sheets. Using the adage bigger mu
Hunter 140 frame Ayrehead at 5:48am 12.06.23 We don't need more advice at this time. Thanks for answering my question about whether or not there
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker marcham at 5:45am 12.06.23 Replace the pump...
Continupus mainsail furling American_Mainsail at 5:28am 12.06.23 I think both your angles makes sense, Seahawk. I have had similar issues occasionally with my contin
Continupus mainsail furling Seahawk345 at 4:46am 12.06.23 Nope. The issue was still "on-going' when I hauled the boat out for the winter. I had some very help
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' Terry Cox at 4:18am 12.06.23 So sorry to hear of the failure, Dean. Everyone okay? Have you determined what part of the standing
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation NativeAtlantan at 9:19pm 12.05.23 Hey @Stargazer79, I have owned a 1985 35' O'Day for over 20 years. I spend much more time working o
Hull ID Location Hunter 38 2007 marcham at 8:05pm 12.05.23 On my 380, the HIN is on the starboard side hull, below the rubrail just aft of the rear most side l
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 7:08pm 12.05.23 221777
New MaxProp came today! American_Mainsail at 7:01pm 12.05.23 Beautiful!
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim American_Mainsail at 6:52pm 12.05.23

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