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Officially mine! (1) SailShannon at 5:27pm 11.22.15 Catalina 22 24/2334 Hi all. First let me say thank you for all the feedback and guidance I've received from this team ov
Hunter 25.5 depth sounder and bilge pump marksteiger at 4:14pm 11.22.15 Smaller Boats 5/2687 Have been searching the forums for information on placing depth sounder transducer for 86 Hunter 25.
Interior Structural Cracks (3) JamesG161 at 2:54pm 11.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1394 I have noticed these cracks after inspection I did following heavy seas and pounding my keel once i
Winterizing the Mermaid Pat at 2:39pm 11.22.15 Bigger Boats 2/659 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 22/2467 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 2/538 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 45/8555 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 45/23957 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 4/2085 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 20/1563 At least for now.
Traveler Upgrade for Hunter 36 (9) Alctel at 11:42pm 11.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/693 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 6/1494 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 49/23152 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 12/1051 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 6/3904 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 4/2668 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 0/748 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 1/504 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 40/3024 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 3/986 Hello SBO Members, From time to time I get the urge to record our boating adventures in the form of

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Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig (2) kloudie1 at 10:02am 01.30.24 My PO installed a spinnaker pole downhaul point just forward of the front hatch. He also had a ligh
Android phone app connection issue Davidasailor26 at 9:53am 01.30.24 Try uninstalling the app and reinstalling it? Other than that my next suggestion would be to just us
Engine Vent Fan tfox2069 at 9:39am 01.30.24 Sounds like the fan is hard wired to the ignition circuit. There is no safety issue with putting i
Engine Vent Fan Calif. Ted at 9:38am 01.30.24 Most are on the ignition circuit so run while switch is on, Catalinas have a switch on bottom of eng
Engine Vent Fan ggrizzard at 9:28am 01.30.24 Sounds like the fan is hard wired to the ignition circuit. There is no safety issue with putting i
320 dink Scott T-Bird at 9:28am 01.30.24 We have a Zodiac 270 aero floor. It is 8'10" and fits on the bow, but I can't say that I've ever go
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 9:24am 01.30.24 Pretty lucky with my solar day nite vent running it keeps the interior around 95 max and locations o
Android phone app connection issue Rich Stidger at 9:23am 01.30.24 No VPN, and I'm using the same wifi network. And it failed to connect on a different wifi network a
321 prop anodw/nut and 2 25mm shaft anodes kappykaplan at 9:23am 01.30.24 Wesleymi, you should post this in Digital Dumpster Dive -- Free Gear: https://forums.sailboatowners.
Mast Support Bracket "Event" kloudie1 at 9:16am 01.30.24 I agree that a rigger or someone who is familiar with that mast support structure should be consulte
Remote oil filter for M25XP Hello Below at 8:39am 01.30.24 Then let's give this a try. From my research on this forum, Fred Ficarra (R.I.P.) on Epitome was a
Leaking Chain Plates dmax at 7:48am 01.30.24 Once you get a moisture reading you'll know what your up against - where it shows greater than 20% m
Remote oil filter for M25XP Hayden Watson at 7:09am 01.30.24 The best answer might be to either do some carpentry on your model to enlarge engine access, or to
Remote oil filter for M25XP FastOlson at 7:07am 01.30.24 The best answer might be to either do some carpentry on your model to enlarge engine access, or to g
Mast Support Bracket "Event" dlochner at 7:04am 01.30.24 Looking at the photos I was struck by several anomalies. All of the hardware is different, there is
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 6:35am 01.30.24 It's certain that the investment in the wedding was a lot more than Super Bowl tickets. Still, we h
Remote oil filter for M25XP (1) Hayden Watson at 6:34am 01.30.24 Hayden, this is kind of like reverse engineering and maybe a bit convoluted but what the heck . . .
Remote oil filter for M25XP (1) Hayden Watson at 6:28am 01.30.24 Hayden, Here's a picture of the front of an M25, same as your XP. The oil pan is way below the bot
Mast Support Bracket "Event" sailme88 at 5:26am 01.30.24 Pure speculation here, but the location and damage seen in the pics " to me" does not have the appea
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location DonEvans at 5:11am 01.30.24 Don- Just installed mine, will send pics later this week. I secured a steel angle on the horizonta

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