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Is this correct for Green Ground Wire? (1) smokey73 at 5:25am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1839 I was running some wires and found this (see picture). Should the green AC Safety wires for shore p
Cabinet "sagging" in aft head? (2) smokey73 at 5:18am 08.20.15 Big Boats 1/664 Hunter 40.5 My cabinet is "sagging" (see picture) in my aft head. I only see one screw on each
shore power willsnow at 10:03pm 08.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2786 What's the simplest shore power setup if all I want to do is run a battery charger while on a dock?
Oday 22-water coming through the centerboard tube keary N at 8:12pm 08.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/697 My 1981 okay 22 gets water up and over the center board tube when in heavy chop or when sailing in
Leaking issues. Bm3moose at 6:59pm 08.19.15 Catalina 22 19/2665 I've thumbed through multiple leak threads. I have a 77 and I'm getting significant amounts of water
Air Intake Filter and Silencer jzuk at 6:28pm 08.19.15 Bigger Boats 13/6521 On my still kinda new to me O'Day 35 I've had a fairly large ToDo list. I'm now at the point where I
Failing control panel buttons (1) pf78dhr at 4:53pm 08.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/412 Hello, the push buttons on my 2013 h-33 control panel keep failing. Does anyone know an upgrade or w
H33c from Rochester New York to Key West Redskyatnight at 4:16pm 08.19.15 The Cherubini Hunters 4/957 I am planning on taking my 1981 hunter 33 from Rochester New York to Key West. I have most everythin
Oday 25 ft fix 6 ft keel Oliver at 3:31pm 08.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/715 Almost done, then must find flat house boat. :dance:
5 Day trip Northern Chesapeake oldlaxer1 at 2:44pm 08.19.15 Destinations 6/1580 We are celebrating our 30th anniversary over Labor Day Weekend and want to do a cruise from Baltimor
Old CDI Reefer replacement Pbarton at 1:35pm 08.19.15 Catalina 30 4/1862 My CDI reefer drum collapsed last week and the upgrade is causing me problems. Any suggestions for a
Companionway boards/Pop top atrometer at 1:33pm 08.19.15 Catalina 22 12/2856 In a driving rainstorm is it normal to expect leakage from these areas? Had some repair guys come t
Jensen Cassette Player Peter n Gail at 12:46pm 08.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/837 Hi I have a 1993 Hunter 30. It has a " jensen auto reverse instalock and tuner". I am trying to
Evinrude 6HP 2- cycle question Skip Gundlach at 12:11pm 08.19.15 Engines and Propulsion 12/1665 Evinrude 6HP 2- cycle question Our engine isn't developing full power. We had not used it for s
sea water filling my head Skipro at 11:48am 08.19.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/3576 We recently converted the forward head in our Beneteau 400 from standard Jabsco to electric. It has
Volvo MD2B Raw Water seeping into oil SailMaster at 10:53am 08.19.15 Engines and Propulsion 6/993 Ok guys, I found that the volume of liquid in my oil pan has increased since changing the oil 4 day
please help: First 38 sonar and speed transducer identificat (1) Veit at 10:23am 08.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1534 Hi, this is a 1984 First 38, please give a look at the pictures below, anybody can tell me which one
What's the best size? jdhohmann at 10:23am 08.19.15 Racing 5/1906 I race with a Hunter 40, right now I have a 140% genoa and have been racing and cruising it for 15 y
Sailing to Mackinaw island flynhi4u at 9:30am 08.19.15 Trailer Sailors 43/8753 We are planning on going to the North Channel next summer and will be spending the winter making the
How can I redesign the rudder system Armyaviation at 8:35am 08.19.15 Trailer Sailors 28/3215 This is an American fiberglass 21 foot sailboat. I am redoing the whole back end of the boat and bef

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Electric Sailboat Drives kloudie1 at 6:06am 07.24.23 Shocking observation! Maybe something like the pump out boats? A big diesel generator on a little ba
Another What is It? jviss at 5:57am 07.24.23 It should lead into a chain locker, not the cabin, no?
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 5:56am 07.24.23 Ah, that makes perfect sense. It appears the screen is to keep bugs out of the cabin? I need to take
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 5:53am 07.24.23 I'm waiting to see some dude with a portable Honda generator charging up his electric drive daysaile
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 5:51am 07.24.23 They will sprout solar panels. I thought that, but I don't think you could deploy enough solar on
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Hollyberry at 5:51am 07.24.23
Another What is It? jviss at 5:50am 07.24.23 That is a deck pipe, typically for an anchor chain or rode, 'though yours looks turned around, and t
Electric Sailboat Drives dlochner at 5:49am 07.24.23 My observation is that this is cool, but it doesn't scale. What happens when lots of such boats pop
Jub roller furler setup dlochner at 5:47am 07.24.23 Welcome to SBO. The Tanzer 22 is a great little boat. I had one for 14 years and sailed all over Ea
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars Ward H at 5:11am 07.24.23 Thanks, I see you have a track cheek block?? that you use to move your jib block without needing to
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement JamesG161 at 5:11am 07.24.23 Mine drops in double drop in. Hunter 38 sink, galley, rectangular You can secure the sink to the
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater dlochner at 4:32am 07.24.23 I also have a Shuffle Aqua King, it one cycles when there is a leak in the plumbing system. Otherwis
Removing Treadmaster decking (1) rgranger at 4:30am 07.24.23 That sounds like it would be an Enormous job. I think I would try to soften the adhesive with heat
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater Ward H at 4:26am 07.24.23
ISO Mast tabernacle for 1978 O'day 23-2 w/deck stepped mast. rgranger at 4:18am 07.24.23 A picture would help a lot. I suspect your tabernacle is commercially available
Wrapping my boat question Morgan donor at 4:15am 07.24.23 Consider it a temporary solution that, in my opinion, would be a significant deterrent for resale.
In Search of Yanmar SB8 Manual kappykaplan at 2:50am 07.24.23 De nada!
In Search of Yanmar SB8 Manual Kevin&Karen at 2:50am 07.24.23 Thank you Kappy, Happy Sailing !!!
In Search of Yanmar SB8 Manual kappykaplan at 2:35am 07.24.23 On this site: https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_27_75-84_91044400.pdf Or here: https:
rolex fastnet race is on, too danstanford at 2:23am 07.24.23 7hR40fzTN_w 35 knots on the nose is tough no jib?

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