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Off-season battery maintenance Justin_NSA at 8:38am 10.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/896 What has worked for you? I read about removing them so they don't freeze and also leaving them beca
Hunter 49 selden in-mast furling macdu at 7:44am 10.16.15 Big Boats 1/583 I have an 07 Hunter 49 with Selden in-mast furling. While greasing the furling winch I noticed that
Non-slip for cabin carpet ? caltom at 6:28am 10.16.15 Catalina 30 13/2410 I'm considering replacing my very old sole carpet with something off the roll at Home D. In the inte
M-12 universal stalling at 2-5 knots...... Jtcf78911 at 5:54am 10.16.15 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1369 Dear friends in sail. The M-12 Universal diesel in my 1985 O'Day 28 has been acting up of late, n
Getting started blunt at 11:02pm 10.15.15 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1463 Bought a 1980 hunter 33 in july.the previous owners have just let this boat sit,what a shame but the
Desolation sound SVPardonMyFrench at 9:25pm 10.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/685 For those of you in the office looking for a break here's a link to the first of several short video
Forum guidelines Maine Sail at 8:09pm 10.15.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/4763 Please take the time to read the following before posting. Also see: the official SBO Terms of Use.
Adding a third battery ...diagram? mytime at 6:23pm 10.15.15 Catalina 30 4/1125 Does anyone have a diagram on how to add a third battery to an existing two battery bank? I have an
Adding a third battery ...diagram? mytime at 6:08pm 10.15.15 Ask All Sailors 5/4256 Does anyone have a diagram on how to add a third battery to an existing two battery bank? I have an
Repair mast step mounting core and cabin deck? jmczzz at 6:01pm 10.15.15 Catalina 22 52/11865 One screw pulled out of mast step, wood looked wet, Is it necessary to remove interior post and trim
Survey of 30 o'day colinhulse at 5:07pm 10.15.15 Bigger Boats 3/848 Had my 30 surveyed and was told I have a void ahead of the mast in the coach roof. I cut a 1 foot sq
Dinghy clean up boapiu at 3:20pm 10.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1589 I recently got an inflatable dinghy and the bottom was covered in barnacles and other detris from ap
Slow (non) draining head sink OS2Dude at 11:27am 10.15.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1363 When we bought our boat (1985 Catalina 30 Mk I) it had the sink drain and head input sharing the sea
Fixed gooseneck from a sliding gooseneck tomlax12 at 10:04am 10.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1609 So I have this question. I changed my 76' o'day 25 from a sliding T track Gooseneck to a fixed Goo
Hello legend 37 owners c_m_8 at 9:16am 10.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/8752 Hello all. Looking for a larger sailboat and came across a 1987 Legend 37. How do you Legend 37 ow
Hunter 340 noisy water supply system. Robert1224 at 8:42am 10.15.15 Big Boats 8/1892 Ahoy, I was on a friends Hunter 340 trying to help determine the source of noise and vibration in hi
House battery or start battery to use for genset starting? smokey73 at 4:28am 10.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/5882 I'm installing a Nextgen 5.5 Kw Genset in my Hunter 40.5. Just about done with the installation and
Javelin questions John Stevens at 4:18am 10.15.15 Day Sailers 1/798 I had a Daysailer One, no liner. I liked the comfort and leg room for such a small boat. I notic
320mk2 engine intake seacock Brahmany at 12:57am 10.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1261 Hi, Closed the s/w intake valve yesterday and a few drops of water came past the valve handle. A 200
Pearson p303 stanchion rebed and wet deck rot repair (2) MikeK2B at 8:57pm 10.14.15 Pearson 4/2731 So before layup this year I've decided to rebed most of the hardware penetrating my '83 P303's deck.

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Noisy boats (2) jssailem at 1:14am 01.23.24 I now pull the flag before retiring for the night. Flag etiquette ning Colors (at sunset) is a tra
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel KCofKC at 10:19pm 01.22.24 A couple of considerations, you can make an extension that will also put the trailer farther in the
320 dink KCofKC at 10:12pm 01.22.24 I would suggest you consider how your going to be using it as well as measure the foredeck. If your
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 9:49pm 01.22.24 Yes the increase was all the way. First I checked that the whole in the deck plate, that is set in t
HP fuel pump on M35 SycloneDriver at 8:39pm 01.22.24 I just watched you video. I think your injector pump is good. Check the lift pump for proper volum
HP fuel pump on M35 SycloneDriver at 8:35pm 01.22.24 I've been working on a 2cyl and a 3cyl universal diesel a lot lately. A friend/customer has a 1980
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation BigEasy at 8:00pm 01.22.24 I had a Hunter 33.5 that had a reverse cycle AC & heater with only one duct into main cabin; definit
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame BigEasy at 7:43pm 01.22.24 Try the usual; penetrating fluid or PB blaster. Be patient & apply for several days. Hopefully it
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud Davidasailor26 at 7:09pm 01.22.24
Noisy boats Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 01.22.24
Noisy boats Tally Ho at 6:52pm 01.22.24 My stern also can be noisy if the waves are slapping that direction. And I had some nuisance noise
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? TimFromLI at 6:52pm 01.22.24 Removing dead wires from 30 years of upgrades, and I'm still not done.
Noisy boats shemandr at 6:40pm 01.22.24 Halyards/wires slapping in the mast were a problem. Noodles/zip ties cured that. Other than that i
Hunter 306 fresh water leak jdrutten at 6:33pm 01.22.24 My h306 has a port-side midship leak, and if the rain comes in at the right angle and intensity, I g
Noisy boats quadrille38 at 6:32pm 01.22.24
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame dLj at 5:55pm 01.22.24 Your picture does not show the screws you are asking about, but maybe it's because I'm looking on my
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( (1) Richard19068 at 5:33pm 01.22.24 Yea, all sounds very extreme to be. On hunters there is a plate set in the deck that the top plate
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 01.22.24 My project is to get people to understand that not everyone lives up north where winter implies not
Acoustic guitar and boats. Allowishish at 5:01pm 01.22.24 I have 3 mandolins. I keep one on the boat. It used to be my cheap mando but when I bought my 3rd m
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 4:52pm 01.22.24 222695

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