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Water In My Hunter 260 Cheryl Babic at 4:15pm 08.09.15 Smaller Boats 11/1682 I just bought a 200 Hunter 260 and I'm getting water from somewhere. The previous owner said he had
At what point is buying a bosun's chair a good investment IH82BL8 at 3:38pm 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 21/3101 I'm planning to go aloft for the first time next weekend. As I do all of my own work, should I go a
Garhauer Rigid Vang Install stevec22206 at 3:30pm 08.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2797 Wanting to install a Garhauer rigid vang on our 87' C27. Test fitting the vang places the vang boom
Most common entry points for water in a 26S KyMacSailor at 1:41pm 08.09.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1778 What are the most common entry points for water in a Macgregor 26S? We put ours in a slip about a m
Other Trailer Sailor Forums? Texsinbad at 1:33pm 08.09.15 Trailer Sailors 6/1905 As some might have seen from my other post "Daysailer: Mostly Dry", I am in the market for a daysail
Help needed.. 3GM30F Overheated; It's not the seawater pump PGIJon at 11:11am 08.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1618 OK.. With no wind to speak of, the admiral and I went out to recalibrate the autopilot after I added
Half a battery bank (1) capta at 11:02am 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 23/2914 I've been messing about with 'electrickery' for a number of years, but this one leaves me wondering.
Nice Sunday Read in Today's NYT YVRguy at 10:28am 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 1/802 Some thoughts on Joseph Conrad and the loss of sailing as the primary driver of transportation and c
Seasonal Maintenance - Learning jonelli at 10:20am 08.09.15 Catalina 30 5/1500 Hey all, meant to do this in spring, but better later then too late, this was my first seasonal mai
Selden main furling continuous loop Jerry21707 at 10:13am 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1466 2007 Hunter 31 with in mast Selden furling system. My continuous loop slipped off the furling winch
raymarine st 4000 stiggy456 at 9:36am 08.09.15 S2 2/1006 I am having problems with my raymarine st 4000 tiller pilot. It keeps saying low battery and then so
Stern Rail heaven on earth at 9:25am 08.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1022 I have made a stern rail for my 1976 O'day 25 and will be mounting soon. We live about an hour from
Hunter 39 patrick17440 at 7:54am 08.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1126 I am considering a purchase of a 2010 Hunter 39 for costal cruising in So. Calif. There is only one
Forward hatch... Member 131497 at 7:17am 08.09.15 Bristol 2/1442 Hi again guys/gals Well this time is the forward hatch on my B24(lid) was stolen a few months ago. I
Anchor chain questions - new marerials vs old vs old advice holdech at 7:03am 08.09.15 Ask All Sailors 18/4837 We have an Aloha 32 (10,000 displacement). I added an anchor windlass (Maxwell HRC8) that was design
boat inside cushions? scottmellloyditude at 5:55am 08.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/955 Any tricks or thought on getting the boat inside cushions clean? Our 1986 cushions are in great con
Replacing the separating wall between the freezer and fridge 2discover at 11:02pm 08.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1122 Hi all The separating wall between the freezer and the fridge on my 1999 H410 is made of syntheti
Diesel used per hour Akapeterc at 10:37pm 08.08.15 Big Boats 31/9077 I just spent the weekend out on my yacht with new painted bottom and did 6 1/2 hours of motoring bet
Hunter 42 Companion Way Steps captainronrico at 10:03pm 08.08.15 Parts Search 2/873 Looking for one teak companion way step for my 2004 Hunter 42
New Owner challenges jssailem at 9:11pm 08.08.15 Cal 16/2610 Well I'm a New to Me owner of a 1974 Cal 35 Cruiser (pilothouse style) sailing vessel. It came at a

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"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 9:30pm 07.21.23 The answer to your question is spelled out in the annex to COLREGS. A certain number of degrees of
Windows Hello Below at 9:28pm 07.21.23 Both Portside and Starboard side windows have cracked. Is there somewhere I can get replacements?
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable MikeHoncho at 7:47pm 07.21.23 Use a bottle of the sealant you put inside of it and roll it around. It works really well. Same conc
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable rgranger at 7:18pm 07.21.23 My tubes have a target pressure of 3.8 psi, and I would be very hesitant to go much higher in fear
Vent Hose Project_Mayhem at 6:57pm 07.21.23 Thanks everyone! It looks like the most economical route for this will be to acquire it locally sinc
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable Rich Stidger at 6:53pm 07.21.23 I was surprised to learn of the relative low pressure in the tubes. Maybe only a few lbs/inch. So
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable shemandr at 6:42pm 07.21.23 I was surprised to learn of the relative low pressure in the tubes. Maybe only a few lbs/inch. So
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice isaksp00 at 6:14pm 07.21.23 I'd consider using your main halyard attached to one of the bow cleats and then tightened enough to
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water SycloneDriver at 6:00pm 07.21.23 If you pop off a cooling water hose at the lowest point and shut the thruhull, all the water in the
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help (1) RitSim at 5:40pm 07.21.23 If the scratch is deep enough, the seal may not fully block the oil or water side. Since this is no
"Portable" Anchor Light? thinwater at 5:04pm 07.21.23 Okay, here is over thinking for you! "... (b) A vessel of less than 50 meters in length may exhibi
Ignition panel replacement Tally Ho at 4:51pm 07.21.23
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 4:44pm 07.21.23 I also think you have a misplaced negative in your last sentence. Take a look. :facepalm: Oh t
Windows Badger Dolphin at 4:36pm 07.21.23 Thank you all for your comments and advice. I'm not planning to do the work myself but it's helpful
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 4:18pm 07.21.23 It is nuanced. And I do have a tendency to overthink things:). Just curious that if what you had
"Portable" Anchor Light? jaysweet at 3:14pm 07.21.23 Thanks. I was thinking (over-thinking) that it would be cool to fabricate a bracket for the end of
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 3:12pm 07.21.23 And, for the record, I have often hung a Mega-Light from my boom as an anchor light since the all ar
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 3:08pm 07.21.23 Thanks. I was thinking (over-thinking) that it would be cool to fabricate a bracket for the end of
Ignition panel replacement jssailem at 3:07pm 07.21.23 Welcome to the SBO forums. I'm with Ralph on this one. The S2 9.2C was "Last Built in 1987" accordi
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 2:49pm 07.21.23 Not sure what nuance you are going for here. The fixture should state it, I guess, as well as the

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