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Servicing NOVA KOOL refrigerator 1Goldie at 4:38pm 09.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1596 I have read so many places about the need for adequate ventilation for Nova Kool refrigerators. Ther
Trailering a 302 dscribner at 4:25pm 09.20.15 Bigger Boats 1/720 Has anybody done this?
Outboard problems Hadim33 at 4:20pm 09.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1833 About a week my outboard would start and die so I had to get towed In. I went yesterday and starte
Teach your children well (1) Kermit at 3:37pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/838 The truth...
Adapt, improvise, overcome. (2) Roadking Larry at 2:06pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 25/3713 Local club races yesterday, great day for racing on our lake, winds running 12-14kts and unusually c
Closing the stack pack zipper on the 340 smoothsailing at 1:12pm 09.20.15 Big Boats 1/979 I know this was posted a while back but cannot find it. Unless your a giant, what's the easiest w
Increase sliding hatch opening--stop screws Windtherapy at 11:22am 09.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/496 So I am redoing all my teak which includes the hatch slide rails. I got to thinking, the hatch does
Rotted inboard engine cover danark57 at 10:49am 09.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1015 I have a 1990 Capri 26, purchased in May. I noticed the top step was loose. When I removed the full
Pumpout Problems mpl239 at 10:20am 09.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/5235 I cannot pump out the front head on a 2003 two cabin 393. This is a new boat to me. First effort t
Replacing head this fall (1) MikeK2B at 10:06am 09.20.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/2232 Hi everyone - I think that most of the plumbing on my Pearson 303 is original and in need of attenti
How to get dog get into main cabin OS2Dude at 10:00am 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 15/5207 We have a 1984 Catalina 30 with a fairly steep companionway ladder (3' or so) and an older dog in th
Engine not charging batteries very well VelaFella at 9:09am 09.20.15 Big Boats 11/2995 The engine is not charging the batteries (two 4D's) very well, as opposed to not-at-all. After tigh
Need advice on relocating main sheet davidmhull at 4:41am 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 8/3189 Good morning. My main sheets are what I guess you would call conventionally mounted. That is to say
Hunter 32 vision 1989 Ed D at 4:39am 09.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/776 Hi Has anybody installed an electric toilet connected to the fresh water system on a Hunter 32 Vi
When was my boat built Neil01 at 4:27am 09.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1191 The only number on my plate is a 4 digit serial number- #1245. Does anyone know what year this se
Unstepping Mast on Hunter 27-2 MarkW11 at 8:49pm 09.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/904 I have a 1990 Hunter 27-2 and will be removing the mast for the first time. Can anyone tell me if I
Rhodes Ranger 29 jimclemons at 6:49pm 09.19.15 Seafarer 0/7458 Recently inherited a restored Rhodes Ranger 29, any suggestions on where I would go to get a valuati
Broken Keel Bolt Fernando 15012 at 6:17pm 09.19.15 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2189 We have our 1982 H30c out on the hard for a compression post support repair. Decided to take the tw
Fresh Water pump for Hunter 30. 1983 danners at 4:43pm 09.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1165 Just bought this sailboat. Where is the pump located?
Repowering Hunter 30 Robert1224 at 4:36pm 09.19.15 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1257 Ahoy, I am considering re-powering my 1979 Hunter 30 with a YSM12 to a Yanmar 2GMF. To those who ha

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How dispose of sailboat? ggrizzard at 1:24pm 12.18.23 "floating and upon the waters of the state" include the water in the marina! But you got to leave it
How dispose of sailboat? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:01pm 12.18.23 As a dealer taking a trade, I would inspect that boat to include registration and titling to insure
Fire Port gwoolverton at 12:56pm 12.18.23 Do you have a photo you can share? On my boat, the steps have to be removed in order to remove the
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? chichiflys at 12:50pm 12.18.23 Just looping back on this. It would appear SBO no longer has a consulting team for older Hunters.
Prop rotation question fstbttms at 12:46pm 12.18.23 So Scotty, whatcha really got dere, huh? It's not up for debate. The OP's pic is of an Autostream
Fire Port kappykaplan at 12:44pm 12.18.23 Do you have a photo you can share? On my boat, the steps have to be removed in order to remove the
Prop rotation question Stu Jackson at 12:44pm 12.18.23 That's an Autostream, not a Max Prop. Interesting for you, Scotty. If you compare the photos in p
Fire Port gwoolverton at 12:40pm 12.18.23 I can't speak directly to a Catalina 310, but mine is installed on the front cover of the engine ba
Fire Port kappykaplan at 12:38pm 12.18.23 I can't speak directly to a Catalina 310, but mine is installed on the front cover of the engine bay
How dispose of sailboat? FastOlson at 12:27pm 12.18.23 Different states have different laws, but some things are common to all. If/when you transfer owners
Hatch leak repair dmax at 12:25pm 12.18.23 From this: Is there a way to remove only the cover so that I can get at the top edge to clean and r
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information Scubagirl62 at 12:22pm 12.18.23 I have never noticed any kind of a bilge pump manual or otherwise on this boat. Is there one and whe
Battery charging DRhoads at 12:20pm 12.18.23 I have a 2005 420. Starter is charged by solar power and alternator but not shore power. Shore pow
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 12:10pm 12.18.23 Thank you all for the help. I may try the face book forum. The sailboat is not in that bad of condit
Hatch leak repair dlochner at 11:43am 12.18.23 Depends on where the leak is. Could be the rubber lens seal/gasket, gasket at handles. Of course,
Prop rotation question fstbttms at 11:40am 12.18.23 I didn't realize that I was going to have to know this before taking my PYI Max Prop off for re-con
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information LloydB at 11:37am 12.18.23 Seeing how it's nearly the dead of winter right now and absent of the usual necessity for quick urge
Hatch leak repair BigEasy at 11:21am 12.18.23 Yes but that's not going to fix the leak - you can't seal it from the outside. Depends on wh
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review BigEasy at 11:13am 12.18.23 Good idea! No better way to evaluate a boat to ensure that it fits your needs, than chartering the
How dispose of sailboat? dlochner at 10:41am 12.18.23 One of the problems with derelict boats, especially in Florida and the keys is the lack of affordabl

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