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Replacing Head Pump Hunter 356 Sarahdipity at 4:54am 05.08.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/3645 Good morning. This is our first boat and we've never sailed before. 10 weeks in and we are learning
ASA 101 completed!!!! (1) T_Cat at 7:50pm 05.07.15 Catalina 22 17/1991 Just spent the last four days getting by ASA 101 cert. I had a blast playing around with Capri 22's.
they're still out there (1) dparilla at 7:49pm 05.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1232 Almost like the living dead...
Radar cable routing to the helm, Hunter 35.5 TommmD at 7:01pm 05.07.15 Big Boats 8/2162 Looking for input how best to run a radar cable to the helm. Adding mast-mounted radar ' can route i
How do I remove this port? (1) Ken Cross at 7:01pm 05.07.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1001 I have a Lewmar port that looks like someone tried to seal it with some black goop on the outside. N
Back-stay Rigging Question preacherman at 5:11pm 05.07.15 Smaller Boats 12/1736 I just bought a 1985 Hunter 23, I am new to sailing and am still learning terminology. So here goes,
Replacing Inner Shroud U bolts on 1985 Oday 35 Windseeker II at 4:40pm 05.07.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/963 Corrosion resulted in the failure of one of the inner shroud U bolts on my 1985 Oday. I have replace
Soon I sea more of this. (2) rspeers at 4:15pm 05.07.15 Sirius 21/22 8/2488 Happy launch everyone!
Water Pump "burps" every 10 min rfrye1 at 3:50pm 05.07.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1353 Very annoying problem with this "burping". I have followed every line both hot and cold on the press
Impossible to pull up the rudder (1) SFKjeld at 3:04pm 05.07.15 Smaller Boats 20/3456 I have posted about this before. It is nearly impossible to get the rudder out of the water on my bo
coffee operations splax at 2:19pm 05.07.15 Big Boats 17/2263 Hello, I have been toying with the idea of roasting my own coffee. Just like sailing it is easy t
How do I anchor the mast? Frednick at 2:16pm 05.07.15 Catalina 22 8/950 Hi Helpers, I am still finishing the boat, not in the water yet, but getting close. We bought it f
Yanmar SB8 disassembly... braol at 1:40pm 05.07.15 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2405 So, I disassembled the top of my Yanmar SB8 engine... ...isn't that how all bad stories start???
Adjust Tension Steering Cable DennisMansour at 1:07pm 05.07.15 Big Boats 3/3923 Good Day, Well after having a good look at the tension on my steering cable, is it the two extended
New companionway doors and tiller on my Hunter 23! (15) Paladin27 at 12:14pm 05.07.15 Smaller Boats 11/5630 My friend Mark is an excellent woodworking craftsman, he does all sorts of cabinets and custom home
Did you know...? Jim Legere at 11:35am 05.07.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/596 I am one of those guys who doesn't stray far from the nest - I pretty much only ever log into the Ch
How much is too much? NC_C22 at 11:15am 05.07.15 Catalina 22 34/2831 I just read through the "Looking at buying a C22.." thread and is has me wondering, how much is too
What species wood veneer for Beneteau donvanv at 11:02am 05.07.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1394 I have a 98 Oceanus 36cc I purchased used and the instrument panel next to chart table had some obso
Speed and Depth Finder on 23.5 (1) SFKjeld at 8:49am 05.07.15 Smaller Boats 2/694 Shown here is the speed and depth indicator on my 23.5. From my experience so far, it does neither.
Flexible water tank troubles (2) Db421 at 8:33am 05.07.15 Ask All Sailors 3/904 Having a little trouble with my flexible water tank on my '83 h25. I removed it from the boat during

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old fixer upper. winter movie jssailem at 2:11pm 01.12.23 Fascinating video. Thanks Jon
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Captain Larry-DH at 2:09pm 01.12.23
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:05pm 01.12.23 You must have a very old VDO tach or just not following the installation instructions for a current
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 1:36pm 01.12.23
old fixer upper. winter movie JamesG161 at 1:08pm 01.12.23 All she needed was a bit of TLC Plus the sales of a lot of Dutch Chocolate And 9 Countries provid
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck MaryEllaRose at 1:08pm 01.12.23
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator dkinzer at 1:06pm 01.12.23 it really doesn't matter if the tach reads 850 rpm and the actual RPM is 860. I agree but mine is
The keel... is done THECUSCUS at 1:04pm 01.12.23 FWIW, I have never locked my keel in the down position. I have done alot of sailing in all kinds of
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck (1) jssailem at 12:50pm 01.12.23 cables/wires run beneath the deck (e.g., stern light and shore power wires) passing through a hole
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 jssailem at 12:37pm 01.12.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum. There has been great advice shared here. Missing gear is a price negotia
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 12:18pm 01.12.23 That will never seal with caulk or butyl tape. For the many of us who do not have a Hunter 280 could
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 11:17am 01.12.23 The reviews for the amazon listing say its the MSD version. Since it's amazon a returns are easy
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Alan Gomes at 11:05am 01.12.23 That AMazon listing has been up for years...and while it's listed as the MSD version, it's actually
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 LloydB at 10:41am 01.12.23 Find a local rigger to make an assessment and estimate the cost of adding those halyards. It's worth
The keel... is done rgranger at 10:37am 01.12.23 :beer:
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:33am 01.12.23 I assume you meant that you no longer can recommend these units? Yes...I meant to type "Discontinue
Hunter 380 muffler CAVU at 10:31am 01.12.23 That is exactly what we did. Local fiberglass team re glassed the entire exterior. In preparation th
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:26am 01.12.23 Thetford 550P MSD. They are no longer in production, but you can still find them out there. That A
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Hollyberry at 10:08am 01.12.23 Clean off and out as much of the hardened caulking that you can then replace with butyl tape. The b
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck LloydB at 10:02am 01.12.23 Clean off and out as much of the hardened caulking that you can then replace with butyl tape. The bu

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