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Are you a planner or roll with it cruiser? Maine Sail at 4:22am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 41/5397 I fully admit that my family and I don't really sail with a plan. By that I mean when we plan to hea
H 34 no power above 2800 rpm hunter healer at 11:54pm 08.02.15 Big Boats 44/5608 Seemed to lose power yest after 2 hrs motoring and would not run above 2800 rpm
Finally got her out Azbones at 11:53pm 08.02.15 Smaller Boats 1/560 So a couple months ago I bought an 87 H23. Brought it home and figured out how to raise the mast and
Eno stove Photoman60 at 9:23pm 08.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1376 We have a new to us 1998 Oceanis 36CC with an Eno 2 burner propane stove/oven.We tried using the sto
bilge pump buddybear at 7:28pm 08.02.15 Catalina 310 13/3855 Does anyone know how the bilge pump is wired to the batteries. My question is with the Perko switch
What am I doing wrong? New impeller not working jonelli at 6:47pm 08.02.15 Catalina 30 41/5608 Hey Guys, I'm attempting to do my M-25XP engine maintenance, and so my plan was to start with the c
30 amp electrical outlet iwindance at 6:38pm 08.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/4294 Where is the fuse for this shore power 30 amp outlet? I think that is my problem. I forgot to turn
South Puget Sound Cruise Summary July 2015 Mikem at 6:07pm 08.02.15 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/2206 Hello fellow HAPSTERS. Well, I think the 2015 South Sound Cruise was a smashing success that surp
I bought a 26X to pull my dingy around. Jimsdingy at 5:11pm 08.02.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1603 Looking for solar and battery mods to run accessories away from slips. Also need navigation and fish
Strength of OLD style C-22 Mast, Teardrop Shape? (1) CloudDiver at 4:54pm 08.02.15 Catalina 22 4/2360 My boom is in pretty rough shape, new ones are on Catalina Direct for $263 but I have no idea how mu
C22 anchor roller, am I crazy? (1) Gene Neill at 2:31pm 08.02.15 Catalina 22 80/12000 I think there might be something seriously the matter with me!! What kind of sick, demented freak sp
Mk I side ports chrisings at 1:56pm 08.02.15 Catalina 30 3/844 Hello folks, So, we have an '83 MK I. Has anyone replaced the fixed side hatch in the head with an
Any info available on the Bayliner Buccaneer 18' Char62041 at 12:01pm 08.02.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1724 Anyone know of any site i can go to to get some specs and information on the Bayliner Buccaneer 18'
Looking for iinfo and specs on Bayliner 18 Char62041 at 11:14am 08.02.15 Trailer Sailors 6/1647 I just bought a 1980 Bayliner 18', which appears to be in good shape. Of course it's missing the sa
Mystery Wiring Piratenorm at 9:30am 08.02.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1122 Just venting here. I am a senior, plus size sailor. Gravity sucks chest muscle downwards, and gettin
Broken Keel Eye Professional Nomad at 7:52am 08.02.15 Smaller Boats 2/796 I purchased a 2005 Hunter 216 as a salvage boat ($2700 for boat, motor, and trailer) this spring. Th
Leaky Rudder Post chrisferro at 7:46am 08.02.15 Seidelmann 6/3261 Hello All, I have a 1983 Seidelmann 30T, and I'd been noticing that the bilge pump had been going
Taking my boat to M�xico rlamb at 6:45am 08.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1103 Am planning on sailing my boat to Mexico this year on the Baja Haha. Since I have a boat loan with
Fuel Guage off OS2Dude at 6:44am 08.02.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/917 I filled the diesel tank on our new 1985 Catalina 30 Mk I yesterday. I thought the fuel gauge was n
Determining Black water tank level OS2Dude at 6:38am 08.02.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/7831 I recently purchased a 1985 Catalina 30 Mk I. The black water tank is BLACK plastic. (Polyethylene

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. kappykaplan at 2:47pm 12.23.23 The same to you and yours, Claude L.-Auger! :beer:
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. kloudie1 at 2:46pm 12.23.23 Merry Christmas to you and yours, Claude. Best wishes for the new year!
OpenCPN on HP laptop - all instruments and transducers-How? Help? Captain Larry-DH at 2:29pm 12.23.23 Hello, I have a 1988 Precision 23 I would like to connect all the instrument transducers: depth/tem
Best Chart Plotter Solution YankeeViking at 1:55pm 12.23.23 Hello, I have a 1988 Precision 23 I would like to connect all the instrument transducers: depth/temp
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience MikeHoncho at 12:51pm 12.23.23
What's the purpose for these slots? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:38am 12.23.23 Let me repeat myself. Call Al at the forum store. He used to work building hunter sailboats, wa
Pilothouse in the PNW John Mills at 10:37am 12.23.23 I notice not a single person posting a response to what a Tanzer 10.5 is like actually owns or has s
What's the purpose for these slots? capta at 10:16am 12.23.23 This panel on my boat has a pretty unsettling amount of flex in it. I've been thinking about addin
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Stu Jackson at 9:14am 12.23.23 Thank you I will email them and see what they say I think you completely missed the point of the r
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location BigEasy at 8:59am 12.23.23 Welcome to SBO; you have come to the right place for "priceless" information, and congratulations o
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass kenvail at 8:10am 12.23.23 To ice breaker - The bearing in this unit is a sealed bearing. Does a sealed bearing have a race? I
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass kenvail at 8:03am 12.23.23 To dlochner - I don't see a way to press out the shaft because there are two circlips above and bel
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 YankeeViking at 8:02am 12.23.23 Are you certain these are keel bolts? They look much too small and are too close to each other. Wha
(re) location of hot water heater sailme88 at 7:43am 12.23.23 You need weigh the benefits against the costs. Is the room worth the work. Presumably you'll need t
Christmas cruise 2023 Alan Gomes at 7:42am 12.23.23 Looks like you have a Pelagic autopilot. How do you like it? I've really enjoyed mine.
(re) location of hot water heater Deleted member 117556 at 7:32am 12.23.23 If your shelf in the starboard locker is available, where is your refrigerator compressor?
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 Sailor Sue at 7:17am 12.23.23 Are you certain these are keel bolts? They look much too small and are too close to each other. Wha
What's the purpose for these slots? jssailem at 7:13am 12.23.23 Justin, I believe you may have stumped us. At first blush I assumed they served to drain water from
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Don S/V ILLusion at 7:04am 12.23.23 Hi I'm a little confused about the location that the anode cap on the prop is attached. not knowi
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass ice breaker at 6:52am 12.23.23 I am assuming you have the parts explosion diagram? If not it is on the P2 site. The clutch cone is

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