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Engine Stop Cable Replacement jbrudzinski at 8:01am 05.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/727 Good morning. I'm looking for information on replacing the engine stop cable on my H306. Anyone out
Wind Speed ST 60 Long Story at 7:54am 05.04.15 Catalina 310 8/2368 Guess this could be an ask any owner question but: Here we are spring again and launched the boat.
Canada To US Transport Question shavdog at 7:43am 05.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1079 I am looking at a sailboat on the north side of Lake Huron and want to transport it to the US....I c
Sarasota shemandr at 7:25am 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2091 O we're here on Siesta Key and were thinking of a half day or full day charter with key sailing. It
We Did It!!!! First Timers On The Lake!! solodare at 7:18am 05.04.15 Trailer Sailors 20/3649 My Youngest son and I (the oldest is to cool to be seen with us) took our maiden voyage this Satur
Shake and Break, part 8 - April 30 Skip Gundlach at 7:03am 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 0/581 Shake and Break, part 8 - April 30 We left you with more thoughts of potential high-winds squalls
10 inch hatch chrisings at 7:02am 05.04.15 Catalina 30 0/598 Happy Monday folks, One of the projects I've been considering is replacing the two small hatches on
rubrrail out AGAIN!!! sdirkes at 6:32am 05.04.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1109 Has any one figured out how to keep the Catalina rubrics in place? It seems we are constantly pushi
Sitting Transom low C22_Lady_OH at 6:21am 05.04.15 Catalina 22 6/1180 My C-22 has a habit of sitting aft low so that about 2" of the transom is in the water. This issue i
Rub Rail CYQK at 5:57am 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 3/949 THANKS GUNNI!!!!! Got the rub rail you recomended,good stuff nice folks to deal with Only thing I
Forward Hatch (1) Matchmaker at 5:51am 05.04.15 Islander 7/2393 I don't know if I'm doing this correctly, but I need a new forward hatch cover for my Islander 28. I
help with initial tensioning of fore/back stay hawk232 at 5:48am 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 6/2463 I just finished a rebuild on my boat (http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=168388).
4.108/hurth tranny CYQK at 5:41am 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/790 Mornin Have a 4.108 and a hurth tranny Need to fab up a bracket for the tranny shifter cable as ther
260 window caulk repair (3) Kivalo at 4:14am 05.04.15 Smaller Boats 2/786 I have a 2003 260 and my starboard window is coming unseated from the caulk. So far the seal has not
Stern tube and bearing help NigelC at 9:28pm 05.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/984 Beneteau First 41s5 (1989) New volvo 55 now with 150 hours. She has developed a major vibration in t
Hunter 40.5 Maxprop settings edguy3 at 9:21pm 05.03.15 Big Boats 11/1915 I have just purchased an 18" three blade maxprop for my '95 Hunter 40.5. Can anyone share the sett
A/C Sea water pump relay clicks twice cajon409 at 9:16pm 05.03.15 Big Boats 0/672 My seawater pump for my a/c's quit working,replaced with same, little giant, name and size pump. Hav
Hunter 34 Pedestal Guard Steve Olson at 9:06pm 05.03.15 Big Boats 5/1714 I can't seem to be able to find a replacement pedestal guard for my Hunter 34. Any thoughts or tips
1994 Hunter 29.5 Gravydon at 7:00pm 05.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1705 Hello, I am new here and just bought a 1994 hunter 29.5. All my opening portlight windows leak and I
Replacement Rudder Bushings Famos_Amos at 6:59pm 05.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1557 Hey all- I replaced my rudder this spring with a new Foss Foam OEM rudder and need to find replaceme

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Broken Rudder rgranger at 8:19am 10.09.23 but it easily passes the 10 foot rule. my new favorite rule....:beer:
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Kings Gambit at 8:19am 10.09.23 Those slides on my Selden boom make a three-point attachment for the mainsheet assembly on my Bavar
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... dlochner at 8:17am 10.09.23 If you are a couple of millimeters over the full line when the dipstick is laid on a clean white pap
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? rgranger at 8:14am 10.09.23 If all else fails, perhaps a white paint pen will make it less noticeable :thumbup::clap:
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Jim_H42 at 8:13am 10.09.23 Hamish - thanks for the great information and link on the rodkicker. I agree you need a "boom sli
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? rgranger at 8:13am 10.09.23 The Oxalate anion in potassium oxalate will chelate the Fe+3 ion in rust and lift it out. The "rus
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 8:10am 10.09.23 AGM batteries are very sensitive to being deeply discharged and left in a partial state of charge fo
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? mermike at 8:04am 10.09.23 Add the cost of a compatible charging system in that equation. That may need to be done anyway, as
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? Project_Mayhem at 8:04am 10.09.23 I was surprised at how reasonable it was to have my genoa and main cleaned and fixed. The loft's sta
Damage to Keel RoyS at 8:03am 10.09.23 Fill the bilge with water and watch outside to see if it weeps out.
Broken Rudder (1) JBP-PA at 7:59am 10.09.23 Ok. "mostly" passes the 10ft rule.
P42 Watermaker Install mbaker at 7:52am 10.09.23 My question is where would you install it for access for service? There are two large voids under t
Broken Rudder JBP-PA at 7:50am 10.09.23 It broke because some idiot backed down a hill that was too steep and the rudder caught. I'm not na
Broken Rudder JBP-PA at 7:38am 10.09.23 I cut it back to where there was no damage as shown in the pictures. I made a "foam" core out of mic
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching SailingCal21 at 7:37am 10.09.23 I installed the Raymarine EV-100 Autopilot this year and I noticed lately when the unit is not on,
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:28am 10.09.23 Lifepo4 batteries are now less expensive than AGM for the same usable AH. Add the cost of a compat
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? JBP-PA at 7:26am 10.09.23 Unless you are going the Lithium route, I think this is your best option Lifepo4 batteries are now
Broken Rudder Crazy Dave Condon at 7:18am 10.09.23 @JPB-PA Can you give a description or details how you repaired your rudder would greatly be apprecia
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction JBP-PA at 7:15am 10.09.23 Does it run in the sun? How sure are you that your fresh battery was charged? I did a similar thing
Broken Rudder (4) JBP-PA at 7:03am 10.09.23 Repairing at that critical point is next to impossible at the rudderhead. @chuckwayne and @rgran

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