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Broken finger nails gary at 6:30pm 04.21.15 Smaller Boats 7/1551 So there must be something out there to replace these miserable "key holder" type rings which we use
Hunter 31 Stanchion SUPERWEEDS at 6:30pm 04.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1358 Hello all, has anybody ever changed a stantchion on a Hunter 31 2007? Its bolted inside the bolt and
Keel Blister Repair (2) mcconicoduka at 6:21pm 04.21.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3468 Hi all, this is my first post. I recently came into ownership of a decent Ranger 23. I've sailed h
the weight is adding up in the stern pugetsoundsailer at 6:15pm 04.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1675 I've got a 26' water balist Macgregor and I'm putting in a couple big RV batteries and I'm worried a
How Long Should A Holding Tank Last? Dan_Y at 6:03pm 04.21.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3010 The PO installed a DuraCast plastic holding tank in '05 and I replaced what looke like factoty sanit
Trailer jack Richie50 at 4:14pm 04.21.15 Catalina 22 6/1316 Hello all, can any one advise me on the correct trailer jack needed for my 1976 C22. I need to repla
Electrical Troubleshooting - Batteries/Starters/Wires jonelli at 4:09pm 04.21.15 Catalina 30 31/6282 I understand that I should be able to start the M25XP engine off of one battery. I have yet to be a
Brand New Water Tank Leak Bad Obsession at 1:54pm 04.21.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1863 This early spring I installed a brand new 13.2 Plastimo bladder tank. Yesterday I got the boat in
6 volt batteries upgrade GWG at 1:10pm 04.21.15 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1744 Ready to update my house batteries, so do I replace the Dekka 4Ds with new ones, or is it better to
Hunter 35.5 running lights Cha Changes at 12:49pm 04.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1733 I have a 1989 Legend 35.5.....Am wanting to replace port, stbd, and aft running lights with LED's...
New shrouds Larrycr at 11:47am 04.21.15 Smaller Boats 1/581 Does anyone have a recommendation for making a new set of shrouds for my 1983 21.5 boat? I have the
Looking for an S2 8.0C jhines77 at 11:27am 04.21.15 S2 1/1497 Are there any out there for sale? Thanks, John
Oday 26 Upper Shroud agprice22 at 11:02am 04.21.15 Parts Search 3/646 I Need an upper shroud for an Oday 26. Thanks! Andrew
Rain water into cabin Steven M at 9:20am 04.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/996 I am very much enjoying my 6 year relationship with my 1999 Oceanis Clipper. Except for one on goin
AC Circuit on a Steel Hull Vessel dlochner at 9:13am 04.21.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1474 I've become involved in the restoration of a steel hull sailboat. The boat has a history of corrosio
Hatches Tom Fritz at 7:25am 04.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1019 I need to replace the two hatches on my 84' Hunter 31'. I have tried to replace the Plexiglass in th
C380 cruising speed Jeff Kirkpatrick at 7:15am 04.21.15 Big Boats 7/3087 Can you please tell me your normal cruising speed and RPM plus model of prop for Yanmar boats.
Cape Dory 31 hrsail at 7:03am 04.21.15 Parts Search 3/1095 Looking for Boom Vang and Whisker/Spinnaker pole for Cape dory 31.
Bulkhead leak (2) Markos83898 at 5:48am 04.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1531 Last night in a driving rainstorm, I noticed this crack that had a slow but steady drip... The only
New Battery Recommendations Bill19233 at 5:38am 04.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4121 I think my house bank has finally died. I can't complain, the three group 31 West Marine AGM's have

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How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? (1) rgranger at 5:57am 12.02.23 I used this fairlead to run the lines outside the stanchions
Priming AC/heat pump. Davidasailor26 at 5:55am 12.02.23 The 4 gallons is probably overkill. The first couple are what I recover from my water heater after w
Priming AC/heat pump. Ted10028 at 4:15am 12.02.23 thanks. wow 4 gallons seems like a lot.i have no idea how many gallons my ac/heat pump requires for
Dodger Needed FastOlson at 10:12pm 12.01.23 Have you thought about building a hard dodger? Lots of YouTube videos on howto and I think would be
Dodger Needed Michael Davis at 8:59pm 12.01.23 Have you thought about building a hard dodger? Lots of YouTube videos on howto and I think would be
Priming AC/heat pump. Davidasailor26 at 7:34pm 12.01.23
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? sesmith at 7:15pm 12.01.23 Mine has a monitor strip on it that's pretty useless. A tap with a calibrated knuckle is more accur
Dodger Needed sesmith at 7:04pm 12.01.23 That price sounds very high to me, but you're in the state of California, where all parts of the pro
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? (1) Tally Ho at 6:52pm 12.01.23
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High shemandr at 6:32pm 12.01.23 Maybe the engine is running hot - that's what the temp gauge is telling you. I mean why blame the g
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 6:01pm 12.01.23 Thanks!
Catalina 310 battery wiring question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:33pm 12.01.23 Thar she be : which is what you paid for. a artillery on board. That's why the heavy wiring.
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites Mechone at 5:29pm 12.01.23 Watch this your not the first , thankfully I live in Canada we don't have them yet 2 Our boat is bei
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites vcirelli at 4:57pm 12.01.23 How did termites get into the boat? No idea. I saw dry wood termite droppings in the galley, on th
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High (1) jssailem at 4:55pm 12.01.23 I replaced both the sender and gauge. Maybe the gauge range is, and has been, wrong Temp Gauges
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites smokey73 at 4:48pm 12.01.23 How did termites get into the boat?
Shaft Diameter, T3800 (1) jssailem at 4:41pm 12.01.23 WELCOME TO SBO. The simplest and most accurate method to "KNOW" the diameter of your shaft is to mea
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Davidasailor26 at 4:00pm 12.01.23
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 3:35pm 12.01.23 Very grateful for all the expertise here! And I appreciate the confirmation that 8 awg for my 30 amp
Shaft Diameter, T3800 jviss at 3:24pm 12.01.23 Wow, there aren't a lot of threads in this forum, and one is called "T3800 Prop Shaft Diameter? Not

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