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Winterizing A4 Gobsmacked at 7:53am 09.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1964 The Ericson 29 we bought this summer has an Atomic 4 engine, with which I have no experience ( our p
Best Way to Run Wires Behind Headliner? braol at 5:44am 09.25.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1093 Any tips for running wire behind the overhead part of the headliner? I have a load of 18ga duplex c
Don't Stretch Bilge Hose... braol at 5:40am 09.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/664 Lesson learned: When installing hose of any kind do not attempt to minimize the amount of hose
Oday322 rounding up curtisac at 3:16am 09.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/947 Do any oday322 owners have any info on the rounding up into the wind in a blow instead of being knoc
Sail twist (1) Daveinet at 7:02pm 09.24.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 48/13519 I bought a new to me boat this summer, and while I'm fairly happy with the performance, I'm not sati
Need info on a Montego 20 texoma22x at 6:56pm 09.24.14 Trailer Sailors 12/5923 Looking for a trailer sailer. No swing keel, funny rigs or fin keels. The Montego rec'vd good revi
Check valves vs vented loops David Popken at 6:50pm 09.24.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 30/8591 Practical Sailor in a recent article on heads and marine plumbing, described a sanitation system des
Removing galley counter top Kohlerd48 at 5:46pm 09.24.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1490 I'm a new owner of a 1978 Hunter. I want to remove the galley countertop and replace it because it i
roller furring donelanc at 5:34pm 09.24.14 Bigger Boats 1/693 Do you know what brand of roller furring was used on a 272 '89? Have people had to replace or hav
inspecting Ericson 27-2 for purchase (1) pupluv at 5:29pm 09.24.14 Ericson 2/1326 Hi fellow sailors! I'm brand-new here. I just won a 1975 Ericson 27-2 in an eBay auction for $869
inspection a sailboat purchase (1) pupluv at 5:25pm 09.24.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3720 Hi fellow sailors! I'm brand-new here. I just won a 1975 Ericson 27-2 in an eBay auction for $869
Owner's Manual for P303 ? SVEnchantress at 4:49pm 09.24.14 Pearson 2/1006 Our pre-purchase survey came back pretty good, so we are going ahead with the purchase. One thing we
Instlation of new Ray Marine EV1 Autopilot amystic at 3:43pm 09.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/14821 My 336 is 20 years old and never had a autopilot installed. I ordered the Raymarine EV100 autopilot
Cq Cq Cq sullyj020 at 11:13am 09.24.14 SSB and Ham Operators 2/2372 What's happening :poke:
Continuing the electrical and charging upgrade IP 31 (1) emergpa1 at 10:36am 09.24.14 Ask All Sailors 33/4997 I have upgraded the solar charge controller and alternator. The solar charge controller is a midnigh
Is your boat QUICK?? (1) Jackdaw at 10:34am 09.24.14 Ask All Sailors 52/7229 Several current, related threads on boat speed and performance has prompted several forum members to
IS IG Still Shipping Products? Dan_Y at 10:30am 09.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/650 Wanted to try Island Girl products and their US distributor, TAP Plastics, show many of the IG produ
Caliber 28 Owners: Help! 31seahorse at 9:47am 09.24.14 Ask All Sailors 4/3535 Hello all SBO Members, First, Thanks for the opportunity to learn from this forum and to share info
Tiller Length Barnacle-Bill at 9:02am 09.24.14 Catalina 22 16/6459 I sail on a small Lake where winds usually range from 4-12 mph, and when I have 3-4 passengers with
1983 Hunter 31 Freshwater Pump pateco at 8:56am 09.24.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1415 I have a 1983 Hunter 31, and the freshwater pump is not functioning. It makes noise, but does not pu

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Miss sailing kappykaplan at 2:30am 11.16.22 Heal quickly, @WayneH ! I like @jssailem 's Navy Blue and Gold idea. I'll deliver my boat for dry
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:26am 11.16.22 progress. Great news, John! :beer:
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum (2) JamesG161 at 12:33am 11.16.22 210961 Jim...
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose artboas at 9:40pm 11.15.22 Was there enough room to cut the original hose clamp with a Dremal tool? Unfortunately, no. Though
Engineless.... JamesG161 at 9:36pm 11.15.22 Whatdaya mean :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: ? ? ? I meant that Benny's comment was not n
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 9:33pm 11.15.22 Launch time looks good and is Live now here... Live Now but on time with the 1:04 am EST Launch O
Engineless.... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 11.15.22 Whatdaya mean :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: ? ? ? You suggesting we go out into that pea
Engineless.... JamesG161 at 9:22pm 11.15.22 Winter time is here; this is the time when extensive discussions on trivial sailing subjects take p
Miss sailing stickinthemud57 at 9:14pm 11.15.22 Not to gloat, but we enjoy a longer, if somewhat hotter, season here in north Texas. Our club's Wint
Engineless.... Benny17441 at 9:04pm 11.15.22 Winter time is here; this is the time when extensive discussions on trivial sailing subjects take pl
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:24pm 11.15.22 Yes we have new sleeves with O-rings to be pressed into the block. New pistons and rings. The new
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 8:15pm 11.15.22 Those pistons sure look rough! the cylinder walls were OK? Or did they have to sleeve them? Glad
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 8:14pm 11.15.22 Glad to see that the project is moving forward and stuff will begin to come together..
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 (1) sailmcchico at 8:12pm 11.15.22 What you see in my photo is what it looks like all the time. I have been doing this for 24-years a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 8:00pm 11.15.22 What color are you going to paint it?
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 Hayden Watson at 7:56pm 11.15.22 ... Do I just get out the teak oil and go to town? As John said, it all depends on what type of fi
Miss sailing BigEasy at 7:50pm 11.15.22 Even though my boat is not put away for the winter, I miss sailing, also, but for a different reaso
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose JoeWhite at 7:38pm 11.15.22 Was there enough room to cut the original hose clamp with a Dremal tool?
Miss sailing Tally Ho at 7:15pm 11.15.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Tally Ho at 7:12pm 11.15.22 Those pistons sure look rough! the cylinder walls were OK? Or did they have to sleeve them? Glad

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