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Adding ball bearing upgrade to a cdi furler dkyvars at 7:53am 08.15.14 Catalina 22 5/1878 I have a cdi jib furler on my Catalina 22. Can I add ball bearing upgrade to it?
Toe Rail Help (1) repawn at 6:48am 08.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2743 I am repairing the leaks on my boat and have to remove the toe rails on my Oday 22 - there are 5 scr
340 Refridgerator slr295 at 6:07am 08.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/871 My Adler Barbour original gets cold but freezer not cold enuff to make ice Had tech look it over mo
Twin wheel helms Peoplevalue at 5:32am 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1802 Hi All Sailors I have just purchased a second-hand Dufour 425 with twin wheels at the helm (the fi
Orientation of chain plates MaryEllaRose at 5:24am 08.15.14 Catalina 22 8/1658 I'm in the process of re-bedding my chain plates and need information on how to orient them in relat
shaft tube Tom Fisher at 5:21am 08.15.14 S2 4/814 I've got a leak in the shaft tube of my S2 11 meter sloop. Water leaks from the shaft tube aft of th
leaking chain plates Tom Fisher at 5:15am 08.15.14 S2 7/1880 I've got a 1985 S2 11 meter aft cockpit sloop. I've had occasional leaks at the chain plates. The de
Venture Educated Guess When Catalina 36 #1700 Was Built? rardiH36 at 7:50pm 08.14.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2945 Per the title subject line, anybody know how to find out when Catalina 36 Hull#1700 was built? I am
How to stop a new 4 stroke engine. rs8684 at 7:25pm 08.14.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1229 Having had a 2 stroke engine my entire sailing life, I have always stopped the engine, when done for
Snaking wire from port side to starboard jonelli at 6:56pm 08.14.14 Catalina 30 6/1188 I need to get a couple of wires from the port cabin cabinet to the starboard cabinet for speakers an
Rigging a 19 Matt G at 6:08pm 08.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/4846 Just purchased an 84 O'Day 19 and having trouble rigging the main sail/boom and stays correctly. 1-
Golf of Mexico video cruising reports Delezynski at 5:44pm 08.14.14 Destinations 3/1724 Gulf of Mexico video cruising reports Hi all, WAY BACK WHEN, before there was such a thing as a "b
94 Johnson 9.9 outboard question sailboat738 at 4:26pm 08.14.14 Smaller Boats 13/5228 Hi guys , I have a johnson 9.9 on my hunter 23.5 it starts up and runs fine but when im in gear
Fresh Water Cooling hunter healer at 2:45pm 08.14.14 Big Boats 7/854 Hello I was thinking about purchasing a hunter 84 34 ft and was told that it has fresh water cooling
Deck Plate for a 1984 Daysailer II jdscammon at 1:53pm 08.14.14 Day Sailers 1/911 I have punched through one of the original deck plates and would like to replace both at this point.
Ocean Hatch on Cabin top Dreaming at 1:39pm 08.14.14 Catalina 310 3/980 Hey everyone. So, I was not smart and I stepped on the hatch on the cabin top and cracked it. The on
O'day 34 Hornet rob_sail at 12:42pm 08.14.14 Bigger Boats 48/9760 Hi, Is anyone familiar with the O'Day 34 Hornet? I believe two were built by Jim Hunt were used for
What size dinghy LordNelson at 12:40pm 08.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1048 I have an Oday 20 that we day sail on Seneca Lake in NYS. I need a dinghy to get out to the mooring
Gel Coat Cracks- to be or not... rblevens at 10:58am 08.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1065 On non-structural gel coat cracks... how much do you have to do to them before you paint over them?
cockpit speaker broken rduker at 9:58am 08.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1233 Someone kicked in the outside speaker in the cockpit and broke it. Does anyone know where I can get

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Hunter Vision 32 1989 jssailem at 9:20pm 11.06.22 Looks like a 15 kg Bruce.
83 HUNTER 31 BOOM INSERTS jssailem at 9:17pm 11.06.22 How about this link. Right here on SBO. https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/searchres.php?kw=Gooseneck
boom inserts jssailem at 9:16pm 11.06.22 Maybe you can find a solution here. https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/searchres.php?kw=Gooseneck+
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Ralph Johnstone at 9:06pm 11.06.22 Works great Now I just need a heavier anchor. How heavy is your anchor in the photo ?
Can anyone tell me where I can find the length of my topping lift? I have a 2007 Hunter 45cc with in mast furling. Where can I find that information? Allan12210 at 8:18pm 11.06.22 Attach the end of a tape measure to the main halyard. Hoist it to the top allowing the tape to unwin
Folding Prop Verdict sail sfbay at 8:11pm 11.06.22 No advantage for my sailboat in the San Francisco Bay.........so I have a 3 blade fixed propeller.
Running Rigging Supplier for New Benteau Boats Oceanis_Sailor at 7:52pm 11.06.22 Actually, it is exactly like your car since automotive manufacturers make very few of the component
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? dlochner at 7:24pm 11.06.22 That's what I was asking myself. I'm not sure they do. In any case, easy enough to find out. Suppo
Do you put your bimini down? jnorten at 6:43pm 11.06.22 I raced for over a decade with a great group of folks on a slower cruising boat. He had a bimini an
Hunter Vision 32 1989 (3) Mike 58 at 6:37pm 11.06.22 Hi under the better late than never, I just installed a bigger anchor roller and a manual winch. Wa
Insurance for older boats FastOlson at 6:36pm 11.06.22 I re-insured thru an agent last year, after Geico/boatUS refused to cover our boat for an increased
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? jnorten at 6:34pm 11.06.22 When I bought my '82 Catalina 30, my surveyor used several colors of chalk to mark the deck. One co
Insurance for older boats Tin Kicker at 6:18pm 11.06.22 I have Allstate for home, auto, & liability so called them and they put me with Progressive. I'm ins
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... stickinthemud57 at 6:14pm 11.06.22 Thanks for your explanation. Usually physical puzzles are no problem for me, but all these pulleys h
First Oil Change colb218 at 6:14pm 11.06.22 thank you both! I had a flexible tube funnel but the way I had to get it out to where I could pour i
Dyneema for furler line (5) Project_Mayhem at 6:13pm 11.06.22 Here's a few pics. The angle is off but even when I think I had it right, this issue still occurred,
First Oil Change sail sfbay at 6:02pm 11.06.22 You did very well. Oil extractor is perfect for this job as I also use one. You probably only need t
First Oil Change (2) jssailem at 6:02pm 11.06.22 I am guessing your question was not about gettign the oil out of the engine but how to easily pout i
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... PaulK at 5:59pm 11.06.22 Plan A looks like 4:1. The blocks at #2 and #4 only change the direction of the line; they don't add
Running Rigging Supplier for New Benteau Boats jssailem at 5:50pm 11.06.22 Your boat is not like your car. The manufacture buys running rigging from a rope supplier. You could

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