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1987 hunter 40 midship cleat crazy frenchman at 9:10am 08.16.14 Big Boats 5/1139 We are in final stages of buying a 1987 hunter 40. I want to add midship cleats for a spring line m
H34 propeller ramon orton at 8:59am 08.16.14 Big Boats 7/1327 I'd like to change my H34 propeller from 2 to 3 blades. Any suggestions re: diameter and pitch. I'
Another question....mixing elbow exhaust hose kito at 8:40am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 28/6945 I am replacing my vertical manifold, nipple and mixing elbow on my ysm12. The exhaust hose is toast
hunter 44ds pilotschneider at 8:13am 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/791 I recently purchased a Hunter 2007, 44ds. It is well equipped electronically with radar, gps, ais,
A Word of Warning if you intend major repairs/purchases on M hoges in wa at 5:55am 08.16.14 Destinations 2/1656 We did some major updates on Malta last April/May. Assuming like all the EU you could get your VAT
Jib Halyard Question entmejia at 5:54am 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 10/2386 A PO completely removed the jib halyard on my 240. The manual doesn't show the halyard routing, and
new jib halyard bffatcat at 5:49am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1173 Its been a while since I bought one. In the past I have used New England ropes stay set X Is there
Wind speed/direction gauges...do you use them? kito at 5:32am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 102/19743 My H30 project boat came with old wind speed and wind direction gauges. The problem is the wiring fr
Dufour 425 Grand Annoying Leak Peoplevalue at 3:42am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/2667 Hi All, Me again. On a roll given your advice on the last topic on the twin wheel helm. The o
weld repair at base of mast? jessrads at 10:51pm 08.15.14 Catalina 22 4/1872 Speaking with this c-22 owner who is selling a nice looking '75 in my area, he mentions that the bas
340 - adding a winch or cam cleat for mainsheet? Wallrat at 9:59pm 08.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4916 I'll start with admitting that this is my first real boat having only owned small multihulls prior t
Caulking Oc 351 cockpit seats sailrj at 8:55pm 08.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1436 We are refinishing the cockpit seats of our 1996 Oceanis 351. In searching the web, the consensus i
If you like spinnakers should be beautiful... Hayden Watson at 8:41pm 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2434 I have entered a photo of a 5-pointed star spinnaker that my wife made for our Catalina into the pho
Window Shades Hale Meakipe at 8:08pm 08.15.14 Catalina 30 2/1462 On recommendation of other owners installed Ship Shades window Shades on our Catalina 30. Installati
Hunter 31 stern rail replacement Mark7604 at 8:01pm 08.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2147 It was a bad day. I crashed my 1985 Hunter 31 into a docked boats anchor during a swift ebb tide. I
'99 380 Jib Furler Line Size planoron at 7:45pm 08.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/525 Back again,,,I will be going out next week and need to replace the old furling line for the jib. I
Link 2000/Freedom Question Rick D at 6:42pm 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1249 Just returned from a couple weeks in Catalina Island. While there, I ran the Honda 2000 once a day f
Right of Passage? (2) Roadking Larry at 6:10pm 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1145 Last saturday I had the headboard shackle on my main fail. http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b398/
steering h28.5 billandmir at 4:48pm 08.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1002 has anyone refit rudder bearings on a 85 28.5? I am looking for parts or refit parts.Rudder seems lo
H26 First time mast steping Dfisher at 4:11pm 08.15.14 Smaller Boats 5/983 I have gone through the manual a couple of times and done my research on here but have a couple ques

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Sailing the Abacos Qomomoko at 8:06am 08.09.23 For Fun I will ADMIT I was not sure what ABACOS was LOL, though had heard the word. AND I LIVE IN SO
Watches tfox2069 at 7:51am 08.09.23 I've been using the Garmin Quatix 6 for about a year now. Its no beauty queen, compared to the Omeg
'76 Cat 22 Keel Winch operation mbaker267 at 7:48am 08.09.23 Thanks for that link. That site is a great resource. I will be joining. Bit the bullet and ordered a
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running DaveJ at 7:46am 08.09.23 Switch the wires at the breaker, with a different circuit, this may tell you the state of the breake
Applying Cetol question JamesG161 at 7:42am 08.09.23 This is @Ralph Johnstone method, but was a tread drift on Gel Coats. Topside paint Jim...
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma jssailem at 7:40am 08.09.23 Your Catalina is a production boat. Many sail sources have your design specs. A local loft provides
Applying Cetol question BigEasy at 7:27am 08.09.23 I have also tried every finish (other than Cetol which I hate the look of) and have failed with all
Rub Rail Help (1) jssailem at 7:25am 08.09.23 Your rub rail material is a vinyl extrusion that slides in a track. When pulled out mid track you ha
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Siamese at 7:16am 08.09.23 Nice boat, and pretty. But there are numerous better choices for the uses you have described. An
Gloucester 22 Owners (3) Flying_Kansan at 7:15am 08.09.23 Nice to see some other Gloucester 22 Owners! I purchased CJFlyer's Gloucester back in March and have
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running Mike G. at 7:08am 08.09.23 Thanks all for the thoughtful replies. It was suggested by a friend as well that the breaker may b
Rub Rail Help dmax at 7:05am 08.09.23 I would apply some heat and soapy water and see if you can pound it back in with a rubber hammer.
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running Mike G. at 7:01am 08.09.23 With increased voltage amperage is reduced, not increased. However, it was also my first thought th
'76 Cat 22 Keel Winch operation LakeShark at 6:58am 08.09.23 Yes, the keel pivot is on my to-do list. One reason I started looking at the lift mechanisms. I nee
Rub Rail Help Project_Mayhem at 6:43am 08.09.23 Call Rudy at D and R marine. Explain what happened and he should be able to offer you some advise on
Watches (1) kloudie1 at 6:26am 08.09.23 I don't wear a watch since I retired in 2008 but I really liked the intricacies of the mechanical me
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement (1) JamesG161 at 6:23am 08.09.23 Just to think outside the box:biggrin: I could help more. Jim...
Rub Rail Help JBP-PA at 6:15am 08.09.23 Alas, things like that happen to everyone. Got any pictures? It's hard to understand exactly where
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement Summerof69 at 6:13am 08.09.23
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker (1) jssailem at 5:52am 08.09.23 Why not? Welcome Mason to SBO. I say why not, because I had the same idea in my Montgomery15. Put to

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