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Newbie with a Hunter 33.5 Questions drummer3278 at 8:21am 08.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1335 Hello, Just purchased a 96 Hunter 33.5. My wife and I are in awe, as we upgraded from a Columbia
Make of pedestal on catalina 30 1988 Boatalec at 7:57am 08.13.14 Catalina 30 7/1531 Hello, The nut holding the wheel is missing on the cat 30 I recently purchased. There is no label
White Smoke Question Pat at 7:24am 08.13.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1815 Had a great sail yesterday...that is the good news...The bad news is when I started the Westerbeke 1
trident Don Crowther at 6:52am 08.13.14 Big Boats 7/1167 I'm thinking about changing my sanitation hoses on my H 34. Does any one know how much trident hose
Another Smart Plug Question Kermit at 6:40am 08.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 17/5475 I'm considering having a shore power outlet added to our dock. I've read about the SmartPlug but don
Dumped the Sherwood for an Oberdorfer pump Bob4203 at 5:45am 08.13.14 Catalina 30 13/3623 Geez, what's with these Sherwood Raw water pumps? I started up my M-18 only to find I had no water c
Diesel fuel question - marine or auto? holdech at 5:03am 08.13.14 Engines and Propulsion 26/7525 Once I get more familiar with diesels I'm sure this will be obvious but it's often best to ask. Is t
Dexron II or III? Jongleur at 7:37pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 1/903 The diesel place sold me Dexron III. Is this okay? Everywhere I read that you should only use D
Impeller housing Jongleur at 7:35pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 8/1598 A couple of impeller questions: Why were 2 bolts longer than the other 2 bolts on my oberdorfer im
Location of main dc fuse - 1985 hunter 40 todturner at 7:30pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 2/1293 I have a hunter 40 I have owned for 20 years. I was changing the 4d batteries under the aft berth,
Adjustable backstay for a 355? TommmD at 7:29pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 2/851 Anyone have an adjustable backstay? Is it worth it on a fractional rig? I'm still sorting out rig
South shore of Manitoulin Island (pics) (5) ed on manitoulin at 6:57pm 08.12.14 Destinations 10/5070 Not the most popular area to sail, but close to home for me! A few pics from last weekend....spent a
Transducer question (2) repawn at 6:06pm 08.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/810 Time for another ill informed question. I followed the cable from my depth gauge to this: ound thi
Great trip (1) rtmccue at 4:46pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 1/839 The crew and I had a great trip from Baltimore to Block Island . The boat did great too.
Take apart window Air Cond. and converted it for Marine use? abk at 3:51pm 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 29/11778 I was talking to an HVAC person some time ago and she said it would be easy to convert a room ac by
forward weatherboard on sliding hatch. CCrane2299 at 1:40pm 08.12.14 Catalina 22 4/1060 I have three screw holes in the front of my sliding hatch. I have also noticed that if I pull it clo
Pull Ignition Replacement Ima90sJezus at 1:11pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 3/957 Quick question for all you out there... I have an '84 C30, M25 engine, Hull #3687. My electric
1985 H31 Mast Support Beam morich at 11:07am 08.12.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/1463 Can anyone tell me whether the molded mast support beam running across the cabin top has wood or met
Ongoing saga with intermittent starter scevrog at 10:19am 08.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 19/3858 First of all, I have written about this in the past. Since then, I have investigated and addressed s
vacation time Justin_NSA at 10:16am 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1382 Anyone know of a reasonable place in Destin or Ft Walton beach FL to rent a sailboat for the day? 4

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Universal 25xp. No start. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 09.16.23 219947 Yeah, that was my third guess I didn't want to think about. Just wanted to make sure we'd c
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:38am 09.16.23 I've only listened to you audio about 100 times so far. Can you VERY CAREFULLY rotate your engine
Legend 43 stock propellor Tally Ho at 9:35am 09.16.23
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:32am 09.16.23 Thank you. That is my guess. Much like an old car. Now, anyone have a video to pull the starter b
Where are these blocks used (1) Tally Ho at 9:32am 09.16.23 I pulled one out this morning to run my spinnaker sheet back to my winch. Works like a charm and I
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:31am 09.16.23
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:30am 09.16.23 Absolutely beautiful demonstration of exactly what's going on with your engine :clap: . 1. Is the
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Tally Ho at 9:29am 09.16.23 I believe the OP is taking the boat to the Bahamas and Caribbean. There are no pump outs there, its
Universal 25xp. No start. kloudie1 at 9:11am 09.16.23
Third Reefing Point rgranger at 9:11am 09.16.23 I got a new main for my H26 and wished I had ordered a third set of reef points. the 240 is a very
Universal 25xp. No start. Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 09.16.23 I've only listened to you audio about 100 times so far. Can you VERY CAREFULLY rotate your engine (
Universal 25xp. No start. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:46am 09.16.23 Absolutely beautiful demonstration of exactly what's going on with your engine :clap: . 1. Is the
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 Mousam 4.6 at 8:37am 09.16.23
Adding Additional/Sub DC Panel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:31am 09.16.23 So to be clear, just the positive of the new panel to the original panel? Would I then connect the
Replacing the Switch Panel on an 88 boat morbidfollower at 8:16am 09.16.23 I have the same black panel on my 88 and it is stock. My 82 had the panel lakeshark describes.
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:59am 09.16.23 Educate me, Don...I already knew that relying on a seacock a bad idea...what IS the correct way to
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting Terry Cox at 7:52am 09.16.23 Hi Geoff. Different model boat here, but we've replaced all of our incandescent bulbs with LEDs from
Adding Additional/Sub DC Panel SBJO_1555 at 6:51am 09.16.23 Thanks dlochner - yeah i was thinking about this too, but i'm somewhat a if it ain't broke, don't fi
Problems Accessing the SBO Forums shemandr at 6:34am 09.16.23 I'm happy to hear it's not on my end. I just get a blank page when I try to log in from my favs me
Adding Additional/Sub DC Panel dlochner at 6:33am 09.16.23 You might find it easier to simply replace the old panel with a new panel with more breakers. It wil

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