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SparCraft vang fittings keep breaking! DallyCally2 at 12:49pm 07.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1355 The lower Vang fitting on a SparCraft system is to weak. I have broken two of them. They are a softe
Water Preservation Jeff10528 at 12:19pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 2/709 At one time I recall several products at marine stores intended for this purpose, but lately just on
Bow Thruster for Hunter 45cc Bill in VA at 12:11pm 07.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1121 I'm planning to retro-fit a bow thruster on my 2007 Hunter 45cc. I understand that Hunter offered t
M 25 XP runs too cold Hayden Watson at 12:02pm 07.16.14 Catalina 30 6/1280
Priming raw water pump zrod at 11:39am 07.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1173 Hi. I have a hunter 340 1999 with yanmar engine. I am looking for a solution for my raw water pump
Throttle and Transmission Cable Replacement Shadownav at 11:39am 07.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/744 The transmission cable on my '83 Hunter 31 sheered inside the pedestal and needs to be replaced. I'
Lancer 30-5 original owners manual Turtleman at 11:08am 07.16.14 Lancer 9/4983 I recently bought a Lancer 30-5 1985, and, when going through the documents, found an original owne
Also just joined . Help me Iter . (1) Seizethecarp at 10:54am 07.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/669 78342.vB Salvaged this 25' ? Hunter last week . Think it's 1978 . I have a million questions . Fi
What make is this roller furling jib (2) whinde at 10:52am 07.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/3005 Can anyone identify what make this roller furling is, I am looking for a manual for it. https://l
Bus Bar - is this right? (1) SVTatia at 9:49am 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/985 By looking at the picture below (I got it from one of the posts here) not sure if this is a correct
top of leech flapping sailorsteve1 at 8:44am 07.16.14 Smaller Boats 4/1149 little problem with my capri 18. in pretty brisk wind say 12 to 15 the top portion of the leech of t
How long for hot water? Hayden Watson at 7:34am 07.16.14 Catalina 30 10/2158 How long should it take to make hot water when running the engine? I have a Kuuma water heater on m
Stain that will not dry Ckoerken at 7:21am 07.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/933 Over the weekend I took the doors and drawers out of my boat and took them home to refinish in the g
Anyone know how to drop the rudder post on a 1975 irwin 26? Joshua_Diaz at 6:42am 07.16.14 Irwin 0/2040 Tying to replace my stuffing box on the rudder post. But I can't seem to find a pin or bolt that rel
Mac nav lights (1) Justin_NSA at 6:21am 07.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3410 I was just perusing my latest copy of Seaworthy from BoatUS. It occurs to me that my 26S isn't up to
st4000 calibration garethreeves at 6:19am 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/8029 I posted this on the raymarine forum site but am having no luck over there. Has anyone seen this bef
e7 chartplotter goes down when I start my engine cramina at 4:48am 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1870 My Raymarine e7 chartplotter goes down when I start my diesel engine but stays on when I stop it, do
Mast Shimmy Ribration Johno at 1:27am 07.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1225 We have a Catalina 36 Mkll 2006 newly aquired. We find above 12knots of wind at anchor, we get loud
looking at an o'day 22 Kazz330 at 8:29pm 07.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 20/3084 Thinking about going and looking at an o'day 22. he wants 2k for it, but needs some refurbishing.
New owner looking for a manual soulpoet at 8:03pm 07.15.14 Day Sailers 7/1324 Does anyone have an idea of where to find an owners manual for an Oday 23?

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Solar water heat exchanger gettinthere at 8:19am 07.29.23 Add a small expansion tank with an overflow. When the water expands, the tank holds the extra water
Solar water heat exchanger dlochner at 8:14am 07.29.23 Add a small expansion tank with an overflow. When the water expands, the tank holds the extra water,
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue matts997 at 8:11am 07.29.23 So glad I saw these images before heading out to the boat this morning---extremely helpful!! I oft
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 8:02am 07.29.23 Just a follow up. Although it's not my model of transmission, Daniel Fong goes through a good tear
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't WayneH at 8:02am 07.29.23 Are there replacements for the Sherwood? I get my Sherwood parts here: Sherwood Pumps and Parts
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) dlochner at 7:36am 07.29.23 The shift lever on the transmission is a simple cam. If you release the cable from the shift lever a
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) elcojo2 at 7:33am 07.29.23 Ward, Perfect explanation that is exactly the way I thought would have to be done, but of course yo
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) Ward H at 7:29am 07.29.23 when I push the lever in forward on the edson pedestal I want to confirm that the cable would get p
87 hunter 34 value kloudie1 at 7:23am 07.29.23 I have seen a few sell in the mid to high 20's depending of course on condition. I know of two that
87 hunter 34 value Tally Ho at 7:17am 07.29.23
87 hunter 34 value BigEasy at 7:03am 07.29.23
H 29.5 flat top main kappykaplan at 6:56am 07.29.23 If you have a local sail loft, I'd start there. :beer:
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) elcojo2 at 6:34am 07.29.23 Thanks for all the responses. I have talked with boatyard and we will haul out again. He said is pos
Hunter 376 Recessed Lighting Rich Stidger at 6:10am 07.29.23 How about LED Strip lighting? https://www.amazon.com/Water-Resistance-Waterproof-Flexible-Cuttable-L
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level dLj at 6:06am 07.29.23 Welcome to SBO, one of the best sailing forums you can be on for free. Lots of very knowledgeable fo
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level stickinthemud57 at 5:49am 07.29.23 Very good to hear of your positive experiences with boat owners. It's an instant fraternity and with
Batten Lengths H26 patbratton at 5:14am 07.29.23 My H240 takes 5/8" battens. I ordered a seven foot section with caps from Sailrite. I had issues w
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks patbratton at 4:59am 07.29.23 The Garhauer blocks arrived yesterday. I will install them this week end. They look perfect for spi
Your experience with propane outboards? patbratton at 4:53am 07.29.23 I had a starting issue last week and I disconnected the propane line from the outboard. I pulled it
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Project_Mayhem at 11:19pm 07.28.23 I used a couple of bungees for my Starwind 19. I loved it

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