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mast stepping/un-stepping on hunter25 sbarnes at 2:55pm 07.22.14 Smaller Boats 4/981 I've taken my mast down twice over the years but it's been a long time ago and I always had 'supervi
AC motor in bilge, 1995 HUNTER (1) pilotgene1 at 2:37pm 07.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/759 my AC pump is not working, can't find 120 volts ac on any 3 wires, ran a 120 volt jumper from an out
How do you tell PVC from Hypalon? JackK at 2:28pm 07.22.14 Ask All Sailors 9/15213 Need some help, please..... I'm trying to repair an old Valiant D-300 RIB dinghy. Valiant isn't so
Shweet new head area floor (5) redhead78 at 2:28pm 07.22.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1107 Hi all hope everyone is out there sailing and enjoying all our boats... time is way too short in the
Taling it easy on Cataina Island CaptDon01 at 2:08pm 07.22.14 Catalina 22 1/874 We arrived yesterday afternoon. Had the best sail to the island yet, and probably one of the best sa
Catalina Island Trip StanFM at 2:00pm 07.22.14 S2 5/1197 Here are some video clips from our recent trip from Marina Del Rey in California out to Catalina Isl
2nd reef rigging Svlorelei30 at 1:50pm 07.22.14 Catalina 30 20/9015 During my refit I am putting in a 2nd reef. My question is how should I run the reefing line to the
O 240 keel ? (1) Hydro Therapy at 1:06pm 07.22.14 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1094 I'm considering moving up to a 240. I have been corisponding with a gentleman that has one for sale.
Re: diesel fuel problems faithforster26@msn.com at 11:40am 07.22.14 Catalina 30 14/1867 Hi: Had a incident yesterday in which the engine faltered and then died. Was able to restart but the
I'mma so Happy! Outboard problem solved shemandr at 11:34am 07.22.14 Ask All Sailors 4/971 I've posted before that I don't know anything about motors. Now I'm about to prove it. I bought a
"New" Raritan Fresh Water Head rfrye1 at 10:52am 07.22.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/10725 I see the ad for Raritan's new fresh water head (pressurized), but I can't find any info on it. I am
Large Inverter JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 10:46am 07.22.14 Ask All Sailors 20/3591 I posted this earlier on the Catalina 310 owners group. It was suggested by a wiser SOer that I mig
1995 355 below deck furler TommmD at 10:19am 07.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1060 Hello everyone, I just sold by C'C ' bought a 1995 Legend 355, a very nice boat. Its moored in Ports
Need to replace sterndrive engine tombow at 10:17am 07.22.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1561 Just bought a 1968 Coronado 25. She sails like a dream, but has such a finicky engine that we have h
Need help tightening shrouds on 2" shorter mast Mike Dub at 9:25am 07.22.14 Day Sailers 8/1819 Hi all- We, unfortunately, had a deck/chainplate failure on our daysailer awhile back and the mast
Refrigerator insulation - Hunter 30 duncanew at 9:21am 07.22.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1515 I have a 1981 30' Hunter and want to add insulation to my refrigerator. I don't see any way but to g
Starter replacement RAD88 at 8:57am 07.22.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1219 Well the starter finally went . Not bad for 37 years of use. How difficult is it to replace? Any tri
H26 Stern Rail Seats For Sale or Drawings. BrianW at 8:18am 07.22.14 Smaller Boats 52/6657 My H26 does not have stern rail seats. Ever since I bought my 1994 H26 and afterward learned of the
mooring in Annapolis gettinthere at 8:00am 07.22.14 Destinations 5/3004 Looking for a mooring or dockspace in Annapolis during the October sailboat show for about a week. 4
Reefing Mail DS II flagbag at 7:59am 07.22.14 Day Sailers 5/4779 Searched but can't find instructions or reference on setting up reef on DS II Mainsail... any help g

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H34 Mast Wiring Disconnet Allan12210 at 9:08am 08.23.23 Thanks Allan. I'm reading your compression post repair document. That's what I'm working on. Can yo
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" jssailem at 8:58am 08.23.23 Hi Tim. Welcome to the SBO Forum. Thank you for the image. What I see is dampness on the engine head
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 8:51am 08.23.23 A while back, @Tally Ho produced a video which I "believe" was a demonstration of removing the cutl
What is this? (1) JamesG161 at 8:44am 08.23.23 Also for your live aboard Dog anchor. Thanks Ralphs:laugh:
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 08.23.23 The water tank and waste tank are both under the vberth. Fill them up to the top. Every little b
BOAT PREPARATION IDEAS for Storms JamesG161 at 8:39am 08.23.23 We decided to post this again for 2023 Jim and John
What is this? Ralph Johnstone at 8:35am 08.23.23 You win a brand new Chrysler Lebaron! :doh:
Anchors morbidfollower at 8:28am 08.23.23 I'll swear by our relatively lightweight 13lb Mantus M1. The instant that thing hits the bottom, it
Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 Irek at 8:24am 08.23.23 Thx Smokey for the very valuable advice on how to deal with frozen bolts. Thx God I did not have to
Fuel tank issues jssailem at 8:08am 08.23.23 Might be that your fuel pickup is short. Found mine I think was cut down and sits about an inch and
Fuel tank issues JoeWhite at 7:38am 08.23.23 An earlier poster located a pinhole on pickup tube a few inches below the upper end. As long as the
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? chichiflys at 7:24am 08.23.23 Waaay scary. Get rid of them. All of them. Do it now. I guess. But yeah I'm in the process of rep
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? chichiflys at 7:23am 08.23.23 I don't know your specific model boat, but if you can see the chain plate, both from the inside and
Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 smokey73 at 7:20am 08.23.23 You are right about dreading removing the radial and keeping it reusable. It took a long time and p
Fuel tank issues chp at 5:50am 08.23.23 Might be that your fuel pickup is short. Found mine I think was cut down and sits about an inch and
What is this? clw2000 at 5:25am 08.23.23 Thanks Ralph! You win a brand new Chrysler Lebaron!
new companionway doors john2 at 5:20am 08.23.23 Thank you for sharing your projects. Both are very nice. I'm impressed that the doors can hang be
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 11:10pm 08.22.23 Well, there's another idea... I thought of a few heavy ratchet straps, attach them to the fingers. I
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:59pm 08.22.23 I see you're between two fingers : cking in stern first, loading a bunch of junk on the bow and see
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:36pm 08.22.23 ass and that's the cause of the binding. I know one thing for sure it's going to be tough to get o

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