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Deficiencies in the Cutter Rig! Pilotocopilot at 6:20pm 05.29.14 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1635 It's no wonder Hunter has a bad rep. After converting our 37 to a sloop and utilizing the track the
Solar Panel on a 420 captmaddog at 5:33pm 05.29.14 Big Boats 20/3447 I recently purchased a 2003 Hunter 420 that has a solar panel just aft of the Mast. It isn;t any go
midnite solar "the Kid" (4) emergpa1 at 4:16pm 05.29.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2514 here it is, came today after months of waiting for them to become available. i was hoping (but doubt
Fuel problem HELP newage1461 at 4:14pm 05.29.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1446 Tuesday evening the Yanmar 2qm15 runs perfectly. So today I change the fuel filters, run the electri
Perkins T6.3544M: Engine Will Not Start BlueSky11 at 2:52pm 05.29.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/3004 We are are in the middle of crossing the Atlantic frmo the US towards the Azores. Our diesel engine
Hunter Passage 42 1995 JackR at 1:40pm 05.29.14 Big Boats 10/2878 Hunter Passage 42 center cockpit 1995.....have owned the boat since it was new! This one has probab
Visiting Bay Area June 1-6th bobby64 at 1:20pm 05.29.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1090 Hi Catalina folks! I am a Norwegian leisure captain, instructor and Catalina 400 owner that is visi
192 mast & rigging questions Jerry Shenkman at 1:00pm 05.29.14 Day Sailers 5/1277 Hi; I am new to the 192 so here goes. How much does the 192 mast weigh? When it is standing in th
prop shaft alignment Pat T at 12:38pm 05.29.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3325 Over the winter I pulled the transmission and installed a new damper plate. While at it I replaced t
Couple of Spring projects... Help? (3) jpeac2 at 12:34pm 05.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1615 Couple of Spring projects... Updated All - Sorry for the blast of posts but we have a long list
On lighting - indirect and remote controlled? jpeac2 at 12:07pm 05.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/613 All - Looking to make some light upgrades to the Oceanis 351 we have. A couple things I am c
Bug Screen for Companionway mauisean at 11:21am 05.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1147 Ahoy, First time posting! Purchased a 42s7 last year. Wondering what works to keep the bugs from
Stay extension for use with a furler Michael Lynn at 10:43am 05.29.14 Smaller Boats 7/1737 Hello all, I have noticed in the CDI Furlers information sheet "Which CDI Furler Do I need" (found
looking for boq rail edsmith at 10:39am 05.29.14 Bigger Boats 4/944 I need a bow rail for my oday sailboat
macerator magic dehler25 at 10:25am 05.29.14 Big Boats 8/1518 The macerators obviously need to be switched on to supply power, but what else switches them on to r
Need A Place For The Winch Handles DaveJ at 9:29am 05.29.14 Catalina 310 13/3582 Entered my first official race yesterday and part way through realized that I do not have a convenie
driveshaft strut brent r at 8:19am 05.29.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/762 I have a 79 raider 33 by Cherubini and have managed to break the strut and possibly bent it in the p
new 222 oday owner redmackc at 7:48am 05.29.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1122 Does the 1984 222 boat have equal stability on heeling with the center board down or up?
A neat thing I saw Winkfish at 7:44am 05.29.14 Ask All Sailors 24/9342 Two weekends ago, I crewed for a friend of mine, just the two of us, on a Rhodes 19 in a regatta at
Watermaker experience rlamb at 6:59am 05.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1797 Am planning on installing a watermaker on my 466 before I take it to Mexico next year. I have analy

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Another What is It? Will Gilmore at 7:33am 07.24.23 That is a deck pipe, typically for an anchor chain or rode, 'though yours looks turned around, and
New requirements coming in 2024 for Americans traveling to Europe \| GMA jssailem at 7:32am 07.24.23
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 6:59am 07.24.23 Hmm, good point. Rope wouldn't have the weight nor consistency of chain to self lay in a small locke
Another What is It? RoyS at 6:53am 07.24.23 You will not be able to stuff a rope down there. Usually a rope rode is laid into an open locker wit
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 6:48am 07.24.23 Thank you! This will now be put back to proper use. Once I buy a new anchor and rode setup. I was w
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location LouisMK at 6:44am 07.24.23 Don- Just installed mine, will send pics later this week. I secured a steel angle on the horizontal
Another What is It? jviss at 6:43am 07.24.23 Gotcha, thanks.
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 6:43am 07.24.23 Shocking observation! Maybe something like the pump out boats? A big diesel generator on a little b
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 6:42am 07.24.23 In the V-Berth, there is a bulk head panel right in the nose creating a small locker area. However,
Low fresh water pressure Garbonzo at 6:38am 07.24.23 I have had that exact thing happen 3, count them 3 times in RV's and a tiny home over my considerabl
Removing Treadmaster decking FlimFlamII at 6:10am 07.24.23 That sounds like it would be an Enormous job. I think I would try to soften the adhesive with heat
Electric Sailboat Drives kloudie1 at 6:06am 07.24.23 Shocking observation! Maybe something like the pump out boats? A big diesel generator on a little ba
Another What is It? jviss at 5:57am 07.24.23 It should lead into a chain locker, not the cabin, no?
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 5:56am 07.24.23 Ah, that makes perfect sense. It appears the screen is to keep bugs out of the cabin? I need to take
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 5:53am 07.24.23 I'm waiting to see some dude with a portable Honda generator charging up his electric drive daysaile
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 5:51am 07.24.23 They will sprout solar panels. I thought that, but I don't think you could deploy enough solar on
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Hollyberry at 5:51am 07.24.23
Another What is It? jviss at 5:50am 07.24.23 That is a deck pipe, typically for an anchor chain or rode, 'though yours looks turned around, and t
Electric Sailboat Drives dlochner at 5:49am 07.24.23 My observation is that this is cool, but it doesn't scale. What happens when lots of such boats pop
Jub roller furler setup dlochner at 5:47am 07.24.23 Welcome to SBO. The Tanzer 22 is a great little boat. I had one for 14 years and sailed all over Ea

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