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Yanmar 3GMF losing antifreeze Jed10444 at 6:34am 05.19.14 Big Boats 8/1526 I have a yanmar 3GMF on my 1983 34' hunter. From time to time the antifreeze in the heat exchanger
Replacing a Vent, Dorade/Cowl (1) Nan340 at 6:19am 05.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1708 We purchased a new VENT, DORADE/COWL from the Hunter Parts store. The old one was accidentally kick
Jagged plate shredding spinnaker halyard (2) pab5482 at 6:16am 05.19.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1368 https://www.flickr.com/photos/pab5482/14035049040 So we successfully sailed my Beneteau Oceanis 5
Trying to choose the right boat. Scudrunner at 6:08am 05.19.14 Smaller Boats 17/1506 I'm doing my research and looking at the Hunter 22, 23, 25. I think the weight of the 25 might be t
First time putting main on boat awerman at 6:06am 05.19.14 Smaller Boats 5/1443 Putting my 1984 Catalina c-25 in the water Thursday for my first season as a sailboat owner. When I
Water infiltration from the bumper Mity at 4:58am 05.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2182 Hi, i have water coming in from side bumper. I tried to used silicon however it does not stick to th
Smart Plug -install Jim Seamans at 4:47am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1469 Went to install my Smart Plug inlets yesterday and got a surprise. The 10/3 wires were just long en
Best Year for the Catalina 27 HillbillyWanderer at 4:18am 05.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/8719 In the near future I am looking to buy a Catalina 27 and was wondering what years if any are better
engine temperture rzweig at 4:13am 05.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/704 Hi, Does anyone know what the running temperture of a westerbeke 10tow is? Thanks
Slaving Autohelm St4000 to Raymarine C120 piratesbooty at 2:26am 05.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3270 There must be a way to slave the autohelm ST4000 autopilot to the Raymarine C120. The Autohelm ST40
Windows All U Get at 1:37am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 2/807 Hi all, We're finally seeing a window to sail north from Norfolk. It has been about a week of nort
One cell 0.025 lower than the rest... BotanyBay at 10:45pm 05.18.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1333 Just finished equalizing a 24 volt bank of wet cell golf cart batteries. This bank is two strings
373 2nd house battery location Newport Bob at 7:08pm 05.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1188 HELP! Ready to upgrade to a 2nd house 4d battery and a larger alt. Can't find a place to install the
Cal 29 cylinder head Brentpd at 6:36pm 05.18.14 Cal 1/1112 I just bought a '73 2-29 about a month ago with the standard 12 hp farymann. It's a wonderful boat a
Battery Switch location Beamerguy100 at 6:34pm 05.18.14 Smaller Boats 3/867 I am thinking of fitting a second battery on port side ( help to correct permanent list) and 1,2,bot
Moving the A/C power inlet atpjim at 6:12pm 05.18.14 Catalina 30 2/946 I am considering replacing the original inlet with a new smart plug. While I'm at it how big of a p
First Sail of the Year! Thanks Guys! (4) Ward H at 6:03pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1381 Yesterday I sailed for the first time this season and had a blast! It was the first time I saile
rebedding mmsailor at 5:53pm 05.18.14 Smaller Boats 2/589 Whats the prefered material for rebedding grudgeons ?
Force 10 stove battery Don Lucas at 4:45pm 05.18.14 Big Boats 5/2325 I want to replace my Force 10 ignition battery. The manual says the hold is on the front right side
Strobe Light on an Inflatable Life Jacket rpwillia at 4:42pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 1/996 I have two mustang inflatable life jackets. I have two strobe lights with velcro straps. I tried to

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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
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars Ward H at 5:11am 07.24.23 Thanks, I see you have a track cheek block?? that you use to move your jib block without needing to
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement JamesG161 at 5:11am 07.24.23 Mine drops in double drop in. Hunter 38 sink, galley, rectangular You can secure the sink to the
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater dlochner at 4:32am 07.24.23 I also have a Shuffle Aqua King, it one cycles when there is a leak in the plumbing system. Otherwis
Removing Treadmaster decking (1) rgranger at 4:30am 07.24.23 That sounds like it would be an Enormous job. I think I would try to soften the adhesive with heat
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater Ward H at 4:26am 07.24.23
ISO Mast tabernacle for 1978 O'day 23-2 w/deck stepped mast. rgranger at 4:18am 07.24.23 A picture would help a lot. I suspect your tabernacle is commercially available
Wrapping my boat question Morgan donor at 4:15am 07.24.23 Consider it a temporary solution that, in my opinion, would be a significant deterrent for resale.
In Search of Yanmar SB8 Manual kappykaplan at 2:50am 07.24.23 De nada!
In Search of Yanmar SB8 Manual Kevin&Karen at 2:50am 07.24.23 Thank you Kappy, Happy Sailing !!!
In Search of Yanmar SB8 Manual kappykaplan at 2:35am 07.24.23 On this site: https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_27_75-84_91044400.pdf Or here: https:
rolex fastnet race is on, too danstanford at 2:23am 07.24.23 7hR40fzTN_w 35 knots on the nose is tough no jib?

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