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whisker pole pad eye friesen at 7:10am 05.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2987 I have just acquired a whisker pole for by 2007 B40. Can anybody advise me where they bought thei
profurl halyard swivel maintenance friesen at 7:07am 05.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3349 Hi everyone My 2007 B40 has a Profurl genoa furling system. I believe it is the C350 model.
1998 Hake Seaward Fox cat rigged? Bigjer40 at 7:00am 05.18.14 Trailer Sailors 2/7864 Anyone have any experience with the Seaward Fox cat rigged boats? Found one and really like it but c
catalina 22 1976 how to fix it ??? Jean R at 6:23am 05.18.14 Catalina 22 2/1244 :confused:2 years ago we found a Catalina 22 1976 , baught it for $ 1000 and been sailing it for two
Yanmar Engine stop knob location WoodyB at 5:44am 05.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/5971 I have a new to me 1989 Hunter 30 with a 18 hp Yanmar engine. Can anyone explain why the engine s
Prop on 32' Classic Irwin pacerow at 3:12am 05.18.14 Irwin 1/2339 What determines the size of the prop? The engine or the displacement of the boat? The original engin
SBO website vulnerbility to MITM attacks? David S at 12:08am 05.18.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1953 I just downloaded Firefox23 on my old computer. It still has Windows XP, and no longer maintained by
Securing engine insulatin panels PKFK at 8:20pm 05.17.14 Big Boats 5/880 The insulating panel above the engine in my H36 has come unstuck and keeps falling on top of the eng
Bimini Top XCIIGTWhipple at 7:42pm 05.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/5783 Has anyone put a Bimini top on an oDay 19?
sailing with open ports sailorladyliz at 5:56pm 05.17.14 Smaller Boats 14/1452 Maybe stupid question but is your speed diminished while sailing with port windows open?
Power consumption and HF operations Brian D at 3:56pm 05.17.14 SSB and Ham Operators 8/4690 Now that I have my radio back, but not on the boat yet (if ever :cry:), I have decided to set a metr
First GPS suggestions, please DAVA390 at 3:37pm 05.17.14 Ask All Sailors 38/4078 Ok folks, although I am (usually) considered to reasonably intelligent, struggle with technology. A
Compass question GCR at 1:01pm 05.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1359 My hunter340 made in 2000 has a compass which needs oil added to it. Has anyone done? Any tips or t
My Intro and need some help. (5) LesserZ at 12:19pm 05.17.14 Day Sailers 6/1014 Hey my name is Jeff, aka: LesserZ, and I know very little about boats. (Sorry but this might seem li
Type motor needed for Ranger 18 billinseattle at 11:39am 05.17.14 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/7766 Just purchased 1980 Ranger 18 fiberglass. What do you recommend for a motor? I have been told a sm
Tap faucet knobs Adamt24 at 11:04am 05.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/866 Help! Need to get hot tap faucet knob off the shower faucet on my 386 but can't work out how to do i
Towing on water hook-up. Regular Guy at 10:02am 05.17.14 Smaller Boats 13/2362 For the case the boat has to be towed on water, what is the recommendation for hooking up a tow boat
Visiting Maine waters for the summer. Tax? PDReynolds at 9:30am 05.17.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1341 Hi All, We are considering sailing to the Bar Harbour area for the summer from our home port in R
Delamination on the foredeck pfinn at 9:14am 05.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/814 Recently had boat surveyed and discovered there is delamination on the foredeck area between the cha
Outboard motor charging upgrade (1) $tingy Sailor at 8:41am 05.17.14 Catalina 22 0/857 If you don't already have a charging circuit on your outboard, but you're lucky enough that it alrea

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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
Gunk to stop that leak! Project_Mayhem at 11:17pm 07.28.23 It appears that replacing gaskets on a yearly basis might be a must for this engine. It ran pretty w
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 11:07pm 07.28.23 On the Universal M25 series engine, most owners with the Sherwood pump replace it with an Oberdorfer
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 10:52pm 07.28.23 Are there replacements for the Sherwood?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Stu Jackson at 8:46pm 07.28.23 Yes the issue has been identified as the lip seal. That's good news. Now you know what it is and
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 8:12pm 07.28.23 The Hunter is my friend's that is moored near where I live. I spend much more time on it than my fri
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (3) Ralph Johnstone at 7:14pm 07.28.23 I'm not sure how many fuel connections there on the 2GM20F but it seemed like a :poop:load of them w

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