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cleaning whisker pole scratches friesen at 7:23am 05.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1155 Hello I acquired a 10 year old whisker pole. It is in good shape but a little scratched and scra
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 2/7865 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 It still has Windows XP, and no longer maintained by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 8/5784 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 8/4691 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 6/1015 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) 2/7767 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

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Solar water heat exchanger Stu Jackson at 9:17am 07.29.23 But the specifics are all guesswork at this point. I'd like to minimize the level of guessing. Tha
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 9:11am 07.29.23 Here's why: Why SHERWOOD Raw Water Pumps leave a LOT to be desired: See reply #7 here: CNG & She
87 hunter 34 value BigEasy at 9:09am 07.29.23
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Kings Gambit at 9:08am 07.29.23 Good Morning, and welcome to SBO. The step from interest into actual boat ownership and use can be f
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Stu Jackson at 9:05am 07.29.23 Plus, the Oberdorfer is a superior pump. Here's why: Why SHERWOOD Raw Water Pumps leave a LOT to
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 8:46am 07.29.23 On the Universal M25 series engine, most owners with the Sherwood pump replace it with an Oberdorfe
Solar water heat exchanger dlochner at 8:36am 07.29.23 $377!!! Ouch! Thinking maybe a simple tank at the very top of the loop would allow water to rise an
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue matts997 at 8:24am 07.29.23 "Explain your statement above. Do you mean that you expected to see less fuel in the tank? I don't k
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:

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