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Sail Slides/Slugs and Shackles sem2811 at 8:55am 05.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1129 I have a 1985 O'Day 28 and need to order new slides and shackles. The problem is that I am not near
Battery Tie-downs Steverhnm at 8:54am 05.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/441 What do others do for securing the batteries? I have recently purchased a Hunter 35.5 Legend and pr
GFCI trips Bob 04 H260 at 8:20am 05.07.14 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3886 I have two 30 amp lines coming into the boat. We were hauled last week and I used an adapter (30A to
How much paint for H34 PGIJon at 8:13am 05.07.14 Big Boats 14/1394 I'm having my bottom taken down to the Gel-coat so I'm going to need both barrier and bottom paint.
Fuse Breaker Merlinkobi at 7:55am 05.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/567 I'm looking for a Fuse Breaker to my Beneteaue 430 1990
removing exhaust pipe from stern of oday 272 y knot at 7:33am 05.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/887 The flange of the exhaust pipe is glued on. How can I get it unglued?
Epilog Roger Long at 7:26am 05.07.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/96040 And so, this long tale, which has unfolded here over almost three years, comes to a close. It began
Bulkhead Crack (1) Tobydaisy at 7:18am 05.07.14 Catalina 22 3/926 Looking under the cockpit locker, looking forward to the bulkhead that is the cabin doorway, I saw t
Sailor Lost off NY.... Maine Sail at 3:50am 05.07.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2103 Sad loss of life... Hope he was not one of ours. A 26' boat named "MAC"... http://riverheadnewsrevi
H26 -reconnecting a gennie on an Bamar furler novotnyp at 8:22pm 05.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/661 Need detailed instructions for reconnecting the gennie to a Bamar Furling System. Not sure if it is
Anyone have experience with Lowrance Elite 4-x DSI? jenquay at 7:38pm 05.06.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1192 I am looking at getting an inexpensive, yet functional chartplotter as well as depth finder. I've us
Universal 5411 inboard diesel sailinggreg at 5:51pm 05.06.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1552 Hi All, I'm thinking of buying a Catalina 30. One I'm looking at has a Universal 5411 inboard die
Purchasing one of two Catalina 22s csturges at 5:48pm 05.06.14 Catalina 22 9/1534 There are two locally owned Cat 22s for sale. One is a 1970, and the owner, a friend, originally wa
Hunter 170 (1999) - Cracked Hull - HELP (5) msinger4984 at 5:40pm 05.06.14 Day Sailers 4/5683 please help/advise i purchased a hunter 170 last spring (2013) and had a wonderful sailing season -
Foredeck light on tall rig Padrone at 5:34pm 05.06.14 Catalina 30 2/1023 I am about to instal a set of lazy jacks on my 1983 tall rig, at the same time I would like to repla
Deck wash streaks luv2sail67 at 5:27pm 05.06.14 Big Boats 12/1421 Hi, hoping someone can help me. Last year we had deck wash run down the side of our hull, and it cr
Universal 5411 diesel sailinggreg at 5:21pm 05.06.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1871 Hi All, I'm thinking of buying a Catalina 30. One I'm looking at has a Universal 5411 inboard dies
Preparing to launch Daddio at 5:09pm 05.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1408 Last fall we purchased a Hunter 29.5 with a 20hp yanmar inboard. It was winterized prior to shipping
A few questions...for now krantala at 4:53pm 05.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/771 I just purchased a 1976 O'day 25 and have a question or two: First, I noted a 1/8" cable that paral
Yamaha 33 MK II Strut for Cutlass Bearing rgsamuels at 3:07pm 05.06.14 Yamaha 3/4050 My cutlass bearing strut is cracked and does not appear to be repairable. Does anybody have a source

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DIY Electronics? jviss at 3:26pm 08.04.23 It comes with a brief manual and is pretty straight forward. The only real difficulty was getting
Its funny Friday! Davidasailor26 at 3:21pm 08.04.23 38v51JvIv0A
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? jviss at 3:04pm 08.04.23 I have heard that this happens with FP generators, that the engines don't last and are basically dis
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 jssailem at 3:02pm 08.04.23 Rum Runner. I have had a similar story. I posted it here on SBO. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/t
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? Rick486 at 2:59pm 08.04.23 I think the cylinder head, specifically the seats, on my Fischer Panda 4200 are trashed. Its low h
The secret of life. cymeyer at 2:57pm 08.04.23 Nuff said!
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? Ted at 2:44pm 08.04.23 I don't have a specific source but the internet and ebay are your friends.
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 RumRunner914 at 2:34pm 08.04.23
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? flightlead404 at 2:27pm 08.04.23 If the issue with your generator engine is a burnt valve or bad valve seat it can be repaired. If t
Fuel tank issues Stu Jackson at 2:20pm 08.04.23 kevin, I recommend you do some more poking around our C34 website and the fortum and the tech wiki.
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 twalker H260 at 2:20pm 08.04.23
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 kappykaplan at 1:52pm 08.04.23 Trying to decide whether to invest in having a mechanic do this partial rebuild (out of my skill ra
Looking at a c22 need advise newcat22 at 1:51pm 08.04.23 Stay tuned, change of events, and the owner has given me the boat and the title free!
170 Motor Mount Fasteners (5) rsmithfh at 1:47pm 08.04.23 OK so I can't figure out how to get this motor mount to fit the motor. Has anyone cut them before? I
The secret of life. kappykaplan at 1:47pm 08.04.23 :plus: If you think it's time to reef, you're too late.
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? Ted at 1:35pm 08.04.23 If the issue with your generator engine is a burnt valve or bad valve seat it can be repaired. If th
Fuel tank issues kevin G at 1:10pm 08.04.23 The new pump is running fine. Made a 2 1/2 hr relocation move with no issues
Solar water heat exchanger Johnb at 12:59pm 08.04.23 This system isn't storing the hot water. Your intentions are to transfer the heat to heat the water
VHF Handheld cymeyer at 12:42pm 08.04.23 Which handheld do you recommend? The one in your hand that works. For me it is the Standard Horizon
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? flightlead404 at 12:42pm 08.04.23 A good machine shop that might specialize in cylinder head rebuilding maybe for performance modific

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