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Frozen aluminum sheaves (3) GeorgiaBII at 10:43am 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 15/3536 I've got in mast halyards and I've found 2 of the sheaves in the mast are frozen. I was able to
vibrating rudder explorer at 10:33am 04.20.14 Catalina 22 4/1533 HI Guys, I have just joined the forum, although i have sailed a 22 for 22 years in South African wat
ground tackle logout at 10:03am 04.20.14 Catalina 30 4/1320 Friends: I just up-graded from a 27 foot Catalina to a 30 foot Catalina. We had the 27 for over 30
Velcro disc's (1) ttac at 9:49am 04.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/761 Have been looking for the disc's used to hold our cushion's in place. I am adding a photo of one tha
Baba 30 on tralier whisking at 9:41am 04.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/698 I see pics online of a Baba 30 on a tralier. I am in search of the owner of that tralier. I wanted t
Winches Benny17441 at 9:17am 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 0/571 I have been seeing some postings regarding selection of new winches or repairing of old ones. Just
Lighting Fixture Switches Search (1) SailMaster at 9:00am 04.20.14 Parts Search 3/1603 Hello everyone, We are searching for the small push button switches that turn on and off the small
Catalina 27 Height? Sea Changer at 8:29am 04.20.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2322 Does anyone know the keel to cabin top height of an 1982 27? I'm currently on the hunt for indoor
St Louis to Key West rblevens at 8:11am 04.20.14 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1837 Happy Easter everyone. As you know I've been restoring my Hunter 37C Drifter. I was curious if anyon
Check list Prime Time at 7:51am 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 2/942 A funny thing happened on the way to the forum...... Actually not so funny. Last week moved my boat
Fold Down Cabin Table Re-Do Coyote at 7:32am 04.20.14 Bigger Boats 9/2674 Greetings: I have recently purchased an 85' Oday 28 in INCREDIBLE condition,, We are doing some ge
halyards... jaycrawford97 at 7:14am 04.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1386 Replacing internal CDI roller furling halyard and main halyard this weekend. Anyone have the correc
Starter for 28.5, Yanmar? JohntheJayhawk at 6:51am 04.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/930 Can my brothers suggest the best way of searching out a starter (new, used, rebuilt) for my 87 28.5?
Marine AC TimHunter340 at 6:22am 04.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1070 Hello all I have enjoyed reading this forum. I Have a Marine Air AC. Last month it stopped worki
SJ24, more than just a racer? Bigjer40 at 5:55am 04.20.14 San Juan Sailboats 5/18107 There are a couple of SJ24's for sale in my area. My son really wants to race but the wife and I lik
Bildge pump circuit breaker zrod at 1:41am 04.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1218 Hi. i am unable to find up where is located the bildge pump circuit braker on a hunter 340 1999? A
Servicing Jabsco Quiet Flush canuck at 9:36pm 04.19.14 Big Boats 1/787 We have a 37045 model on our Hunter 39. There is a small leak from below the motor so I guess the s
Can anyone help me identify which sails to use? gitpicker2007 at 8:40pm 04.19.14 Catalina 22 8/1417 I have 4 sails that came with the 1981 Catalina 22 I just bought. I believe 2 are mains, one poss
Mast Grounding on O'day 25? Mikesab at 8:25pm 04.19.14 Day Sailers 4/1689 In doing all the re-work on the cabin top and mast hinge, the only wiring I encountered was a 3 cond
Changing Strut on 40.5 (6) SVPardonMyFrench at 8:05pm 04.19.14 Big Boats 4/880 Anyone changed their Strut on a 40.5 or similar. Mine broke in half 2 inches under the hull due to

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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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