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Winchbit driver (1) Hayden Watson at 1:07pm 08.04.23 Ask All Sailors 24/5617 I have seen a lot of comments on using the Winch bit with a Milwaukee right-angle drill. In looking
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? flightlead404 at 8:13am 08.04.23 Big Boats 15/1989 I think the cylinder head, specifically the seats, on my Fischer Panda 4200 are trashed. Its low ho
Happy Birthday US Coast Guard jssailem at 5:19am 08.04.23 Sails Call Lounge 3/908
Looking at a c22 need advise (2) newcat22 at 7:37pm 08.03.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/3806 Looking for a seasoned pro. I just looked at a c22 and have some questions. First about the keel. No
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors (1) jviss at 1:04pm 08.03.23 Ask All Sailors 10/3227 This could be the deal of the century, and product of the century! Ha, ha. Has anyone tried, or
looking for a 23 mast base zspar (1) tomoncapeced at 12:28pm 08.03.23 Smaller Boats 2/817 218450
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 11:45am 08.03.23 Ask All Sailors 37/4523 I recently purchased this Atwood priming bulb, only to learn it is only suitable for temps up to 120
Fuel tank issues kevin G at 11:23am 08.03.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/1860 Hello all, I have. 1990 Catalina 34 that stalled on me recently just outside Deep Bay. I have change
OUTBOARD KICKER MOUNTS SpencerMarchant at 10:06am 08.03.23 Ask All Sailors 0/320 Can anyone suggest a kicker mount with a smaller mount-to-transom footprint? My boat has about 5 1/
North Channel Charter higgs at 8:06pm 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 4/709 Just returned from a charter in Canada's North Channel. 6 of us charted a Beneteau 473. It is a ve
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 7:10pm 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 27/4757 I ordered a new prop a few weeks ago from West by North. They are super responsive to email. They
Lewmar 42" Folding Wheel (1) Scallywagger at 6:40pm 08.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/518 Hello again everyone. I'm still on the lookout for a used Lewmar 42" folding wheel for my Hunter 460
Bomar hatch dog (2) BTC1984 at 1:46pm 08.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 11/3085
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) jssailem at 8:22am 08.02.23 Weather and Forecasting 41/5206 @dLj has posted his communications about his cruise in the Cruiser Forum. You can find his posts on
VHF Handheld RoyS at 5:41am 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 41/6473 I had a cheap Uniden (Atlantis 250) Handheld for years (maybe ten). It worked well enough but the re
Applying Cetol question jviss at 5:16am 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 22/6799 I have given up on the idea or a real varnish finish on my toerails. Wondering, has anyone applied
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure (1) AndreInPortland at 9:34pm 08.01.23 Catalina 22 34/7620 Add me to the list of folks that had their rudder fail because of shoddy work by Ruddercraft. We wer
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 5:49pm 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 37/9466 Currently researching some possible options for my first boat, one of which is the Pearson Ensign. I
Wow! Sailing boat rescued by the G�theborg! (1) jviss at 3:56pm 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/589
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006 Tomek at 12:35pm 08.01.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1081 I am planning to replace main halyard on my H33 2006 with furling in mast. Original was, I think, s

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Hunter 18 swim ladder install Swabby Third Class at 6:05am 10.12.25
Replacing ALL of the plumbing Terry Cox at 6:03am 10.12.25 Hi John. Hunter used 1/2 inch Zurn (Quest) Pex Quicktite brand polybutylene grey plastic hose for th
Replacing ALL of the plumbing john6206 at 5:52am 10.12.25
Hunter 18 swim ladder install Crazy Dave Condon at 5:28am 10.12.25 @Swabby Third Class the 170 was a plastic boat which was an excellent design but was disappointed
Merit 22 owners dlochner at 4:45am 10.12.25 If the shrouds are really slack they need to be tightened. If there is not enough room on the turnbu
Delrod suffing box dlochner at 4:24am 10.12.25 The Irwin 23 has a swing keel aka a centerboard. The cable is used to raise and lower the CB. You wi
Replacing ALL of the plumbing dlochner at 3:48am 10.12.25 Wrap a few spots of your new Hot Water Lines with the the red tape. In my case, after the job is do
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box dlochner at 3:39am 10.12.25 Since the Irwin 23 is an outboard powered boat, you don't have a shaft log. I'm not specifically f
Replacing ALL of the plumbing Apex at 3:23am 10.12.25 add in drainage points for winterization: bypass loop for hotwater tank and drain for tank, cold wa
Replacing ALL of the plumbing sailcapt340 at 2:23am 10.12.25 I replaced all our fresh water, Hunter original piping lines a few years back with 15mm. Using all
Irwin 1970 23ft termitec4 at 9:27pm 10.11.25 Thank you!
Irwin 1970 23ft Project_Mayhem at 9:03pm 10.11.25 Yep. I just did some more research. It appears that Irwin used a stuffing box and delrin rod to rais
Irwin 1970 23ft termitec4 at 8:46pm 10.11.25 I as well.the cable in there runs through to a pulley in the belly/butt of the boat up to a winch on
Damaged Rudder on Hunter 23 Winged Keel @rgranger @Crazy Dave Condon Billleathen at 8:43pm 10.11.25 I did the same repair you need to do on my H23 Rudder. Removed damaged glass. Rebuilt using west
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box termitec4 at 8:43pm 10.11.25 What's it for? What's the cable for? Just curious.
Irwin 1970 23ft Project_Mayhem at 8:43pm 10.11.25 I'm not seeing any evidence that the Irwin 23 ever had an inboard so I'm a bit stumped on what the s
Delrod suffing box termitec4 at 8:41pm 10.11.25 Ok but my boat doesn't have an inboard motor so what is that/those on mine? Any idea? I haven't had
Delrod suffing box jssailem at 7:56pm 10.11.25 A Delrod stuffing box is a specific type of marine stuffing box (also known as a packing gland or sh
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box jssailem at 7:51pm 10.11.25 Hello @termitec4 and welcome to the SBO forum. Yes you have a stuffing box. It is made up of two nut
Irwin 1970 23ft shemandr at 7:20pm 10.11.25 Does this boat have a centerboard in the keel?

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