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2gm20f factory oil rec. not found anymore Jared1048 at 9:25pm 10.15.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2169 I have a 2gm20f circa 1985. In the manual it says to use Shell Rotella 20 wt for temps between 50-70
Fuel tank sediment/water separator? dutchy at 8:25pm 10.15.13 Big Boats 3/1422 Fuel tank on my H34 is way down in the starboard locker along with my 3 batteries. I plan on draini
Battery Switch (1) kingsailor at 7:44pm 10.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/3253 Hey all, Would someone please explain the function of the battery switch. What setting do I use w
smelly bilge cherub78 at 6:25pm 10.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1084 Hi everyone. I have a 78 cherubini27.after repeatedly pressure washing the bilge and all the way ins
Hood Sea Furl 3250 - Parts Urbansailor at 5:55pm 10.15.13 Big Boats 2/4729 When I bought my boat, I noticed that the housing around the furling reel (fairlead and guard spring
Rotted Lazarette Bulkhead unhumble at 5:49pm 10.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1609 Hello: I am (hopefully) buying a 1987 Legend 35.5 and have found the bulkhead between the port cock
Replacing mast sheaves Tom11579 at 5:46pm 10.15.13 Big Boats 1/1060 I have a Hunter 40 Legend and the mast and boom sheaves show a great deal of wear. I would like to
Looking to replace interior cushion material kemahflash at 5:24pm 10.15.13 Big Boats 16/3101 We have a 2002 hunter 456, it has the tan ultra leather interior. Any suggestions on if there is a w
Swing Keel timeiabottle at 5:10pm 10.15.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1135 Hi Anyone ever had there swing keel not go down The threaded rod is free and well greased . Dove and
Forward Hatch Gasket - 1987 23' carboman at 4:56pm 10.15.13 Smaller Boats 1/852 I remember seeing where someone had posted here that they found a source for the forward hatch gask
hunter 25("79 model") trailer configurarion jimhenry at 4:51pm 10.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/642 Does anyone have the specs on stanchion placement, height and width of converting a trailer for floa
knot speed Philip R. at 4:16pm 10.15.13 Bigger Boats 2/952 Is the knot speed indicator at the front? If so,is it a paddle wheel? Can I clean it to make it work
broken screw on travler steveebryant at 1:09pm 10.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1313 Dear Sailors, I have a 1989 Hunter 30. I tried to remove the port cleat on the traveler. It was
First Leg Roger Long at 1:04pm 10.15.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/5448 Jimm arriving in Solomons on Valinor at the completion of the first of many legs of his journey to t
Electrical issue? Michael Meyer at 11:59am 10.15.13 Catalina 310 4/1457 I have been chasing what I think is an electrical issue. A while back my refrigerator wouldn't star
IC 34 1980 traveller raised fixture RikHall at 11:57am 10.15.13 Irwin 3/5017 I have some weakness in the raised portion on which the traveller sits and am looking for suggestion
IC 34 - prop shaft strut RikHall at 11:56am 10.15.13 Irwin 4/3341 I have some play in my prop shaft strut and am looking for suggestions from anyone who has made repa
Linkage issue Seabee Chief at 11:39am 10.15.13 Catalina 30 4/1346 Fellow Catalina 30 owners; we have an 1981 C30 which we purchased in 2009. She has been maintained
Catalina 30 Genoa Sheet Car ID (2) stagf15 at 11:33am 10.15.13 Catalina 30 3/1192 Greetings! This is my first post on the Catalina 30 forum. I am the proud new owner of a 1986 Catal
Fiberglass repair (1) Christian Sailing at 11:19am 10.15.13 Ask All Sailors 22/4035 How hard would this repair be?

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Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) Ward H at 6:17am 04.09.23 lots of great responses. I found this on the sailrite site. It looks cool. https://www.sailrite.co
Posting Guidelines JamesG161 at 6:07am 04.09.23 I have an App that converts my boat repair videos to YouTube format. But I prefer this site for post
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Ward H at 5:55am 04.09.23 I had found a list of changes made to the C30 over the years that was posted on the Catalina 30 Asso
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 4:50am 04.09.23 I just finished reading the manual, useful information, these units use R-12 and evaporators. My 199
Alternator temperatures Hayden Watson at 10:59pm 04.08.23 I have been doing some research on the temperatures that the windings insulation can tolerate as wel
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 7:19pm 04.08.23 Aluminum is light gray or anodized in a color. Stainless Steel is bright and shiny and often slight
Thread maintenance on my sailboat zinahewitt at 7:15pm 04.08.23 Yes, Lanocote can get pretty stiff when cold. I primarily use it when using SS screw into aluminum
Alternator temperatures mermike at 7:05pm 04.08.23
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel dlochner at 6:35pm 04.08.23 Did you need a keel or rudder? and if you did where did you find them Fortunately no, however the
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel JamesG161 at 6:17pm 04.08.23 yes Jim i would like to talk check you private messages
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel smokey73 at 6:12pm 04.08.23 Is the rudder shaft stainless steel and is it bent? The original manufacturer of the rudder is stil
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 6:09pm 04.08.23 Thanks baycloud, well appreciated.
Thread maintenance on my sailboat Tally Ho at 6:03pm 04.08.23 Alright. Mineral Spiritis did the trick as far as cleaning the old material off. {Old material was
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (4) Tally Ho at 5:56pm 04.08.23
Sanitary Pipe Routing - Tartan 4100 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:49pm 04.08.23 Welcome to sbo.com! I'd say that"wonky" is a major understatement...There HAS to be a better way
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel SailorShaggy at 5:18pm 04.08.23 I know how fix both. If you want more info, let me know.
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel SailorShaggy at 5:17pm 04.08.23 I went through the same problem, boat blown off its jack stands. It wasn't fun and it took for ever
Sanitary Pipe Routing - Tartan 4100 kappykaplan at 4:41pm 04.08.23 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress is probably the best one on this forum to answer your question. Welcome to
Tartan 4100 Sanitary Pipe Routing kappykaplan at 4:37pm 04.08.23 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress is probably the best one on this forum to answer your question. Welcome t
Can anyone help identify the make/ model of this 27' cutter sailboat? Seattle Sail Gal at 4:24pm 04.08.23 It looks a little like a Bayfield, but it is not. The Bayfield 29 has a cutaway fore foot on a long

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