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need a mast for catalina capri 13' cyclone. lyonsjc at 8:53am 09.23.13 Smaller Boats 4/3965 I need a replacement mast for a catalina capri (cyclone) 13'
Mississippi Gulfport area... Caish at 8:49am 09.23.13 Destinations 6/3977 I'm thinking of towing my C-22 to Gulfport this week, short notice I know. But anyone give me ideas
Stuffing box Grease? Michael Meyer at 8:43am 09.23.13 Catalina 310 8/1922 Does the stuffing box require grease on my Catalina 310? There appears to be an opening on the
373 head bowl fills when secured Newport Bob at 8:10am 09.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2527 After flushing, switching to "dry bowl", locking pump handle and closing water inlet thruhull - I re
Play in tiller James19955 at 7:24am 09.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1624 Its not a big thing but I thought I'd ask this group if anyone has a simple solution to the "wobble"
Using engine to generate power? crafikalli at 6:19am 09.23.13 Bigger Boats 11/2318 so im new to the boating scene and i have a 272le and planning on a trip from Daytona beach to Key w
Fishing under sail Ken Cross at 5:59am 09.23.13 Ask All Sailors 20/5490 I've noticed a severe lack of sailboats recently while the Humpys and Coho salmon are running. Usua
Roller furling Buoysmom at 4:49am 09.23.13 Big Boats 9/3887 We have a 1984 34.5 Hunter, we are wanting to replace the original roller furling. Can it be removed
41 deck salon prop size and shaft diameter chuckwayne at 8:51pm 09.22.13 Big Boats 2/1699 Hi everyone, we're looking at moving up from our 356 to a 41DS. Does anyone know the standard prop s
Looking for furler sail BoonMcGee at 7:03pm 09.22.13 Bigger Boats 6/1438 I've purchased an '89 272LE. I've never bought a sail. I'll need to purchase a sail for my roller fu
Best Battery markc1976 at 5:43pm 09.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/5463 I'm sure this question has been asked may times and I will search the forms. Both of my deep cycle b
Going to try my jib downhaul Doc_holiday at 5:38pm 09.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1102 Last week I didn't go out but I did go to get some cleaning done and installed a downhaul on my jib.
Water coming in from stern tube?? Help! (1) Dufour4800-175 at 5:33pm 09.22.13 Ask All Sailors 26/8045 Hello, I recently saw that there was a little water coming in the boat and that it seemed to come
Help with the Mast markc1976 at 5:30pm 09.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/877 Hi All, I've got a 79 Hunter 30 that I finally will have hauled out of the water tomorrow for wha
OK you computer gurus Ken Cross at 4:59pm 09.22.13 Sails Call Lounge 9/9252 I've been unable to use my DVD ROM drive. I get this message from Device Manager Windows cannot st
Replacement Cabinet Door hunter43sail at 4:29pm 09.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1082 Has anyone found a place where you cabinet doors for 1991 boats. You used to be able to order them f
How often to take mast down? drchpete at 2:44pm 09.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2608 I have a 2003 Hunter 466 and have never had the mast down. Can't speak for the previous owner so I'l
help me winterize with pex jbinbi at 2:43pm 09.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1711 In the past, my boats all had regular hoses for water. To winterize, I would disconnect water tan
Head smell investigation mark porter at 2:18pm 09.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/2258 Hi all - I purchased an H31 a couple of years ago and it had a stinky head. I replaced ALL the hoses
CAL 21 Clean up and out (4) othomas3 at 1:53pm 09.22.13 Cal 11/5547 Time to start making some changes and repairs to my CAL 21. The two quarter berths were rotting awa

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1990 Hunter 27 resin type Davidasailor26 at 4:50pm 06.14.23
Solar vent recommendations Tally Ho at 4:45pm 06.14.23
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? Brinky63 at 4:43pm 06.14.23 Hi All, just a quick update. We made a new upper bearing using the drawings provided, the old bearin
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Mike Mc at 4:27pm 06.14.23 Apologies for the triples copies there, trying to figure out how to post the photos of the one I rec
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Mike Mc at 4:22pm 06.14.23 I ordered the EP162, I'll let you know if size is right next week. The gentleman at Nav Pod was very
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod (3) Mike Mc at 4:22pm 06.14.23 I ordered the EP162, I'll let you know if size is right next week. The gentleman at Nav Pod was very
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Dantheman at 3:59pm 06.14.23 That photo is not a safe or correct AC installation. You need a double pole AC main breaker that is
Schafer Outrageous Pricing kappykaplan at 3:45pm 06.14.23 There's another similar product called Marine Board. https://www.interstateplastics.com/king-starboa
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Maine Sail at 3:27pm 06.14.23 Hi all, Trying to set up shore power on my Irwin 27 for when I move aboard in September for refrig
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 3:26pm 06.14.23 I was responding to both the OP and your post. The photo of the panel shows 3 15 amp circuits and
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service dlochner at 3:10pm 06.14.23 1. I don't know why you're replying to and quoting my post; 2. I don't understand what you're sayin
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) rgranger at 2:51pm 06.14.23 Oh I see... so in an attempt to keep that local welder employed...;) What if you took an off-the-sh
Wood stain or varnish dLj at 2:48pm 06.14.23 so out of interest. unrelated to this companionway step. I have a teak hand rail. Based on your ar
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service walt at 2:35pm 06.14.23 I think it is "primarily" correct. Try google "are fuses sized for wire gauge" A 30 amp breaker wil
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? sesmith at 2:34pm 06.14.23 FWIW, the rebuilder of my ZF (Hurth) 15ma told me to use the older version of Dexron, not the new sy
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. tkwhalen at 2:18pm 06.14.23 In addition to turning on the breakers, there is a battery charger switch on the control panel. Thi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:17pm 06.14.23 Breakers protect the wire from getting too hot. That's not exactly correct. Breakers protect circ
Selling Used Boat Gear dLj at 2:16pm 06.14.23 I can attest to the very excellent section for selling boats - just my experience. dj
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:14pm 06.14.23 Welcome to SBO. There are likely more serious issues with this than just the number of amps being
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 2:13pm 06.14.23 Interesting point. I have some Starboard exposed to the sun for over 20 years, still looks OK! :)

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