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Commercial Radio Station Broadcasting on Marine VHF 22 rardiH36 at 11:42am 08.25.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2895 Out on SF yesterday during the Cup Race, I pushed through my hand-held's VHF 22 while tuning to VHF
Jabsco toilet-bowl too full Jimongee at 11:00am 08.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5556 Our manual pump toilet works like a charm except for this; after flushing waste (pump) action the bo
replacing my mast trainmanjess at 9:42am 08.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1523 hello all here recently I posted about how I lost my mast while sailing ... while sailing an eye c
Re-chroming service in New England? jviss at 9:10am 08.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2074 My Maxwell-Nillson windlass still works great, but it is badly in need of a re-chroming. I'll strip
Lewmar Winch Manuals and Spares - older winches? jviss at 9:08am 08.25.13 Ask All Sailors 13/13840 My winches are due for maintenance, and I am having difficulty finding service manuals, or even iden
Engine instrument mounting Butch23065 at 8:23am 08.25.13 Big Boats 3/762 Has anyone rebuilt/remodeled the engine instrument mounting on a Hunter 41? The backward slope captu
Timing Gear cover gasket Ken13559 at 7:52am 08.25.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/1690 Will be putting the Timing Gear cover back this coming weekend. Question is should i apply the red c
Emergency haul out this week!!!!! (5) Euphoria2011 at 7:09am 08.25.13 Bigger Boats 2/1509 Well as suggested i was gaining access to the holding tank area to in the v birth to measure all the
Under Deck Auto pilot emilbec at 7:04am 08.25.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1108 I am considering installing an under deck auto pilot on my Hunter 37c. Reviewing offerings by Garmi
Safety holding up the mast Ready2Sail at 5:40am 08.25.13 Day Sailers 4/1632 I have acquired a major fixer O'Day 23 with cast iron keel and stuck centerboard. While trying to r
Engine problems Bertus at 3:34am 08.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1635 I have a Hunter 33, I've recently started to encounter my engine starving/cutting out under load at
My first boat (5) StevenL at 8:33pm 08.24.13 Ask All Sailors 63/11607 Hey everyone, I just picked up a 1974 O'day 20. She was unloved by her previous owners sitting under
The CONE of Alcatraz Stu Jackson at 8:33pm 08.24.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3026 I just watched the "replay" of the LV Cup Race #7 on TV, where the Kiwis beat the Italians to go up
sailing san Diego jimmac99 at 4:52pm 08.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2320 Just launched my mac 26m. Anchoring near the sd yacht club. Any suggestions for interesting destinat
Verticle Axis Wind Turbine VAWT (1) Jep17 at 4:49pm 08.24.13 Sails Call Lounge 0/3805 Does anybody recognize this VAWT or know one you would recommend?
Hunter 23.5 Replacing/Repairing Internal mast halyard pulley Gardnera at 3:04pm 08.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4784 Help. I just bought a 1993 23.5 Hunter and after raising the mast I had a very difficult time raisin
rehabing old cal 25 (1978) viking2 at 2:22pm 08.24.13 Cal 10/5171 I got this boat for free on her side with 2 ft. of her bow missing. replaced that in my back yard an
Flags Doc_holiday at 1:53pm 08.24.13 Ask All Sailors 33/6246 This is probably going to be. Stupid question but i got nothin' to loose. On my clipper I had a sm
Gel Coat Color Match unbusted67 at 1:09pm 08.24.13 Cal 2/2141 Does anyone know of a gel coat company that has CAL in its database for a color match. I've got a Wh
Inaccessible leaks hombal at 1:09pm 08.24.13 Smaller Boats 6/1453 I recently purchased a hunter 19 and have been doing some maintenance (its on hard-standing at the m

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3 Blade Prop Swap? shemandr at 10:01am 05.02.23 I agree it's better not to change the prop before a trip like this unless there is adequate time to
Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 Joe at 9:57am 05.02.23 Is dropping the mast and replacing the sheaves a difficult job? You can change out the sheaves w
Catalina 30 tall rig windlass installation jssailem at 9:44am 05.02.23 Nice and neat work @CaptnDean .:clap: How much fall do you have? It appears your shelf raised the
Honter 33 2006 keel repair shemandr at 9:36am 05.02.23 I would fair it with epoxy/filler and then paint with anti-fouling paint after removing all coatings
Honter 33 2006 keel repair Tomek at 9:23am 05.02.23 Thanks Don, for your reply. My thought as well, but also interested in other opinions.
Honter 33 2006 keel repair Don S/V ILLusion at 9:20am 05.02.23 I'm interest in other opinions. My thought is it's more cosmetic than anything else and I'd simply g
3 Blade Prop Swap? dlochner at 9:12am 05.02.23 1. This will be a long trek of about 10-12 days in canals and rivers and lakes, so perhaps an optim
3 Blade Prop Swap? Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 05.02.23 2 blade vs. 3 blade makes no difference in power if both are well adapted to their job. Neither o
Universal M25 Crankcase vent line? dmax at 8:54am 05.02.23 I and many others have connected the vent hose to the air intake. Not sure why it wasn't done that w
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? ShalomOrchard at 8:44am 05.02.23 717-449-9623 I'm pretty sure I have a tiller from Pearson 30. can you send measurements The tille
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? (1) LaDonaMina at 8:39am 05.02.23 I am fortunate to have still in posession all the documentation on my boat since new. I know the boa
Packing Gland Question / 1980 Hunter 33 Matt DV at 8:38am 05.02.23 3/16 is the recommend size! 1/4 can be fit but as you already found out you cannot put 3 pieces.
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration Secondwind2008 at 8:38am 05.02.23 Absolutely fantastic . Thanks for sharing.. Some days a few of us need a little motivation... Than
Packing Gland Question / 1980 Hunter 33 Matt DV at 8:37am 05.02.23 Yes. Watch the water drip. If you got all of the old packing out it is recommended that your put 3
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? dLj at 8:22am 05.02.23
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My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration Timm R Oday25 at 8:04am 05.02.23 Absolutely fantastic . Thanks for sharing.. Some days a few of us need a little motivation...
3 Blade Prop Swap? jviss at 8:03am 05.02.23 My advice is to not change anything that works until you have a year of use under your belt.
3 Blade Prop Swap? dmax at 8:01am 05.02.23 The 3 blade prop will improve your power significantly - I had a C-30 with a 3-blade prop and it mot
3 Blade Prop Swap? (3) jssailem at 7:57am 05.02.23 Lets start out with a Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your new to you boat and the adventures

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