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Need Engine Mechanic Recommendations in CT shozbot at 10:08am 08.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/775 Need Engine Mechanic Recommendations in CT Bought an O'Day 28 at end of last season and sailed he
Need Engine Mechanic Recommendations in CT shozbot at 10:05am 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/956 Bought an O'Day 28 at end of last season and sailed her back from Cape Cod to Clinton Ct where she i
32nd annual American Cancer Society Regatta FourPoints at 9:59am 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 0/837 I am racing in the Mount Sinai Sailing Association 32nd annual American Cancer Society Regatta this
Hunterj 27 hunter healer at 8:54am 08.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/483 What Causes The Guages To Fliutter When The Engine Is Running? I Have A Westerbeke Engine On An 83 H
Replacement Striping. Dave Pawloski at 5:54am 08.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/1718 Hi, I am a Hunter 31 owner (new to the forum). My next project will be replacing the hull stripin
Salon Table on a H-33 1981 (cherubini) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 5:36am 08.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1049 Pictures of Salon Table on a H-33 1981 (cherubini)? I'm trying to rebuild the swing/foldout salon t
New Hampshire seacoast (1) Drevi17546 at 5:27am 08.15.13 Catalina 22 0/1013 Just curious if anyone is on here from the seacoast area. I've seen a few of us brave 22 sailors wil
New boat and first chainplate repair! Firefly_L28 at 4:57am 08.15.13 Lancer 6/2718 Hey guys, I picked up 1978 Lancer 28 for a song two weeks ago. It had been sitting in a slip for a
Hunter Ham Net bornin59ca at 3:50am 08.15.13 SSB and Ham Operators 1/13099 Just a thought but has anyone thought about starting a Hunter Ham Net??? Cheers, Doug
polycarbonate or acrylic fixed ports ljcraigie at 8:14pm 08.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1264 I am needing to replace a 7 ft fixed port on my hunter 280. Is the original polycarbonate (ie LEXAN
need to know slide size usafvet1966 at 8:10pm 08.14.13 Ask All Sailors 1/910 what size slide does a mast on a Pearson 28 take? Its a 1976. i recently purchased this boat witho
Fiberglassing Philip R. at 5:34pm 08.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2533 Rebuilding a 25. Stripped inside down to fiberglass. Building walls and fiberglassing edges to side.
Hinged seat bumpers (3) Akapeterc at 4:42pm 08.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1055 Can somebody post a photo of the bumpers that go into the rear seat on Hunter 44 please
Catalina 36 MKii prop shaft removal ? hwy1sail at 3:51pm 08.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/3775 Can anyone tell me if the rudder has to be dropped to remove or re-install the prop shaft on a Catal
looking at buying a MK1 dan8152 at 3:20pm 08.14.13 Catalina 30 13/3461 Ok been looking in my area and there are quite a few mark ones. All are listed in around 20K asking
Fuel Can to fit propane locker Michael Meyer at 3:19pm 08.14.13 Catalina 310 2/1300 New Owner here.... Has anyone found a fuel can (for the dinghy motor) that fits in one of the pro
Can You Identify This Sailboat? (2) Steve Lee at 2:28pm 08.14.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1926 A friend wants to buy this 30' sailboat and get me to do the necessary repairs. We have no informati
Yamaha 36 dodger (6) Rising Sun at 2:11pm 08.14.13 Yamaha 5/6830 I finally did it. For years I've been trying to figure out how have a "hard" (or as close to it) dod
Lets see your solar setup Jared1048 at 1:56pm 08.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 17/2502 Im starting to put more time into figuring out how Im going to do my solar setup. From my researc
changing point and condenser on 2 hp evinrude newsailor72 at 1:27pm 08.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 12/13572 bought a used 1981 2 hp evinrude that had been sitting for a number of yrs. I changed the plug and

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Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 9:18am 06.14.23 But why replace the ones that hadn't failed? Because I'm not just coastal cruising or day sailing.
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? BigEasy at 9:05am 06.14.23 Can I just drain the fluid through the dipstick hole with an extraction pump, then replace with n
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? jviss at 8:55am 06.14.23 crappy Hurth HBW 50 transmission Why "crappy?" I find those to be bullet-proof. And yes, you can
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:51am 06.14.23 You didn't read my original post well - I said a couple had broken, but thought to replace them all
Engine raw water thru hole location Capt_Andy at 8:49am 06.14.23 Water flows continuously. The hose runs through the compartment where the stuffing box is accessed.
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 8:40am 06.14.23 Ha, ha! Wow, you have a dozen of those stanchion blocks? That seems like a lot. I. think I might
Edson wheel size and leather cover? BigEasy at 8:33am 06.14.23 Mine is a rougher, suede-like leather and is the same as what I have on the rear edge of my dodger.
Thru hole and keel crack, dlochner at 8:23am 06.14.23 Searched all over for a water trail leak but couldnt find anything. Only moisture was water beading
Should I switch to hank on? morbidfollower at 8:21am 06.14.23 I used to sail with hanked on and when I wanted to change to a smaller sail, I would point up and th
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem BigEasy at 8:19am 06.14.23 I'm not a Yanmar guy, but that looks like a regular petcock, and used to bleed. I like to pump coo
Thru hole and keel crack, babadu at 8:13am 06.14.23 Yeah could be the condensation as described above. Ill look into the g-flex thanks
Edson wheel size and leather cover? jviss at 8:09am 06.14.23 Not sure what type of hide is used on my wheel; it is smooth reddish-brown hide with very little "g
Thru hole and keel crack, babadu at 8:08am 06.14.23 Searched all over for a water trail leak but couldnt find anything. Only moisture was water beading
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:08am 06.14.23 I ponder that Harken subsidies them secretly so that Harken can maintain higher prices, albeit real
Edson wheel size and leather cover? BigEasy at 8:06am 06.14.23 And that's a good thing! I didn't think you were supposed to put anything on elk hide. I rinse mi
Thru hole and keel crack, dlochner at 8:05am 06.14.23 Welcome to SBO. The hairline crack is a pretty common issue on boats with a bolt on keel. It is cau
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:03am 06.14.23 don't expect plastic to last forever but when it does fail, I expect a fair price on the replacemen
Thru hole and keel crack, rgranger at 8:03am 06.14.23 The drain looks fairly good to me. Why do you suspect it is the through hull? If water is entering
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M LouBegue at 7:42am 06.14.23 Hi Lou, I made the swap a few years ago. It was a lot of work, but doable. It is a good time to
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) rgranger at 7:41am 06.14.23 I do need a replacement telescoping swim ladder, though, as the old one is getting pretty beat. The

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