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Big Tides! Roger Long at 6:53am 06.23.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/6083 Wow. Look at the tide upcoming for where I am now. There is going to be bottom that hasn't seen
Vire 7 gas engine carb problem? stx203 at 6:52am 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2921 I have the old Finnish Vire 7 inboard gas engine in my 77 Oday 25. Has always run well however this
373 Anchor Windlass HELP Newport Bob at 6:41am 06.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3400 Just purchased a 2004 Beneteau 373. Can not get the windlass to operate. Also tried to turn with the
A.C. temperature controllers. Chris Patterson at 6:05am 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 31/4118 In the house, it's referred to as the thermostat, which in reality I suppose is simply a controller.
Harrison Lake B.C. Troy Goreski at 5:56am 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/910 Hello again every-one, it has been awhile. So I bought a 1980 Hunter Cherubini 27 a few months back
Where did all the love go? AdventureTime at 10:50pm 06.22.13 Ask All Sailors 43/5389 After 7 years flirting with the trailerable market (out of situational necessity), fired off an offe
compression post repair failure (2) splax at 8:02pm 06.22.13 Big Boats 20/9177 Well, due to doors not closing and VHF transmission problems, I thought I might have a compression p
gauges not working fkudrna at 6:57pm 06.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/888 I just purchased a 2002, 290. The waste and fuel gauges were not working and tac recently stopped. A
Purchase HARMONY? losey at 4:41pm 06.22.13 Catalina 310 0/1241 I am considering purchase of a Catalina 310 fin keel, HARMONY, built in 2000, once chartered out of
Keel & pivot pin out, some concerns / questions (2) jmczzz at 3:05pm 06.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2270 I would really appreciate all interested to review my notes/pictures and offer any comments and sugg
1988 Mark ii Catalina 30 Owners Manual islandjewel at 2:51pm 06.22.13 Catalina 30 20/10407 Looking for an owners manual for my 1988 Mark ii Catalina 30. By chance, would anyone have a copy? I
pattern for pop-top cover for 26s pugetsoundsailer at 12:40pm 06.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2678 I have a pattern for the pop top cover for the 25 anyone have a pattern for the 26? I'd love to find
Finding Draft Position and Twist geehaw at 11:59am 06.22.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/3351 Well I have Dons book and Charts and they have helped me but still some things confuse me and I have
Don't Come Knocking Roger Long at 11:42am 06.22.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2256 This may be a pointless post in the age of nearly universal inflatables and stern davits but perhaps
lewmar hatch parts for 386 Floyd at 11:11am 06.22.13 Big Boats 1/745 looking to identify the hatch type(Ocean, etc) for the 386 hunters. also looking for information to
New sail cover (1) Ross at 11:04am 06.22.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1294 My old sail cover was completely beyond repair. The fabric was starting to fail like the knees in an
S2 27 transom gudgeons msnomer at 10:35am 06.22.13 S2 4/1322 Does anyone know who manufactured the transom gudgeons for S2 27s? Are any available?
wing-on-wing sailorstan at 10:14am 06.22.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2390 Does anyone use a whisker pole when sailing w-o-w? Even with a 135 headsail, it looks like the forw
hydo lock 1985 model 25 contagious85 at 9:27am 06.22.13 Catalina 30 0/779 Last fall we had a hydro lock after a beam reach in and out, my engine would not start. Managed to
New dodger (1) hvbaker at 7:53am 06.22.13 Catalina 30 18/3545 New equipment on the Fantasea getting her fitted out for a Gulf Stream passage to the Bahamas.

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Hunter 41ac Keel question Ralph Johnstone at 8:16am 01.29.23 Does this boat have an age or did it just appear out of thin air ? I can say the at the turn of the
Hunter 380 waste tank Ralph Johnstone at 8:10am 01.29.23 I know it's been said a thousand times before here on SBO but ............... :worthless:. experi
Embrace the freeze. kappykaplan at 8:09am 01.29.23 Ain't weather fun. :plus:
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. jssailem at 7:55am 01.29.23 Certainly could not hurt. The thing no one tells you when you buy a fiberglass boat, they are consta
Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! dlochner at 7:54am 01.29.23
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Ralph Johnstone at 7:44am 01.29.23 It's really cold here in Michigan and I've got to get down to the marina and check all these things
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 7:41am 01.29.23 Bought some folex today. Gonna try tomorrow. Going to Bruinswick Tuesday to west marine. Looking fo
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 Alan Gomes at 7:40am 01.29.23 We also had a hinged shelf there at the starboard settee that could be raised and locked. Another w
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 Kings Gambit at 7:39am 01.29.23 That sink location is tough, if it were my boat I would to move the sink to the starboard counter a
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 Kings Gambit at 6:57am 01.29.23 l We cruised southwest FL for 6 yr and then southern California for another 4 yr in a P30 with tha
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. (4) Douglas Ronne at 6:15am 01.29.23 212592 This is the shelf and you can see a gap between them here: 212593 The shelf was attached i
And this is? smokey73 at 5:06am 01.29.23 Had to do some "studying" of lightning protection for some work at a facility that destroyed chemica
And this is? Zom-B-Land at 5:00am 01.29.23 Df-XCtfU9kw not sure how many of you have seen this but its video of lightning strike.
And this is? Captain Larry-DH at 4:47am 01.29.23 My previous boat was struck twice. In both cases, no major fiberglass damage (one burn mark on deck
LPG tank Hunter 39 smokey73 at 4:42am 01.29.23 I think you might be able (how is that for a qualifier) to get a rough idea of the liquid level by p
LPG tank Hunter 39 Davidasailor26 at 4:28am 01.29.23 I have been out cruising 3 weeks and always had plenty propane maybe get add on gauge from ac hared
And this is? Will Gilmore at 1:05am 01.29.23
hunter 49 steering quadrant. Zencra at 11:28pm 01.28.23 I found this pic of another 49 and it's nothing like my setup. what are the parts in seeing here, ho
hunter 49 steering quadrant. (1) Zencra at 11:27pm 01.28.23 yes mine were stacked one on top of the other too but this caused the curved end of bush/pin shoulde
hunter 49 steering quadrant. Zencra at 11:23pm 01.28.23 yes mine were stacked one on top of the other too but this caused the curved end of bush/pin shoulde

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