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Gate Eye SEAMATE II at 10:56am 07.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/916 Does anyone know if the life line gate eyes on a Hunter 320 are 1/4 or 5/16 x 24 thread?
Bridge Question kpgraci at 10:39am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1567 If with mast up I can easily pass under a drawbridge do I still need to hail the bridge operator? :c
2014 Cruiser Challenge XV? CaptDon01 at 10:34am 07.15.13 Catalina 22 0/1437 The annual "Cruiser Challenge" just ended. This race started out as a grudge match between the West
Needed Choke Cable ECARP at 10:07am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1351 I have been searching for a 13' foot choke cable for my Tartan 34. The 12'foot one that NAPA has is
"Get the camera" lokiii at 9:02am 07.15.13 Day Sailers 1/1231 Since I'm logged in, thought I'd share. I was sailing by myself in Morro Bay yesterday and headi
Engine Hour meter HOBOS at 8:46am 07.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/7242 Digital display for hour engine hour meter not working. Wondering about most likely cause. Sending
Replacing mast step on O'Day 222 bischopj at 8:33am 07.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1210 Hi, I have an O'Day 222 with a Z-spar mast step. I broke the aluminum casing and need to replace it.
Accessing Barnegat Inlet from ICW Randy6414 at 8:27am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1435 In the next week or so I may be moving a boat from Tom's River, New Jersey to Southern New Jersey.
Switching Gas Tanks Problem-Or is it just me? foursail22701 at 8:12am 07.15.13 Engines and Propulsion 11/2931 It's happened again. Ran out of fuel this weekend and tried to move the fuel line from tank 1 (empt
down angle transmission carengin at 8:05am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1068 I am buying a new yanmar 21hp that according to the seller could only come with a 8 degree down angl
Hunter 320 life line size SEAMATE II at 8:00am 07.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1548 does anyone know the size of the life line on a 2001 Hunter 320?
Failure to launch - with a happy ending. kpgraci at 7:29am 07.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1169 So much for my planning skills. Got everything ready, checked tides, checked weather, packed up the
G-10 Meriachee at 6:55am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1601 Last week I sent an inquiry to McMaster-Carr about obtaining a piece of G-10 so that I could build a
Trident 101 vs. Shields 101 Sanitation Hose Rick D at 6:19am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 10/7988 I am replacing my aft sanitation hoses since they have become calcified too bad to redeem. The origi
Sailing pictures (2) jorg027 at 6:06am 07.15.13 Smaller Boats 2/966 My son took a great photo of our 23, Teachers Pet, yesterday from his jet ski. I figured I could use
Loose Footed Rigging DockH at 6:02am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 0/850 Acquired a Rhodes 22 1978 with in mast furling loose footed. Might have been an upgrade. No instruct
Broken Mast Foot bischopj at 5:58am 07.15.13 Day Sailers 4/1421 Hi, I have a broken Z Spar mast foot on my 1988 O'Day 222. The broken Z spar has 3 directional block
Pearson 303 AC Panel jrezab at 4:55am 07.15.13 Pearson 3/2180
240 broken mainsheet block (1) caverun at 4:17am 07.15.13 Smaller Boats 4/1637 The lower mainsheet block on my 240 failed yesterday during a great sail- it is a Schaefer 504-51 fi
Magnetic stainless All U Get at 4:16am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 22/2941 Hi all, I had been working on our boat bottom sanding and painting in anticipation of a launch thi

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Sidewall fabric upgrade twodzusfittings at 7:05am 05.24.23 I had know idea what you meant by Herculon. So I googled it and then I found a list that discusses w
Tabernacle design patbratton at 6:54am 05.24.23 I never noticed the tabernacle on the pictures of the SunCat. I can appreciate you wanting to be ab
Seacock Mystery BarryL at 6:52am 05.24.23 Hi, Since water isn't gushing in, the valves are either closed, or the hole has been patched or plu
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. stickinthemud57 at 6:48am 05.24.23 My problem has mainly centered around lack of robustness of replacement LED lamps. Twice now I have
Seacock Mystery Ward H at 6:35am 05.24.23 If both were in fact open, wouldn't water be pouring into the boat? I agree with others. Don't touch
Seacock Mystery silasl at 6:15am 05.24.23 Both compartments are connected to the bilge so a tiny amount of water sloshes around. It has not ch
Seacock Mystery sailcapt340 at 6:14am 05.24.23 You should leave them as is, especially as you are in the water. Also, I would advise you to get a s
I broke my Sherwood Raw Water Strainer Winterizing Bowl.... sailcapt340 at 6:07am 05.24.23 Good advice from all. I did get the 655 for the thicker application. Given the gaps and roundness
Refrigerator and freezer volume on Legacy 94, 40.5? fero at 5:44am 05.24.23 It looks that your frige and freezer are low on freon. Each compressor draws around 5A running, but
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 5:02am 05.24.23 That looks like a pretty scary situation! The one on the right looks like it could be leaking, unle
Stuffing box- dumb question? TimFromLI at 5:00am 05.24.23 After the repair, there may be some initial spray until the new seal seats but there should never be
Sleeping on 22 new design shemandr at 4:55am 05.24.23 We had the Froli system on our Hunter and thought it added comfort to the cushions on which my hip b
Engine Alinement RoyS at 4:50am 05.24.23 I think you should take another look at your strut. Struts are easily damaged by your prop snagging
Circuit panel wiring question. jviss at 4:43am 05.24.23 I love this topic, because I love electrical things and equipment. I completely replace the panel i
I broke my Sherwood Raw Water Strainer Winterizing Bowl.... dLj at 3:45am 05.24.23 I"d get the Gflex 655 - that's the thickened version. They also have the Gflex 650, but that's prett
Engine Alinement Screen Saver at 1:09am 05.24.23 Firstly, Like everyone else here, I highly doubt Hunter put this in the wrong place, but strange th
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem MikeHoncho at 10:42pm 05.23.23 UPDATE: Basically I am stuck right now. Periodically I turn on the key but not start just to obser
Sleeping on 22 new design morbidfollower at 10:22pm 05.23.23 Well, I sprung for a Froli system (no pun intended :D) to put on the V Berth. Going to remove the cu
Non working microwave Clydo at 10:21pm 05.23.23 Are you using it on shore power or an inverter? Some microwaves need a pure sine wave inverter. Sh
Plans for hurricane season 2023? JamesG161 at 9:49pm 05.23.23 You are grievously behind the power curve. :plus: Plus this is the list from SBO members and more

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