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Mast Float Fitting Neil Gibson at 1:39pm 05.20.13 Day Sailers 6/2104 I recently went "turtle" in my 15, very embarrassing and wet:cry:. I have purchased a Mama Bot mast
Yanmar - Tapping Noise newburyporter at 1:35pm 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/5716 We have a tapping noise in our engine. An engine expert I know said it could be that the valves n
Squeaky rudder shaft Captain Gadget at 1:35pm 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/922 My rudder shaft has started squeaking this spring. It was replaced 3 years ago due to slop in the b
New headsail... Doug/Karen at 1:18pm 05.20.13 Big Boats 5/956 Here in the Midwest, the Spring weather has arrived, albeit a little late this year. Last night, 70
Reaching higher RPM jameswelden at 12:23pm 05.20.13 Catalina 30 2/943 After changing fuel filter and bleeding engine I cannot get past 2200 rpm under load -- what might c
Potable Water deaconwayne at 11:57am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2183 Just purchased my first sailboat, a 1992, 28' Hunter. Thinking the water has been in the 2 tanks a l
kenyon mast and boom martnj32567substitute at 11:39am 05.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1590 Anyone have rigging instructions for oday 23 with kenyon mast and boom
2GMF hoses? (3) nestorph at 11:30am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/1098 I'm a Yanmar newbie, so pardon the question if it sounds simplistic. In looking at the engine the o
Any suggestions on this( front of rudder hummingbirdbassist at 11:26am 05.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1499 I need some assistance on how to tackle this and what to use. I'm thinking some marine -tex to fill
replacing halyards on hunter vision 32 mikewhite7314 at 11:19am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/797 OK, so the boat came out of the shipyard after bottom job and the main halyard is now sitting at the
Missing Impeller Blades 5411 No Heat Exchanger Blue Hull at 9:45am 05.20.13 Catalina 30 10/2307 My engine stopped pumping water during my first time out for the season yesterday. I shut it down as
Mast raising system Sailor 3269 at 9:42am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 56/6899 Good Day everyone This is my question for today is. My mast that is 28' on my 79- 25' venture.
through hull depth tranducer paint swallowtail at 8:51am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1088 Should the plastic surface of my through hull depth transducer be painted with anti fouling or does
Great service Mikem at 8:45am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/565 I searched various vendors for a tiller for the family's 1980 Cat-25 and found the best deal on this
Advice on deck paint robertsapp at 8:02am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1487 Our '95 H336 has a gray paint on its molded nonskid deck surfaces. Or at least, it used to. It's get
Spinakkers... ccraigmile at 7:55am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2057 I've rebuilt a 1974 MacGregor 25 that came with sails etc. In that it came with a Spinnaker, two Sp
oil in the coolant reeder at 7:55am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1441 A well meaning friend put about 1/2 quart of 30 weight oil into the fresh water cooling system of my
Beneteau 311(2000) refrigerator fuse unit location Widgeon1 at 7:30am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3475 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 311 (2000) and recently the refrigerator has stopped working. After inves
windlass circuit breaker location fvolpe at 6:46am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2773 Where is the windlass circuit breaker located on a beneteau 36 and what does it look like? Frank
Tire pressure on a ken's welding trailer fstopf4 at 5:55am 05.20.13 Smaller Boats 3/891 Last year we purchased a Hunter 23 it came with a single axle Ken's welding trailer. Any recommendat

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Ice Box Conversion Quandary (1) jssailem at 6:41am 01.13.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Live-a-boards take several paths. The ones who are not leaving the marina
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 6:26am 01.13.23 Dave, I know you've said otherwise but you could easily write a book on fiberglass repair. Your answ
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 6:22am 01.13.23 Thanks Dave. What's the advantage of sealing the plywood beforehand when it's going to live in thic
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 6:19am 01.13.23 I see 40 year old new in box boat engine parts all the time! ;)
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 6:17am 01.13.23 Thanks Dave. What's the advantage of sealing the plywood beforehand when it's going to live in thick
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 (8) sailcapt340 at 6:15am 01.13.23 My recommendation is what I use, Old English Oil. If you just want to preserve finishes you have an
Our new 310 (2) john2 at 6:09am 01.13.23 Yes, there was no space left behind the sink.
Our new 310 Tally Ho at 5:51am 01.13.23 Thanks!, first project is done, bigger sink and new tap.
Water stains to lacquer finish rgranger at 5:21am 01.13.23 Lacquer would be an unusual choice for a boat finish. It is most likely a varnish or polyurethane o
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Hayden Watson at 5:11am 01.13.23 My zinc broke off this year. I removed the center bolt as you did and the cover should be free. P
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Hayden Watson at 5:03am 01.13.23 That data sheet on the ASU is for a seawater cooled refrigerator. The Adler-Barber unit on my boa
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Hayden Watson at 4:57am 01.13.23 This is the same impression I get from the the Isotherm writeup below. Where is the stat wire in
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Tally Ho at 4:40am 01.13.23 This is the same impression I get from the the Isotherm writeup below. Where is the stat wire in
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:38am 01.13.23 @Kiwidrew what model boat do you have as it is a 1995 per you? Any markings on either end of the b
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics christophermoorkelly at 3:04am 01.13.23 Restoration project. Not sure exactly what she is. Definitely a kit build in the same family as a Li
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin MFD at 2:58am 01.13.23 By all means, PLEASE elaborate! Will do. My response might be somewhat lengthy and cover a variet
Our new 310 (1) john2 at 1:23am 01.13.23 Thanks!, first project is done, bigger sink and new tap.
Ice Box Conversion Quandary (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:15pm 01.12.23 From all I can tell that system is no different than any other except that it has an added control
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions (1) jssailem at 9:46pm 01.12.23 What happens when you undo the hoses and loosen the two bolts circled?
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Hayden Watson at 9:20pm 01.12.23 I am assuming that by ASU you mean the Isotherm ASU "Automatic Start Up" system. From all I can tel

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