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Bimini Top for a Hunter 30 billpaul at 1:23pm 06.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1306 I recently bought a 1980 Hunter 30 which had had its bimini cover shredded by a hurricane last year.
Charging the battery JNelson at 1:16pm 06.08.13 Sirius 21/22 5/3518 Hello everyone, We bought our Sirius at the end of last season and spent the winter getting her into
Darn it, my engine studder/stumble is back iSailor at 12:27pm 06.08.13 Catalina 310 8/1817 This is very frustrating! After motoring for 45 minutes or so, the engine occasionally studders and
Fuel Pump - Which End is Up? Windborne at 11:34am 06.08.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1850 I purchased a replacement fuel pump for what appears to be the original on my 1988 Universal M25. I
Hunter 33 Hour Meter Sarona at 10:17am 06.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1378 I am looking for some information about the hour meter on my 2005 Hunter 33. It has all of a sudden
skipo37 ag123 at 9:26am 06.08.13 Big Boats 1/797 Want to add an electric windlass to my 1987 Legend 37 and would like to hear from someone who has do
Fuel Pump - Which End is Up? Windborne at 7:16am 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1372 I purchased a replacement fuel pump for what appears to be the original on my 1988 Universal M25. If
Summer Haul Out Hugh Straub at 6:53am 06.08.13 Smaller Boats 9/1152 A couple of days ago, I pulled my 23.5 for the summer. Unlike those of you in northern climes, for
Capt. Tolley`s works great! DAVA390 at 6:14am 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1096 For the past few weeks I have been treating a few problem areas with Capt. Tolley`s Creeping Crack C
Fuel filter relocation on Hunter 38 (1) quadrille38 at 5:48am 06.08.13 Big Boats 1/979 After one time of standing on my head to change the fuel filter on my 2008 38, I talked to the yard
First 47.7 removing the rudder and changing the packing Luca1467 at 5:32am 06.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1214 For some strange reason my rudder seemd to have a significant ammount of movement. Not sideways but
Mast Step plate moved Milton.Audas at 4:49am 06.08.13 Catalina 22 1/1004 Finally got the boat down to the marina yesterday and set up. When raising the mast with my modified
Hunter 460 Headling Attachment SVONDA at 2:03am 06.08.13 Big Boats 1/859 SV ONDA is a 2002 Hunter 460 now over 10 years old. The headlining in the forward cabin and some are
cast iron swing keel coating? jmczzz at 12:15am 06.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1341 anyone ever use a rust converter on a cast iron keel? can an epoxy barrier coat be put on top of tha
Cherubini 33 shower drain sailguy40 at 10:41pm 06.07.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1130 Maybe someone can help me out. water is not draining out of my shower stall. i am trying to figure o
Source for Jib sleave?? Roadking Larry at 10:29pm 06.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/995 I had a problem with my jib sleeve Friday afternoon. Last week I had taken it home and restiched all
getting close to splash day.... (1) bassstar at 9:43pm 06.07.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/991 65227.vB
Power boater friend found dead higgs at 7:44pm 06.07.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2450 Officials are speculating that this boat hit something submergered. but the damage suggests to me it
Delivering my boat from Wickford, RI to Stamford, CT MollyMaguire at 6:56pm 06.07.13 Ask All Sailors 23/5524 I'm buying a boat in Wickford, RI and need to deliver it to Stamford, CT. Wanted to hire a delivery
Yanmar 2GM gear shift issue. SieraHotel at 5:44pm 06.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/6034 Anyone experienced delayed shifting into Forward on their Y2GM? I shift into gear and can't get it t

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What is a good Trailer Sailboat? ShalomOrchard at 9:05am 05.03.23 If you are talking about Catalina Mk1 boats I would agree but that is not correct if you look at th
Raymarine and Autohelm Wheel Pilot Belts Ward H at 8:57am 05.03.23 Hi JV, I'm interested. PM sent.
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jviss at 8:51am 05.03.23 That's a very dramatic price differential. 2 years ago, I replaced all my swaged rigging and I pai
Third summer, boat wont sail Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 05.03.23
Third summer, boat wont sail Siamese at 8:48am 05.03.23 Yikes. Definitely gnarly. I wouldn't sail that boat again until after I'd removed the keel and tho
3 Blade Prop Swap? Ward H at 8:46am 05.03.23 Welcome to SBO and Welcome to Catalina 30 ownership. I agree with other posters about waiting to get
Cat 30 Windlass (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:42am 05.03.23 OK so everyone else is showing theirs, here's mine. stal in the locker for mounting a windlass. At
Windlass on an 11A (1) Matt White at 8:35am 05.03.23 I put mine behind the anchor locker and it feeds through the deck forward into the locker pretty nic
Furler IF LakeShark at 8:29am 05.03.23 Not familiar with that brand but it looks simple enough. Foil for the sail, cleat for halyard, stay
Bottom Chip Repair LakeShark at 8:27am 05.03.23 @tailboom My guess is someone painted the hull as I don't believe that Blue color is stock. Then th
Mast raising ideas... LakeShark at 8:20am 05.03.23 @Salty Jack some great ideas and plans here. the Stingy Sailor Method is the best. the mast is not
Cat 30 Windlass (1) Ward H at 8:19am 05.03.23 Welcome to SBO and Catalina 30 ownership. Here's a photo of my anchor locker when I purchased my
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings Scott T-Bird at 8:17am 05.03.23 That's a very dramatic price differential. 2 years ago, I replaced all my swaged rigging and I paid
Third summer, boat wont sail Jacktar at 7:58am 05.03.23 Take a look at your rudder too, if classic tilt up may not be holding all the way down which will gi
Third summer, boat wont sail Kings Gambit at 7:49am 05.03.23 An old, stretched out, baggy mainsail can and does cause weather helm. The bagginess allows the draf
Reefing system sheaves jviss at 7:44am 05.03.23 Just a little extra on rgranger's useful post. To remove the blocks you will need to remove one of
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Hayden Watson at 7:43am 05.03.23 Both Precision and Catalina will be a good boat for a beginner. I think the Precision will be highe
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jviss at 7:37am 05.03.23 What are the risks of replacing all standing riggings to a compression fittings or swageless , with
Bottom Chip Repair Ward H at 7:21am 05.03.23 When building the hull, the mold is masked off where the stripes will go. Then white gelcoat is spr
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jssailem at 7:15am 05.03.23 Not that there isn't the odd sailor who does consider it Lost in a foreign location, with a broken

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