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I fixed ports and mast raiser for "my girl" oday 26 (5) emergpa1 at 4:08pm 05.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1372 I visited "my girl" yesterday. The new owner had extracted a couple of projects from me as part of t
Hunter 240: Painting Hull spacetiger at 3:49pm 05.27.13 Smaller Boats 13/2166 Hello, I have my sails and am turning to getting the hull painted below the waterline. I tried s
Bose system Mark15051 at 2:42pm 05.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/912 My Bose system on my Hunter 38 2005 loses power after a half hour or so. This is the second time thi
halyards turning black fbenkautz at 2:22pm 05.27.13 S2 2/1046 My halyards keep turning black on my 1977 23' S2. I have replaced the blocks,but the black seems t
Good book for electronics bitsailor at 2:00pm 05.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1091 Can anyone recommend a good book for basic wiring of a boat. I understand the basics, but am aware
prop Glop update Terry in Naples at 8:55am 05.27.13 Ask All Sailors 1/2431 I just had the boat out for a bottom painting. Happy to announce there were no blisters and very ver
V-Berth door size sandworm at 8:48am 05.27.13 Catalina 30 6/1990 Gentlemen and ladies, greetings! First post :) I've just bought my first sailboat, a beautiful Cata
Rudder purrsnickitty at 7:47am 05.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/901 Good morning. I have a hunter 1994 35.5 it's been on the hard For 3 years. The rudder has cracked
Autohelm ST60 Wind Instrument way off smokey73 at 7:36am 05.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1810 1994 Hunter 40.5 The wind instrument is an Autohelm ST60. It is reading way off from the actual
serious fulring problem jander31 at 7:03am 05.27.13 Big Boats 9/1988 I have a 97 376. A year ago it became difficult to unfurl and then furl the main. After some conve
boom rigging meharchs at 6:59am 05.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/939 Hey hunter owners: Just joined the site. I'm new to sailing and rigging my Hunter 31 for the first
Overheating A4 Ink Dude at 5:23am 05.27.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2117 I am in crisis. My engine runs at 200F under load. I bought a reconditioned short block A4 from Moye
Cutless bearing removal with drive shaft in (1) alexco38 at 4:52am 05.27.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/4444 The cutless bearing was replaced due to excessive play and vibration. A bearing press was manufactur
Fuse catealley at 4:01am 05.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/956 I have a Catalina 27, 1985...having difficulty finding the right fuse for my macerator. Fuse cap sa
Instrument covers (back/inside) hangin at 3:25am 05.27.13 S2 3/1533 Anyone know where I can find covers for the back / inside view of instruments installed to the left/
Heating time for hot water at anchor Sarona at 10:35pm 05.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2293 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 and was wondering when at anchor, how long does it take to get hot water wh
Dead stick landing agprice22 at 8:49pm 05.26.13 Ask All Sailors 41/8996 Helped a couple the other day. They were motoring into the marina in their 26 foot trailer sailer w
Maintenance Schedules FredFlintstone at 7:56pm 05.26.13 Big Boats 1/900 Greetings! Looking for a spreadsheet or app for the maintenance for my boat. Does anyone have some
anchor holder civilwar1969 at 7:25pm 05.26.13 Smaller Boats 7/2732 I was wondering if anybody out there built there own anchor holder instead of buying one. I have use
Egg on my Face. rfrye1 at 6:34pm 05.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/816 My SL windlass on my '98 H376 was straining last week. I thought I'd end up hauling up the chain han

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Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Crusty Ol Salt at 6:37am 04.09.23 I made our companionway cover based on Sailrite's design. I made it so it completely covers the co
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) Ward H at 6:17am 04.09.23 lots of great responses. I found this on the sailrite site. It looks cool. https://www.sailrite.co
Posting Guidelines JamesG161 at 6:07am 04.09.23 I have an App that converts my boat repair videos to YouTube format. But I prefer this site for post
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Ward H at 5:55am 04.09.23 I had found a list of changes made to the C30 over the years that was posted on the Catalina 30 Asso
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 4:50am 04.09.23 I just finished reading the manual, useful information, these units use R-12 and evaporators. My 199
Alternator temperatures Hayden Watson at 10:59pm 04.08.23 I have been doing some research on the temperatures that the windings insulation can tolerate as wel
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 7:19pm 04.08.23 Aluminum is light gray or anodized in a color. Stainless Steel is bright and shiny and often slight
Thread maintenance on my sailboat zinahewitt at 7:15pm 04.08.23 Yes, Lanocote can get pretty stiff when cold. I primarily use it when using SS screw into aluminum
Alternator temperatures mermike at 7:05pm 04.08.23
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel dlochner at 6:35pm 04.08.23 Did you need a keel or rudder? and if you did where did you find them Fortunately no, however the
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel JamesG161 at 6:17pm 04.08.23 yes Jim i would like to talk check you private messages
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel smokey73 at 6:12pm 04.08.23 Is the rudder shaft stainless steel and is it bent? The original manufacturer of the rudder is stil
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 6:09pm 04.08.23 Thanks baycloud, well appreciated.
Thread maintenance on my sailboat Tally Ho at 6:03pm 04.08.23 Alright. Mineral Spiritis did the trick as far as cleaning the old material off. {Old material was
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (4) Tally Ho at 5:56pm 04.08.23
Sanitary Pipe Routing - Tartan 4100 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:49pm 04.08.23 Welcome to sbo.com! I'd say that"wonky" is a major understatement...There HAS to be a better way
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel SailorShaggy at 5:18pm 04.08.23 I know how fix both. If you want more info, let me know.
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel SailorShaggy at 5:17pm 04.08.23 I went through the same problem, boat blown off its jack stands. It wasn't fun and it took for ever
Sanitary Pipe Routing - Tartan 4100 kappykaplan at 4:41pm 04.08.23 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress is probably the best one on this forum to answer your question. Welcome to
Tartan 4100 Sanitary Pipe Routing kappykaplan at 4:37pm 04.08.23 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress is probably the best one on this forum to answer your question. Welcome t

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