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Sail cover identification help please (1) Timm R Oday25 at 3:37pm 09.29.22 Ask All Sailors 5/590 My neighbors bought out an old building . The previous owner also owned a marina in Door County . Sh
Wobbly Fixed Keel (2) Nunami at 2:02pm 09.29.22 Ask All Sailors 31/3407 I'm looking at a '83 Catalina 25. The boat is in excellent condition. I was ready to close the deal
MastStep Help Catalina 16.5 tedh at 4:20pm 09.28.22 Smaller Boats 2/1152 I recently purchased a Catalina 16.5 that has needed a lot of love. I had a bent mast step that I re
Freshwater Pump Runs Continuously diduljc at 12:48pm 09.29.22 Big Boats 4/878 Hi, I would appreciate any suggestionns on solving the following problem with my 2011 Hunter 39: T
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Don Guillette at 11:37am 09.29.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 47/9500 We were in Cabo San Lucas last week and anytime I'm in a marina and see masts sticking up I'm drawn
transmission when sailing Arrgh at 10:36am 09.29.22 Bigger Boats 19/2531 Where do you guys set your transmission when sailing. I have an '81 Oday 31 and have been sailing w
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 8:27am 09.29.22 Engines and Propulsion 59/7958 After working on the cooling system of my Volvo Penta MD 7A engine including removing the manifold,
Lewmar hatches ID whittem at 7:58am 09.29.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1129 I need new lenses and seals for the two main lewmar hatches on a 1995 B351. Having a hard time match
34 Morgan 1967 - Crack in the keel - Anyone?? (1) Frill at 3:02am 09.29.22 Morgan 6/1920 A hair line crack on the keel on both sides. Is this serious or not? Any owners ever seen this befor
SW Washington or Portland OR Trailer Sailors Scuppers at 11:25am 09.28.22 Day Sailers 2/945 I have finally completed the minimum restoration to get my trailerable sailboat out on the water and
SW Washington or Portland OR Trailer Sailers Scuppers at 11:24am 09.28.22 Trailer Sailors 0/17 I have finally completed the minimum restoration to get my trailerable sailboat out on the water and
Anchor self-deploys Dr. D at 11:07am 09.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1217 My boat has an electric windlass with a Quick remote in the anchor locker and a control pad at the p
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project challengerjdb at 10:31am 09.28.22 Ask All Sailors 7/849 Hello, I'm a senior at the University of Pennsylvania studying engineering. For my final year of s
30-2 rusted tie-rod joint (1) rioila at 9:49am 09.28.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/1471
Hunter 326 rudder issues RobAL at 11:12am 09.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/788 My Hunter 326 rudder and steering developed a pronounced clunking noise with play in the steering wh
Whisker pole for a Catalina 27? Indysailor at 11:05am 09.27.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1310 I am looking for opinions and/or experiences of adding a whisker pole to a Catalina 27. Also, if you
33.5 swim ladder Don Crowther at 9:55am 09.27.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/1330 Has anyone extended the swim ladder on a Hunter 33.5? I would like to increase the length of ours by
Is it legal to make a boat longer? (1) HeelBoy at 7:45am 09.27.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1203 Without diving deep into the engineering here, the question is more of a legal one: Are we even allo
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 AndyL at 4:51pm 09.26.22 Big Boats 17/2081 I have a 2004 Hunter 36 with a Force10 6-gal water heater that needs replacing. I'm replacing it wi
Lewmar portlights macdoug at 4:42pm 09.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1454 My oceanis 37 has a couple of portlights (Lewmar standard size 0) that leak and look crap. They are

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How to remove Whitlock/Lewmar engine kill switch handle (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:45pm 12.27.24 Exactly as Mr. @Mark Maulden has so eloquently described. I recently installed a Teleflex stop cabl
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Ralph Johnstone at 1:34pm 12.27.24 A utility knife may not have been the best tool choice. I always swear by a brand new 32 TPI hac
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Dalliance at 1:19pm 12.27.24 CD's heavy duty hose Stuffing Box HD Hose Kitw/ Clamps 1-5/8" I.D. I'm looking at BA as well as Cat
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Alan Gomes at 12:53pm 12.27.24 Got it. Only difference with actual shaft log hose is what I mentioned about it taking a couple da
How to remove Whitlock/Lewmar engine kill switch handle Mark Maulden at 12:50pm 12.27.24 Looks like there is a nut below the cable signifying the shaft is threaded. Loosen the nut and the
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Project_Mayhem at 12:49pm 12.27.24 send us a couple of links to what you are looking at. Buck Algonquin makes a log hose but it doesn
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Dalliance at 12:39pm 12.27.24 Yes, regardless of type. That's what had me confused with your comment. I thought you were suggesti
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Alan Gomes at 12:31pm 12.27.24 Because the prop shaft passes through it. Have to pull either the engine or the shaft, or at least
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Dalliance at 12:29pm 12.27.24 How is shaft log hose different in that respect from any other hose? Because the prop shaft passes
Back stays on my 26d Von Clipper at 11:50am 12.27.24 The other could be a topping lift but it came with a hard boom kick and there are 2 chain plates on
Back stays on my 26d (1) JBP-PA at 11:44am 12.27.24 It should be one backstay, maybe the other is a topping lift? The last section of the backstay is an
Back stays on my 26d walt at 11:28am 12.27.24 Maybe there is some good reason for two backstays on a 26D but I dont know what it is. My 26S is
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Ajp at 11:28am 12.27.24 I had a '94 26 many moons ago. No inspection port under companionway stairs, but valve and drain pl
Cracks in 32 Vision mast step (1) jssailem at 11:23am 12.27.24 Looking at this image of a Hunter 32 mast base, the deck has a pronounced bulge. The mast step ring
Cracks in 32 Vision mast step jssailem at 11:15am 12.27.24 Hello and welcome to the SBO Forum. I will explore the Hunter32 mast step design further, but I wou
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Alan Gomes at 11:12am 12.27.24
Hunter 290 jssailem at 11:09am 12.27.24 @Tater somewhere I hope you enjoyed your Christmas holiday. While scanning the YouTube videos I ha
Powering starlink Hello Below at 11:01am 12.27.24 Yup, that one puzzles me as well. . I haven't found a cable with a 2.5mm socket. They do exist.
Powering starlink dLj at 10:32am 12.27.24 I see that the Starlink Mini manual shows a 2.5mm barrel plug in their specs; yet, the half dozen o
Ok to Remove Inner Forestay? kappykaplan at 10:16am 12.27.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: No Hunter here, but I've sailed on Navy 44s and Nicholson 55s with an i

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