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weather helm on 250 trevor clarke at 9:08pm 04.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/2423 i am in australia and am just purchasing a 250. it has a masthead rig so i wondered if raking my mas
San Juan Islands in August Ken Cross at 8:13pm 04.20.13 Destinations 16/8171 We plan on arriving in the San Juans around Aug 8th or so. It will take us about 2 days to get up th
Balmar alternator??? seadoggie at 7:58pm 04.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/892 Out hunter 40 has a Balmar alternator and a Heartguard charger/inverter. We have always taken day tr
A fender for a P.F.D. Chris Patterson at 6:03pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1810 Yep. This is what I told lovely bride she was getting for a new P.F.D. And if she's real good, I'll
Fractional Rig Headstay tension james2034 at 4:36pm 04.20.13 Big Boats 5/4274 I believe that my 1995 Hunter 35.5 fractional rig is tuned within tolerances, with a profurl furler,
Lavac marine heads Bonzai at 4:33pm 04.20.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/13366 Anyone have experience with these vaccum toilets? How do they hold up?
Yanmar Hour meter Repair Rick486 at 3:43pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2933 Does anyone remember a post with an excellent repair suggestion for the Yanmar flickering hour meter
New Mac 26M owner (PNW) serenity4u2 at 2:00pm 04.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/825 Looking forward to the rendezvous :)
Waiting, waiting... Roger Long at 1:48pm 04.20.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/8881
Forepeak Teak Finish Panel (2) garyg at 1:40pm 04.20.13 Morgan 1/1928 I own a 1970 Morgan 33 and I designed and fabricated a teak forepeak panel to finish off the origina
Lewmar Folding Wheel (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:52pm 04.20.13 Catalina 310 12/2790 Today is day 2 with the Lewmar folding 32" wheel and I love it. One of the best comfort upgrades I'v
Score! (1) David W at 12:09pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1122 The Boat Show is on here in Victoria, BC, and a local retailer had a great door crasher special. Fi
Repainting the interior of my Mac 25 (6) tkiss13 at 11:16am 04.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2316 I recently purchased in 1981 Mac 25. It had been sitting for about 3 years half full of water and th
A big step down in size mdsdurango at 11:16am 04.20.13 Trailer Sailors 20/7115 Third, or fourth post on this forum with much gratitude to all for your good advice. I started out a
Spinnaker gear - O'Day 28 SkiRacer1486 at 8:26am 04.20.13 Bigger Boats 0/1496 My family just bought an O'Day 28 and I am exploring options for outfitting the boat with spinnaker
St. Johns River and Electro-scan MSD ybrad at 8:17am 04.20.13 Big Boats 6/1378 Does anyone out there have familiarity with how far up (south) the St. Johns the salinity is high en
Rudder Rivet(s) John Danz at 7:56am 04.20.13 Catalina 22 17/2633 I just bought a used Catalina 22 that has been sitting on a trailer for about four years. Eeverythin
H37 V Berth Closet jphud at 7:52am 04.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1336 Has anyone reversed the hinge set up on this door, or changed the door style? Access is difficult wi
packing gland oldguy at 7:43am 04.20.13 Catalina 310 3/1264 so my 10 year old 310 shaft seal has an excessive drip rate that I can no longer slow by tightening
Surge protectors FourPoints at 6:07am 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 17/4419 Don't use them says the coast guard. http://mobile.tradeonlytoday.com/news/detail.php?id=524618

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How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? BigEasy at 12:06pm 04.18.23 See that's what puzzles me about this situation I linked to about the missing sailors. I'd have gue
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 11:55am 04.18.23 It's not clear to me from the article if this boat was new to them, or if they were bringing it back
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 11:50am 04.18.23 See that's what puzzles me about this situation I linked to about the missing sailors. I'd have gues
Yanmar in '79 37c monocerosin at 11:45am 04.18.23 Wow, this incredibly helpful. I was definitely scratching my head at some of the things you mention.
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? SmallBoatGuy at 11:40am 04.18.23 Thanks for the reply! Both are dry dock. I had an 1987 C-22, stepping the mast was a chore. Both own
Jib Sheets. length and diameter jodyjuli at 11:36am 04.18.23 Thank you
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? rgranger at 11:35am 04.18.23 Both lines are still in production and both are very popular...so parts should be easy to find. Are
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? BigEasy at 11:34am 04.18.23 I have an ACR Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) onboard. It is registered with NOAA/SARSAT. The regist
Tankless Water Heater Maine Sail at 11:30am 04.18.23 Usually too much for a 30A service..
Tankless Water Heater jssailem at 11:17am 04.18.23 I prefer the tank type which is powered via shore power or the engine via the hot water system. :p
Sunbird Battery Box jssailem at 11:15am 04.18.23 Welcome Joe to the SBO Forum. The Sunbird is a fun lake boat. As I remember they were a plastic mo
Jabsco quiet flush leak..... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:11am 04.18.23 All may be TOO tight. Over-tightening screws/bolts can cause gaskets to "pucker" around the screw,
H34 keel smile (1) rgranger at 11:05am 04.18.23 You're gonna need a bigger boat!
Instrument and Transducer Upgrade for 2005 Hunter 33 jssailem at 10:51am 04.18.23 The iPad as a display is another structure. You will need to interface the data in the network to a
Instrument and Transducer Upgrade for 2005 Hunter 33 jssailem at 10:45am 04.18.23 one module can translate the signals for most transducers. Yes. Speed and sea temperature transdu
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD rgranger at 10:41am 04.18.23 If you don't see anything wrong with it once you get it, I will most definitely buy this model. I t
Max Power CT80 bow thruster propeller removal miraculix at 10:41am 04.18.23 Thanks for your reply. I tried a few things already including Acetone (did not work because it is t
Folding Prop (1) jssailem at 10:27am 04.18.23 Hi SDS3. (fact) what is the size (diameter) of the standard Hunter shaft on this boat? Can not find
Yanmar in '79 37c rardiH36 at 10:20am 04.18.23 Re my post above, I should have written "starboard" bulkhead.
Yanmar in '79 37c rardiH36 at 10:17am 04.18.23 Good Morning monocerosin: I had only modest success finding some of my years' past posts. Not as e

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