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Bottom paint John Britten at 9:36am 03.04.13 Bigger Boats 6/1554 Am planning for Spring and ready to buy bottom paint for my 28' O'Day...thinking of Pettit Hydrocoat
Heading to Fort Desoto Christian Sailing at 9:22am 03.04.13 Destinations 7/3936 Hi all, My family is coming to ft desoto in April and would appreciate any advice regarding a daysa
Rudder and Mainsail for Islands 17 snowsailer at 9:20am 03.04.13 Parts Search 0/1881 I am seeking parts for a 1981 Sumner Islands 17 (previously Ocean Yachts Island 17). I need the kick
Pictures Lost Parent at 8:51am 03.04.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1703 Help me understand where pictures are posted when people post replys to questions and I cannot see a
search on mods Don Crowther at 8:46am 03.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/737 Phil or anyone I get this message when I try to do a search on owner mods WTF? This is even before
Beneteau 36cc - top lift carlager at 8:31am 03.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/815 The toplift wire on my Beneteau 36 cc is broken. The boom vang - sparcraft - is strong enough to p
Seacock gabrielw at 8:26am 03.04.13 Big Boats 2/1270 What lubricant is suggested for the sea cock?
rewiring Heater supply LaColla at 6:48am 03.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1560 Maine, I have a 2007 Hunter 33 with a typical battery set up- one bank of two batteries, that I use
Electrical Charging System Upgrade (Mostly Complete) (10) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:38am 03.04.13 Catalina 310 16/5498 So I have been planning (and replanning, and replanning and asking advice of others) an upgrade to t
Shaft Log Size Anonymous 121765 at 5:39am 03.04.13 Ask All Sailors 2/985 Guys, I posted this in the Newport forum but have no replies to the following question. So here go
Headliner discoloration dehler25 at 5:23am 03.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1003 Anyone have experience with discoloration of the headliner on a 450? I am looking at a 450 and the o
Steck or cherubini angellight at 8:47pm 03.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2484 I am confused? I have a 1981 Hunter 36, HIN HUN36079M810. Who designed my boat Cortland Steck or J
Yanmar 2GM20F Oil pan leaks Ken13559 at 8:42pm 03.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 14/9199 I notice oil drips from under my 2GM20F even when engine hasn't run for a week or two. On closer ins
Raymarine: New MFDs Paul Mermelstein at 7:24pm 03.03.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1988 Anybody install a new Raymarine MFD (c series or e series) over the last year or so? If you have per
Alternator Tantor at 6:10pm 03.03.13 Big Boats 0/725 Hitachi LR180-03C alternator I need manual. Can someone help? Thanks, John
C-30 transom ladder RhodySail at 6:04pm 03.03.13 Catalina 30 3/2130 Hi all, I'm getting ready to launch my new/old 1979 c30 and I'm debating installing a transom lad
30 O'Day diesel colinhulse at 5:21pm 03.03.13 Bigger Boats 13/5340 I have the 5416 diesel in a 1984 O'day. the oil filters are nuts expensive. Anyone know of an altern
2013 Morgan Invasion - May 3-5 in Tampa, FL TBHospiceCup at 5:17pm 03.03.13 Morgan 0/1477 Mark your calendars for the 28th running of the Morgan Invasion on May 3-5, 2013 in Tampa, FL. Star
add a third agm battery tuner at 4:57pm 03.03.13 S2 2/1139 My s-2 8.5 meter has 2 agm 79 amp group 24 batteries and a yanmar 2gm engine, with a gantz 6 watt so
C26 Mkii SOCAL C50 at 4:34pm 03.03.13 Columbia 1/2691 What is the biggest OB that will fit in the well? I can modify the well to an extent but I don't wa

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Zinc on strut? heritage at 6:23pm 04.05.23 I had to replace the shaft log because of corrosion. I connected a bonding wire internally from the
Head Floor Non Skid fox9988 at 6:17pm 04.05.23 I use these on our boat when showering and cut to fit. Low cost, easy to replace, hang to dry when
Yanmar 1gm questions dlochner at 6:15pm 04.05.23 Welcome to SBO. The first, easiest and cheapest fix is to track down and clean the terminals on the
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages heritage at 6:10pm 04.05.23
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 6:04pm 04.05.23 Thanks to everyone who provided input and answers to my post. Special thanks to Crazy Dave who I cau
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 acudavid at 6:00pm 04.05.23 Thanks to everyone who responded, particularly jssailem for the super-quick response. I was able to
Troubleshooting wind display Don S/V ILLusion at 5:54pm 04.05.23 Could be many causes but start with the easy (read - cheap) stuff. Remove all connectors, clean and
1980 Hunter 33 Shaft Bearing Dimensions? MikeHoncho at 5:52pm 04.05.23 I got the one on my ski boat out (same set up) by cutting the inside of the bearing until I was just
Zinc on strut? MikeHoncho at 5:46pm 04.05.23 Mine had one when I bought it. After 5 days of ownership I replaced it this year. It has a hole, 5
Compression Post--1978 30 foot MikeHoncho at 5:43pm 04.05.23 Wow, quite a job and supremely helpful! Your posts and pictures are exactly what I've got going on
Shaft Alignment Tally Ho at 5:37pm 04.05.23 When I aligned my prop shaft (1" shaft in 1 1/2" log), I disconnected the coupler and used a couple
Zinc on strut? Terry Cox at 5:16pm 04.05.23 Any recommendations or best practices? Every year since we purchased our boat in 2002, I've instal
Head Floor Non Skid Terry Cox at 5:00pm 04.05.23 I use these on our boat when showering and cut to fit. Low cost, easy to replace, hang to dry when n
Compression Post--1978 30 foot rdalessio at 4:45pm 04.05.23 feel free to reach out with any questions. You will notice that the compression post is not centere
Compression Post--1978 30 foot MikeHoncho at 4:28pm 04.05.23 You can easily do the job while keeping the mast stepped. I propped up the step with a couple 2x4s a
Shaft Alignment MikeHoncho at 4:23pm 04.05.23 Got down to the boat and the mounts are maxed out so I had to scrub the day and fab up thicker shims
1980 Hunter 33 Shaft Bearing Dimensions? Matt DV at 3:36pm 04.05.23 Thank you mucH!!!
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please JamesG161 at 3:08pm 04.05.23 What I said was that at night you may not be able to see what the color is. And you need to know wh
Furling Line Options thinwater at 2:43pm 04.05.23 Another options is to strip the cover, and leave the core.. you get the reduction in diameter with
Compression Post--1978 30 foot rdalessio at 2:39pm 04.05.23 Heck yeah! I'l PM you. Thanks.

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