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Which Yr 35.5 Legend Is The Best? shavdog at 1:46pm 09.06.12 Big Boats 5/2177 I've been looking at for sale ads for a 35.5 legend and see there are differences in the yrs 1987-19
Seidelmann 34 known issues egent at 1:35pm 09.06.12 Seidelmann 5/9903 I am new to the forums. I am going this weekend to look at a Seidelmann 34 I found for sale. I wan
MD11c underheating Geoff K at 1:29pm 09.06.12 Engines and Propulsion 8/3675 Well, I don't know if there is such a word as "under heating" but my MD11c will not budge the temp n
Large Cracked Fiberglass Rutter Carie Faye at 12:49pm 09.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1362 I Have A Hunter 30 1975 Sailboat. Lake Too Low ' Rutter Hit Hard Clay. Damaged Rutter And No Steerin
Which sail? frank balcer at 12:06pm 09.06.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1502 Just purchased a 37 foot sloop. Comes with a symetrical and an asymetrical spinaker. Never flew asym
Lessons we learn... or do we? LuzSD at 9:22am 09.06.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3281 On Monday afternoon we went down to our boat with hopes that most of the holiday crowd had already p
Trailer Bunker Height Andeleen at 9:09am 09.06.12 Catalina 22 3/1073 Trailer Bunk Height Greetings All! Andeleen is a 1974 swing keel. The trailer appears to be the o
Intermitant Anchor Light Mark Juetten at 8:43am 09.06.12 Big Boats 4/1188 Recently my anchor light does not come on. Last trip iI gave the mast a good slap and wala it worked
Lady J has an Uh oh... (5) CharlieCobra at 7:49am 09.06.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1907 The K-40, Lady J, came into the yard for a fresher and followup prior to the Port Townsend Wooden Bo
K-50 Blitzrestore day 70 update. (9) CharlieCobra at 7:13am 09.06.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1737 Well, when it came down to crunch mode, the owner couldn't meet his deadlines for gear being refresh
Rotella t30 vs 15W-40 for Yanmar Turbo Deisel? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:05am 09.06.12 Ask All Sailors 17/6580 Just trying to figure out if I screwed up...Just changed the oil and filter and I used Rotella T1 30
Oberdorfer Pump Seals kps85 at 10:04pm 09.05.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/1430 Any one know what direction the pump seals need to go in. I thought I read somewhere that the words
Harve de Grace MLampner at 8:05pm 09.05.12 Destinations 2/5067 I'm going out for a few days sailing on the upper Chesapeake. As my wife does not enjoy overnight sa
Boat lettering/Name changing BCDurbin at 7:19pm 09.05.12 Ask All Sailors 14/5391 What all is involved in removing and repainting/lettering a new name and hailing port on the side of
Outboard Evinrude Thermostat topofthemt at 7:10pm 09.05.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/3654 I recently replaced the impeller on my 1999 6HP outboard engine (long shaft if that matters to anyon
Adding ballast to e33 GreggL at 7:06pm 09.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 14/3215 Have the shoal draft keel and have heard that my ballast ratio is quite low. Some have suggested add
Sticky Halyard, hard to raise Mainsail Saillife at 6:47pm 09.05.12 Big Boats 4/2851 I have an '83 Hunter 34 with I'm guessing a kenyon mast (the boom is, mast has been painted no visib
Depth finder Bill sanders at 6:29pm 09.05.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/9280 Looking for a depth finder that is not being use, that you could depart with at a very good price.
Depth sounder Sailinnsc at 6:26pm 09.05.12 Catalina 22 8/3204 Evening, Workin my through the project list before finally getting Lil Bit 2 in the water... Seem
Cleaning up lines Bill sanders at 6:24pm 09.05.12 Parts Search 0/2440 If anyone has spare parts that you would part at a reasonable price let me know. I have 3 lines off

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The Best Charles Charger Retrofit Battery Charger Alansails at 2:23pm 05.18.22 We replaced ours when we replaced our batteries with two 4 D batteries, AGMs and we used what John s
Hunter 240 Motor jssailem at 1:58pm 05.18.22 1. What length shaft do I need, 15, 20, or 25 inches? What length of shaft was on the existing outbo
Transferring from Blaine to Everett jssailem at 1:43pm 05.18.22 Terry. High tide at the north entrance to the channel, on 28 May is identified as 16:23. His transi
The Best Charles Charger Retrofit Battery Charger (1) jssailem at 1:19pm 05.18.22 I like my Sterling 40 Amp smart charger. It is hardwired to the boat circuits through the AC panel.
Thru-Hull Stats jssailem at 1:09pm 05.18.22 My boat came with a 3/4 inch thick solid fiberglass hull. The thru hulls are centered in a wood back
Thru-Hull Stats dlochner at 1:08pm 05.18.22 Looking like that, you're going to want to protect the surface with some form of protectant to keep
Newport 28 mk2 battery condition indicator jssailem at 1:02pm 05.18.22 Hello Adam. Welcome to the SBO forums. Congrats on your new to you boat. While it is natural to seek
Thru-Hull Stats Ralph Johnstone at 12:46pm 05.18.22 @jssailem , does your boat have flanged or no flanged thru-hulls ?
Torque specs for Yanmar 3GM30F? (2) sailcapt340 at 12:44pm 05.18.22 Not sure if you have received the manual from dlochner yet, but I was on my boat this morning and lo
Newport 28 mk2 battery condition indicator adamv at 12:40pm 05.18.22 Some older boats had an analog volt meter on the DC panel. It could give a very rough idea of batte
Thru-Hull Stats (1) jssailem at 12:39pm 05.18.22 Failure modes need consideration: With a seacock located in an exposed (you can easily step on it o
MRBF Fuse Required Scott T-Bird at 12:35pm 05.18.22 @Nichole340 yes, you are interpreting the chart correctly. By way of explanation, you are basically
Thru-Hull Stats Ralph Johnstone at 12:34pm 05.18.22 Yes. Groco Flanged Ball valves. Looking like that, you're going to want to protect the surface wi
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) rlongfield at 11:51am 05.18.22 Your list makes me think what you really need first is a larger boat!;) Mainsail has some useful w
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) rlongfield at 11:48am 05.18.22 (though you didn't mention fans). Thanks, I can't believe I forgot fans, added to the list now!
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) Justin_NSA at 11:45am 05.18.22 Your list makes me think what you really need first is a larger boat!;) Mainsail has some useful wr
Thru-Hull Stats (2) dlochner at 11:41am 05.18.22 But @dlochner , does your boat have flanged thru-hulls or no ? Yes. Groco Flanged Ball valves. Or
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) rlongfield at 11:27am 05.18.22 Possibly even when away from the boat, like Allen did at L-36.com? That last application might call
Thru-Hull Stats Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 05.18.22 But @dlochner , does your boat have flanged thru-hulls or no ?
Thru-Hull Stats Ralph Johnstone at 11:08am 05.18.22 some boat builders have been known to install the through hull and then just attach a valve to the

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