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Height of 2005 Hunter 25 when on trailer gjacobscpa at 2:24pm 08.27.12 Smaller Boats 1/1128 I am a new 2005 Hunter 25 sailboat owner and the bot is in the water. Can anyone tell me the height
batten car bearings (2) Navicula at 2:12pm 08.27.12 Big Boats 2/1105 I have a 1995 hunter 430 that I would like to replace the batten car bearings.......it is a z-spar m
To cover or not to cover ? CaptainLulu at 2:03pm 08.27.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2184 I am in search of opinions on covering port holes, windows and hatches with snap covers. To cover
Barrier Coat Failure (2) Dean Strong at 12:43pm 08.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1590 From the attached photos, you can see that the barrier coat and bottom paint are failing at the wate
What's this? jac50 at 12:31pm 08.27.12 Catalina 22 13/2275 I'm a new C22 owner (1984) and a fairly new sailor. Our boat came with a mystery pole that we can n
Ice Box Stinks! Help Please. jdratlif at 11:55am 08.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1753 I need some help. I am still new to my boat and getting used to the aspects of staying on my boat. T
Propane locker Mr.X-Ray at 11:35am 08.27.12 Big Boats 5/1582 As anyone modified their locker that holds the 2 little 5lbs cylinders into one that hold one 15lbs
Where to launch a 23' sailboat on Lake Lanier PeteSailing at 10:52am 08.27.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1788 Hi, I just tried to get my Dad's 23 foot sailboat in the water and couldn't get it off the traile
Pesky Fuel Seepage odaydokay at 10:45am 08.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1275 I won't call it a fuel leak, because it really amounts to nothing more than a seepage that produces
Drop Axle vs Straight Axle CaptGregg at 10:40am 08.27.12 Catalina 22 11/7195 My trailer has a drop axle and I'm sure it's to get the boat deeper in the water during launch but t
Floating Hazards Bob S at 10:14am 08.27.12 Ask All Sailors 11/1822 I was curious how you report a navigational hazard? We just got back from a week cruising. On Tuesda
O'Day 37 1982 Total Loss Peter Brennan at 9:44am 08.27.12 Bigger Boats 74/12035 On July 21 entering the Sand Hole at Oyster Bay we cut it a bit too fine and went on the rocks on an
Ranger 20 rigging theparadoc at 9:41am 08.27.12 Ranger Boats (WA) 3/21556 Just bought a 1976 Ranger 20. I am not a very experienced sailor and would like to know a link or in
Cherubini Toerail. Ed Schenck at 8:50am 08.27.12 The Cherubini Hunters 15/2509 Hey guys and gals, Is this our toerail? http://www.iboats.com/1-9-16-x-1-1-2-Aluminum-Sailboat-Toe-R
ST60 Wind Display repair of replace? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:32am 08.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2675 My ST60 Wind Display bit the dust. Raymarine wants 225$ for a repair and will give a 6mo warranty or
Hanging Locker door hinges kenreed at 8:09am 08.27.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1174 For general info: One of the doors on my hanging locker came off the pressed-in hinges last weekend
Cal 34 spreader pins offset? Cal34peterm at 8:05am 08.27.12 Cal 0/9048 Does anyone have a drawing of the clamp pieces for Cal 34 spreaders, please? The existing brackets
Passage 450 Yanmar Engine Panel? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:19am 08.27.12 Big Boats 4/1277 For those of you with the non-fiberglass arch boats..I am looking for input on the Yanmar Engine Pan
Getting back into Sailing. ftworthsailor at 6:54am 08.27.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1135 I haven't been sailing in over 10 years (since moving to Texas) and suddenly got the opportunity to
Looking for Rudder/Tiller brow9496 at 6:34am 08.27.12 AMF 3/20787 I am helping out a neighbor who is trying to restore a AMF Apollo sailboat that he aquired recently.

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New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:56am 05.16.22
Is this a hunter 28? Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 05.16.22 Our DMV, the DOR, will not give information out. There is a house up the hill that appears to ha
Should I run away from this boat? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:28am 05.16.22 It is a major repair and very costly. In addition, I question the remark in awesome condition. Th
WORX Hydro shot WG620.4 20v Justin_NSA at 6:24am 05.16.22 I like that it shares batteries with other Worx tools. I keep their string trimmer in my trailer box
Should I run away from this boat? Justin_NSA at 6:05am 05.16.22 To give up on an otherwise well maintained boat, the seller my know this is a big deal. Personally I
Fuel Catalyst thinwater at 5:56am 05.16.22 I have tested additives and been involved in ASTM standards development for same. Some things, like
1989 Hunter, 30 adding Auto helm. jssailem at 5:50am 05.16.22 When adding electronics to our boats, deciding on how and where to run the wires may be the more fru
M7 Toggle Jaw Reverse Thread rgranger at 5:36am 05.16.22 Try right here at the SBO store @Dave Groshong should be able to set you on the right path
Electric motors for sailboat rgranger at 5:35am 05.16.22 Or one of the small torqeedos
Fuel Catalyst jssailem at 5:18am 05.16.22 There are diesel additives that will help keep your diesel fuel clearer of the infamous diesel bugs
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad Tater at 4:49am 05.16.22 The 40# MK should do fine. My 30# does OK but I have wanted a little more thrust. I haven't sailed i
Fuel Catalyst dlochner at 4:35am 05.16.22 Can you be more specific? Brand? I have use a Starbrite product in the past, I don' t know how muc
Fuel Catalyst sailme88 at 4:32am 05.16.22 WHAT exactly is being added.... did yo forget to attach?
Macerator for Hunter 34 jssailem at 3:20am 05.16.22
Cracked hull Will Gilmore at 3:19am 05.16.22 http://www.nautline.com/sailboat_plywood_plans.php#N350 The Naut350 looks like a great project to pu
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 3:02am 05.16.22 Can't wait to see the finished product! :beer:
Electric motors for sailboat jssailem at 3:02am 05.16.22 Welcome to the forum. A Catalina 250 on an inland lake is mostly a daysailer, not a coastal cruiser.
Should I run away from this boat? Will Gilmore at 2:53am 05.16.22 Walk away What's your thinking, Dave? A 70's Catalina in "Awesome" condition except she needs new
Boom reefing schematic or current practices... jssailem at 2:53am 05.16.22 The use of fiddle blocks appears to add complexity and bulk in an attempt to increase the power (or
Macerator for Hunter 34 Charlie98117 at 11:13pm 05.15.22 The wye is going into the pumpout line to connect a line TO the macerator. The vented loop should

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