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Shore Power Problems cww51188 at 9:30am 09.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1080 I have a 1983 Hunter 27. the power from the dock is OK my power cord is OK however, when I
M25 Boom support (1) voltzwgn at 9:28am 09.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1252 We took our M25 out yesterday for it's first sail all went great, winds were light but we at least w
Wireless Ref Monitoring seadaddler at 8:34am 09.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1264 Anyone have good source for wireless temperture monitoring that can be used in boat ref/Freezer,I th
Wooden Plug Thingy twodzusfittings at 7:13am 09.10.12 Smaller Boats 2/915 As an FYI. One of the items on the safety equipment list I believe mandatory is a set of wooden plug
Digital Thermostat Refrigerator Spill Over Box (2) Bryce Custer at 6:28am 09.10.12 Big Boats 16/10896 Many with spill over refrigerators have been fighting temperature control for years. Finally have wo
New or used parts art696 at 6:26am 09.10.12 Grampian 1/12335 I am new owner of Grampian 26. There are some parts that need to be replace. Where can I buy them? A
De-funk-ifying your cabin cushions 23 foot Escape at 11:20pm 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 20/14176 This is a call to all who have dealt with buying an all too neglected sailboat. My own being a Hunte
Introducing Myself DavyBones at 10:42pm 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1775 Greetings Everyone, In some of the other forums I am a part of there are places to introduce yourse
Advice on travel San Diego to Mexico Kordie at 9:57pm 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1246 Hey guys, Getting ready to leave Australia for a bit. I fly into SD later this month en route to m
Boat pixs Brad Woodward at 9:48pm 09.09.12 Catalina 30 1/1393 The Admiral and I went for the day out to the Coronado Islands off of San Diego yesterday. We saw a
Unique Sail One-Upmanship ... Me First "Blue-Dot-Pox" (1) rardiH36 at 9:24pm 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2391 Anybody put creative juices into doing a special look for the most visible part of your boat when ou
Newport 30 Advise steveas0321 at 7:34pm 09.09.12 Newport 3/5125 I am currently entertaining the thought of buying a Newport 30 that has been severely neglected by t
Catalina 25---27 littlescoop at 7:09pm 09.09.12 Smaller Boats 6/2415 Just sold my cat 22 with swing keal... Does anyone know what is the next step up....I'm ready to pu
C-30 Opening Ports - Do they exist? DHooper at 7:06pm 09.09.12 Catalina 30 23/6114 I have a 1981 Catalina 30 and interested in replacing the standard fixed ports with opening ports. U
sold littlescoop at 7:05pm 09.09.12 Catalina 22 6/1340 Sold my cat 22 today and now looking for a bigger swing keal...any help on whats good I would apprec
NOT A CRUISER ANY MORE, sob, sob..... capta at 6:52pm 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3467 As resistant to new ideas as us old sea dogs are, sometimes we must bend with the wind. So after acc
tangled halyard mortyd at 5:30pm 09.09.12 Catalina 30 24/4530 once in a while we return to the boat to find the main halyard tangled around the mast and tangled t
Autohelm ST60 manual Grant0449 at 5:28pm 09.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1288 Does anyone know where I can get an ST60 operating manual? I am having trouble setting the depth me
topping lift question mortyd at 5:25pm 09.09.12 Catalina 30 8/4344 our boat is a late mkii and we need to replace the topping lift. doing what the p.o. did is no answe
Things that go splash. UPSGUY at 4:32pm 09.09.12 Catalina 22 27/3301 Perhaps I'm a little clumsy . But when rigging the main don't you think we could rig something bette

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Kudos to Peggy Hall - Installed Raritan Fresh Head no worries about contamination now Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:23am 11.03.22 Btw...I first learned about that "fix" in the mid-90s from a customer who owned a large Tartan...it
Its funny Friday! (1) JamesG161 at 8:21am 11.03.22 210582 Jim...
Can't Find that darn leak ! JamesG161 at 8:14am 11.03.22 Food for thought... 1) Every leak on a Hunter drains to the Main Bilge, exceptions being your Fuel
Rainwater in bilge JoeWhite at 8:11am 11.03.22 I had a similar condition. It took me 2 years to find out that the speakers mounted on the rear lazz
Its funny Friday! Davidasailor26 at 8:08am 11.03.22
Can't Find that darn leak ! rgranger at 8:00am 11.03.22 It could be condensation. You are in Ontario? I'm guessing the water is a lot colder than the air
Kudos to Peggy Hall - Installed Raritan Fresh Head no worries about contamination now marchem at 7:55am 11.03.22 There's a much easier way: Sink drain thru-hulls are below the waterline on almost all sailboats.
New Legend 35 owner here. pete c at 7:48am 11.03.22 My deck seems very solid. The previous owner has had it 22 years and seems to have kept it up well.
New Legend 35 owner here. walmsleyc at 7:36am 11.03.22 '88 Corrosion. Gonna drill a small hole and do a better inspection with endoscope. Rudder bearing
Outboard Motor Mount Wedge on the 222 dlochner at 7:34am 11.03.22 When docking at dead slow, being able to steer with the engine is wonderful when the tiller doesn't
Outboard Motor Mount Wedge on the 222 JBP-PA at 7:28am 11.03.22 To maneuver. steer with the rudder not the motor it is much easier than reaching back to the motor
Outboard Motor Mount Wedge on the 222 JBP-PA at 7:23am 11.03.22 I would agree whole heartedly . Never in the history of manufacturing would a company add something
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? xavpil at 7:20am 11.03.22 The bulkheads are a part of the boats skeleton. Like your rib cage, they give the boats fiberglass
The ghost ship of Diamond Shoals (2) JamesG161 at 7:18am 11.03.22 I may have solved the mystery. A famous Russian Pirate rrrg... Jim...
Capri 26 Owners - new owner of 93 #266 with questions (4) Black_Dog_Sailing at 7:03am 11.03.22 Jumping on this thread as the new owner of Hull 266, moving the boat back to New Bern, NC from Hayes
Dyneema for furler line All U Get at 6:40am 11.03.22
Can't Find that darn leak ! jssailem at 6:18am 11.03.22 Welcome to the SBO forum, Mike. The hole to describe sounds like a limber hole. One of many that a
The ghost ship of Diamond Shoals jssailem at 6:13am 11.03.22 An intriguing story. Thanks.
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? jssailem at 5:56am 11.03.22 The bulkheads are a part of the boats skeleton. Like your rib cage, they give the boats fiberglass s
Outboard Motor Mount Wedge on the 222 Timm R Oday25 at 5:41am 11.03.22 I would agree whole heartedly . Never in the history of manufacturing would a company add something

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