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Leak at windlass xsiddr at 2:01pm 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4297 Just finished rebedding the windlass. It still leaks! Am I missing something? The water seems to com
Sewer Work Roger Long at 1:44pm 10.18.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/4859 What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, I was out on the deck in the sunshine doing sailor kind o
Where to locate eberspacher in 340 MFord at 1:40pm 10.18.12 Big Boats 1/969 Any pics of install and duct runs would be useful Mike
Oil leak on a Yanmar 3qm30 jluke at 1:13pm 10.18.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/2542 I have a fair amount of oil leaking out of what appears to be the #3 rocker arm support where the oi
My Boat Leaks! ccraigmile at 12:11pm 10.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2273 I've fixed up my 1974 Mac V 25 and have had it dry docked. used it 7-8 times and finally got it a h
Just wanted to update. Bob S at 11:30am 10.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 2/3050 http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=139274 I pulled the boat yesterday :cry
Sticky fenders capta at 10:50am 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4797 We've got the red ball type fenders and they are making a mess of the boat, now. They have a sticky
shutting thru hull valve while sailing vmaks at 10:29am 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2773 I have read in so many places that now I am unclear of what I should REALLY do. My thru hull valve
460 Weather Helm liberty420@verizon.net at 10:27am 10.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1264 I have a 2001 Hunter 460 which suffers from severe weather helm when sailing down wind in 20-30k gus
dinghy storage vmaks at 10:21am 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1469 Not much on the site pertaining to dinghies......purchased a used pvc dinghy. Boat is 5 hrs away fr
Hard Starting jerry10848 at 7:16am 10.18.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/4251 I have an '84 O'Day 28 with a Universal M-15 (5411) two cylinder diesel engine. Lately, it has been
H25/H27 Forward Hatch Jon Bastien at 12:38am 10.18.12 Smaller Boats 0/832 Hi Everyone, I just got my ActiveCaptain/Defender 1st deal of the week, and it's for the Lewmar
Reseting electricty gunsiray at 9:13pm 10.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1460 Dear Friends, I am an owner of Beneteau 461 ( 1997 ). My problem is: If I am getting 220 V from the
MOTORCROSS--DIRT BIKERS--Sailors Ali Baba at 8:10pm 10.17.12 Sailing Motorcyclists 0/161668 just joined this part of the forum. always enjoyed Sailing on lake Erie but about 15 years ago I bo
Disassembly of the Shaft Coupling Nodak7 at 8:06pm 10.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1273 I am about ready to install a dripless seal on my prop shaft. Just wanted to find out what the best
Spinniker rigging ? winstonrud at 7:42pm 10.17.12 Smaller Boats 5/1608 I recently purchased a 23.5 which in my opinion is one of the best boats out there no docking fees a
insurance seangrant at 6:58pm 10.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1475 I have a 27 foot hunter purchased in 2007. It is time to renew insurance. Does anyone have an idea
fenders cleaned redhead78 at 6:41pm 10.17.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4571 Hi all, just got a good look at my fenders whew, dirty....Help me out I recall seeing a thread over
Fitting & Facing A Prop Shaft Coupler Maine Sail at 6:36pm 10.17.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1905 Kudo's to this guy who GETS IT RIGHT! I have been harping on the details of this for years and this
Hunter 26 Center Board Richard Joint at 5:41pm 10.17.12 Smaller Boats 2/1362 Ref Hul HUNF 0587 D 696 The line to my Centre Board is jammed (previous owner instaled 1/2 line wh

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Heart stopping drone footage dLj at 7:07am 03.25.23 I love the drone shots! That was awesome! @Joe Thanks for sharing. It's incredible how fast those
300A T Fuse 12V dlochner at 6:03am 03.25.23 The one you posted is 125v. A fuse rated for a higher voltage is good for lower voltages, but not
Heart stopping drone footage Crusty Ol Salt at 6:01am 03.25.23 That was cool
Heart stopping drone footage dlochner at 5:23am 03.25.23 That is certainly a young person's ride! Not for us old geezers. Thanks for sharing.
Keeping Seagulls off the Bimini sailliny at 4:37am 03.25.23 We had the same issue and the BIRD-B-GONE bird spiders with Sandbag worked. We have three to get t
Seeking Advice for New headsail 37c Jim Legere at 3:47am 03.25.23 Lots of discussion here on SBO about the merits of sloop versus cutter rig for the H37C, as a quick
37c holding tank questions, please help Jim Legere at 3:34am 03.25.23 Sorry, I thought this was posted in Hunter 37 cutter. Oe tank stainless, 1984, and they are known t
Looking for a day 23 mast around providence RI Rick486 at 3:11am 03.25.23 Rig Rite worth a call. Spars, Rigging, and Hardware for Sailboats Rig-Rite, Inc
Solar wires in arch on Hunter 356? (2) KiwiChris at 9:20pm 03.24.23 Snow! What's that! we enjoy sailing year round thankfully. Thanks for your answer. I guess I want
Its funny Friday! Michael Davis at 7:16pm 03.24.23
I thought I should post this warning. WayneH at 6:25pm 03.24.23 Are you planning to use the LFP battery as a start battery? Most LFP batteries can not be used as a
Its funny Friday! (1) Tally Ho at 6:01pm 03.24.23
Solar wires in arch on Hunter 356? chuckwayne at 6:00pm 03.24.23 yes you can - I ran my solar wires around the traveler and large tubes on the port side. the speaker
I thought I should post this warning. Captain Larry-DH at 5:48pm 03.24.23 Some time ago in another thread about boat odor, someone mentioned using an ozone generator. I wond
Sailing and restoring #9874 (3) AaronD at 5:47pm 03.24.23 Em-Trak B953 AIS Transceiver We've been caught out in fog a couple times, and decided we'd really l
Antenna size Project_Mayhem at 5:29pm 03.24.23 Generally speaking, the higher the frequency, the smaller the antenna. I'd guess at 32" it's for you
Starwind 19 project boat Project_Mayhem at 5:24pm 03.24.23 I went ahead and painted it What kid of paint and how did you apply it? It looks great!
Sourcing original hull decals Rjm st.petersburg at 5:02pm 03.24.23 putasignonit@gmail.com Duplicated my Hunter 41 for the hull and even the Deck Salon and bubble Hunte
300A T Fuse 12V Rjm st.petersburg at 4:45pm 03.24.23 There wasn't any burn marks, melted wiring or insulation. As I removed the starter to be checked out
Rolling furler question about foil (1) zinahewitt at 4:06pm 03.24.23 Well, to sum it up. If you are in racing mode. You turn the screw on the feeder like Claude said. Y

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