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Seidelmann 34 known issues egent at 1:35pm 09.06.12 Seidelmann 5/10657 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 8/3969 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 5/1653 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 6/1582 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 18/3709 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 3/1167 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 4/1301 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 6/1974 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 9/1831 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 17/7530 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 1/1552 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 2/5225 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 14/6635 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 6/4291 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 14/3608 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 4/3140 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 4/9408 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 8/3494 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 0/2502 If anyone has spare parts that you would part at a reasonable price let me know. I have 3 lines off
Mast mount (1) Sullyd78 at 6:01pm 09.05.12 Smaller Boats 1/940 I have a 1998 Hunter 240? When erecting my mass, the bottom of the mast does not sit flush on mast

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Question on Teak (1) Mark Maulden at 9:30pm 02.16.23
Question on Teak (1) Joe at 8:53pm 02.16.23 I have used Minwax Spar Urethan pend. I've used this stuff for years on exterior. It'll easily last
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 8:38pm 02.16.23 .Yes that's why I'm still looking for my blue water boat. The Lakes going down pretty low here. I li
Hello to the community Joe at 8:34pm 02.16.23 Lake Travis is a pretty popular sailing lake. Years ago it was rated one of top 10 in country by Sa
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? (2) thinwater at 8:25pm 02.16.23 I've never had a backstay (4 boats). https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nub74vRHCqE/Xv5k4NSkP5I/AAAAAAAAQFc
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Joe at 8:14pm 02.16.23 It'll fit. Buy it. Not because it floats though, I have one of those Titan's and it floats..... bar
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Joe at 7:36pm 02.16.23 I have a Hunter 23, which has a backstay. I found out my friend who has a Hunter 23.5 does not hav
thru-hull size needed for bilge Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 02.16.23 Most likely the greatest increase to friction is the use of cheap corrugated vinyl hoses which I fou
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:26pm 02.16.23
3jh5e impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 7:18pm 02.16.23 All right, all right, I concede it's your clean living that has kept them from leaking :pray: . et.
Loading boat on trailer abouttime at 7:16pm 02.16.23 Update Thank you all for your input. I think that I now understand why my new-to-me boat is not set
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? dlochner at 6:55pm 02.16.23 Rig loads are pretty dynamic and there is some inherent redundancy for the forestay and backstay wit
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Davidasailor26 at 6:43pm 02.16.23
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? dlochner at 6:42pm 02.16.23 Welcome to SBO. Some rigs are designed to have a back stay, some not. Hunter used a B & R rig on a
Question on Teak Davidasailor26 at 6:37pm 02.16.23 This is one of those religious topics where there isn't a right answer, just personal preferences.
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 02.16.23 Mostly I find the locking mechanism to be a PITA. In 40 years of sailing I've never been on a boat
Dinghy repair follow up Project_Mayhem at 6:06pm 02.16.23 The Flex Seal spray doesn't work well for this application. I'm guessing it lasted about two months
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? dlochner at 5:53pm 02.16.23 The winch handle will fit in a Harken winch. The sockets have been standardized for decades. The loc
Dockside water connection (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 5:44pm 02.16.23 Kind of an over -simplified diagram but it shows the proper connection point
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Hello Below at 5:41pm 02.16.23 One word - Starlink

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