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Need Window Measurements foolproof at 6:44pm 08.20.12 Catalina 30 0/937 Hello all: We want to make curtains for our 1976 Catalina 30...does anyone have measurements for th
cat 25 dagger board will not raise 52516 at 6:27pm 08.20.12 Smaller Boats 1/1337 Believe the attachement on board is broken. What hardware is required to repair. Willl repair on div
Excellent commentary on sailboat race Don S/V ILLusion at 5:14pm 08.20.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2335 you won't believe this but it is legit: http://www.thatvideosite.com/v/5852
lost steering wheel nut kcroth4809 at 4:58pm 08.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1482 Somehow the nut that holds the steering wheel to the helm is missing. How do I get a new one for my
Engine overheat mellis18 at 3:41pm 08.20.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/3085 My wife and I went for our annual 4th of July parade. Beautiful day on San Luis Bay. However, we had
throttle problem MORNING LIGHT at 3:13pm 08.20.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1795 I have a capri 26 1991 with a Universal M 2-12 engine that began to run funny last week end. On neut
Leak during rain in Macgregor 26 X Ted22510 at 2:40pm 08.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2187 It is bothering me for a while. during the smalest rain water is sipping internaly from both sides i
Repower O'Day 30 David C at 1:25pm 08.20.12 Bigger Boats 1/1464 I need to re power my78 O'Day 30 it has a YSB 12 that I cannot get parts for. It needs a crank. what
Has anyone completed a crossing on their Cherubini? Bigjer40 at 1:16pm 08.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 11/10300 I love my 1984 H27, but at 6'02 I am looking to upsize. Sleeping in fetal position in vbirth is gett
S2 Decals texasprinter at 1:00pm 08.20.12 S2 9/3260 I have finished the restoration of my S2 8.5. The only problem is my bilge switch keeps turning on a
310 in print bobjames at 12:55pm 08.20.12 Catalina 310 0/1064 Hi Captains and Admirals: You probably just received the August - Fall issue of Mainsheet Magazin
Alternator output 13.5V SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:33pm 08.20.12 Ask All Sailors 4/4286 The manual for my Hitachi 80 amp alternator on my Yanmar engine shows a maximum regulated output vol
Maxwell-nilsson horizontal windlass cabos at 12:25pm 08.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3096 I got a Maxwell-Nilsson windlass on board my hunter passage (1991). To lift the anchor, we usually t
Boom Kicker install on my h23 C Jones at 12:25pm 08.20.12 Smaller Boats 0/903 The install went pretty easy. Had to relocate the boom vang bale aft for clearance. I did have to mo
Yanmar Diesel Spits Oil When Throttling Up/Down Quickly nickroskam at 11:46am 08.20.12 Engines and Propulsion 4/4137 I am new to inboards and have a 1990 Hunter 30 with an original Yanmar 18hp diesel. It runs great ho
Emergency Steering Tiller deckboyscott at 11:43am 08.20.12 Big Boats 4/1515 Can anyone direct me to a source for a replacement emergency steering tilller? The original went ove
Insurance rates mjmercer19248 at 11:14am 08.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1824 I have a Hunter 1980 Cherubibi, 37 ft. First boat I've owned. Got an insurance quote of $1,660/yr. I
head odors JFitz at 11:00am 08.20.12 Big Boats 1/993 Just had a sudden (and first time) occurence of head odors. Tank is pumped down and been treated, th
Customer Service OR LACK THEREOF kjensen677 at 10:59am 08.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/4 Our Beneteau 49, hull#100, developed a leak at the stern tube where it exits the hull on the port si
Skylight cover... Doug/Karen at 10:18am 08.20.12 Big Boats 1/728 Over the past winter, I discovered that one of my skylight covers, stacked in with the cockpit enclo

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old fixer upper. winter movie jssailem at 2:11pm 01.12.23 Fascinating video. Thanks Jon
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Captain Larry-DH at 2:09pm 01.12.23
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:05pm 01.12.23 You must have a very old VDO tach or just not following the installation instructions for a current
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 1:36pm 01.12.23
old fixer upper. winter movie JamesG161 at 1:08pm 01.12.23 All she needed was a bit of TLC Plus the sales of a lot of Dutch Chocolate And 9 Countries provid
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck MaryEllaRose at 1:08pm 01.12.23
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator dkinzer at 1:06pm 01.12.23 it really doesn't matter if the tach reads 850 rpm and the actual RPM is 860. I agree but mine is
The keel... is done THECUSCUS at 1:04pm 01.12.23 FWIW, I have never locked my keel in the down position. I have done alot of sailing in all kinds of
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck (1) jssailem at 12:50pm 01.12.23 cables/wires run beneath the deck (e.g., stern light and shore power wires) passing through a hole
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 jssailem at 12:37pm 01.12.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum. There has been great advice shared here. Missing gear is a price negotia
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 12:18pm 01.12.23 That will never seal with caulk or butyl tape. For the many of us who do not have a Hunter 280 could
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 11:17am 01.12.23 The reviews for the amazon listing say its the MSD version. Since it's amazon a returns are easy
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Alan Gomes at 11:05am 01.12.23 That AMazon listing has been up for years...and while it's listed as the MSD version, it's actually
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 LloydB at 10:41am 01.12.23 Find a local rigger to make an assessment and estimate the cost of adding those halyards. It's worth
The keel... is done rgranger at 10:37am 01.12.23 :beer:
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:33am 01.12.23 I assume you meant that you no longer can recommend these units? Yes...I meant to type "Discontinue
Hunter 380 muffler CAVU at 10:31am 01.12.23 That is exactly what we did. Local fiberglass team re glassed the entire exterior. In preparation th
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:26am 01.12.23 Thetford 550P MSD. They are no longer in production, but you can still find them out there. That A
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Hollyberry at 10:08am 01.12.23 Clean off and out as much of the hardened caulking that you can then replace with butyl tape. The b
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck LloydB at 10:02am 01.12.23 Clean off and out as much of the hardened caulking that you can then replace with butyl tape. The bu

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