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6 years at rest tomblau at 5:53pm 08.28.12 Pearson 5/3235 Am looking to purchase a Pearson 30 wanderer hull number 123. She has been at rest for 6 years with
Hunter Discontinues Warranty Repairs HernandoBeacher at 5:38pm 08.28.12 Big Boats 7/2822 Received am email today from my dealer that Hunter is no longer paying for warranty work. I had wri
Universal M-25 in a Catalina 30? rross1776 at 5:23pm 08.28.12 Catalina 30 12/10162 Greetings! The prvious owner of my 1982 Catalina 30 killed the Universal 5411 that was in her. Is
Newport 17 bilsheryl at 5:09pm 08.28.12 Trailer Sailors 0/1735 I would like to see inside interiors of the 17. If you have pics of your interiors could you please
Marlow-Hunter Marine Charlie13958 at 4:38pm 08.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1091 Marlow-Hunter Marine Has a nice sound to it.
Winterizing Fresh Water Tanks canuck at 4:20pm 08.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1368 Any suggestions as to how to clear out the lines for winter storage in the Pacific north West? I wou
Looking for an owner's manual for Sirius 21 Georgian Bay sailor at 3:19pm 08.28.12 Sirius 21/22 2/5096 Is there a download for a Sirius 21 owner's manual available on this site? I'm just new here and spe
Part needed nusoom at 3:16pm 08.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/953 Does anyone know where I can get an original plastic engine vent for my 1996 First 36s7? On the orig
My perfect vacation hman at 3:01pm 08.28.12 Destinations 5/7796 I had one of the best vacations of my life last week....I crew on an Islander 30 for a friend, he as
shipping a Hunter Legend 37 mesadaveb at 2:41pm 08.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/928 Anybody shipped a Hunter 37? I am moving to San Diego from Seattle and want to get some data on ship
Rotten to the core! bugbitten at 2:04pm 08.28.12 S2 12/2905 oneAs some of you may recall, this is my first boat, and thus every experience with it is full of wa
Could this work (1) bilsheryl at 1:30pm 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2134 55870.vB Just wondering if anyone else have heard or tried it. Thank you
elice amelionne at 1:07pm 08.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/781 peut ont trouver un elice trois pale pour moteur westerbeke 10two pour voilier o day 272 1988 exi
Defense! capta at 12:57pm 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 51/8631 Ok, we've had our discussion about being boarded at anchor, but the more dangerous and deadly boardi
buying a hunter 40 legend garyj at 12:03pm 08.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1064 :dance:Hi all I'm thinking of buying a hunter 40 legend (1986) any inherent problems with this boat
search question doehunter at 11:57am 08.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1308 Sometimes I want to search a certain topic and I only want to search in Ask a Macgregor Owner forum.
Steering Loss - Thoughts and Musings Maine Sail at 11:56am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1972 So there we were, on only the second day out of the last 12 where we had enough good wind to sail. W
1985 macgregor 22 front cabin window/vent cover cavi at 11:34am 08.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2070 I just bought a 1985 macgregor 22, that is in good shape, but I do have a couple of things, and prob
Hunter 49 ( 50) Blueshedar at 11:28am 08.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/791 Hi, I,m an the Italian owner of a Hunter 50. My boat is armed with a self-tacking jibbow and a larg
Water leak Patrik at 11:23am 08.28.12 Big Boats 7/2277 I have tried to find a leak in my H356 during heavy rain. I have water on the floor in the toilette!

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Engine control panel modification (1) Scott T-Bird at 7:12am 03.07.23 Replacing the rim is the crux of the problem ... first off, it's been butchered and the biggest prob
MPPT controller location dlochner at 7:05am 03.07.23 I will be installing the MC4 connector fuses right after the solar panel. Fuses always go close t
Knock off that racket! JBP-PA at 7:04am 03.07.23 A previous owner of my boat used pool noodles. They were horrible to remove. Despite being inside
Engine oil drain hose adapter Hayden Watson at 7:02am 03.07.23 Not exactly that easy. Open end wrenches fit, couldn't get a full socket ratchet in there, the kee
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 7:02am 03.07.23 I ran into him yesterday, and he says he does not have any experience with anything other than SS c
gooseneck tack hook dlochner at 6:56am 03.07.23 Welcome to SBO. The hooks on a gooseneck are usually for a reef point. Can you post a photo of t
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 6:53am 03.07.23 I've done a fair bit (OK, an unreasonable amount) of thinking about this; considering synthetic for
First time sailboat owner JamesG161 at 6:35am 03.07.23 Thanks to some sage advice from jsailem; I found the slot. He told me to look up and there it was!
Loose Stanchions MT28.5 at 6:30am 03.07.23 Not a bad thought jdrutten, I will check that this weekend.
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 stickinthemud57 at 6:10am 03.07.23 Thank you, I really appreciate that! I ran into him yesterday, and he says he does not have any ex
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 6:07am 03.07.23 I can see you dilema. Our local rigging guy is good, but old school, and I am not sure if he has an
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 6:05am 03.07.23 We are probably 50% done at this point. I have ran the wire from the bimini top, down the backstays
Cleats?????? Project_Mayhem at 5:23am 03.07.23 No issue here as well with nylon cleats from '84 when I sold the boat 3-4 years ago
Cleats?????? rpludwig at 4:51am 03.07.23 Timely question! I have an '84, in a slip year round, no moon tide but occasionally a significant
Knock off that racket! dlochner at 4:49am 03.07.23 I love the PVC idea but a little unclear on how it's possible to install a rivet every 8-10ft or so
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:16am 03.07.23 *enough so
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:15am 03.07.23 Also, a heat gun on lowest setting; very lightly applied works pretty good on getting the old letter
Looking for rig tuning info for a 1990 C&C 30' MKII Apex at 3:16am 03.07.23 there are several sources online with graphics. But you have a masthead double spreader rig with in
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Captain Larry-DH at 3:07am 03.07.23 COVID.... while eased is not gone. Should a spike re-occur you'd have issues getting in. Assumin
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? sailme88 at 3:01am 03.07.23 COVID.... while eased is not gone. Should a spike re-occur you'd have issues getting in. Assuming

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