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Tachometer Question Yanmar 20QM20 pelicanj45 at 12:53pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 10/6386
Oday 25 headsail Zephyr2 at 12:35pm 08.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1455 I recently purchased an Oday 25. The previous owner told me that rarely used the jib. When I took
310 starting problems jimbesikof at 12:25pm 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1092 I have an problem getting the starter to connect. The problem happen randomly. I turn the key on and
Generator shuts down chasmoyer at 12:06pm 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2700 This weekend at anchor I started my Kohler 8.5 Kw generator and after 20 seconds I realized I had no
Rigging coach4111 at 11:54am 08.13.12 Chrysler 0/2165 Chrysler C-13 Mast to boom rigging.. goose neck pin ' main sail tack.. Thanks...Don
Cradle Specs FreshwaterSailer at 11:40am 08.13.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1115 What are the specs for making a cradle for a Beneteau Moorings 38 (1992)?
What does sailing "Tender" mean? joes new addiction at 10:57am 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4969 The guy in the dock 3 down from me is selling his boat, a Rhodes 22'. For sheets and giggles I was l
Help! missing boat on Lake Erie Jumpstart at 10:55am 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3688 My friend needs help locating his boat which is adrift somewhere in eastern Lake Erie. The boat is a
Marine Growth... Capt Morgan at 10:22am 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4494 Removing Marine Growth (by hand)... Turns out my feathering prop isn't feathering very effectively
Beaching a 22 timshaw at 10:01am 08.13.12 Catalina 22 4/3941 We want to visit the marine parks around the Puget Sound, but without a dinghy we might need dock sp
For hunter 36 zinc Parker Chang at 9:06am 08.13.12 Big Boats 2/1062 hi I'm from Taiwan I would like to ask the 2005 vintage of the hunter 36 need zinc? Taiwan's agent t
New sirius 21 owner c bowers at 8:56am 08.13.12 Sirius 21/22 2/3673 Hi Everyone I just bought a 1979 Sirius 21 and have limited sailing experience. Hope to learn lot
Fenders Dunham at 8:48am 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1653 We've heard that the best place to tie up fenders is on the lifelines instead of the stanchions.
Chesapeake Bay Hunter Rendezvous ! Bob 04 H260 at 8:23am 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/889 I found out about the Chesapeake Bay Hunter Rendezvous on this website. Sherry and I decided to m
Great Tool chasmoyer at 8:19am 08.13.12 Big Boats 1/1111 I recently acquired a hooknife and telescopic handle to cut away debris from the bow anchor and/or p
venting the head area to the outside? centerline at 8:11am 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2291 what type of systems are there for venting the head on a boat? what type of thru deck vents are ther
CDI Furler sailinlou at 8:11am 08.13.12 Com-Pac 0/15718 I currently have a CDI Furler on my Compac 16/2 and I'm thinking about buying another CDI w/Ball Bea
good reasons for introducing fresh air to the bilge area.. centerline at 8:00am 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 18/7557 It seems to me that have a venting/blower system for the bilge area would be advantageous for a few
mac 25, questions about bilge area between hull and liner centerline at 7:39am 08.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1660 on the mac 25, how do you know if you have any water in the rear part of the bilge? it seems like th
Stern rail motor mount... Doug/Karen at 7:29am 08.13.12 Big Boats 7/2818 We have acquired a small (40 lbs.) outboard motor for use with our inflatable. I am interested in s

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1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 11:02am 02.26.23 Not 100% sure; however, I believe that Beneteau used interlux to initially coat all of the steel ke
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust BigEasy at 10:43am 02.26.23 Damn, I have seen coal tar epoxy used in some gawd awful places and it just will not let go, ever.
Wind generators, yay or nay? rgranger at 10:01am 02.26.23 Seems to me you might consider both solar and wind.
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 02.26.23 I recoated it with coal tar epoxy. Damn, I have seen coal tar epoxy used in some gawd awful place
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 02.26.23 We, along with probably 80% of the boats in our area, haul out annually for winter storage. Our ins
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 02.26.23 There are some good puns in there somewhere. :beer: I thought the same for an hour or two but cam
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:57am 02.26.23
Petrel mast diameter please. (2) jssailem at 8:51am 02.26.23 Welcome Peter to SBO Congrats on your boat. The Petrel has a bit of a history. There were 2 designs
Eliminate topping lift Kings Gambit at 8:11am 02.26.23
Modifications to an Albin Viggen Scott T-Bird at 7:49am 02.26.23 Apparently this is a deck-stepped mast and my first guess would be that the plywood was a retro-fit
Eliminate topping lift Davidasailor26 at 7:36am 02.26.23 Another way to rig a makeshift topping lift when not sailing is to use the backstay (if you have on
Eliminate topping lift JBP-PA at 7:00am 02.26.23 Another way to rig a makeshift topping lift when not sailing is to use the backstay (if you have one
advice on auto chart plotter (3) JBP-PA at 6:40am 02.26.23 It feels salty to have paper charts, but basically they are a waste of space, in my opinion. If yo
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Will Gilmore at 6:22am 02.26.23 Nikki should be able to whip one up in a few days on her lathe. She should probably use a hardwood,
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Davidasailor26 at 4:05am 02.26.23 I see you don't have a key and that's good because my key has nothing holding it in place in the "O
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Davidasailor26 at 3:54am 02.26.23 OK, let me back up here to :hing with Interprotect ? If not, isn't it a little expensive to fully
Wind generators, yay or nay? Joe at 11:13pm 02.25.23 I'm a solar guy, but I live in a climate (except this week:)} conducive to sun rather than relying o
Eliminate topping lift Joe at 11:06pm 02.25.23 I would consider it a blessing that you will now learn you don't really need a topping lift if you h
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Brians Mast at 10:58pm 02.25.23 Thank you for all the links and contacts. I'm in the process of reviewing them all. The engine ins
Eliminate topping lift Hollyberry at 9:19pm 02.25.23 We store our main halyard at the boom end while moored, stabilizes the boom then. Also rigid vang so

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