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1985 Hunter 40 keel weld seam - is this normal?? (1) cbrooks07 at 11:00am 07.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1267 Hi - I am new to the forum, and (hopefully) about to buy a 1985 Hunter 40. I viewed the boat today a
Replacement Prop for a H41 shiller at 9:42am 07.28.12 Big Boats 6/1645 I need to replace my 2 Blade factory installed prop on my Hunter 41. Does anyone know the make an s
Heading South Perfect Excuse at 9:24am 07.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1053 We desire to relocate our Hunter 410 to La Paz, Mexico from Port Moody, B.C. Currently, I have certa
Another Battery Question gjaffess at 9:11am 07.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1078 On my O'Day 272, I have the usual 2 battery setup. If i have it set for battery 1, will both batter
Lee Helm Question cb32863 at 8:32am 07.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 27/5130 Got my O' Day 25 finaly launched and have been having lee helm. Have loosened the forestay as much a
Keel Cradle jkowza at 8:24am 07.28.12 Sirius 21/22 5/3500 I happen to notice something the other day while the boat was on the trailer. The manual says to lo
5411 engine question: jrowan at 6:45am 07.28.12 Catalina 30 11/5097 Hello all, Does anyone else with a 5411 model Universal diesel know where the hose that exits up f
Bleed Screw: Which one is it? (1) Scup at 6:38am 07.28.12 Ask All Sailors 24/6859 ...on Yanmar 1GM10. See pic. Which screw is used to bleed the air from the secondary filter, "A"
Quadrant problems (4) Goldfinger at 6:09am 07.28.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1922 2? problems. 1) My quadrant stop is "working" the deck just behind the binnacle
Shower Curtain (2) gpd955 at 6:09am 07.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/11724 Did a search of the forums and couldn't find anything on this.... Have any Catalina (or other) ow
Making bed out of the table Ron.Korpan at 5:49am 07.28.12 Big Boats 4/1570 Recently bought a 92 hunter vision, suppose to sleep 7, tried to put the table down to make a bed, c
Catalina 27 Upwind Performance Ajay73 at 4:31am 07.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/6564 I have a 1980 C27 with the standard fin keel. Just this past week I was able to get out sailing it
Wet plywood encased in fiberglass weh5748 at 4:19am 07.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1348 On a recently purchased O'Day 19 in excellent shape overall I discovered and repaired several cracks
Cal 36 I think. ezajac at 3:49am 07.28.12 Cal 1/2918 Hello all. 1st time Cal threader long time reader. I have a 1968 Cal 36 I believe? The title for t
lifeline stops? Banooma at 3:27am 07.28.12 Ask All Sailors 11/4403 I saw something on a sailboat some time ago that impressed me with its practicality....if I imagined
Water tanks usage preference islandrunner70 at 8:14pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1407 On my Bene 370 there are two water tanks connected through a Y-connection to the fresh water pump.
Busted rudder Bob Cronin at 6:52pm 07.27.12 C&C 2/2433 Hi all The rudder on my beloved C'C 24 broke off at the water line (18 months I paid a boat wo
Fixture hole in cockpit Golden Road at 6:50pm 07.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1425 On my 1978 O'day 23 there was something mounted in the aft (transom) wall of the cockpit, equi dista
How to change the oil filter of M30 perkins, Beneteau 352 sirocovzla at 5:43pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1731 Any can help me and tell a easy way to change the oil filter of the M30 perkins diesel engine of th
Excellent Vendor Report - Sea Frost (1) Maine Sail at 3:26pm 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3179 So a few weeks ago I ran into Cleave, the owner of Sea Frost Refrigeration, on the dock at our club.

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Chart plotter choice overwhelm mforum at 7:21pm 01.24.23 Hi. Hope you are enjoying SBO. See you had a coolant leak. Hope you got it fixed. Many ideas and q
45' mast for Buchan 37 Project_Mayhem at 7:20pm 01.24.23 Have you tried reaching out to local fabricators? I know it's a stretch but it might be doable, espe
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Project_Mayhem at 7:09pm 01.24.23 A cheap boat is the most expensive type of boat. Also, you'd be totally messing with the engineering
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Project_Mayhem at 7:03pm 01.24.23 Oh am I definitely following this thread! :biggrin::facepalm::laugh::yikes:
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Scott T-Bird at 6:50pm 01.24.23 This is really over simplified. A standard OEM alternator will not last long due to the high charge
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 6:23pm 01.24.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type? T
Salinity tester stickinthemud57 at 6:11pm 01.24.23 I would think this would be more accurate than strips, and you could use it for a variety of things
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Davidasailor26 at 6:04pm 01.24.23
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? rgranger at 5:03pm 01.24.23
Slip n slide! rgranger at 4:53pm 01.24.23 It had the chemical structure for Mestranol, the active ingredient in birth control pills. SICK!
Head Discharge Pump Terry Cox at 4:47pm 01.24.23 Hi Jeff. Had a similar problem many years ago and wrote an article about it here: Hunter 42 Owner Mo
Single handing kappykaplan at 4:42pm 01.24.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type?
Single handing WI Rigger at 4:27pm 01.24.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type? Th
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Orbweaver at 4:12pm 01.24.23 Yea...I think this qualifies as a SPOT. (St---- Previous Owner Trick).
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Orbweaver at 4:08pm 01.24.23 It might be worth asking: WHY are the sails and rigging missing? Does the boat have any damage that
Head Discharge Pump Ralph Johnstone at 4:01pm 01.24.23 Any suggestions? Yes. The make of the head and what you've done so far to determine the cause of
Slip n slide! Allan12210 at 3:59pm 01.24.23 Yeah Dow Chemicals When I was in college studying Chemistry we had a Department open house. So we
Teak Rub Rail (1) Gene Neill at 3:57pm 01.24.23 I happen to have a spare one. It's 1 1/4" high, 11/32" thick at the top.
Slip n slide! rgranger at 3:37pm 01.24.23 That sounds like a slogan for a drug company! ;) Yeah Dow Chemicals
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? rgranger at 3:37pm 01.24.23 :facepalm:

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