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Stuffing box question Ajay73 at 7:04pm 07.21.12 Ask All Sailors 47/14393 I have a 1980 C27 with a 5411 Universal diesel. I need some information from C27 owners with the sam
alternator confusion njl at 7:03pm 07.21.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/6423 I'm trying to fix the alternator wiring on my Volvo Penta md11c - it hasn't been working since I bou
H42 fuel consumption ? eianm at 6:09pm 07.21.12 Big Boats 17/2933 I know I have seen something on this here, but have just spent 30 minutes searching the forum and ca
Starter Boat advice? amykat321 at 5:39pm 07.21.12 Smaller Boats 5/2451 My husband and I are looking into buying a sailboat. I grew up sailing, but it has been awhile, so w
Possibly Buying a Cat22...need advice please! amykat321 at 5:16pm 07.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1499 My husband and I are looking into buying a sailboat. I grew up sailing, but it has been awhile, so w
Too much to race? william at 4:46pm 07.21.12 Ask All Sailors 26/4093 Bassackwards $200 race entries are down this year, about half, some blame a competing 'Round the Vin
Removing bow pulpit Saillife at 4:30pm 07.21.12 Big Boats 1/1208 I need to remove the plate that holds the anchor roller from the bow of my boat to get the side plat
Replacing a mast foot - ZSpar amphion83 at 4:28pm 07.21.12 Day Sailers 4/3193 Does anybody have a ZSpar mast that has ordered a mast foot in the past? Would you have a specific
Getting close (2) Sailinnsc at 3:43pm 07.21.12 Catalina 22 4/1737 Evening all, Getting close to puttin Lil' Bit in the lake, but could use some help She came with n
Ghost 13 Zeke Miller at 3:32pm 07.21.12 Parts Search 1/1628 Looking for a tiller for ghost 13, mine is at the bottom of a lake.:redface:
Pros and cons of Hunter 45cc for sailing the Great Loop (1) Danno at 2:12pm 07.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2235 http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=44.315888,-88.375635'zoom=14'markers=44.315888,-88.
removing M 18 starter and solenoid dc3693 at 1:39pm 07.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1385 I need to remove the starter or at least the solenoid. What is the best to do this? The diagrams of
Water from hot water heater smells luken7 at 1:14pm 07.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1644 For some reason, lately the hot water smells like rotten eggs. How do you clean or flush a hot water
How to flush AC rhythmsurfer at 11:53am 07.21.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1990 Can anyone give me a link to how to flush your AC unit. I am wanting to use diluted muriatic acid bu
selling my 37 c ? Terry411 at 10:07am 07.21.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1165 I think it's time for a different boat. Wish John C designed a 44 or so for Hunter. If any cherubini
Help with a repair LuzSD at 9:47am 07.21.12 Ask All Sailors 18/5220 I thought if anyone could help it would be this group so here's my problem: I am the main trimmer on
Lewmar 42ST parts Mariah too at 8:50am 07.21.12 Parts Search 6/5175 I have a set of Lewmar 42ST winches and need a pair of upper crown plates, the gripper jaws have cor
Finding spreaders and other parts for H19? Chesapique at 8:08am 07.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/999 I am trying to sort out a 1994 Hunter 19 that I picked up and apparently the spreaders need to be re
Help Me Learn sailnoproblem at 7:07am 07.21.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3639 I RETIRED AND WANTED TO SAIL, SO A YEAR AGO I BOUGHT A 1970 34C TARTAN, AND SPENT THE YEAR GETTING I
Stern Cleat Backing Plate SteveB at 6:29am 07.21.12 Big Boats 2/907 During TS Debby, watched my stern cleat flex fiberglass coaming. Cleat is attached with nuts/lock wa

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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
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? jssailem at 5:39pm 02.16.23 Tony The answer is general... Maybe. I have several different brands of winch handles on the boat an
Dockside water connection Capt Robbie at 5:37pm 02.16.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 5:28pm 02.16.23 213026
3jh5e impeller replacement Terry Cox at 4:52pm 02.16.23 I trust yours is the same gasket that looks like it's made from toilet paper Yup. Tissue paper thi
Question on Teak TimFromLI at 4:34pm 02.16.23 I used Cetol with great results for exterior. If you want to use a gloss be sure to read the label,
Question on Teak dmax at 4:19pm 02.16.23 I've used SEMCO - my experience was that it didn't last that long, needed to be re-applied after 2-3
Towing a pram shemandr at 4:05pm 02.16.23 We're going to need pictures, you know!

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