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Racor fuel/water separator Jim Beck at 1:18pm 07.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1636 Just had a Racor 500 installed to replace the factory installed primary fuel filter on my H33. Just
Need forward berth measurements Jack - La Paz Mx at 1:10pm 07.08.12 Catalina 30 4/1399 Our Cat 30 has lived in La Paz Mexico for the past 14 years. We live aboard for 5-6 months each win
Capsize screen McZube at 12:59pm 07.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1377 I found a spec for my H31 that gives a Capsize screen of 2.03 What's a capsize screen? Thanks.
shipping a steel cradle Alethea9 at 12:31pm 07.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2035 We may need to ship our steel cradle for a 30 ft. Catalina about 50 miles by land. . .we can sail th
Rudder bearings how did this ever work??? (2) Cmp1110 at 11:01am 07.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1321 Dropped the rudder on my 85 28.5 as suspected top bushing was loose from the hull but as shown in th
Selling my 71 UPSGUY at 10:18am 07.08.12 Catalina 22 15/2016 I listed my 1971 c22 for sale on Craig's list NY for a really reasonable price and yet can't find a
License to operate VHF on Chesapeake Bay McZube at 9:56am 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2590 I've been sorting through papers we got when we bought the boat. I found an expired SHIP/AIRCRAFT R
First solo shanker at 9:54am 07.08.12 Smaller Boats 9/2087 Yesterday I was stood up by my sailing crew. It was so beautiful out I decided to try it on my own.
ICW - Norfolk to FL Keys captainpat at 9:01am 07.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1796 I made the trip to the Keys from Barnegat NJ via ICW in '03. I am planning to make the move this fa
First Sail Trim Control To Learn? Don Guillette at 8:48am 07.08.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/7838 I had an interesting conversation with a Tucson, AZ beginner Catalina 27 sailor. The subject was one
shipping parts Christine at 8:44am 07.08.12 Catalina 22 3/988 I was wondering if anybody has experience shipping parts around the country? I got an on line quote
Help with the main sail cpietsch at 8:26am 07.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1471 I am new with the Macgregor 25 after stepping up from a compac 23. I bought the boat from a guy who
keel trunk leak / repair ? john naylor at 7:58am 07.08.12 Catalina 22 4/2829 i did ! forgot to raise the swing keel on my cat '22 ! the wave action against the keel in the down
Hatch Screens jmce1587 at 7:43am 07.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1771 I am looking for suggestions for installing window screen material on top of or under (cabin side) h
Transporting a long mast merlinuxo at 7:27am 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3484 Some time back a SBO member poted a description and pics of transporting his mast by supporting it w
Lifeline boat hook brackets (1) maryg0802 at 6:59am 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2795 Hi everyone, I am in search of brackets that attach to the lifeline that would hold a boat hook. A f
First Boat jberube85 at 6:48am 07.08.12 Day Sailers 5/1487 Well after 15 years of sailing and power boating on other peoples boat my girlfriend and I took the
stinky issue? Tommyrbk at 6:43am 07.08.12 Catalina 22 16/2426 Purchesd my 81 catalina 22 last winter. I have a odor in the cabin after it has been closed for some
Battery charging Huntington41ds at 6:31am 07.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1498 I have been on a mooring for 2 days after motoring for 8 hours. Running just the fridge, elec toilet
Another "identify this part" thread. (2) Chris Patterson at 6:24am 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1873 In the process of building another spinnaker pole, my neighbor,(on a San Juan 30), donated this pole

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Looking to add NMEA2000 to Hunter 386 - cabling routing? dtrask at 6:05am 01.23.23 @Crusty Ol Salt I've been looking at the Ancor products as my initial research shows they may have a
Chart plotter choice overwhelm jssailem at 6:05am 01.23.23 Hi. Hope you are enjoying SBO. See you had a coolant leak. Hope you got it fixed. Many ideas and qu
Mast stepping sailme88 at 5:14am 01.23.23 It's on the yard, it will happen on the yard and Monday I'm finding out about outside services been
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Joe at 2:21am 01.23.23 I put 7" B&G Vulcan on a double swing arm mounted just inside the hatch on starboard side. The unit
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 Joe at 1:59am 01.23.23 "Check out the sailing blog "Sailing Uma" Go back to their first few years and you'll find a lot o
Water heater, electrical enigma JoeWhite at 9:06pm 01.22.23 What happens if you disconnect the water heater power wires from the water heater and connect it to
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Stu Jackson at 9:04pm 01.22.23 Canadian charts will cost a lot. Lower Gulf Islands are covered in US charts, just check for yourse
Hunter Legend 41 - Raymarine Linear Drive Autopilot Stella Orion at 8:10pm 01.22.23 Keoki. I have a Hunter Legend 37. I'm wondering the same question. I'm currently using a Raymarine w
Water heater, electrical enigma TimFromLI at 7:46pm 01.22.23 I had an issue on a previous boat where the water heater would trip the GFCI every time the breaker
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Ward H at 7:40pm 01.22.23 I considered this but the wall thickness of the buttress thread thru hull is thicker than the CF250
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 6:33pm 01.22.23
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue dlochner at 6:31pm 01.22.23
Beneteau 361 cockpit shower faucet replacement bmadan at 6:15pm 01.22.23 Thanks for the advice. I'll check out scandvik.
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 6:13pm 01.22.23 And the other option is to use the CF250 recessed thru-hull but have Forespar mount it with a specia
Hunter 280 mast Question Crusty Ol Salt at 6:01pm 01.22.23
What is This, Anyone Need One? stickinthemud57 at 5:58pm 01.22.23 I recall seeing one in an ad, about 30 years ago. It mounted on the rear side of a spar for an exte
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Crusty Ol Salt at 5:43pm 01.22.23 I am doing the same thing this winter. Here is a Raymarine bundle that runs just a little over $1k I
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Ward H at 5:35pm 01.22.23
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 (1) fred1diver at 5:28pm 01.22.23
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 (1) Tally Ho at 5:23pm 01.22.23 Hey everyone, spring is almost here, I wish! looking to upgrade my galley in my Pearson30 Need new

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