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Sails for o'day 22 Mhertz at 8:26pm 04.08.12 Day Sailers 12/4504 Looking for a small jib -- used or new. Hanked set up. Any suggestions very much appreciated. Mic
Shaft Replacement chiefwarren at 6:39pm 04.08.12 Catalina 30 13/3679 Can the Shaft be removed without dropping the rudder? I have viewed posts that say yes and some say
Going South seadaddler at 6:24pm 04.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1054 We are heading out tomorrow to meet up with many other sailboats from PGSC and we hark Rare heading
Replacing C27 cockpit scupper hoses stevec22206 at 6:16pm 04.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2307 Can anyone tell me what the inside diameter is for the cockpit scupper hoses on a late eighties C27.
caulking around the windows jackfromhicksville at 5:40pm 04.08.12 Smaller Boats 5/1238 I would like to replace the caulking around my windows. What should I use? Someone asked me what ma
H34 Need to replace Bilge Hose PGIJon at 5:16pm 04.08.12 Big Boats 8/1363 First of all, that's to everyone who has taken the time to respond to all my questions here! I h
LED Lights for Catatlina 30... GEM555 at 4:41pm 04.08.12 Catalina 30 13/7480 I have a Catalina 30 and want to replace the RV - looking units with LED fixtures. Any advise? Tha
Mystery Liquid (1) Manny at 4:30pm 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2212 So I have a mystery leak that I've had trouble locating, it runs down the cabin liner on the starboa
Purchasing a new used sailboat Gianni at 4:24pm 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2321 Hello my name is john Gallo I haven't done this before, what is the appropriate protocol when buyin
Hairline cracks on gelcoat (2) patmacdonald at 4:04pm 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1455 I have a 1976 C'C sloop. Took off the bottom anti fouling over the winter ' noticed a bunch of hairl
Easter Daysail Roger Long at 3:02pm 04.08.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2175 I tried out my new back with a 25 nm daysail that would have been memorable in normal circumstances
Connectin Raymarine A70 Geoff K at 2:47pm 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1250 Anyone know the proper power connection for a Raymarine A70 display? I'd like to hook it up at home
336 Hunter hunt for battery charger Canoe at 2:20pm 04.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/2632 I've owned my 336 Hunter for 3 years, but never had to question the battery charger. This spring th
Chartplotter Installation on Edson Guard bobster311 at 1:49pm 04.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/12163 I have purchased a Garmin 740 chartplotter for my 1988 Catalina 30 and am figuring out how best to i
New Old Topic - Starting Batt Long Story at 1:41pm 04.08.12 Catalina 310 18/3813 I am asking 310'ers due to our space limits and such. I am sure I have seen this posted before but
1981 Hunter 33 Rudder Replacement spadaforaj at 1:28pm 04.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1227 Just heard from the mechanic - Rudder shaft is bent and the entire thing needs to be removed, fixed
Seemed Like a Good Idea... (2) Squidd at 12:34pm 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 22/4408 Had to replace the depth finder as the one that came with the boat was non functional (Fish Finder S
coolant draincocks sailor1950 at 12:16pm 04.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/964 hunter enclosed the 3ym20 in my 2008 hunter 31 so well that I can't see the draincock in the coolant
Catalina 27 lower shroud eyebolt angle junaido at 11:37am 04.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/3518 So I recently bought a Catalina 27 (1976) standard rig. On her maiden sail, we lost the eyebolt on t
Lady J goes home... (6) CharlieCobra at 11:29am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1646 Yesterday was a great day with lots of sun and a good building breeze. I took the ferry over to por

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Hunter vision in mast wires P Lund at 9:00am 09.05.22 I put a bore scope camera into main halyard mast hole. Looks like 3/4 in PVC. This might be a chal
Windlass Power Source Tedd at 8:53am 09.05.22
Hunter 326 running rigging sail sfbay at 8:43am 09.05.22 9.5 -10mm (3/8") low stretch is fine for your length sailboat. This article recommends 8-10 mm for
Bottom Paint Clarification colb218 at 8:36am 09.05.22 Paint the through hulls, marine flora and fauna will grow on the thruhull as well as the fiberglass.
Windlass Power Source dlochner at 8:29am 09.05.22 Second Star's windlass is wired to a Positive Bus Bar before the battery switch. All of the charging
Main sheet line Hunter 326 jssailem at 8:23am 09.05.22 Beautiful scenic water. Kind of explains why boats developed so many different sails. Trying to capt
Hunter 326 running rigging RobAL at 8:22am 09.05.22 One more question on this topic - for some reason the main sail halyard spec isn't in my manual, my
Bottom Paint Clarification dlochner at 8:13am 09.05.22 Paint the through hulls, marine flora and fauna will grow on the thruhull as well as the fiberglass.
Windlass Power Source jssailem at 8:13am 09.05.22 The Studer MBI 100/3 is using a diode/capacitor technology. This is different from the BlueSea ACR w
Main sheet line Hunter 326 (2) RobAL at 8:06am 09.05.22
Airmar ST 800 Odd Problem dlochner at 8:02am 09.05.22 Sounds like there might be fault in the cable or connector. When the transducer is installed the wir
Windlass Power Source Scott T-Bird at 8:01am 09.05.22 I think to a greater extent it depends on your start battery. I don't think you have described it e
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) dlochner at 8:00am 09.05.22 I leave my clock and barometer on board all year. Even leave the battery in. It gets cold here on th
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) Davidasailor26 at 7:48am 09.05.22
Navigation Lights Beneteau Oceanis 31 SycloneDriver at 7:35am 09.05.22 Hi @SycloneDriver thanks a lot for your pictures! You'r welcome. I hope the pictures were helpful
1977 O'Day 27 - Water damaged bulkhead / Chainplate Repair MarionAdele at 7:33am 09.05.22 O'Days can/do have issues with moisture in the deck core - they didn't seal the core at the opening
1977 O'Day 27 - Water damaged bulkhead / Chainplate Repair MarionAdele at 7:28am 09.05.22 Hello K. Welcome to the SBO forums. Congrats on your new to you boat. While it is natural to shout
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer sailcapt340 at 7:04am 09.05.22
Battleship Texas (1) Bill19233 at 7:01am 09.05.22 Monument Inn was my favorite. Could never decide between the chicken fried steak or a seafood platte
Windlass Power Source JamesG161 at 6:51am 09.05.22 On my boat, the Start Battery is used for... 1) Windlass 2) Electric hoist 3) Bilge pump 1 & 2 us

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