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Anchor light Bill Jones at 5:57pm 01.25.12 Smaller Boats 10/2926 My anchor/steaming light isn't working. Replaced bulbs, no change. Battery is fine. Suspect the p
Steering fix JasonC at 5:41pm 01.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1271 Just got the estimates to fix or replace my steering, 1100 to fix factory, or 1400 to replace it wit
Capn Fatte Vs Pirates? (1) emergpa1 at 5:16pm 01.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/914 in the context of yestedays BEEYOOOTIFUL performance of our TEAM SIX (oooooohrahhh) who has read the
1981 Hunter 30 Cockpit Cushions bommers at 4:29pm 01.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1302 Hi - Im a couple hours from my boat. Anybody have dimensions for the three Cockpit benches so I can
H23 cabin side lights RichB at 3:06pm 01.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1226 REPOSTING HERE FOR ALL HUNTER OWNERS.... The 23 has surface mounted cabin side lights. With about a
H23 side lights RichB at 2:14pm 01.25.12 Smaller Boats 2/853 The 23 has surface mounted cabin side lights. With about a dozen 3/4" screws. I am installing new l
Match the Weather w00dbybill at 2:10pm 01.25.12 Day Sailers 6/1514 I've recently purchased an ODay 26 furnished with a single roller headsail. Probably 150+% What s
How are hatch covers attached? robertsapp at 1:44pm 01.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2219 We have a few spare yards of Sunbrella, am I'm interested in taking a crack at trying to make some h
Nantucket Boat Found in Spain Soundbounder at 1:22pm 01.25.12 Sails Call Lounge 1/3700
Pirate Ship Theme- Good Idea or Bad? JoelHoover at 1:22pm 01.25.12 Ask All Sailors 36/5320 I need opinions! (No shortage of that here) I have an urge that's been simmering in my brain for
What does a newbie need to know about his swing keel? jeanmarc109 at 10:48am 01.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2306 I just bought a 1987 Mac I am 98% sure she does n othave water balast she does have a swing keel th
410 Water Tank Vents Sailgunner at 9:25am 01.25.12 Big Boats 3/906 I am curious if any other 410 owners have found this problem with their port and starboard water tan
Help with Porta Pottie Install (3) Sea22 at 9:03am 01.25.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2551 I have just installed a new MSD porta pottie in my Catalina 22, but am unsure about the best way to
45 passage propeller Heart_of_Gold at 7:10am 01.25.12 Big Boats 5/1152 I have a 1998 45CC Passage with a Yanmar 4JH2-HTE, 76hp. I need to replace my 3 blade prop. Can an
Return of the Handy Cat Soundbounder at 5:48am 01.25.12 Trailer Sailors 13/15463 Catboat fans may remember the Handy Cat, a fiberglass, gaff-rigged 14-footer designed by Merle Halle
new Garhauer davits (1) SBinNSB at 5:16am 01.25.12 Catalina 310 4/3571 I finally got around to installing our new Garhaurer Davits and engine hoist...very happy with the q
GHOST - Military Watercraft Prototype (1) Soundbounder at 5:13am 01.25.12 Sails Call Lounge 0/1968
Changes for Round Martha's Vineyard Race Soundbounder at 4:57am 01.25.12 Racing 1/4993
Sailing the Hull...Hunter 36/356's..in high winds? deacm at 3:36am 01.25.12 Big Boats 6/2070 Has anyone with a Hunter 36 or 356 been in strong enough winds such that they had their sails down a
the newbies jdzwahlen at 12:26am 01.25.12 Ask All Sailors 50/6820 My wife and i have decided to try our hand at sailing. Were wanting a easy to handle ( for a first t

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Icebox conversion kits Johnb at 8:41pm 03.13.22 The 120 volt dorm fridge I had before the Isotherm would start out at about 70 watts and as it ra
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power Mike M. at 8:41pm 03.13.22 Mike, As SFBay & David advised, your are going to have to trace and check the bilge pump DC ci
Icebox conversion kits DArcy at 8:40pm 03.13.22 What does that mean? You mean a 60W, 120V bulb? That would only be 1/2A, which is ridiculous - ab
Lightning strike jssailem at 8:35pm 03.13.22 Welcome to SBO. Mother Nature can really doo a number on our boats. What exactly did the lightening
Icebox conversion kits jviss at 8:17pm 03.13.22 Even my old system only draws the equivalent of a 60w light bulb when it comes on. What does that
Lightning strike Ralph Johnstone at 8:08pm 03.13.22 How do the electronics look ? I understand those can be vulnerable.
Looking for artists for a logo jviss at 8:05pm 03.13.22 My daughter is an artist and architect, a RISD graduate (Rhode Island School of Design) and has done
Allied Titanium? dLj at 7:47pm 03.13.22 I did not say titanium was not prone to crevice corrosion. In fact crevice corrosion is the corrosio
New S2 ( to me :) Md80max at 7:34pm 03.13.22 DArcy, thank you, good advice... I have been contemplating this decision for several days now...and
Why does Hunter have a bad name? fullbore at 7:28pm 03.13.22
Looking for artists for a logo mikeracca at 7:26pm 03.13.22 Are you in Port Orchard WA? These guys in Bremerton seem to do what you want: Signs That Work \| Gra
Lightning strike Justin_NSA at 7:10pm 03.13.22 I'm surprised that the mast was the only damage. The last strike here was on a multihull and it blew
Running Rigging Sailfanatic at 6:58pm 03.13.22 You want to use a low stretch line for your halyards, if you do, you can and should sue 5/156" size.
Icebox conversion kits MikeHoncho at 6:54pm 03.13.22 I did mine about three years ago. Do the work up front and either confirm proper insulation or fix t
Lightning strike (1) HandHFarms at 6:47pm 03.13.22 Ralph, thanks for the words of encouragement. Our family loves this boat and we were heart broken wh
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Hayden Watson at 6:36pm 03.13.22
Allied Titanium? (2) joe28532 at 6:30pm 03.13.22 DJ, I have personally seen stainless steel that appears to have only minor signs of corrosion on the
Lightning strike Ralph Johnstone at 6:26pm 03.13.22 Yes I know the halyards need to be replaced so please don't judge. Welcome to the site. No judge
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV (3) Dave96734 at 6:16pm 03.13.22 Resolved! Found an eyelet that pivots, allowing me to mount it to the angled bow pulpit & have the
Backing plates for Sinlocks? Ralph Johnstone at 6:10pm 03.13.22 Aluminum plates yes. And that's the easy part. Getting the bolts out of the plate without a) break

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