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Yanmar 3jh4e Oil Change Help Needed sailingguy2005 at 7:14pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/12643 I have a 40hp Yanmar 3jh4e which I will be changing the oil. I've never done this on this engine. Th
Best antifoul for a trailerable? southernsailer at 7:13pm 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 7/2566 What is the best antifoul for a trailerable. I have a 94 23.5 cruise pac. I want to leave it in the
Curley Mast (2) finding41 at 6:12pm 04.21.12 Trailer Sailors 17/4750 I raised my mast in the driveway yesterday for the first time. I just lifted it my self and was surp
Whisker Pole Length Question kpgraci at 6:03pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 10/8648 I've always read that a whisker pole should be 100% the length of the foot of the jib. But accordi
Help lost key Lost Parent at 5:36pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2370 1982 Catalina 30 diesel It has 4 plug in spades on the back and one screw terminal . It looks orig
Assistance with Bow Eye Replacement. Leak prob. too abk at 2:52pm 04.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3649 My 1984 m25 bow eye ihas slid out and moves back and forth as it is loose. I removed the rig covere
Wheel Bent Any ideas? PGIJon at 2:43pm 04.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1202 While tying to install the raymarine wheel pilot on my h34, I have discovered that the wheel is lops
Bunks - for my Cat 22 to sit on - trail rite trailor (2) Sailor boy at 2:33pm 04.21.12 Catalina 22 19/4709 I could use some words on replacing my bunks ... best wood - sealing it - bending it - covering - et
Volvo Ocean Race, who is watching? RECESS at 1:53pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1401 Their coverage this year is outstanding. When they are out away from shore they load a 3 - 5 minute
Storm Jib Chris Bogle at 1:29pm 04.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1593 Just tried the sails that came with recently purchased Oday 22 ' found that the jib is a storm jib '
Some happy All U Get at 12:28pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2180 Yahoo, I started two outboards today and only had to remember what that turtle means. The two-strok
hunter centerboard removal motdem at 11:16am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 1/1045 hi, does anyone know how to remove the 212 hunter centerboard? tom
oday 25 mast step hinge pins tigereye37 at 10:29am 04.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/4936 Does anyone know of a good source for replacement hinge pins for a 1976 oday 25? Also, if anyone kn
Broken stays in sail RDS2012 at 8:42am 04.21.12 Day Sailers 2/1340 Another newbie question. I just bought a '88 Hunter 18.5 and the stays (?) in the mainsail are brok
No Drain To Bilge In Forward Compartment healeyman at 8:08am 04.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1823 Recently repaired a water leak in the bow berth. (The bow compartment where the fresh water tank sit
Questions on Jib Handling and Reefing treeman at 8:03am 04.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2263 Hello: This is my first season with an O'day 222. At this point, I've got 2 hours of sailing exp
Downwind Surfing Sailm8 at 6:58am 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1608 Just returned from a two week trip and I was wondering. I had to motor sail to keep up with our gro
h-34 mast unstepping JFitz at 6:55am 04.21.12 Big Boats 8/2251 I'll be unstepping my H-34 mast for the first time. If I recall correctly, I attach the the crane lo
What would you improve? Maury Wray at 6:44am 04.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2338 I'm completely refitting a 1981 Venture from the ground up. If you stripped your boat of all riggin
Raymarine Speed Wheel Tim Gunderson at 6:26am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 4/1615 Hi, My Raymarine Speed Wheel seems to stop turning occasionally, so my speed gauge stops working in

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Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Terry Cox at 12:43pm 12.11.22 A bit different model boat here, but the sea water pump on our engine is in the same location. Repla
Oh no, not that sticky! Ralph Johnstone at 12:34pm 12.11.22 I would use a hair dryer or heat gun when removing it I think you've condensed 35 posts into one
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller capta at 12:04pm 12.11.22 I don't know the engine or boat, but do you think it might be easier to remove the whole pump, rathe
Oh no, not that sticky! Project_Mayhem at 10:54am 12.11.22 How can you go wrong with that stuff :rolleyes: ? Maybe after it rips the gelcoat off the fibergla
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle dave_and_dd at 10:53am 12.11.22 Halyard knot sounds like the thing to do. Had always heard knots don't hold as well in Hi-Tech lines
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort jssailem at 10:48am 12.11.22 Hi Taylor. Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on your first season. My first boat was a Montgomery
Just had to show these off (1) Tally Ho at 10:44am 12.11.22 I do wonder just how much of my bottom shows when I'm heeled that far over. Maybe I should rename t
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Ralph Johnstone at 10:36am 12.11.22 Any chance you can supply a few pictures ? Sounds like the sort of thing that makes one ill at fi
Oh no, not that sticky! Ralph Johnstone at 10:31am 12.11.22 I knew I found the right tape when a reviewer claimed it ripped off the finish of his table :biggri
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle jssailem at 10:18am 12.11.22 :plus: on @Joe 's recommendations.
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort Justin_NSA at 10:10am 12.11.22 You're a big guy. You make that V17 look even smaller that it actually is. I can't imagine 2 of you
Boat Smells! Hollyberry at 9:59am 12.11.22 Seems all boats have a distinctive smell, some worse than others, ill maintained ones worst of all (
Tell-tail windows in genoa Hollyberry at 9:49am 12.11.22 If the sun is hard on the windward sail surface it can be very difficult to see the leeward side.. I
Just had to show these off stickinthemud57 at 9:44am 12.11.22 Just placed an order for the LiteSkins with the "Big Jib." What kind of sailing difference have you
Tell-tail windows in genoa Joe at 9:29am 12.11.22 I am buying a new main and genoa this winter and am thinnking about adding one or two tell-tail win
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? Patrikh at 9:13am 12.11.22 I have my placed in the port cockpit locket close to the batteries as recomended by a professional b
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle Joe at 9:08am 12.11.22 This is what I've been using. The Halyard Hitch I used to build a "luggage tag" eyesplice (long l
Side view line drawing of 386 Patrikh at 9:07am 12.11.22 https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/uploads/386Brochure.pdf
Tell-tail windows in genoa jssailem at 8:58am 12.11.22 Well there you go. One reason to question the benefits of having a crew with critical thinking abil
Boat documentation Sailor Sue at 8:37am 12.11.22 We're the 3rd owner of our current boat. The original owner had the order form from J Boats with all

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