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wet cell house bank, agm backup. charger set to? Jared1048 at 6:16pm 04.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1041 Hello, I recently purchased 4 golf cart wet cell batteries and a xantrex 40amp charger. I currentl
Lehr propane outbourds higgs at 5:48pm 04.04.12 Ask All Sailors 27/4326 Interesting idea. they have a 2.5 and 5 horse that can run on the green propane cans you buy at Hom
Rudder support - oil stain? (1) boatminion68 at 4:59pm 04.04.12 Islander 1/3132 Does anyone know what is causing this? Cant figure out where the oil is coming from
Chain plate covers higgs at 4:46pm 04.04.12 Ask All Sailors 18/7743 In your opionion, what is the function of chainplate covers? That would be the fitting that covers
Engine control placement nveater at 3:54pm 04.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1065 So I went to the boatyard to pick up my boat (94 hunter 335) to move her to her summer berth. Engine
Ocean use? Ormonddude at 3:24pm 04.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/4297 I have sailed small catamaran even my Venture 15- miles off shore and I am thinking about getting a
Hunter 340 Volt Meter Replacement Johnbaileydarke at 2:37pm 04.04.12 Big Boats 3/986 Anyone have an easy answer on how to replace the middle gauge (volt meter) on the Hunter 340 pedasta
First Sail of the season Smithy at 1:31pm 04.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1209 Spring Break is here, and with it, a promise to my kids that I'd take them out for a couple days. Go
Raw/Sea Water Pump Rebuild Bigjer40 at 11:34am 04.04.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/2027 Can anyone tell me if a rebuild for a 1984 Westerbeke 10 Two is a simple task "so easy a cave man ca
What transmission do I most likely have? Bigjer40 at 11:25am 04.04.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2486 I just bought a 1984 Hunter 27 sailboat with a Westerbeke 10 Two Diesel engine. I cant find a stamp
Jabsco Electric Head MsEmee at 11:12am 04.04.12 Big Boats 3/1267 I had to replace the joker valve on the Jabsco Electric head this week. In doing so the flange that
Dingy facelift update (1) All U Get at 10:20am 04.04.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1826 Hi All, I started to give my dingy a facelift two weeks ago and have a picture of how we're going to
Lazarette cover (2) HalfwayThere at 9:41am 04.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1225 Need aft lazaratte (compartment for OB motor and fuel tank) cover for my 27 Catalina, 1976. Also cab
O'Day 39 Owner's Manual (3) Mata Hari at 9:06am 04.04.12 Bigger Boats 1/1548 Hello All, We had a survey done on an O'Day 39 yesterday we are looking at buying. I've attached
Looking for Cabin Door-1977 ODay 25 recordfinder at 8:32am 04.04.12 Parts Search 2/2531 Any ideas where to get a replacement cabin door, besides making one? How about interior replacement
Going sailing sailaway78 at 8:20am 04.04.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1447 Finally. After a long winter and an illness and a death in the family, going sailing. Helping a f
New (to me) Irwin 27 1969 (1) stewvan at 7:53am 04.04.12 Irwin 2/3842 Hello all. My wife and I are restoring an Irwin 27 built in 69. solid boat, engine runs great, goo
Rubrail removal Chris Bogle at 7:32am 04.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1793 Not that I am planning to replace the Rubrail this time around although it is damaged in spots but m
Fuel gauge (1) bugbitten at 6:58am 04.04.12 S2 12/2760 I'm still working on getting all my gauges working. Right now, I'm struggling with my original fuel
Sea Hawk 14 Radio westernc81 at 6:16am 04.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1064 My Dad got me a Sea Hawk 14 sea to shore radio at an auction. The radio was still in the wrapping w

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alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft Scott T-Bird at 12:07pm 10.19.22 The 27' boat I used to own, 1984 Starwind 27 SD with new yanmar inboard engine, is just about perfec
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat dlochner at 11:40am 10.19.22 Is the name of the boat reflective of the price you are paying for it? ;) Welcome to SBO, where yo
Foresail furler home made question Slavik at 11:37am 10.19.22 How does the sail attach to the forestay (or does it)? Usually the luff of the sail slides into a s
Took out our new to us 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 formerly of BudGates Slavik at 11:35am 10.19.22
Testing coolant pump? JoeWhite at 11:15am 10.19.22 The way that the needle is vibrating, it appears that the wire that is connected to the engine Tempe
1 gallon paint can pour spouts rbringle at 10:30am 10.19.22 I have had good results with storing paint/varnish cans upside down.
Quick Question Richard19068 at 9:51am 10.19.22 Probably your official coast guard registration number. Try a web search for coast guard hull identi
23.5 replacement parts sail sfbay at 9:34am 10.19.22 ........ Lifeline stanchions: 3 of mine have the little plastic cap at the top, one is missing. Life
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft Terry Cox at 9:34am 10.19.22 We sailed an H28 for three years. Shoal draft wing keel. Nice comfortable boat and easy to sail. She
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 9:00am 10.19.22 Perhaps PHRF along with the parameters you mention plus "real life" feedback from those that have s
Forestay decking coming out Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 10.19.22 There is more than one way to approach this and their are others on this forum with much more experi
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 8:49am 10.19.22 won almost every start I have won starts to... It is all about making sense out of the confusion..
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft _peterD at 8:38am 10.19.22 I feel the "PHRF" rating is a poor tool to measure against for your purpose. It is about speed comp
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up mermike at 8:29am 10.19.22 When I rebedded my chainplates I used blue tape at the threads to mark the turnbuckles. I did them o
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft FastOlson at 8:25am 10.19.22 We cruised a Niagara 26 for a decade. Fast and easy to sail. High quality design and build from Hint
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 8:22am 10.19.22 I did try connecting a length of poly tubing to the output of the pump with the other end of the tub
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 8:17am 10.19.22 I feel the "PHRF" rating is a poor tool to measure against for your purpose. It is about speed compa
Cockpit drain hole sticking up, incomplete draining. Solution? Justin_NSA at 8:16am 10.19.22 Yeah, you can see the outline of where the flange used to be... I'd bet BWY has them.
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Monheganlover at 8:13am 10.19.22 Look at the pic I attached. I did, thanks but, stupid question, it looks, then, like all you did w
Cockpit drain hole sticking up, incomplete draining. Solution? Project_Mayhem at 8:09am 10.19.22 There should be a flange that the bolts are fastened to. I would take out the "drain", clean it off

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