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62HP Yanmar in a 99 Hunter 420 therobesons at 6:38pm 11.23.11 Big Boats 2/1744 As you all know by now, we are looking to buy the 1999 Hunter 420 CC and just trying to do my homewo
Help with Honda b75 outboard? traveljunkies at 6:30pm 11.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4442 Does anyone know of any other motors that share parts, (prop housing) with the Honda B75 (7.5 hp)?
Is it safe to fly a spinniker on a 420? therobesons at 6:24pm 11.23.11 Big Boats 5/1545 Because of the NO back stay B'R rig, is it safe to fly a full spinnaker or should you only use the s
Going Electric Wavelength at 3:44pm 11.23.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3629 The Admiral would like the head to be electric. I have sourced 2 models of conversion kits. Raritan
Pump Out hose Lost Parent at 3:37pm 11.23.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2069 Hi everybody , just installing new holding tank with maserator and new deck pump out. I am wonder in
Oday 22 boat cover needed - help! McElhiney at 2:02pm 11.23.11 Parts Search 0/1938 I am trying to find a boat cover for a 22' Oday sailboat. The boat is on its trailer with the mast d
Main Traveller sailorfox at 1:40pm 11.23.11 Bigger Boats 3/1644 I just boat an O'day 27 as for my son and and I. It was built in 1976 and clearly over the years has
Winterizing questions a Yanmar 3GMF30 on an H34 dqb24 at 12:14pm 11.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/4193 Three questions that do not seem to have a clear answer after searches: 1. Can you/should you fog
Water Maker Jeff20919 at 11:51am 11.23.11 Big Boats 2/1253 Has anyone installed a watermaker on a 2006 or newer Hunter 45 Center Cockpit? I am interested in w
Oceanis 320 Transat Miguel Velez at 11:47am 11.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/6275 Dear all, I have a Oceanis 320 and I want To do a Transat. Me, my wife and my young soon. Having s
Band Plan Changes windward54 at 11:45am 11.23.11 SSB and Ham Operators 0/11847 I just heard that there is a change to the 60 meter band. The following changes were made to 60 mete
Ice Age Discovery of America:the Solutrean Hypothesis rognvald at 9:57am 11.23.11 Ask All Sailors 21/8071 The use of boats in discovery is legendary. Now, the latest evidence of the discovery of North Ameri
Mixing NMEA 0183 and 2000 Tim R. at 9:46am 11.23.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3564 I have a Garmin network with a 0183 chartplotter. I am planning on replacing my AP and instruments
Your photos & thoughts-1984 Hunter 34 Refit brian3820 at 9:31am 11.23.11 Big Boats 26/7630 Hello all. As some may know, we are in the midst of a rebuild ' refit on a 1984 Hunter 34. She is be
Pearson 303 1985 - 1986 jrezab at 7:19am 11.23.11 Pearson 1/2257 I plan to purchase a Pearson 303 (1985 - 1986) model. My 1988 Pearson 28-2 was totaled by Hurricane
Information needed on my first sailboat. timt at 7:00am 11.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1915 I am new to sailing and new to the forum, and I am looking for information on my new project. I ha
Storing a 5hp Outboard While Cruising?? CrawJac at 6:28am 11.23.11 Catalina 22 1/1151 I recently picked up a 5hp motor (:dance:) that I'm going to use for my dingy, but I have no clue wh
M-18 glow plug shorted Steve Walsh at 6:17am 11.23.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/5771 One of the glow plugs on my Universal M-18 completely shorted, causing the wiring to melt behind the
Lake Drummond (20) Roger Long at 4:44am 11.23.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 12/5525 The crews of both vessels in our little fleet transiting the Dismal Swamp had independently come to
Fuel tank issues on Passage 456 kemahflash at 3:22am 11.23.11 Big Boats 10/1978 I recently made the trip across the gulf of mexico, I encountered cloged fuel lines on 3 seperate o

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Starwind 19 project boat Will Gilmore at 4:13am 03.02.22 Love the color. I grew up on a schooner named Sunflower, painted yellow. The people at the boatyar
Starwind 19 project boat (1) SailingLoto at 4:06am 03.02.22 I went ahead and painted it
Catalina 22 Sport Mast Repair? Robert D at 3:47am 03.02.22 Thanks to all for the really good suggestions! I must admit, I'm very partial to the idea of fabric
Rudder Reference Installation Hunter Vision 36 artboas at 12:44am 03.02.22 After searching for several days, I was unable to find any suggestions for installing a rudder refe
Huner Vision Refrigeration Came Loose Undersail zephyr070 at 11:49pm 03.01.22 Hi @teacherspet! I'm catching up on a year or so of SBO posts, and I also have a 1989 V32. I'm consi
Vision 32 Head floor zephyr070 at 11:37pm 03.01.22 Hello fellow V32 owner! That certainly is an interesting find. My Vision has a pretty good sized dim
Boom extension for lifting....... markwbird at 9:20pm 03.01.22 Yes.agreed. Have to be creative to find a way to keep the extension from moving into the mast. Gre
Morse or no morse Alan Gomes at 9:14pm 03.01.22 But was old telegraphers, who were "SEEking You" or the unknown "You" . Thus "CQ", the quick sent,
Morse or no morse JamesG161 at 9:09pm 03.01.22 But "CQ" itself does not stand for "come quickly." But was old telegraphers, who were "SEEking You
PNW Current Atlas App Tedd at 8:34pm 03.01.22 DeepZoom looks great for when I make trips to the south, but the current data seems to only go to th
Oday 25 portlights racenmotorsports at 8:28pm 03.01.22
Hunter 386 Stern Rails Ralph Johnstone at 7:51pm 03.01.22 Purchased a full port stern rail back in 2010 from from SBO. It came, it fit reasonably well, looke
Morse or no morse Alan Gomes at 7:38pm 03.01.22 CQD (I know already answered) and it stood for Come Quickly Distress. No, that's not quite right.
Any known concerns with this specific motor? jon hansen at 7:37pm 03.01.22 that evinrude is strong like bull. well made, parts are available. keep up with the service and it
Boom extension for lifting....... jon hansen at 7:20pm 03.01.22 greg, it's fun thinking about your project. could i do such safely on my boat, yep, easy peezey.
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 7:01pm 03.01.22 I'm hearing about alot of folks being denied insurance because they made the switch even when using
PNW Current Atlas App Terry Cox at 6:38pm 03.01.22 Hi Tedd, never had a much of a need for any kind of current app during our many cruises north into B
Boom extension for lifting....... Crusty Ol Salt at 6:34pm 03.01.22 Look at post #4. The OP intends to do this in the water, not on the hard. Okay that eliminates 1
Any known concerns with this specific motor? Leeward Rail at 6:22pm 03.01.22 My first choice is this one, the Tohatsu 6HP Sail Pro Long Shaft with Alternator but no idea when t
Boom extension for lifting....... smokey73 at 6:22pm 03.01.22 Not to be another downer, but every bone in my body screams..... If you are on the hard and have ac

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