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Reparing fix keel Tsula-H18 at 9:10pm 07.30.22 Smaller Boats 2/705 Hunter 18.5 water come boat from keel
Need a used Catalina 22 swing keel ytao125 at 8:51pm 07.30.22 Parts Search 2/1198 Last Saturday when I sailed back from Atlantic City to Little Egg Harbor my swing keel hit an object
Exhaust blower on an 11a Halvern at 7:46pm 07.30.22 S2 4/1138 Where is it wired for switch. Both wires going into starter panel on cockpit blkhd.
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Harry Mathias at 4:18pm 07.30.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/970 I have a 2001 Beneteau 361 in excellent condition. The companionway hatch is very tight at night or
Winch replacement Bubbadog at 2:02pm 07.30.22 Ask All Sailors 20/3627 Would like suggestions for replacing my Lewmar 6 winches with self tailing Was wanting to replace t
Patching up a breached water ballast rrt1shaw at 1:08pm 07.30.22 Parts Search 0/615 My dear Hunter 26, 1994 landed on the rocks and needs to be fixed. Swing keel, rudder are gone. Is w
Hunter 26 keel, rudder and Tiller wanted rrt1shaw at 1:05pm 07.30.22 Parts Search 4/736 My dear boat ended up on the rocks and these parts are needed. She is a Hunter 26, 1994. Thank you
Water dripping through bimini at ends of the traveller AndyL at 9:25am 07.30.22 Big Boats 5/1365 We have a 356 and the bimini has a gap each side where the traveller ends. In the rain, water comes
Sail-drive will not engage, stopped suddenly Milt Fuehrer at 7:53am 07.30.22 Ask All Sailors 13/3434 Saildrive has 280 hours on it, model 130S-B cable engages shifter fine. There was no warning, it wa
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? rajhnsn at 7:15am 07.30.22 Bigger Boats 16/3700 I just replaced my house bank of (4) six volt flooded batteries on my O'day 35. One week later whe
Link 2000 amps function Rodd at 6:00am 07.30.22 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1816 Gents- My ancient Link 2000 has been pretty reliable for 20 something years, but recently I have an
New owner ANGELS at 11:04pm 07.29.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/907 Hi everybody. I have just been an owner of a Hunter 340 year of 1997. I'm really new to this with ve
O'Day 22, 23 centerboard cleat JoeConron at 2:40pm 07.29.22 Ask An Oday Owner 4/844
Hunter chain plate huntermartin at 1:47pm 07.29.22 Ask All Sailors 3/857 I am restoring a Hunter 25.5. I do not know how the chainplates are to fasten to the bulkheads. The
Help Boom (1) rogerbalz at 1:29pm 07.29.22 Catalina 22 6/831 Another sailor suggested we change out the line that connects the boom to the traveler and make it l
Bent turnbuckle/ (1) towchristopher at 1:06pm 07.29.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1305 I bent a piece of the turnbuckle/rigging while raising the mast of my Hunter 26. Here's a photo: so
Newport 28 mk2 cruising speed adamv at 12:34pm 07.29.22 Newport 4/1351 I get the impression my boat cruises slower than those around me so I'd be keen to hear from other N
In Search of Gooseneck Bracket to Connect Mast to Boom. (1) Flowbrook1 at 12:31pm 07.29.22 Newport 3/1038 Greetings! The gooseneck bracket on my 1979 Newport 30-2 is about to give way. I'm wondering if anyo
Tips and Tricks for Pop Top kclancy at 11:17am 07.29.22 Catalina 22 4/1930 Hey gang - I have a new-to-me boat. It's a 1987. My other C22 is a 1971 and it doesn't have the pop
I have a Hood LD 810 furler. One side of the Halyard Swivel Insert popped out. Dawn Piper at 6:09am 07.29.22 Ask All Sailors 3/549 I have a Hood Line Drive 810 furler (1987). One side of the Halyard Swivel Insert popped out. Not s

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The Little Engine story continues Tally Ho at 12:49pm 04.26.25 I hope I am turning a new chapter in the story of SV Hadley. Congratulations John! Greg
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Tally Ho at 12:46pm 04.26.25
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail Dalliance at 11:53am 04.26.25 Instead of drilling new holes in the deck or toe rail, look at replacing one bolt at each stanchion
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? dlochner at 11:19am 04.26.25 My original thought was to use an oscillating tool and to cut away the pile of fiberglass and then
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 04.26.25 My original thought was to use an oscillating tool and to cut away the pile of fiberglass and then
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F (4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 04.26.25 Many years ago I had problems with the factory installed lift pump on my 2GM20F and decided to go wi
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F jssailem at 10:22am 04.26.25 Check the flow rates required in the engine manual and compare them to the pump's flow rate. It lo
The Little Engine story continues (7) jssailem at 10:17am 04.26.25 Follow up. The next morning, the engine fired up on command. I left Port Ludlow at 0800. I avoided t
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 10:11am 04.26.25 One caveat: The price will be only accurate from the actual vendor, seldom from a competitor. :) V
Laclede chain Hayden Watson at 10:00am 04.26.25 Hi Hayden. No Laclede experience, but bought new ACCO brand hot dipped galvanized G4 chain in 2015
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail jssailem at 9:27am 04.26.25 I am normally not as averse to putting a new hole in my boat as many people are. That is a fair st
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Will Gilmore at 8:46am 04.26.25 Call these people and ask what they do with their salvaged sailboats. Boat Salvage Services in Pana
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions FastOlson at 8:32am 04.26.25 We talked about lots of options including 3Di and he said that would be 3X the price of the above.
decided against dripless but.... jssailem at 7:45am 04.26.25 Looking at the experience, others can sometimes be helpful. MaineSail, a member here, has a website
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 7:30am 04.26.25 Thanks. Very simple looking pump. Would this work on the 3GM30F?
Laclede chain Terry Cox at 7:27am 04.26.25 Hi Hayden. No Laclede experience, but bought new ACCO brand hot dipped galvanized G4 chain in 2015 w
Transducer jssailem at 7:19am 04.26.25 Welcome Sheila to the SBO Forum. @Joe provides some solid sailing experience. The paddle wheel, sp
Laclede chain Hayden Watson at 7:01am 04.26.25 Both Peerless and Laclede come in three finishes. Self-Color, Electro Galvanized and Hot Dipped Gal
Sail Shape (1) jssailem at 7:00am 04.26.25 I do not know the 192 rig. The gooseneck is the hardware that attaches the boom to the mast. On man
Us spars mast parts Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 04.26.25 Call this forum store as they can identify the mast. You will be dealing with former Hunter employe

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