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Main Salon Table elcriollo at 4:46pm 09.19.11 Big Boats 13/3035 Has anyone lately modified the 40.5 humungous dinning room table to allow more space? The last thre
High speed buffing 25yearslater at 4:39pm 09.19.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1712 Here's one I haven't seen. I am currently finishing up regelcoating my boat. Can anyone who has us
Catalina 387 or 400 or 42 MKII? PDReynolds at 4:35pm 09.19.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/12691 Hi folks, I am trading up and thinking very seriously of Catalina over Beneteau or similar boats.
Painting the deck of my old V25 (1976) Mity at 4:08pm 09.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1235 Hi everyone. I would like to repair and than paint my deck and since this is a first for my your adv
Pine tar sap stepayetta at 4:07pm 09.19.11 Smaller Boats 6/2198 I noticed tiny black spots on the boat. They are coming from pine trees in the yard. Any suggestions
Reefing Madness to Reefing Sadness rognvald at 4:02pm 09.19.11 Ask All Sailors 12/6376 After completely rebuilding the inside of my boom over last Winter, I have discovered all my efforts
Leather care on dodgers Captain Gadget at 3:51pm 09.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1378 My dodger has leather on various sections to save wear and tear. The portion that is open to the el
Vented Loop on a Cat svneko at 3:32pm 09.19.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1990 Hi Peggie, I have a sailing catamaran, where the head is never below the waterline. Currently, the
Sanitation Elbow (3) guidera48 at 2:26pm 09.19.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1328 Well I left the sanitation for last and I am paying the price. It should have been item ONE on my re
Engine Usage Roger Long at 1:52pm 09.19.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2270 Sometimes, like one morning on the Saint John River, I think that maybe I'm burning too much diesel
Schaefer 1100 Installation deck clearance Rag Doll at 12:43pm 09.19.11 Bigger Boats 0/1052 I have a 1986 O Day 28 and will be having a Schaefer1100 Genoa Furler installed. I am concerned abou
Air conditioner smell jackzimmerman at 12:41pm 09.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3155 Hi all, we have a 1999 Hunter 380 and we get this "boat smell" particularly when we run the air cond
marine head not flushing orion at 12:07pm 09.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1881 Recently a friend used the Raritan II head and it would not evacuate the water. Before I tear it apa
222 pop top cover ishmael3 at 12:03pm 09.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/5939 This is probably an old and tired question, I have searched but not found much info. Is anyone makin
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggidy Jig Roger Long at 11:24am 09.19.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2032 Back up in Saint John, I emailed a friend that Dave had found crew for me to make the schlep back do
E-Tec 90 HP engine on the 26X or M BLUE MAX at 9:51am 09.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1391 report on installation..............of 90 HP E-Tec Engine
Future of sailing stevestk at 9:38am 09.19.11 Big Boats 25/3430 I spent the summer looking but still haven't pulled the trigger on a boat. You folks have been very
E-Tec 90 Engine on the 26X or M? BLUE MAX at 9:21am 09.19.11 Engines and Propulsion 1/2347 Any insight and/or experience with the 90 HP E-Tec engine
Salon Table Post Base SteveB at 9:16am 09.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/6186 Removed the salon table post and base to get at water under the sole in my 1984 Hunter 34. Found the
FireFlower HELP! aaronpw at 9:12am 09.19.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1562 I have just acquired a 1978 FireFlower (Looks, smells, and fells like a SNARK). I need some assitanc

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Tips for top down furler? jssailem at 2:59pm 08.30.22 I have little experience with the Top Down furler. I understand rig tension is an important issue as
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES jssailem at 2:50pm 08.30.22 The halyard clutches in the image above serve to grip the line when the halyard is wrapped around a
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. rgranger at 2:34pm 08.30.22 ... and relase the vang when working to windward.
Weird Electrical Experience rgranger at 2:33pm 08.30.22 I once worked in a new science building and the breakers would trip every time we had an electical s
Hunter Europa transom bung rgranger at 2:30pm 08.30.22 Are we 100% sure that is not the cockpit drain hole? He did say he left it on the mooring open and
Tiller for hunter 23 (7) rgranger at 2:23pm 08.30.22 If you want to make a nice looking wooden one... here is how I made mine... Get some oak, pine and c
Boat lift rgranger at 2:04pm 08.30.22 Definitely empty the ballast tank. :plus:Open the tank valve and lift a few inches.... wait... lif
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 2:00pm 08.30.22 I agree with John that it could just have dried out while on the hard. First, try adjusting the gla
Captiva 240 rgranger at 1:59pm 08.30.22 There were only 140 of those ever built and they stopped making them in 1988. There may not be that
Why do we bother rant rgranger at 1:54pm 08.30.22 Grey Haired Old Goat?????? Excuse me! I resemble that remark. :biggrin::beer: I prefer curmudgeon.
Forward portside fixed port leak DayDreamer41 at 1:30pm 08.30.22 @Banooma I am almost certain that the inside aluminum frame is a trim piece only and doesn't have an
Forward portside fixed port leak RitSim at 1:11pm 08.30.22 My error on mentioning the hull. The comments apply to either the hull ports I have or the deck /ca
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Benny17441 at 1:03pm 08.30.22 Well, the motor weighs the same when in the water as it does in the air. The dampening effect of th
Top Secret (2) jssailem at 12:39pm 08.30.22 Is this what was hidden from view except for the psychic connection? t.com/2021/11/kenmore-brew-n-w
Hunter Europa transom bung Ralph Johnstone at 12:34pm 08.30.22 Somehow got the impression that water was around you feet but that's not the case. Water in the bil
Oday 35 winch replacement jssailem at 12:26pm 08.30.22 As an example... Here are some Barient Winches. https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https
Forward portside fixed port leak (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:26pm 08.30.22 I will clearly also have to do some research to figure out if Hunter used RTV silicone, or how to t
Replacing Wiring Harness Benny17441 at 12:22pm 08.30.22 By Control Panel but make sure your engine model is included in the list of engines it fits.
Oday 35 winch replacement jssailem at 12:17pm 08.30.22 Has anyone ever replaced the main self tailing winch on an Oday 34 or 35? Welcome to the SBO Forum
Island Time Progress report jssailem at 12:05pm 08.30.22 Gives me a lot more empty space in my wallet Think of it as a way to spring clean the wallet once

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