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Origo stove tip (2) Trinkka at 7:32am 06.18.11 Day Sailers 8/12243 I posted this tip last year in the "Salty Sailors" forum but never took any pics of it until yesterd
hatches garyc at 7:07am 06.18.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1635 I have replaced the forward hatch and now want to change the salon hatch. The forward hatch is alum.
Universal 25 xp stalling faithforster26@msn.com at 7:07am 06.18.11 Catalina 30 8/2397 We have a Catalina 30, 1988 and have found that when cutting back on the throttle to low RPMs and th
Looking for bowsprit cspears283 at 5:39am 06.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1042 Where can I buy (to modify for 19) bowsprit and rails. Love to work on boats as much as being in th
IPad app Smitty at 5:31am 06.18.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2559 I love the iPad application. But, how can you get more information about the poster and/or their boa
Backing plates Smitty at 5:27am 06.18.11 Ask All Sailors 11/4776 My Cal 28 does not have backing plates in some places that really need them. So, where/how can I ge
Ice Box Drain Hose Not Connected jmhoffman at 5:13am 06.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2548 Hello All, I own a 2000 Hunter 290 and have discoved that the hose on the ice box drain is not conne
Turning JasonC at 4:27am 06.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1353 I am a new Mac owner, and I wanted to know if when under power if any one else had trouble turning i
Crew (3) Roger Long at 4:13am 06.18.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/5087
How to unfreeze frozen bunk cushion zippers?? (1) Cruiser1 at 1:02am 06.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1806 I have just started to look at replacing the foam in a few of my bunk cushions. The covers are still
What did this and how do I keep it from happening? (2) patrickfarley at 7:53pm 06.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2240 This is one of my life lines. I don't know what caused the rust. It was rusted when I bought the b
Day Sailer III Jib Track (1) mikeDS3 at 7:44pm 06.17.11 Day Sailers 0/1052 March/2010 I posted a thread looking for helping in changing some worn out cleats when I ran into a
Boat Angel 1975 ODay 20 toddco at 6:07pm 06.17.11 Day Sailers 5/2572 I am very new to sailing, but we bought a 1975 Oday on an Ebay auction from Boat Angel. We paid very
Upgrading the hatches - Legend 37.5 oldjags at 6:00pm 06.17.11 Big Boats 6/2556 How practical is it to upgrade the opening hatches on the deck? I really like the flush mounted hatc
Bow light wiring/wiring in general - O192 MGoBoat at 5:17pm 06.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1831 A year or so ago, my 192 had some pulpit damage and bow light destruction. When I bought her (recen
new wooden tiller Gina Hopen at 5:00pm 06.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1232 I purchsed a new wooden tiller to replace my old metal one. How do you install it and where do you a
Steaming and Anchor Light Bulbs BadGuy at 3:43pm 06.17.11 Big Boats 5/2301 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 that is relatively new to me. Both the steaming and anchor lights are inop.
Owners Manual rolo49 at 2:49pm 06.17.11 Balboa 0/2358 Looking for a owners manual for the balboa 26, please help. Thanks, Roland
1984 Hunter 31 - Deck fracture/cracking (1) MalibuC at 2:45pm 06.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/980 While cleaning the salon I noticed a fracture/crack along the handhold on the port side. There is n
hoop with pulley on the aft of my boat (1) bman5646 at 2:31pm 06.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1372 it is a hoop that goes from port to starboard the whole width on the aft of the boat with a pulley t

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WWP 19 converted to power boat. Han Solo at 5:47pm 09.17.22 Thanks Dave. I have researched on how to charge lithium batteries in vehicles. I upgraded the altern
1985 Hunter 23' question peptobysmol at 5:32pm 09.17.22 Thanks Gentlemen!
WWP 19 converted to power boat. dlochner at 5:29pm 09.17.22 Welcome to SBO. You'll find a lot of experienced and knowledgeable sailors here. Before jumping in
Fischer panda generator Question seadaddler at 5:12pm 09.17.22 My 4200 FP has fuel out of tank into filter since 07 and runs great never problem.
Fuel Polishing in St. Louis area seadaddler at 5:08pm 09.17.22 I did it myself removed all fuel just had gunk on bottom of tank
Yanmar 3YM30 bell housing oil leak on Oceanis 37 seadaddler at 5:05pm 09.17.22 I did change rear seal lots of labor yes move forward to clear tranny remove tranny and lots of othe
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:09pm 09.17.22 What model radio? This is the power wiring diagram for my PolyPlanar radio - n yellow line, but I d
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery smokey73 at 3:51pm 09.17.22 @Tally Ho. check the wires from the back of your battery. If your radio keeps the presets when the
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery Tally Ho at 3:21pm 09.17.22 I thought newer stereos had a ram memory or a small battery to keep the presets, etc. As far as I k
New mast came with wrong base Crazy Dave Condon at 3:20pm 09.17.22 @RitSim I have the mast mfg and sailboat owners owner involved. I am the one who submitted the p
Holding tank, stud finder Mike8193 at 2:46pm 09.17.22 Checked it out this week and it seemed accurate. Kept track of how many times it was used and number
New Mailsale Tally Ho at 2:46pm 09.17.22 Greg, if I could pull the stack pack out of the way I'd be wholeheartedly in favor. I'm probably go
What to do when the boat is not running... jssailem at 2:20pm 09.17.22 Isn't it time to quit your wining and run those sails up the mast again? Would if I could. The t
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Leeward Rail at 2:07pm 09.17.22
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Ward H at 1:50pm 09.17.22
Arch on bigger hunters chowdan at 1:35pm 09.17.22 You're definitely on the right track (as shown in your drawing) but I would strongly suggest you cr
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? MikeHoncho at 1:13pm 09.17.22
Arch on bigger hunters Ralph Johnstone at 12:45pm 09.17.22 You're definitely on the right track (as shown in your drawing) but I would strongly suggest you cra
Reef line separated in boom Ward H at 12:39pm 09.17.22 Glad you got it working well. I hadn't heard back from you after you finished your setup. Sorry I
Strange Belt Wear (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:02pm 09.17.22 I've seen this industrially in my working life several times on belt drives. I took a couple of pho

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