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backstay tensioner richk at 4:36pm 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1195 I've got an H35 with a split backstay and considering a backstay tensioner. Is it worth it? Which
Something stupid Gina Hopen at 4:23pm 05.15.11 Smaller Boats 5/1616 Alright, so I have this sailboat that I bought recently, but I did something really stupid when I w
LED light bulb upgrade- 1991 H42 eianm at 4:23pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 8/2367 I am lost! Bought these great LED bulbs- correct BA15D bases to convert my filament bulbs over to mu
Holding Tank Vent Hose bigmuffin at 4:13pm 05.15.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4720 What type/brand of hose should I use for the holding tank vent? The size of the fittings is 1/2 inc
Bringing Pearson Wanderer owners together!!! thecoffeeman at 4:13pm 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 13/4932 I'll keep it short and sweet...all Wanderer owners check-in! We're a small group, let's establish a
YAnmar 2GM20F Cheap Therapy at 4:01pm 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2619 Hi I have a 1997 Yanmar 2GM20F engine and have had some water in fuel problems. I have had my i
Broken Furler simplicity at 3:51pm 05.15.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1304 I took my O'Day out for a sail today. Coming back in one of the crew got hit with what looked like a
espar heater installation steelntime at 3:49pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 1/3421 looking to install a espar heater in my 1996 hunter 40.5. anybody done this or helped in installing
Laguna 33 John6061 at 3:43pm 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 2/4206 I have seen a Luguna 33....so I know they exist, but cannot find any info about them...could anyone
Deck Cleaning jfrench at 1:38pm 05.15.11 Catalina 22 6/2260 I had my deck cleaned nice and white last fall, but today it seems to be covered with fungus/mold/al
Auto vs Manual Bilge pump Mike 1 at 1:36pm 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1447 My 82 H27 had a very shallow bilge which had a pump that is only on when the breaker is on, it has n
Relocating Holding tank Catalina 34 Zingman at 12:49pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 1/2152 Frustrated with lack of storage space in salon of my '87 Catalina 34 and considering relocating hold
CorrosionX ehh at 12:43pm 05.15.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4491 I have heard good things about CorrosionX. However before I go crazy with it I'd like to ask if ther
H38 mainsail roach curves to leeward nanook at 12:16pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 11/2758 the large roach on my 2006 hunter 38's mainsail is constantly opening to leeward creating an ineffic
helmsmans seating paul1938 at 11:43am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 13/4438 I was on a catalina 42 and it had a aftermarket helmsmans seat that was siting on the deak but attac
CorrosionX ehh at 11:04am 05.15.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2632 I have heard good things about CorrosionX. However before I go crazy with it I'd like to ask if ther
winch and hatch teacher63 at 10:59am 05.15.11 Smaller Boats 3/1337 I am the genius with that had the broken mast 23 Hunter. I finally actually sailed her for the firs
Hatch cover AGONY! piper1277 at 9:16am 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1327 On our 7 year old H36, the acrylic hatch cover has become very difficult to open and close and is us
H36 access to aft starboard stanchion thru bolts piper1277 at 9:01am 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1072 Can anyone share thier experience in accessing the starboard aft thru hull stanchion base bolts on a
Topping Lift on a O'day 25? Cabby at 8:42am 05.15.11 Day Sailers 1/2369 Well, we finally splashed our new (new to us) 25 fixed keel. It was a lot of work for just a few hou

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Radar Repair dlochner at 8:14am 08.21.22 Welcome to SBO. It may seem obvious, but have you checked all the connections and fuses? Are all th
Removing water tank Hunter 37 (1) senang at 8:14am 08.21.22 I would be very surprised if it is not secured. In attached photo you will see how the 130 liter fue
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into (1) rgranger at 8:13am 08.21.22 Is this what you are talking about? "tabernackle". Do a google on sailboat tabernackle.
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 8:10am 08.21.22 In the photo of your main hoisted, you can see scallops between the sail slugs at the mast which ind
DC electric panel troubleshooting rgranger at 8:09am 08.21.22 Thank you for the advice, gentlemen. It was either Socrates or Monty Python who said "I do not know
Refrigerator Conking Out senang at 7:48am 08.21.22 Most fridges installed in a boat have a safety device where they switch off when voltage gets to low
Clock and barometer installation advice senang at 7:43am 08.21.22 Mount on a piece of wood of your choice. Attach to the bulkhead with 3M Strong Dual Lock reclosable
Sulfur odor in boat hot water system dlochner at 6:59am 08.21.22 This due to not used water heater water. Drain about one gallon whenever you are on the boat allowi
Shrouds Crazy Dave Condon at 5:59am 08.21.22 Take a picture of the current shrouds near chain plate looking up. I saw it both ways. @Dave Gros
Shallow water sailboats lifting centerboards and lifting rudder videorov at 5:56am 08.21.22 I had a look at one in my local marina (near Vancouver, BC) and was quite impressed. There are only
Shrouds (1) Dave Groshong at 5:54am 08.21.22 The lower should go aft, looking at the attached image from the manual, the upper to the fwd chain
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat Crazy Dave Condon at 5:48am 08.21.22 @Frank Jung First, I do not know the set up of your boat lift as to straps, lengths, width of strap
New Catalina 30 Owner DArcy at 4:59am 08.21.22 It looks as if the main is too large for your setup. It looks to me like it was not fully hoisted.
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 4:45am 08.21.22 It looks as if the main is too large for your setup.
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into Crusty Ol Salt at 11:28pm 08.20.22 Don't have model or brand of boat so can't order the part. Boat is @17ft. Cand upload photos to h
Sulfur odor in boat hot water system Crusty Ol Salt at 11:25pm 08.20.22 Why bother draining it Just USE it.;) Just get in the habit of using the hot faucet all the time
C320 North Sails original spinnaker jon hansen at 11:12pm 08.20.22 you can change the shape of the sail as needed with the down haul. deep off the wind you'll ease th
DC electric panel troubleshooting (2) Crusty Ol Salt at 10:35pm 08.20.22 Ok, first thing I would check is if and how the fresh water pump switch is working. In the picture b
dock neighbour's shore power cord? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:18pm 08.20.22 Do I correctly understand you to say the marina removed the screwball homemade adapter ? plug it in
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Crusty Ol Salt at 10:09pm 08.20.22 You know, I didn't even notice that. I know my box doesn't have it. To my knowledge there are no 15

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