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Legal Model Year ISFISSY at 7:49pm 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2948 What is considered the "legal model year" of a sailboat? The year it was launched, the year it was s
Boat Name Plaques? ARModen at 5:40pm 02.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2398 Anyone know if there is a place that does good boat name plaques? I bought a 1978 Hunter 30 a few m
Keel Rust SailAway1 at 1:47pm 02.11.11 Catalina 22 8/3723 I am getting ready to re-finish the keel on my 1980 C22. There are a few places where a bit of rust
Vintage Sawmill For Vintage Restoration kloudie1 at 9:58am 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2597 Check out this link. It is an Historic sawmill that is making the spars and some timbers for the res
Rigrite Rant Ted at 9:13am 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 22/6182 I've been trying to get a boom quote from Rigrite since the beginning of January. After numerous e-m
T-9 Rust Protectant BillyK at 8:56am 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/7204 Looking for some input on this product.. i used to use it when i had a waverunner to keep the moistu
Liferaft advice please! Exiles at 8:10am 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2208
Westerbeke W 33?? Florida sail at 7:59am 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1932 I am looking at purchasing a boat powered by a Westerbeke W 33 with low hours. I've been told that t
lectrasan? gettinthere at 7:34am 02.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3498 Boat came with a Lectrasan. It needs new electrodes, about $700. Is it worth doing? I will be coast
Outboard mystery kpgraci at 6:22am 02.11.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1918 This my be more appropriate for a motorboater forum, but I have an older (circa 1972?) Mercury 2-sto
Rigger--Saint Petersburg Acadia at 9:42pm 02.10.11 Big Boats 5/1821 Can anyone recommend rigger in the Saint Petersburg, FL area that knows the hunter rigs well (85 H40
Replacing Mixing Elbow (2) Salty at 9:20pm 02.10.11 Ask All Sailors 31/24593 I am looking to replace the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 2GM20F. The elbow is all rusted out and needs
Glass on the front cabin bulkhead pfschmid at 8:47pm 02.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1470 Would it be safe to install an additional cabin window on the front bulkhead of an O'Day 22 cabin or
Lazy jacks - installation Endurance2010 at 6:28pm 02.10.11 Big Boats 9/3093 Has anyone installed these before? If so, how hard was it? My impression is that I drill a couple
C-22 MK-II Autohelm Installation (8) CaptDon01 at 5:12pm 02.10.11 Catalina 22 13/4291 I sure missed the Autohelm that went with our Capri-18 when we sold her. I finally purchased another
Keel winch cable jjsbiggs at 4:56pm 02.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3347 I would like to replace the keel winch cable on my 1983 Macgregor 25. What size and type of cable do
Great South Bay Scooters (1) RAD at 4:22pm 02.10.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2730 Just found this on the Great South Bay site on Facebook.....I have had the pleasure of watching a sc
Edson steering chain Blaise at 3:56pm 02.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2580 lHi Guys, I have been remiss in not mentioning this eariler. The chain section of the Edson steering
zeehag's recovery fund Phil Herring at 3:33pm 02.10.11 Ask All Sailors 30/1633 I've been contacted by a number of people from the forum who want to help zeehag get back on her fee
needing your help Ctskip at 11:01am 02.10.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2091 We all have our dreams just as (Zeehag) Karen D has hers. Unfortunately, her sailboat was broken int

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New owner jssailem at 9:10pm 07.30.22 Welcome Angels to the SBO forum. You have quite an adventure ahead of you. Enjoy.
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather DArcy at 9:05pm 07.30.22 If it's that bad you will need to take off the cover and have a look. On my old boat (C&C 27) I suff
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather jssailem at 9:02pm 07.30.22 Harry. You have a 21 year old boat. Any thing may have happened. My boat first saw the water in 1974
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve flightlead404 at 8:38pm 07.30.22 Found it! To close this thread out, in case anyone in the future is trying to locate the Jabsco Qui
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Lia Harbor at 8:33pm 07.30.22
Hunter 26 keel, rudder and Tiller wanted rgranger at 8:19pm 07.30.22
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve flightlead404 at 8:09pm 07.30.22 It was behind the wall above the vanity on my Hunter 386. Look for a wall plate attached with screw
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Harry Mathias at 8:01pm 07.30.22 Thank you. It may be that or just the accumulation of crud on the extended hatch track. I am curious
I have a Hood LD 810 furler. One side of the Halyard Swivel Insert popped out. jnorten at 8:01pm 07.30.22 If they're sending you a new one then it CAN be inserted without removing anything. It's a new desi
Hunter 356 side boarding step? (1) jssailem at 7:59pm 07.30.22 Frequently owners use stanchion bases to tie of fenders and steps like the fender step. Most often i
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve flightlead404 at 7:58pm 07.30.22 Nope, not there.
Bent turnbuckle/ jssailem at 7:48pm 07.30.22 on a 26 footer just taking the mast down for shroud replacement would be the way to go. :plus: Th
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve sail sfbay at 7:46pm 07.30.22 Its worth a look. Hunter should have made it accessible. I will be very disappointed if not.
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather jssailem at 7:44pm 07.30.22 Sounds like there may be some wet fiber material that has swollen. The reason to remove the hood is
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve flightlead404 at 7:42pm 07.30.22 See page 10.11 of the owner's manual. Toilet fresh water supply ties into the vanity sink water sup
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve sail sfbay at 7:23pm 07.30.22 See page 10.11 of the owner's manual. Toilet fresh water supply ties into the vanity sink water supp
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. GL-WindPower at 7:10pm 07.30.22 A permanent solution is to move the winch stand forward but not attached to the extension bar. If
Hunter 26 keel, rudder and Tiller wanted David in Sandusky at 7:04pm 07.30.22 I would call the folks here at SBO first. They may have your parts. If not, they are the best source
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. GL-WindPower at 7:04pm 07.30.22 Yeah, thanks for confirming Crazy what I have thought all along. I've always thought my H240 never
Winch replacement dlochner at 6:42pm 07.30.22 The smallest self-trailers you can buy will be good. A 24' boat will not require a lot of mechanical

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