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Broken Mast Robert red at 10:20am 05.24.10 Day Sailers 4/2025 :cry: Any information regarding mast for sale and probable price. Thanks Bob
Out of Control Yanmar spadaforaj at 8:53am 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 21/8349 Help ! When testing my old 2 cylinder Yanmar - it started racing out of control (not in gear). Noth
trailer lights Adrian Morris at 8:52am 05.24.10 Trailer Sailors 18/5583 got new lights and harness for my Hunter 19 trailer I connected the wires as recommended and the fla
She finally got wet! (2) jimmyp at 8:46am 05.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1611 Finally, got my 26S in the water. No major problems, but Tohatsu motor kept jumping out of reverse.
Engine Rotation Smitty at 8:24am 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2012 Okay, here's one I oughta know but don't. Westerbeke W13A in an '86 Cal 28. Looking from the front
Lazy jack problem jackzimmerman at 8:05am 05.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2719 We have a 1999 Hunter 380, just bought it late last year. We do not have in mast furling but we do
Traveler thaeni at 8:03am 05.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1788 In what conditions or circumstance's do you let the traveler go to Port or Starboard VS leaving it c
Bilge water jackzimmerman at 7:55am 05.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3760 We have a 1999 Hunter 380 which we just bought late last year. It constantly has maybe 2 inches or
Shift cable fix s/v Sweet Laraine at 6:04am 05.24.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2739 I hit the seawall yesterday when I could not shift into reverse to stop. It seems that the cable nee
Replacing exterior wood (1) DannyS at 5:31am 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2029 So I'm thinking of replacing the exterior wood with composite decking material. My boat has a molded
Widgeon Bailer Hole(starboard) tazmo8448 at 5:25am 05.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1206 I have noticed two bailer holes in the transom one for the main cockpit(on centerline) and one that
grounding plates woodster at 5:16am 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1823 i am looking at installing a grounding plate on my S-2...and am wondering if they make one that will
Another Ferry Boat Question jibes138 at 3:02am 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 13/4250 Let's say I am cruising along under sail only and I am on starboard tack only under sail power. I a
Missing LA Area Sailor; Boat Aground in Santa Monica (1) Rick D at 11:18pm 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 12/5641 (I hope I'm not violating any copywrites here. This is sourced form the LA Times blog site) h
Urgent Question - PHC Upgrade from Jabsco PKFK at 9:48pm 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3179 I also asked this in the head mistriss forum - but it seem quiet over there so asking here as well (
PHC LBA - Detailed Question PKFK at 9:40pm 05.23.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3521 I am installing a PHC-LBA conversion kit that I purchased from SBO.com. I have a question about th
boat just fell over Don Crowther at 2:02pm 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 44/11018 I've just received a call from my marina. Our boat has been blown over, it was on it's stand. Must h
Would you replace your own roller furler? PrincessoftheLake at 7:44pm 05.23.10 Big Boats 2/1689 Spent the weekend getting the boat ready and were trying to bend on the jib on our 1995 Hunter 40.5
Who has done a bareboat in the Caribbean? Brian D at 7:34pm 05.23.10 Destinations 11/4963 Is it worth it? When would be a good time to do one if one were interested? Who are the better chart
port hardware Mike U at 7:04pm 05.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1098 Does anyone know where to get replacement latch screws for a 1980s era Hunter? I have a 1986 34', a

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"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries dlochner at 10:07am 06.26.22 As far as I can tell, from internet research, the vast majority of flooded lead acid battery failur
Yeti Goal Zero c07chrisjohnson at 9:57am 06.26.22 Hey Greg, appreciate the help, I'll check it out. So look at the water heater and see if any lines r
Sailing Brownsville TX A6C5O7 at 9:51am 06.26.22 I was stationed at Naval Air Station corpus and kitesurfed laguna madre for three years. It was ver
USCG Documentation Renewal Trap BigEasy at 9:28am 06.26.22 Had a friend who recently received the same notification. He complained to me about the renewal cos
Good exercise of older boaters Brian D at 9:26am 06.26.22 Water balloons and water cannons Less damage than a spud wacking you. Unless one needs spuds for d
Looking at a 1987 MacGregor 26D Kenflyet at 9:23am 06.26.22 In addition to the usual sail, motor, trailer, etc. condition, you want to check out the ballast ta
Water pump on a 2002 Beneteau 331 BigEasy at 9:14am 06.26.22 By all means, check the aforementioned items listed by Kappy, John, & Ralph. I have other thoughts,
Catalina 22' MK II Bilge Delamination Stringer leak jssailem at 9:13am 06.26.22 Clean up is first and foremost finding and controlling (stopping) the source. Is the boat in the wa
Catalina 22' MK II Bilge Delamination Stringer leak jssailem at 9:11am 06.26.22 Welcome to the SBO forum, Could it be coming from the hose? Where does the hose start and where doe
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 9:05am 06.26.22 Great news! First, the chart plotter seems to have come back alive after i did a factory reset. Th
USCG Documentation Renewal Trap Don S/V ILLusion at 8:57am 06.26.22 Barnum was right. Good job recognizing it.
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries jviss at 8:54am 06.26.22 As far as I can tell, from internet research, the vast majority of flooded lead acid battery failure
Water pump on a 2002 Beneteau 331 Ralph Johnstone at 8:49am 06.26.22 My vote is also air ingress in any fittings on the SUCTION side of the water pump.
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Rick D at 8:44am 06.26.22 Didnt mean to imply that Emerald is bad all the time, cuz as you said its not. Thats the love part
Good places in BC to buy Catalina Mast? jssailem at 8:39am 06.26.22 You could try to match the extrusion design to one provided by Dwyer... https://www.dwyermast.com/fa
Hypalon vs pvc gettinthere at 8:37am 06.26.22 Yep. The old stuff was good stuff.
Hunter 376 Anchor Rode to Locker Routing (1) jssailem at 8:28am 06.26.22 it doesn't feel like the system would work just "free standing." Hi Doug, Some thoughts, though I
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Rick at 8:13am 06.26.22 Didnt mean to imply that Emerald is bad all the time, cuz as you said its not. Thats the love part!
Hunter 26.5 owners. (1) jssailem at 8:10am 06.26.22 With this image of the 26.5 you can see there is some space between the mast head and the top of the
Schaefer 2100 furler bearings jssailem at 8:02am 06.26.22 Very nice. With the two side by side it is easy to decide which on you want on the forestay adjustin

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