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Sailboat bottom cleaning domalon at 5:05pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2670 I'm thinking about buying a pressure washer to clean the bottom of my boat. Could anyone tell me ab
Venture 21 mattieumm at 4:58pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 20/4372 I just got a free 1970 venture 21! They say a free boat is a hole in the water that you throw money
What size diameter whisker pole for a h23? C Jones at 4:32pm 05.06.10 Smaller Boats 14/2054 My Marina has Wednesday night and Sunday afternoon races year round. I signed up and raced single ha
84 Hunter 34 - mainsail dimensions? gregclapp at 4:08pm 05.06.10 Big Boats 2/3135 I've seen a post indicating that either the P or E dimensions stated by Hunter is incorrect. Does a
76 Hunter 30 hatch questions? okia42@hotmail.com at 4:00pm 05.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3614 Has anyone replaced the hatch on there 76 hunter 30? not the forward hatch. The one that is between
Keel locking Bolt ejet99 at 3:56pm 05.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1456 I have just finshed rebuilding A Venture 2-24 1972. In this forum I read that the keel needs a locki
Sanding epoxy? Sefuller at 3:08pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1412 I am sanding off my ablative bottom paint, and when I hit the Interprotect barrier coat, my sanding
Dynac sails; white nylon sails Bob M. at 3:01pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1111 1. Can anyone inform me about "Dynac" sail cloth? My limited understanding is that it is a nylon
Witch mac is it ? Rskiper at 2:16pm 05.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1602 Hello All new here bought my mac 2yrs ago and have been having a great time I would like to know wi
looking to buy precision 18 rocky at 1:24pm 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1081 ahoy out there!! looking to buy a precision 18 2006 or newer the more loaded out the better please
Stuffing Box Hose Ernie7397 at 1:11pm 05.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/3392 While on the hard I decided to replace the stuffing box hose and found that I needed to replace the
Rebuilding the motor cover/steps in my 34 betzhunter at 12:52pm 05.06.10 Big Boats 17/2320 I need to rebuild the steps/engine cover for our 1984 34' sail. Does anyone have a picture or pictur
Cracked plastic on keel Triple Point at 11:38am 05.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1409 I have a MAC 22' which I am slowly restoring. The swing keel has a plastic 'boot' covering the metal
Standard VHF HX260S Gaskets (3) MichaelStacy at 11:02am 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1604 My hx260S (hand-held VHF submersible) appears to be missing a gasket(s) at the top of the battery ca
Huntre 23.5 mods (4) DJN51 at 10:38am 05.06.10 Smaller Boats 4/1789 Just added EZ steer as per Dan Hills 240 mod ,Made my own.Also made screened hatch board to go with
1983 H30 9 Port Light Sizes lyleblain at 10:36am 05.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2322 Ahoy, On my 1983 H30 I have 9 opening port lights. I'm trying to estimate the cost of replacing th
Huntre 23.5 mods DJN51 at 10:30am 05.06.10 Smaller Boats 0/1119 Just added EZ steer as per Dan Hills 240 mod ,Made my own.Also made screened hatch board to go with
Got my butt kicked by a little wind!!! (1) emergpa1 at 9:41am 05.06.10 Day Sailers 5/2125 Hey guys, it is with pleasure that i can finally post something besides repair stuff... Two weekend
Wanted S2 9.2A bufflehead at 9:15am 05.06.10 S2 4/1724 S2 9.2A wanted. Please let me know if you are selling or know of one for sale. Diesel preferred, b
Should I switch to Sail andy k at 8:45am 05.06.10 Ask All Sailors 37/6709 I have spent my whole life owning powerboats. I am going to purchase a boat in the near future eithe

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Funny Friday!!! (1) All U Get at 3:18pm 06.06.22 206001
Fuel gauge / sender issues (3) sailcapt340 at 3:15pm 06.06.22
H410 distance prop shaft to rubber Valerio at 3:06pm 06.06.22 yes you can do it
Hunter 410 cutlass bearing Valerio at 3:05pm 06.06.22 you do not need anything to remove it only get loose the two Allen screw. By the way if your shaft i
Mainsail downhaul kappykaplan at 3:04pm 06.06.22 It dropped like a rock afterwards. Great news! :beer:
Fuel gauge / sender issues JamesG161 at 2:13pm 06.06.22 What could be causing this......... a short inside the gauge? See the image above by @JoeWhite. T
Mainsail downhaul brockangelo at 1:19pm 06.06.22 Thanks all - I replaced all the mainsail sliders (they were pretty gunky) and then I did @garymalmgr
Mainsail downhaul Kingjim91 at 1:16pm 06.06.22 I moved up from a C22. It had a downhaul on the jib, but not the main. The main dropped, like othe
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help David in Sandusky at 1:13pm 06.06.22
Fuel gauge / sender issues (1) JoeWhite at 1:08pm 06.06.22 205995 Here is the one I use.
Buying a Boat in Mexico (or any country outside of Canada) Kaysirin at 12:48pm 06.06.22 @Kaysirin welcome to SBO. Cheers :beer: Thank you kindly Sir! I just bought my first sailboat on
Outboard mounting bolts seized (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:16pm 06.06.22 It looks like theres some dirt on those threads which could be the reason why you're having issues.
Outboard mounting bolts seized (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:14pm 06.06.22 Got time to waste ? ? ? Maybe it's time to get ridiculous. 1. Find a nut of the same diameter a
traveller change/upgrade Justin_NSA at 12:10pm 06.06.22 Do they have a logo? Photos would still help. Requested in your duplicate post
Rigging Question JamesG161 at 11:59am 06.06.22 Looks like the simulator was done with RL sailboat architects or advice. I did a good job of guessi
Outboard mounting bolts seized dlochner at 11:53am 06.06.22 Put the wrench on the handle from the round end. The pressure from the wrench will be on the metal p
Outboard mounting bolts seized (1) skunther at 11:47am 06.06.22 I had this issue with a Honda this past year and the dealer explained to NOT use the handles at all
traveller change/upgrade dlochner at 11:40am 06.06.22 A photo would help.
traveller change/upgrade jimlf at 11:36am 06.06.22 looking to find out who makes the mariner traveller cars and tracks anyone ever heard of one thought
Repairing an HS35 handset compuguy at 11:35am 06.06.22

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