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Stuffing Box Adjustments Roy10289 at 3:09pm 04.25.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2929 I have read and appreciated very much the post from MainSail regarding repacking a traditional stuff
Pin hole leak aft cabin Alvorada at 3:00pm 04.25.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1705 Has anyone ever encountered a pin hole leak in the aft cabin fiberglass an inch or two from the engi
Berth Length P-28-II Randy Weisberg at 2:53pm 04.25.10 Pearson 0/1418 Hi All-- I am looking at a Pearson 28-II. Both the forward and aft berths are 6' long. Has anyon
It Works! Roger Long at 2:46pm 04.25.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3219 I should be the one least surprised, right? :) I ran the heating system all day today while working
Bose Entertainment Systems htafe at 2:34pm 04.25.10 Big Boats 1/1409 So I have a 2009 Hunter 38 that I just bought. I'm having trouble figuring out how to use the TV and
photo caption thereisabelle at 2:09pm 04.25.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/3186 called myself looking, but did not see how to post a picture for captioning. tired of looking at tho
The tax man cometh pkdailey4 at 1:26pm 04.25.10 Ask All Sailors 28/4733 I received a letter from the Alameda County Assessor wanting me to file a vessel owners report so th
Do You Use The Electric Winch For The Furling Main Fred7825 at 12:35pm 04.25.10 Big Boats 19/5974 On a 44DS Hunter with an electric winch do you use it to furl the main? How about the jib sheet do
h31 rudder shogue1253 at 12:30pm 04.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1308 we have a 1985 shoal draft, hunter 31. The rudder is about 6 inches deeper than the keel. Is this th
Catalina 27 Pilot House bobg2 at 11:47am 04.25.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2296 Does anyone have information and/or history for the Catalina 27 Pilot House?
Dodger / Traveler / Tall Guy Question comesailaway88 at 11:41am 04.25.10 Catalina 30 8/2737 Hello everyone. My dad and I have been looking for a Cat 30 for a few months now, and we've come up
Curtains for Catalina 34 John Sherman at 10:14am 04.25.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2201 Does anyone have a good source for cabin curtains for a Catalina 34?
Ahhh, Launched! BobT at 10:02am 04.25.10 S2 0/1038 My yard set her back in the water on Thursday (Earth Day? Water Day!) Got there Friday and motored o
Fort Walton/Destin Area tomsbeh at 9:15am 04.25.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1362 Looking for place to launch and stay in this area for 4 days, and I wonder if anyone has visited rec
Maxwell 21 winch wanted for my Hunter 34 Brakeman at 7:42am 04.25.10 Big Boats 2/1589 One of my halyard winches on my '87 H34 which is a Maxwell 21A two speed has lost it's black plastic
Islander 28 toe rail mounted stanchion base (3) PeterA650 at 7:22am 04.25.10 Ask All Sailors 2/3528 Folks, I need to replace a few of these and I can't find a source. Does anyone have a clue? They a
No Bow Chocks Joe1924 at 7:13am 04.25.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2016 Yesterday I put our new 309 on the mooring for the first time and was unsure how to run the mooring
Cabinet latches jackzimmerman at 6:23am 04.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3385 I have a 1999 Hunter 380 and have 4 cabinet latches that are broken and the cabinet doors fall open.
cotter pin GarEi at 5:56am 04.25.10 Pearson 2/1833 I need to replace my prop shaft cotter pin. The prop shaft is bronze and I have a prop zinc mounted
Home Made Deck Cleaners Ducati at 3:39am 04.25.10 Ask All Sailors 16/4698 There is no shortage of cleaners on the market for cleaning fiberglass boats. I also don't like it w

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Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend (1) FDICsailing at 8:37am 05.16.22 205367
Where do you keep the booze? (2) william24424 at 8:26am 05.16.22 Buy or make a teak rack, should look nice on your Pearson. I'd guess starboard side (behind or left)
600 Watt Inverter Fred at 8:20am 05.16.22 I was going by the manufacturer (SAMLEX) instructions which indicates AWG#2 for separation distances
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? mikeracca at 8:14am 05.16.22 So the control unit is pretty much same same from AP to AP for the most part. What you are going to
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? DougM at 7:57am 05.16.22 How is the hydraulic ram attached to the rudder? Any photos of that? It looks from the photo as
Macerator for Hunter 34 (2) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:36am 05.16.22 There should also be a loop between the water intake thru hull and the toilet. Again to prevent ext
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? kappykaplan at 7:36am 05.16.22 How is the hydraulic ram attached to the rudder? Any photos of that?
New sails stickinthemud57 at 7:15am 05.16.22 Thanks for the info. Todd at BWY has been spot on with any questions I have had and even pointed ou
Operating the House/Start battery selector Scott T-Bird at 7:08am 05.16.22 Hello @Udi , I'm by no means the electrical guru but I do advocate the DCP switch with qualification
Operating the House/Start battery selector Don S/V ILLusion at 7:06am 05.16.22 Thank you very much everybody. I understand that its better to replace the switch but at this time
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:56am 05.16.22
Is this a hunter 28? Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 05.16.22 Our DMV, the DOR, will not give information out. There is a house up the hill that appears to ha
Should I run away from this boat? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:28am 05.16.22 It is a major repair and very costly. In addition, I question the remark in awesome condition. Th
WORX Hydro shot WG620.4 20v Justin_NSA at 6:24am 05.16.22 I like that it shares batteries with other Worx tools. I keep their string trimmer in my trailer box
Should I run away from this boat? Justin_NSA at 6:05am 05.16.22 To give up on an otherwise well maintained boat, the seller my know this is a big deal. Personally I
Fuel Catalyst thinwater at 5:56am 05.16.22 I have tested additives and been involved in ASTM standards development for same. Some things, like
1989 Hunter, 30 adding Auto helm. jssailem at 5:50am 05.16.22 When adding electronics to our boats, deciding on how and where to run the wires may be the more fru
M7 Toggle Jaw Reverse Thread rgranger at 5:36am 05.16.22 Try right here at the SBO store @Dave Groshong should be able to set you on the right path
Electric motors for sailboat rgranger at 5:35am 05.16.22 Or one of the small torqeedos
Fuel Catalyst jssailem at 5:18am 05.16.22 There are diesel additives that will help keep your diesel fuel clearer of the infamous diesel bugs

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