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Equalizing Charge wufibugs at 8:57am 04.19.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2486 I have a Freedom 20 with the remote which allows for an equalizing charge. The manual recommends th
Garmin Street Pilot III wufibugs at 8:47am 04.19.10 Ask All Sailors 5/8495 I was given this unit which apparently can double as a small chartplotter. I know that one can purc
Lazy jacks for OD28 Mike4116 at 8:09am 04.19.10 Bigger Boats 4/2555 I am installing lazy jacks (home made) this spring on my OD 28. How high up the mast should the pad
Paint Colar EBC93 at 7:21am 04.19.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1212 Does anyone Know the color and brand of the paint used on the non skid on the deck of a 2003 306
coming to terms with terms Ross at 6:05am 04.19.10 Sails Call Lounge 22/6398 Everybody knows that MPH is miles per hour and RPM is revolutions per minute and KNOTS is nautical m
Re - Waterproofing bimini top Jeff Bacon at 5:31am 04.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3930 Hi All: This year is the year to refurbish the Bimini, and I want to apply a waterproofing product.
Great project weekend! DannyS at 5:06am 04.19.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2729 Well, after three years of trying, I finally installed my new cutlass bearing. The first attempt I w
Key West & Dry Tortugas seadaddler at 3:56am 04.19.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1974 I know they have been discussed already many times but I am stuck on land for now until I get the OK
Yanmar 3GM30F cold start procedure Andreas T at 10:48pm 04.18.10 Ask All Sailors 14/16398 I know there've been posts on the issue of cold starting of Diesel engines before. One thing where y
Signet Instrument Housing stephen Penny at 8:44pm 04.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1262 I would like to replace my Signet SL172 depth and SL267A digital knot meter housings on my 1987 Hunt
Tabernackle help on my 27' Buzzlovelace at 7:47pm 04.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1707 Ahoy. I need a little help here, as I dont know the proper name for the part I am looking for. I hav
Manual Bilge Pump Won't Work (2) revir92 at 7:44pm 04.18.10 Ask All Sailors 11/12651 The manual Bilge pump does not work in the O'day 25 that I just purchased. Feels like it is not prim
Looking for a 25 or 26 O'day John Stevens at 7:38pm 04.18.10 Day Sailers 0/1158 I'm located in FL. Thanks, John
Rail Mount Bimini shipwreck66 at 6:43pm 04.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1859 I have a ill-fit bimini on my C27, it works, but definitely not made for this boat. I am interested
S2 6.9 Dagger board / Liftting Keel -NACA #'s Howard.LKN at 6:22pm 04.18.10 S2 6/3467 Can someone please tell me what the NACA foil number is that most closely matches the board on the S
Fuel Gauge Tim Hughes at 6:17pm 04.18.10 Big Boats 6/1945 Please help me locate the fuel gauge on a Hunter 40 (1989) - Thank you
Hunter 216 wedge troutsmustang at 5:39pm 04.18.10 Smaller Boats 0/1049 Just went sailing today and had great time. One problem is that when I put up the mast, I could not
Oday 222 compression post Jonrod222 at 5:22pm 04.18.10 Day Sailers 6/3232 I noticed today that the floor under the compression post has sagged. It has pulled away slightly fr
Mast Damage, how serious? (3) Lynnie at 4:46pm 04.18.10 Ask All Sailors 74/16405 Hello, I have a Hunter 23.5 with a rip in the mast at the spreaders. It is a vertical rip in the met
23.5 mast is damaged with a tear at the spreaders (3) Lynnie at 4:39pm 04.18.10 Smaller Boats 3/1675 Hello, I have a Hunter 23.5 with a rip in the mast at the spreaders. It is a vertical rip in the met

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1990 Model 2003 raw water pump Ralph Johnstone at 9:20am 05.31.22 Yes, and it's a 1990 Model 2003 Volvo Penta And by God, it does have copper tubing connections.
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter (1) thinwater at 9:20am 05.31.22 The green is from some manner of dye or copper corrosion products. A red herring. I've been in the
Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off kappykaplan at 8:56am 05.31.22 Any photos of your control panel?
Off to the darkside... (1) capta at 8:43am 05.31.22 I assume you've sold Skipping Stones? No, we've become a two boat family, something we said we'd n
Insurance Premiums jssailem at 8:27am 05.31.22 I know of no rating plan that varies by the effective date timing during the year. I would agree.
Anchor of Alki? (3) jssailem at 8:20am 05.31.22 Just look at the potential view from Alki Point... you would likely experience at the site. It woul
Insurance Premiums Rick D at 8:20am 05.31.22 It only makes a difference if your insurer (or potential one) has had an increase (or decrease) in r
Laser crazing - is this a problem jon hansen at 8:09am 05.31.22 no need to fix any of it. go sailing. you can't see it from the cockpit.
big dreams, great vessel, john alden race boat jon hansen at 8:04am 05.31.22 and beyond
big dreams, great vessel, john alden race boat jon hansen at 8:04am 05.31.22 look at that keel. DEEP, HUGE, attached rudder. it' all about the ride. the malabars were john's
Laser crazing - is this a problem (1) jssailem at 8:03am 05.31.22 Welcome to SBO. Lasers can be fun. A step up from Sunfish. See that your ASA training sight feature
Block Specifications sail sfbay at 7:59am 05.31.22 Welcome to the forum!! What is the diameter of the lines that run through the blocks you want to re
O'Day 23 interior repair questions gblankinship at 7:57am 05.31.22 Mark, I also have a 23' O'Day and have done many upgrades/changes. An old sailor once told me "it is
Windows for 1986 Catalina 18 twjohnson at 7:50am 05.31.22 Windows have no frames now but I want to replace with one piece smoked plexiglass or acrylic. I am h
1990 Model 2003 raw water pump thetone at 7:46am 05.31.22 the Penta dealer will rebuild it for under $300
1990 Model 2003 raw water pump thetone at 7:45am 05.31.22
Insurance Premiums kappykaplan at 7:22am 05.31.22 I'll let you know when the truck comes due in Aug (if I remember!).
Insurance Premiums kappykaplan at 7:22am 05.31.22 My boat insurance renewal was in mid-May. Went up around $200 even though I've had no claims in man
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter rgranger at 7:20am 05.31.22 And the crystals could easily be the ethanol crystallizing. NO! Maybe the ethanol evaporated
Single-handed docking Project_Mayhem at 7:15am 05.31.22 One of my favorite tricks is to run a line along the side of the boat from bow to stern cleats. It w

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