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Solo Mast Stepping - O'Day 19 blakeroday at 2:25pm 03.30.10 Day Sailers 3/13607 Just purchased a 1980 O'Day 19 (not sure if it's classified as a Rhodes-19)... searched the forums a
Want to Trade 5'6" Keel for 4'3"...anyone? (1) Ed Barnthouse at 2:04pm 03.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1410 Hello All.... I'm looking for help, suggestions and/or interest in my possible quest to find a 4'
Bottom sanding brettgrant at 1:53pm 03.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2206 This is our first spring with a Hunter 31 we bought last year and so our first bottom painting. I as
Trailer for Catalina 27 Catfree10 at 12:59pm 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3936 I am about to take ownership of a Catalina 27 and I need to trailer it to my destination. I am comp
Trailer for Catalina 27 Catfree10 at 12:55pm 03.30.10 Trailer Sailors 6/12396 I am about to take ownership of a Catalina 27 and I need to trailer it to my destination. I am comp
Yanmar 3GM30F thaeni at 12:28pm 03.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1698 The owners manual does not reference a zinc. Is there one on a 3GM30F if so where is it located.
Adding Refrigeration to '92 33.5 thaeni at 12:24pm 03.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1398 I'm thinking about adding refrigeration to my 1992 33.5 Hunter. Where is the best place to put the c
Looking to add a Hunter 22 stern rail/ladder drhencher at 12:00pm 03.30.10 Day Sailers 1/1965 I am looking to add a stern rail and a swim ladder to a newly purchased 1982 Hunter 22. I looked at
Dry Tortugas Anchorage seadaddler at 11:58am 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 5/3320 I know that there is no dumping from holding tanks while anchored in the Dry Tortugas but what about
Just for a Laugh...My New Woe CaptTripps at 11:48am 03.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/4722 Ok...ok...(to quote Pesci) so, I holler at the kid to raise the swing keel on the M25 'cause in the
Rebedding chainplates fiestaMojo at 10:23am 03.30.10 The Cherubini Hunters 6/6119 Hey all, my first project is to inspect and rebed the chainplates. Questions 1) the mast is up, I've
Yanmar 2GMF20 Mystery Hose wufibugs at 10:19am 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 23/3728 This looks to be a very recently rebuilt engine by a respectable re-builder. I have not yet started
Where do you mount YOUR cup holders? (2) damoses1 at 9:38am 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 28/11340 I am looking to buy cup holders. Big deal, right? Well I wanted to know which cup holders are ge
Hunter ('87) 23.5 Tillers, New carboman at 9:31am 03.30.10 Smaller Boats 3/1216 Just called and got a "ballpark" figure of $80.00 for an un varnished tiller. http://www.pyacht.co
Beneteau shutting down 48dodge at 9:20am 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1263 No, not their manufacturing facility, but the small satellite office space here in Mt Pleasant. I w
anchorage in florida zeehag at 8:17am 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3830 looking for a good anchorage between punta gorda and sanibel island--anyone have any suggestions??
H27 Stuffing Box (1) Greenman at 8:08am 03.30.10 Mid-Size Boats 8/4135 Here is my stuffing box http://www.cruisersforum.com/attachments/gallery/1/3/4/3/6/stuffing_box_c
Outboard Fuel John T1594 at 7:24am 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4031 I have a ten year old Nissan 5 hp 2-cycle that I use for my dinghy. It has been a great engine excep
O'day 20+20 Manual wrightsville27 at 7:00am 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1670 Hi All, I am new here. I just read a post that I can't seem to find again that tells a reader to go
Prop for a hunter 25.5 sailorkoop at 5:38am 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2291 I'm about to purchase a 1986 hunter 25.5 with a Yanmar diesel. The current owner said because of the

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Power cord conversion to 12V Don S/V ILLusion at 12:25pm 05.25.22 Only problem I know of doing that is the unlikely potential of a voltage spike frying the power boar
Power cord conversion to 12V Scott B at 12:19pm 05.25.22 I've done that with 2 TV's I bought. Had the brick from 120v to 12v. Cut the wire and wired direct
Life Jacket recommendations brockangelo at 12:06pm 05.25.22 Thinking about falling overboard as a 500 ft cliff vs just "oh, I'll just swim back into the boat" i
DANGEROUS & Misguided efforts in the fight against climate change (1) rgranger at 11:51am 05.25.22 H2 + O3 ? H2O + O2 Yes, that reaction is correct. It is important to understand that 50% of the
DANGEROUS & Misguided efforts in the fight against climate change smokey73 at 11:51am 05.25.22 The Cal Tech article is interesting and confirms the recombination of H2 with O2 in the atmosphere a
MacGregor 25 Classification Giro at 11:43am 05.25.22 I would like to thank RichNils for the thoroughly thought-out feedback. His contribution to this for
Life Jacket recommendations Parsons at 11:41am 05.25.22 Agree with the comments and brand recommendations above, and I wear a Mustang HIT with harness. To s
Life Jacket recommendations Marmalade at 11:37am 05.25.22 (@Marmalade, where do you get one added for $16 bucks??) I added these to my WM Offshore. Honest
DANGEROUS & Misguided efforts in the fight against climate change walt at 11:29am 05.25.22 I think an assumption was made in the original post (If I am interpreting correctly) that any hydrog
can't pump out waste tank Windpilot at 11:18am 05.25.22 Thanks for the comments. I'm really hoping it's a deck pump cap. @JamesG161, since I was able to pu
Life Jacket recommendations brockangelo at 10:58am 05.25.22 Yeah, I looked at Mustangs. They were about 80% of the price of Spinlock's, so that's kind of why we
can't pump out waste tank Hayden Watson at 10:50am 05.25.22 Danger Will Robinson!!! Having a 2003 boat makes your macerator(s) almost 20 years old. You should
can't pump out waste tank (3) sabbatical88 at 10:45am 05.25.22 Thanks for the comments. I'm really hoping it's a deck pump cap. @JamesG161, since I was able to pum
can't pump out waste tank Windpilot at 10:40am 05.25.22 Or 1) air leaking Deck Pump out Cap. 2) Plugged Hold Tank Vent line In fact any air leaking into t
Life Jacket recommendations Gene Neill at 10:36am 05.25.22 We have Mustang Survival autos with built-in harnesses. I would say they are a step down from Spinlo
eenie, meenie, minie, moe jviss at 10:29am 05.25.22 That's due to the difference between an electrical engineer and electrician. That's actually a goo
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? capta at 10:10am 05.25.22 If you can crate the boat and rig separately, check into LCL cargo. It is by far the cheapest way to
MacGregor 25 Classification Richard19068 at 10:07am 05.25.22 I sincerely hope that I can avoid becoming an avid racer. It's an expensive hobby! Most avid racer
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Head Sail at 10:03am 05.25.22 I boat my boat from an electrical engineer. I didn't have your problem. Instead I had purple wires,
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? jssailem at 9:56am 05.25.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Is the Montgomery 17 your boat being shipped? With all the supply chain/

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