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Third time's the charm. (1) Roger Long at 4:23pm 09.08.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1120 I'm off Thursday morning (10 September) to resample all the places Mike and I did in May so the UNH
Lectra/San Noise zds at 4:14pm 09.08.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2334 Just installed a new-to-me Lectra/San (not an Electro Scan, but has the new model panel). When activ
large windows on my 85 Hunter 31. Salescalls at 3:43pm 09.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1165 I am having trouble gluing the large windows to the dog house. I have tried 5200, but it just makes
autopilots Jerry C at 3:16pm 09.08.09 Day Sailers 1/1322 need help finding the rite autopilot for my oday 222 I thank any one for there help
Inside schroud attach to hull roxydog2003@sbcglobal.net at 2:47pm 09.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1098 We have a 2001 Hunter 380 and on a recent trip accross the lake we noticed the port side deck seemed
For you "Right coasters"... John at 2:14pm 09.08.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3963 For any of you on the "Right Coast" who are interested (as well as anybody else) here are some photo
using uhf for am/fm sterio dennis23685 at 2:01pm 09.08.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1848 Hello all, Was hoping I could get some advise regarding doubling the use of my uhf antenna for am
Boom vang on Hunter Vision-36 palumbo119 at 2:01pm 09.08.09 Big Boats 2/1492 The toggle that connects the Isovang boom vang to the mast bracket on our Vision-36 has bent about 3
Holding tank cleaner jk kudera at 1:57pm 09.08.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2119 I just rebuilt my Raritan PH 2, and cleaned the hose from the head to the holding tank, my question
Lee helm CDC at 1:20pm 09.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1802 Just acquired Mac 25 for a cottage sailboat. Despite every effort with sail trim and keel position,
Tiller to Wheel Steering conversion delandz at 1:19pm 09.08.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2029 I am considering the purchase of a 1983 Cat 27 w/ inboard eng. and tiller steering, I would want to
Tiller to wheel Conversion delandz at 1:18pm 09.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/2373 I am considering the purchase of a 1983 Cat 27 w/ inboard eng. and tiller steering, I would want to
Adding Shore Power renom2 at 12:33pm 09.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1216 Hello I have taken a look at many of the older posts, however, was not able to find a step by step
Manual Bilge Pump skip@ncyc.net at 12:32pm 09.08.09 Bigger Boats 0/1207 I have an Oday 40 built in the 1986 and recently have had trouble with the manual bilge pump. I ca
replace stove on 260 ekeim at 12:11pm 09.08.09 Smaller Boats 4/1460 HI all, I have a problem with the stove on a Hunter 260. From reading posts this is not an uncom
Strut for 1980 Hunter 27 Krow at 12:11pm 09.08.09 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3401 hello. i just purchased an '80 H27. the PO had a jib sheet go overboard while motoring and ended u
Hull Color Question foolproof at 11:58am 09.08.09 Catalina 30 2/1678 Hello All: I recently purchased a Catalina 30, and I am trying to decide what to do about the hull
fuel tank gunk Vern at 11:46am 09.08.09 Bigger Boats 6/1984 I have a 1985 O'Day28 and got caught in small craft warning/squal last weekend. My diesel died and w
Great Labor Day Weekend (1) Jim Seamans at 11:13am 09.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1184 Joan ' I had a great weekend on the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay for three days. Sailed over to
Shower head riced@shaw.ca at 11:11am 09.08.09 Big Boats 3/1224 The swim grid shower nozzel on my H 35.5 cracked last winter and I need a new one. Can anyone recomm

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Tired Winches Ward H at 7:39am 01.13.22 I've always thought if I had boat parts that needed to be cleaned up I'd look into powder coating bl
What do I do with PO's shit? Benny17441 at 7:23am 01.13.22 Never give up removing a lid or cap, drill holes and even destroy it and pick it out in pieces if yo
dis-continuous standing rigging on a 1996 beneteau oceanis 400 replacement ? bwagner187 at 7:18am 01.13.22 Hello Ben and Welcome to the SBO forum. You have chosen a grand boat. Rigging is a critical piece
Slipper 17. Removal of Deck mounted mast support twistedskipper at 7:09am 01.13.22
PEX and chlorine kloudie1 at 6:52am 01.13.22 My old polybutylene system is still ok. It is from 1985; I use chlorine in my tanks always. I think
What do I do with PO's shit? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:49am 01.13.22 It's almost guaranteed that you had the overflow because the tank was pressurized due to a blocked t
Update BigEasy at 6:25am 01.13.22 Glad to see you posting again! Keep the faith; you will get thru this difficult time. Best regard
Which Battery is better? Siamese at 6:08am 01.13.22 I am so glad to see a reply in this thread from MaineSail. Truly makes my day. Andiamo, my advic
What do I do with PO's shit? BigEasy at 6:08am 01.13.22 If an off-shore dump is not possible, you might just have to sacrifice a shop-vac and do your own p
Unknown Part and function jssailem at 6:02am 01.13.22 The board looks to be a compression post to support the deck stepped mast. A lot of adhesive caulk
Tired Winches jssailem at 5:38am 01.13.22 Who knows, perhaps chartreuse, puce or even a tangerine might add a bit of flair to his deck hardwar
dis-continuous standing rigging on a 1996 beneteau oceanis 400 replacement ? jssailem at 5:29am 01.13.22 Hello Ben and Welcome to the SBO forum. You have chosen a grand boat. Rigging is a critical piece o
PEX and chlorine Don S/V ILLusion at 5:25am 01.13.22 What effect have you experienced? Some PEX fittings and joints were found to be defective resulting
PEX and chlorine chp at 5:23am 01.13.22 That's not PEX. Its polybutylene piping. Yes it is susceptible to chlorine. It was used widely in ho
What do I do with PO's shit? rgranger at 5:09am 01.13.22 If an off-shore dump is not possible, you might just have to sacrifice a shop-vac and do your own pu
110v into boat rgranger at 5:02am 01.13.22 @rgranger Do you have that picture of the port locker 30amp service chord connection? I don't thin
Tired Winches rgranger at 4:57am 01.13.22 For the group. What about powder coating? From my past life I remember there were varying hardness
Throttle Position while Sailing Terry Cox at 4:42am 01.13.22 While under sail, I keep our Kanzaki in neutral as recommended by Yanmar.
Unknown Part and function dLj at 4:39am 01.13.22 New question for forum experts. The 2x4 wood mast support will need replacing as one side is a bit
What do I do with PO's shit? dlochner at 4:34am 01.13.22 That's a good idea. Not at the boat now, but I will check when I am there tomorrow. I believe there

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