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h23 mainsail design RichB at 1:53pm 09.27.09 Smaller Boats 5/1736 In deciding on a new main for my h23, the main concern is to get the most efficient sail for the buc
Attitude changes (Radar) Roger Long at 1:39pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3503 I think, if you poke around in newsgroup archives, you'll find a post from me about a year ago pont
Shipping a Hunter 33 - how high ? spadaforaj at 1:36pm 09.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1335 Aside from the mast which is coming own, the transport company want's to know how "high" the boat it
racing a Legend 37 sailordel at 12:33pm 09.27.09 Racing 1/2722 I have a 1989 Hunter Legend 37. Main and 135 are Dacron 7 years old and starting to show their age.
Nova Scotia shorty at 9:47am 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1569 If you have too much time on your hands, you might be interested in our trip to Nova Scotia dodging
WC stern light (1) shorty at 9:36am 09.27.09 Pearson 0/1462 I replaced this OEM Wilcox Crittenden stern light with an LED fixture this past summer. If anyone w
Transporting to Long Beach CA johnchang7 at 9:30am 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1447 Hello, I need to transport my boat from San Diego to Long Beach CA. Does anyone know a good service
slow boat! dlewis812 at 8:25am 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 15/4323 slow boat! UPDATE certainly made some tactical errors and could tweek the sails however continually
Starter Battery Drains on Overnights JR Larsen at 8:24am 09.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2213 I have a 2007 Hunter 41DS equipped with Freedom Inverter/Charger, Xantrex Remote, Panda Genset, AC e
Single Handing - Dropping the Main Mike G. at 7:34am 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 28/6174 I single handed for the first time yesterday (on my P-323) and wasn't sure of the best method to dro
Sanitation hose to holding tank question cary wren at 6:23am 09.27.09 Catalina 30 6/3758 Head Smell I am replacing my sanitation hose and have a hose that runs from the head towards the ho
Cherubini jorge fife at 6:18am 09.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2132 How can one tell if the boat is a Cherubini model? Mine is a 1982 Hunter 33 What makes it so?
Stepping Mast on DS I Flyman at 11:20pm 09.26.09 Day Sailers 3/2407 Mast raising systems have been discussed before but I did not see a thread on a raising system for a
New Sailer Jib Use rod1029 at 9:28pm 09.26.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3012 Hello everyone, This is probably going to be looked at as an odd statement,,, BUT if you do not h
Super Skunk 1986 Korn at 9:27pm 09.26.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2292 Does anyone have any info or a manual or a photo(s) of the Super Skunk by Vandestadt ' McGruer? My
Port Holes jorge fife at 7:10pm 09.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1310 While they are wrting " sailing for dummies", I have another question, would be very grateful for he
why size air conditioner for a hunter 340 arnie at 6:28pm 09.26.09 Big Boats 8/3110 just bought a 2001 hunter 340. want to put in a/c what size do i need to keep it comfortable? also w
309 & Anap boat show jkittka at 4:52pm 09.26.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2418 any 309 folks going to the Anap boat show on friday?
installing a Tachometer Jonny PIP at 4:25pm 09.26.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1339 I have a 30 hunter 19 79 with a YSM 12 I like to install a tachometer,Is it hard to do?
H376 shower faucet access djbeach at 3:23pm 09.26.09 Big Boats 2/1624 The cold water side of the shower faucet suddenly barely moves and only a drizzle of cold water come

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Identify brand of DIN rail terminal blocks smokey73 at 3:20pm 04.11.22 Cool - makes for a tidy installation. Wish my panel may looked that tidy.
Starting fluid jviss at 3:18pm 04.11.22 wayne, just 1 second can tear up a dry impeller. sending chunks towards the exchanger. please check
Lightning Protection smokey73 at 3:17pm 04.11.22 @JamesG161 not sure I understand. Where are they connected on the boat to something connected to th
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines JamesG161 at 3:17pm 04.11.22 My H430 does the same thing. Read this entire thread on most methods of keeping your AC running all
Identify brand of DIN rail terminal blocks jviss at 3:16pm 04.11.22 That's actually pretty cool! 'Though I haven't deployed any yet, I purchased some DIN rail and PCB
Starting fluid jon hansen at 3:13pm 04.11.22 wayne, just 1 second can tear up a dry impeller. sending chunks towards the exchanger. please check
Lightning Protection smokey73 at 3:12pm 04.11.22 I believe ABYC recommends 6 gauge minimum (4 gauge is better) ground wire from mast base to keel bo
Beneteau Spare Parts sunlover at 3:10pm 04.11.22 @BigEasy All the dealers that I've found are yacht sales, and I don't see anything about parts. D
Starting fluid WayneH at 2:59pm 04.11.22 The wife and I just test fired Impetuous' engine after 18 months on the hard, getting ready to splas
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... WayneH at 2:54pm 04.11.22 My humble opinion: The only ice I want to be close to is the ice cube used to chill the Mathusalem r
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 kbgunn at 2:50pm 04.11.22 I purchased the 30 MFD Bojack capacitor from Amazon and installed it this weekend. It was the same
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve jssailem at 2:37pm 04.11.22 Makes a lot of sense Tom J. Perhaps the combo of a Flare shot and then a SOLAS Parachute flare. One
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? (1) thinwater at 2:34pm 04.11.22 A pilot with a stalled airfoil would probably not agree that 95% of his lift is still being generat
1975 Cal 2-29 Spreader Information - Help Needed (1) jssailem at 2:23pm 04.11.22 Hello @SailingTheSound Welcome to SBO and congrats on selecting a Cal as your first boat is a great
Identify brand of DIN rail terminal blocks Maine Sail at 2:13pm 04.11.22 They have used numerous vendors. but you can't go wrong with Wago
Lightning Protection JamesG161 at 1:41pm 04.11.22 like the idea of chains from the boat to the ground. Are they connected to ground rods into the gro
Raritan rebuild? Stu Jackson at 1:41pm 04.11.22 Yes, it is a Raritan. I suggest you get a manual downloaded from their website, then figure out wha
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 1:02pm 04.11.22 I purchased the 30 MFD Bojack capacitor from Amazon and installed it this weekend. It was the same d
1975 Cal 2-29 Spreader Information - Help Needed Dave Groshong at 12:35pm 04.11.22 Or: https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/SparParts/Spreaders_Wood.php
1975 Cal 2-29 Spreader Information - Help Needed Dave Groshong at 12:33pm 04.11.22 Maybe something super common would work, Catalina 30 spreaders: https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop

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