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Rub-rail/boat fender RogerHM at 2:02pm 04.26.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2838 My Grampian 23 is getting a lot of Lock-scars. To prevent more I'm thinking of installing full lengt
Hunter 38 - Dinette table GensduNord at 1:44pm 04.26.09 Big Boats 6/2936 Hello, I cannot make a confortable bed with my dinnette table. It is not possible to lower complet
May Be Buying 1st New To Me Sailboat??? sigbear at 1:20pm 04.26.09 Ask All Sailors 16/1792 I am looking at a 2004 Catalina model 310 sailboat for sale in Florida ( I live In Mass.). Is there
VHF antenna cable deck replacement mjsiega at 1:02pm 04.26.09 Seafarer 1/3369 MY VHF radio antenna cable broke from where it comes out of the mast and goes into the deck, luckily
mast step leak rob at 12:02pm 04.26.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/5196 Has any one had a leak in the mast step that has found its way to the starboard center window . The
upper vang block expodes nanook at 11:45am 04.26.09 Big Boats 0/817 My 2006 hunter 38 (slab main) was leaving harbour on a close reach in some 14 knots of wind. We had
Afriad to ask ... diesel fuel leakage over winter .... ELindstrom at 11:44am 04.26.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1992 Went on board our 1978 Hunter 30 (with a 20-hp 1989 Yanmar diesel engine) and smelled fuel and notic
RayMarine ST600x, SeaTalk and NMEA geoffschultz at 10:48am 04.26.09 Ask All Sailors 17/5570 Does anyone know if a RayMarine ST600x controller will convert the NMEA data that it receives via it
What size turnbuckle for a Venture 21? nameaneh at 10:44am 04.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1557 I have a Venture 21 and I don't know what size turnbuckles I should order for it. Any ideas?
Holding tank position KandD at 8:33am 04.26.09 Big Boats 10/1507 So in the next week or so I'm going to have to pull up my flooring and re-seal the holding tank. I
Hard helm La Boudeuse at 7:52am 04.26.09 Big Boats 3/1331 Hi everybody- I have a Hunter 380 for few years and my Edson rack and pinion helm is hard. We ne
saloon table weight banging jdgrnt66 at 6:13am 04.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1475 cool. found the answer jeff
Steering lock on helm pcedtech at 6:02am 04.26.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3957 I have seen a video where the steering wheel is locked while a single hander can go forward yet keep
Up-wind sailing La Bestia at 4:38am 04.26.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 38/14609
AC Circuit Breaker (1) Blitz at 8:22pm 04.25.09 Seidelmann 6/3472 Seidelmann owners or others who might know; I noticed today that after hooking up my batteries an
Looking to buy S2 9.2a Requip at 7:37pm 04.25.09 S2 2/2462 Hello folks, My first post and I was hoping someone may be able to help me buy my first S2 9.2a.
Dinnet table conversion jkittka at 7:19pm 04.25.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2001 Was thinking about possible configurations of mounting the dinnet table to the head bulkhead, so tha
recommendations for new engine Rich18854 at 6:49pm 04.25.09 Smaller Boats 5/2242 I need to purchase a new engine for my 1984 Catalina 25 this season and have a couple of questions.
Bilge drain plug thaeni at 6:20pm 04.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1245 I was getting my boat ready for launch and felt it would be nice to have a bilge drain plug to get
My outboat took a swim today... (3) MacMikey at 5:12pm 04.25.09 Ask All Sailors 23/3839 My outboard took a swim today... Well it just goes to prove the old addage..."if it an't broke...do

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Diesel shutoff question jssailem at 7:44am 07.01.21 @Wm. Gill Welcome to the SBO Forum. Great first question and discussion. Congrats on your return to
Retrofit Question Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:44am 07.01.21 couple of things on my 21 footer - buy two plastic dishpans- they nest and are useful in lots of w
Some will hate this!!! (1) rgranger at 7:43am 07.01.21 Maybe the propeller winds a spring and the spring drives the vehicle. -Will Oh right!!! I think
Hunter B&R Rig tuning Crazy Dave Condon at 7:43am 07.01.21 Remember on inmast furling, keep pretend to 1 degree or less or the mainsail being furled inside may
Looking for an H260 in the PNW Crazy Dave Condon at 7:37am 07.01.21 Cannot remember bull fiddle sticks. There were over a thousand of each model made but exactly how m
Diesel shutoff question Scott T-Bird at 7:33am 07.01.21 You did good! There was somebody recently who managed to pick a few fights with his very first post
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... jssailem at 7:23am 07.01.21 Right of Way decisions. Lack of communication of dangerous.
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... sail sfbay at 7:21am 07.01.21 Wow that was devastating!!
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 7:17am 07.01.21 did the test pass???? ;) dj Well, no one chastised me, corrected my spelling, told me to ask else
Hunter B&R Rig tuning Gary Ryan at 7:12am 07.01.21 That's hard to say. Are you saying from the deck up to the top of the mast? I don't have a halyard
Hunter B&R Rig tuning Will Gilmore at 7:07am 07.01.21 I find the bigger issue is getting enough tension on the fore stay which maybe more shroud tension
Hunter B&R Rig tuning Gary Ryan at 6:38am 07.01.21 I located a Selden Mast rig tuning manual ( that includes the B&R rig) that I'm referencing , but it
Occaisional Head Smell asalotto at 6:29am 07.01.21 Hi Peggie, Thanks so much for your reply. I have your wonderful book and am half-way through it! Di
Just can't get no release! Scott T-Bird at 6:25am 07.01.21 I've got a little bit different take on this, I think. Get rid of the fiddle blocks. They don't be
Hunter B&R Rig tuning (1) sail sfbay at 6:10am 07.01.21 Curious if the Hunter 386 manual procedure on tuning the B&R Rig on pages 52-53 (excerpt attached) i
Tripping Breaker at Dock 84' Hunter 31 jssailem at 5:53am 07.01.21
Galley Cabinet Removal: Rebedding Leaking Starboard sail track jssailem at 5:38am 07.01.21 If you can not see water coming from the sail track bolts inside then I would work on the stanchions
Hunter B&R Rig tuning Tim22 at 5:37am 07.01.21 Hi Gary I have wrestled with tuning the B&R rig for the past five years. I have found that at about
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working jssailem at 5:29am 07.01.21
Docking Against the Wind (1) jssailem at 5:21am 07.01.21 Good for raft-ups and getting to know your neighbors better too. Arrrg. Aye aye matey, raft up!

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