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Cheek Blocks jibjunkie at 5:09pm 05.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1476 Any of you '84 31 owners know where to buy new cheek blocks? I would like to be able to match up wit
Car Stereo jerry10848 at 5:08pm 05.17.09 Ask All Sailors 33/4459 I'd like to mount a car stereo (AM/FM/CD) over the nav table of my ODay 28 and control it from the c
Newbie question under engine sailliny at 4:59pm 05.17.09 Catalina 310 7/2481
Travelling from West Coast US to Korea... Hopelessone at 4:39pm 05.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1121 Hi All, I'm Australian living in Korea...And i want to buy a cruiser sailboat about 30-33ft around
Squeaks (1) La Scandell at 3:18pm 05.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1203 I have a Hunter Passage 42.6 built 1996, We got caught in rough weather and now the bulkheads squeak
water under diesel engine teletommy at 2:53pm 05.17.09 Bigger Boats 1/1427 I get water under the engine ? Is there a drain hole somewhere down there? I am trying to find out w
Undo a Bad Idea SailorSues at 2:18pm 05.17.09 Ask All Sailors 14/4002 How do you strip paint off of a fiberglass salon floor? One of the previous owners of my beloved-bu
Need MacGregor 25 Mast step Dan6223 at 1:43pm 05.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/6532 Looking to replace damage mast step for my 83 MacGregor 25. Both the mast base that bolts to the de
Replacement Solar Panel for Hunter 380 thomas_hoole@yahoo.com at 1:09pm 05.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1580 I'm looking at replacing the solar panel (and the fiberglass inset that it is mounted to) on a Hunt
Dinette Table Hunter 1988 30' Timmerva at 12:16pm 05.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1656 I am a new owner of a used Hunter 30 1988. I am trying to lower the dinette table to convert to a be
Dripless Shaft frmreilly at 11:22am 05.17.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2503 I posted here last week because it was leaking. I tried to adjust it and the water came gushing in
How would you rate an air conditioner? Ctskip at 10:59am 05.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2230 I'm replacing the AC on my sailboat. It had a unit built in, that must be replaced. I have seen unit
Marina Life Bad Obsession at 10:45am 05.17.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2261 I really enjoy going down to my marina. Now days there are usually people there working on their bo
H25 forward hatch Rick Silverman at 10:29am 05.17.09 The Cherubini Hunters 0/997 I would like to replace the forward hatch on my 1978 H25. Would anyone know The correct size. Any su
compatability issues MrMikey64 at 10:08am 05.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1357 I am currently working on a 1981 Mac 25 (who ISN'T doing SOME kind of work on their vessel?!?), and
question about s.f. bay weather reports patsheridan at 8:37am 05.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2222 i'm fairly new to sailing, and am in san fran. out of sausalito. i've been enjoying the website "win
marine a/c install sailormark45 at 8:34am 05.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1277 Going to install a/c unit in head near the cockpit. Will be very close to the engine compartment. I
Finally! In the water. (4) Ed Schenck at 7:56am 05.17.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1410 When I got home from Florida I was anxious to launch my "other" boat. I had forgotten that the cente
Yanmar SVE 8 Fuel Economy Greenman at 7:48am 05.17.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1513 I am in the process of purchasing an H27 with an old SVE 8, the motor is in good shape, and was rebu
neenerstime neenerstime at 11:09pm 05.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1048 Does anyone have the sail in the boom? do you like having the sail in the boom? any information wo

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Catalina 27 keel kappykaplan at 10:18am 02.21.22 Your photo shows the boat is out of the water. Both sides look like the photo below. My take is
Catalina 27 keel jssailem at 10:12am 02.21.22 The water has gotten as high as 2" above the bilge and sole. Water is in the bilge now to the botto
Rudder jssailem at 9:58am 02.21.22 Welcome to SBO.. Mind sharing.. How did this happen?
B&G Vulcan 7 help dlochner at 9:57am 02.21.22 Do you have a speed transducer? The log may a function of the transducer. The cursor is a little plu
O'Day 39 owners manual jssailem at 9:57am 02.21.22 With "27 years on everything from 16 ft monohull to 44 lagoon catamaran" of boat experience this doe
O'Day 39 owners manual jssailem at 9:55am 02.21.22 Welcome to SBO. Have you checked on line? The 39 was last built in 1985. This sight has a number of
B&G Vulcan 7 help hj5150 at 9:50am 02.21.22 Are sure you used distance and not distance to waypoint (DTW)? Make certain you clear the cursor o
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds caverun at 9:44am 02.21.22 Very common problem on the Hunter water ballast boats. Make sure the toggle/turnbuckle is standing s
B&G Vulcan 7 help Davidasailor26 at 9:28am 02.21.22
BATTERY BANK SETUP jssailem at 9:18am 02.21.22 Reading this post is kind of like marching into a mine field with no map and no experience defusing
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Orbweaver at 9:14am 02.21.22 While attempting a trailer launch last spring I managed to crack some gelcoat below the waterline. A
Need larger hole in hatch Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 02.21.22 I don't know the exact mechanism, but I can tell you from experience that machining acrylic, even w
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds cb32863 at 9:04am 02.21.22 Use white electrical tape and tape your shrouds vertical to your lifelines. They let go when the mas
B&G Vulcan 7 help dlochner at 8:57am 02.21.22 Are sure you used distance and not distance to waypoint (DTW)? Make certain you clear the cursor or
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds (1) RussC at 8:57am 02.21.22 1/4" bolt 2 1/2" long with nyloc nut keeps the toggles from falling over wile raising the mast. to
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping (1) jssailem at 8:56am 02.21.22 Just about enough to do two repacks. ircumference is about 4.3". With 3 turns to fill the stuffing b
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 02.21.22 His shore power has been off for a year due to a hurricane last year and he is having to use a port
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:50am 02.21.22 I ended up using the standard inexpensive waxed flax stuffing material. Didn't know waxed was sti
Auto-Pilots jssailem at 8:50am 02.21.22 two of them threaded so that should distribute the load. The either will or they won't. At the lea
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 02.21.22 just replaced my old traditional stuffing box with a Volvo dripless stuffing box. Talk about luxu

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