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KandD at 12:44pm 04.09.09
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I want to connect to the marina's hotspot, but we don't get a solid connection below deck. While I
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I am soon getting a 1999 Hunter 310 and was curious if anyone had an electronic copy of the owner's
Rich Stidger at 11:21am 04.09.09
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I have two of these removed from service around 1990. Free for the postage.
D Finney at 11:03am 04.09.09
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As anyone added an extra water tank to a 331? Im thinking aabout trying to add one under the aft ca
Philip1126 at 10:13am 04.09.09
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I have a 2002 Hunter 306. I have a problem that I did not really resolve for last season's launch (m
Banooma at 8:41am 04.09.09
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Has anyone used Starboard plastic, or other cutting board material as a patch for differently-shaped
Deadline at 8:34am 04.09.09
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The starter button on my Yanmar 2GM20F (Hunter 320) continues to vex me. Last year I replaced the
ncbrydon at 7:59am 04.09.09
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I am a new owner of a 2002 Hunter 380. I noticed a small spot of water on the floor in the aft cabin
Jester II at 7:48am 04.09.09
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Has anyone modified their rig (preferably on a 473) to a cutter rig?
Brucer at 7:22am 04.09.09
S2
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I've found lots of documentation for my S2 7.3 except info about the saildrive as installed in our b
Susan at 6:46am 04.09.09
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Can you tell me the best procedure to repair small spider cracks? And, we have taken the lettering o
jkincannon at 6:15am 04.09.09
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I had an 8 HP motor on a 12 foot alum boat once, but have not run my 9.9 Johnson 2 stroke enough on
wally252 at 5:54am 04.09.09
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How do you install shims in the rudder to eliminate excessive play at the tiller?
Jumpstart at 5:47am 04.09.09
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Over the years I've picked up a couple of tricks to solve pesky cleaning problems. The tannin stain
Roger Long at 3:52am 04.09.09
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I have the Garmin 3205 for my radar installation on order from Tiger. Looking at the downloaded man
Tony2367 at 7:26pm 04.08.09
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A few weeks ago we were returning up the St. Mark's River and ran aground. I knew the tide was low b
Deucer at 6:45pm 04.08.09
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Has anybody had this happen to them? I was puttig the boat in a slip and fighting about 15kts of cr
Tstein at 4:55pm 04.08.09
S2
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Aloha; The lexan port is leaking and I'm trying to decide what is the correct product to use to r
sailaway78 at 3:20pm 04.08.09
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Have read a couple post recently, not to mention mine, where someone got pounded pretty good by the
paulj at 2:20pm 04.08.09
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My 26 year old Porter Cable is broken and beyond reasonable repair. I'm looking for recomendations f

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Custom graphic on a cruising spinnaker
Apex at 4:38am 03.14.22
@JRacer thats a lot of numbers.....but no boat number? :)
Icebox conversion kits
jviss at 4:09am 03.14.22
The The 120 volt dorm fridge I had before the Isotherm would start out at about 70 watts and as i
How to cleaning halyard on the boat
shemandr at 3:28am 03.14.22
With no sail up I'd knot the tail of the halyard so it can't get lost in the mast. Then pull as muc
Lightning strike
BigEasy at 2:07am 03.14.22
Unfortunately, a lightening strike has the potential to extensively damage a boat. Electronics incl
H41 inner forestay?
DCGULL at 1:30am 03.14.22
That looks GREAT! And, it's a great set-up for dead downwind! How is the custom SeaTek Chainplate a
Looking for artists for a logo
mikeracca at 11:45pm 03.13.22
My daughter is an artist and architect, a RISD graduate (Rhode Island School of Design) and has don
Icebox conversion kits
Hayden Watson at 10:58pm 03.13.22
I installed my icebox conversion 23 years ago and it is still working. I have needed to fix a few l
Bug screen
artboas at 10:23pm 03.13.22
Bug screen
artboas at 10:16pm 03.13.22
Update
Tom J at 10:11pm 03.13.22
Don't forget, a lot of us contributed to Compass Marine before there was the GoFundMe.
H41 inner forestay?   (1)
Windpilot at 9:46pm 03.13.22
I went with the furling, not disappointed yet.
Icebox conversion kits
Johnb at 8:41pm 03.13.22
The 120 volt dorm fridge I had before the Isotherm would start out at about 70 watts and as it ra
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power
Mike M. at 8:41pm 03.13.22
Mike, As SFBay & David advised, your are going to have to trace and check the bilge pump DC ci
Icebox conversion kits
DArcy at 8:40pm 03.13.22
What does that mean? You mean a 60W, 120V bulb? That would only be 1/2A, which is ridiculous - ab
Lightning strike
jssailem at 8:35pm 03.13.22
Welcome to SBO. Mother Nature can really doo a number on our boats. What exactly did the lightening
Icebox conversion kits
jviss at 8:17pm 03.13.22
Even my old system only draws the equivalent of a 60w light bulb when it comes on. What does that
Lightning strike
Ralph Johnstone at 8:08pm 03.13.22
How do the electronics look ? I understand those can be vulnerable.
Looking for artists for a logo
jviss at 8:05pm 03.13.22
My daughter is an artist and architect, a RISD graduate (Rhode Island School of Design) and has done
Allied Titanium?
dLj at 7:47pm 03.13.22
I did not say titanium was not prone to crevice corrosion. In fact crevice corrosion is the corrosio
New S2 ( to me :)
Md80max at 7:34pm 03.13.22
DArcy, thank you, good advice... I have been contemplating this decision for several days now...and

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