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Should I be Worried (1) Easy at 7:42pm 06.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1243 Looking to purchase this 1994, Hunter Passage 42. Had boat pulled and cleaned for survey yesterday.
Good rigger on the Upper Chesapeake Bay letskeepriding at 5:55pm 06.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1059 Hi all, I'd like to have my rigging properly tuned / inspected by a Selden / B'R expert. If anyone h
AP not holding heading jwerkjr at 4:48pm 06.11.21 Ask All Sailors 3/491 Hoping to find help with my AP. My issue is that when I hit heading hold on my Vulcan 7 my AP (NAC2
Gate Stanchions on "88 Hunter Legend 37.5 nikkinancy at 4:44pm 06.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/339 Hi all Hunter Owners, I replaced my lifelines with Dyneema and replaced all the stanchions on my Hu
I bought a 2000 MacGregor 26 X, and looking for help on how to rig the boat. Wade Gizzy at 3:58pm 06.11.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1344 If someone can give me a good link for that information. I would also be more than happy to come to
Whisker pole for an O'Day 28 - which one Ran-Dee9229 at 1:14pm 06.11.21 Parts Search 3/682 I see on Defender and West Marin the whisker pole recommended for my O'Day 28 is a Forespar either
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit (3) Ward H at 10:08am 06.11.21 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 19/3422 Free for the taking. This came from my 93 Catalina 30. It wasn't working when I got the boat in
Keeping the bugs out. Roadking Larry at 8:18am 06.11.21 Ask All Sailors 2/537 Looking for ideas to keep the dirt daubers out of the spars. One of the banes of us inland lake sai
311 additional battery locations CliffM at 8:06am 06.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/566 I'm in the process of buying a 2000 Beneteau 311 and want to install 2 additional batteries. The
What Varnish for Cabin Sole? AlastairLC at 5:28am 06.11.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2332 I realize that for exterior brightwork you need marine spar varnish to protect the wood from UV rays
30 Hunter Cherubini-- Chain Plate Lug to Hull Replacement BillP at 4:42am 06.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/706 I have experienced some delamination in the laminate lug ..last year I used a quick set liquid epoxy
12v Fridge/Freezer (1) Doug J at 8:38pm 06.10.21 Smaller Boats 28/3667 Just ordered one of these. It may seem a little small, but there will be no ice taking up space. I
Question about Jib Furling System (1) Colora Too at 8:08pm 06.10.21 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1439 I own a 1987 O'Day 272. The UV cover on jib/genoa began to un-stitch so after much research, lowered
CNG ncleary1225 at 3:22pm 06.10.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1137 Does anyone know where we a CNG fill up station is in NY? We are purchasing a boat and cannot find o
Another Portable Generator Thread sail sfbay at 3:07pm 06.10.21 Ask All Sailors 0/460 Anyone use / have a dual fuel or propane generator/inverter?
There is a Magnetometer on your phone (who knew!) Hayden Watson at 2:40pm 06.10.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1249 I found a cool free app that should help locate the sensor. It is Gemeco iNstall. It turns your ph
cooling system flush? 04 raw water cooled yan 1GM10 coming from salt water.? MitchM at 2:20pm 06.10.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/604 just got a 'project boat' w an old 04 yan single cylinder 1 gm 10-- raw water coole
Recommendation for a good TV spadaforaj at 1:30pm 06.10.21 Ask All Sailors 8/3166 Hi all - have that Hunter 41 - time for a new TV - any recommendations or words of wisdom ? Thanks
H216 Mast Boot Sealing Mike216 at 12:40pm 06.10.21 Smaller Boats 4/845 I have a H216 with the canvas mast boot. Does anyone have a good method to seal up the boot to the
Hunter 49/50 salon A/C replacement (3) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:30am 06.10.21 Big Boats 1/535 Needed to replace Marvair 16K A/C unit for salon. Unit is located under the floor and seemed impossi

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Refrigerator/Freezer issues kappykaplan at 12:13pm 06.12.24 And it was....? :plus:
Oceanus 281 manual Hello Below at 12:04pm 06.12.24 Google is your friend. Ah look at that, right here on SBO. Dear Beneteau Owner - sailboatsowner.com
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels rmerl1223 at 12:02pm 06.12.24 Yes, I understand jdrutten where you're referring to, and will check-it-out (i.e., teat-apart the af
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Terry Cox at 11:55am 06.12.24 Never mind I found the issue. And it was....?
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Clay Smith at 11:53am 06.12.24 Never mind I found the issue.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz pgandw at 11:29am 06.12.24 I think people are just as much into being on the water as ever, maybe even moreso. But they are ch
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 11:17am 06.12.24 Wows, thanks so much for all of this. You are referring to epoxy, I actually have some west system e
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Don S/V ILLusion at 11:05am 06.12.24 One common cause for electrical failure when a load starts is low voltage due to bad connection(s).
Leaking deck plate replacement skunther at 10:40am 06.12.24 The center plate is screwed in and doesn't object to being stood upon for endless hours. together,
Leaking deck plate replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 06.12.24 The center plate is screwed in and doesn't object to being stood upon for endless hours. zon for a
West Wight Potter - Batten Lenght Tally Ho at 10:24am 06.12.24 No. The battens have fit in the pockets and should be secured by whatever flaps or covers are incorp
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners (8) rgranger at 10:21am 06.12.24 You will need to get a backing plate in there. I've done this sort of thing once before and I have
Main Cross Traveler ... shemandr at 10:09am 06.12.24 There must be a cleaner solution. I guess part of the reason for the complexity there is to spread
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners (1) SteveHughessails at 9:42am 06.12.24 I took a picture of the damage. We just rented a Buoy until the end of September. I sure hope our Ma
NGCC In Memoriam KCofKC at 9:40am 06.12.24 Many times the people that organize events get out of sailing, get old, many reasons. Add to that i
Group 24 starter battery skunther at 8:50am 06.12.24 Roger that. I will add it to the list for the fall and hope that helps as well. In the meantime, reg
Leaking deck plate replacement JoeWhite at 8:46am 06.12.24 On my C36 it is made of metal. I am not sure what size it is, but it is the screw on type. Now I se
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz LloydB at 8:32am 06.12.24 PWC or YouTube can get you to the place the old guys hang out with a lot less time and money investe
Group 24 starter battery FastOlson at 8:20am 06.12.24 Aside from doing some other "work" on the engine, it's normal for the starter motor to need a rebui
Leaking deck plate replacement Calif. Ted at 8:14am 06.12.24 Mine was an 8" as yours also appears to be, I must have caught them on sale, might want to shop it a

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