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Fish Finder/Chart Plotter gary at 5:36pm 03.11.09 Smaller Boats 2/1460 I would like to hear opinions about the fish finder - chart plotter units. I am most interested in
New purchase and the Wheel is too big screaming viking at 4:32pm 03.11.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/7 I'm in the process of purchasing a 1989 Catalina 30 and the current wheel that's on the boat is too
Yanmar YSE 12 flhunterowner at 2:38pm 03.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1733 Hi everyone. My Yanmar YSE12 has a leakinf fuel line. The connector has a bolt with a hole in it
I'm serious about my Sirius sail lvr at 2:24pm 03.11.09 Sirius 21/22 10/6571 Hi It is great to see others that love their boats too. I keep mine at Port Hardy and althoug
Starboard Cleaning seadaddler at 1:46pm 03.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3974 Just wondering what every one uses to clean the the starboard on their Hunter cockpit table and cup
Liferaft on H36 (4) Andreas7699 at 1:28pm 03.11.09 Big Boats 7/1670 Hi, I have found this solution for my liferaft on my 36. I think this is working rather well, it is
Bent mast JWH2050 at 12:16pm 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1464 I have a 98 Mac 26x that was damaged by the ice storm we had in Northwest Arkansas last month. The u
New Owner Ricardo Carvalho at 10:28am 03.11.09 Smaller Boats 6/1411 Hi, I just brought a 1985 Hunter 23. She is ok but I have a question about the botton paint. My ques
Scope Phil V25 at 9:23am 03.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1488 When anchoring I understand that a 7:1 scope is recommended. So lets say you are anchored in 10 feet
Refrigerator - Hunter 433/Mooring Sailboat SkipLucas at 9:22am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3642 I give up trying to make the original built-in freezer/refrigerator combination to work. Can't get
O'Day 272 Bow PatSul22 at 9:20am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3027 I have an O'day 272 and noticed theres a small hole about 1/2 inch along the stem of the bow in the
Question for Canadians higgs at 8:52am 03.11.09 Sails Call Lounge 4/3323 Down here in the States, I hear of laws in Canada that make it a crime to utter racial slurs and oth
Yanmar hand crank Don Crowther at 8:31am 03.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 19/4767 Just a quick question. Does anyone know if the Hunter 31 (yanmar 2gm) came with a hand crank for t
Waste holding - bladder bag? Cpt. Jon at 8:24am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3721 Hello, I have another question about the H30 I just purchased. The waste storage in this boat is
Dolphin 22 info? kc5qnk at 7:44am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 4/7591 Hello all, I hope I am posting this in the right place! I am going to go look at a Dolphin 22 tod
Puck Transducer - Depth sounder Cpt. Jon at 6:57am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 13/5639 Hello, I just purchased a 1980 H30 and it does not have a working depth sounder. The PO had one in
Battery selection and comparison by PS Don S/V ILLusion at 6:48am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2629 There has been much discussion recently regarding battery comparisons and thought some might find th
Hood LD question. CMM at 6:34am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1547 The top plastic pieces, top bearing assembly, on my Hood LD 810, has fallen out for the third year i
Circuit Breaker Location georgeg305 at 6:21am 03.11.09 Ask All Sailors 10/4849 I thought I read somewhere that there is a "new" requirement to have a circuit breaker within 5' of
Installing new windows??? jdhohmann at 6:01am 03.11.09 Big Boats 13/2192 I am installing new wiindows on my Hunet 40 Legend, and when I removed the old ones I noticed that t

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Cleat at goosenext DeliriousSailor at 5:30am 03.05.22
Defender Warehouse Sale RoyS at 5:22am 03.05.22 Defender dominated the Spring boat supply business in New England. Their annual warehouse sale drew
Beneteau 323 BigEasy at 5:19am 03.05.22 Welcome to SBO forums! Wondering how much use your Bene has seen. My rudder has a little bit of pl
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 5:11am 03.05.22 Thanks Dan for the sprocket information. Did you order the chain from them also? Going to look toda
Best Mooring Snubbers/Suggestions thinwater at 5:11am 03.05.22 A factor that makes a mooring different from a dock or even anchoring, is that when pulled hard, ins
Defender Warehouse Sale dlochner at 5:10am 03.05.22 Is this a covid thing or is this a new concept from change in ownership? Someone posted a few day
Defender Warehouse Sale BigEasy at 5:02am 03.05.22 Defender has lost its way. Annual warehouse sale is gone. New Spring sale with ridiculous restricti
Catalina 310 Prop Shaft Diameter? Maine Sail at 4:31am 03.05.22
Best Mooring Snubbers/Suggestions NYSail at 4:15am 03.05.22
Cleat at goosenext DeliriousSailor at 4:05am 03.05.22 That is a Z- spar Just sent a message to them with a photo. Thanks for the info. Very helpful.
Cleat at goosenext DeliriousSailor at 4:04am 03.05.22 The ridges do look worn. But, if they don't stay in place it seems to me to be a problem with the s
Cleat at goosenext Davidasailor26 at 4:02am 03.05.22
Standing room only Rick486 at 2:38am 03.05.22 I used to stand up in my RIB if I was going to dinner and didn't want to get my pants wet. I was i
Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 9:10pm 03.04.22 203158 Second set of rules for when she's over thirty. 203157 -Will
New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 8:15pm 03.04.22
Cleat at goosenext rgranger at 8:04pm 03.04.22 That is a Z- spar
Spinnaker winches for H340 (stainless arch) Joe at 8:04pm 03.04.22 Thanks so much for your reply. Yes, I have two ratchet blocks ready to go - I completely agree with
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? rgranger at 8:02pm 03.04.22 For sure the standard did not woke as well as there was significant slime build up at the end of t
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? quadrille38 at 7:43pm 03.04.22 I managed to get 3 quarts of VC 17 Extra original from Defender early last month. Most sources had o
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 7:34pm 03.04.22 Never mind where it's supposed to be...boat builders rarely put them in the best place. In your ca

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