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Chessie Diner Raft Up Bob Poff at 4:49pm 12.29.08 Sails Call Lounge 12/4289 I've been thinking again.... sometimes dangerous. The holidays are about over, the sailing season in
cc24 vs tanzer22 kriss at 4:29pm 12.29.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3244 I am looking at 2 boats,both 70's vintage and both in good shape. the cc24 has been restored and imp
Instrument replacement marylou14 at 3:51pm 12.29.08 Bigger Boats 0/1166 I have a 1983 37 CC O'DAy. I keep the boat in the Meditterranean for half year cruising. The instrum
streamstay Tony D at 3:40pm 12.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1028 Has any one had experience in servicing a streamstay roller furling? I would like to dimantle my uni
streamstay tdicarlo@verizon.net at 3:38pm 12.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1829 Has any one had experience in servicing a streamstay roller furling? I would like to dimantle my uni
Help with links from Search NotCook at 3:09pm 12.29.08 Sails Call Lounge 2/2657 Hi, I am new to SBO Forums. I am trying to search for Forum and archived topics. When I do, I get pl
Mainsail Slide Improvements? mamkt001 at 2:38pm 12.29.08 Big Boats 4/1343 Does anyone have any experience/testimony concerning the use of aftermarket mainsail slides e.g. Sch
Soy Stripper jpallen01 at 2:38pm 12.29.08 Ask All Sailors 7/3532 I need to strip the bottom of my Oday 240 down to the gell coat. I have a coat of VC-17 and lord onl
Cracked Bell Housing - Arrrrgh (2) Maine Sail at 1:20pm 12.29.08 Musings With Maine Sail 35/9616 I wish I could cure my disease of boating! Unfortunately I'm just an addict like the rest of you..
In response to the emgine cut-off AllanEmas at 12:22pm 12.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1104 I have pasted my original problem below. I would like to thank everyone who gave a me a reponse
solar panel output walt at 11:53am 12.29.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2049 Ive been "collecting" posted solar panel daily output post on the internet. Ie, if you have some wat
Excess paint rewmoval BARRY3684 at 10:17am 12.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1448 What is the best way to remove extremly excess bottom paint?
Autohelm 4000ST jcela at 8:48am 12.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1817 I have to replace a damaged drive unit of an autopilot Autohelm 4000ST on my 1995 Hunter 29.5 and Au
Mast height difference in 1977 boats Nan at 8:43am 12.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2081 Does anyone know the height difference between O'Day 20 made before 1977 and that of the the 1977 bo
Power reach HAL at 7:42am 12.29.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/6340 What is a power reach and when is it best used (advantages and disadvantages)? Will it work with all
Narraganssett Bay's Russian Submarine... (4) BaySailerBill at 3:31am 12.29.08 Ask All Sailors 1/2000 I realize that this is slightly off topic, but for anyone that has sailed in lower Narragassett Bay
40.5 Legend solar panel wiring Bill Roosa at 2:45am 12.29.08 Big Boats 1/1098 Hi folks I'm working to get the factory installed solar panel up and running. I've tried probing th
Idea for a storm jib (2) Hermit Scott at 12:57am 12.29.08 Ask All Sailors 20/6036 If someone has seen this before please let me know where I can go on the net to see it. The green po
Fleet 105 hamletts at 6:40pm 12.28.08 Catalina 22 1/1258 Is anyone affiliated with fleet 105 or know anyone a member of fleet 105 in Biloxi, MS.
Hard Dodger. Hand built Hermit Scott at 6:31pm 12.28.08 Ask All Sailors 29/12321 I know alot of you guys are into racing and performance. I am more interested in making my boat as c

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What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 4:37pm 10.30.21 maybe john will gift his unwanted danforth to Terry if it has no value to him and so many others as
I think I just bought a 30. BigEasy at 4:24pm 10.30.21 Yeah I've pretty much decided on a Catalina 30 for a number of reasons. If I had money I'd buy a 34
Freshwater Sailors Ken Cross at 4:21pm 10.30.21 Not freshwater (brackish) but I once tried Interlux CF (Copper Free) and it was a disaster. I put it
Battery Charging Ken Cross at 4:15pm 10.30.21 I put AGM batteries on our boat because I already had them and didn't want to change the engine batt
Sticky, no sticky. Davidasailor26 at 3:59pm 10.30.21 Here is a novel approach... Instead of removing the sticky... cover it. Duct tape is always an opti
Fuse in small solar setup Ken Cross at 3:57pm 10.30.21 For the OP, read the instructions that come with your equipment. Most (generally) require the sol
Fuse in small solar setup sesmith at 3:56pm 10.30.21 That Renogy fuse you linked to is one that would be used at the panels. You won't need a fuse at th
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 3:27pm 10.30.21 White was probably the wrong product. Should have been pink or yellow. .. And I have yellow for a
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 3:23pm 10.30.21 Thanks for all the help. Hope this helps someone along the way
Battery box over prop shaft Jaxn at 3:22pm 10.30.21 Thanks for the answers. What's under the inspection port? Is that something that needs to be access
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 3:21pm 10.30.21 Back on the water in K-Bay, Oahu. We did eventually get the sails up. Can anyone comment on the bim
Hi need suggestions for propeller for a 1978 Catalina retrofitted with a Yanmar 2GM20 sail sfbay at 3:20pm 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum!! Sounds like you have a couple of things to address: 1) smoke and fuel discha
Battery box over prop shaft Jaxn at 3:15pm 10.30.21 Do you want that much weight that far aft? Where were the batteries originally? I think that might b
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 3:14pm 10.30.21 Cleaned and painted coupling.....did not remove. Polished shaft a bit. l
Battery box over prop shaft dlochner at 3:13pm 10.30.21 Thanks for the answers. What's under the inspection port? Is that something that needs to be access
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 3:12pm 10.30.21 New cutlass bearing size.
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 3:11pm 10.30.21 2 mounts have "50" 2 have "70" on the rubber.
Battery box over prop shaft Jaxn at 3:11pm 10.30.21 Good questions. Let me clarify the placement. I am proposing placing the batteries side-by-side in
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (1) Williammiller100 at 3:10pm 10.30.21 Test fit. Note new dripless.
DIY Fuel Polishing System PaulK at 3:09pm 10.30.21 Fuel polishing system is a circulating pump, a particle filter, a water separator (often combined)

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