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Meant to Be up on the hard (4) Ian McGain at 5:13pm 11.11.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1373 Meant to Be- Now up on the hard My 1979 Hunter 30 is now up on the hard on Maryland's Eastern Shore
LED lights Blackthorn at 4:36pm 11.11.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2807 We all do stupid thing in our lives. Some are by accident and some are by design. I was stupid by
Trailer Leaf springs/hangers/axle Ryan20734 at 1:03pm 11.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1596 My trailer's rear port side leaf spring hanger has rusted off or broken off and I just happened to n
Diesel Filters higgs at 12:53pm 11.11.08 Ask All Sailors 33/5405 Most of us use a Ronco or similar filter in front of the manufacture's filter. The Ronco filter has
Simple Electronic Upgrades for Raymarine (1) rpwillia at 11:35am 11.11.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2801 All, On my Catalina 310 I have the Raymarine instruments on a 6" Edson instrument console shown in
Holding tank pump causing odor Jsailor at 11:02am 11.11.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3398 Hi Peggy, What a great source of information on marine sanitation maintenance. I must admit I thou
New Oscilating Tool - Dremel Multi-Max (1) Maine Sail at 10:53am 11.11.08 Musings With Maine Sail 9/4703 For those who have been swooning over a Fein Multi-Master there may now be a less expensive alternat
Garmin 76csx interface to Simrad TP22 Skipper at 10:04am 11.11.08 Ask All Sailors 3/2539 I have searched archives. The Garmin 76csx GPS in NMEA connected to the Simrad TP22 in the fashion
Standard Horizon HX-850S w/GPS & DSC Roy Udwin at 9:01am 11.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1531 I bought one of these radios a few months ago - I particularly liked it for the built in GPS/DSC and
GPS to Radio Bob Stammerjohn at 7:26am 11.11.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2946 I have a Garmin 76scx and a new Uniden radio with MMSI capability. My problem is the wiring connecti
My Hunter 27 (3) BEysler at 7:13am 11.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/2055 So I know I still have quite a bit of clean up ahead of me but here are some quick shots of the Hunt
New To Forum: Looking for 1982 Hunter 27 Plans BEysler at 7:06am 11.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1096 Hey Everyone, First off let me just say Hello, glad to of found this forum, and im looking forwa
Dripless packing drips BruceK at 4:50am 11.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1199 Have a Spurs Dripless packing on my '94 30T...bought the boat 3 years ago and have always had some d
Racing your Hunter 34 saildog at 3:25am 11.11.08 Racing 6/3925 Does anyone race thier Hunter 34? I have just purchased a Hunter 34 in July and have raced her in 5
Oceanis decals gkingshott at 9:22pm 11.10.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4163 Have recently bought a 411, currently moored Subic bay, Philippines. Can anyone advise where I might
Hunter 376 water leaks serenisea at 8:42pm 11.10.08 Big Boats 15/4549 Our Hunter 376 has a water leak to the outside when it rains. The water pools in the aft cabin next
Shaft Coupler Rich (P303) at 7:20pm 11.10.08 Ask All Sailors 13/4030 You know... I don't know why I type these questions. The more I type... the more I know the answer..
Vendee Race underway Scott B at 5:41pm 11.10.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1723 Only 1 day into the race and already 8 of 30 boats have had to turn around for repairs including Der
Sky Light Sealant Mysterious Ways at 5:06pm 11.10.08 Big Boats 5/2065 I will be resealing a leaky sky light (acrylic) on my H35.5 in the spring. I was advised to use Dow
Winterize hot water heater ScottD at 5:05pm 11.10.08 Ask All Sailors 8/3294 Can you just turn on the hot water faucet and drain the hot water heater? New boat for me so I have

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Engine mount to stringer RoyS at 6:26am 12.10.21 Sometimes you can use a thicker lag bolt. Sometimes you can use a longer lag bolt. Sometimes you can
H34 chainplate revisited. HelloOutThere at 6:07am 12.10.21 I'm impressed and a little frightened. What prompted you to do this in the first place? How did y
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use kappykaplan at 6:00am 12.10.21 @Puesta del sol , could you post photos of your set up? Tks.
Universal transmission failure while sailing kappykaplan at 5:57am 12.10.21 Maybe the prop is fouled with a fishing or crab trap line? :plus: Been there, done that once.
A couple trailering questions Project_Mayhem at 5:55am 12.10.21 +1 for towing insurance. Some RV insurance covers trailers as well. I once had a truck leave me str
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:41am 12.10.21 Yes. The but the real reason for end grain is high compressive strength (balsa is hell weak the oth
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Tally Ho at 4:57am 12.10.21 Guilty as charged! I'm out of my mind with boredom. (Obviously.) I was hoping someone would say it
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" danooxnard at 4:25am 12.10.21 A sailor is someone who sails a boat. A sailer is a guy from Georgia who just sold his boat. No offe
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock Will Gilmore at 3:20am 12.10.21 My log house main bathroom is not vented. We were exprience mold on the ceiling from shower condens
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? Crusty Ol Salt at 9:19pm 12.09.21 I FINALLY got connected to a cooperative seller with an O'Day 25, 1985 centerboard model. so far we
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dLj at 9:11pm 12.09.21 Congrats Jimmy. I love a story that has a happy ending. Will be looking for the stories of your c
Passage 42 bilge question JamesG161 at 8:44pm 12.09.21 yes- i have an onan- All diesel fuel recirculates when running, even the Generator. You might as
Passage 42 bilge question Puesta del sol at 8:24pm 12.09.21 i am still chasing a diesel small leak into the bilge. I have cleaned and dried the engine around i
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 7:36pm 12.09.21 Thank you, I hope i see some of the SBO members out there. jimmy mc
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? Will Gilmore at 7:24pm 12.09.21 Nice looking boat. Your plans sound exciting. Let us know your itinerary when you finally shove of
self tacking jib (1) DArcy at 6:50pm 12.09.21 My boat came with a 135% and 105% fore sails. I only use the 105% because it is so much easier to ta
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location Don S/V ILLusion at 6:35pm 12.09.21 http://www.catalina400-445.org/Library/400/Catalina%20400%20MKII%20Owners%20Manual.pdf under the af
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle Tom Graves at 6:27pm 12.09.21 inside your Lesson pedestal under the compass there is an adjustment screw. if there isn't one like
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 6:22pm 12.09.21 I'll check that tomorrow. Thank you!
Universal transmission failure while sailing Davidasailor26 at 6:19pm 12.09.21 Maybe the prop is fouled with a fishing or crab trap line? That would be the least expensive possibi

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