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How to "back" fittings used to route halyards to the cockpit? Nightowl415 at 12:06pm 05.20.21 Day Sailers 4/714 For my 1978 Oday 20, I am routing halyards to the cockpit using a lifting block, deck organizer, an
Replacing spreader mount on a H19-2 ChaseRokitt at 11:25am 05.20.21 Smaller Boats 8/707 Hi everyone - long time listener, first time caller. Thanks for all the knowledge I've been able to
Refinishing Sinks (surrounding firberglass top included) (2) against.the.wind. at 11:19am 05.20.21 Ask All Sailors 4/523 Hi All, I have been searching for nearly a month now on the best optionto go about refinishing the
Gulfstar 47, Sailmaster, Morgan 462, Irwin 43 Tom Cordero at 11:16am 05.20.21 Ask All Sailors 7/965 Good afternoon forum members: Does anyone know of any Gulfstar 47 Sailmaster, Morgan 462, or Irwin
Kudos to the SBO store Ken Cross at 9:46am 05.20.21 Ask All Sailors 2/523 I have been looking for an odd-sized sheave and asked our friends at SBO. They were unable to locate
Replacing FP mini 12 Velero49 at 7:05am 05.20.21 Big Boats 4/509 What replacement genset did your get for your hunter49? Thinking about Westerbeke 11. A little hea
What is this number? (1) ramoore at 6:34am 05.20.21 Ask All Sailors 17/1238 Hi all, I recently purchased a 2007 sailboat. In the cockpit lazerette is what looks like a coast
Vertical Challenged can I 31 Hunter at 6:15am 05.20.21 Ask All Sailors 9/860 New to sailing, Just bought an 84' Hunter 31'. I have found that i am vertical challenged to connect
Housing market All U Get at 4:04am 05.20.21 Sails Call Lounge 19/1214 Hi all, We wintered in the Chesapeake and had a number of live aboards at our marina. Many of them
Yanmar 3YM20 oil change? Dale Haz at 9:36pm 05.19.21 C&C 4/1530 I found in looking over my just purchased C'C 33-2 that the engine (installed in 2009) has two oil f
stern pulpit rail hardware ManicFarmer at 9:01pm 05.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/488 I just bought a 1990 Hunter 28 and the surveyor noted a dead short in the running lights. The stern
Life Seal Products Admiral at 7:39pm 05.19.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1202 I have a Catalina 30 with leaky windows. From the outside. I am not ready to pull them. The window
272 mainstream options Jaxn at 6:45pm 05.19.21 Ask An Oday Owner 6/676 I bought a 272 last week and find the mainsheet... odd. Going through the manual and looking at pic
Keel size issue (1) KAC at 5:25pm 05.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/661 Hi everyone. This is my first post. I have owned my 1981 Hunter 33 for 3 years now. I noticed a crac
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover (1) TimFromLI at 5:14pm 05.19.21 Engines and Propulsion 10/1360 My perkins 4108 has 6 screws securing the impeller cover to the pump. The screws were heavily corrod
Engine panel troubleshooting LukeAvanti at 4:00pm 05.19.21 Catalina 30 11/1216 Hi all, new owner of a 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II, with a question about a new issue on my engine panel.
Raw water impeller. jake5555 at 3:53pm 05.19.21 C&C 6/837 Has anyone used a substitute impeller for their Westerbeke 4-60 raw water pump?
Hunter 49/50 Mamba steering issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:39pm 05.19.21 Big Boats 2/702 While motoring out of my marina, I noticed the boat failing to respond to steering wheel inputs from
Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 12:54pm 05.19.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/4393 Wish everyone a fantastic season and best of health. i'm a novice sailor that recently became aware
New to me '90 Capri 26' questions. Markhh2 at 10:32am 05.19.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/1512

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No longer an owner (1) Calif. Ted at 6:54pm 06.07.24 Like anything on the internet, you probably can't really remove or delete anything, just don't come
Hunter 380 non-skid paint Jan_H at 6:09pm 06.07.24 Thanks everyone for the replies. I assumed it was a painted finish since after pressure washing the
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jdrutten at 5:41pm 06.07.24 That completely sucks! t "slowed" when taking the engine out of gear, does that mean that water was
Slips in SW Florida - Port Charlotte area heritage at 5:11pm 06.07.24 I have used Charlotte Harbor boat storage in the past. It's unusual in that the canal entrance is i
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 5:07pm 06.07.24 Finally found a solution. A different hose. Apparently the trident and the shield of a slightly smal
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 4:33pm 06.07.24 That helps. I think look under the boat to check what might have happened. A lot might have changed
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jssailem at 4:28pm 06.07.24 That helps. I think look under the boat to check what might have happened. A lot might have change
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 4:05pm 06.07.24 I am not the one to answer this question but I would look at the alignment of the engine/drive trai
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's shemandr at 3:53pm 06.07.24 I am not the one to answer this question but I would look at the alignment of the engine/drive train
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 3:49pm 06.07.24 Some pictures sound great. The issue with tearing everything out is I have no choice regarding the s
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 3:36pm 06.07.24 WOW. Yours is as good a guess as any. It is the type of issue that could be a lot of things. You sa
Small Outboard Motor Stands (1) FDL S2 at 3:35pm 06.07.24 Here is what I built.
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jssailem at 3:18pm 06.07.24 I am guessing a bent prop shaft or struts? WOW. Yours is as good a guess as any. It is the type of
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 2:46pm 06.07.24 I just went through this on a not-a-hunter. Do not try and replicate the original design. Rip it all
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 2:33pm 06.07.24 The only think I can think to do is to somehow enlarge the hoses that I have with some tool so that
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 2:31pm 06.07.24 Ah, the mysteries of hose fittings. I feel your pain. Been down this road. The PVC barbs are alway
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch (2) skunther at 2:28pm 06.07.24
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 dlochner at 2:25pm 06.07.24 If the strainer in the dip tube is looking ugly, would one want to clean out the sludge in the tank
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 2:20pm 06.07.24 Ah, the mysteries of hose fittings. I feel your pain. Been down this road. The PVC barbs are always
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch (2) skunther at 2:05pm 06.07.24

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