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Boat gelcoat polishing topic jviss at 9:05am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 50/6402 This question, or series of questions is perhaps most appropriately directed to MainSail, since he h
what is this? LordNelson at 8:50am 07.31.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/859 can anyone tell me what this is, what it goes to, and maybe what it's worth?
What is this? LordNelson at 8:46am 07.31.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/780 This was given to me as I have a sailboat but I do not know what it is. Does anyone know what is is,
What is it? LordNelson at 8:40am 07.31.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/919 This was given to me but i don't know what it is. does any know what it might be and to what size bo
fuel stain on hull bernie at 7:58am 07.31.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1344 does anyone know of a good product where to help remove a small fuel stain from my catalina 309? it
zincs Bob at 7:21am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1234 Has anyone experienced problems with the Chinese zincs? This Spring, all of the outlets had only the
Lewmar Opening Ports Dennis Honeycutt at 7:16am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1617 I know there has been a lot posted about opening ports but I can't find anything in the archives. M
Clean for a few days Rick Sylvester at 6:35am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1089 after eight days of grueling labor. Oh well, it was good while it lasted.
Chesapeake Questions bffatcat at 6:33am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1042 As a New England sailor I usually cruise the coast of Maine or Cape Cod and the Islands Ive never b
Clean for a few days Rick Sylvester at 6:31am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 0/928 after eight days of grueling labor. Oh well, it was good while it lasted.
Broke the rudder on our 222 O'Day Chuck R at 4:47am 07.31.08 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2425 My brother and I were on a broad reach after a good start on our Wed evening race last night. We ha
1980 Hunter 33 port side leak Tony Z at 4:24am 07.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1385 We have a big time deck leak that I just can't seem to find the source of. The end result is rain
Broken seacock !!!! What to do Tony Z at 4:10am 07.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2135 The handle of the raw water seacock on our 1980 Hunter 33 has come off. I know it can be remo
Portlights on H-260 Hogan at 3:49am 07.31.08 Smaller Boats 1/1151 Has anyone updated the older H-260's by adding portlights like the newer models have? Do those portl
Racing Sails - Affordable Manufacturers Karri at 3:26am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 4/921 My husband and I got into racing on my friends 36" Beneteau. It performs very well however his inven
AC/DC Switch Panel Mystery Switch! - 84 Hunter 31 reserche at 12:29am 07.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1362 Okay - I have a mystery switch on the AC/DC Switch Panel - on my 84 Hunter 31. All the switches ar
Hunter 25 Mark H at 11:19pm 07.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/878 newbie sailor...are there any Hunter 25 with water ballast/centerbaord mods? txs in advance Would
RL 24 Mark H at 10:01pm 07.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1436 Im looking for the rigth first boat.Has anyone here heard of or sailed the RL24 sailing sloop. It i
Any advice on rebedding C-30 chain plates? Jeff at 8:53pm 07.30.08 Catalina 30 2/1991 We recently bought a 1982 Catalina 30, with some evidence of leakage at the chain plates. I would
Follow Up on ST50 to ST60 Conversion Rick D at 8:24pm 07.30.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1133 I want to thank everyone for their hints on this conversion. It went better than I expected, in part

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2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 oceanside27 at 10:47am 01.13.22 Ted, got it right. Remove the cover (four screws), read the tach, clean the cover, screw it back i
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 Rich Stidger at 10:43am 01.13.22 It looks like there is more room to the left and that there should be more digits. Has the meter alw
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 (1) Stu Jackson at 10:42am 01.13.22 It is a manual meter, two digit in the standard tach. Thanks. Usually just the far right digit is
Throttle Position while Sailing Tom J at 9:56am 01.13.22 the decal on the throttle housing indicating that the throttle should be placed in the reverse posi
PEX and chlorine Terry Cox at 9:44am 01.13.22 What is your experience? Hi Bouchard, Hunter used 1/2 inch Zurn (Quest) Pex Quicktite brand polybu
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 Calif. Ted at 9:43am 01.13.22 Usually just the far right digit is black on white background to denote tenths and all others are wh
PEX and chlorine Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 01.13.22 That's not PEX. Its polybutylene piping. Yes it is susceptible to chlorine. Above is all you need
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 (1) oceanside27 at 9:19am 01.13.22 Is it only showing two digits or is there only space for two digits ? Digital or analog readout ?
Steven N Steven N at 9:15am 01.13.22 it is cycling on and off I dont think it is running to often
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 01.13.22 Is it only showing two digits or is there only space for two digits ? Digital or analog readout ?
Throttle Position while Sailing Stu Jackson at 9:10am 01.13.22 Search the archives for more details The phrase to use is "transmission position" to find earlier
Throttle Position while Sailing (1) sail sfbay at 8:41am 01.13.22 Hunter sailboats with Yanmar engines should put the the transmission shifter must be in the "neutral
376 hunter tank level sensor Nicolas at 8:35am 01.13.22 Thank you very much, I'll have a look.
376 hunter tank level sensor Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:32am 01.13.22 I suggest you replace it with a system that uses sensors that are attached to the outside of the tan
Companionway step cracked due to weight of keel pclarksurf at 8:18am 01.13.22 great example @C_Level
Which Battery is better? Benny17441 at 8:04am 01.13.22 Any battery that doesn't overcapitalize it's features. There is a difference between denominated
PEX and chlorine Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:41am 01.13.22 The chlorine bleach solution used to recommission the fresh water tank and plumbing only remains in
Tired Winches Ward H at 7:39am 01.13.22 I've always thought if I had boat parts that needed to be cleaned up I'd look into powder coating bl
What do I do with PO's shit? Benny17441 at 7:23am 01.13.22 Never give up removing a lid or cap, drill holes and even destroy it and pick it out in pieces if yo
dis-continuous standing rigging on a 1996 beneteau oceanis 400 replacement ? bwagner187 at 7:18am 01.13.22 Hello Ben and Welcome to the SBO forum. You have chosen a grand boat. Rigging is a critical piece

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