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Life Line Stanchion Replacement FrKim at 7:29am 07.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/559 Can anyone explain how to replace a mid ship Life Line Stanchion. Are there any instructions availa
Weeds in the prop? Jimongee at 6:23am 07.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1398 Ok so here we are in our 2002 356 yesterday. We were motoring into the Sturgeon Bay very busy chann
Change the filter on a Beneteau 51.1 AC joelsbuch at 5:37am 07.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/532 How do you change the filter on my AC units? The boat manual doesn't seem to show a filter but my d
Got the mast up! (1) patbratton at 5:20am 07.24.21 Smaller Boats 5/613 Friday was hot in Georgia. My son and I spend the morning running down the remaining parts to replac
Transport Costs? Apex at 3:01am 07.24.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2331 Anyone have experience in transport recently? Have a quote for 30ft. (only response thus far). Incl
Little Pinholes In Fiberglass Plymouth Sailor at 7:35pm 07.23.21 Irwin 1/1403
Any problems with sailing a 2.92 feet draft winged keel on the Great South Bay on Long Island NY sailbears at 6:25pm 07.23.21 Ask All Sailors 3/616 Preferable to have people who have actually sailed on the GSB but also want to know if such a keel c
Repowering the 2001 Beneteau 361 Guan at 5:39pm 07.23.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1491 Well guys and gals y'all maybe glad that finally I'm fed up with Vancouver's lack of Marine mechanic
Scam mechanic in Vancouver because of shortages Guan at 5:25pm 07.23.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/1610 Just a heads up on this guy and company. Dio boss of Relacoes Marine Services in Vancouver Canada. H
First time boat owner... Battery alarm kodiak1120 at 4:17pm 07.23.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2538 I recently bought a 2009 Beneteau 37. We went out to dinner and when we came back, the panel was so
Missing daggerboard SaltySasquatch at 3:45pm 07.23.21 Ask All Sailors 3/774 Bought a Neptune 24 shoal keel and the previous owner said he lost the daggerboard in a bad storm. H
Aging Diesel Fuel shank at 3:35pm 07.23.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1798 Hello, I bought a Catalina 27 last year which has a Universal 5411 diesel inboard. The previous owne
Just bought a Neptune 24 and got some questions. SaltySasquatch at 12:22pm 07.23.21 Trailer Sailors 2/1278 So i just bought my first sailboat and it is a Neptune 24 in really good shape or it looks that way
Cat 22 OEM Rudder John Marrone at 10:41am 07.23.21 Catalina 22 2/668 Finally bit the bullet on a Kick Up Rudder. Mandatory in our shallow water of NW Florida Gulf. The r
Need advice on how to lift a Daysailer II by davits? Amazilia at 10:30am 07.23.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/611 I installed a pair of davits, good for 1,000 lbs each, to lift and keep my Daysailer II out of the w
Legacy owners - auxiliary outboard advice please WimboSquid at 9:32am 07.23.21 Com-Pac 2/4932
Sudden fresh water pumping issues (1) NYSail at 7:16am 07.23.21 Ask All Sailors 10/929 Hello all, So a couple of weeks ago my back tank all of a sudden started having priming issues when
Spinnaker Pole Ring MetricMountie at 6:49am 07.23.21 Big Boats 3/1489 Anyone have a height measurement from the deck on the mast to mount my spinnaker pole ring. All the
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives Jimongee at 6:32am 07.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1740 Our 2002 356 came with an in-boom reefing system. Right from the beginning it was near impossible
Main sheet rigging - H33.5 Fred at 5:38am 07.23.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/1203 On the new-to-me H33.5 1994 all control lines run to the cockpit except the main sheet. The dodger w

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Vendee Globe 2024! LakeShark at 8:24am 12.13.24 Its been fun to watch and I must admit the robustness of these boats has come along way. Certainly
How much would you pay after survey? smokey73 at 8:23am 12.13.24 You indicate "holes in the fuel line" and a "melted throttle cable housing." This would seem to ind
How much would you pay after survey? Project_Mayhem at 8:08am 12.13.24 There's some excellent advice by others. One thing that I haven't seen much detail is bottom paint.
How much would you pay after survey? degas at 6:31am 12.13.24 I can't answer your question directly. But here's what I do know. I know how difficult this is, but
Vendee Globe 2024! degas at 6:17am 12.13.24 It's been a great race so far with thankfully few DNFs so far. Also good to see that 6 of the racer
How much would you pay after survey? Ward H at 6:10am 12.13.24 I've have a friend who sails out of Scorpion Bay Marina and we've sailed with her once when visiting
Yanmar Engine mounts. smokey73 at 6:02am 12.13.24 Thanks all. I like the idea of a jig to keep the shaft position relatively stable while I replace t
How much would you pay after survey? SV Temenos at 6:01am 12.13.24 I would be most concerned with why the cables melted. They should not have happened. Also if the f
max prop and universal m25 question. Tally Ho at 5:51am 12.13.24
How much would you pay after survey? Tally Ho at 5:42am 12.13.24 Offer what you think it is worth, understanding it is in a bit of a neglected state (but at least yo
How much would you pay after survey? shemandr at 5:11am 12.13.24 When buying an older boat I don't think you should expect to get new sails and updated instruments.
Yanmar Engine mounts. dlochner at 5:01am 12.13.24 If you watch the Ellobogen video on changing the mounts, it is not necessary to raise the engine, ju
max prop and universal m25 question. dlochner at 4:55am 12.13.24 Have you called PYI? There are several factors to consider, engine HP, gear ratio, engine's power cu
How much would you pay after survey? sailme88 at 4:47am 12.13.24 You have several options. You can stay with the $26k with the proviso that ALL of the work in the su
How much would you pay after survey? dlochner at 3:50am 12.13.24 It doesn't matter what the surveyor says it's worth. What matters is what it is worth to you. Unless
How much would you pay after survey? garymalmgren at 3:24am 12.13.24 Is there any reason to offer/pay anything over 23K. Boat has been for sale for about 15 months.
How much would you pay after survey? ric3 at 1:20am 12.13.24 We have several lakes in AZ. Just no water.
How much would you pay after survey? Will Gilmore at 11:57pm 12.12.24 a lake in Arizona Not many of those. :poke: -Will
How much would you pay after survey? Will Gilmore at 11:53pm 12.12.24 Welcome to sailboat ownership and the SBO forums. You have chosen wisely the site to post your ques
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 9:36pm 12.12.24 No, the threads and OD are the same. The schedule determines the wall thickness, and the ID varies

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