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caned expanding foam barney at 11:12pm 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1430 Has anyone used the canned expanded foam on their boat to hold things in place? ex water tanks, plas
M25 Trailer David at 12:11am 05.12.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1024 I purchased a Macgregor 25 a few years ago without a trailer. I am waiting to move the boat to a ne
Wheel lock Hunter 280 sailorgirl 500 at 12:23am 05.12.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1349 I took a 1996 Hunter 280 for a test sail Saturday and loved it. This will be my first boat with a w
Is this normal behavior at the Marina? mike16498 at 12:39am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2022 My Hunter 27 was put into the water 3 weeks ago and the Marina did a beautiful job installing a new
Raw water pump Magothy Boy at 12:57am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1369 Hello:I have a Yanmar 3GM in my Morgan 32. I changed out the raw water pump impeller and reinstal
26 bilge pump AircooledPatriot at 12:51am 05.12.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1184 Poll: Where have you mounted your bilge pump? What type/s are you using? Thanks in advance. Ev
Phil, Would a Spell-check Help -out on This Posting Board? Paul Akers at 1:10am 05.12.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1434 Or, does a site like this have too many mneumonics that we could use that would cause a spell-checke
Changing antifreeze John at 1:24am 05.12.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1183 After five seasons I am thinking of changing the Havoline extended antifreeze in my M25 on my 1983 C
alternator David Cadwallader at 1:40am 05.12.08 Newport 0/2069 Hello.I have been going over my wiring and have found a wire uhooked at alt .following wire diagram
alternator issues David Cadwallader at 1:47am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1778 Hi,i have a Universal Diesel in my boat have been going over the wireing and have found wire off bac
Crib board for 22 Capri Ken B at 2:42am 05.12.08 Other Sailboats 0/1038 I have just refinished the exterior Teak trim on my 1994 Capri 22, The campanionway crib board which
Do I need a galvanic isolator? AircooledPatriot at 3:15am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 7/3469 Thanks in advance as always for any expert advice.Oday 26. I sail on weekends for up to 4 days at
Anchorages in Hampton, Va area Marc14893 at 3:02am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3022 I'm new to the area and looking for anchorages to try within a days sail of Hampton, VA., (Southall
New Used Hunter 140 Owner with Questions Steve Kramer at 4:35am 05.12.08 Day Sailers 1/3318 I am a life-long sailor, but sold my big, heavy Com-Pac sailboat for a lightweight Hunter 140.A fe
Hunter 25' Manual Dave Leal at 4:36am 05.12.08 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1337 Does anuone have a full Hunter 25 Cherubini Manual ?
Thanks Joe! Keith at 5:09am 05.12.08 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1086 I splashed her Friday afternoon. All went well. As I was saying my wife weighs 98 pounds soaking wet
external block for chute halyard Nicky17000 at 5:17am 05.12.08 Smaller Boats 2/904 Hello,after an earlier related query, I have decided to fit an external swivel block on the mast of
Yanmar 18hp part specification IgorC at 5:21am 05.12.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2010 I am getting a 1996 Hunter 29.5. I would like to change oil and fuel filter, impeller, change oil an
Sunglass opinions frank balcer at 5:42am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2288 Leaving in a few weeks for a 9 day sailing trip to AL and FL and need to purchase a good pair of sun
Wheel pilot henkmeuzelaar at 5:40am 05.12.08 Catalina 30 7/1694 I have a catalina 30 from 1990 with an Autohelm 4000 wheel pilot since 1991.The wheel pilot need to

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Another Battery Inquiry jeepbluetj at 10:59am 10.27.21 AGMs are usually not worth it for most sailors. On my C-30 I had a pair of GC-2s under the chart ta
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 (3) DeniseO30 at 10:51am 10.27.21 Thinking I would restart this discussion here rather than open my own I believe I have a Meriman ped
Sailboat maintenance in San Antonio area LloydB at 10:44am 10.27.21 Welcome to SBO. Just a thought from looking at your boat you might just raise one side of the traile
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. BigEasy at 10:06am 10.27.21
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) Thaelia at 10:02am 10.27.21
Replacement Fresh Water Pump Deleted member 117556 at 9:57am 10.27.21 I just recently replaced my fresh water pump and it made a big difference. I used the updated versi
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. BigEasy at 9:38am 10.27.21 Great idea! Need to change filters now; may as well convert to your design. Thanks.
Is there a sensible chartplotter for me? jssailem at 9:38am 10.27.21
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... jssailem at 9:33am 10.27.21 Just removed my Genoa in the morning hours of day break. The wind of the night before had finally go
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. artboas at 9:16am 10.27.21 where is a good place to source those fittings? Great idea thks A great source for these parts is
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) shemandr at 9:10am 10.27.21 A very very good video. Imagine doing that on a whole deck. Yikes! That is a lotta work. But the
Simple head question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:00am 10.27.21 Laundry or diswashing detergent...Dawn is a good choice. Let it soak awhile, then use a scrub brush.
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... shemandr at 8:52am 10.27.21 I had that issue in New Suffolk. You wanted a northerly breeze or no breeze to remove the sails. T
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Justin_NSA at 8:33am 10.27.21 I didn't get it until I picked up on "loosefooted mainsail ". I wait for a calm day because my slip
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Leeward Rail at 8:29am 10.27.21 Now you just need to find a big warehouse where you can layout the sails on a clean surface and dry
Is there a sensible chartplotter for me? Justin_NSA at 8:27am 10.27.21 that gives me an idea. We have an older ASUS tablet, new and still in the box. I wonder if it will s
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Leeward Rail at 8:21am 10.27.21 Or you could choose to remove the sail when it's not windy. Maybe that doesn't happen that often i
Sailboat Drone Leeward Rail at 8:06am 10.27.21 @jssailem has informed me that a Phalanx system, accidentally fired on the USS Missouri during the
Simple head question Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 10.27.21 You might even want to clean the tank using just detergent and water Thanks for the advice Peggie.
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) dmax at 7:56am 10.27.21 You don't have to fix gelcoat cracks as shemandr says, they are cosmetic as long as the fiberglass i

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