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Toilet Vent Blitz at 5:19am 03.27.08 Seidelmann 7/3625 Seidelmann owners,I'm in the process of cjanging out the original toilet and noticed after reading
Need a Mast Crutch slidewhiz at 5:32am 03.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/777 Before I have A welder fabricate a mast crutch for my Hunter 23, I just wanted to see if there was o
H27 135% headsail SJO at 5:27am 03.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1207 I am looking for a used 135% head sail for my standard rig 1978 H27. Have one or can you point me i
Lazy Jack Tom at 5:40am 03.27.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1743 I will be installing a lazy jack system (my own design) on a'84 27' Hunter. I will be installing ch
Taking the Plunge (1) Gary Wyngarden at 5:50am 03.27.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2198 Well we've been talking about doing this for years. Yesterday we finalized a deal (subject to survey
need a lift and load and unstep the mast in west florida duality at 6:45am 03.27.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1373 the boat is in cape coral right now and i am going to truck it north. i will take all the sails down
Air-X Wind Generator on a h40.5 Rich Stidger at 6:53am 03.27.08 Big Boats 2/1077 I am about to install an Air-X wind generator on my 1997 h40.5. I also have Garhauser davits on the
mini jacker motor mount (1) Captain E at 8:15am 03.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1280 Has anyone tried this minijacker motor mount. http://www.jmsonline.net/MINI-JACKER.htm ?? looks lik
Freezer Condensation DanoDano at 8:27am 03.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1400 I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 356 and I am just learning my way around all the "surprises" that
Robert Gainer has died in Beacon, N.Y Larry Wilson at 11:03am 03.27.08 Ask All Sailors 20/4503 Bob died suddenly on February 17, at home. His last post here, amazingly was on February 16th.
Mast refit rad at 1:40pm 03.27.08 Smaller Boats 2/872 I had the mast removed at the end of last season. The cabin top had depressed enough to warrant the
Bilge pump rad at 1:29pm 03.27.08 Smaller Boats 2/868 I currently have the bilge pump hooked up to the fused switch panel. The float is hooked directly to
Steering Wheel Brake Bill at 11:52am 03.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1288 Does anyone have any experience with servicing the through shaft clutch in the Whitlock bulkhead ste
No lube HAL at 8:50pm 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1487
10/4 chainplates lastbark at 11:12pm 03.25.08 Irwin 1/2119 Thi below decks securing divice,structure.om my 10/4 has rusted out and needs replacing.I need plans
roller furling getting difficult to unfurl and furl boblitbird at 12:04am 03.26.08 Catalina 30 4/4667 my roller furling has become stiff and I don't know the proper lubrication to maintain it. Is there
Cockpit table leaves Sailspro at 12:15am 03.26.08 Big Boats 3/1728 Recently, we have seen pictures of 387's and actually saw that the new C375 has teak cockpit table l
Back to Future higgs at 12:08am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1060 Interesting article about new developments for oil tankers.http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-989834
Ebay NOAA RNC Chart Collection with SeaClearI MoonSailer at 1:36am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1865 The chart collection offered on ebay seems like a great deal. Supposed to be all of the charts with
BOW THRUSTER INSTALLATION JIM HAMILTON at 1:28am 03.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2766 I;M INTERESTED IN INSTALLING A BOW THRUSTER IN MY 460. HAS ANYONY ATTEMPTED THIS ON THEIR OWN? I W

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Rigging attachment question shemandr at 5:54pm 12.16.21 From to OPs..."...wondering what these are ..." to tic tack etiquette.... I find drift so interest
Rigging attachment question FastOlson at 5:17pm 12.16.21 Regarding the tying of fender whips to the lifelines.... The fender weight is not a problem, but wha
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices heritage at 5:14pm 12.16.21 I built my own suitcase power supply a few years ago. It has a 100 ah lifepo4 battery, 1000 watt pu
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:32pm 12.16.21 It just occurred to me that if Rod is posting, we can reply to him. I may be wrong, but I strongly
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:24pm 12.16.21 We receive some great news yesterday. Rod posted on the SBO forum again sharing his insights into s
Jabsco to Raritan Sea Era freshwater Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:17pm 12.16.21 Welll...SeaEra conversion kits for both sea water and fresh water were available, but no longer...a
Chapman's Piloting Publication Siamese at 3:48pm 12.16.21 '87....oh, well.
Removing centerboard? rgranger at 3:47pm 12.16.21 If using straps under the hull. Tie them together so the straps will not slip out. Also I would sug
How old is Grandpa? Siamese at 3:37pm 12.16.21 Carrier built the first modern air conditioning unit in 1901, so grandpa is 120 years old.
Pick one... shemandr at 3:20pm 12.16.21 A guy I knew in High School, but I haven't been in touch until recently, is one of about 24 coffee
Jabsco to Raritan Sea Era freshwater Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:13pm 12.16.21 Scott, the link you posted is for a conversion from a Jabsco MANUAL toilet to a Raritan MANUAL toile
Heave To Question shemandr at 1:43pm 12.16.21 Jim, can you be more specific about how you enacted the heave to? With the typically large B&R main
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices Davidasailor26 at 1:41pm 12.16.21 I have 4 golf cart batteries eet cell, 6 volts each for a total of 480 Amp hours. Steve Remember
How old is Grandpa? Will Gilmore at 1:36pm 12.16.21 My mother collected S&H Green Stamps. They had a great, if small, catalog. Charley Chips and milk
Pick one... Will Gilmore at 1:25pm 12.16.21 Americanos with an extra shot are my standard order when away from home. Still cream and sugar, tho
Heave To Question JamesG161 at 1:22pm 12.16.21 By the way.. We have tested "Heave To", under full sail and at max hull speeds. It took my 43' boat
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices Richard19068 at 12:05pm 12.16.21 I'm a cynic, but one with experience. That experience tells me that half of the capacity of any ba
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Scott B at 10:32am 12.16.21 We also put a banner at the top of the Forums. This is the page set up in SBO to direct people to h
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices chip veres at 10:17am 12.16.21 I'm a cynic, but one with experience. That experience tells me that half of the capacity of any bat
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery jssailem at 10:11am 12.16.21 We receive some great news yesterday. Rod posted on the SBO forum again sharing his insights into s

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