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Collinite 870 verses 925 Marc14857 at 10:59am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 6/6752 Getting ready to prep the boat for the 2008 sailing season. I have ordered a Porter Cable polisher a
C30 hurth transmission levels with 5411 Tom23442 at 11:18am 03.26.08 Catalina 30 5/1578 I have 1982 c30 with 11 hp 5411. the hurth transmission has a fluid dipstick that appears to have t
hunter 260 water valve David R at 11:38am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 3/990 I continue to have problems with the water lines on my Hunter 260. The back flow preventer or check
Larger motor on Hunter 26 richm19248 at 11:15am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 12/5695 I have a water-ballast Hunter 26 with a Mercury 9.9 outboard. The boat does not reach hull speed un
Larger motor on Hunter 250 richm19248 at 11:25am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 0/1356 Has anyone tried putting a larger outboard motor (e.g. a 15 or 20 hp) on the Hunter 250? If so, wha
It looks more like a drifter or flasher paulj at 12:44pm 03.26.08 Catalina 310 0/1496 It looks like a drifter Ray.....just like yours?Chris to bring sheet on a better angle to the block
looking for a oday 22 owner in the bay area new oday owner at 1:59pm 03.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/876 Im looking for a oday 22 owner in bay area so i can take a look at the riggings and such to see how
trapezoid hatch ziptrip69 at 1:58pm 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1504 I have a 1981 H-25 hunter with a trapezoid hatch i was wondering if they make replacement hatches fo
Rigging... Want to replace and need help.... Nik at 3:18pm 03.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1303 Just got a 1987 Macgregor 26D. The current mast rigging seems to be OK. What I am wanting to do is
Dodger & Hunter 27 Ken Mehler at 10:22am 03.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/2610 I am interested in trying to install a dodger on my Hunter 27. It seems like it is nearly impossibl
Towing Capacity Question Mergatroid at 9:13pm 03.24.08 Smaller Boats 4/1150 I am looking at several older tow vehicles, aprox. 2000 models of different manufacture.Does anyon
Phil, have I been banished? tcbro at 9:42pm 03.24.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/1279 Phil, Did I do something wrong? All of a sudden, after about 6 years on this site, my ID has disa
North Channel and Georgian Bay website Scott B at 10:34pm 03.24.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1016 I've plugged this site before ( with Phil's blessing) and wanted to do it again in case anyone misse
Ham Operators windward54 at 1:19am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1423 I have a question for all you ham operators out there. When on the boat, I have been using a handhe
GPS to Connect to VHF MoonSailer at 12:52am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1273 We just recieved a new standard horizon VHF and it says that if I hook up a GPS it will automaticall
Stuffing Box Mike Hancock at 2:28am 03.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1047 What is the proper size of packing for the stuffing box on the Hunter 27?
Barnegat NJ to Atlantic City NJ BD at 3:33am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 15/6088 Planning a trip down Barnegat Bay to Atlantic City. (Catalina 27) As most of this trip will be throu
Owner's Manual Mike Hancock at 3:29am 03.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/999 We have a 1989 Hunter 27 that was donated to our fleet. Does anybody know of a source for an owner's
furling system question (Hood) patman at 3:13am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1041 I have an older Hood system, the one that uses the flat line..After breaking the line I removed the
knotmeter paddlewheel needed for O'Day 25 calamitas at 3:01am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1330 My 1976 O'Day came with the original knotmeter but no paddlewheel/sending unit. The hole where the s

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1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. (2) jssailem at 9:32am 12.11.21 Good morning GFS and Welcome to the SBO forum. Prop and anchor questions are popular discussions h
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 12.11.21 it labors around 3,200 rpm and the boats stern is driven down flooding the lower portion of the swi
Walking on water Will Gilmore at 9:29am 12.11.21 I saw a cat do that once when I was a kid. She was out of the pool before her ears got wet. -Will
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:27am 12.11.21 I have a three gallon gas tank under the Starboard cockpit seat. Do I need to open the seat compartm
Walking on water jssailem at 9:04am 12.11.21 ZWRObkrsOYg
interested in buying a 310 Alansails at 8:49am 12.11.21 Let us know how you make out!
Two dipsticks on my diesel? smokey73 at 8:17am 12.11.21 Once you get it all straightened out and at the right level on both the engine and the gear box chec
Two dipsticks on my diesel? sail sfbay at 7:21am 12.11.21 The dip stick photo looks like the transmission oil sump dip stick.
Two dipsticks on my diesel? (2) Claude L.-Auger at 6:50am 12.11.21 ''I doubt the lower cap with the dipstick is original. It is bright yellow plastic and it reads "oi
Two dipsticks on my diesel? smokey73 at 6:37am 12.11.21 Important note on the how to check the level on the clutch/transmission case. Unscrew and remove th
Go Navy! smokey73 at 6:27am 12.11.21 Heading to the game in a few minutes. I"ve only missed 1 game since 2004! GO NAVY - BEAT ARMY!!:be
Go Navy! jssailem at 5:53am 12.11.21 Great morning start @Brian D GO NAVY! :plus:
Go Navy! kappykaplan at 5:48am 12.11.21 :plus::plus::plus::beer::beer::beer:
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock jssailem at 5:26am 12.11.21 I added one after ten years of dealing with the moisture and was surprised of the results. Ah Tom.
Two dipsticks on my diesel? (1) jssailem at 5:15am 12.11.21 :plus: What @Davidasailor26 says. Manuals can be so helpful. Great to read in the evening this time
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock All U Get at 4:40am 12.11.21 Solar vent fan, runs when the sun shines. I added one after ten years of dealing with the moisture
Two dipsticks on my diesel? Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 12.11.21 The SB12 manual at http://www.varen4u.nl/pdfs/yanmar/SB8_SB12.pdf does seem to say there are separat
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 3:02am 12.11.21 When you wired your depth gauge and transducer, did you put it on its own circuit breaker or on an
Ranger 12 resurrection PNW Sailor at 10:19pm 12.10.21 Very nice. I have a similarly refurbished Ranger 12. I re-did the teak and bought a whole new set
Passage 42 bilge question Terry Cox at 9:53pm 12.10.21 Hi Eian, unrelated to your fuel issue, but one source for fresh water filling the bilge is here: Hun

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