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Smaller Genoa Steve Berndt at 10:44am 06.28.21 Smaller Boats 4/1613 Has anyone replaced the standard 150% Genoa with a smaller, more manageable sail?
How to tell if oil is in gas? Project_Mayhem at 9:47am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1308 We have a few gallons of gas that we can't remember if we added two stroke oil to. Is there an easy
Can I connect an Airmar DST810 multi sensory to a Raymarine i70 display? Jwhy at 9:28am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 6/3160 Is there a conversion plug that connects the two different cable ends?
Hunter 26.5 Main and Genoa NewJersey_waters at 9:23am 06.28.21 Smaller Boats 1/3 Available. Made by Doyle, Bronx, NYC. https://www.ebay.com/itm/154510362598
Which boson chair do you use? CYQK at 8:49am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1842 Time to look for one Suggestions?
Mast boot leak geek_guy at 7:54am 06.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/590 Morning all, I have a new to me Hunter 42 Passage. Picked it up last week and sailed toward home.
Transducer Failure? rpell1@msn.com at 7:38am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 5/598 Hi all and hope all is well with you and yours. I have a Garmin GPS 41s with an Airmar in hull tran
1987 Catalina 22 Battery John Marrone at 5:00am 06.28.21 Catalina 22 4/1384 Looks like I now need a battery and not sure how a battery for this boat may be similar in spec. as
Galvanic Isolators, Don't be like these guys! MikeHoncho at 8:43pm 06.27.21 Ask All Sailors 6/968 1czIdtmH0W8
Adding Mast Base Blocks (1) duck21 at 8:30pm 06.27.21 Ask All Sailors 19/3055 Hello, My current mast-base turning block configuration has blocks for the main and jib halyards as
Docking Against the Wind (1) Team118 at 5:09pm 06.27.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 21/3657 So changing from a 40+ year old Catalina 30 to a 'younger' Catalina 380 has been a challenge. Differ
Trouble Shooting Yanmar Tachometer for "B" Panel dlochner at 4:59pm 06.27.21 Ask All Sailors 6/4383 The tach for my Yanmar 3jh2e is not working. This tach uses a flywheel sensor to count rpms. After
Putting Fairing/Filler Between Fiberglass Layers? Filling Dimples (1) withintheruins14 at 4:46pm 06.27.21 Ask All Sailors 12/4806 I'm repairing the hole in the transom seen here. There are dimples near the top and bottom of the ba
230 bolt connector to breaker panel (3) Velero49 at 3:46pm 06.27.21 Ask All Sailors 1/360 195696
Looking for an H260 in the PNW Tedd at 1:01pm 06.27.21 Smaller Boats 18/1541 I am ready to buy an H260. Right now, all the 260s I'm finding advertised are in the mid west, Flori
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging John Marrone at 12:23pm 06.27.21 Catalina 22 14/1630 Installing new standing rigging while mast is down. Owners manual requires 65' total up and down. As
Catalina 28 MkII steering quadrant panel (1) eberns at 11:57am 06.27.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/734 The cockpit panel to the steering quadrant is spongy and probably needs replacement. Where can one f
Low East Of Corpus Christi? kloudie1 at 10:43am 06.27.21 Weather and Forecasting 7/879 I don't hear any discussion about the low in the gulf east and south of CC Tx.? may be just upper, b
Trying to find the location of Primary Fuel Filter and Y-valve on 2005 H36 Demetrius at 9:21am 06.27.21 Big Boats 4/670 Hey there! We have a 2005 H36 and I cannot find either the primary fuel filter (I have found the sma
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed Rob Hntr376 at 9:00am 06.27.21 Big Boats 12/1876

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Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 7:48pm 12.06.24
Antifreeze Tally Ho at 7:48pm 12.06.24
Antifreeze Davidasailor26 at 7:38pm 12.06.24 Has this happened more than once or twice? The pan holds a remarkable amount of liquid in hidden spo
Antifreeze Don S/V ILLusion at 7:22pm 12.06.24 Pressure test the system.
Replacement sink jssailem at 5:56pm 12.06.24 Looks like my choice is a little too wide. It is 22" and I have just a shade under 21" between the
Best stronger jack plate mount jssailem at 5:49pm 12.06.24 I discovered the wood core was nothing but mulch . I ended up making a replacement mounting pad . I
Best stronger jack plate mount Project_Mayhem at 3:59pm 12.06.24 The outboard weighs just underr 90 pounds . That comes out to roughly 25 pounds of force per bolt.
Non working microwave JoeWhite at 3:00pm 12.06.24 I would disconnect the power chord for 24 hours then plug it back in. Sometimes the capacitors in th
New member--where to start? Tally Ho at 2:49pm 12.06.24 This site seems like a great resource, so I just registered. I'm not yet a sailboat owner, I'm see
What happen with Hunter drawings? kappykaplan at 2:49pm 12.06.24 @Irek, some Hunter 40.5 downloads are here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=
What happen with Hunter drawings? dlochner at 2:32pm 12.06.24 You may find some of what you are looking for in the owner resources section of SBO. https://sbo.sa
New member--where to start? rgranger at 2:29pm 12.06.24 I'm not yet a sailboat owner, I'm seeking to avoid as many mistakes as possible while I rectify th
New member--where to start? rgranger at 2:13pm 12.06.24 Thoughts and expected costs :hijack:
What happen with Hunter drawings? rgranger at 2:10pm 12.06.24 You want to reach out to @Crazy Dave Condon
Aluminum sewage tank on Legend 40.5, 1993 Irek at 2:04pm 12.06.24 Hi Ralph The best is to have both in good order. I have replaced my sewage tank, next will be fuel
Ridgid sprayhood/dodger for Legend 40.5 Irek at 1:53pm 12.06.24 Any info will be greatly appreciated./ik
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? BAD ORCA at 1:06pm 12.06.24 Just turn off the proximity alarm setting. You can find the setting in the VHF radio's manual. Also
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? colemj at 1:04pm 12.06.24 Even for the Chesapeake, and definitely in the ICW, there are a lot of blind turns and entrances. A
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Captain Larry-DH at 1:00pm 12.06.24 Also, as CAPTA mentions nuisance signals. If its a standalone transponder, I'm guessing it would be
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? BAD ORCA at 12:46pm 12.06.24 You have to account for different needs on the water. I sail in the Great Lakes. Very few of us s

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