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Confused on outhaul rigging (2) wdonovan at 9:15am 03.31.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2123 Hunter 310 1998. Tried getting other 310 owners to chime in on the specific forum but not much luck.
Unknown email request Crazy Dave Condon at 8:52am 03.31.21 Ask All Sailors 18/1254 Recently, I had an email sent to me but it went to spam as the contact is not on my email list. He
Custom font for boat lettering dhandzy at 4:45am 03.31.21 Ask All Sailors 23/3091 Hi -- I'd like to get a name decal for my boat using my own custom font. I have the .ttf file for th
H36 Propeller shaft size. sailboss at 3:55am 03.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/973
Raw water pump replacement questions LukeAvanti at 8:11pm 03.30.21 Catalina 30 7/1331 Hi all, another newbie here with a question or two. Recently bought a 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II. The ra
Lifeline netting (1) CaptainRan at 6:50pm 03.30.21 Smaller Boats 8/1147 I just got a new puppy. I named him Skipper so that anything that goes wrong on the boat will be his
Neptune 24 Mast (1) 5760sailor at 4:46pm 03.30.21 Parts Search 2/1472 Hi all, New here and just started sailing about 3 years ago. I have a 1978 Capital Yachts Neptune 24
Ray marine AP Drive unit, M 81135 Sailon1 at 2:58pm 03.30.21 Parts Search 1/352 I am looking for compatible Drive unit for my Simrad AP 24. For a Pearson 30, 8600 pound displacemen
Transducer thru hull on Hunter 25 2005+ location JeffC21331 at 1:46pm 03.30.21 Smaller Boats 10/1023 On a 2005+ Hunter 25, where is the location for the thru hull speed/depth transducer on your boat?
Replacing port side hull controls with "new" ones. (1) EbbTide27 at 9:17am 03.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/538 So I found a set of these on eBay and snagged them. The existing controls were underwater for a lon
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Kings Gambit at 8:59am 03.30.21 Ask All Sailors 68/5426 Still muddling over this question from a few weeks back. The question of what a folding prop does to
Draft stripes. Anyone use them? (1) Justin_NSA at 8:07am 03.30.21 Ask All Sailors 18/3462 I confess this is new to me. Anyone getting benefit from using them? A draft stripe is a horizontal
C-30 motoring speed "At Ease" at 8:06am 03.30.21 Catalina 30 12/1739 1 minute ago I purchased a C-30 late last season. 1989 hull #5355. My last trip I had no other opti
Shields Multiflex Tim Mills at 9:51pm 03.29.21 Big Boats 3/599 Just got back from dewinterizing the boat. I found that my 1-1/2 galley drain line was split open wh
2004 Hunter 33 with Yanmar 3YM30 won't start....occasionally niner_gang at 8:31pm 03.29.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2835 Recently went out, turned off shore power, switched to battery #1, just given the date, and nothing.
Hunter 26 - Routing wire from engine to battery - where to drill hole DeliriousSailor at 6:57pm 03.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/647 Looking for the best way to route the wire from our new motor with electric start to the battery whi
Kiwi Prop Fourt46 at 4:49pm 03.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 2/699 Considering installing a feathering propeller on my Ericson 27 with a Westerbeke M4-30 25 Hp, curren
Lost another KiwiProp blade last weekend Ken13559 at 4:45pm 03.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 0/489 I have been using KiwiProp for many years. Love it. Just about 3 years ago, after a haul-out job, mo
Jib furler on Hunter 356 (1) karellen at 1:03pm 03.29.21 Big Boats 2/503 Hi folks, I took my 356 to the yard last week to pull the stick and remove all the standing rigging
Columbia 28 Halvern at 10:32am 03.29.21 Columbia 0/609 Want to switch from Tiller to Wheel/Pedestal steering and I need to know the diameter of the Rudder

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Am I destined for a big Bootie? ...3TacksontheWater at 8:07am 05.28.24
Dickinson newport type, or forced air / vevor / 12v diesel heater? dLj at 8:07am 05.28.24 Thanks this is a great video! Although he didn't show how he vented his forced air exhaust from the
Pearson 32 through hull question jssailem at 7:57am 05.28.24 Hull Plugs for old through-hulls should be permanent, not temporary. Leaks are not desired. There a
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? Sailor Sue at 7:47am 05.28.24 Xavpil, We've done all of this trip at least once, and the Lake Huron and Lake Erie portions of the
ABYC wire identification question? (1) jssailem at 7:35am 05.28.24 I got my labeling insight from Rod (@Maine Sail ). I struggled with the hand written names, number &
hull port (windows) leaking Calif. Ted at 7:31am 05.28.24 Lewmar seems to spec 12mm (.47in) overlap, that does seem like a possible problem. https://www.lewma
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... (1) jssailem at 7:23am 05.28.24 I have a custom 25' Trimaran... inside the mast step I found about 1" of electrolysis corrosion in
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 05.28.24 I can't tell if @skunther is concerned about low compression or not. If it were me and I learned th
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:58am 05.28.24 Fair enough. Remove it and begin grinding on it. I am not a professional metallurgist nor blacksmith
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 jssailem at 6:39am 05.28.24 Welcome to the SBO forum. ded as you look at mature boats. There are bound to be nicks and dings on
Help with seized fresh water pump Ward H at 5:54am 05.28.24 We replaced our sherwood water pump with an Oberdorfer and was glad we did it As did we. Great upg
Help with seized fresh water pump Alansails at 5:46am 05.28.24 We replaced our sherwood water pump with an Oberdorfer and was glad we did it
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 5:10am 05.28.24 Maybe worth a try, Captain Tolley's crack filler.
Engine fire SEMPERAVANTI41 at 5:08am 05.28.24 Anything is possible, but the engine was off when the fire started.
hull port (windows) leaking (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:05am 05.28.24 Perhaps it wasnt fully cured?? .com/dam/dms/us01/t/sikaflex-291.pdf
Trump Companion 21 jason66 at 5:00am 05.28.24 Greeting all! I am about to embark on a full refit of a Trump Companion 21 and will be looking for
P42 Engine removal advice Terry Cox at 4:17am 05.28.24 Hi, considering removing the 4JH2TE from my 91 passage to give it some love that the constrained en
Steering wheel shaft Beneteau 393 dlochner at 3:33am 05.28.24 Measure the wheel you have and use that size. The clever people at Lewmar have a solution to your q
CENTERBOARD WOES twodzusfittings at 3:31am 05.28.24 @ tgzzzz. Go to CENTERBOARD HELP and you'll find what I did before all of this last saga.
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... dlochner at 3:28am 05.28.24 The problem you have is not electrolysis, it is galvanic corrosion from 2 different metals and lots

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