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swing keel john kaltenbach at 10:45am 09.14.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1066 i have to remove my swing keel on my catalina 25. does anyone have a diagram of a jig/form used to l
Island Planet Sails (1) allen13458 at 11:05am 09.14.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1361 Anyone have any experience with Island Planet Sails. I recieved a quote of 366.00 for a hunter 18.5
Dirty little mouse Ross at 12:14pm 09.14.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1950 This has nothing to do with sailboats and everything to do with trying to use this forum. My mouse m
Refridgerator Problems Hunter 380 Bro Paul at 11:26am 09.14.07 Big Boats 4/1025 My buddy has been doing some work on my boat while I'm out of town and he said that the fridge was w
Help with Optimus stove. caguy at 12:47pm 09.14.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1026 I have an old Optimus stove that appear to have never been used. It is clearly marked kerosene. The
Leaving for the South ;D Claude L.-Auger at 12:34pm 09.14.07 Other Sailboats 4/822 Hello all,Sacripant is leaving tomorrow from Lake of Two-Mountains near Montreal, headed for Flori
De-commissioning Recommendations Mergatroid at 9:21pm 09.12.07 Smaller Boats 4/851 Advice needed on what to do to a h26 for a winter lay up on the hard.Boat will sit in the driveway
38 Beneteau Idyll 11.5 captnfrenchy at 8:00pm 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1645 I am looking at perhaps purchasing a 1984 Idyll 11.5 38'Any opinions, thoughts, or warnings I shoul
Repair or Replace Mariner Rudder BobCzech at 10:37pm 09.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1058 The rudder on my Mariner is wood and the bottom 26" was covered with fiberglass by a previous owner,
Where is the Hull Number? Mike Oatsvall at 11:03pm 09.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/958 Where did they hide the hull number on a Hunter 33? I had another 33 owner ask me this question and
Buccaneer II inflatable (1) blockboy at 11:59pm 09.12.07 Other Sailboats 0/912 Anyone have experience with this inflatable?
Valve on holding tank vent hose (1) Ted1394 at 11:31pm 09.12.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1165 On my 38s5 there is an on-off valve on the aft holding tank vent hose.I'm curious as to what it is
Blackish Bilge Water Nick Fletcher at 2:03am 09.13.07 Catalina 30 4/1471 I bought this boat in Nov. 06 and it has always had water in the bilge that I could not trace the so
Alternator andy m at 1:51am 09.13.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1178 My 51 amp Prestolite alternator may be dead as I believe it is the original one on the 1982 C30 (wit
raising the mast - another question Joe A - Escapade at 3:17am 09.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/899 Follow up to caguy's question on 9/6 about the mast raising system. I am also trying to implement t
Frozen winch Brian D at 3:06am 09.13.07 Ask All Sailors 20/6076 Any remedies short of taking the winch apart? Would be nice to fix it while it is still intact. WD40
poor performance on a port tack Mike at 2:15am 09.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1208 Hello all. I seem to lose 1 to 1.5 knots boat speed on a port tack compared to starboard tack. Mai
Rig Tuning Rob19574 at 3:44am 09.13.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1692 All -Does anyone have any good books or tips on tuning a rig? I have a Catalina 30 I keep on East
navigation bow light bart5008 at 3:50am 09.13.07 Smaller Boats 4/993 I have a 240. Last trip to the lake I managed to lose the lens on the bow bi-color light. Anyone got
Mysterious tapping sound revisited Ken Palmer at 3:20am 09.13.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/915 Remember the knocking sound on my Hunter 33.5? Well, it looks like the motor mounts are the culprit

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Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis Tally Ho at 4:46pm 07.25.21
what are these? sunlover at 4:45pm 07.25.21 thanks all. good thing I didn't toss them.
Hunter 41DS engine room blower replacement MFD at 4:40pm 07.25.21 I don't use it much in the winter, but my understanding primary use case is ensuring a touch of cold
New Rudder? DeliriousSailor at 4:39pm 07.25.21 The arrow shows the location of the damage due to the rudder hitting the spacer.
New Rudder? (1) DeliriousSailor at 4:39pm 07.25.21 196517
what are these? Tally Ho at 4:36pm 07.25.21 Keeps your pots from falling off the stove. As @Stu Jackson said, the clamp on the bar at the front
what are these? kappykaplan at 4:35pm 07.25.21 Pot holders?
what are these? Stu Jackson at 4:35pm 07.25.21 They are pot holders. You clip them onto the front flat piece of the stove.
Hunter 41DS engine room blower replacement gfrazzle at 4:30pm 07.25.21 Our blower has worked since we bought the boat in 2009 but we have never used it. What do you use it
2004 Hunter 33 high temp alarm Ken13559 at 4:05pm 07.25.21 Hi Jake, thanks for that. I will check the temp and perhaps get someone to have a look at the heat
Refrigeration lines Ken13559 at 4:01pm 07.25.21 I don't think its normal. My refrigeration lines doesn't sweat. No idea what could cause this. Ken
Hunter 41DS engine room blower replacement Georgedoyle at 3:37pm 07.25.21 We had a non-working blower when we bought our 49. Turned out to be the relay. Blower was fine and i
Water stain in cabin next to bulkhead Don S/V ILLusion at 3:14pm 07.25.21
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis RitSim at 2:58pm 07.25.21 You can pull off the hose on at the back of the stove (tanks off) and have a second person open the
Hunter Passage 42 forward hatch hinges fixed, for now. senang at 1:26pm 07.25.21
Care and Feeding of Oceanis 343. sunlover at 1:09pm 07.25.21 Welcome to SBO & congrats on your new boat. Don't hesitate to reach out if you need help! Jus
Weeds in the prop? (2) Rich Stidger at 12:52pm 07.25.21 Get a Hook Knife. It is an amazing tool! It will fit on extendable handles too. It has saved me s
Understanding Victron SmartSolar Synchronized Charging dlochner at 12:20pm 07.25.21 You need to stop the rain storms. Can you please do it before we head back down toward our Lake Eri
Any problems with sailing a 2.92 feet draft winged keel on the Great South Bay on Long Island NY BarryL at 11:57am 07.25.21 Hey, Listen to Ted. He knows his way around the bay! Barry
Refrigeration lines Don S/V ILLusion at 11:47am 07.25.21 common problem - pipe insulation solves it.

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