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Fogging A Diesel MOFlaherty at 10:43pm 10.03.07 Big Boats 4/1389 With "winterizing" articles starting to hit the nets, many (particularly North) address "fogging" th
Boom Car Stan21606 at 11:03pm 10.03.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3565 I have in mast furling on my Beneteau 361. The outhaul runsthrough a boom car to a sheave in the t
nautical humor (1) Justin_NSA at 12:04am 10.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1098 You may have seen this already. I couldn't resist sharing it - I hope the animated gif works. Follow
what size folding prop cindy15934 at 12:14am 10.04.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2699 we are going to buy a folding prop for our 1988 285 first. Does anyone have any favorite brand or a
Who Cut the Table? Hogan at 8:23pm 10.03.07 Smaller Boats 4/904 Previous owner had the cabin table cut down to circular cocktail table. I would like to go back to o
'81 H33 Mast Wiring Scott A. at 8:20pm 10.03.07 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1118 This is my second season with the boat and the first time the mast will be removed for winter storag
Biocides Mike4116 at 12:26am 10.04.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1485 I see on this forum that there is often a discussion around the use of biocides in diesel fuel. I ha
Bike Rack Alan Liebnick at 12:18am 10.04.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1364 I am looking at modifying hatchback type bike rack for car to fit my transom for the kids bikes. Any
Genoa sail use Herb at 1:25am 10.04.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1480 As a new sailor I try to read up on what not to do as well as how to do it. I read somewhere that s
Thinking about aHunter 27 Tom Haenisch at 1:24am 10.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1088 I'm considering a 1984 27' Hunter. Can any one tell me anything about this boatand what I should lo
TILLER / RUDDER GREGG at 1:40am 10.04.07 Smaller Boats 3/838 NEED A TILLER / RUDDER NEW,USED OR DRAWINGS TO BUILD.
1978 Hunter30 Tide-N-Knots at 1:59am 10.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/958 Does anyone know where I could get new hinges for the seat in the cockpit?Thanks
P303 Holding Tank S/V Carolena at 1:58am 10.04.07 Other Sailboats 7/1249 I have a new to me 1984 P303 and am in the process of replacing the orignal head system. The boat s
RIGGING SPEC'S H23 GREGG at 1:51am 10.04.07 Smaller Boats 1/863 LOOKING FOR A COPY OF THE RIGGING SPEC'S AND LINE SIZE NEEDED FOR THE H23 YR. 1987.,I HAVE THE BOAT
Stanchion caps Bill DeLuna at 3:21am 10.04.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 5/3406 Need some help. Does anyone know where I can obtain the black plastic stanchion caps that came stoc
Refrigerator Lewis at 3:12am 10.04.07 Big Boats 4/942 Have the standard refrigerator/freezer on my 1997 H376. When I flip the panel switch to turn it on I
Sink repair Kevin R. Kelly at 12:44am 10.04.07 Big Boats 2/1292 I need a source for plumbing. Need to replace the 90 degree 1.5 inch drain fitting. Is it only me
Depth Finder Schizophrenia justmetonyc1 at 2:48am 10.04.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1023 The original depth finder on my 1985 Catalina 25 has gone nuts! Screen works fine but the numbers ju
Closed loop Halyard/ Gerr Downhaul Sean at 5:37am 10.04.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1673 I want to run my foresail halyard aft to the cockpit and I'm considering combining a closed loop Hal
How to connect laptop with GPS to auto pilot Seattle Scott at 8:31am 10.04.07 Ask All Sailors 13/3808 So I have a Simrad wheel pilot with instructions on how to connect to chartplotter and I have my lap

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Water Heater T&P Relief Valve TimFromLI at 4:51pm 11.03.21 Wouldn't a buildup of pressure in the tank cause either the tank OR one of the hot water lines to bu
Has anyone used short vertical battens on a Doyle Sail on a Hunter with an in mast furling main? Hello Below at 4:44pm 11.03.21 The roller furling main on our 2012 e33 has the short vertical battens. Unfortunately I have no expe
Bilge drain plug Arrgh at 4:34pm 11.03.21
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy jssailem at 4:30pm 11.03.21 Hello @grgortiz and welcome to the SBO Forum. Sailing in the South Bay I presume with the reference
Bilge drain plug Tally Ho at 4:29pm 11.03.21
Anyone use a boat broker by name Knot10? Phil Herring at 4:27pm 11.03.21 Wait, Khot10 is his name?
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? jssailem at 4:19pm 11.03.21
Hunter 23 reefing hook kappykaplan at 4:17pm 11.03.21 @Daryl V , the OP hasn't been seen since Nov 2020.
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jaysweet at 4:10pm 11.03.21 Interesting question: how hard would it be to have this black plastic ring made for you (out of meta
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Codybear at 4:04pm 11.03.21 Hi Peggy, welcome to the site. I think this is the only reasonable place for fellow C275'ers to tal
Single handing (3) Will Gilmore at 3:58pm 11.03.21 The winch I have is mast mounted, just above the entrance of the main halyard into the mast. I'm s
Saturated rudder dmax at 3:54pm 11.03.21 I agree, both times I've encountered water in the rudder I've elected to go with a new one from Foss
Saturated rudder shemandr at 3:44pm 11.03.21 As FastOlson said, the internal grid structure is either drilled or more likely welded to the rudde
Hunter 23 reefing hook Daryl V at 3:44pm 11.03.21 Hello, I have the same set up on my 23.5... did you find the right reefing hook... i am looking als
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy dlochner at 3:42pm 11.03.21 A photo would help. Folks use halyards to hoist people, dinghies and all sorts of stuff. The quest
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy smokey73 at 3:39pm 11.03.21 Picture?
Shaft Shark Experience and Opinions and Confirming Diameter of Catalina 310 prop shaft pk104 at 3:31pm 11.03.21 I installed a Shaft Shark after a season when we pickup fishing line and lost docking lines in our p
Saturated rudder dlochner at 3:20pm 11.03.21 Worked fine for me. Description of 5200 from the 3M site: This high-performance polyurethane adhesi
Has anyone used short vertical battens on a Doyle Sail on a Hunter with an in mast furling main? shemandr at 3:18pm 11.03.21 I had full length vertical battens on my H356. My sailmaker called them VB 1.0. They were round an
CE certificate for Hunter 466? Eleftherios G at 3:10pm 11.03.21 Welcome to the forum!! Page 38 of the 466 owner's manual manual Generic Section_Large Boats (sailb

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