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Spreader inset to mast Bob at 2:28am 10.02.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/795 A repair question? Where the spreader insert is attached to the mast, it is riveted. One of the riv
Water in the lockers under the seats after rain? ambajack at 4:16am 10.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1326 Just bought a 92 26s and even with the boat all closed up and on the trailer I get water in the stor
Racing a First 345 Katydid at 11:03am 10.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1153 I crew on board a 1986 First 345. It does not have a baby stay/jack stay-should we? If we add a ba
In boom furling system Tsamaya at 10:59am 10.02.07 Other Sailboats 0/801 We recently purchased a 1997 40 LRC Caliber and are thinking about putting on an in boom furling sys
Cleaning and compounds for deck Sea-ya-again at 9:59am 10.02.07 Seidelmann 0/1350 I am getting ready to try and clean/paint/? to my deck. I would like to get some good opinions from
Compass adjustment Russ at 9:34am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1708 Hello to all, I have a Richie navigator compass on my Cat 30 and a Garmin GPS. The compa
Sink/stove cabinet modification (1) Joe11688 at 8:24am 10.02.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1031 I am about to do the "mother of all modifications" in the cabin of my 222. The sink/stove cabinet i
H23 Sail Slides and Rings TallyClassic at 7:00am 10.02.07 Smaller Boats 2/968 I am having trouble finding replacements to my original Neil Pryde mainsail slugs. The ones that are
Leak at mast step ? Rob at 6:47am 10.02.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1348 I'm still trying to find a leak in the cabin , mostly on starboard side . I think I have ruled out
PVC Winter cover frame RickS at 6:33am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 17/6410 I would like to build a new frame for my winter cover, canvas. The boat 34' x 11' and stored outsid
Propeller replacement w/o locking nut Bob Moretti at 6:31am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 16/3754 Last week, while singlehanding my Catalina 30 one night, the propeller fell off and was lost to the
Cooling Problem, 8hp Yanmar Toby11535 at 6:08am 10.02.07 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2134 Hi there, I am just about to purchase a 1977 Hunter 27, and I have a 200 mile sail to bring it home.
Engine Trouble David21125 at 6:05am 10.02.07 Other Sailboats 6/1111 1981 Volvo MD11C. Can not get more than 1700 Rpm's. At 1700 RPM's it is blowing oil out exhaust and
Touch up Paint Don at 5:59am 10.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1152 I have a 1992 Hunter 35.5 with a very light gray non skid deck paint. Any ideas on where to find a m
Cutlass David21341 at 4:49am 10.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1381 Trying to find out if the rudder needs to be dropped in order to remove the cutlass bearing on my 35
Three blade prop for Catalina 30 Bob at 11:25am 10.02.07 Catalina 30 5/3081 I'm planning to switch to a three blade prop on my 1989 Catalina 30 which has a 23 HP Universal dies
Queen Matress search Bob13754 at 12:41pm 10.02.07 Big Boats 11/1239 I'm looking for good sources to obtain a comfortable Queen matress for our 386. We have the Hunter
New battery placement '89 285 seajester at 4:33pm 10.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1137 I am replacing my batteries. 1 12v start and 2 6V Trojan 105's for house. The originals in their ba
Build dates for Hunter 260s Anthony Pogson at 4:32pm 10.02.07 Smaller Boats 13/1886 Is there any way of deriving the build date from the hull number, as one can from a car's VIN?My H
Has anyone ever considered a fuel cell? Alan at 7:25pm 09.30.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1621 ...installing a Fuel Cell on-board in place of that smelly noisy generator and reducing the size of

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Fuel Filter/separator selection Stu Jackson at 11:50am 10.27.21 I went to purchase a new fuel filter/separator and noticed there was two different types available
Fuel Filter/separator selection (2) Project_Mayhem at 11:48am 10.27.21 Looks like one of the images got dropped somehow. Racor also makes both styles
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:46am 10.27.21 All sorts of angles to this problem. Am I right in saying you're a ship's fitter ? IF the setup is
Fuel Filter/separator selection Don S/V ILLusion at 11:27am 10.27.21
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 DeniseO30 at 11:23am 10.27.21 Yup.. but not as bad as ya think.. Compass off and spacer under it off (small marks will let ya get
Simple head question Project_Mayhem at 11:17am 10.27.21 Oh the joys of boat ownership! Let's see how this goes! Thanks for the info Peggie!
Marelon Seacock fail! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:15am 10.27.21 Can you supply a little more detail to your drawing of the mushroom exterior of the Marelon thru-hul
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 kloudie1 at 11:10am 10.27.21 Yup.. but not as bad as ya think.. Compass off and spacer under it off (small marks will let ya get
Another Battery Inquiry jeepbluetj at 10:59am 10.27.21 AGMs are usually not worth it for most sailors. On my C-30 I had a pair of GC-2s under the chart ta
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 (3) DeniseO30 at 10:51am 10.27.21 Thinking I would restart this discussion here rather than open my own I believe I have a Meriman ped
Sailboat maintenance in San Antonio area LloydB at 10:44am 10.27.21 Welcome to SBO. Just a thought from looking at your boat you might just raise one side of the traile
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. BigEasy at 10:06am 10.27.21
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) Thaelia at 10:02am 10.27.21
Replacement Fresh Water Pump Deleted member 117556 at 9:57am 10.27.21 I just recently replaced my fresh water pump and it made a big difference. I used the updated versi
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. BigEasy at 9:38am 10.27.21 Great idea! Need to change filters now; may as well convert to your design. Thanks.
Is there a sensible chartplotter for me? jssailem at 9:38am 10.27.21
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... jssailem at 9:33am 10.27.21 Just removed my Genoa in the morning hours of day break. The wind of the night before had finally go
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. artboas at 9:16am 10.27.21 where is a good place to source those fittings? Great idea thks A great source for these parts is
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) shemandr at 9:10am 10.27.21 A very very good video. Imagine doing that on a whole deck. Yikes! That is a lotta work. But the
Simple head question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:00am 10.27.21 Laundry or diswashing detergent...Dawn is a good choice. Let it soak awhile, then use a scrub brush.

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