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Cleaning/Restoring Dull or Dirty Looking Gray Port gweisheipl at 1:24pm 04.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1050 All of the lens covers on my Gray ports are dull or cloudy looking (possibly crazed) and I would rat
Mooring to a buoy SHADS at 1:34pm 04.26.07 Ask All Sailors 10/5183 The Sailing club we are joining doesn't have slips. Well in the little town there is a Marina, but
Boat Use Question Hugh4753 at 10:01pm 04.24.07 Ask All Sailors 32/2058 The other day while killing time I walked the docks at my marina, (4 docks) and noticed that a lot o
H36 Draft Clarification piper1277 at 10:20pm 04.24.07 Big Boats 6/813 Having recently moved my H36 to a new port I have found that my H36 draft of 4'11" to be a very tigh
Batteries AGM/Gel/Wet Smitty at 10:19pm 04.24.07 Ask All Sailors 31/2173 I've been revamping my electrical system. New charger (Xantrex Truecharge 20), new alternator/regul
Cursors Gone Wild Gary Wyngarden at 12:15am 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2442 As a critical part of the navigation system on my boat, I use a Dell Inspiron 600m laptop interfaced
Electric outboards Gerry at 12:19am 04.25.07 Catalina 22 0/1051 Does anyone use an electric outboard only? I am thinking of replacing my iron genny with quiet elec
170 Regatta ! Glenn17427 at 1:11am 04.25.07 Day Sailers 0/955 Hunter Daysailor Association of Southern California (H.D.A.S.C.) will be holding our 3rd annual San
What sail dimensions to buy? Julie at 1:56am 04.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/875 I've inherited a Venture 22 and unfortunately the sails were destroyed by mice. What info can anyon
1975 columbia 26t deck cleaning project fletcher at 1:39am 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1057 just bought the boat and the deck is very dirty. can anybody suggest a cleaner and cleaner / wax tha
2007 Seidelmann Owners Rendezvous Daydreams at 3:33am 04.25.07 Seidelmann 1/1558 Only one month to register for the 2007 Seidelmann owners rendezvous. go to www.seidelmann-owners.co
Catalina 28MKII diesel Citadel83 at 2:56am 04.25.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/986 I have a reaccuring problem with the engine on my 1997 Catalina 28 MKII. If I run under power for a
Stuffing box packing size? Rich at 2:35am 04.25.07 Seidelmann 2/2658 Does anyone know the size of the shaft packing for a Seidelmann 30 with a 1 inch shaft? I'd like to
1976 Venture 21 Bow Pulpit CharlieCobra at 2:24am 04.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1748 Where can I get one since my boat is missing one.
Wanted: Sail boat to crew for. jeff21067 at 3:47am 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 5/915 I would like to hook up with some people that are looking for a rookie to crew for them. Looking to
Route to Provincetown ltinsay at 4:20am 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1070 My friends and I are planning to sail to Provincetown this late July. We are considering taking the
raw water intake strainer Cloud Racer at 5:29am 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1851 I have a problem with bits of driftwood clogging my yanmar raw water intake at the thru hull. I have
stainless water tank? overby at 5:38am 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1359 We are wanting to replace our 23 year old aluminum water tank. Thinking of having one custom made of
Sailing buddies novelman17128 at 9:22am 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1171 I am looking for a sailing buddy. My boat is presently docked at the Long Beach Alamitos Bay Marina.
passport 40 steering Alex Zahl at 9:31am 04.25.07 Other Sailboats 0/1668 The steering on my 1984 Passport 40 is very tight. I can man-handle the wheel stop to stop, but the

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New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit kappykaplan at 5:31am 02.28.21 Lookin' good, @Thaniel ! :beer:
Main hard to raise Steve k at 5:25am 02.28.21 I have the same issues. I love the Free rope track cleaning idea. I will do that first thing next ti
Sheaves needed SFS at 4:56am 02.28.21 The store here on SBO sells sheaves, or did at one time. Dave tried to help me track down an oddball
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (6) Thaniel at 4:54am 02.28.21 Thanks for the commends on the thread. Motivates me to continue to post :) Last week we had freezi
Sheaves needed Joe at 4:46am 02.28.21 Rig-rite.com will have what you need. Also check Riggingonly.com
1995 - 40.5 - Rudder Bearings MetricMountie at 4:15am 02.28.21 Thanks for the quick reply and the thread. Will have a look at the drawings and hopefully a machini
Jason Whyte at 3:00am 02.28.21 I'd have to agree with all the suggestions here. To me it doesn't look like a whole lots need to be
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Jason Whyte at 2:37am 02.28.21 Don't sweat the no experience bit..you've operated boats before. Sailing will come naturally without
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Jason Whyte at 2:33am 02.28.21 Ah yes I see now they're are 3 pages of replys..I have been refitting an O'Day 25 the last couple ye
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Jason Whyte at 2:25am 02.28.21 these sails might work. sorry if this is a repeat reply. https://vancouver.craigslist.org/bnc/bpo/d/
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Jason Whyte at 2:24am 02.28.21 https://vancouver.craigslist.org/bnc/bpo/d/new-westminster-northeast-sails/7258570714.html
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Jason Whyte at 2:17am 02.28.21 not sure where your located but there is an ad up currently on Craigslist Vancouver with a full kit
Air Conditioning unit in 37.5 BigEasy at 11:37pm 02.27.21
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant Terry Cox at 10:29pm 02.27.21 The model number of our 1991 Genset is 8MDKDR31457C, which is likely the same/similar as the poster'
Hatch lens replacement Puget Sound area Mark Maulden at 10:13pm 02.27.21 Seattle plastics made mine. Nice job. All holes in the same place as the old hatch. CNC made
2000 H450 Passage, Starter Battery JamesG161 at 10:01pm 02.27.21 On the subject of the generator, doesn't that feed my inverter, which charges my batteries? If you
Air Conditioning unit in 37.5 JamesG161 at 9:57pm 02.27.21 No solution to your question but... We have used 2 counter top 120VAC fans to blow Cold air from ou
Hatch lens replacement Puget Sound area mermike at 9:07pm 02.27.21 Thanks for the input. I'm a DIY kinda guy and the hatch is custom. About 25x27. I sent emails to Hat
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant twalker H260 at 8:59pm 02.27.21
Sheaves needed Allan12210 at 8:55pm 02.27.21 Svendsen's? I've bought sheaves from there before.

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