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Cat 22 OEM Rudder John Marrone at 10:41am 07.23.21 Catalina 22 2/716 Finally bit the bullet on a Kick Up Rudder. Mandatory in our shallow water of NW Florida Gulf. The r
Need advice on how to lift a Daysailer II by davits? Amazilia at 10:30am 07.23.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/745 I installed a pair of davits, good for 1,000 lbs each, to lift and keep my Daysailer II out of the w
Legacy owners - auxiliary outboard advice please WimboSquid at 9:32am 07.23.21 Com-Pac 2/5257
Sudden fresh water pumping issues (1) NYSail at 7:16am 07.23.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1147 Hello all, So a couple of weeks ago my back tank all of a sudden started having priming issues when
Spinnaker Pole Ring MetricMountie at 6:49am 07.23.21 Big Boats 3/1721 Anyone have a height measurement from the deck on the mast to mount my spinnaker pole ring. All the
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives Jimongee at 6:32am 07.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2134 Our 2002 356 came with an in-boom reefing system. Right from the beginning it was near impossible
Main sheet rigging - H33.5 Fred at 5:38am 07.23.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/1485 On the new-to-me H33.5 1994 all control lines run to the cockpit except the main sheet. The dodger w
1990 30-2 value (2) SailingLoto at 5:34am 07.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/709 Looking at this Hunter 30. Decent shape for it's age. Decks are solid. Boat is dry Engine was wi
How do i fix the fuel guage? Dil at 5:31am 07.23.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/949 Hi all have a 1991 hunter 30 having issues with the fuel guage it registers however it is stuck at
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel (2) Chucktown Charger at 5:29am 07.23.21 Smaller Boats 8/2030 Hi folks! I have a 2000 Hunter 240 I bought after MANY years of neglect and sitting on the trailer.
Yanmar 2GM visegrip at 1:50pm 07.22.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2904 I have an overheating issue. I have dove and made sure throughhull is clean, strainer is clear, repl
Beneteau First 35s5 Cabin Dinette Table (1) TButler at 12:39pm 07.22.21 Parts Search 2/700 1993 model I purchased did not come with one. My interior is the lighter wood finish (not mahogany)
Boom bolt rope slot size ? Leeward Rail at 9:18am 07.22.21 Catalina 22 4/1712 Hello All ! I am working on project and unfortunately the boat is 1.5 hours away. Does anyone know
Fuel Filters (1) SV At Last at 9:11am 07.22.21 Catalina 310 4/1399 Let me first start by saying this is completely my fault, I am not blaming any company or order fill
Swing keel cable replacement Erbardy at 7:50am 07.22.21 Ask All Sailors 1/528 Hi, I have a Chrysler 26 and I am going to replace the swing keel cable. I know the thickness of th
Johnson Boat Works SM 6 Scow (1) jtournoy at 7:22am 07.22.21 Ask All Sailors 9/3244 I recently purchased a 1977 JBW 16 ft scow. As I started doing some research I learned that JBW went
Understanding Victron SmartSolar Synchronized Charging dlochner at 6:48am 07.22.21 Musings With Maine Sail 17/5283 Second Star has 2 150 watt Solar PV panels independently controlled by 2 Victron 75/15, the PV panel
handheld VHf? Orbweaver at 6:36am 07.22.21 Ask All Sailors 35/5927 I'm considering getting a handheld VHf radio. Mostly because it might be nice to talk with some of t
Help with identifying my boat? (3) rgouette at 5:40am 07.22.21 Trailer Sailors 51/7694 I cannot find out who the maker is of this boat, that I was told was an O' Day. I'm pretty new to th
Whitlock Constellation Stephen M at 5:13am 07.22.21 Big Boats 2/2894 I want to do maintenance on the steering pedestal on our 2001 420 passage. We have a Whitlock Conste

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819 HOOD FURLER UPPER SPLIT BUSHING dmax at 7:12am 06.23.25 Parts for the old Hood furlers are hard to come by, your only hope is either used parts or these peo
Mast Rake or PreBend Rleiby at 6:55am 06.23.25 Thank you all for the clarification of terminology, definitions, and expertise. I truly appreciate i
Scheiber display fault cymeyer at 6:51am 06.23.25 I have an Oceania 45 2018 model the control panel works however on the display if you press the sel
Musing on DC Electrical Changes dLj at 6:30am 06.23.25 I'm often seeing where charging from the alternator is aimed at the lead acid battery and the LiFePo
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch (1) majorkong1 at 6:24am 06.23.25 I think your approach of looking for small keelboat fleets is the best chance of finding a suitable
Musing on DC Electrical Changes dlochner at 6:12am 06.23.25 Interesting and lots of suggestions here, yet the first and most basic question has not been asked o
Musing on DC Electrical Changes OS2Dude at 6:07am 06.23.25 I would look over the articles on MarineHowTo.com He is a member of the ABYC electrical committee.
Fuses M25-xp jssailem at 6:01am 06.23.25 Welcome to SBO. I see you have a Catalina 30. The boat manual has a wiring diagram, if you are follo
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch (1) majorkong1 at 5:56am 06.23.25 I use to be a Catalina dealer located in Zebulon, NC. what ramps are you talking about as North C
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch Crazy Dave Condon at 5:36am 06.23.25 I use to be a Catalina dealer located in Zebulon, NC. what ramps are you talking about as North Ca
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch shemandr at 5:35am 06.23.25 I think your approach of looking for small keelboat fleets is the best chance of finding a suitable
Leaky window on Hunter 40.5 built 1993 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:18am 06.23.25 contact Al at SBO as he has the experience resealing these windows. He used to work at Hunter.
Mast Rake or PreBend colemj at 5:06am 06.23.25 I'm adjusting the backstays on the mast. I seem to be always guessing how tight to have them adjust
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 spadaforaj at 4:10am 06.23.25 Thanks all. It all looks original to me. Will be doing more tracing
Pressure Valve for Water heater replacement Afraal at 3:45am 06.23.25 Thank you @leo310 @dlochner @JoeWhite for your help. I found one in amazon for a good price, but I m
New to the forum morbidfollower at 9:37pm 06.22.25 Sweet boat and nice find. I faintly remember a member on here who had a boat named dragonfly? I wond
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Foswick at 8:12pm 06.22.25 As for paddlewheel performance, I find that it is just about impossible to know how accurate it may
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Foswick at 7:57pm 06.22.25 So, when you were motoring along at 5 knots and the anemometer wasn't moving but TWS was 5 knots th
Shower pump rebuild woe's dLj at 7:40pm 06.22.25 That's a fairly simple pump. Sounds like the diaphragm isn't seated correctly. Make sure both seatin
Musing on DC Electrical Changes Scott T-Bird at 7:14pm 06.22.25 Oh, that 10 ga (?) black wire. That's wrong in many ways even if it was a repurposed DC+ wire. @Tra

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