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Mike at 12:53am 12.05.06
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In your humble (yet correct) opinion, what is the best looking sailboat? Not "what boat do you drea
Nereussailor at 1:37am 12.05.06
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I have a 1983 Hunter 30 with a Yanmar 2GM motor. Right now there are two battery banks on board wit
Bob F at 4:11am 12.05.06
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I need to know the Alternator size on my 1998 H376. I live in Phoenix, but keep the boat on San Dieg
CharlieCobra at 6:40am 12.05.06
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Ok folks, I know there's a lot of MacGregor 21's out there but how many would be interested in One D
Alan at 8:22am 12.05.06
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Somehow I've lost the Menu bar across the top of the page that has the drop down menus of Forums, Bo
Harold Weaver at 8:57am 12.05.06
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new qm15 Yanmar installed in June 2006 , when motor is running no knocking and no kocking sound no
SV Murmur at 9:16am 12.05.06
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Does anyone have or know where to obtain a set?
JoshGray at 10:16am 12.05.06
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Soon we will be painting our O'Day 22's hull: bootstripe, sides and bottom. We are also planning on
Warren at 11:37am 12.05.06
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I'm still using a Magellan Map410 GPS that uses MapSend Marine C-Map NT Compact Marine Charts. Mage
CobraEarl MAC26s at 11:34am 12.05.06
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Im looking at a used Mac 26C. It has no cushions, AT ALL. any idea of what it would cost to replace
Margaritaville at 10:36am 12.05.06
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I was wondering does iny one know what the luff is on a 1984 31H jib sail? If not I will have to pu
tegwilym at 12:59pm 12.05.06
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I've been on the lookout for a Macgregor 22 (or similar) used. I've seen a lot of boats on Craigsli
Morris at 5:20pm 12.05.06
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Hi, I had my mast snap in half in a blow at the weekend. Any comments on getting it welded and stre
csobalvarro at 2:17pm 12.05.06
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I am going to need to run new wiring my bow light. The old is rusting out. It seems very tight. Have
Don Beavin at 9:36pm 12.05.06
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Charleston Spar was an excellent suggestion! They replaced the mast step for me on my 240 when I did
chiefjgreene at 11:12pm 12.05.06
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I have finally made the mast raising easier with a new mast crutch. See attached photo. I believe th
SKYLARK   (1)
Sonny at 12:12am 12.06.06
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We have just put SKYLARK on the hard for the winter. I noticed when I winterized the hot water heat
pmeyers at 12:10am 12.06.06
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With some help from this forum I have determined which VHF I will purchase and install on my Hunter
chiefjgreene at 12:24am 12.06.06
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To make it easier to control the boat while under power, I linked the rudder to the motor. I did thi
Bob at 1:40am 12.06.06
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Question: if the wet cell battery shows 12.46 volts after trickle charging for 24 hours is there a w

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Galley Cabinet Removal: Rebedding Leaking Starboard sail track
Deleted member 117556 at 7:51am 07.01.21
jssailem is correct in that you will see water on the bolts for the genoa track. Has taken me about
Retrofit Question
rgranger at 7:50am 07.01.21
My H26 has two sinks, one in the head and one in the galley. They are about 2 feet apart and the ex
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working
kodiak1120 at 7:49am 07.01.21
on mine B331 2001 there ia a non return valve n the line coming from the tank connected to the mani
Occaisional Head Smell
Alansails at 7:46am 07.01.21
Welcome to the Catalina 310/315 Family, We hope you will Love your New Boat, Like we love ours! She
Diesel shutoff question
jssailem at 7:44am 07.01.21
@Wm. Gill Welcome to the SBO Forum. Great first question and discussion. Congrats on your return to
Retrofit Question
Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:44am 07.01.21
couple of things on my 21 footer - buy two plastic dishpans- they nest and are useful in lots of w
Some will hate this!!!   (1)
rgranger at 7:43am 07.01.21
Maybe the propeller winds a spring and the spring drives the vehicle. -Will Oh right!!! I think
Hunter B&R Rig tuning
Crazy Dave Condon at 7:43am 07.01.21
Remember on inmast furling, keep pretend to 1 degree or less or the mainsail being furled inside may
Looking for an H260 in the PNW
Crazy Dave Condon at 7:37am 07.01.21
Cannot remember bull fiddle sticks. There were over a thousand of each model made but exactly how m
Diesel shutoff question
Scott T-Bird at 7:33am 07.01.21
You did good! There was somebody recently who managed to pick a few fights with his very first post
Captain's decision that destroyed a City...
jssailem at 7:23am 07.01.21
Right of Way decisions. Lack of communication of dangerous.
Captain's decision that destroyed a City...
sail sfbay at 7:21am 07.01.21
Wow that was devastating!!
Diesel shutoff question
Wm. Gill at 7:17am 07.01.21
did the test pass???? ;) dj Well, no one chastised me, corrected my spelling, told me to ask else
Hunter B&R Rig tuning
Gary Ryan at 7:12am 07.01.21
That's hard to say. Are you saying from the deck up to the top of the mast? I don't have a halyard
Hunter B&R Rig tuning
Will Gilmore at 7:07am 07.01.21
I find the bigger issue is getting enough tension on the fore stay which maybe more shroud tension
Hunter B&R Rig tuning
Gary Ryan at 6:38am 07.01.21
I located a Selden Mast rig tuning manual ( that includes the B&R rig) that I'm referencing , but it
Occaisional Head Smell
asalotto at 6:29am 07.01.21
Hi Peggie, Thanks so much for your reply. I have your wonderful book and am half-way through it! Di
Just can't get no release!
Scott T-Bird at 6:25am 07.01.21
I've got a little bit different take on this, I think. Get rid of the fiddle blocks. They don't be
Hunter B&R Rig tuning   (1)
sail sfbay at 6:10am 07.01.21
Curious if the Hunter 386 manual procedure on tuning the B&R Rig on pages 52-53 (excerpt attached) i

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