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Refinishing Hatchboards Project_Mayhem at 7:50pm 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1842 About five minutes into sanding I realized that it would be much easier to cut new companionway hatc
Is the head above the waterline on a Hunter 460? CoastLife at 7:25pm 04.25.21 Big Boats 4/1057 Hey guys. We recently purchased a 2001 Hunter 460. The previous owners installed new Jabsco elect
36 foot Hunter Anchoring Questions - Chain and Rope Ratio drm1 at 7:12pm 04.25.21 Big Boats 41/7201 Hi. Our 2005 36 foot Hunter has a 35 pound Delta Anchor, and has the standard Simpson Lawrence Elect
H41DS aft corner lazarette latch (2) Nachismo at 6:20pm 04.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/432 Anybody know a source/jury rig for just the catch part of the latch? Before I go to West Marine and
Boat Data Overlay sailboatracer at 5:51pm 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 3/736 Is there an easy way to overlay boat data such as boat speed, wind speed ' direction etc. on a GoPro
1983 Hunter 22 bulkheads Sullzarollz at 4:03pm 04.25.21 Smaller Boats 5/845
Filling Fresh Water tanks (1) WasabiRush at 3:48pm 04.25.21 Big Boats 16/3836 I want to drain my water tanks so I can perform the clorox shocking. One of the tank valves was open
I am about to begin replacing my original Raymarine instruments, radar, and GPS, in stages on my Beneteau 361 - 2001 SeaTalk system in stages. Harry Mathias at 3:42pm 04.25.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3458 Does anyone know what the cable routing is from the nav station bulkhead to the helm station? Any in
Smart Plug Installation KZW at 3:40pm 04.25.21 Catalina 310 26/3393 Anyone replaced the OEM three prong plug with a Smart Plug? It looks difficult to access the moun
The fit of my stem fitting ... (4) Scott T-Bird at 3:15pm 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2592 Catalina Direct supplies an upgraded stem fitting for Catalina 320. I was reading that the original
Length of halyards gregclapp at 2:42pm 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 13/2243 Do you have an opinion on the best length for halyards led to the cockpit? I used 2.5x my mast heigh
Cutting portlight spigot APiquer at 2:14pm 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 1/480 I have bought new Gray series portlights to replace the 40+ year old ports on my Tartan. I found tha
1989 Hunter 30 skylight glass pattern? GaryMiller1000 at 1:37pm 04.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/442 Anyone have the pattern for the 1988-1990 plexiglass panels that are in the roof/deck of the Hunter
Huner Vision Refrigeration Came Loose Undersail (1) teacherspet at 1:29pm 04.25.21 Mid-Size Boats 14/2148 So testing out the new sails. When on a heel the Refrigerator on 1989 Huner Vision 32 gave way when
26 classic tow vehicle FuzzyBadger at 12:44pm 04.25.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1576
Mast light B37 Slider at 9:31am 04.25.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1097 We have a B37 2011. The combo light mounted at the front of the mast about 3/4 of the top has been
Lowrance HDS Carbon Fish Finder C-Map MoshePotomac at 9:04am 04.25.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/668 I have a Lowrance HDS Carbon fish finder with Total screen (side view). The transponder needs to be
450 AP Drive? Rick D at 8:51am 04.25.21 Big Boats 2/640 A friend is trying to locate the AP drive unit on his Whitlock steering system on his 450. Looking a
Stringer issue under compression post (1) DougW at 8:50am 04.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/696 193150 Anyone have cracks like this under the compression post? On my Hunter 28.5. If so, what are
Need advice for wood sealer. still dreaming at 7:56am 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 6/3961 Hello everyone. Need advice which wood sealer to use prior to varnish? I'm a little confused after m

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Home Pumpout System dlochner at 9:09am 01.29.25 I forgot to mention that my vintage bilge hose liked to slide off of the pump inlet and outlet. May
Home Pumpout System Tedd at 7:47am 01.29.25 Hi @Project_Mayhem , Yes, the Guzzler pump I bought has completely smooth ports--no barbs or textur
Home Pumpout System Project_Mayhem at 6:43am 01.29.25 I forgot to mention that my vintage bilge hose liked to slide off of the pump inlet and outlet. Mayb
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail shemandr at 6:38am 01.29.25 It's odd. Not only is there no clew cringle, the sail isn't built to have one. Is it possible that
Look inside 1979, 25 Catalina (1) SailingLoto at 6:31am 01.29.25 I like the storage divider/cubby under the cockpit. Mine doesn't have that.
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 01.29.25 Why not just replace any OEM "valve on a thruhull" with a stronger seacock valve? Forespar and (mor
Runaway diesel colemj at 3:55am 01.29.25 Never had it happen to me, but in a runaway diesel situation, couldn't you just flip the decompress
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks colemj at 3:31am 01.29.25 I should also note that 3 out of 4 of mine had leaks between the thru hull and seacock when sealed
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue KStolten at 9:48pm 01.28.25 Hi jssailem thanks for the advise! I will try that. digging will not work for me as the boat is on
Runaway diesel dLj at 9:18pm 01.28.25
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks (1) Hayden Watson at 6:54pm 01.28.25 One challenge that you will have is how to deal with the deep recess in the hull. Catalina used the
Runaway diesel Davidasailor26 at 6:49pm 01.28.25 I feel like I'm playing devil's advocate on this post, and its not intentionally challenging, but m
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Hayden Watson at 6:48pm 01.28.25 Thanks for the clarification. Mine has the same. I'm ok with the marelon valves but it's the plasti
Runaway diesel Hayden Watson at 6:42pm 01.28.25 Never had it happen to me, but in a runaway diesel situation, couldn't you just flip the decompress
Runaway diesel Robert Strickland at 5:59pm 01.28.25
Runaway diesel Robert Strickland at 5:55pm 01.28.25 Huh. My 2GM20, circa mid-80s, has 2 levers (one/cylinder), easily accessible at the top of the engi
Runaway diesel Davidasailor26 at 5:00pm 01.28.25
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue jssailem at 4:26pm 01.28.25 Karsten. Welcome to SBO. I would use a tape measure to identify the distance from the boat bottom (
Help with Catalina 25 Rudder Repair (1) jssailem at 4:19pm 01.28.25 My plan is to drill out, fill with epoxy, and re-drill hole For holes larger than a 3/16th, I pref
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail kappykaplan at 3:49pm 01.28.25 what are all those lines and hardware under the boom for? Recommend you find another Mac 26D nearb

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