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Mast Support in Cabin '87 H32 salemsailor at 7:24am 06.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/616 Hi. Need a bit of help. My '87 Hunter 32's vertical support 'beam' inside the cabin is buckling.
battery charger captcrly at 6:57am 06.14.21 Ask An Oday Owner 1/700 1986 ODAY 40ft. Does anybody know where the onboard battery charger is located on the boat? The prev
Is tuning the rigging necessary? DeliriousSailor at 6:54am 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 18/1822
What are these threaded metal inserts in the side of my boat? (3) JakePlisken at 8:19pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 4/791 New to sailboats so hopefully someone can tell me what these are. They are threaded and dont go all
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 phobucket at 7:57pm 06.13.21 Catalina 30 27/4533 Hey all, I'm brand new to sailboats, having done just enough research to know what a Catalina 30 is
How-to tip: Replacing a Racor Gas Filter - issues with water separating bowl. Captain Larry-DH at 6:56pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 0/667 I've had issues removing the plastic bowl from a Racor water-separating filter on my dinghy. It beca
U-bolt Chainplates shank at 6:55pm 06.13.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2726 Hi, I was reading an article on Practical Sailor about the most common issues and problems with Cata
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. mjsb at 6:11pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 16/5775 Gotta ask a question as I am so confused with the Chartplotter / GPS deal. I have Raymarine equipmen
Here's something you don't see everyday (1) Calif. Ted at 6:07pm 06.13.21 Sails Call Lounge 2/1083 195151Saw it in the distance and couldn't figure it out until it got close enough, new one on me, ne
1979 Hunter 25 rudder for a shoal keel Gohawking at 5:56pm 06.13.21 Smaller Boats 4/764 I recently bought a 79 H25 that has a bent rudder that I didn't see before I bought it. I have acces
1972 Irwin 28 Plymouth Sailor at 4:43pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 3/1062 Does anyone happen to know what the cabin headroom is on an Irwin 28? Can't seem to find it among t
Hunter 34 - Weeping Hull (3) swshogren at 3:45pm 06.13.21 Big Boats 7/1910 So it's trading real hard today on the Columbia River and! I heard to the boat to do some more repai
Hobie 1. Holder 12 (1) Whatfiero1 at 3:43pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 0/1370 Does anybody have a Hobie 1 or Holder 12 and interested in racing my local Yacht club require 3 boat
Albin Marin Vega 27 - Any Owners Input Appreciated Heisenberg at 1:56pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 18/6511 There's a 1973 Albin Marin Vega 27 for sale, and I was looking for some opinions on the boat.
Waste System - How does it actually work? rpwillia at 1:37pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1106 So I replaced my joker valve on my boat and two complete head pumps on a friends boat. While doing t
Do you BELIEVE... in Rogue Waves? jssailem at 11:24am 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2676 Many of us here on SBO sail on lakes and inside passages. The concept of a Rogue wave, out there in
Venture 222 interior painting (1) JustinP at 11:09am 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 7/860
Steering Cable Fell Off Don Guillette at 9:39am 06.13.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/5835 A topic posted by dreadpirath caught my attention. It was titled "steering cable fell off". What hap
Missing Mooring Monterey385 at 9:23am 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 5/879 About 18 months ago, something, likely a commercial vessel, cut my winter stick from my chain. Sinc
Solar Sailors-I need help... Jimongee at 8:45am 06.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/902 Hello, if there are any sailors out here that have personally installed solar panels (owner installa

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How do you remove a water heater from a 1999 Catalina 28' MKII? Captain Larry-DH at 4:37am 06.15.25
How do you remove a water heater from a 1999 Catalina 28' MKII? breton at 4:28am 06.15.25 Thanks. I think I am good. The water heater is accessed by removing a panel to the rear of the ste
Happy Birthday U S Army. kappykaplan at 2:49am 06.15.25 But I root for the USNA in the Army Navy game. :plus:USNA grad here. My father fought in WWII in t
Charge settings for Solar Victron controller Johnb at 10:02pm 06.14.25 The Bulk setting would be better named, Constant Current stage, Absorption should be Constant Volta
Charge settings for Solar Victron controller dlochner at 8:14pm 06.14.25 The Bulk setting would be better named, Constant Current stage, Absorption should be Constant Voltag
What to do with keel for now dlochner at 7:53pm 06.14.25 Should I use the ospho converter stuff before the paint? This is what it looks like after some scra
1991 Catalina 28 with a leaking Shurflo 20088-423-244 fresh water pump. Scott T-Bird at 7:30pm 06.14.25 Yes, you should have a screen filter that comes with the pump. The pump may not be bothered by the
Charge settings for Solar Victron controller (1) skunther at 7:30pm 06.14.25
Happy Birthday U S Army. shemandr at 7:22pm 06.14.25 From the US liberation from England to the many conflicts since I cheer the US Army's history. B
Where does the sink drain?? Scott T-Bird at 7:18pm 06.14.25 Ted identified the location. The galley sink drains directly below the sink with relatively few div
Rot near forward keel bolts in bildge on 1981 Hunter 30 testingthewaters91 at 7:10pm 06.14.25 Is the compression post meant to rest directly on the bilge fiberglass? If so, the bottom looks gone
Happy Birthday U S Army. ggrizzard at 7:00pm 06.14.25 :plus: From a Vietnam era Navy vet.
Rot near forward keel bolts in bildge on 1981 Hunter 30 ggrizzard at 6:57pm 06.14.25 Clean first... Then you decide. You're the Captain after all! We'll talk about the mast step after
Rot near forward keel bolts in bildge on 1981 Hunter 30 testingthewaters91 at 6:44pm 06.14.25 Great. Thank you. I'm just wondering if it's alright to take her out or if I should wait. She hasn't
Rot near forward keel bolts in bildge on 1981 Hunter 30 ggrizzard at 6:42pm 06.14.25 I'll take pics when the latest refit is done. Done 3 in the 46 years I've owned SV Intuition. G.
Charge settings for Solar Victron controller Johann at 5:10pm 06.14.25 4% is the typical tail current setting for the battery monitor to synchronize to 100% (in Lead Acid
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? skunther at 4:44pm 06.14.25 Nice. Does the rubber seal have two holes? How does it seal around both wires? I measured the cab
How do you remove a water heater from a 1999 Catalina 28' MKII? Tally Ho at 4:31pm 06.14.25
What to do with keel for now kappykaplan at 4:13pm 06.14.25 Should I use the ospho converter stuff before the paint? This is what it looks like after some scra
What to do with keel for now Project_Mayhem at 4:09pm 06.14.25 Use an inflatable dinghy in your slip to hold it!

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