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Hunter 26 in 30 knot wind w/o water in ballast Rich L at 9:05pm 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 6/1660 I did a dumb thing that gave me a good lesson. As I was sliding my Hunter 26 off the trailer, I hear
Too Many boats (1) Art at 2:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 2/972 Hunter 146 and 140 need to reduce my # of boats.Hey guys It has been gerat sailing this summer in N
Need to reduce my # of boats (1) Art at 2:14am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 2/860 I have too many boats. Can anyone out there tell me a good place to sell? Any help would be appr
Noisy berth M Green at 2:41am 07.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1888 It's nearly impossible to sleep in the aft berth of our 311 due to the loud slapping noise from wave
Leaks -- again Jerry10776 at 4:15am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 6/880 Just put the 23 on the water this spring and have found and fixed most of the leaks. However, I hav
Water/fuel in swim lockers on '90 h30 Larry Closs at 4:06am 07.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/830 Upon purchasing my H30 in March I noticed some water mixed with oil or fuel sitting in bottom of swi
looking for sail repair in so cal gary at 5:35am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/809 Looking for a place to repair my roller jib sail, in southern calif. thanks for your help
Former 170 sailor-- pic of h170 sidebyside newboat (1) Mike at 6:23am 07.23.06 Day Sailers 4/1216 Hi all,I've posted a picture in the 170 photos section of our former h170 next to our new boat- a
Wood I, wood I! (1) ex-admin at 7:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 35/2901 Ever go below in a wooden boat? The difference between the interior of a wooden boat and that of a m
mast rigging jim gallagher at 7:47am 07.23.06 AMF 2/2996 Looking for any info on how to rig mast and boom run lines etc. model is appolo 16' 1981 i have man
Bridge vertical clearance over water jveatch at 7:55am 07.23.06 Big Boats 4/4082 How exactly is the vertical clearance of a brdige over water defined as it relates to tide levels gi
Replacing windows on '79 Venture 25 Iowa Sailor at 8:21am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1669 Does anyone know where I can purchase the rubber gaskets and spline? I have new plexiglass; however,
Honda motor cooling water franksears15552 at 9:05am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1076 A couple of days ago I submited a problem I was having with my motor cooling water. The topic was vi
Keel Cracks Theheff at 9:17am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1773 I have just realized I have cracks on both the forward and aft sides of my keel. They are each abou
End of a Rainbow (1) Tim Peoples at 9:10am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 4/1008 Is it true that there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow ?
Compass light Tom Schaub at 10:43am 07.23.06 Big Boats 6/1126 I'm normally a day VFR sailor, so this may sound like a silly question: Is there a switch somewhere
Trouble engaging the starter motor Chris at 10:41am 07.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1261 I have a 2000 MY Oceanis 321 with about 100 hours on the engine. Off and on, I have a problem when
Shore Power Ground Alarm Marc14857 at 11:27am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/884 For the past few years I have had an intermittant problem with the ground alarm on my ProMonitor Uni
smelly diesel, exhaust? Mystic51 at 12:37pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2708 I have been working on getting rid of boat smells on my 1985 H28.5 for over a year now.I am convince
Refridgerator keeps blowing the fuse Ctskip at 12:58pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 1/934 I have a 1983 31 ft sailboat that has a Alder/Barbour refridgerator/freezer. Probably from the looks

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Adding Mast Base Blocks Scott T-Bird at 7:35am 06.29.21 While it could usually be set and forgotten, the boat came with a Dutchman flaking system and with
Hunter headliner fabric re-installation SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:34am 06.29.21 Art, is this the grease your recommending? Star Brite 85504 WHITE PTEF LUBRICANT/LUBE-WHITE PTFE
Hunter headliner fabric re-installation SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:31am 06.29.21 I have also found this inexpensive harbor freight tool set useful, PITTSBURGH AUTOMOTIVE Trim And Mo
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working jssailem at 7:25am 06.29.21 Congrats on your new to you boat and welcome to the SBO Forum. Clogs happen where they can hide fro
Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? smokey73 at 7:21am 06.29.21 Where is your boat slip? How deep is the water there? Has there been activity close by you that wo
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working sail sfbay at 7:12am 06.29.21 Congrats on your new sailboat!! Frustrating when water pump is not delivering water!! You might fi
Which boson chair do you use? jssailem at 7:11am 06.29.21 and a bit of caution Truth. I have the equipment on the boat to be used if needed. In my youth I e
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Ron20324 at 7:09am 06.29.21
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Don S/V ILLusion at 6:59am 06.29.21 there is an "uphill" section before that so gravity alone may not work to get the water flowing to
Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? jssailem at 6:56am 06.29.21 The Groco systems are really "strainers" not filters in the sense of an oil or fuel filter. They are
Mainsail slug replacement Alansails at 6:56am 06.29.21 We ordered New sails this year and our sailmaker-Doyle/Quantum Detroit - we noticed new style of hea
Which boson chair do you use? 31seahorse at 6:47am 06.29.21 I like the one attached to my riggers butt.. With age comes wisdom! (and a bit of caution) Howe
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working kodiak1120 at 6:47am 06.29.21 Guessing aside, it sounds like: 1. The pump is running, and 2. No water is getting to the pump. Fi
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working kodiak1120 at 6:46am 06.29.21 I don't know what is wrong, but I can suggest some steps to start analyzing by breaking it into par
Low East Of Corpus Christi? jssailem at 6:45am 06.29.21
Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? dLj at 6:43am 06.29.21 My question is where are you getting the mud. Changing the filter to a taller filter just sounds lik
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Don S/V ILLusion at 6:26am 06.29.21 Guessing aside, it sounds like: 1. The pump is running, and 2. No water is getting to the pump. Fix
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement Captain Larry-DH at 6:25am 06.29.21 I think they should do the same thing for folks who leave all of their canvas out for a hurricane.
Mast foot caulk type Project_Mayhem at 6:04am 06.29.21 There's a reason it's been nicknamed devils snot. Getting it off can be a royal pain. The only place
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Parsons at 5:52am 06.29.21 I don't know what is wrong, but I can suggest some steps to start analyzing by breaking it into part

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