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Hunter 28.5--Trailer issue abinkc at 7:02pm 01.11.21 Ask All Sailors 3/484 Buying 28.5 and borrowing a trailer to get it out of the water. Any suggestions on setting the pads
Wire Size to Bus Bar? Zinger88 at 6:09pm 01.11.21 Catalina 22 11/4964 I currently have 5 wires coming from various items attached to the positive stud on my battery so on
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? eianm at 3:53pm 01.11.21 Big Boats 13/1473 I don't think the Ironwood pacific tool will do it?
Battery location H31' (83-87) ShawneH at 1:41pm 01.11.21 Mid-Size Boats 20/2362 I am looking at installing 2 house batteries in the lazaret under the STBD seat on my H31. Currentl
Dual headstays Drinky Crow at 1:28pm 01.11.21 Racing 2/641 In this instance for a jib and staysail, on furlers. 14" apart. What impact or degradation on perfor
Cracks in keel (5) SailingLoto at 12:50pm 01.11.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1828 I was scraping bottom paint on my boat today, enjoying the warm 38 degree weather. When I came acro
H260 keel GBGraham at 12:09pm 01.11.21 Smaller Boats 10/1401 Under the boat today and noticed a 5/16th hole through the keel. this is about 2" up from the bottom
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases guidera48 at 8:55am 01.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/3066 Beneteau first 405 I have about 8 stanchion bases that are cracked or split. I found replacements at
Is this config acceptable? (1) Justin_NSA at 7:10am 01.11.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1567 I was looking for a place to install my 10" water filter assembly and I came across this original in
Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 Melstrom at 4:47am 01.11.21 Smaller Boats 14/1570 I purchased a 1998, 240 last week and am having issues stepping the mast. I purchased it from an el
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? matts997 at 6:17pm 01.10.21 Engines and Propulsion 19/6369 Has anyone replaced their Yanmar motor mounts with one of these kits from PYI--or some other newer d
Engine alignment issue? (3) ShawneH at 4:43pm 01.10.21 Mid-Size Boats 9/1705 I was out at the boat today picking up a couple things and taking some measurements for a solar arch
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom (4) snoopy_ at 1:01pm 01.10.21 Catalina 30 33/6486 Hello, I am going to have my bottom soda blasted and was wondering about what I am getting myself i
Coaming Treads Teak C-30 Mk II (1) snoopy_ at 12:49pm 01.10.21 Catalina 30 4/904 Has anyone refinished the coaming treads on their C30? Mine keep falling off when I step on them,
323 air conditioner Ron20324 at 11:59am 01.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1253 The Benny 323 not being a very big boat, has anyone put A.C. on it? Where? Brand? I think it might g
P42 generator info Jim_H42 at 11:34am 01.10.21 Big Boats 10/1538 I have a 1991 H42 (hull #95) which has a 8kw generator (Model on the plate is 8CC063). I have no i
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Team118 at 9:44am 01.10.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 26/4474 Well, I did it. I bought a 1997 Catalina 380 and one of the things I had on my C-30 was a chartplott
My Penobscot Archipelago. (6) TomY at 6:06am 01.10.21 Destinations 20/2916 I live on the edge of Penobscot Bay on the coast of Maine. My home sailing area for the last 20 sea
Good Read Mikem at 7:02pm 01.09.21 Ask All Sailors 4/931
Beneteau 323 Marine Gear Access Beneteau323 at 3:02pm 01.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1516 On the Beneteau 323, can the marine gear be accessed by removing the wood panel at the rear of the e

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Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? dlochner at 5:27am 09.07.24 This morning Ben Stein (Panbo.com) republished an article he originally published in Soundings Trade
Engine wiring diagram for Hunter 35.5 Rich 35.5 at 5:18am 09.07.24 The alternator output is typically not part of the harness as it should use a larger gauge cable th
Preferred helm wheel cover? sailcapt340 at 3:47am 09.07.24 I first started to notice the color loss about 3 years ago. My guess is sun and wear from my saili
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please (2) andrewH235 at 12:56am 09.07.24 these are photos of what is left of the locking mechanism, I think the locking plate broke where it
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please (1) andrewH235 at 10:53pm 09.06.24 good morning and thanks to all of you for the answers. Sorry but I expressed myself badly, I didn't
Replacing bulkhead with compression post jssailem at 10:09pm 09.06.24 the bulkheads also prevent the sides of the hull from migrating inboard Think collapsing, folding
I sealed gap at h260 water ballast hole area border, to get halffoot more height for water.. Davenport at 9:35pm 09.06.24 I used plain silicone, not 5200, so the sealing of the gap is reversible in 5 minutes of scraping.
I may buy listing 5 degree H26, can water collect in hidden spots??? Davenport at 9:34pm 09.06.24 Swam under the boat, and found no gouges or bumps in hull. And darn few barnacles. Not sure why it
Yamaha 25 bilge pump / packing Syntonos at 8:43pm 09.06.24 I have been very fortunate to have a very dry bilge. the only time I did have water turned out to be
Big Boy Toys: Will Gilmore at 7:37pm 09.06.24 After a certain size, it's about design. Our family 56 footer was specifically designed to single-h
Replacing bulkhead with compression post Ted at 6:57pm 09.06.24 If you remove the bulkheads there will be no support for the chainplates. The deck can't support the
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Hunter Enthusiast at 6:22pm 09.06.24 @Hunter Enthusiast .I have not yet had the opportunity to say Hi. Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrat
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Hunter Enthusiast at 6:19pm 09.06.24 Move the headstay attachment one hole aft in the bow fitting .. I see a hole just aft of the curren
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Hunter Enthusiast at 6:16pm 09.06.24 I found a photo of a Hunter 27 from that era and the bent pulpit leg appears to be a design feature
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Hunter Enthusiast at 6:13pm 09.06.24 Those can be rough years. I considered raising the whole pulpit. But that would create greater lev
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Hunter Enthusiast at 6:03pm 09.06.24 Just from the looks of it I would guess that the pulpit had been run into something solid, not that
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please Crazy Dave Condon at 5:59pm 09.06.24 @andrewH235 I am a former dealer who gave Hunter Marine the original plans to Hunter what became t
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please twalker H260 at 5:19pm 09.06.24 Not sure if the 23.5 has the same valve that the 260 has but I believe it is likely very similar.
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please Ralph Johnstone at 5:17pm 09.06.24 I recently realized that I lost the water ballast cap... Send a picture of the tank where the cap
Replacing bulkhead with compression post (1) Tally Ho at 5:10pm 09.06.24

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