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ENO 3 Burner Propane Stove/Oven Bill at 9:08am 03.24.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/5674 Hello folks,Does anyone know where to get a copy of an owners manual for the ENO 3 Burner Propane
Mac Venture 25 Slugs Size Gil at 9:05am 03.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/892 I am putting slugs on a 1974 Mac Venture. Could you recommend a size. I have seen both 3/8 and 1/2
Hunter 33 buyer...maybe bigwave at 8:37am 03.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/921 Hey allI am lookin into buying a 2005 Hunter 33. I will admit a few things so you know where I am
Spinnaker Halyard Spinlock/Clutch for 35.5 Alex at 7:03am 03.24.05 Big Boats 4/1154 Hello all, I recently installed the spinnaker halyard line on Nepenthe and am trying to determine th
Turning blocks at mast base Peter Odell at 6:37am 03.24.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1330 Ref: Beneteau 393: What specific Lewmar block is recommended for the turning blocks at the base of
High WLL shackles for ground tackle? Al M at 6:08am 03.24.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1121 Does anybody have a good source for heavy duty or high tensile galvanized bow shackles for anchoring
AC install for Legend 37?? Paul at 5:38am 03.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/768 Hello Everyone,Well, we are now proud owners of a 1990 Legend 37. Great boat! On the list of to-
Whisker Pole for Capri 16.5 Lynn at 5:13am 03.24.05 Smaller Boats 1/989 I am planning on adding a whisker pole to my Capri 16.5. Does anyone know what height above the dec
beginner boat Earl at 4:52am 03.24.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1522 Hi, I'm looking for my first real sailboat. I've got a wife and two teenagers but most of the time I
35.5 Rot Bruce at 4:19am 03.24.05 Big Boats 6/853 Hi again..I posted a request for comment for things to watch out for re my prospective purchase of a
H260 trailer Ashley at 4:11am 03.24.05 Smaller Boats 5/955 I have a stock trailer for 2002 H260. Anybody know what size bearings fit the axle?I want to get som
78/79 C30 Repower Jax at 2:58am 03.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/1212 I am looking into replaceing my old yanmar ysm12. Tech support at Catalina tells me that the Univers
lazyjack setup Tony5898 at 1:48am 03.24.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1793 I'm in the process of setting up a lazy jack system on my C'C 24. There's a good reference of a laz
Tomorrow Is Lewmar's Last Day Rick D at 1:47am 03.24.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/823 ...in the Guest Expert Forum. Thanks to Ben for taking on this task as he is running around doing hi
Changing from rope clutch to cam cleats Alex20529 at 1:19am 03.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1335 My catalina 30 has the original Lewmar rope clutches for the halyards and mainsheet. I'm thinking o
Boomkicker on 170 George Ohlendorf at 10:52pm 03.23.05 Day Sailers 9/1268 Sometime back I contacted this forum for opinions on kickers for a 170. First let me say "thank you"
Paint Question Drew at 10:34pm 03.23.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1216 And an easy one, I hope. Is there any difference between a standard hardware store paint roller a
Steve's H33 Reefer Project Ed Schenck at 10:33pm 03.23.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/921 If you haven't already, check out Steve Weinstein's reefer project on the Photo Forum. Geez I wish
Stuffing box packing size Lyle Hanna at 10:19pm 03.23.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/890 I have a 1995 Hunter 35.5 with a bronze stuffing box and a 1" shaft. Does any one know the size of t
Annual bottom paint? Lang Smith at 10:07pm 03.23.05 Trailer Sailors 6/1499 I am hearing conflicting information about bottom paint and would like some guidance. I purchased my

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Keel cancer? (2) CAT22SWTEXAS at 7:05am 09.18.20 I recently acquired an 86 in similar condition. What you need is a needle gun/ descaler. I bought
Ridding the rattle with in-mast furling, when no sail is installed (winter slip with bubble, lifestyle question) Davidasailor26 at 7:04am 09.18.20 I use the halyard to pull the upper swivel about half way up the mast. Tie another line to the swive
Hello from Upstate NY rgranger at 6:57am 09.18.20 Yes, it would be appropriate to have a Marine surveyor conduct a survey. It is not the $5K you ma
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat Gary Ryan at 6:54am 09.18.20 Thanks Don. I'll have to bring a portable heater...just in case....or move to Sarasota :)
Passage 456 Interior trim for salon port lights sail sfbay at 6:43am 09.18.20 A photo of the ports you are looking for to see if the forum can find the manufacturer would be help
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 6:37am 09.18.20 Tropical Depression 22 is in the big stall till Monday. e that after it shoots the gap between HIG
O'Day 222 - end of another great sailing season in the Midwest, Lake Pewaukee, WI Waitewigmailcom at 6:37am 09.18.20 Great bunch of smiles there . Pewaukee Lake can be pretty shallow. Touch bottom at all ? Much weeds
Raymarine Wheel Pilot Actuator rpwillia at 6:34am 09.18.20 Thanks All. I did contact Raymarine (now FLIR) via their website and the chose flat rate repair of
sailing Lake of the Ozarks SailingLoto at 6:21am 09.18.20 Not Saturday as I think it will already be a challenge to social distance. I'm looking at a few days
anchor light Sailgunner at 6:18am 09.18.20 If memory serves me, and it doesn't always, no tools are needed. I think it pulls apart. At most a p
sailing Lake of the Ozarks SailingGeekGal at 6:15am 09.18.20 i single hand usually. Small boat is easier that way. Not Saturday as I think it will already be a c
Racing on Galveston Bay Jackdaw at 6:09am 09.18.20 Hope to have new spin sheets and soft shackles ready to go soon. I know I need to keep both sheets
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat Don S/V ILLusion at 5:59am 09.18.20 A/C on boats comes in different flavors but they are all heat pump technology (except for the luggab
Laguna 26 mast lowering/raising Crazy Dave Condon at 5:48am 09.18.20 If the backside of the mast base is cut or angled upwards to allow the mast to be dropped backwards
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? Zinger88 at 5:38am 09.18.20 $110/mth over here at Lake Somerville Marina. Granted....Lake Somerville is NOT Canyon Lake as far a
Main sheet twist Kingjim91 at 5:35am 09.18.20 Jim, it's NOT StaySet. Mark, good luck, hope this works for now, please let us know. Try swapping
sailing Lake of the Ozarks SailingLoto at 5:26am 09.18.20 OYC has currently a 32 foot Catalina and a 22ft cat to sail. I have the 32 footer for Saturday. I'm
Thru hull factory valves Crazy Dave Condon at 5:00am 09.18.20 @Calvin1Calvin Former Hunter dealer who worked on a hunter 27 as a volunteer same model and year.
Rigging life? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:53am 09.18.20 As a former dealer now retired, I concur with everyone particularly my friend, @DrJudyB who was a sa
Victoria 18 rudder missing Daniel Y. at 4:11am 09.18.20 Welcome to SBO :) You might want to try to use the search function of this site to see if you can

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