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H36 Autopilot Ken Juul at 12:19am 05.09.05 Big Boats 1/992 Dockmate is having problems with his autopilot (ST4000) not tracking correctly. Dealer installed it
Air Conditioner H-30T, 88-94 NuNees at 12:12am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/750 I am planning to install an A/C unit in my 93 H30T.An archived post indicated that the A/C unit was
faucets bruce1309 at 10:39pm 05.08.05 Smaller Boats 9/1503 Both of my faucets (head and galley) leak at the pump handle. I also snapped the hose attachment on
Rhodes 18 info Tim R. at 10:25pm 05.08.05 Ask All Sailors 2/2045 Can anyone provide me with or point me to any information on a Rhodes 18? I understand it is still
Adding an organizer and clutches Kent13689 at 9:59pm 05.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/821 I have a 1989 Hunter 30 which I have owned since 1998. It has a four place organizer and four clutc
How many compartments Russ Payne at 9:37pm 05.08.05 Day Sailers 1/1120 Between the deck and the hull how many compartments are there and should they all drain water to the
replacing cartridge in head sink taps Ron at 9:33pm 05.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/903 I have a 1994 Cat320. The head sink faucettes started to drip causing the pump to run. I have the re
Leaky Ports on H28 Steve at 9:00pm 05.08.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1009 I have a 1992 H28 that has four opening cabin ports. A couple of them have a slow drip when it rain
H260 Bow Eye/Ubolt TrailerSailor at 6:23pm 05.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/845 Has anybody experienced problems with the bow eye/ubolt (where winch attaches) getting loose or work
Snow Damage to boat Bill at 4:55pm 05.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/951 I am looking for advice. Due to our terrfic amount of snow, the sliding hatch cover for the comapnio
Coastie cruising ex-admin at 2:21pm 05.08.05 Ask All Sailors 36/2652 Over the years, the role of the United States Coast Guard has changed. Now a part of the Department
Worked for me - may work for you!!! John G at 2:00pm 05.08.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/852 I took delivery of my new Hunter 33 (2004)last June and motor/sailed to my home port some 150 miles
Oday 25 saildrive leak: Caulk? Alan Johnson at 1:02pm 05.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1125 This question is applicalbe to anyone with an inboard. I have an Oday 25 with a rebuilt OMC sail dr
Oday 20 manual rpeddle at 12:47pm 05.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1085 I recently purchased a 76 O'day 20 and I'm interested in obtaining an owners manual. Any assistance
Sea Anchor Vrs Anchor Franklin at 12:42pm 05.08.05 Other Sailboats 6/842 I was wondering if anybody could tell me if there is a difference in ride on a sea anchor vrs. an an
Need new main halyard John at 12:39pm 05.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1270 My main halyard got jammed around itself on the winch that I had to cut it in order to bring down th
Replacing Plexiglass windows on ODay 272 cookiemonster at 12:33pm 05.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2138 We are looking at an O'DAY 27 that needs a bit of work (okay, quite a bit of work). One part needin
I hate this boat! WJ at 12:16pm 05.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1022 Well i love it but i hate to sail it.I am talking about a ol hunter 25'(cheribini) that draws four a
Raising the traveler? BaySailMD at 10:59am 05.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/996 I have a 1982 ODay 34. I am trying to bring all the running rigging aft to the cockpit. What I'd l
CDI furler for 222 bob at 9:33am 05.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/785 my CDI furler luff broke. i need to order a new one. i measured the lenght of my existing and it is

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Mystery Mastic jdrutten at 3:29pm 03.27.21 Incredible. I step away to jump in the shower and come back to three replies already! Thanks!! The
Gate Valve senang at 3:28pm 03.27.21 Hammer a wooden plug in it from the outside untill you have the possibility to do a correct repair.
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 3:26pm 03.27.21 Admiral says a maybe. Much depends on how her sister is feeling on any given day. Usually she adopts
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations HMT2 at 3:19pm 03.27.21 When I was doing some offshore racing a MOB pole was required safety equipment. I now keep this on
Looking for a 260 WB sail sfbay at 3:10pm 03.27.21 What is a WB Center Boat and 260 WB? If you looking for a Hunter 260, below are a couple for sale
fog scares me! jon hansen at 3:04pm 03.27.21 big brother is listening! this popped up on my phone. imagine that! https://www.lifeofsailing.com/p
Mystery Mastic (1) jssailem at 3:03pm 03.27.21 Welcome to the SBO forum @jdrutten. As Jon has said this may be the first of many repairs. New to sa
mast wiring q's fred1diver at 2:58pm 03.27.21 good to know, thanks I'll definitely do that
Mystery Mastic Michael Davis at 2:55pm 03.27.21 have no fiberglass repair experience That looks like it was done by someone with less experience t
Mystery Mastic jon hansen at 2:49pm 03.27.21 well, fiberglass repair is really easy. do not worry. you can learn. this is the wonderful part of
mast wiring q's dlochner at 2:41pm 03.27.21 I also have to replace the wiring for the anchor light and deck/steaming light, so the method used
Gate Valve Benny17441 at 2:34pm 03.27.21 Don't try to close the valve. Make sure the the hoses are good and double clamped. The piece mos
Ever Given jon hansen at 2:27pm 03.27.21 i disagree that tugboats are useless for this rescue. i have used them, many 100's of times. been s
mast wiring q's fred1diver at 2:25pm 03.27.21 I already have the industrial riveter, I was looking at monel rivets, but man are they expensive I
mast wiring q's dlochner at 2:23pm 03.27.21 I meant removing the reverts that hold the masts base to have easier access to the interior of the
Ever Given dlochner at 2:10pm 03.27.21 Need traction to straighten boat. Tugboats useless. Looks like lots of sand around the canal. Har
mast wiring q's fred1diver at 2:08pm 03.27.21 I meant removing the rivets that hold the masts base to have easier access to the interior of the ma
fog scares me! Ralph Johnstone at 1:59pm 03.27.21 I swear, every time we left the dock in B.C. we encountered idiots. I live with this crap on a da
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 Terry Cox at 1:57pm 03.27.21
mast wiring q's Don S/V ILLusion at 1:50pm 03.27.21 thinking about removing the base of the mast to have access, ... Can you clarify? Assuming you mea

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