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Lewmar 40 rotates wrong way with load on it Pete at 2:56am 03.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/986 For starters, they are 25 year old Lewmar 40's. Is there a replacement pack for the gears? Or do
Bottom paint for Great Lakes John F at 2:38am 03.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1489 Help! I bought an '84 C22. This will be my first time with bottom painting. We'll be sailing her
15 MM tubing for water supply David Hoch at 2:22am 03.14.05 Smaller Boats 6/1156 My 2005 260 has 15 mm water supply lines - I'm installing a pump and proper faucets - anyone know wh
Calling all stereo electronic experts for help Rick Evans at 2:18am 03.14.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1354 I replaced my 5 year old JVC cassette tape AM/FM receiver with a new JVC CD player and AM/FM receive
Dating of Lewmar winches David at 2:05am 03.14.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1186 Ben, in an answer to a previous post you mentioned that all post-1995 Lewmar winches are super easy
Raritan Lectra/san installation in a 37C Frank Bean at 1:48am 03.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/883 Is there anyone out there that has installed a Raritan Lectra/san in their 1981 Hunter 37C Cherubini
Rigging mainsheet traveler opa8589 at 12:14am 03.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1716 We have a 1987 Hunter 31'. Can anyone help me out in rigging the mainsheet traveler? The traveler sy
Rig tensioning - looking for specs - Pat Hillard at 12:02am 03.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1635 I own a 1987 O'day 272 LE. She sails differently on each tack. Also, the roller furling gives too
Sunbrella chenille fabric Ken13507 at 11:50pm 03.13.05 Ask All Sailors 2/2074 I recently read that Sunbrella had a new chenille fabric. Does anyone know where I can find it onli
Transducer Removal CPT Tom at 11:38pm 03.13.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/972 I am attempting to remove my Raymarine ST40 Depth Transducer to replace it with a ST60 unit. Appare
Internet at sea Bad Obsession at 11:21pm 03.13.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1178 I am trying to find a way to be able to go on-line while at sea with my laptop. Where I cruise I ha
In the slip, finally! Bad Obsession at 11:17pm 03.13.05 Smaller Boats 3/1002 I finally put my H22 into the wet slip this weekend. The weather was fighting me for a while, but i
Mainsheet blocks 82 H27 Andy at 9:40pm 03.13.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1085 The sheaves, which I believe are original, are almost gone. Has anyone rehabbed the multi-block main
Parts 1GM10 Lee Henderson at 9:38pm 03.13.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/825 Can anyone in the Panhnadle area suggest a Yanmar Parts location on the Internet where by one can bu
Composite winches and UV exposure bob K at 9:27pm 03.13.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/986 Without winch covers protecting them from the sun, how long would you expect the composite winches t
High Winds in Boise John S at 8:58pm 03.13.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/830 This Saturday, winds in the Boise area were forecast 35 MPH with gusts to 50 Mph so naturally I took
Lifting c 22 off trailer for painting robert at 8:54pm 03.13.05 Columbia 1/1587 Hello, just purxhased my first sailboat but I need to do some repair topside and bottom. I want to
White Smoke David at 6:20pm 03.13.05 Big Boats 20/1755 The 3HM35F in our Legend 37 has been blowing white smoke from about 2000rpm onwards. This happens wh
Lewmar winches Ed Ramsey at 3:21pm 03.13.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1204 Ben,Most types of sailboat hardware (blocks, cam cleats, traveler cars, larger winches) now come wi
Hunter 22 sail dimensions kingprawn at 1:52pm 03.13.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/971 Does a 1981 Hunter 22 have different mainsail dimensions than other year models of the 22? The reas

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Hunter 35.5 opening in rear berth to change waste tank shawanaga at 6:45am 02.28.21 Hope these are of some assistance, they're from a rebuild of the aft cabin bulkhead on our 1992 - 3
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant (1) HandsOnTech at 6:36am 02.28.21
New Owner 28.5 jssailem at 6:28am 02.28.21 Welcome M Marin to SBO. Congrats on the sailboat and joining the club of sailors. It is a fun experi
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless chuckwayne at 6:16am 02.28.21 For a little more insight: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/05/millions-of-gps-devices-at-
Sheaves needed DayDreamer41 at 6:08am 02.28.21 Kristian at Chicago Yacht rigging kristian@chicagoyachtrigging.com Great source of information, resp
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. RoyS at 6:06am 02.28.21 In the photos the front engine mounts are at the ends of the stringers. There does not appear to be
Wet bilge and oil glops: troubleshooting tips? Steve k at 5:52am 02.28.21 Do you have a dripless bearing fitting? If it's a normal stuffing box it will drip while motor is ru
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit kappykaplan at 5:31am 02.28.21 Lookin' good, @Thaniel ! :beer:
Main hard to raise Steve k at 5:25am 02.28.21 I have the same issues. I love the Free rope track cleaning idea. I will do that first thing next ti
Sheaves needed SFS at 4:56am 02.28.21 The store here on SBO sells sheaves, or did at one time. Dave tried to help me track down an oddball
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (6) Thaniel at 4:54am 02.28.21 Thanks for the commends on the thread. Motivates me to continue to post :) Last week we had freezi
Sheaves needed Joe at 4:46am 02.28.21 Rig-rite.com will have what you need. Also check Riggingonly.com
1995 - 40.5 - Rudder Bearings MetricMountie at 4:15am 02.28.21 Thanks for the quick reply and the thread. Will have a look at the drawings and hopefully a machini
Jason Whyte at 3:00am 02.28.21 I'd have to agree with all the suggestions here. To me it doesn't look like a whole lots need to be
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Jason Whyte at 2:37am 02.28.21 Don't sweat the no experience bit..you've operated boats before. Sailing will come naturally without
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Jason Whyte at 2:33am 02.28.21 Ah yes I see now they're are 3 pages of replys..I have been refitting an O'Day 25 the last couple ye
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Jason Whyte at 2:25am 02.28.21 these sails might work. sorry if this is a repeat reply. https://vancouver.craigslist.org/bnc/bpo/d/
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Jason Whyte at 2:24am 02.28.21 https://vancouver.craigslist.org/bnc/bpo/d/new-westminster-northeast-sails/7258570714.html
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Jason Whyte at 2:17am 02.28.21 not sure where your located but there is an ad up currently on Craigslist Vancouver with a full kit
Air Conditioning unit in 37.5 BigEasy at 11:37pm 02.27.21

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