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"Sad Coincidence" but Inexcusable Hello Below at 5:23pm 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 3/667
She's creaking at 40 Project_Mayhem at 4:07pm 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 22/1715 I'm starting to get a bit of delamination in a couple of high traffic areas. Would adding a teak ste
Lazy jacks diameter fred1diver at 2:39pm 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 19/3293 Hey everyone, still working hard on the boat, today I replaced a halyard ( main) And I removed the o
Time to replace standing rigging (1) karellen at 2:02pm 09.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1003 I have a 2003 356 with the original standing rigging. I've never gone through replacing standing rig
H26 bow Hatch port hardware Chiriqui at 11:17am 09.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/373 Its been 8 months since I replaced this plexiglass but I didn't get the hardware installed before th
Hunter 34 - Relocating House Bank Batteries Charlie98117 at 10:25am 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1414 I'd like to expand and relocate my house bank batteries. Currently I have 2 batteries, and the stan
Free Catalina 22 mark 1 overbored at 8:09am 09.23.20 Trailer Sailors 8/2940 Hi all cat 22 owners, This is my first post. I have the opportunity to acquire a Catalina 22, hull n
Windlass Seized Clutch (3) HandsOnTech at 7:17am 09.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3245 The windlass motor is running, and it will pull rode just fine. The problem is that the clutch mecha
C&C 44 pole topping lift astegall11 at 7:05am 09.23.20 C&C 0/502 At some point the pole topping lift got pulled all the way down on my 44 and I just though ok, later
1991 - 28: Bulkhead Delamination? dmdiehl64 at 6:20am 09.23.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/740 Hello, I'm looking into a 1991 28' TR which appears, at least over photos, to be in decent shape (h
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD rickleyard11 at 6:04am 09.23.20 Engines and Propulsion 15/2026 For starters, M25 universal diesel on my Catalina 30 is old and rusty. We were motoring along, at a
Cradle measurements Don Crowther at 5:45am 09.23.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/1801 I'm looking for the measurements for a cradle that I need to have built. It's for a 33.5. The boat i
Simple 33.5 sheets and halyards question. dbreedlove at 5:33am 09.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/453 New owner of a weathered 1988 33.5. Bringing her back. Most of her running rigging was pulled off.
ProNautic 1230P installation in Beneteau 331 (1) sf34dtw at 10:20pm 09.22.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3266 I am in the process of upgrading my battery charger to a ProMariner ProNautic 1230p. I am a little
Tank Monitor (1) mytime at 6:54pm 09.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1570 We just purchased a Marlow Hunter 2007 33'... Factory tank monitor not working... Should I start tro
P42 Wiring drawings HandsOnTech at 6:01pm 09.22.20 Big Boats 6/702 I am in the process of upgrading the wiring on my P42 to support 600 watts of solar panels. Can anyo
Beckson Portlight Sealant RBilly at 5:33pm 09.22.20 Ask All Sailors 4/887 Beckson recommend using 100% silicone as a sealant. I don't like using silicone. What sealant have o
Winter Projects (1) Michael Davis at 4:28pm 09.22.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/1187
Bottom Paint and Anode Replecement BritC at 3:10pm 09.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/544 Newbie here, Getting acquainted with my recent purchase of a 2009 Hunter 49. Am looking at getting
Anyone familiar with Dutch Statenjachts? srimes at 2:46pm 09.22.20 Ask All Sailors 3/429 Are they good for ocean cruising? Seems like she could be a beaut. https://oregoncoast.craigslist.o

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Plastic stuffing box? BigEasy at 10:30am 08.12.24 We've just got our hands on Fjord MS33 (1970s vintage). PO mentioned that the stuffing box would li
Plastic stuffing box? jssailem at 10:05am 08.12.24 Andy, the plastic (most likely nylon) part is inexpensive. It will have a shorter life than bronze b
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment SoSound at 9:55am 08.12.24 Part of my report is to give a heads up to anyone who might want to use the state park facilities.
New Hand Held Nationwide Radios ggrizzard at 8:58am 08.12.24 Thanks for the responses. Ah yes, semantics. "No monthly fees ever"... Just yearly. "Coast to Coa
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Hello Below at 8:56am 08.12.24 Where do you do your banking, HB? I believe currently, a buck USD is a buck and a thirty-three cent
O'Day Tempest Cockpit Drain Problems jssailem at 8:34am 08.12.24 Hi, and welcome to the SBO Forums. As @shemandr shares, cockpit drains are intended to drain all wat
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) Marty P. at 8:33am 08.12.24 I have hydronic heating on my boat. The unit was initially designed to heat sleeping space on a tru
Solar Voltage (1) Johann at 8:24am 08.12.24 This is two of the 335W Panasonics in parallel. Partly/Mostly cloudy days back in May.
Putting a hole in the transom jssailem at 8:24am 08.12.24 Welcome Jorob, to the SBO forums.
Anchor, dock, or buoy? jssailem at 8:22am 08.12.24 Where do you do your banking, HB? I believe currently, a buck USD is a buck and a thirty-three cent
Solar Voltage Johann at 8:10am 08.12.24 Interesting discussion - over the past year of running my panels, I've never seen them even reach t
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Hello Below at 8:06am 08.12.24 ~$25/ft?!?!!!?!!?!?!?!!?!?!? Keep in mind that Ralph pays in Canadian currency so that converts to
Putting a hole in the transom Jorob at 8:03am 08.12.24 there appears to be a recessed area under the locker (where the red funnel is), where you can drill
Solar Voltage (1) Hello Below at 8:01am 08.12.24 Interesting discussion - over the past year of running my panels, I've never seen them even reach t
Putting a hole in the transom jssailem at 7:56am 08.12.24 Is that locker vented? Important question. How of you plan to address the accumulation of gas vapo
Putting a hole in the transom American_Mainsail at 7:32am 08.12.24 Hi Joe, Thank for the response. The reliability is definitely something that I'm after, and the pe
Putting a hole in the transom BigEasy at 7:21am 08.12.24 Does anyone have experience of running fuel lines through the transom? What is best practice/equipm
Solar Voltage dLj at 7:04am 08.12.24 Interesting discussion - over the past year of running my panels, I've never seen them even reach th
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 08.12.24 I think this is a pretty common problem. One of my two cockpit drains cracked at the threads, and w
Plumbing adaptor Whale to Scandvik Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 08.12.24 Why not just abandon the Whale stuff and go to NPT stuff that's compatible with Scanvik? I have S

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