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Pedistal Mount jdamann at 11:20pm 02.05.05 Big Boats 5/1285 I am about to take delivery of a new 350. I want to mount my Garmin 182C on the pedistal. Can anyo
Spec's for a 1969 Cal 25 Bob at 10:53pm 02.05.05 Cal 4/1012 I am having the bottom repainted and the blisters repaired. The repair shop asked me for spec's or
RESPONSE TIME BARRY at 8:33pm 02.05.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/991 I DONT UNDESTAND THE PURPOSE OF THE RESPONSE TIME, 24 HOURS Vs. DAYS OR WEEKS. IS THAT THE LENGTH OF
electrical schmatics for 1977 catalina 27 BARRY at 8:26pm 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1470 I NEED ANY INFORMATION ON THE ELECTRICAL LAYOUT FOR A 1977 CATALINA ESPECIALLY THE COLOR CODE USED I
Replacement pintles and gudgeons on 272LE? Lou Jacobs at 7:49pm 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/916 I have a 272LE which I bought last spring, with two minor problems. One is a leaky hatch seal, whic
water closet in a H26 Tom23170 at 7:08pm 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/898 Hi,I wonder if it is possible to install water closet in my H26 without any special made septictan
Rig Tension Mike at 6:29pm 02.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/838 Can anybody give me some advise on rig tension for a 26S, my boat came with the chain plates that ar
furling Carl at 3:34pm 02.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/884 Has anyone put a furling system on a Mac 25? How does it work? What are the challenges of rigging it
Help, need stormsail dimensions douglas marshall at 12:18pm 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/912 Help, I need a stormsail for my O'day 22. I find myself sailing on the edge alot and my jib, which
Flying Saucer Capnsandbar at 9:45am 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1681 I have just been given a 1968 O'Day Flying Saucer that I am beginning restoration on. I have found
fwd hatch over v-berth 1978 h-27 mike d at 8:46am 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/906 Has anyone ever replaced the forward hatch over the v-berth. How difficult was it for you? What meas
Help me measure a hatch! guy at 7:29am 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/726 My boat is in storage and I cannot access it right now to measure the size of my forward v-berth hat
edson wheel slippage during 2-month layup? dave at 6:30am 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/969 I put a 1980 O'Day 28 away at the dock in November, and came back over 2 months later and it seemed
1999 Beneteau cc Steve at 6:26am 02.05.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1180 thinking about the purchase of a 1999 beneteau 36 center cockpit thats in really good shape and at a
Pinning the mast raising pole?? Tip at 5:07am 02.05.05 Smaller Boats 16/1612 I just bought a repo H260 and am trying to get the mast up. The owners manual I downloaded says to
changing cutless bearing Obewan at 4:18am 02.05.05 Big Boats 7/1262 I have a 1988 Hunter Legend35. The Cutless Bearing appears to have to much slop in it and I need to
outboard power Dean Frick at 3:08am 02.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/958 I just bought a 26 M, and am looking at options for power. I note some dealers and owners are puttin
HandHeld GPSs Kevin13821 at 11:03pm 02.04.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1483 Is having a mapping GPS really useful? Can you see the chart, is color handy, is a wrist mounted on
Mast Light Plug Sonny at 11:00pm 02.04.05 Smaller Boats 5/969 I am looking for the male end of the wire connector for the mast light on a 26.5, I know this is an
Mounting a satellite radio antenna? Reudi Ross at 10:59pm 02.04.05 Smaller Boats 10/3553 Has anyone got any feedback on mounting a XM satellite radio antenna on their boat? I want to instal

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HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. (1) JamesG161 at 8:16am 02.28.21 PYI is the company name that made mine.
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. JamesG161 at 7:53am 02.28.21 The dripless packing may look overcompressed but PYS changed the bellows design and they now look l
Larger wheel? valcour at 7:36am 02.28.21 I have a 40" wheel on my 310.
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 7:26am 02.28.21 On color coordination of lines, look under boat information at the 260 as it was standard with all w
Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 Brian D at 7:24am 02.28.21 Andy, go over the Yachtworld and look at the Hunter 36 boats that are listed. Lots of photos to look
New Owner 28.5 M. Maron at 7:14am 02.28.21 Excellent suggestions - i noticed the outlets and water heater run on AC but lights on DC only. Is t
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

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