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Centerboard mechanism for C&C44 Graham P at 11:33am 05.12.25 C&C 0/886 One of the pervious owners of my C'C44 removed the centerboard lifting/lowering mechanism from the d
Hunter 30 (1990) Salon Table Chuck Brown at 9:49am 05.12.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/498 Does anyone know where one could get an original equipment salon table? The previous owner replaced
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system skunther at 9:02am 05.12.25 Ask All Sailors 10/1035 I have heard of pre heating systems that can be installed on the Yanmar 3GM series to help with cold
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms (2) skunther at 8:24am 05.12.25 Ask All Sailors 16/1480 Has anyone found good smoke/fire/co2 alarms to use onboard? The FirstAlert ones we have keep going o
New technology : Lightening Protection System jssailem at 1:55pm 05.11.25 Weather and Forecasting 21/2649 We have had several discussions about the damage caused by lightning to boaters and their equipment.
Seeking West Wight Potter 19' bimini canvas... W0rdBuff at 7:21am 05.11.25 Parts Search 2/786 Greatly appreciate any leads for canvas and boot that fits the 2001 WWP 19 original bimini frame...
M-18 air filter (1) yelkenli at 1:15pm 05.10.25 Ask All Sailors 2/397 I am looking for a solution to add an air filter to my M-18. My understanding is the round box is ju
Hunter Legend 35.5 Stuffing Box (2) Zoom767 at 1:03pm 05.10.25 Big Boats 11/1265 Good Day, I have a 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 and have owned it since 2012. I have never replaced the
Keel bolt torque values. BAD ORCA at 12:03pm 05.10.25 Ask All Sailors 7/1206 I know this one comes up regularly, but curious for those of you that know your keel bolt diameter,
No reverse? Capt. James Cook at 12:53am 05.10.25 The Cherubini Hunters 4/751 37 C that will not go into reverse.Neutral to forward but no reverse.Ideas?
Replacing split mainsheet blocks on a 1984 hunter 27 givlucas at 5:42pm 05.09.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/281 Hello, I recently found one of the sheaves of my main sheet blocks is broken. I went looking to find
Pearson 28-1, permeated hoses Dappledawnfarm at 3:24pm 05.09.25 Pearson 13/1312 Hello I just bought a new to me Pearson that is in great structural shape! But man the head area sti
dock side water ??? Rick.johnson at 8:22am 05.09.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/655 Hi Guys I have a 1987 Hunter Legend 40 FT An with a 100 gal frount fresh water tank an two heads
Anode/Prop Proximity duck21 at 6:55am 05.09.25 Ask All Sailors 7/722 Hi all, How far is too far from the prop for the anode to be mounted on the prop shaft? I have abou
Looking for ideas (1) fred1diver at 8:31pm 05.08.25 Ask All Sailors 29/2473
Medical Emergency Readiness (Work in Progress) Foswick at 3:27pm 05.08.25 Ask All Sailors 7/780 As part of a presentation on onboar medical emergency readiness, I have been working on a handout. T
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation (1) Foswick at 3:20pm 05.08.25 Ask All Sailors 18/1440 As mentioned in another thread, I have been working up a presentation on preparedness for onboard me
Universal 301299 fuel return line buddybear at 12:31pm 05.08.25 Catalina 310 2/1056 Does anyone know what size hose this is? I wanted to take a spare as I am going to the Bahamas for s
1999 Hunter 310 cradle dimensions sbkidd001 at 11:53am 05.08.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/457 Hello Friends, It turns out the cradle of my Hunter 310 was not made for the boat, and I need to hav
Music player degas at 8:04am 05.08.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1186 Hi, What's your preferred way to play music and listen to AM/FM on board? I never liked the car st

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A little bit of sewing help needed fred1diver at 5:45am 12.10.25 When I worked there, we did car upholstery, replace Jeep plastic windows (very often) repaired lugga
Smoothing/Leveling data from BEP Marine TS-1 to a Czone COI dlochner at 5:32am 12.10.25 Does BEP make a focus tube for the sensors? The tube extends into the tank close to the bottom the s
AI and the SBO Forums Foswick at 11:51pm 12.09.25 There are two fundamental concerns I see in all of the above. Neither of those points is really re
UN-glorious end? jmczzz at 9:10pm 12.09.25 That's redundant. You can just say "insurance" or "poo" - you don't need both. Thank you it wanted
AI and the SBO Forums dLj at 9:07pm 12.09.25 I started a long response to this but, as is my tendency, I got into the weeds with a bunch of deta
UN-glorious end? Foswick at 8:52pm 12.09.25 It seems I have stepped into a pile of insurance poo. That's redundant. You can just say "insurance
Why is my stove working? Foswick at 8:51pm 12.09.25 All I can say is that I HATE when things fix themselves. At least when they don't work, I can trust
AI and the SBO Forums Foswick at 8:36pm 12.09.25 Some experts think the future of AI is not in Large Language Models like we have now, but in more s
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location Jan_H at 7:55pm 12.09.25 I'm with you @marcham - I've also been trying to figure out how to actively draw air out of the engi
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? Project_Mayhem at 7:29pm 12.09.25 I bought a boat that the last owner said he gained an entire knot by switching to VC17. I will warn
A little bit of sewing help needed Project_Mayhem at 7:22pm 12.09.25 Yes they do, especially if you get everything ready for them and have all the materials on hand, th
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair dlochner at 7:02pm 12.09.25 The more I research the more I feel like I'm missing some steps.... Mainly in cleaning and preparat
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? higgs at 6:55pm 12.09.25 While northern sailers in fresh water usually use VC17, it would probably not adhere to that bottom
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Davidasailor26 at 6:53pm 12.09.25 The more I research the more I feel like I'm missing some steps.... Mainly in cleaning and preparat
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Carl Wonderful at 6:29pm 12.09.25 The more I research the more I feel like I'm missing some steps.... Mainly in cleaning and preparati
House SOC while on shore power Davidasailor26 at 5:42pm 12.09.25 Hi everyone. I think I have figured it out. We have a cristec battery charger that is responsible f
old man sailor jssailem at 5:27pm 12.09.25 I have a lot to learn about differently than the Gulf South and the Atlantic coast. C J True That
Volvo Penta MD2B refurbishing - removing rust marcham at 4:45pm 12.09.25 If you can eliminate the rust with a wire cup brush (attached to a drill or dremel) and the engine
Adding an alarm to Oil sender marcham at 4:01pm 12.09.25 That looks like an aftermarket automotive oil pressure gauge that I had in an old car of mine. That
House SOC while on shore power Decisions at 3:44pm 12.09.25 Hi everyone. I think I have figured it out. We have a cristec battery charger that is responsible fo

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