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Broken Furler yoms1984 at 9:37am 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1011 My sailboat was damaged by another boat. The bow rail was pushed into the furler breaking it. the b
Remember the Sun Screen cb32863 at 9:36am 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 24/2204 Yesterday I had he remnants of a 4mm Melanoma in Situ removed from my right calf. I must admit that
Bow Rail yoms1984 at 9:29am 08.13.20 Parts Search 2/73 Used 1984 Hunter 37c Bowrail. I have priced out new ones.
Topping Lift - 1992 Hunter 30 ChrisHunter at 9:12am 08.13.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1037 I need to replace the topping lift on my Hunter 30 and need to get the length and diameter of the li
Bermuda Marinas AlastairLC at 8:37am 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 3/345 Does anyone have any experience with Bermuda marinas? If so, any recommendations? Thanks.
Rub rail for 1974 morgan out islander 41 Sanctuary at 8:21am 08.13.20 Parts Search 2/1107 I am looking for any info or ideas about replacing the rubber rub rail on my morgan 41
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys Elizabethgrave at 8:04am 08.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2403 We are looking at taking our Hunter 33.5 from Pensacola to the Keys in late October (pending any sev
Motor Starting Intermittent therussells_13 at 6:32am 08.13.20 Big Boats 10/1430 I have a Catalina 400 and have been experiencing some intermittent starting problems. Starts first
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. (3) TomY at 3:21am 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 30/1528 Not what I was expecting at all. Especially at popular destinations like Northeast Harbor on MDI. We
H44 DS How do the 2 fuel tank work ? henris at 12:07am 08.13.20 Big Boats 11/1209 Hello, On my 2003 Hunter 44 DS I have two fuel tanks: one on Port Side (filler in the middle of the
Finally (1) mermike at 8:51pm 08.12.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/650 I first traveled through the San Juans on my bike, more than a couple of decades ago. I spotted a sa
A spanking on the water Capri at 5:03pm 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2461 Hi, Everyone. Some buddies and I went out recently on the lake in my Oday 22 and received a big less
H26 rounding up and old mainsail? twistedskipper at 4:06pm 08.12.20 Smaller Boats 10/1464 I saw a post by rgranger in another forum about his H26 rounding up until he replaced the old mainsa
Weather forecast and the JdF forbin at 3:39pm 08.12.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1337 Based on the current forecast, NDBC - National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS56 KSEW, would an
New 37C owner loupdemer82 at 3:23pm 08.12.20 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1293 Hi all - new hunter cherubini owner here, a 1982 37C. I bought her a year ago, but just got into the
Arch for Hunter 40 Legend (1) Himilou at 1:36pm 08.12.20 Big Boats 9/2693 So I'm seriously considering installing an arch at the stern end to serve two purposes. 1) as a pla
EPA Sticker Mike A at 1:29pm 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 6/975 To All, I purchased a Beneteau Oceanis 461 just Before the Pandemic got cranked up. Unfortunately my
Boat porn or just ????? (1) Ken Cross at 12:52pm 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 3/606 I found this interesting in Oak Harbor, Was. It kinda makes me ask: what were they thinking? Tons of
343 - boom vang and topping lift Ciarabc at 12:06pm 08.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2357 Can someone tell me that point of having a topping lift when a have a boom vang. Frankly the boom v
Corroded aluminum tank replacement Stephentrapani at 10:59am 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1765 So upon installing an access hole in my aluminum freshwater tank I discovered serious corrosion as y

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Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel marcham at 7:42am 11.29.24 If you add a 2nd panel, get one that has 2 power sources. One for shore power and the 2nd one to par
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:34am 11.29.24 Sigh.
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Don S/V ILLusion at 5:33am 11.29.24
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel dLj at 5:22am 11.29.24 You should also consider where you sail. Not all shore power pedestals have a 50 amp service. If you
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? JPS27 at 4:46am 11.29.24 If you do this, could you please report what your readings are as I have not been able to find any
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel colemj at 4:04am 11.29.24 What jssailem said, but also consider just adding a second 30A inlet and splitting the panel breaker
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 colemj at 3:51am 11.29.24 Hexiax cable defeats the purpose of a light weight carbon fiber mast. And LMR 400 has an aluminum j
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. Ward H at 3:08am 11.29.24 Are you sure about that? I've been running forklifts most of my life, they're always one their side
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel jssailem at 10:12pm 11.28.24
I'm looking for an Owners Manual for a Newport 41 (1) jssailem at 10:03pm 11.28.24 Welcome to SBO. It comes as no surprise that finding information about the C&C designed Newport 41 i
Monoceros sailed today! justsomeguy at 9:32pm 11.28.24 get professional help. We can all use that.
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:38pm 11.28.24 If I can get it apart and put it back together I might go ahead. I figured I could check the alignm
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. Windpilot at 5:58pm 11.28.24 anelso29: don't put a propane cylinder like that on its side when in use.... Are you sure about t
Mast on a Hunter 19 drtdkidd at 5:45pm 11.28.24
Mast on a Hunter 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:20pm 11.28.24 I spoke to the poster. His main concern was getting the 18.5 all the way into the trailer. I sugges
Monoceros sailed today! monocerosin at 5:18pm 11.28.24 They let you sail this close to winter? Im jealous! What was the toughest project you tackled? Do
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Tally Ho at 4:38pm 11.28.24 I would separate the shaft and coupling, and if necessary mark the shaft & coupling so you put them
Monoceros sailed today! Project_Mayhem at 3:55pm 11.28.24 They let you sail this close to winter? Im jealous! What was the toughest project you tackled?
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 11.28.24 These two statements are at odds. If there was no compromise made, then you would have installed H
Soft Deck Safety Project_Mayhem at 3:04pm 11.28.24 Depends on where the boat is located. In cold climates much longer than warm. What about freeze cy

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