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Best wood glue for rudder Colin at 3:23am 02.13.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2522 I have to repair the rudders on a couple of Albacore sailing dinghys. The rudders are made up of se
Mast Wiring (Again) Bob Miller at 1:48am 02.13.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1249 I just purchased a new wind instrument and am now faced with the problem of installing it! I've sear
YSM 8 Manual Steve at 12:30am 02.13.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1142 I am looking for an owners/operators maunual for a Yanmar YSM 8. Does any one have an old one I can
voltage regulator Dennis at 11:49pm 02.12.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1288 I am in the process of rigging a wind turbine up to my sailboat and have a alternator with voltage r
Roller Furling Mike Walters at 10:35pm 02.12.03 Smaller Boats 6/948 I have been sailing 1988 23 foot Hunter for a year.I am considering installing a Roller Furling. Ca
Outboard Motor Size? Lynn Thomas at 10:35pm 02.12.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/989 I have a 22 footer. Can I use a 15 horse power on this boat, instead of a 9.9?Also, what is the re
Left it in for the winter Mark Rickey at 9:46pm 02.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/819 For the first time this winter, I decided to leave my Hunter 34 int he water. I winterized the boat
New Fabric for the inside HOW to Clean the old??? Ron Thweatt at 9:40pm 02.12.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1157 My boat is a 78 great shape cushions just look old but not bad I can live with the pattttttern what
Trailer Measurements Don K. at 8:59pm 02.12.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1024 Our boat is in the water in Florida (Chrysler 26 swing keel) We have everything we need to build a t
2nd Lock down bolt? Dennis at 7:36pm 02.12.03 Ask All Sailors 5/881 A question for all the swing keel addicts. I was thinking about adding a 2nd lock down bolt to my s
autopilot QUICK chet p at 1:31pm 02.12.03 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1151 help quick...i am buying and autopilot within the next 4 days for my 37 cutter....do i want the simr
UPS Question Bob Fewkes at 12:35pm 02.12.03 Smaller Boats 2/801 My understanding is that the UPS gets furled while beating to windward. Wouldn't this generate a lot
Head hoses and thru hull bedding? Eric Swift at 12:06pm 02.12.03 Big Boats 4/960 Can anyone who has done it tell me about how much 11/2 inch hose it will take to replace all head/ho
opinion of Kenyon Express Alan Liebnick at 11:44am 02.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1057 I am looking to add a Kenyon Express "Butane" stove on my 1986 31'. Looking for input/ opinions of t
Sail's need a cleaning Darrell at 10:59am 02.12.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/935 I have old sails that are still in good condition, but are whethered a bit. Is there someway to brig
380 Air conditioning Steve at 7:45am 02.12.03 Big Boats 5/1841 Has anyone installed A/C in their 380? Which manufacturer did you select and why? What size unit did
Leak in OMC Ron Thweatt at 7:07am 02.12.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/803 I have an OMC sail drive in my oday 25 last night i was looking at it with a flash light it is in th
sticky throttle cable George Schneider at 6:56am 02.12.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1279 The throttle cable on my '88 28.5 refuses to return to idle where it contacts the set screw on the e
Final Word on rudder downhaul Brigg at 6:49am 02.12.03 Smaller Boats 2/1071 I think there must be a cap on the number of responses and the time on active status for any one top
The new M26 Steve at 6:49am 02.12.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/972 We are planning to buy a 26M. Does anybody know anything about it and would like to share what they

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sailing Lake of the Ozarks SailingLoto at 5:26am 09.18.20 OYC has currently a 32 foot Catalina and a 22ft cat to sail. I have the 32 footer for Saturday. I'm
Thru hull factory valves Crazy Dave Condon at 5:00am 09.18.20 @Calvin1Calvin Former Hunter dealer who worked on a hunter 27 as a volunteer same model and year.
Rigging life? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:53am 09.18.20 As a former dealer now retired, I concur with everyone particularly my friend, @DrJudyB who was a sa
Victoria 18 rudder missing Daniel Y. at 4:11am 09.18.20 Welcome to SBO :) You might want to try to use the search function of this site to see if you can
Victoria 18 rudder missing Daniel Y. at 4:10am 09.18.20 Welcome to SBO :) You might want to try to use the search function of this site to see if you can
ICW, December south to North Will Gilmore at 3:40am 09.18.20 First leg, if I buy the boat, will be Key West to the Chesapeake. I have a marina all set up there
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings sailme88 at 3:38am 09.18.20 Been there done that. :( LOL! Combo Lock on the companionway hatch.... engine keys left in the b
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? Davidasailor26 at 3:37am 09.18.20 We mounted ours on the vertical wall of the cockpit. Line came off the genoa block, around the winc
Persistent Coolant Leak Issue! Rick486 at 3:34am 09.18.20 I have a 4JH4E 2005 with the same problem. I replaced the cap when I first bought boat and have not
Uh oh! Recore foredeck B_G at 2:59am 09.18.20 That Keel cable ! intersting marks / outline on the foreward end of the keel -- looking forward to
Yanmar 3ym20, glow plug option? NYSail at 1:29am 09.18.20 Yanmar are a compression based engine.... I have never seen glow plugs on a yanmar but my panel to
Persistent Coolant Leak Issue! NYSail at 1:21am 09.18.20 I have a 4JH4E 2005 with the same problem. I replaced the cap when I first bought boat and have noti
High Water Alarm - Oceanis 45 (2012) Benny17441 at 10:16pm 09.17.20 Ok, you have a primary Rule pump with a swing arm float switch and you have replaced the secondary
Rust Never Sleeps. Ken13559 at 9:51pm 09.17.20 :plus: Welding stainless is not as bad as aluminum. It takes a bit of skill. Projects that I have h
Need repair shop in TX HMT2 at 9:39pm 09.17.20
Raymarine Wheel Pilot Actuator Ken13559 at 9:38pm 09.17.20 You should be able to get the parts required for repair from eBay. That's I got mine...in bits & pie
Hello from Upstate NY Benny17441 at 9:01pm 09.17.20 Yes, it would be appropriate to have a Marine surveyor conduct a survey. It is not the $5K you may
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person Benny17441 at 8:54pm 09.17.20 For the longest time, we had some vice grips used as the gearshift lever on a Nissan 9.8 outboard.
Rigging life? Benny17441 at 8:42pm 09.17.20 After almost 40 years that metal must be stressed and the fact the rigger found some sections that r
Need repair shop in TX Ron20324 at 8:41pm 09.17.20

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