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Windlass Mike Casucci at 6:48am 08.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1013 Two bad shoulders are forcing me to consider a windlass. Hauling in anchor just too painful. Any rec
280 holding tank! Pete at 6:19am 08.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/999 We are in process of purchasing a 1998 H280.We now find out there is no macerator pump in this mode
Keel Confused Bill Vickery at 6:06am 08.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1082 I am looking at 22-25ft Catalinas and noticing all the different keel styles..... I know each must h
Installing air conditioning on H33 Bob Brooks at 5:51am 08.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1172 I bought a Kruzin Kool air conditioner from West Marine a couple of years ago and I want to install
SSB listening to Herb Hilgenberg carisea at 5:29am 08.13.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1337 I am learning to use the ssb on my boat and I found on a web page about Herb Hilgenberg who broadcas
A different perspective on tropical storms Andy Howard at 5:15am 08.13.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1016 I just wanted to share the following site with everyone, especially all of us southeast and gulf coa
Yanmar 3gm30f developed rough idle/slow speed operation Guest at 4:11am 08.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/6023 My 3gm recently developed a rough idle/slow speed. It used to idle at around 800 rpm smooth as silk.
Exhaust stains on hull... Greg at 4:07am 08.13.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1175 Anyone have an easy way to get that crap off, tried using my regular boat soap and it didn't even bu
Cushions Bruce at 4:01am 08.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1108
When the Wind's Too Strong for Your Engine Gary Wyngarden at 4:01am 08.13.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1125 Reading the "Worst Day" stories reminds me of stuff I've read about the wind just overpowering an au
Rudder Line trashed our Yamaha Bill and Nancy Berg at 3:44am 08.13.02 Smaller Boats 9/906 This past weekend on our 2 year old H260 (with the original rudder line rigging) when I put the moto
Different keels for 22' Steve Cooper at 3:00am 08.13.02 Smaller Boats 5/955 The specifications for C 22 lists keel displacements of 550,650 and 700 lbs.Which keels go with eac
BOAT SWAP Steve Fuller at 2:39am 08.13.02 Other Sailboats 1/1055 I own a 42 passage,(meticously maintaned,and outfitted)and am considering swapping time for usage. M
Rigging lines for rudder Sean Coerse at 2:15am 08.13.02 Smaller Boats 1/762 I had to have work done on my rudder post and now that it is done I cant seem to remember how to rig
St. Lawrence anyone? Ed Schenck at 1:13am 08.13.02 Ask All Sailors 2/984 Struggling with stepping and sealing my keel-stepped mast(H37C) this Spring has me reconsidering goi
Stained cushion Allen at 1:03am 08.13.02 Smaller Boats 1/818 I need advice on how to remove stains (ink) from a bread wrapper off of my white cockpit cushions (S
replacement rudder for a oday 25 w fiveash at 1:00am 08.13.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1210 we have a 75 oday 25 footer, sailed on san francisco bay.while out in the normal 25 mph winds, the
New Sailor, New Sail Boat - What Do I Need? KA at 12:40am 08.13.02 Bigger Boats 3/1089 Just bought a 272 Oday, 1987. What do some of you seasoned sailors recommend I purchase to keep aboa
Many Oday 23 questions... Brian Power at 12:38am 08.13.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1013 Hi, I bought a 1978 O'Day 23 2 months ago and have had tons of fun since but I have a few questions.
Internet access on the ICW Tom at 11:36pm 08.12.02 Ask All Sailors 7/2058 We're planning our first trip down the ICW this fall and are trying to figure out the best way to ac

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Trailering a Ranger 23 (1) rgranger at 12:21pm 08.27.20 You clearly have some play in your mast hinge (red oval) so I don't think you will have any trouble
OD34 M25 engine exhaust odaydokay at 12:06pm 08.27.20 That looks roughly like my set up, albeit with a 3 bolt flange. Was more curious about the PVC rout
Trailering a Ranger 23 (1) Adriaan at 12:03pm 08.27.20 Thanks for your response. Here is a picture of the mast step which I believe is a tabernacle? It als
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? jssailem at 11:57am 08.27.20 You're not alone brother.
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? hunter34austin at 11:53am 08.27.20 Agree - I'm not sure if it was original from the factory (although the tape looked decades old and w
Stiff Steering Wheel Jefffors at 11:51am 08.27.20 My 1999 411 was stiff, too. We had to take the boat out of the water for a day and we dropped the r
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? jssailem at 11:48am 08.27.20 Why would you assume that Hunter used butyl tape to hold the wires in place? From the images it look
O'day 20 railing on stern (1) jssailem at 11:42am 08.27.20 Congrats @rgrgoode on your new to you boat. When you get the chance share a picture of her with us.
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? hunter34austin at 11:38am 08.27.20 I didn't check the DC wires. The AC wires were standard marine grade AC cable rated for 600V.
Manual bilge pump on 41DS? sail sfbay at 11:38am 08.27.20 That is the area for a 1" diameter hole (0.785 sq in or 0.005454 sq ft). So if you use that area in
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 shemandr at 11:29am 08.27.20 I think the 28 size is good for what you are doing. As a former off the beach sailer you have an at
Laura. Routes? jssailem at 10:39am 08.27.20 Still very early in the storm season. This is an insightful observation. Laura started out as a pu
Manual bilge pump on 41DS? Nodak7 at 10:34am 08.27.20 basically a hole that is 0.8 square inches. Much bigger than i would have expected! Thanks
Laura. Routes? BigEasy at 10:33am 08.27.20 Thanks for asking John. Definitely got a BIG pass on this one. Minimal surge, wind, & rain....very
Mystery line on '86 Hunter 31 rgranger at 10:11am 08.27.20 The boom is designed for three lines: the middle line is the mainsail outhaul, the starboard line I
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 rgranger at 10:10am 08.27.20 Welcome to the addiction. I have sailed the Chessy and OBX quite a bit. I like the seclusion o
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 jssailem at 10:10am 08.27.20 Great water to explore in the Chesapeake. Welcome to the Forum for Sailboat Owners. Lots to read a
O'day 20 railing on stern (1) Noodat Lady at 10:08am 08.27.20 O'day 20 railing on stern, was this a option or have these been installed later, and did you build
Sliding gunter (1) rgranger at 10:04am 08.27.20 Paul makes good points and you have already, obviously thought a lot about much of this. Have you
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 Shaw_2112 at 9:59am 08.27.20 Welcome to SBO. :) Detailed info on 28.5 here including owner mods. https://hunter.sailboatowners

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