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Advice H37 LunaSea at 8:43am 06.29.20 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2095 I have a 1980 37C with a QM30. It was my dream boat when I purchased it and I had every intention o
Screwed up nicopress fittings Grotto at 8:35am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1721 So I built new forward shrouds. looked up the specs and misread the number of crimps 1/8 sleeves. Cu
Anybody else have login problems at trailersailor.com? Tedd at 8:07am 06.29.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1375 I've had a login over at trailersailors.com for quite a few years now but I've rarely been able to u
2014 (New Version) Marlow Hunter 22 Centerboard Cable Length tzc at 8:04am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 2/721 The cable from the centerboard to the hydraulic lift broke on my 2014 Marlow Hunter 22. I'm trying t
Backstay Chainplate Replacement (1) larchmont_oday at 7:28am 06.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2375 Hello, New to the forum and appreciate all the great info here. I recently acquired a 1978 O'Day 23
Rudder kclancy at 6:56am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 10/1961 Hey Gang, This weekend I had yet another new mishap on my boat. This time I broke my rudder while u
Mastgates kclancy at 6:36am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 12/3778 Hi All, I am having a problem keeping the sail stops on my mast. It seems they like the water more
1987 31 Huntet Hull Leak Northshore at 6:29am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 46/3627 I recently started getting water in my bilge. I have checked all my hull penetrations, shaft packing
Glow Plug key or not to key? CYQK at 5:30am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2130 Would you wire your glow plug to your start key...or...would you mount your glow plug with a push bu
Rust Spot on keel Ohiosailin at 4:44am 06.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/991 On my '87 H23, a rust spot has developed on my wing keel. All else appears good ' sound, but the spo
No Flights, No Problem dlochner at 4:43am 06.29.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/573 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/world/americas/coronavirus-argentina-sailor.html?campaign_id=2'em
Shout out to Weems & Plath miketcook at 2:13am 06.29.20 Catalina 30 2/1015 Recently bought an older Catalina 30 which was equipped with a matching Weems ' Plath clock and baro
Refurbishing Hunter 410 szpenny at 12:32am 06.29.20 Big Boats 6/2660 We own a 1999 Hunter 410. It was perfect for us-water maker, solar, AC, lots of upgrades. I saw "was
Yanmar SB8 - Shut off Cable npaulay at 9:41pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1894 Hi All, I'm going to be installing a Yanmar SB8 soon into my sailboat and while taking a look at th
List to Port gfroch at 8:20pm 06.28.20 Catalina 30 9/2088 I have a 1987 TRBS with a slight (?) list to port of 2-3 degrees. Enought that the coaming pocket on
Engine alarm chirps njlarry at 7:42pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 4/756 Universal m25 xpb panel alarm this morning started chirping after the first 15 minutes of running. N
Kite sailing (1) rgranger at 7:26pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 40/6069 I watched a guy kite surfing (sailing) today. He was mostly reaching back and forth all day... (lo
Boat Porn (1) rgranger at 7:19pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 2/921 Was in Charleston this weekend and was able to walk the docks a little. Found the training fleet f
Catalina 30 Propane Locker ontherocks83 at 6:57pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 1/1415 I'm curious what peoples experiences are with a Gen 1 or Gen 2 Catalina 30 and installing a propane
Catalina 27 Chartplotter Swing Arm Install (6) SVCeviche at 6:29pm 06.28.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/3494 Hey everyone - I wanted to share an installation we recently did on our 1985 Catalina 27. I haven't

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EPIRBS kappykaplan at 2:05pm 03.31.25 ACR :plus:
Rope clutch replacement Foswick at 1:58pm 03.31.25 Staying within that footprint narrows your options. It looks like, though you showed two different c
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove jssailem at 1:51pm 03.31.25 Well, that is a bummer. My Force 10 over/grill installed very simply Let me look at the manual.
Hunter 240 owners here? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:50pm 03.31.25 @SteveHughessails there is a write up by @rgranger on how to replace the centerboard up line under
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove 4lane at 1:48pm 03.31.25 @jssailem this I know. The stove pictured above appears to have a different mounting approach. It do
Connecting a battery Charger to 1977 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 2qm15 dlochner at 1:46pm 03.31.25 We really need to know more about the specific devices, especially the brand, size, and model of the
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove (1) jssailem at 1:45pm 03.31.25 You screw this part abinets at the side of the space you plan to set the burner. The burner then sl
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove dlochner at 1:43pm 03.31.25 Perhaps if the opening is too wide for the standard brackets and there is a shelf below, the extra m
ericsontachts.org? Dave at 1:41pm 03.31.25 If you are referring to the Ericson forum here on SBO, there is no specific admin. As for the Ericso
Emergency Manual Will Gilmore at 1:30pm 03.31.25 with Photo of the kill toggle and the on off key showing the location on your particular boat will
Rope clutch replacement dlochner at 1:22pm 03.31.25 When you narrow down your search look for the installation instructions online The instructions may
Bow Eye SteveHughessails at 12:57pm 03.31.25 The bow eye on my Mac 25 pulled out too. Thankfully prior to our purchasing it, fortunately. The pre
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 JBP-PA at 12:57pm 03.31.25 You can use an older charger with AGM/gel settings for LFP, but you have to monitor it and turn it o
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 dlochner at 12:39pm 03.31.25 Thanks. I was surprised at the current price of lithium batteries and unhappy that the agms have j
Emergency Manual capta at 12:33pm 03.31.25 With over 6 decades of seafaring, professionally and for pleasure, I never found a need for such a t
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 12:23pm 03.31.25 Thanks. I was surprised at the current price of lithium batteries and unhappy that the agms have ju
Refresh teak - exterior (1) skunther at 12:08pm 03.31.25
Y33 bimini and dodger Riptide33 at 12:01pm 03.31.25 This is perfect, thank you!
Refresh teak - exterior skunther at 11:54am 03.31.25 Thanks. It is attached to a removable fiberglass helm seat. The princess/pulpit seats have removable
Table in cabin? Arrgh at 11:32am 03.31.25 I had an Oday 22 that had the holes in the floor for that base, but never actually had a table. I a

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