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Why I ask you, WHY!? (4) cb32863 at 10:19am 06.15.20 Ask All Sailors 5/740 Some back story first. I have been adding the screens for my i50/i70 instrumentation. I went out to
Sail Needed...still Leerooker at 10:06am 06.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/3 My apologies. I failed to mention I own a 1983 Hunter 34. I will blame it on the early hour. Lee
Well it happened (3) iSaint at 9:50am 06.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 26/3199
Selden furling mast issue (2) DRhoads at 9:22am 06.15.20 Big Boats 15/2265 Having an issue with the furling system. The bottom of the sail will not extend fully and about one
Groco HE head part I can't find (2) fourwhitesocks at 8:07am 06.15.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2112 Hello, I have a 1986 Oday 28 that has the (prob) original head which is the Groco HE model. I just
New Owner Here... Rennsail at 8:00am 06.15.20 Catalina 22 11/1064 Hi all, I've been hanging around the "trailer Sailor" forum for a week or so and someone suggested
O'Day 34 Propane locker repair LouisMK at 7:51am 06.15.20 Bigger Boats 2/1269 Hello all- Wondering whether others have found a good fix- the flanges of my propane locker are shea
Sail needed Leerooker at 7:33am 06.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1030 I lost my 1983 Hunter mainsail in a storm last week. Does anyone have a used mainsail they would lik
Motor mount bracket (1) john6206 at 7:17am 06.15.20 Trailer Sailors 6/1705 I could probably get a better picture in a couple hours . . . .but I think you can see this. My mo
Hunter 41 - 41DS air conditioning install Tim Mills at 7:07am 06.15.20 Big Boats 15/2907 I am taking up the charge to install air conditioning in our 2006 41DS. The boat was built with an
Beneteau 36cc - boat manual frietti at 6:53am 06.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/676 I just became the owner of a 2000 36cc. Does a manual download exist? Also - what is the proper way
Traveler - 222? Waitewigmailcom at 6:49am 06.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2091
Barient winch retaining clips? azambella at 4:10am 06.15.20 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2329 Am I going to find the large clip that retains the winch body to the assembly?
Nagging leak in quarter berth Tom H31 at 3:25am 06.15.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1111 I have been chasing a leak for about a year now, and would love some advice - 1986 Hunter 31. Water
Yanmar starting problem bart at 3:13am 06.15.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/1199 The Yanmar 4JH4AE in my Hunter sailboat is not starting easily due I believe to air getting into the
Solar installation SoSound at 11:23pm 06.14.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 25/5333 Has anyone installed solar charging on a 2009 or newer Beneteau? Where did you make the connections
O'day 222 power isn't working Unremarcable at 10:54pm 06.14.20 Day Sailers 1/518 Hi, I recently got an o'day 222 and while the wiring looks good, none of the electrical components s
Stock outhaul rigging for o'day 222 Unremarcable at 10:23pm 06.14.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1861 Does anyone have a photo of how the outhaul is rigged on a stock o'day 222? I just got an 84 and the
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help (4) Artey1 at 8:34pm 06.14.20 Big Boats 35/8378 Oh boy... here we go. So I decided to rebed my chainplates. I undid the 4 bolts on deck, started uns
Hunter 26.5 Drinky Crow at 6:38pm 06.14.20 Racing 9/3837 Anyone racing one? Good, bad indifferent - against which other boats?

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Jib needed Hunter 216 jssailem at 10:33am 03.04.25 Hi Andrew. Good to see you back on the SBO forum. Let us know your sailing experiences with the 216
Oday 22 structural question calone at 10:03am 03.04.25 I this case I will take the plywood walls out, sand them with incremental grid, stain it and put the
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. jssailem at 9:24am 03.04.25 two ply, pastel printed, lotion infused, perfumed toilet paper You need all of that in your toilet
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 03.04.25 Paper towel will be a better tool than tissue or toilet paper. I'll put my two ply, pastel printe
how to access the toilet valve at sea Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:03am 03.04.25 It would be best to ADD a hose from the y-valve to a new below-waterline thru-hull instead of re-rou
Oday 22 structural question jssailem at 8:58am 03.04.25 The simple answer is yes, that wall is structural. I am guessing that you want to "open up the cabi
Oday 22 structural question jackhart at 8:35am 03.04.25 Remember that your chain plate for the port side attaches to that wall. So it is definitely a struct
Universal M25 will not start Stu Jackson at 8:30am 03.04.25 Do you have an electric lift pump? Engines 101 - The BIGGEST & BEST collection of M25 Series Univer
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! jssailem at 8:04am 03.04.25 Is it possible that the weight of the shaft is binding against the cutlass bearing and the shaft log
Universal M25 will not start jssailem at 7:58am 03.04.25 Your injector pump is not like your fuel pump. It is a boost pump. You need to have fuel in the pump
Aft cabin shelf dmax at 7:48am 03.04.25 Yes, looks like something to store large flat panels: companionway hatch boards or a table.
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 7:40am 03.04.25 While the recommendation for a backup battery for critical functions is couched in the language of
Bowsprits and Spinnakers shemandr at 7:05am 03.04.25 My MFG Bandit 15 had a launch tube molded in the deck that ran from the bow (Horizontal surface) to
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation Joe at 6:29am 03.04.25 The reason the gooseneck slider is locked is because everyone has adopted the cunningham method of c
SSB ground Plane Option spadaforaj at 6:28am 03.04.25 Connected to thru-hull, but I need to check the integrity of the line this spring
Universal M25 will not start SailingNashville at 6:09am 03.04.25 How did you confirm that fuel isn't moving? Have you tried to bleed the fuel system and injectors?
Universal M25 will not start Project_Mayhem at 5:29am 03.04.25 How did you confirm that fuel isn't moving? Have you tried to bleed the fuel system and injectors?
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! Project_Mayhem at 5:27am 03.04.25 A new split coupling will probably cost about the same as having the machine shop remove a little m
Universal M25 will not start SailingNashville at 4:43am 03.04.25 If you have fuel all the way to your injectors with no air bubbles then make sure your glow plugs a
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 4:38am 03.04.25 While the recommendation for a backup battery for critical functions is couched in the language of l

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