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Roller furler Jrtauber at 8:59am 06.21.20 Big Boats 8/1579 My 1993 Hunter Legend 375 has a below deck furler and original UK 130 Genoa. It is near impossible t
Hunter 376 salon string lights behind teak strips in salon? ghsmindy at 8:53am 06.21.20 Big Boats 4/848 I need to replace the string lights on the port and starboard side of the salon in my Hunter 376. Th
Hunter 26 replacement battery recommendations? CDGannon at 8:47am 06.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/417 I've got an 8hp Johnson outboard. I'm hearing good things about AGM's. Any suggestions?
Mast spreaders for '94 Hunter 26 with an IMI Isomat mast (1) CDGannon at 8:44am 06.21.20 Parts Search 1/644 I've got a 1994 Hunter 26 with an IMI Isomat Mast. One of the spreaders is cracked at the mounting b
Pop-up assist for Venture 25 goetz305 at 8:36am 06.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2830 Hi I just bought a Venture 25 and have it in my back yard doing some repairs. Has anyone found a wa
Battery issues Petunia at 7:02am 06.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2144 This is our first year with our new beneteau we are on a mooring and are having trouble with keeping
Universal M-12 Heat Exchange Zinc Anode Ran-Dee9229 at 7:00am 06.21.20 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2688 What size Zinc Anode do I need for my ODay 28 that has a heat exchange model 298633?
Blocked through Hull fittings Gary Ryan at 6:56am 06.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/961 Guys, my fresh water overflow and I believe my Sump Pumps through hull fittings are blocked. I susp
H31 main sheet Flip Rutledge at 6:55am 06.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1441 does anyone off hand know the length of the main sheet on a 1986 H31. I need to replace mine,but unt
Raymarine radar / Chart plotter removal NYSail at 6:06am 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1657 Hello all.... So just purchased an ais (Garmin 800), a new radar (Garmin) and will be installing my
Nice Run... sailme88 at 5:22am 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1033 As a follow up to the post last week about my friend's acquisition of a boat from the original owner
G'Day from Down-Under-Sean (1) seanslife at 10:42pm 06.20.20 Catalina 310 4/1570 G'Day SBO C310ers Just a quick post to introduce myself as a new member of SBO. I'm Sean, currently
New Owner (4) Beardedoneder at 7:39pm 06.20.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/1450 Hey Folks, My partner and I finally found the right upgrade from the Cat22 we sold last year. Pictu
Roller furling problem jaysweet at 7:30pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 22/7613 I have a 16 year old Furlex 100S which is sticking pretty badly. I would say it worked fine for the
Hunter 310 fridge Tim22 at 5:12pm 06.20.20 Mid-Size Boats 8/1444 My fridge is now over 20 years old and not as cold as it should be. Has anyone opened up the cabinet
macgregor 26x keel repair. alllrite at 4:18pm 06.20.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/842 So my keel fell off a few years ago and I decided that I would build a new one. need a new car, dau
Clamp or strap shape? AllBetsGo at 3:27pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 4/636 Hi, I am putting this out for some thoughts from the group. I have a Hunter 33 sailboat. I just inst
VHF Radio easy question (2) Anchor Lady at 3:24pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1156 Hey Gang, I have a very old Standard Horizon VHF Radio. It is probably 20 years old. Antenna is on
Replacing Jabsco Potable Water Pump...Again... Nichole340 at 2:36pm 06.20.20 Big Boats 20/6484 On my 2000 340, this is going to be the 4th Jabsco Fresh Water Pump I have to replace. This one las
Does anyone know a good Diesel Mechanic in Connecticut? Marianaipf at 2:03pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 6/719

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Starting battery Davidasailor26 at 8:38am 04.04.25 Yeah, maybe. Engineers are pretty conservative to begin with. Adding another safety factor on top o
Replacing nuts on keel bolts dLj at 8:35am 04.04.25 Another option might be a deep-offset box wrench. But I'm not sure you have the clearance on those n
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 8:31am 04.04.25 Forgive me for starting with the obvious: Is the engine getting fuel, air, and spark? Make sure the
Starting battery mermike at 8:26am 04.04.25 And a pinch of reserve.:biggrin: Yeah, maybe. Engineers are pretty conservative to begin with. Add
Cracks in the bilge HermanHunter at 8:18am 04.04.25 From what can be seen in the picture, nothing looks alarming. Those bolt look brand new. It does
Cracks in the bilge HermanHunter at 8:12am 04.04.25
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? marcham at 8:07am 04.04.25 In that case, since you have a big repair area, it would be best if your contractor were to do a co
fresh water flush jssailem at 8:05am 04.04.25 Whatever resolves your need makes sense. :biggrin:
Cracks in the bilge HermanHunter at 8:05am 04.04.25 To me, that just looks like what happens to really thick gelcoat if there is the tiniest amount of
fresh water flush Arrgh at 8:03am 04.04.25 Wow! I didn't think this would gain so much attention. Interesting to read everyone's solution. I
Replacing nuts on keel bolts MFD at 7:58am 04.04.25 If you know what a crews foot wrench is, looks like you could get one of those in to tighten those
Replacing nuts on keel bolts MFD at 7:56am 04.04.25 First of all, congratulations on doing this, it is inspirational and on the backlog of maintenance t
Replacing nuts on keel bolts dLj at 7:50am 04.04.25 If you know what a crews foot wrench is, looks like you could get one of those in to tighten those n
Replacing nuts on keel bolts dmax at 7:44am 04.04.25 That's a lot of keel bolt - my O'Day 35 had 7 that were 3/4" for a 4600 lb. keel. The most forward o
Cracks in the bilge (1) Dalliance at 7:41am 04.04.25
Cracks in the bilge Will Gilmore at 7:38am 04.04.25 From what can be seen in the picture, nothing looks alarming. Those bolt look brand new. It does l
Engine compartment ventilation jssailem at 7:27am 04.04.25 Dorades, scoops, and fans are all active methods of creating ventilation for the engine space. The e
Replacing nuts on keel bolts jssailem at 7:17am 04.04.25 Interesting discovery. Yeoman's work on the polishing. Well done!:) Your information leads me to wo
Engine compartment ventilation Csw1742 at 7:11am 04.04.25 On my 1990 P 42, the starboard "scoup" is for the galley ventilator, port is unknown. I dont see a
Starting battery jssailem at 7:05am 04.04.25 And a pinch of reserve.:biggrin:

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