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Brownsville TX area sailing... Member 131497 at 2:03pm 05.04.20 Destinations 3/778 Hi again... I got a good response from a member regarding that area, but I need more so I can expand
326/356 chainplate access question? jld at 2:03pm 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/969 Hi, I'm new to the forum and am hoping to get a Hunter 326/33/356/36 this Summer. I have a question
Newb Paint Question (1) TheSoggyDollar at 1:46pm 05.04.20 Smaller Boats 11/2207 We just got an 86 Catalina 22. The bottom needs to be painted before we put her back in the water an
Newb Paint Question (1) TheSoggyDollar at 1:43pm 05.04.20 Smaller Boats 6/629 New to us. The bottom needs to be painted before we put her back in the water and got that quoted at
Which sealant should I use? sailnoproblem at 1:26pm 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 14/4108 I'm sure this has been asked before, but I am lazy and tired after sanding all the old Cetol off my
Battery questions fred1diver at 1:17pm 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1043 Hey everyone, my boat needs new batteries, came across an ad for golf cart batteries, being 6v I wou
Hunter 386 Cable run Gary Ryan at 12:07pm 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/304 Does anyone know how the cabling ( GPS, Wind Speed, Depth ) on my 2002 Hunter 386 Helm ( Cockpit ) r
Sailing with the Pop Top Up TheSoggyDollar at 10:16am 05.04.20 Catalina 22 15/4096 Learning more about our new boat everyday, and watching a lot of YouTube videos on various topics/tr
Hunter 42 Passage Windows/Fixed Ports JohnAC at 10:05am 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/663 Has anyone replaced the side ports on their 42 and did you have them made or did you buy from Hunter
transom boarding ladder oday20 Nightowl415 at 10:04am 05.04.20 Day Sailers 3/1222 Any suggestions for a fixed mount transom boarding ladder for a 1978 oday20 that is sailed solo? Th
CNG to Propane Conversion kits jdhohmann at 10:01am 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1707 Hey everyone Looking to finally convery my Gas Systems CNG stove to propane, but I am having a real
Mounting flatscreen TV on wall Cat310onWinni at 9:50am 05.04.20 Catalina 310 15/6544 We have a 32 inch flatscreen that we would like to mount on wall. What is best location and mounting
Peter 9001 PeterBeckley at 9:31am 05.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 0/338 Has anyone replaced a 1982 Sherwood pump (it's on a Universal Diesel 5411) with an Oberdorfer pump?
running new depth guage transducer wire in a hunter 29.5 markgoldfarb at 8:51am 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/845 I have had to replace both he knot and depth gauged transducers in my 1998 Hunter 29.5. Does anyone
Fuel Tank cleaning George KK at 8:44am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2046 Hi guys My name is George and I live in England UK. I recently purchase a Beneteau First 26 and I wa
Hunter 25 Remodel - What to do with unused parts HippieChick at 8:29am 05.04.20 Smaller Boats 11/1169 My daughter purchased a Hunter 25 and we're remodeling for her to live on. Good thing she's tiny :)
Dedicated Breaker/Electric Head? SDcondogirl at 8:27am 05.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1062
Water Tank Inspection Plate FUP and More Questions nveater at 7:36am 05.04.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/663 A couple of weeks ago I posted with the query about installing an inspection plate in my poly water
What year did Hunter start making Engine hour meters standard equipment. Buddy Gold at 7:32am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1761 I am looking at a 1994 33.5 that the owner said had no engine hour meter. I found that hard to belie
CO alarm problem (?) Justin_NSA at 7:28am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 36/2975 I installed a new Kidde CO monitor last Fall. Up to now it has been silent and the readout has been

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Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks colemj at 3:31am 01.29.25 I should also note that 3 out of 4 of mine had leaks between the thru hull and seacock when sealed
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue KStolten at 9:48pm 01.28.25 Hi jssailem thanks for the advise! I will try that. digging will not work for me as the boat is on
Runaway diesel dLj at 9:18pm 01.28.25
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks (1) Hayden Watson at 6:54pm 01.28.25 One challenge that you will have is how to deal with the deep recess in the hull. Catalina used the
Runaway diesel Davidasailor26 at 6:49pm 01.28.25 I feel like I'm playing devil's advocate on this post, and its not intentionally challenging, but m
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Hayden Watson at 6:48pm 01.28.25 Thanks for the clarification. Mine has the same. I'm ok with the marelon valves but it's the plasti
Runaway diesel Hayden Watson at 6:42pm 01.28.25 Never had it happen to me, but in a runaway diesel situation, couldn't you just flip the decompress
Runaway diesel Robert Strickland at 5:59pm 01.28.25
Runaway diesel Robert Strickland at 5:55pm 01.28.25 Huh. My 2GM20, circa mid-80s, has 2 levers (one/cylinder), easily accessible at the top of the engi
Runaway diesel Davidasailor26 at 5:00pm 01.28.25
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue jssailem at 4:26pm 01.28.25 Karsten. Welcome to SBO. I would use a tape measure to identify the distance from the boat bottom (
Help with Catalina 25 Rudder Repair (1) jssailem at 4:19pm 01.28.25 My plan is to drill out, fill with epoxy, and re-drill hole For holes larger than a 3/16th, I pref
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail kappykaplan at 3:49pm 01.28.25 what are all those lines and hardware under the boom for? Recommend you find another Mac 26D nearb
Help with Catalina 25 Rudder Repair Stu Jackson at 2:47pm 01.28.25 You should also get to know these skippers: https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Von Clipper at 2:35pm 01.28.25 what are all those lines and hardware under the boom for?
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail kappykaplan at 1:23pm 01.28.25 Sooo ya think I should have a shop sew in a cringle with reinforcement? Yep . . .
Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? dlochner at 12:27pm 01.28.25 Zinc is ineffective in freshwater. In freshwater the zinc forms a hard shell that insulates it from
Help with Catalina 25 Rudder Repair dlochner at 12:22pm 01.28.25 You're pretty much on the right track. The tiller should have a bracket that sits on top of the rud
Runaway diesel degas at 12:11pm 01.28.25 My Yanmar did not have one, or not one that I could find. Huh. My 2GM20, circa mid-80s, has 2 lev
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Von Clipper at 12:07pm 01.28.25 Sooo ya think I should have a shop sew in a cringle with reinforcement?

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