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Renault Couach Marine Tony Bennett at 5:25pm 08.05.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1136 Spare parts available for Renault Couach Marine engines inlcuding RC8D,RC16D, RC210/240 and many mor
Renault Couach Marine Tony Bennett at 5:24pm 08.05.01 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1218 Spare parts available for Renault Couach Marine engines inlcuding RC8D,RC16D, RC210/240 and many mor
Bottom Job Photos Rob Rich at 3:35pm 07.30.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1089 Hi Folks,Hope everyone is having fun sailing this week. I am not, as my boat is on the hard.I am
Renault Couach Marine Tony Bennett at 5:15pm 08.05.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1161 Spare parts available for Renault Couach Marine engines inlcuding RC8D,RC16D, RC210/240 and many mor
Auto-pilot suggestion needed Joan at 11:48am 08.05.01 Mid-Size Boats 8/1536 Thinking about installing one. Principal use would be for keeping the boat into the wind while rais
Spreader Bracket Harry Correa at 1:10pm 07.30.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1157 I have a 1994 Hunter 23.5. This year in May, the spreader bracket made of cast aluminum that is bolt
Manual Tracy McGuirt at 11:14am 08.05.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1100 I Need a manual for a 1974 Catalina 22 can anyone help???
Reupholstering Tips Kristie Staudacher at 9:47am 08.05.01 Smaller Boats 6/1227 I am preparing to reupholster the cushions on my Hunter 23 and wonder if anyone has any 'lessons lea
Help with alcohol stove Alan at 12:42pm 07.30.01 Ask All Sailors 35/2136 On my 1986 HUNTER31 I have an Origo 2 burner stove top w/ oven below. The previous owner never used
A-4 carburetor screw size Phil Decker at 8:32am 08.05.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1183 When working on my carburetor last week, I dropped one of the four screws holding the bowl to the bo
Running Halyards back EJT at 6:49am 08.05.01 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1202 Has any one run their halyards back to the cockpit on and O'day 25. I have a 1984 Oday 25 and would
Modifying C-36 for cruising Dan at 11:53am 07.30.01 Big Boats 6/1308 Am considering some modifications to my C-36 for a cruise to Mexico. Anyone have any good ideas reg
Micro wave Bill Caiazza at 1:27am 08.05.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/878 I have a Panasonic Microwave and the door was cracked. Has anyone replaced the door? How do you remo
Mast Noise Patrick Woods at 7:55pm 08.04.01 Big Boats 1/1181 I have been sailing my boat now for two years around teh east coast of Australia. Recently, however,
Best Deal: New or Used Boats? Bruce Beal at 1:32pm 08.04.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1328 Are sail boats like cars in how they depreciate over time? Is the first year the most depreciation a
Re-wiring Cockpit Speakers 40.5 Gary Steffanetta at 11:57am 08.04.01 Big Boats 1/1060 Is there a simple way to re-wire the cockpit speakers on a 40.5? The wires in the rear lockers run
C-27 Trailers Dennis at 9:55am 07.30.01 Mid-Size Boats 7/1125 My wife and I are contemplating purchasing a C-27 (fin keel) that is kept in a slip at the Marina at
Stinky Head Kevin at 11:22am 08.04.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1415 When we come back to the boat on weekends our head has 3 to 5 inches of lake water in it and it smel
mast gate keeper Ron F. at 9:14am 07.30.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/974 I have a C-27 and it seems to me that there should be a keeper for the mast gate to help in reefing
How's the First 310 perform Peter Soule at 11:13am 08.04.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/994 I'm interested in the performance of the 310 on all points of sail, especially upwind.My 311 dosen

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Water between inner and outer Hull corbinstein at 10:19am 05.04.20 basically what I mean is the area that is the floor under the table is a slightly raised surface, an
Water between inner and outer Hull captcoho at 10:15am 05.04.20 I have a 1975 Catalina 22, and have water between the inner and outer hull from rain. Outer hull is
Fuel Tank cleaning capta at 10:15am 05.04.20 Our boat is going on 40 years old and I know our fuel tank is filthy. However, it is 170 gallons and
Mounting flatscreen TV on wall Don S/V ILLusion at 10:14am 05.04.20 Are you asking if anyone with a similar boat has mounted a similarly sized TV in the main cabin?
Fuel Tank cleaning George KK at 10:06am 05.04.20 You should always buy your fuel from a reliable source. But... I keep 5 fuel filter cartridges abo
Looks like I will have to isolate for the next 14 days. Leeward Rail at 10:00am 05.04.20 Meh. Best one had a rabbit star.. x6vjyhi
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty captcoho at 9:58am 05.04.20 If you had the coolant system empty for service, did you fully purge all the air out the system? If
CQR 35 pound anchor on a B331 anchor roller? Bluenose at 9:54am 05.04.20 Thanks DougM. There is a B323 next to me in the yard and I'll have a look. I can take the Bruce off
mast light wiring problems jsachetti at 9:54am 05.04.20 Thanks for your input, I'll recheck connections.
Mounting Height For Outboard Motor Bracket Timm R Oday25 at 9:48am 05.04.20 Sounds about right . I cracked our transom on our Oday 25 the first season we owned her. I crawled i
CO alarm problem (?) JamesG161 at 9:44am 05.04.20 I should get a marine grade model Depends on your cabin humidity. There is a link on SBO for full
mast light wiring problems Timm R Oday25 at 9:44am 05.04.20 On most of the boats I 've worked on ,the wires were laid between layers of fiberglass and were sand
Fuel Tank cleaning JamesG161 at 9:31am 05.04.20 You should always buy your fuel from a reliable source. But... I keep 5 fuel filter cartridges aboa
Appropriate Anchor Sledge62 at 9:30am 05.04.20 Welcome to SBO, Sledge62. You have not only found your way to the best sailing forum on the Net, b
Fuel Tank cleaning George KK at 9:23am 05.04.20 Look for a marine fuel polisher who can circulate the tank contents through a filtration system. T
Fuel Tank cleaning George KK at 9:22am 05.04.20 Look for a marine fuel polisher who can circulate the tank contents through a filtration system. T
Better Cigarette Lighter Plug Terry Cox at 9:21am 05.04.20 We have several 12v sockets on our boat and have had no problems over the years. Boat came with one
What year did Hunter start making Engine hour meters standard equipment. Terry Cox at 9:08am 05.04.20 Integrated with the tach instrument. Tach is analog, hour meter digital.
Fuel Tank cleaning (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:07am 05.04.20 Hi George and welcome to the site. Gotta ask this question ..................... how do you know
Dedicated Breaker/Electric Head? sail sfbay at 9:05am 05.04.20 The electric head should have independent 12 volt breaker at the panel (hopefully you have a spare a

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