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Unknown part found on H34 (1) Mike Oldak at 12:22pm 06.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1500 Does anyone know what this is and what it is used for?
Saving threads for later reference Big Rog at 12:09pm 06.07.19 Smaller Boats 5/615
Deck wash on the cheap (1) Jackdaw at 9:58am 06.07.19 Ask All Sailors 10/2456 The marina at Wayzata Yacht Club has electricity at the slips but not water. Normally not much of a
Adjustable Rear Stay twodzusfittings at 7:46am 06.07.19 Bigger Boats 6/1228 On my 30' 1983 O'day, I have a pully set up that tightens the rear stay. How does his help my sailin
Interesting confrontation! Scott T-Bird at 6:14am 06.07.19 Ask All Sailors 68/5309 Watching CNN this morning ' saw this image involving a Russian Naval ship ' American Naval ship narr
H23: Attaching boom to the mast CoralRose at 11:20pm 06.06.19 Smaller Boats 6/2659 Hello, I am a new sailboat owner. I have a 1987 Hunter 23 purchased within the last year. I sailed
Old Bluechart g2 (1) Claude L.-Auger at 8:53pm 06.06.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1476 Hi all, I'm about to undertake a long summer cruise that will take me from Montreal down the St.Lawr
Raymarine Axiom 7 Question Ward H at 2:07pm 06.06.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1487 When I looked at an Axiom 7 in a WM store last fall I was impressed how easy it was to overlay data
Hunter 27 late 70's to early 1980's vintage, throttel length Crazy Dave Condon at 10:35am 06.06.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/681 There is an old early 27 Hunter and the throttle cable is in need of replacement. What is the lengt
Anyone live in St Augustine FL ? Leeward Rail at 9:51am 06.06.19 Ask All Sailors 8/663 Anyone near st Augustine want to meet for a beer today ? Being Thursday I assume that only layabout
Peggie Hall recommendation FTW, again... Mr Fox at 9:26am 06.06.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/970 Just thought I would share a small victory achieved by following Peggie Hall's advice in her book ab
what model boat is this in St Augustine ? (1) Leeward Rail at 9:09am 06.06.19 Ask All Sailors 3/492 165710 Click for full size St Augustine bay. Anyone nearby this weekend ?
Do you conduct a guest interview/briefing? Captain Larry-DH at 6:45am 06.06.19 Ask All Sailors 7/144 I normally conduct a briefing with guests about MOB, use of PFDs, danger areas (e.g. winches and tra
Used jib for Hunter 37 or 37.5 Jrtauber at 4:56am 06.06.19 Big Boats 8/868 My Genoa blew out on my H37.5 and am looking for a used headsail (jib or Genoa) while having a new s
100% jib dimensions for Legend 37.5 Jrtauber at 4:52am 06.06.19 Big Boats 0/335 Does anyone know the dimensions for a 100 and 110 jib for a Legend 37.5. Thanks. Jerry
Old boats are adopting young owners. (4) TomY at 4:41am 06.06.19 Ask All Sailors 11/928 This old but well maintained Pearson may have been handed down but I don't know the details. I sense
Flushing toilets with fresh water Zatarra at 4:40am 06.06.19 Ask All Sailors 33/7982 I just purchased a boat and it seems the previous owner switched out the plumbing of the water flush
Glow Plug wiring daviddp at 4:03am 06.06.19 Ask All Sailors 2/510 Quick question. I believe this wire in the photo is the feed for the glow plugs from the switch. T
Is this normal? (1) Newbie3 at 10:00pm 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1284 Or should I be worried? Catalina 30. Forward hatch above v-berth. Specifically, the uneven curve.
Lonseal Flooring seadaddler at 7:39pm 06.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1087 I thinking of using Lonseal flooring from defend has anybody used this flooring Nick

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Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 9:30am 11.29.24 The document is very helpful. What's even better with that document, if you're having trouble fal
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Stu Jackson at 9:27am 11.29.24 Not all shore power pedestals have a 50 amp service. And if your home slip only has 30A then all t
1989 H27 Steering Pedestal Rail DHembree at 9:11am 11.29.24 For anyone that needs this information, the center-to-center dimension of the rails is 9-1/2". The
Battery reconditioning? dlochner at 8:52am 11.29.24 As others have said, the batteries are toast. If they were submerged, especially in brackish or salt
Battery reconditioning? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:35am 11.29.24
Battery reconditioning? jssailem at 8:22am 11.29.24 You said: " boat caughr water in and the batteries were submerged all that time." I am going to sug
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (3) jssailem at 8:14am 11.29.24 It is Friday. Lets try to create an outlook... Cold series of weather fronts interspersed with cold
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW (2) jssailem at 7:52am 11.29.24 It is Friday... Forecast for the PacificNW is all about the Pacific High Pressure cell that has take
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel marcham at 7:42am 11.29.24 If you add a 2nd panel, get one that has 2 power sources. One for shore power and the 2nd one to par
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:34am 11.29.24 Sigh.
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Don S/V ILLusion at 5:33am 11.29.24
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel dLj at 5:22am 11.29.24 You should also consider where you sail. Not all shore power pedestals have a 50 amp service. If you
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? JPS27 at 4:46am 11.29.24 If you do this, could you please report what your readings are as I have not been able to find any
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel colemj at 4:04am 11.29.24 What jssailem said, but also consider just adding a second 30A inlet and splitting the panel breaker
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 colemj at 3:51am 11.29.24 Hexiax cable defeats the purpose of a light weight carbon fiber mast. And LMR 400 has an aluminum j
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. Ward H at 3:08am 11.29.24 Are you sure about that? I've been running forklifts most of my life, they're always one their side
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel jssailem at 10:12pm 11.28.24
I'm looking for an Owners Manual for a Newport 41 (1) jssailem at 10:03pm 11.28.24 Welcome to SBO. It comes as no surprise that finding information about the C&C designed Newport 41 i
Monoceros sailed today! justsomeguy at 9:32pm 11.28.24 get professional help. We can all use that.
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:38pm 11.28.24 If I can get it apart and put it back together I might go ahead. I figured I could check the alignm

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