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Spreader Sizes on Hunter 42 Passage? Sailingbum at 4:03am 05.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/591 I'm needing to order some spreader boots, but Hunter sells them in sizes from 1//4" to 3/4". Before
Boats pumpkinpie at 5:34pm 05.21.19 Big Boats 4/967 .
6 volt battery set-up (1) jhagg at 5:32pm 05.21.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1399 165108 Hi - posting a pic (sorry very basic!) of my 6 volt battery set up. Converted the 12 volt set
Tall Ships, Kids, Sailing dlochner at 3:25pm 05.21.19 Sails Call Lounge 2/490 Cool video about sailing, life, and kids. https://vimeo.com/sorayasimi/wwtu
PROPELLER ON A HUNTER 41AC Valerio at 1:12pm 05.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/882 I have a fixed 3 blade 18x 12 prop. on a yanmar 4jh3e 50 hp. Please share your setting. I would lik
Time to let go :-( gray_penguin at 12:11pm 05.21.19 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1261 1978 Hunter Cherubini 33 in Wilmington NC been sitting on stands in Cape Fear Boatworks for 5 years
Lettering on PVC Windcree at 12:08pm 05.21.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1369 I have a new inflatable made of PVC that I need to put the registration numbers on. Was going to go
Mounting new radar dome question (1) Pat T at 11:58am 05.21.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1110 I want to purchase a new RayMarine Quantum 2 radar to replace my old analog Autohelm radar (see pic)
Ruddercraft systems Rltgold at 10:17am 05.21.19 Catalina 22 17/2026 Hi Everyone, I thought I'd try and start a discussion about Ruddercraft rudder systems. I converted
Hunter 260 port window D Renard at 10:09am 05.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3070 I have a 2001 hunter 260 and I need to replace the port window in the lav compartment. Can someone g
Great White deep in LI Sound! Justin_NSA at 8:42am 05.21.19 Ask All Sailors 56/3505 These scientists drive me nuts sometimes. This beast is cruising the LI shoreline and they say "That
H240 B&R rig diagonal contacts lower shroud question? 2bysea at 7:29am 05.21.19 Smaller Boats 10/1132 On my recently purchased 1999 H240,,, the lower diagonal actually 'was rigged' to lay against the lo
Cal2-29 Boom Macmanjams at 6:41am 05.21.19 Cal 1/1199 Boom broke on the SF Bay, Looking for a used boom, general info or info on getting a new one. 3 yea
Is Halyard Latch Adjustable? (1) SirMichael at 5:56am 05.21.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1620 I have an 88 Hunter 28.5 and yesterday I replaced the main halyard with a 7/16 line, replacing the o
Sacrificial Anode Plymouth Sailor at 5:43am 05.21.19 Ask All Sailors 3/1105 Dear Fellow Sailors: I've never had an anode on my 25' sailboat (lead keel). I don't believe I've
1987 Hunter 31 B&R rig cost thelilnauti at 10:13pm 05.20.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1315 Hi all, I'm just trying to get a ballpark cost for replacing all the standing rigging on a 1987 Hunt
Venture 222 keel lock bolt (1) MaxWell905 at 7:12pm 05.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1580
What type of keel is this? (1) pumpkinpie at 6:35pm 05.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/492 I noticed this keel on a 38 hunter and was wondering if anyone knew what type of keel this was? And
Question about prop (1) Will423 at 6:12pm 05.20.19 S2 8/1754
Where to buy spreaders? LadyHawk at 5:36pm 05.20.19 Catalina 22 7/708 We are getting very close to launch on our Cat 22 project boat. This past weekend we tackled the ma

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Propellers - Saildrive vs Shaft Drive (2) fstbttms at 8:20pm 12.24.24 Yeah, that's not gonna work
Another race? Jules Verne Trophy 2024 PaulK at 7:24pm 12.24.24 Turning tables... On Sunday 22 DEC Lazartigue tore the tack of their gennaker and determined that th
Sailing courses in Thailand dLj at 6:59pm 12.24.24 Will, I'm copying my friends response below: Hi Dave ... Merry Christmas to you and yours ... I su
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 4:37pm 12.24.24 Lilburn GA 27 degrees tonight. 72 degrees with 8 mph wind Sarasota Florida.
Fresh Water Tank Replacement zinahewitt at 11:43am 12.24.24 I have bought and installed a Ronco tank. They do have a variety of shapes including some with a
Fresh Water Tank Replacement FastOlson at 11:10am 12.24.24 I have bought and installed a Ronco tank. They do have a variety of shapes including some with a s
Fresh Water Tank Replacement (1) zinahewitt at 10:56am 12.24.24 You didn't answer any of my questions about your original tank. I gave you good advice as did othe
Fresh Water Tank Replacement zinahewitt at 10:39am 12.24.24 I'd bet there is a tank fabricator near enough for you to have a custom tank made at an affordable
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Hayden Watson at 10:04am 12.24.24 ... For example, we used 407GB of data on SL last month. When we use cellular for the exact same t
Fresh Water Tank Replacement Scott T-Bird at 9:54am 12.24.24 I'd bet there is a tank fabricator near enough for you to have a custom tank made at an affordable p
Automatic bilge pump question Davidasailor26 at 9:34am 12.24.24 Didn't realize that, Beneteau seems to use nonstandard wiring, like the switch on the DC-. I certa
Vendee Globe 2024! LakeShark at 9:14am 12.24.24 @shemandr its been exciting. I still wonder what will happen to the leaders as they head north. if
Automatic bilge pump question dlochner at 8:59am 12.24.24 The way Beneteau wires the pump (at least on the 37 of similar vintage) it could still be a fuse. B
Fresh Water Tank Replacement Captain Larry-DH at 8:56am 12.24.24 Hi Larry, hope your day is going well. Boats being boats, the shape of the area where the tank sit
Automatic bilge pump question Davidasailor26 at 8:56am 12.24.24 If the pump operates, it is not a fuse. Thus the problem is either a failed switch or bad connectio
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:48am 12.24.24 Wishing all my sbo.com friends a very Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah (whichever floats your boat)
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel cdnmurse at 8:48am 12.24.24 I do exactly the same thing with McLube and luff tape.. The bushings definitely are the cause of my
PREVENTERS BAD ORCA at 8:46am 12.24.24 I wonder if it would be possible to make a self contained gear type configuration that absorbs and s
PREVENTERS jssailem at 8:21am 12.24.24 These wet, cold days, I'm not on the boat, so I'm rereading old magazine articles and drinking cups
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations CapitalistSailor at 8:07am 12.24.24

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