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I recently purcahsed a Hunter 212 sailboat and upon purchasing it I knew there was a large crack in
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Hi! I dropped my rudder because it looked like the top, flat edge had delaminated. But upon further
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Sorry to sound stupid but if i mix epoxy resin with hardener is that not called Gelcoat? Because the
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Last night a storm did some damage to the Hunter 23.5. It was tied to a dock with 4 large inflatabl
Leeward Rail at 3:35am 10.27.25
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How many of you were members of the "Online Yacht Club" ? Hint.. it wasn't on the typical website o
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Hi, Need some advice please. The Foil End Cap (21 in the diagram) has come loose on the water and
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Wanderwind at 11:10am 10.25.25
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Hello Hunter Owners! First of all, this is NOT a for sale ad! We are looking for advice... Please
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AI and the SBO Forums
Foswick at 4:51am 12.20.25
David is right on this. It "feels" like plagiarism but fails to meet that definition, on a technical
old man sailor
jmczzz at 12:32am 12.20.25
A lot has happened in the past 10 days. The seller did get some of his "stuff" off the boat. He man
AI and the SBO Forums
Davidasailor26 at 8:45pm 12.19.25
Unfortunately the accuracy of programs to detect AI generated text is no sufficient to flag posts.
AI and the SBO Forums
Dave at 7:37pm 12.19.25
I agree and had a similar thought. Maybe have some bold marking system on a suspected AI generated
Recommend A Bottom Paint for my partially repaired swing keel? (current keel paint unknown)
Captain Larry-DH at 6:55pm 12.19.25
I was considering cleaning the 80% of the keel that was still "good" and then scuff sanding and re
AI and the SBO Forums
Foswick at 6:54pm 12.19.25
Maybe have some bold marking system on a suspected AI generated post/conversation. Would such a sy
Raw Water Pump Leaking Advice
JoeWhite at 6:54pm 12.19.25
UPDATE: since my original post above #6 post, I was able to find equivalent seals from Granger, part
Adding port light into hull side.
PaulK at 5:34pm 12.19.25
You will notice that the title of the video is "Making big holes in the hull..." and that the porth
Correct placement of cradle pads on 27-2 (89-94)   (2)
SailingLoto at 3:40pm 12.19.25
Looks like the slings go under the first and last stanchions.
Macgregor 25 forestay
Project_Mayhem at 1:32pm 12.19.25
Don't give any published numbers to a rigger. They're almost always different. The best thing to do
Catalina Yachts website is gone?
Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 12.19.25
Sad to see, but not surprising. There has been a gradual shift from the late 80s to today from sail
Macgregor 25 forestay
SteveHughessails at 12:13pm 12.19.25
Awesome!
Recommend A Bottom Paint for my partially repaired swing keel? (current keel paint unknown)
ShawnL at 10:12am 12.19.25
I have my '74 on a mooring in a small bay in Lake Superior. The bay doesn't get much water movement
Catalina Yachts website is gone?
marcham at 10:01am 12.19.25
I seem to recall that it was said that the boats in contract prior to the sale would be delivered by
Recommend A Bottom Paint for my partially repaired swing keel? (current keel paint unknown)
Carl Wonderful at 9:29am 12.19.25
I looked again at your pictures and you should do at least a scuff sanding to recoat the entire kee
AI and the SBO Forums
BAD ORCA at 8:44am 12.19.25
Personally I'm pretty sick and tired of dealing with AI generated content. I find it especially irr
Macgregor 25 forestay
JBP-PA at 8:30am 12.19.25
Approximately 26.83 ft, based on sqrt(I^2+J^2) Note the Venture 25 had a masthead rig, and so would
Boat Insurance
Hello Below at 8:08am 12.19.25
No Progressive Insurance in Canada. No State Farm, no BoatUS, no Geico, no USAA. . . In fact not on
Macgregor 25 forestay
SteveHughessails at 7:30am 12.19.25
I wish I could answer that. It would mean I own one. Post it when you find out please. :-)
Need input.
Joe at 5:21am 12.19.25
If the forestay does fail, DO not drop the headsail.... because that will be all that's left holding

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