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Well that escalated quickly...H22 anchor locker repair (2) IDtrucks at 6:45am 05.22.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1147 Originally I was going to just cut out the old failed caulking in my anchor locker, and re seal it t
New Honda 9.9 Questions Todd Atchison at 6:11am 05.22.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1457 I recently purchased a gently used Honda 9.9 Power Stroke / Four Stroke (looks to be about ten years
Shipping height of 2009 B37???? Vegas at 5:36am 05.22.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/1431 Am considering shipping mine to the Great Lake. I can't get a quote without all the dimensions. I h
Hunter 26 mast raising pole (gin pole) jbreland at 4:22am 05.22.18 Smaller Boats 32/3491 Can someone tell me what the diameter is of the mast raising pole or (gin pole). I've got the length
Furling main purchase question Valerio at 2:32am 05.22.18 Big Boats 12/1016 best place to buy a new furling main for my h41, ? Please tell me your purchase experience.
H34 Windlass Installation - Recommendations? Ilanortho at 7:53pm 05.21.18 Big Boats 5/1010 Hi; Would like to install a (Lewmar?) anchor winch on my fore deck. From what I've read, it seems a
Hunter 216 Mast Plate Qt: where to position the pin & use of mast wedge Bob8234 at 5:31pm 05.21.18 Day Sailers 8/1434 It is not clear to me with the Hunter 216 mast plate where the pin should be inserted since there ar
1991 Hunter 28 mast jeffreymccort at 4:00pm 05.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/517 I have a 1991 Hunter 28. The upper spreader port side is loose. I have been told there are some stre
Boarding ladder for hunter Edge bjohnston at 3:41pm 05.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/817 I am the new owner of a 2009 Hunter Edge and was wondering of any suggestions for a boarding ladder
Replacement mast for 1991 hunter 35.7 Legend Brian Jalbert at 2:07pm 05.21.18 Parts Search 1/442 My mast has developed a crack at the base and I have decided to replace it. I'm not having much luck
Looking for bulb replacement for deck lights Meis at 12:41pm 05.21.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/779 I am looking for a replacement bulb for my 1978 O'Day 30 deck lights. I have the original and it is
New Spring cabin project - WM sale Justin_NSA at 12:16pm 05.21.18 Ask All Sailors 2/439 While it's somewhat cool enough to sleep on board without the AC, I'm getting soft, I decided to rep
Hunter Pleated Window Blinds Mounting Hardware (3) Geoff E at 11:20am 05.21.18 Parts Search 0/516 Hi I have a Hunter 336 and am not sure if it has original blinds throughout the vessel but they are
Teak handrails - reinstall kclancy at 11:10am 05.21.18 Catalina 22 7/3543 Hi All - I finally completed painting the decks with Kiwi Grip. It looks great - for a total newbie
1980 H27 Cherubini Rudder Removal Papachef1968 at 10:28am 05.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/915 I recently acquired a 1980 H27 Cherubini. The rudder was snapped of during the last hurricane. I was
It is that TIME AGAIN.... PFD Check jssailem at 9:28am 05.21.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1187 Yes it is spring. One of the rites of spring is a check of your never used in anger PFD. For you gu
Gravity wins Jackdaw at 8:52am 05.21.18 Ask All Sailors 67/4226 every time. Each spring WYC runs a 3-weekend series to jump-start new crew. Its 90 minutes classroom
Cracked Water Tank Garymadhatter at 7:42am 05.21.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1210 My water tank on my 1980 O'Day 30 is cracked and needs to be replaced. It is impossible to remove wi
How universal are trailers? jwlarson2 at 7:27am 05.21.18 Trailer Sailors 9/1299
Insurance Prices Jump Screen Saver at 7:06am 05.21.18 Big Boats 8/970 HI, Im not sure what everyone else is experiencing but my insurance has just jumped nearly 60% I hav

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New Batteries and Switch marcham at 10:32am 04.24.24 The owner's manual for your boat DC electrical wiring diagram may help to figure out how it should h
Metal lathe Maine Sail at 10:08am 04.24.24 Who exactly did you speak with at Balmar?
Hunter 1999 310 Tachometer marcham at 10:08am 04.24.24 Do you know if your tach is wired to a sensor on the flywheel or wired to the alternator? If you can
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Maine Sail at 9:51am 04.24.24 Ask for Peter Directly.. Who. Did u speak with at Balmar. You want Timm..
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Maine Sail at 9:37am 04.24.24
Self tacking jib LloydB at 9:30am 04.24.24 Actually I looked at the one and I think the others for that.
Rivets Used Rick D at 8:51am 04.24.24 Had mine removed and replaced last year. The rigger used aluminum FWIW.
Metal lathe Mark Maulden at 8:34am 04.24.24 Hayden, what shop did you use?
Not perfect launch day... Ralph Johnstone at 8:27am 04.24.24
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? SoSound at 8:20am 04.24.24 We replaced the included asymmetrical spinnaker that came with our Oceanis 34 with a code 0, and we
New Batteries and Switch jssailem at 8:12am 04.24.24 As said, not bad. The ideas shared support best practices consistent with marine use of batteries.
Rivets Used Rich Stidger at 8:07am 04.24.24 I don't know what material that Hunter used, but when I re-riveted hardware on my mast I used stainl
Not perfect launch day... jssailem at 7:39am 04.24.24
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? jssailem at 7:06am 04.24.24
Hand held Radio ? DRhoads at 7:04am 04.24.24 "Waterproof one would be good":eek::plus::)
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ monocerosin at 6:57am 04.24.24 I have added our Hunter to the database. I have read every bit of information here on SBO that I ca
Not perfect launch day... FastOlson at 6:50am 04.24.24 According to the PYI site: "The Max-Prop Easy is a step forward in Max-Prop design. This propeller
70 FT of LIFE LINE Project_Mayhem at 6:49am 04.24.24 What's the approximate weight?
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate ClassicSail at 6:32am 04.24.24 The Triangle plate on the O'DAY 23 (as well as 19, 192, 20, 22, and 222) was to attach the mainshee
Not perfect launch day... (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:29am 04.24.24 The problem is that it says O'Day on the side of the boat ;) Mine will stay dry for a few days and t

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