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Well, I have decided to sell my 26' Windtherapy at 10:18am 06.23.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/860 So I bought this boat 3 years ago and bought a 36' foot slip on lake Huron thinking I would get the
Squeaky wheel Alice A. at 6:12am 06.23.17 Big Boats 3/680 Our 1992 Legend 37.5 has an annoying squeaky noise coming from inside the Edson pedestal when sailin
How to test SSB whip antenna after lightning strike geoffschultz at 5:46am 06.23.17 Ask All Sailors 14/2228 My boat was struck by lightning while on the hard in Guatemala. It struck the VHF antennas on the m
Stanchion Problem (2) Neil McDonald at 10:42pm 06.22.17 Ask All Sailors 3/405 One of my safety line stanchions on my Hunter 36.5 has broken at the base. It appears that the desig
What radar to buy-need help? Jimongee at 8:45pm 06.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 47/5366 My wife and I sail The Great Lakes. We have a 356 Hunter. We are interested in adding radar this sea
Cracked hull Karyon at 8:11pm 06.22.17 Smaller Boats 32/3796 I came across a H23.4 but the hull has about a 6" crack in it, but it is below the waterline right w
Widgeon Foredeck Hatch Covers thewaxmania at 4:22pm 06.22.17 Day Sailers 2/744 I'm wondering if anyone has any clever ideas for replacing the 'hatch covers' that cover the access
O'Day 25 Chainplates mihaso at 4:12pm 06.22.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/829 Hi, My new O'day 25 ( from 1976 ) had a surprise for me today. After being stored with the mast up o
Rub Rail W.P. Smith at 3:17pm 06.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1515 Hello, I'm a new Hunter 410 owner. Does anyone have any experience in removing the rub rail. I'm cur
Sailing with the deaf or hard of hearing freeheelbillie at 1:19pm 06.22.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1849 My 2.5 year old son was just diagnosed as moderately severe hard of hearing, which means sounds belo
2011 31' Hunter cooler dosen't work FrankO2 at 10:38am 06.22.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/397 Having trouble troubleshooting the Waeco 12 volt cooler on this, it does not cool at all, and the co
Log Canoe Racing - MRYC Gunni at 9:37am 06.22.17 Racing 7/1173 This weekend (24 June) the Miles River Yacht Club hosts the Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe Racing Associat
AC Day2 - TeamUSA has a Problem Gunni at 9:20am 06.22.17 Racing 51/4629 Another bad day for Team USA, lost both races. Much was made of their lifting foil size choice but
Increasing backstay tension flattens main? danstanford at 7:31am 06.22.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/2994 I crewed on a boat last night with a rather baggy main and thought about this notion I have read tha
Hunter 34 vs. Hunter 340 Bill19233 at 5:30am 06.22.17 Racing 4/3016 The last leg of last Saturday's race became a windward/leeward duel between my 340 and a 34. Both of
1990 Hunter 35.5 manual bilge pump shawanaga at 4:26am 06.22.17 Big Boats 6/1177 We bought a 1990 35.5 about a year ago and we have entered a distance race here in Toronto and on th
Some dumb questions (2) stackwalker at 12:23am 06.22.17 Smaller Boats 26/3410 So after getting the mast up with ease after figuring out that you hook the mainsheet in the anchor
Letting Her Go :( (2) ahansom10482 at 9:59pm 06.21.17 Ask All Sailors 1/440 After 18 years with our Hunter 380 were going to let her go. We bought her new in 1999 and have spe
Mainsail trimming (1) C22BC at 7:16pm 06.21.17 Ask All Sailors 35/3595 137860I was out Saturday for about the 3rd time in my new boat it was blowing 12-14 knots with the o
Best Finish for Handholds H3newdog at 7:13pm 06.21.17 Big Boats 1/367 I need to refinish the topside and inside handholds. I was thinking of using Cetol marine on the top

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Lantern Advice American_Mainsail at 9:27am 12.06.23 A friend gave me an oil lamp that's bulkhead-mounted (for safety). It's on a gimbal (also for safety
Cockpit Locker Size? Stu Jackson at 9:21am 12.06.23 The builder has the opening currently at 14" (w) x 3' (l) and I don't know if my BBQ will fit throu
Single private mooring rentals American_Mainsail at 9:12am 12.06.23 Consider talking to some local businesses in the area that are renting moorings to see what permits
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 9:00am 12.06.23 I think the best ideal of all is to put a solar powered in-take fan in the main cabin roof. And mayb
st60+ wind ind, speed hull spd colin59 at 8:45am 12.06.23 Thanks everyone, will scan ebay and see whats available. Colin
New MaxProp came today! dlochner at 8:38am 12.06.23 2.- The anode that PYI supplies obviously fits over the barrel nut. I have only ever found one othe
Engine Water Drain Plug? dlochner at 8:35am 12.06.23 In the Owner's Resources section of SBO (on the landing page) is a copy of the service manual. See l
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' rgranger at 8:31am 12.06.23 I sent you a possible lead in the other thread you started on this same topic. r
Need Mast for 1991 Hunter 42. Lost the entire rig this last weekene rgranger at 8:29am 12.06.23 I recently saw this boat on FB marketplace. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/19928469877607
Charts recommendation BarryL at 7:38am 12.06.23 Hello, The original poster is looking for charts for a Raymarine Axiom chart plotter. This means a
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' deanM at 7:28am 12.06.23 No one was hurt just a big shock. it was the 1" steel bar from the hull to the deck sheared off
CONFIRMATION PLEASE twodzusfittings at 6:53am 12.06.23 Thanks everyone for your input. You seem all to confirm my thoughts.
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:52am 12.06.23 elves get into a house that doesn't have a chimney. That's Snorkle the elf, I recognize him. -Wi
The Sewing Machine Thread American_Mainsail at 6:31am 12.06.23 Update - based in part on feedback in this thread, I ordered a Sailrite LSZ on a Black Friday sale
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' American_Mainsail at 6:25am 12.06.23 Worst case scenario - so sorry to hear (and see) about your misfortune. Was anyone hurt? Do you kno
Continupus mainsail furling Ward H at 5:49am 12.06.23 @Seahawk345 When I was fitting out my first boat I bought new jib sheets. Using the adage bigger mu
Hunter 140 frame Ayrehead at 5:48am 12.06.23 We don't need more advice at this time. Thanks for answering my question about whether or not there
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker marcham at 5:45am 12.06.23 Replace the pump...
Continupus mainsail furling American_Mainsail at 5:28am 12.06.23 I think both your angles makes sense, Seahawk. I have had similar issues occasionally with my contin
Continupus mainsail furling Seahawk345 at 4:46am 12.06.23 Nope. The issue was still "on-going' when I hauled the boat out for the winter. I had some very help

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