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Bottom Paint Delawaredave at 6:29pm 04.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/838 Did search, learned some. Previous owner put Interlux Micron Extra paint on bottom - this stuff i
lowrance global map 3200 mmsailor at 5:12pm 04.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/540 I have a lowrance global map 3200 in a boat that is new to me . Their website says it is no longer
Small inverter recommendation Mark Maulden at 4:43pm 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1172 So, the admiral buys a new Apple laptop and about the only way to charge it away from shore power is
Rudder Post Play/Movement h2ojunke at 3:24pm 04.05.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2108 Was servicing the rudder/steering cables on our 2002 Beneteau 393 the other day. I noticed that when
The end of one era, beginning of the next Phil Herring at 3:18pm 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 57/5688 It's hard to believe, but 20 years ago Bly and I started SailboatOwners.com with some good ideas, th
Slow Draining Tub in Hunter 450 Jim Maynard at 2:29pm 04.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/363 Has anyone ever experienced a slow draining tub in the aft bathtub aboard a Hunter 450? The drain it
5watt solar panel- dead or alive jtm at 1:59pm 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 7/703 i have (2 ) 5watt solar panels on my h28.5- each to one of the 12v 2 batteries. I usually disconne
Hunter 280: Fixed Side Windows Waterdog1 at 1:49pm 04.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/2781 The port side fixed window on my 1997 280 decided to break this weekend. A complete vertical split
Oceans 46 Interior Cushions TOG USA at 1:29pm 04.05.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/444 Looking for brand new complete set of interior cushions, white sand color for Oceanis 46.
H26 owners: I need a measurement please (2) rgranger at 1:05pm 04.05.17 Smaller Boats 31/1315 Hello H26 and H260 owners. I can't get to my boat for a few weeks and I want to order some things f
Alligator-Pungo River Canal rgranger at 12:47pm 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 12/3783 Looking for some first hand stories/exploits/knowledge on traversing this canal. I have sailed thes
roll On/around the boom mainsail furling of 1960's D.L.Bland at 11:51am 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 22/8544 I am wondering if anyone still exists who uses the once popular system of rolling down a in
New rudder Hydro Therapy at 8:19am 04.05.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/460 Well it figures, I've been busting my hump to get my 240 ready. The plan was to put her in this Mond
Road trip seadaddler at 8:13am 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 0/224 Hi Had my sailboat in the Boat yard back in Feb for new bottom paint waxing and a list of little thi
Antifreeze drain/flush replace. DougM at 4:20am 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1697 Changing the antifreeze on my Yanmar 2GM20F is on the agenda because its due (probably overdue).This
Spring To Do List, A Big One This Year! Ward H at 4:19am 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 15/671 Here is my spring check list and schedule. 1. New Furlex Furler 104S. Ordered April 5th 2. New Harke
You just can't protect yourself from stupid! Rick Templeton at 7:29pm 04.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 53/4442 Last Sunday morning my wife and I checked the weather and headed out of Long Beach for a leisurely s
Leaky burp tank Ronsail at 7:00pm 04.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1730 I have a 1987 hunter 35' with a yanmar 3GM30F the problem is the burp tank fills and does not recycl
34 Handrails (3) Sefuller at 6:57pm 04.04.17 Bigger Boats 14/3919 A couple of years ago I replaced our teak cabintop handrails with new ones made from Sapele. I foun
Using windlass to hoist boson's chair on h36 Dan_Y at 6:06pm 04.04.17 Big Boats 14/1557 Has any one used the lewmar windlass on the h36 to hoist the boson's chair. it looks similar to the

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Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 jssailem at 11:38am 06.29.24 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Many boats are thin shells that hold out the water and flex when pushed.
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JBP-PA at 11:24am 06.29.24 No, its the reef line. Page 46 of the pdf. I can see how its supposed to run, I was looking f
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... (1) Rich 35.5 at 11:06am 06.29.24 That's probably your outhaul as others have said. No, its the reef line. Page 46 of the pdf.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Rich 35.5 at 10:53am 06.29.24 My 23.5 did the same in the bow area. I had it for 10 years or so, no problems.
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap kappykaplan at 10:24am 06.29.24 is it 6 of one / half-dozen of the other? Yes, as long as you calibrate whatever you end up with.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Tiffany at 10:10am 06.29.24 Really enjoyed reading all the thoughtful/enlightening comments posted to the question about the sta
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap Foswick at 9:54am 06.29.24 If the tach isn't too old, it may be able to get a signal from something in addition to the output o
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 shemandr at 9:46am 06.29.24 Seems like a lot of flex to me. But I'm no CDC.
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? gfrazzle at 9:41am 06.29.24 Hi Kupe, I replaced my old unit(2007 DS41) with a new one a couple of months ago. The original was b
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port Scott T-Bird at 9:29am 06.29.24 I can't imagine there is a simple solution to the rudder shaft alignment. It seems you will just ha
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 06.29.24 Part two is: I believe there is a way to keep the new alternator if I either replace the tachometer
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Scott T-Bird at 9:10am 06.29.24 Also, I'm curious about 3 bilge pumps. Three electric bilge pumps or 2 electric and 1 manual? My C
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 06.29.24 @Crazy Dave Condon Your opinion ?
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Scott T-Bird at 9:00am 06.29.24 BTW, the "Catalina smile" doesn't apply to the boat you are looking at. It was only an issue with m
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Scott T-Bird at 8:43am 06.29.24 A "wet bilge" is not normal unless there is a reason for it. Ask for explanation and then do whatev
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JBP-PA at 8:40am 06.29.24 I'm probably using the wrong term... It is slab reefing already. Its actually two lines joined
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port William Weeks at 8:37am 06.29.24 Sorry about the previous message, had a computer glitch, was supposed to read line up equally on eac
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JBP-PA at 8:26am 06.29.24 YES! There is an easy trick. Get a couple small supermagnets. They work through aluminum. Tie a t
Bronze rudder part (6) GarEi at 8:15am 06.29.24 OK I got back to the boat and made the repair. The Pearson 303 has bronze rudder mounts in the skeg,
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port William Weeks at 8:08am 06.29.24 Hi Joe, thanks for your input, yes I contacted Catalina about the problem and they wouldn't admit th

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