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Looking for feedback from 05-06-07 Hunter 33 sailboat owners Maurice Doran at 1:35pm 10.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2279 I am looking at roughly 10 year old Hunter 33s and want to hear from owners. What's the good - bad
What's going on with Marlow-Hunter? Maurice Doran at 1:31pm 10.13.16 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 28/28138 I went to the Annapolis Sailboat Show last week and there were no Hunters to be seen. The rumour wa
Bladder Fresh Water Tank Member 81826 at 1:25pm 10.13.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/676 Greetings, I am looking to replace my old rigid plastic tank with a larger bladder tank. Going to in
C30 MkII vs. MkIII joebeach at 12:54pm 10.13.16 Catalina 30 14/6472 Looking at a couple of C30s for daysailing and coastal cruising in western FL. One is a '89 TRBS/WK
Web Link for Harvest Moon Regatta - Galveston to Port Aransas BlowMeAway at 10:46am 10.13.16 Destinations 3/1071 If anyone is interested, I have a buddy sailing out of Galveston that sent me a link to the race in
Northwest - Puget Sound Storm LeslieTroyer at 8:35am 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 75/4870 with the storm coming tonight thru the weekend are folks doing anything to prep their boats. I'm pl
Recommend a microwae freeheelbillie at 8:29am 10.13.16 Catalina 30 4/927 Looking for a good microwave to fit to the left of the ice box in the galley. 12v obviously. 1992 Ca
Huricane Mathew prep critique wanted (5) pateco at 8:15am 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 23/1872 We were lucky, and survived Mathew with no damage, but this was our first time prepping the Stargaze
Passage 42 original mainsail furling / outhaul line sizes and sheave sizes Wanderwind at 7:30am 10.13.16 Big Boats 0/689 This is on my new-to-me '94 passage with Z-SPARS in-mast furling rig. The owner's manual seems to s
H 34 Ball Valves hunter healer at 4:33am 10.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/750 Hi there, Im in the middle of replacing thru hulls and I was wondering if I could get some feedback
Bought a cheap PVC dinghy, can I reinforce the bottom? mz4wheeler at 5:14pm 10.12.16 Ask All Sailors 3/712 OK, bought a brand new PVC Silver Marine 8ft dinghy, 5HP, 660lbs capacity. I bought it for it's lig
Looking for an O'Day 31 SS Bow Pulpit and Anchor Roller SeaDogBoating at 2:32pm 10.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/831 Hi folks, My name is Steve and I am looking for an O'Day 31 Stainless Steel Bow Pulpit and Anchor Ro
S2 23 hull #2 1975 (3) Alex D at 2:15pm 10.12.16 S2 0/894 Hi guys, I found this S2 down in South Florida looks good ' solid everything is there all original l
Any site dedicated to C28 Richie50 at 2:13pm 10.12.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/690 Just looking for information, forward thinking as I love my C22.
Deck support for a Hunter 170 John Edward at 12:17pm 10.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2897 Does anyone have any experience with supporting the deck or firming up the deck of a Hunter 170? A f
S2 9.2A cockpit cushions indimini at 11:22am 10.12.16 S2 1/1342 Hi all, we are in the process of moving to a new boat. We will be donating our S2 to a local non-pr
Water in motor gfroch at 11:11am 10.12.16 Catalina 30 11/1618 My Universal M25XP seems to have gotten water into the third cylinder, which was discovered when it
Added to the Hunter 39 Owners page Fortyeighter at 11:07am 10.12.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/415 Hello, Trying to figure out how I get added to the H39 "Owners Page". Thanks in advance!
Engine Oil Drain (1) marchem at 11:00am 10.12.16 Catalina 310 23/2433 I feel a little silly asking this, but is draining the engine oil on the M25XPB really as easy as un
T-105 or Sams Duracell seadaddler at 8:38am 10.12.16 Ask All Sailors 5/582 So checking prices found a real good price on T-105 . Duracell 6 volt sam's club Duracell is $84.00

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The falling c - Clip Davidasailor26 at 10:08am 05.27.24
The falling c - Clip Tally Ho at 10:03am 05.27.24 I'm up on the deck this morning fitting a new block for the furler line (yes, after 39 years, a Sch
Beneteau 285 Backstay Tension Block Setup shemandr at 10:01am 05.27.24 ... Line size. Block size. For example can a smaller dingy 4 to 1 block set be use since it's no
Dickinson newport type, or forced air / vevor / 12v diesel heater? dlochner at 9:46am 05.27.24 Is there space to run the ductwork? Do you need heat on anchor or at the dock? If only at the dock
Dickinson newport type, or forced air / vevor / 12v diesel heater? dLj at 9:18am 05.27.24 Which would you prefer? A slow and fiddly to heat (and less child friendly, potentially smelly) dic
The falling c - Clip dLj at 9:11am 05.27.24 Looks to me like you would be better served by replacing it. dj
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? jssailem at 9:08am 05.27.24 I've never had a halyard jam with the sail up, usually gravity is in your favor, While your think
Swim step lanyard dLj at 9:08am 05.27.24 Why not just use stainless cable replacing the original? dj
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? dLj at 9:05am 05.27.24
macerator hose removal advice jdrutten at 9:03am 05.27.24
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! dLj at 9:01am 05.27.24 By the way the Mac 26S is the boat that I have the goal to own after I learn on this one. I like yo
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? dLj at 8:53am 05.27.24 Bridle-rigged snubbers make sense when used on beamy powerboats that are wide near the bow, and on
Beneteau 285 Backstay Tension Block Setup AldernyRace at 8:37am 05.27.24 Thanks John
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:35am 05.27.24 Release the traveler, release the main sheet and let it flog, head into the wind and sea under power
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? Calif. Ted at 8:25am 05.27.24 Of course, that leaves the follow up--if my main halyard were to jam, in the mast, or perhaps on th
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? SimonHGR at 8:08am 05.27.24 Well, all that sounds like a pretty convincing "no" :) Thanks all for the input; yes, I wasn't at a
Beneteau 285 Backstay Tension Block Setup (2) jssailem at 8:02am 05.27.24 Welcome to the SBO Forums. Congrats on your new sailing boat. I suspect you are looking at a fiddl
Gelcoat Cracks on Toe Rail JamesG161 at 7:59am 05.27.24 thing to be concerned about given proximity to the hull to deck joint. No. These Spider type crac
Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue (1) jssailem at 7:46am 05.27.24 I assume this is the area of concern. e issue. It looks more to me as running aground damage or the
windvanes for hunter 33 de 2004 (3) Windpilot at 7:41am 05.27.24 This is my installation

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