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broken shift cable palmbeachboater at 7:08am 11.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/767 Shift cable broke inside the Edson on my 1992 Hunter 33.5. Would like to replace shift cable and t
Smell Under Cabinet in Galley Pkb57 at 6:12am 11.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 14/4185 We just bought our first sailboat a Hunter 33 :) We had been sailing a Catalina 22 every so often t
Replacing antifreeze IH82BL8 at 6:06am 11.23.15 Ask All Sailors 19/4610 I need to replace the antifreeze in my Yanmar 2GMF. This is the internal side of the heat exchanger
Cal 35 C. anyone have experience with a cutter rig? jssailem at 5:36am 11.23.15 Cal 4/1830 I know from the plan designs and brocheres I discovered that the Cal35 Cruiser from 1974 had a cutte
Interior paint LakeMurraySailor at 3:01am 11.23.15 Catalina 22 13/1408 Everyone has been so helpful on this site and I cannot thank you enough! I have question about inter
Preventing condensation in forepeak after sleeping patrickkidd at 10:45pm 11.22.15 Catalina 30 15/3516 The forepeak on my 1984 C30 has no natural venting and so everything is moist and covered in condens
Heater suggestions? patrickkidd at 10:41pm 11.22.15 Catalina 30 21/4165 I have a C30 in in the San Francisco Bay Area and am looking for a low-profile, quiet/silent, A/C or
Cruising To Vendovi Island Terry Cox at 8:23pm 11.22.15 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1678 To all my shy PNW cruisers, have any of you been into the small bay on the NW corner of the Island?
Survey eMail gpd955 at 7:30pm 11.22.15 Ask All Sailors 1/362 Just received and read the survey result email and would like to thank the forum staff for their ama
Officially mine! (1) SailShannon at 5:27pm 11.22.15 Catalina 22 24/2013 Hi all. First let me say thank you for all the feedback and guidance I've received from this team ov
Hunter 25.5 depth sounder and bilge pump marksteiger at 4:14pm 11.22.15 Smaller Boats 5/2567 Have been searching the forums for information on placing depth sounder transducer for 86 Hunter 25.
Interior Structural Cracks (3) JamesG161 at 2:54pm 11.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1212 I have noticed these cracks after inspection I did following heavy seas and pounding my keel once i
Winterizing the Mermaid Pat at 2:39pm 11.22.15 Bigger Boats 2/575 We have a 12,000 btu Mermaid AC in our O'Day 272. Prior to this I have had our club Property Man
Volvo: Pirates of the Sea? Rich Stidger at 1:10pm 11.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 22/2241 After 18 years of service and just over 2400 hours of operation, I feel that it would be a good idea
Tampa Area Surveyor BayMan at 12:45pm 11.22.15 Ask All Sailors 2/465 Please recommend a trusted and thorough marine surveyor working in the Tampa/St.Pete area of Florida
Is this pump rebuildable? (1) Rich Stidger at 12:40pm 11.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 45/7792 This is a water pump that was installed on a Volvo MD22L-B. The seal was leaking water, and since I
In mast 'piece of crap' furling system Perfect Excuse at 11:29am 11.22.15 Big Boats 45/21227 I have tried everything suggestion in forums except to buy a new sail which I hesitate to do unless
Hunter 340 forestay tension and adjustment Robert1224 at 6:39am 11.22.15 Big Boats 4/1893 Hello, What is the procedure for tensioning the fore stay on a Hunter 340 with a B ' R rig? Decided
The Frog is Back Kermit at 6:34am 11.22.15 Ask All Sailors 20/1439 At least for now.
Traveler Upgrade for Hunter 36 (9) Alctel at 11:42pm 11.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/640 Cross posting from my blog, as I hope this may be helpful to someone else. I pretty much copied Rard

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What should I be worried about? Smooshed keel while tied up... dlochner at 2:43pm 08.10.23 Serious damage is unlikely. Dings, missing boat paint, etc are likely, just another task to attend t
Thoughts on chart tables? dlochner at 2:37pm 08.10.23 Most chart tables are too small to actually unroll a chart. When we want to use a real, not a chart
C&C 30mkii (1) jssailem at 2:14pm 08.10.23 Congratulations on your new boat. Welcome to the SBO forum. Can you ask the former owner what he use
What should I be worried about? Smooshed keel while tied up... Walsh0575 at 2:12pm 08.10.23 Thanks! To answer your question it's a lead keel and mostly calm conditions, wind ripples and some m
Thoughts on chart tables? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:11pm 08.10.23
Interior wood lacquer finish repair jssailem at 1:58pm 08.10.23 I would suggest contacting the SBO staff on the shop area of this sight. The customer service crew a
Thoughts on chart tables? jssailem at 1:53pm 08.10.23 My chart table serves as a shop table during projects. When sailing, which I pray will come soon, ou
C&C 30mkii CliffA at 1:43pm 08.10.23
What should I be worried about? Smooshed keel while tied up... Davidasailor26 at 1:40pm 08.10.23
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 Don S/V ILLusion at 1:19pm 08.10.23 Play nice in the sandbox guys. One of the things unique on this forum is mutual respect And we all a
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 1:01pm 08.10.23 If you have a sliding dinette, take a look underneath the drain cone in the seat once in a while to
Proper shroud tension dlochner at 12:58pm 08.10.23 Generally for keel boats (or keel cb boats) 10-12% of breaking strength works as a starting point. T
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 dlochner at 12:55pm 08.10.23 Why do you always have to think of me when you see something that's incorrect, in error, peculiar,
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. JamesG161 at 12:53pm 08.10.23 We are working on the Science now, not Statistics. We will update on what John and I know. Jim...
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? jssailem at 12:27pm 08.10.23 He said that is what the LAZY JACKS are for. That is a deflection non answer. SURVEY the boat if
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. Don S/V ILLusion at 12:26pm 08.10.23 The hurricane forecasting group now says to expect 3-5 major hurricanes (> 110 mph wind) before the
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. kappykaplan at 12:21pm 08.10.23 Vigilance is a key to early preparation. Indeed!
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. jssailem at 12:16pm 08.10.23 Vigilance is a key to early preparation.
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. kappykaplan at 12:09pm 08.10.23 The hurricane forecasting group now says to expect 3-5 major hurricanes (> 110 mph wind) before the
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? kappykaplan at 12:04pm 08.10.23 My advice is to RUN, not walk away from this boat Run, don't walk away! :plus:

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