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Furlex Jib Furling Drum Problems tjg1955 at 8:45am 12.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/6088 I have a 2004 Hunter 36 with a Furlex drum on the jib. When pulling out the jib the line will often
Reviving a dead battery John T1594 at 7:37pm 12.23.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2142 So, I saw this video in You-tube and find it hard to believe. I don't know that much about battery c
Battery bank and monitor question holdech at 6:53pm 12.23.14 Ask All Sailors 46/7272 The various battery monitors I have looked at treat the "house bank" as a single entity. I tend to
Flat washer UNDER battery lug (2) Joe5917 at 6:46pm 12.23.14 Musings With Maine Sail 1/2470 The 4D batteries in my Catalina 320 don't have built-in threaded terminals but rather simple lead po
If I were buying a new mainsail Ken Cross at 5:40pm 12.23.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1392 I've posted before about possibly buying a H30. I was looking on this site at sail prices should I w
IYE traveler upgrade? Nauti-Gent at 5:20pm 12.23.14 Lancer 3/4384 I'm looking to upgrade my traveler to get more purchase power? I have an IYE England traveler syste
Prop shaft turns while sailing? McIntoshUSA at 4:11pm 12.23.14 Ask All Sailors 35/9782 I recently noticed that while sailing my prop shaft turns. If I put the engine in reverse(engine is
AICW NY to Delaware River. melliott0352 at 3:48pm 12.23.14 Destinations 5/2662 Thinking of taking the boat south for the winter in a few or more years. Trying to do some homework.
Installing transducer in Hunter 216 Ed_S at 2:57pm 12.23.14 Ask All Sailors 29/5185 I'd like to install a depth through hull transducer in my Hunter 216 Background: The 216 hull is co
Snarky Boat Names CloudDiver at 2:48pm 12.23.14 Ask All Sailors 43/12233 I'm still pondering what to name my C-22. I'm leaning toward something funny, a little tongue in ch
Access panel for impeller change Tayana42 at 1:39pm 12.23.14 Big Boats 3/1034 Can anyone provide the link to the detailed post regarding the installation of an access port/panel
~yet another leaky keel stepped mast~ (1) Coyote at 12:09pm 12.23.14 Bigger Boats 6/2144 BEFORE I get blasted, YES, I know there are a hundred threads available with information on dealing
Sail Number for racing Tawhiri at 9:08am 12.23.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1454 Hi, I recently purchased an older C27 and would like to do a bit of casual racing. How do I can a sa
Star Clipper Sailing Ships and Merry Christmas tgrass462 at 7:42am 12.23.14 Smaller Boats 0/816 We were just wondering - have any of the good people on this forum ever taken a cruise on a Star Cli
Bug Proofing a H26 Fred at 6:37am 12.23.14 Smaller Boats 8/2119 One of my winter projects is to come up with ideas to improve bug proofing for my H26. This boat was
Busbar location H34 PGIJon at 6:15am 12.23.14 Big Boats 5/1149 As part of my battery refit, I'm going to add bus bars. Since my batteries are in the dungeon, wher
Should I bite? rdrake at 5:36am 12.23.14 Catalina 22 22/2791 Hi all. Was wondering what your opinions on this rig are. I have expressed to the seller that I wi
My Homemade XMAS Card to All (1) Anonymous 121765 at 4:36am 12.23.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2431 I've been making my own (Sic) cards for friends just to get their response. I've been doing this for
Has anyone increased the capacity of aft holding tank on H40 micksbuddy at 7:14pm 12.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/830 I'm looking at a 89 H40 that only has a holding tank(of unknown size, but probly 12-15gal) for the a
mast repair cropduster60 at 6:34pm 12.22.14 Smaller Boats 18/2263 I had a small issue lowering the mast. Had main sheet backwards when lowering mast and when the mast

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Rub Rail Help Project_Mayhem at 6:43am 08.09.23 Call Rudy at D and R marine. Explain what happened and he should be able to offer you some advise on
Watches (1) kloudie1 at 6:26am 08.09.23 I don't wear a watch since I retired in 2008 but I really liked the intricacies of the mechanical me
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement (1) JamesG161 at 6:23am 08.09.23 Just to think outside the box:biggrin: I could help more. Jim...
Rub Rail Help JBP-PA at 6:15am 08.09.23 Alas, things like that happen to everyone. Got any pictures? It's hard to understand exactly where
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement Summerof69 at 6:13am 08.09.23
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker (1) jssailem at 5:52am 08.09.23 Why not? Welcome Mason to SBO. I say why not, because I had the same idea in my Montgomery15. Put to
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement JamesG161 at 5:45am 08.09.23
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement Summerof69 at 5:29am 08.09.23
looking for a 23 mast base zspar Crazy Dave Condon at 5:24am 08.09.23 Although uS Spars in Gainesville, Florida sells Z Spar parts, @rgranger suggested going thru the for
Hunter 212 hull crack Crazy Dave Condon at 5:16am 08.09.23 Walk away
Hunter 212 hull crack (1) jayarmala at 5:03am 08.09.23 218639218639
Hunter 212 hull crack jayarmala at 4:55am 08.09.23 Unfortunately the boat is over an hour away and the current owner only posted 1 picture showing the
identify sailboat jviss at 4:53am 08.09.23 Those pics are great. Is that your shop? It's very cool. I think that boat may be worth something
Hunter 212 hull crack jayarmala at 4:52am 08.09.23 Do these two back to back cracks represent a failure right through the hull?
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 3:44am 08.09.23 You told us you were an electrician. You have a breaker that has two wires correctly color coded. T
identify sailboat mark allen at 3:40am 08.09.23 thanks so much to all of you! I appreciate your expertise, kindness and patience with my inquiry.
identify sailboat Jim Legere at 3:16am 08.09.23 Fireballs were very popular racing dinghies 40 year ago. They were pretty easy to sail compared to l
c 16 leak JohnShannon at 11:12pm 08.08.23 The flaps in the transom, are called transom flaps and indeed allow a lot of water to drain quickly
What is the meaning of this? JohnShannon at 11:07pm 08.08.23 DownWind Sail Area/ Displacement ?? I too would guess asuymcl = asymmetrical spin
identify sailboat JohnShannon at 11:04pm 08.08.23 I concur Fireball lovely boat.

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