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H31 Fuel Tank Gauge morich at 4:13pm 09.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1548 Hi All. I've fallen in love with my 85 Hunter 31 (although sleeping two in the forward berth is not
Halyard Snare (1) PatTormey at 2:05pm 09.10.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1719 So I've used this trick a couple of times and thought I'd pass it along For whatever reason the h
bedding material and sealing windows EnginesForward at 2:03pm 09.10.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2767 I am overhauling a 1971 Mac 22, Need to know the following: 1 Best way to seal swing keel pivot bo
1985 Hunter 23 forestay jmac2270 at 1:46pm 09.10.14 Smaller Boats 7/1979 Bought a Hunter 23 and setting up for first time. Anyone have a picture of how they connect the for
Who Has Squeezed The Most Batteries Into A 376? robertsapp at 12:27pm 09.10.14 Big Boats 18/2366 The single 4D battery that makes up the house bank on our recently acquired 376 is totally inadequat
Loos Gauge for Standing Rigging Paul and Judy at 11:13am 09.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2354 I have a 1993 33.5 and the standing rigging is 1x19 316SS wire. I want to purchase one of the Loos
Help!!! Not sure if this is supposed to be here?? Charitybull at 9:53am 09.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/2407 So, as a proud new owner of an 89 Mac 26D, I got to admiring it when I noticed this..https://www.dro
B361 Westerbeke B30 Oil Pressure guage Lite n Sound Guan at 9:39am 09.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1259 Hello all: Need advice. (Apologies if this has been asked and answered) Engine WesterbekeB30 on B3
Pointing ability...best bang for buck? braol at 9:17am 09.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 9/5440 My real big question has to do with overall pointing ability. Do you get the biggest improvement fro
Thoughts on Increased Performance Under Sail... braol at 9:10am 09.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/944 A recent post asking about moving the traveller sparked some thinking on the issue of sailing perfor
to pass a wire fabrik at 7:58am 09.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1145 what the best way and where to pass a wire from the back of the boat to the control panels its for s
The Best Marina Ever? robertsapp at 6:49am 09.10.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2602 My submission for consideration: http://www.lifeonthehook.com/2014/09/09/best-marina-ever
Hunter 22 fresh water bottom paint jander31 at 6:46am 09.10.14 Smaller Boats 5/806 I've just purchased a Hunter 22 and will be saiing it on a fresh water lake. The bottom has never b
Cockpit Drains...again (4) CCrane2299 at 6:45am 09.10.14 Catalina 22 17/2385 I finally fixed my leaky cockpit drains. 45 Minutes from start to both of them finished. The first o
Couple of heel questions dawn_coyote at 6:30am 09.10.14 Catalina 22 2/907 Still getting used to sailing a bigger boat. I got my C22 (swing keel) this February, coming from Su
Battery Questions - H340 (4) Robby in WA at 11:33pm 09.09.14 Big Boats 6/1138 The H340 I just bought had batteries in it that had been there since 2006. I am new to this stuff,
Fair Winds to ya'll -- had to sell boat :-( JonnyQuest at 10:36pm 09.09.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1641
Gunnel winches Daddio at 9:25pm 09.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/669 I have a 29.5 hunter. I was wanting to add the winches on the gunnels for our spinnaker. What size o
Stolen Rudder Mrlee at 8:10pm 09.09.14 Balboa 0/1501 Hi all, I need a rudder for a 26' Balboa..1973 if it matters...Mine was stolen! For what?? Beats me!
Changing the traveler position Photoman60 at 7:55pm 09.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1696 I am considering changing the position of the traveler on my 29.5 from the helm to the cabin top to

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Jib Line Overlaps dlochner at 5:31am 05.18.23 It is a bit difficult to see in the photo, however it appears the tail is crossing over the sheet, t
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch jviss at 5:25am 05.18.23 above the waterline plastic through hull fittings Is this correct, or did you mean below the water
Keel Bolt Cleaning dLj at 5:19am 05.18.23 I want to clean and re-coat my rusty keel bolts and nuts. The SS backing plates are like new! What
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? jviss at 4:55am 05.18.23 ter inch around the base and did a couple layers of glass around and the base. I let it harden, smo
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? Hayden Watson at 12:35am 05.18.23 Should have been much cheaper and faster than replacement.
Urgent warning to genset owners (1) Screen Saver at 12:13am 05.18.23 Good read and Info.So I have H49 with same FP 12 setup. Yep that skin fitting is very hard to get at
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? (1) jonelli at 11:35pm 05.17.23 215775 i ground down the tube and about a quarter inch around the base and did a couple layers of gl
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? jonelli at 11:32pm 05.17.23
Jib Line Overlaps (2) Joe at 11:09pm 05.17.23 David's comments should help you quite a bit. But your biggest problem, of course, is lack of exper
Urgent warning to genset owners Hayden Watson at 10:44pm 05.17.23
Non working microwave Clydo at 10:39pm 05.17.23 On our Microwave we had to set the clock first and it was OK after that. Thanks will try that. Cl
Are you ready? Hayden Watson at 10:31pm 05.17.23
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages SoSound at 10:28pm 05.17.23
Raider Cherubini 33 jssailem at 10:09pm 05.17.23 Welcome to SBO and congrats on the new to you boat. Will be looking forward to following your proje
Are you ready? jssailem at 10:03pm 05.17.23 alligators in the Gulf Surfing GATORS... You can just here the Gators sharing... Surfs up and mayb
Jib Line Overlaps Stu Jackson at 9:02pm 05.17.23 Also don't over do thew number of wraps on the winch itself. I did that on our C22 eons ago and lea
Are you ready? MikeHoncho at 9:02pm 05.17.23 Dove north of Hoodport today. Above 10 feet the water temp was 60 F below it was 48 F. Its very u
Are you ready? RussC at 9:01pm 05.17.23 3-4 years ago in April. local lake water temp 58. a pontoon boat passenger decided to jump in. seei*
Are you ready? Dalliance at 8:24pm 05.17.23 I went to the marina tonight, thinking about getting out, but north cold winds and waves kept me at
Are you ready? (1) BigEasy at 7:26pm 05.17.23

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