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Prep work for repainting hull of my boat? HillbillyWanderer at 9:30am 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 27/5993 Lots on this but really did not see answer I was looking for. I am planning on painting the entire h
Help!.....boat leaking? polarbear at 9:23am 09.25.14 Catalina 22 14/2442 I am new to sailing monohulls. Am sailing an old 70's Catalina 22. Have kept it in a freshwater sl
Winterizing A4 Gobsmacked at 7:53am 09.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/2160 The Ericson 29 we bought this summer has an Atomic 4 engine, with which I have no experience ( our p
Best Way to Run Wires Behind Headliner? braol at 5:44am 09.25.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1317 Any tips for running wire behind the overhead part of the headliner? I have a load of 18ga duplex c
Don't Stretch Bilge Hose... braol at 5:40am 09.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/801 Lesson learned: When installing hose of any kind do not attempt to minimize the amount of hose
Oday322 rounding up curtisac at 3:16am 09.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1070 Do any oday322 owners have any info on the rounding up into the wind in a blow instead of being knoc
Sail twist (1) Daveinet at 7:02pm 09.24.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 48/15799 I bought a new to me boat this summer, and while I'm fairly happy with the performance, I'm not sati
Need info on a Montego 20 texoma22x at 6:56pm 09.24.14 Trailer Sailors 12/6871 Looking for a trailer sailer. No swing keel, funny rigs or fin keels. The Montego rec'vd good revi
Check valves vs vented loops David Popken at 6:50pm 09.24.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 30/10360 Practical Sailor in a recent article on heads and marine plumbing, described a sanitation system des
Removing galley counter top Kohlerd48 at 5:46pm 09.24.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1822 I'm a new owner of a 1978 Hunter. I want to remove the galley countertop and replace it because it i
roller furring donelanc at 5:34pm 09.24.14 Bigger Boats 1/816 Do you know what brand of roller furring was used on a 272 '89? Have people had to replace or hav
inspecting Ericson 27-2 for purchase (1) pupluv at 5:29pm 09.24.14 Ericson 2/1672 Hi fellow sailors! I'm brand-new here. I just won a 1975 Ericson 27-2 in an eBay auction for $869
inspection a sailboat purchase (1) pupluv at 5:25pm 09.24.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3935 Hi fellow sailors! I'm brand-new here. I just won a 1975 Ericson 27-2 in an eBay auction for $869
Owner's Manual for P303 ? SVEnchantress at 4:49pm 09.24.14 Pearson 2/1161 Our pre-purchase survey came back pretty good, so we are going ahead with the purchase. One thing we
Instlation of new Ray Marine EV1 Autopilot amystic at 3:43pm 09.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/16266 My 336 is 20 years old and never had a autopilot installed. I ordered the Raymarine EV100 autopilot
Cq Cq Cq sullyj020 at 11:13am 09.24.14 SSB and Ham Operators 2/2576 What's happening :poke:
Continuing the electrical and charging upgrade IP 31 (1) emergpa1 at 10:36am 09.24.14 Ask All Sailors 33/6233 I have upgraded the solar charge controller and alternator. The solar charge controller is a midnigh
Is your boat QUICK?? (1) Jackdaw at 10:34am 09.24.14 Ask All Sailors 52/8928 Several current, related threads on boat speed and performance has prompted several forum members to
IS IG Still Shipping Products? Dan_Y at 10:30am 09.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/724 Wanted to try Island Girl products and their US distributor, TAP Plastics, show many of the IG produ
Caliber 28 Owners: Help! 31seahorse at 9:47am 09.24.14 Ask All Sailors 4/3991 Hello all SBO Members, First, Thanks for the opportunity to learn from this forum and to share info

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Used sail? morbidfollower at 12:17pm 09.07.23 Just borrow one. There are tons of C22s out there and I am sure you could borrow one for a time fr
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 09.07.23 Welcome to the site. This is an after market install. Hunter did not install blowers in 1999. You
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 11:32am 09.07.23 Get Don Gillette's Sail Trim guide, right here on SBO. Well yeah but I could just keep throwing p
Rudder counterbalance? Joe at 11:21am 09.07.23 My suggestion is to quit speculating with different folks about this and that... the boat is OVER PO
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag stickinthemud57 at 10:59am 09.07.23 Thanks for that. I agree that I did not get proper guidance from the loft, and nowhere in the linked
Invest 95L jssailem at 10:59am 09.07.23 Nothing really. Windy shows levels above the surface in hPa = hectopascal, 200 hPa = 200 milliba
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 10:50am 09.07.23 it's a $50 fridge at Walmart so I'll just buy a couple and disassemble for spare parts if it work I
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 (2) Johnny Sails at 10:48am 09.07.23 I might try to remove the back of this tiny mini fridge and build a new lid for the ice chest with i
CL 14 parts question (1) Joe at 10:39am 09.07.23 I need to replace the fiddle block with swivel shackle and cam on my older CL14. Hull # 536 (if th
Invest 95L glaufman at 10:31am 09.07.23 Have to admit I'm a little confused... First you said 200mb level for steering winds, 500mB for vort
Rudder counterbalance? (1) HeelBoy at 10:30am 09.07.23 This is my traveler arrangement, seen here over the secondary ballast bag (me)...
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag dlochner at 10:14am 09.07.23 Sorry you had a bad experience. As a general rule lighter weight high performance sails prefer to be
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. Kermit at 10:11am 09.07.23 My boat is not the fixed keel version, I guess they call that a Hunter 270 and they are rare. . .
Invest 95L glaufman at 10:11am 09.07.23 Interesting stuff!
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions LloydB at 10:10am 09.07.23 I would like to recommend that you get rid of this current diagram and draw a DC diagram to the vari
Used sail? LakeShark at 9:56am 09.07.23 Id like to try out a hank on sail setup the next time I bring the mast down. Looking for a used 110
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 9:54am 09.07.23 I got this from $tingy sailors blog. You might want to measure what you have and compare, replace a
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question JamesG161 at 9:37am 09.07.23 You should install the Rudder Sensor on the Bottom of your Steering Quadrant. But it must be calibr
Hurricane Hunter aircraft range (1) JamesG161 at 9:29am 09.07.23 This a picture of Hurricane Hunters aircraft. e in Mississippi. Jim...
Rudder counterbalance? (4) rgranger at 9:27am 09.07.23 219623 But if you want to conduct an experiment and see if swinging the sheet to windward and then

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