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folding/feathering prop for H40.5 wegu at 7:23am 12.27.12 Big Boats 21/5610 Anybody know the best prop/size for a folding/feathering prop for a Hunter 40.5 or has one for sale
Making Engine Access Opening Larger Ajay73 at 3:21am 12.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/2774 I'm thinking about making the starboard side engine access opening a little larger(horizontally, not
Proper method of exercising thru-hull valves? Beautiful Day at 11:22pm 12.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1446 What is the recommended interval of exercising thru-hull valves? Once a month? Once a quarter? Twice
How much for all new M25 Cushions? StinkBug at 11:14pm 12.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/9359 Just wondering what kinda ballpark I should expect when I start shopping around. I'm sure some of yo
Rudder Modification jenquay at 9:03pm 12.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/10101 Has Anyone modified the original one piece rudder into a kick up rudder on a V25? We see some good
O'day 25 Wiring Schematic (5) Ward H at 8:55pm 12.26.12 Day Sailers 11/9851 Somewhere I found the factory O'day 25 wiring schematic in jpeg format. A PDF version is also found
1974 O'Day 19 burnst40 at 7:10pm 12.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/5613 I amtrying to come up with a workable strategy to remove the very corroded and encrusted centerboard
Boatyard Misery II SailMaster at 6:53pm 12.26.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2351 Well Halleluia, We finally got a coherent answer from our supposed Paint and Fiberglass "Professi
Trip next spring Serge Tremblay at 6:24pm 12.26.12 Destinations 6/5740 I own a Hunter 40.5, 1996, planing to leave Bermuda to New York down (up) the Hudson River to Erie C
First single handed Lost Parent at 5:26pm 12.26.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1637 Well I am going to try my first single handed sail from Blaine to Vancouver heading north on the 31s
trying to find hull # lastdog001 at 5:26pm 12.26.12 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/10517 just bought a ranger 29 1972. i think that in the ID# the hull # is coded in just like the year is.
Parsun outboards? tsell at 5:20pm 12.26.12 Ask All Sailors 17/6575 I am in the market for a new 4 stroke motor for my Pearson 26, and found these Parsun motors: http
Hukk slapping damar18 at 5:16pm 12.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2167 My Hunter 376 has a terribly hull slapping problem to the extent we have trouble sleeping even in ou
New to me 1981 Venture Mick at 4:43pm 12.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2435 I recently purchased a 81 Venture from a man in Dallas. He had gotten it fron a local lake marina.
Honking! Roger Long at 2:35pm 12.26.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3894 I moved out of Factory Creek after the rain stopped and over to the east side of Beaufort to get a b
New spinnaker masthead or fractional Christopher15294 at 2:18pm 12.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/11665 I have a 1990 Beneteau 41s5 and I need a new spinnaker. I'm debating skipping the spectacle and run
Adding balast to level boat at rest. Joel H. at 1:55pm 12.26.12 Ask All Sailors 19/6943 So here's one I've been pondering off and on. Early last season, while rowing my dink around the s
Cleating the Sheets... (2) Squidd at 1:42pm 12.26.12 Ask All Sailors 25/5709 I think I hve my traveler figured out/reconfigured to a useable state... http://forums.sbo.sailbo
Universal M25 Oil Leak from Block Plug (1) texascat30 at 12:52pm 12.26.12 Ask All Sailors 3/4594 Hello folks - I was changing the oil on my 1985 Catalina 30's M25 and discovered I had lost a lot
Attaching Jib (2) William John at 11:57am 12.26.12 Day Sailers 6/2691 New boat and asking for help. The bow plate has 2 holes to attach sails. The hole furthest aft has a

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Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? shemandr at 4:13am 02.17.23 Great pic of the trimaran, Thinwater! I note how close the main comes to being the shape of an airp
Replaced all my sanitation hoses artboas at 3:56am 02.17.23 Why didn't you tell me before you started ? I replaced all of my sanitary hoses a couple of years
Replaced all my sanitation hoses (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37pm 02.16.23
Question on Teak (1) Mark Maulden at 9:30pm 02.16.23
Question on Teak (1) Joe at 8:53pm 02.16.23 I have used Minwax Spar Urethan pend. I've used this stuff for years on exterior. It'll easily last
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 8:38pm 02.16.23 .Yes that's why I'm still looking for my blue water boat. The Lakes going down pretty low here. I li
Hello to the community Joe at 8:34pm 02.16.23 Lake Travis is a pretty popular sailing lake. Years ago it was rated one of top 10 in country by Sa
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? (2) thinwater at 8:25pm 02.16.23 I've never had a backstay (4 boats). https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nub74vRHCqE/Xv5k4NSkP5I/AAAAAAAAQFc
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Joe at 8:14pm 02.16.23 It'll fit. Buy it. Not because it floats though, I have one of those Titan's and it floats..... bar
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Joe at 7:36pm 02.16.23 I have a Hunter 23, which has a backstay. I found out my friend who has a Hunter 23.5 does not hav
thru-hull size needed for bilge Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 02.16.23 Most likely the greatest increase to friction is the use of cheap corrugated vinyl hoses which I fou
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:26pm 02.16.23
3jh5e impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 7:18pm 02.16.23 All right, all right, I concede it's your clean living that has kept them from leaking :pray: . et.
Loading boat on trailer abouttime at 7:16pm 02.16.23 Update Thank you all for your input. I think that I now understand why my new-to-me boat is not set
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? dlochner at 6:55pm 02.16.23 Rig loads are pretty dynamic and there is some inherent redundancy for the forestay and backstay wit
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Davidasailor26 at 6:43pm 02.16.23
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? dlochner at 6:42pm 02.16.23 Welcome to SBO. Some rigs are designed to have a back stay, some not. Hunter used a B & R rig on a
Question on Teak Davidasailor26 at 6:37pm 02.16.23 This is one of those religious topics where there isn't a right answer, just personal preferences.
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 02.16.23 Mostly I find the locking mechanism to be a PITA. In 40 years of sailing I've never been on a boat
Dinghy repair follow up Project_Mayhem at 6:06pm 02.16.23 The Flex Seal spray doesn't work well for this application. I'm guessing it lasted about two months

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