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Compound and Wax This Fall? Ducati at 12:39pm 09.23.12 Ask All Sailors 11/6105 The Spring boat prep in advance of launch is always a rush + the weather is always iffy. Was thin
I Should Have Been Sailing Roger Long at 11:32am 09.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/3268 It was a beautiful brisk day for the run from Dutch Harbor to Stonington. Lee and Lynn filled me wit
Fall mccauley13 at 9:52am 09.23.12 Sails Call Lounge 5/14697 Happy first day of Fall to all. Fair winds and happiness to each and every one.
Salon table subrock at 8:08am 09.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1392 We have a 2008 Hunter 36 and think it is a great boat that suits us very well. But there is one nigg
garmin blue chart mortyd at 8:07am 09.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1115 i undetstand from posts on this forum that garmin has walked away from its blue chart technology, th
Hunter 34 questions ranchu56 at 7:43am 09.23.12 Big Boats 6/2240 Fellow Hunter 34 owners, Two questions I would like to pose. 1.) Visited the Newport Internation
Westerly Centaur (1) jeg158 at 6:36am 09.23.12 Ask All Sailors 3/4567 My wife and I are currently refurbishing a 1979 Centaur and need a little info. The original mast is
Fiberglass problem?? paulh1 at 5:59am 09.23.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4040 Ok, I decided to fiberglass the small cracks and openings on my boat.I thought about filling with fi
galley foot pump csavage at 10:10pm 09.22.12 Catalina 30 3/1657 the pump is leaking; it's my understanding that it drains the icebox into the sink. is it connected
bow repair mroot at 9:31pm 09.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1411 When i bought this boat it had damGe from rubbing the dock and made it to the wood structure, any re
Rudder bearing on 28.5 Jeff McVittie at 8:45pm 09.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1990 I removed the rudder on my boat to check the bearings on the top of the rudder posts and make sure t
Mast base I-beam sloopslave at 8:17pm 09.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1557 My 1979 Hunter 30 has an I-beam under trhe cabin floor that supports the mast. The I-beam is so bad
Stern Anchor Payout Sytem chasmoyer at 8:11pm 09.22.12 Big Boats 6/1601 Has any 450 Passage owner devised a system to deploy the stern anchor while motoring up to bow ancho
Yamaha 10hp w/elec start, electronic choke Ward H at 7:17pm 09.22.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/2043 Plan to close on the purchase of an O'day 25 this week. the outboard is a 10hp w/elec start, electro
Front Hatch Cover problem Oday Orange at 6:49pm 09.22.12 Catalina 22 0/1088 Hello, I am new to sailing started this past spring!! I have a 1973 Oday 22 That I decided to sail i
Cal Pump, Aircon cooling water Ken13559 at 5:02pm 09.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/739 Some weeks back, I reported my Cal Pump leaking oil (for about a year), and now trips the electrica
Which Autopilot system should I buy? ksagara at 4:01pm 09.22.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2562 Hello, I have an Autohelm ST4000 autopilot system installed on my year 1996 Hunter 280. This 16 yea
336/1995 Galley Sink clippy at 2:11pm 09.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/965 problem - leaking waterline connections under galley sink - unable to access locknuts which hold fau
Transom Motor Mount weight capacity (3) windsurfer101 at 1:06pm 09.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2349 Hello everyone, I have a 1984 25.5 Hunter, with what seems to be an original transom mount, and it'
LED lights for saloon of Beneteau 473 Jester II at 12:37pm 09.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/6461 Has anyone replaced the G4 halogen lights in the saloon of a 473 (or similar) with LED's - if so wha

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Bow Thruster retrofit H 420 2004/5 chuck anderika at 4:44am 11.07.22 I had an external thruster installed at Harrinton North on my 410. Could not be happier with it, saw
Any Guesses Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 11.07.22
Any Guesses rgranger at 3:00am 11.07.22 Well then out she goes. No longer needed. Overtaken by modern technology. Last year I turned a gif
H41DS microwave Nachismo at 2:57am 11.07.22
Folding Prop Verdict Davidasailor26 at 2:30am 11.07.22 I had a similar pleasant surprise when we switched to a flex-o-fold. With our old fixed prop the rud
1987 Catalina 22 Replacing Rubber Seals on Pop Uo Seat Locher Hatches. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:57pm 11.06.22 Catalina Direct has an expensive product: I've seen worse. If the new gasket is maintained, it's
Folding Prop Verdict Ralph Johnstone at 9:53pm 11.06.22 2) The overdrive feature is not a gimmick. It allows us to go faster at a lower RPM in typical Sout
Any Guesses Ralph Johnstone at 9:44pm 11.06.22 Last year I turned a gift certificate into one of these puppies. Impressive. And how many bank h
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Ralph Johnstone at 9:41pm 11.06.22 Looks like a 15 kg Bruce. That's @Mike 58 's anchor which is the right size. Works great Now I
H41DS microwave artboas at 9:40pm 11.06.22
Sanitation hose recommendation requested artboas at 9:31pm 11.06.22 slight thread hijack - why would the hose leaving the head be 1", and the other end that empties in
Hunter Vision 32 1989 jssailem at 9:20pm 11.06.22 Looks like a 15 kg Bruce.
83 HUNTER 31 BOOM INSERTS jssailem at 9:17pm 11.06.22 How about this link. Right here on SBO. https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/searchres.php?kw=Gooseneck
boom inserts jssailem at 9:16pm 11.06.22 Maybe you can find a solution here. https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/searchres.php?kw=Gooseneck+
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Ralph Johnstone at 9:06pm 11.06.22 Works great Now I just need a heavier anchor. How heavy is your anchor in the photo ?
Can anyone tell me where I can find the length of my topping lift? I have a 2007 Hunter 45cc with in mast furling. Where can I find that information? Allan12210 at 8:18pm 11.06.22 Attach the end of a tape measure to the main halyard. Hoist it to the top allowing the tape to unwin
Folding Prop Verdict sail sfbay at 8:11pm 11.06.22 No advantage for my sailboat in the San Francisco Bay.........so I have a 3 blade fixed propeller.
Running Rigging Supplier for New Benteau Boats Oceanis_Sailor at 7:52pm 11.06.22 Actually, it is exactly like your car since automotive manufacturers make very few of the component
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? dlochner at 7:24pm 11.06.22 That's what I was asking myself. I'm not sure they do. In any case, easy enough to find out. Suppo
Do you put your bimini down? jnorten at 6:43pm 11.06.22 I raced for over a decade with a great group of folks on a slower cruising boat. He had a bimini an

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