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Hunter 450 Galley Courtesy Light? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:48am 09.11.12 Big Boats 4/1213 I noticed that the galley courtesy light was not working on my boat and due to the drop of the floor
removing the headliner on my '91 hunter 28 ron mango at 8:14am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1065 does any one know if you can temporarily remove the head liner on a '91 Hunter 28 without causing pe
My TRUE story of a message in a bottle, 2 years afloat blowinganddrifting at 7:59am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2206 This is a true story of a message in a bottle I threw overboard ofshore of Atlantic City in Oct. of
Race Boats Named Murray & Djokovic Don Guillette at 7:27am 09.11.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/5991 In another thread, I stated if two matched Catalina's or two matched Hunters were racing that the bo
Video from this past weekend DannyS at 6:24am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1904 After a disappointing race cancellation this past weekend, my friend Tim and I took our boats out in
boat transport from Missouri to Ontario dziedzicmj at 6:17am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3177 I bought a boat in Missouri and need to transport it to Ottawa in Ontario (Canada). I am looking for
tribute in lights (3) dlewis812 at 6:01am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1782 much more impressive in person
Loose Screws on Ports Long Story at 3:47am 09.11.12 Catalina 310 3/1577 I see we were talking hatch leaks, and I just finished replacing all the gaskets on my (6) Six ports
Navigation Rules jibes138 at 12:50am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1815 In another thread there is a discussion about "right of way" and what are the proper actions in a na
replacing sanitation hoses sailor5017 at 9:14pm 09.10.12 Big Boats 5/2674 I am going to have to replace the sani hoses on my boat soon, boat is a 2006 model and the original
Battery Combiners SailMaster at 8:25pm 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 1/969 Heelo all. I am looking to remove our battery switch and automate a bit. Any thoughts on the best
Transient slip? Bah! Give me an anchorage! (5) Erieau at 7:02pm 09.10.12 Day Sailers 2/1475 I've had up my sleeve for some time a cruise to Pelee Island from my home port of Erieau. It's a mi
Bulkhead/interior unit creak/squeek with hull flex Rich Stidger at 6:53pm 09.10.12 Big Boats 2/2493 I have a problem. My h40.5 is 15 years old and for the last couple of years (I'm not exactly sure wh
Water lift muffler Sanfelice at 6:16pm 09.10.12 Catalina 30 7/9495 My muffler has a leak from the pipe which goes to the exhaust manifold. After researching the issue,
Anyone rework their companion way hatch? SailH37 at 6:03pm 09.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2363 I have to trash it and rebuild it when I replaced the bulkheads because they wouldn't fit below othe
Winches/Lewmar 30-2 speed self tailing gholker at 5:40pm 09.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1755 im looking to replace my Lewmar standard 2 speed winches with self tailing winches. Any suggestions
Forward Hatch Leak rpwillia at 5:28pm 09.10.12 Catalina 310 4/1645 I have a very slight leak in my forward hatch that appears to be coming from the hinges. Has anyone
Exhaust Gremlins! (3) Scott T-Bird at 5:27pm 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1553 Earlier this season I posted about my engine woes. It seems I had two issues ... whitish gray smoke
The last of the interior mods.... (7) Sumner at 5:05pm 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 5/3292 ...well at least the last for now as we are home and the boat is in FL. Not much to these mods but
fuel flow shadowthecat at 3:36pm 09.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1171 I have a 1977 27ft hunter that was sitting for three years before I bought it and I just recently go

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Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel Orbweaver at 4:48pm 02.26.23 Hi and welcome! I had to google to figure out what that boat is. That's so light I can't imagine the
Boat Speed and Pointing Brian D at 4:42pm 02.26.23 What do you mean by 'tacking angle'? Are you referring to how well your boat points into the wind?
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 3:01pm 02.26.23
Wind generators, yay or nay? jon hansen at 2:15pm 02.26.23 nay
Wind generators, yay or nay? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:23pm 02.26.23
Wind generators, yay or nay? Crusty Ol Salt at 12:51pm 02.26.23 I do not own a wind generator. The guy that owns the catamaran on the next pier over does. Our boats
Wind generators, yay or nay? dLj at 12:17pm 02.26.23 It's been my understanding that it depends upon where you sail. Also that often when there is limite
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 11:02am 02.26.23 Not 100% sure; however, I believe that Beneteau used interlux to initially coat all of the steel ke
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust BigEasy at 10:43am 02.26.23 Damn, I have seen coal tar epoxy used in some gawd awful places and it just will not let go, ever.
Wind generators, yay or nay? rgranger at 10:01am 02.26.23 Seems to me you might consider both solar and wind.
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 02.26.23 I recoated it with coal tar epoxy. Damn, I have seen coal tar epoxy used in some gawd awful place
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 02.26.23 We, along with probably 80% of the boats in our area, haul out annually for winter storage. Our ins
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 02.26.23 There are some good puns in there somewhere. :beer: I thought the same for an hour or two but cam
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:57am 02.26.23
Petrel mast diameter please. (2) jssailem at 8:51am 02.26.23 Welcome Peter to SBO Congrats on your boat. The Petrel has a bit of a history. There were 2 designs
Eliminate topping lift Kings Gambit at 8:11am 02.26.23
Modifications to an Albin Viggen Scott T-Bird at 7:49am 02.26.23 Apparently this is a deck-stepped mast and my first guess would be that the plywood was a retro-fit
Eliminate topping lift Davidasailor26 at 7:36am 02.26.23 Another way to rig a makeshift topping lift when not sailing is to use the backstay (if you have on
Eliminate topping lift JBP-PA at 7:00am 02.26.23 Another way to rig a makeshift topping lift when not sailing is to use the backstay (if you have one
advice on auto chart plotter (3) JBP-PA at 6:40am 02.26.23 It feels salty to have paper charts, but basically they are a waste of space, in my opinion. If yo

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