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Weird (to me) traveler on a Mac 22 (1) skienuff at 8:51am 09.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2788 I purchased this Mac 22' last year from a guy who didn't own the boat long, and didn't know a whole
Floating a Catalina 25 without a keel drumbeater at 7:53am 09.07.12 Smaller Boats 12/5784 Can you float this boat with the fixed keel removed? Got one that is beached on a dry lake and looki
Inverter question - New H36 Owner PKFK at 7:52am 09.07.12 Big Boats 5/1613 Hi - I have been a SBO member for a few years (with a Ticon 30). We just bought a 2007 H36 (yip
Topside Paint Prep Question SailMaster at 7:29am 09.07.12 Ask All Sailors 11/1958 Hello Fellow Sailors, We have moved forward with the paint project on S/V Thalassa. We hired the lo
Stolen sailboat and kidnaping sfgary at 7:08am 09.07.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3012 A bay area sailor posted recently about a sailboat stolen out of Alameda CA. It is now believed that
Aluminum water tanks CoolChange91-42passage at 6:40am 09.07.12 Big Boats 9/2386 Aluminum water tank is full of holes and leaking into bilge area. This is the 85 gal main tank. Hunt
Hatchway problem paulh1 at 4:35am 09.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1655 I posted this question on another forum. Didn't get any help so I thought I'd just throw this out t
Don't Cry for Me Maine (1) Roger Long at 4:17am 09.07.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/4032
Shroud Tensions sinnettc at 9:32pm 09.06.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/15357 Something came up during our sail on Sunday that I could use some advice on. As usual, the wind bui
Engine comtrol panel cover GreggL at 8:25pm 09.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1632 My e33 came with the engine control panel on the inside coaming of the starboard bench in the cockpi
Mast Rake Hunter 34 ted makoske at 7:09pm 09.06.12 Big Boats 7/2418 Can anyone tell me how to measure the mast rake on this boat....The 7 " prebend in the mast confuses
CE rating for a hunter 31 (1985)? Jared1048 at 7:08pm 09.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2257 Im trying to find some info on the rating in the 1985 Hunter 31. From what I've read there is an 'A'
Cant send a new message Bill sanders at 6:42pm 09.06.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1442 Is any else having troubled replying to threads
Mainsail attachment...Loose footed Mark Juetten at 6:28pm 09.06.12 Big Boats 3/1614 Is there any differance in performance of a loose footed mainsail vs. a fully attached one with a bo
What is this material? (1) higgs at 6:15pm 09.06.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2414 This block is mounted on some type of plastic material that mounts around the stnchion. What is tha
376 mainsail handling Mark Juetten at 5:26pm 09.06.12 Big Boats 7/1614 Please relate your experiances re: Mack pack, doyle stackpack and uk's simliar contraption. Thanks.
Forestay tension in a breeze. -wb- at 4:42pm 09.06.12 Smaller Boats 8/3540 Last night we were sailing a Hunter 23.5 and the wind went to 20 mph in a small squall/rainstorm. Ha
M25 Interior upgrades (4) voltzwgn at 3:56pm 09.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3389 Picked up a 1980 M25 about a month ago it had the original interior still in it. So we pulled the c
Best place for A/C on 1983 C&C 32? yoleon at 2:30pm 09.06.12 C&C 3/3196 Hello, although I have been "cruising" this forum for a number of years and found it very useful, th
aluminum tow rails Geoff K at 1:56pm 09.06.12 Pearson 8/4274 I saw NYsail's post on new toe rails. I'm interested in changing out my stock teak toerails for alum

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Paint for motor mounts (1) Rjm st.petersburg at 7:15am 03.10.23 I forgot to post my picture.
To lead lines aft or not? Ward H at 7:08am 03.10.23
Proper prop size tartan 33 (2) jssailem at 6:44am 03.10.23
Keeping Seagulls off the Bimini (1) john2 at 6:36am 03.10.23 Wel, we have lots of starlings and when our boat became the highest one (our neighbour sold his boat
does anyone can tell me what is that for? Brian D at 6:15am 03.10.23 3 Air conditioners on a 34' boat? Good grief. Sure this isn't a floating refrigerator?
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? jssailem at 6:11am 03.10.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum Steve Nice video. Touching on many of the practical issues involved is saf
To lead lines aft or not? jssailem at 5:47am 03.10.23 I need a windfall first. Like winning the Lottery?
does anyone can tell me what is that for? jssailem at 5:44am 03.10.23 allowed a tiny flow of water to run through the hose whenever the engine was running. When I read
TOO MUCH WIND? dLj at 5:42am 03.10.23
To lead lines aft or not? RoyS at 5:41am 03.10.23 Nice to have but a costly installation. You will likely want to take the mast down and install an or
To lead lines aft or not? jssailem at 5:36am 03.10.23
Venture 25 bulkhead (2) THECUSCUS at 5:28am 03.10.23 It doesn't attach to the ceiling. There is an "L" shaped bracket at the bottom (3 bolts in picture)
To lead lines aft or not? dLj at 5:23am 03.10.23 Personally I like controlling my fore sails completely from the cockpit, but I prefer to go to the m
New to me purchase of Hunter 34 Davidasailor26 at 3:35am 03.10.23 Congratulations on your purchase! LED bulbs right here on the site store. MarineBeam is also well
New to me purchase of Hunter 34 kappykaplan at 2:55am 03.10.23 6. Batons - where is a good place to find the right sized batons? You can purchase battens at you
TOO MUCH WIND? Joe at 8:31pm 03.09.23 Reef???? :banghead: Too much wind, cancel the race to avoid the carnage. But you'll never see ree
To lead lines aft or not? (2) Tally Ho at 8:29pm 03.09.23
does anyone can tell me what is that for? Benny17441 at 8:14pm 03.09.23 Standard safety procedure to have all hoses double clamped, but no need to wait until one breaks to
To lead lines aft or not? Benny17441 at 8:07pm 03.09.23 If you sail single handed, then there is a good case for leading the lines back to the cockpit, othe
Water Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:39pm 03.09.23 <LOL> Happens all the time...I've seen add-ons to threads a lot older than this one. Some that hav

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