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humidity around mast Punch at 3:27pm 10.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1036 Hi I just hade a survey done on my 84 Hunter 31, the inspector mentionned that we have a High leve
Dimmer Switch 2006 Hunter 45 CC Jeff20919 at 3:16pm 10.03.11 Big Boats 3/1120 Besides calling Hunter directly does anyone know where I can purchase the dimmer switch for the over
Rotted wood higgs at 3:16pm 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2474 Finally tracked down the leak that was causing rot in my hanging locker. It is coming from a dorade
Newbie 26M Owner juschilln at 3:09pm 10.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1139 A questions to fellow 26M owners. The PO of my 2005 has the spreader bars removed and bunged to the
We need your input! Phil Herring at 2:47pm 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 24/4094 We're getting ready to announce a new, exciting program on SBO: webinars. For those not familiar
What time (on a weekday) works best for a 1 hour webinar? Phil Herring at 2:44pm 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3134 Post any comments or questions here.
Draining / replacing the antifreeze SaltyHog at 12:06pm 10.03.11 Musings With Maine Sail 14/12744 I have a Westerbeke W46 and the pencil zinc seems to have broken off in the heat exchanger. I was g
Wanted Hunter 26 Or 260 vweedon at 11:49am 10.03.11 Smaller Boats 0/908 Looking For A 26 Or 260 Hunter. 1995 Or Newer. With Trailer And Preferably A 4 Stroke Motor. vweed
Need help finding bracket islandjim at 10:26am 10.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1440 Yesterday we were sailing in Raritan Bay. The bracket on the mast held there by the spreader broke a
Bubbling head secondwind410 at 9:49am 10.03.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6368 Hi Peggy I hope you can help me. This season I developed a problem with one of the heads on our 199
Sandbox sailors . . . what to do? (1) rognvald at 9:21am 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1776 Rognvald was close reaching in a light southeasterly as it approached the old harbor. There was a ro
vhf update rlrmystic at 9:12am 10.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1437 Newly purchased H295 ; and seems the vhf radio should be high on list of many updates. any suggestio
Boat inspection tip P39.2 JEJargoj at 8:51am 10.03.11 Pearson 1/1320 We are moving forward with our fist boat purchase. Test sail, Inspection, and purchase this week of
Barrier Coat Chipping Away (2) Dean Strong at 8:36am 10.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1012 In 2008 I removed about a dozen coats of bottom paint off my 1990 Hunter 30. After sanding and wipin
Could it be Ethanol? CrawJac at 8:32am 10.03.11 Engines and Propulsion 1/3255 I'm trying to troubleshoot an issue with my 1982 Evinrude 7.5, but I think it might be ethanol causi
Mainsheet twisting Rocknoids at 8:25am 10.03.11 Catalina 30 2/1697 I have a 1985 Cat 30 where the main sheets attaches at the center of the boom, then to the cabin top
Winter cover for a ketch with masts up billt1 at 8:01am 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1664 Hi all Anyone have a good system to cover a ketch with masts up over the winter. we get a lot of s
Should I recut my mainsail? Adjusterdehart at 7:34am 10.03.11 The Cherubini Hunters 18/4609 Recently acquired a H37c, 1980, and the mainsail appears to be blown out. I am not sure how to tell,
winter battery care windsock1 at 7:27am 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2531 The years I "winter" in the water (at a marina with an excellent bubbling system!) I've been pluggin
Nothing to see here... kpgraci at 7:02am 10.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2177 We had a cold front come through, so after the SCAs were lifted I ventured out on the lake. Single

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I am looking to buy a boat at the end of 2022.. Wanting to so some sailing before that.. thevoyager at 8:57am 02.19.22 .......... My advice on buying a boat is to purchase and learn on the boat you want to ultimately
Greatest knot tying in the world jssailem at 8:56am 02.19.22 Looks like he is all set to do his bottom job.
Sticky control cables Halvern at 8:54am 02.19.22 I went back over to boat last night, the Richie compass is in a S/S cap on top of pedestal. There ar
I am looking to buy a boat at the end of 2022.. Wanting to so some sailing before that.. Benny17441 at 8:53am 02.19.22 It all depends on what type of boating do you intend to pursue. There are various disciplines and e
Greatest knot tying in the world Leeward Rail at 8:48am 02.19.22 That is why they make slip ons and velcro. Maybe that is so the rest of us can spot them easier ?
Greatest knot tying in the world jssailem at 8:46am 02.19.22 when he looked down, he noticed not one of them tied their shoes correctly. That is why they make
Greatest knot tying in the world BrianH at 8:43am 02.19.22 I am more impressed by the backing plates. I have seen a couple of boats in my marina that were ti
A few Hunter 306 questions (1) jssailem at 8:42am 02.19.22 in-mast furling config has a slightly larger headsail area and slightly smaller main area, the fur
1987 Cat 22Teak Refinishing John Marrone at 8:26am 02.19.22 Now that is what I'm talking about Thanks for the Heads up!
Sticky control cables JoeWhite at 8:14am 02.19.22 In my case , I only lubricated the shafts at the pedestal beneath the compass. Use bearing oil, not
1987 Cat 22Teak Refinishing (1) sail sfbay at 8:02am 02.19.22 ........I am finished removing all the varnish. To me, the glossy plastic look is just not what I am
I need cockpit table plans (1) sail sfbay at 7:51am 02.19.22 Recently measured a Hunter 356 cockpit folding table shown in the photo below. Table (King StarBoard
Selling used stuff here and fraud markwbird at 7:43am 02.19.22 When I bought my boat a few years back the seller was quite paranoid about getting scammed. My wife
Precision 23 outboard power Rick Webb at 7:40am 02.19.22 Six is fine anything more than 8 is too much. It seems to move up to a smoother running two cylinde
Precision 23 outboard power DAVA390 at 7:33am 02.19.22 I had a 6 h.p. on my P 23, would not have wanted to go smaller. Tohatsu 6 h.p. is a fine motor.
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:30am 02.19.22 I'd rather not have any lead acid on board if I go to LFP. I'd go bigger - like 400+ Ah of LFP.
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging sail sfbay at 7:27am 02.19.22 Agree with the above posts on verifying the line length you require yourself for the reasons noted a
LiFePo4 Refresh Davidasailor26 at 7:21am 02.19.22 Thanks for the video. This guy mumbles and speaks too quickly for me, and he's a bit scattered. A
Defender Sold Rich Stidger at 7:14am 02.19.22 I buy from SBO stores first. Then another site I found, has better prices than Defender. Please
Mariner 19 or Triton 21 shemandr at 7:07am 02.19.22 When I first read the OP I was thinking the Triton 21 was a stretched Ensign. But SBData shows the

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