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Crack in Hunter 17 Deck James White at 11:05am 01.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/5904 Need help please- from ANYONE- I want to buy a Hunter 17 (love these boats) but it has a 14" crack
Jabsco Head rebuild or replace...? Squidd at 10:50am 01.03.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 37/16514 I posted this on another forum and just got reamed and basicly told I was a fool... so please be gen
1984 H34 HWH - What is this valve? (1) dqb24 at 10:45am 01.03.12 Big Boats 23/6033 Starboard/outboard side of the hot water heater...small diam petcock - was frozen - after PB blaster
new FX mainsail Jordan grant at 10:38am 01.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2054 Incemy last post Ive gotten to try out the new sail so I can answer my original post from +months ag
emergency tiller question Bergovoy at 9:39am 01.03.12 S2 6/2092 hey all... I have a 1980 S29.2a and it has a plastic deckplate on the back seat/bench area... unde
Stern Rail Seat (1) Scott2 at 9:12am 01.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1197 Laast summer my H240 went through a horific lake storm that blew up quickly.Winds were estimated at
Now I know what's under that 8.0CC sole ewoden1 at 8:21am 01.03.12 S2 0/1073 Opened up the sole on my 8.0CC this past week. Interesting piece of, ahem, engineering. Recall I
Anchor Sizeing Great Lakes Squidd at 7:47am 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 31/7654 Looking thru my gear and I have a "S13" Danforth which I assume is a 13# anchor, I have 30' of 3/16"
Bull Creek Buffet (Video) Roger Long at 7:16am 01.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/3217 I stuck my head out the companionway this morning just in time to see a feeding frenzy of dolphins,
House Battery Replacement JeffThompson at 4:27am 01.03.12 Big Boats 8/1572 Over the holidays, our house battery finally decided to go to the great battery graveyard in the sky
Moment of Truth Roger Long at 4:09am 01.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2376
Removable cockpit table paul1938 at 9:46pm 01.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1896 I have a 2005 H33 and while the folding table is great when we are docked, it's a pain when we are s
San Diego Trailer Sailors davenlynn at 9:45pm 01.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1983 Are there any marinas on either Shelter Island or Harbour Island that rent slips for a day or two?
Hunter 376 A/C and genset cahenesy at 7:03pm 01.02.12 Big Boats 11/4453 Hello all, I am in the process of purchasing a 1997 Hunter 376. I mostly sail on Lake Sidney Lan
Hunter 22 bilge pump location question SenecaDaze at 6:43pm 01.02.12 Smaller Boats 23/9200 the boat is a 1981 model,there was no bilge pump mounted when i bought boat,i have a small bilge pum
Show Off Time (4) GorillaToast at 6:23pm 01.02.12 Catalina 22 19/2300 Ok, so I decided to work on the boat instead of watching the Rose Bowl. After Ohio State (just down
Hunter 260: hole in cabin floor? epsilonblue at 6:00pm 01.02.12 Smaller Boats 18/5138 I have recently bought a hunter 260. there is a one inch diameter hole cut in the cabin floor adjace
Bottom paint seagle at 4:51pm 01.02.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3496 What is the best bottom paint to us in the bahams and why?
Thru-Hull Valves frozen (3) Euphoria2011 at 4:13pm 01.02.12 Bigger Boats 10/6872 Hello, I have a 1983 Oday 28 and this spring I am gettiing the bottom done and while she is out of
Best hight for a bimini? kmart at 4:01pm 01.02.12 Pearson 4/2073 Hello all. I have a Pearson 10M. The boom height when with the main raised is just under 5' 8" off t

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Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 6:56am 11.18.22 Yes
Miss sailing rgranger at 6:56am 11.18.22
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 6:49am 11.18.22
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 6:46am 11.18.22 So we should use bottom paints that are highly toxic to aquatic life to keep our sailboat bottoms c
Hunter 30T issues before buying? Justin_NSA at 6:32am 11.18.22 I paid twice that for my '91 H30T a few years back. My biggest peeve is the cast iron keel that like
Occaisional Head Smell Monheganlover at 6:29am 11.18.22 I have a 2002 Catalina 310. I bought the boat in 2020 and had the issue you describe with the head
Coasta Rica - Where to charter lessons and days aboard Don S/V ILLusion at 6:17am 11.18.22
Hunter 30T issues before buying? RoyS at 6:11am 11.18.22 IMHO it is better to take out a loan and buy a better boat than to buy an older boat with cash on ha
ProFurl S26 with Failure at Sail Attachment Point GaborSolyom at 6:05am 11.18.22 I think this is a very good solution! I would like to ask if anyone has an assembly guide or parts
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 6:03am 11.18.22 What's your deal? Not one positive or helpful comment... just snarky criticism. Really uncool, my
Hunter 30T issues before buying? David in Sandusky at 5:48am 11.18.22 What jssailem said.
Electric dinghy engines dlochner at 5:38am 11.18.22 West Marine and Defender are having a sale on Torqeedo Travel 1103, about $250 off list.
Questions About Bottom Paint Joe at 5:30am 11.18.22 OK, if you say so. What's your deal? Not one positive or helpful comment... just snarky criticis
Questions About Bottom Paint Joe at 5:27am 11.18.22
Do not lick this Toad! BrianH at 5:22am 11.18.22 He refused to own a handheld circular saw I wish I had that same fear for circular saws... I had o
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Tally Ho at 5:00am 11.18.22
Occaisional Head Smell Deleted member 117556 at 4:28am 11.18.22 This is our 3rd cruising season (Nov-May) using Noflex and it works amazingly well. Never an odor.
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil danooxnard at 4:24am 11.18.22 In applications where you can apply a little heat, bees wax is the best! dano
Miss sailing jssailem at 9:39pm 11.17.22
Engine replacement Oceanis 411 Clipper jssailem at 9:36pm 11.17.22 Welcome to you. Glad you joined the SBO forum. Repowering a boat is a major decision. An engine tha

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