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Feathering Prop & barnacles Ken13559 at 8:00am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1320 Those who uses feathering prop e.g. Kiwi Prop, could you advice me if barnacle growing around the pr
Some Photo sharing allen-deckard at 7:57am 11.07.11 Catalina 22 0/1019 Just thouught it might be fun for people to share some photos of this past boating season with each
Main sail question allen-deckard at 7:41am 11.07.11 Catalina 22 4/1485 This spring I plan on buying a new main sail. When I was at the anapolis sailboat show I went arou
oil filter question hmurmur at 7:24am 11.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/2367 I successfully changed my oil on my Yanmar engine. I drained the oil, removed the old oil filter and
Well, I did it! Now what? joes new addiction at 7:08am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1852 Got the sailing bug in '88 after a pisser of a motorcycle wreck and 18 months in a leg cast, (raced
peeling bottom paint DJN51 at 6:29am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/892 Just helped buddy pull his boat for season 79 S2.He had painted it with Blue Water ablative bottom
hunter 376 on a run with swept back spreaders captcwc at 5:57am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2663 Am interested in observations of ability to sail on a run with swept back spreaders thank you
O'Day 23 Backing Plates and Jib Sheet sba55 at 5:51am 11.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1351 2 questions that hopefully someone can help me with. The boat I just bought is missing the 2 bow cle
New Tide App timebandit at 5:45am 11.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1596 Check this out--- http://www.chronglobal.com
Party Photo Roger Long at 4:33am 11.07.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 12/3987 Here's a photo of the SBO forumites at the SOS Blue Lips cruise party. From left to right are, RON2
Battery Chargers AtlanticAl at 12:48am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2301 I am at present re wiring my boat. I am doubling up the batteries, bought a load of stuff, includin
Annapolis Gathering happening on Nov 11! PrincessoftheLake at 10:38pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2850 The date is set! Let's meet at the Boatyard Bar and Grill in Eastport on Friday November 11th at 4:
Hunter23.5 jetboatn at 10:08pm 11.06.11 Smaller Boats 0/1062 Would someone mind giving me the size of the plastic shackles needed to connect the sail to the mast
Has anyone bought sails from BlueWater yachts Hollyweirdos at 7:51pm 11.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2570 They have good prices on OEM Mac sails. Have yinz used them?
An excellent modification sailaway78 at 7:28pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2470 Finally got around to doing something I have been promising myself for a long time. Pulled the oil
Food to eat out of hand (2) Ross at 7:04pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2259 As some of you remember I was absent for a time having been distracted by another interest but I cam
Change of Plans (1) Roger Long at 6:06pm 11.06.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3083
buytel tape to seal a water tank inspection port woodster at 5:40pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2509 i have now got my aluminum tank welded up ......i put a 1 1/2 inch nipple in for the water fill hose
1983 H34 transmission cable Jim D at 5:25pm 11.06.11 Big Boats 11/2420 Anyone know where i can purchase a replacement transmission cable? 1983 H34 with a yanmar 3GMF. Merr
The Old Salt merlinuxo at 4:50pm 11.06.11 Sails Call Lounge 1/3079 An old salt was sitting at the bar on the warf when a a lady sits next to him and announces to one a

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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? JoeWhite at 5:33pm 11.06.22 If you have a spinnaker halyard, tie a line to it and raise it as high as it will go. Then extend th
Any Guesses Hello Below at 5:09pm 11.06.22 Well then out she goes. No longer needed. Overtaken by modern technology. Last year I turned a gift
Folding prop sesmith at 4:54pm 11.06.22 I'd have someone set it up on a hydraulic press (carefully) with the 1/2" extension like mentioned a
Looking for help with installing a Raymarine EV-200 on a 2006 Hunter 33 Tally Ho at 4:19pm 11.06.22
Coupling removal (1) Tally Ho at 4:08pm 11.06.22 My challenge on my boat is that the shaft lies in the bilge space under the engine with limited acc
Battery Don S/V ILLusion at 2:56pm 11.06.22 Makes me wonder why someone would ask such a vague question without bothering to respond with essent
Any Guesses sailme88 at 2:35pm 11.06.22 Nothing finer...made in China
Any Guesses Hollyberry at 2:29pm 11.06.22 Hook to attach to a stick to pick up a mooring ball. Agreeing... a way to quickly but temporarily
Running Rigging Supplier for New Benteau Boats Hollyberry at 2:24pm 11.06.22 ... so are you having an issue or are you just curious??
Garhauer E-Z Glide SailingCal21 at 2:24pm 11.06.22 I tried repairing my Schaefer headsail furling blocks, but was having no success getting the axle pi
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? dLj at 2:22pm 11.06.22
Any Guesses senang at 1:37pm 11.06.22 Hook to attach to a stick to pick up a mooring ball.
Garhauer E-Z Glide HMT2 at 1:15pm 11.06.22 Loved loved my ez glides.
Garhauer E-Z Glide jibes138 at 12:56pm 11.06.22 So after 40+ years of sitting in the UV both my Schaefer jib blocks disintegrated. Can't say that
Any Guesses Ralph Johnstone at 12:52pm 11.06.22 Using Google lens, I'm able to tell you it is an Italian coat rack. Thanks is not necessary :what:
Coupling removal dmax at 12:18pm 11.06.22 My challenge on my boat is that the shaft lies in the bilge space under the engine with limited acc
Running Rigging Supplier for New Benteau Boats Oceanis_Sailor at 12:08pm 11.06.22 Pretty sure the sheets and running rigging come from the factory.
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? Rich Stidger at 12:07pm 11.06.22 It should be listed with the length of all your rigging and lines in the owner's manual. If you don
Folding prop fstbttms at 11:56am 11.06.22 Before I bang on it, what is the correct way to remove the cut-off prop shaft? The "correct way"
Folding prop Hollyberry at 11:54am 11.06.22 The square drive between the cheeks is the nut holding the hub to the shaft. I suspect a standard 1/

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