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Going to the East Coast & Hurricane Irene Tom Hoffman at 3:28pm 09.10.11 Trailer Sailors 14/4152 I have a boat to deliver to New Jersey. Probably this next week. After we get the boat delivered.
Stuffing Box Flax betzhunter at 2:55pm 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3428 Could someone tell me the correct size Flax I need for my boat. Its a Hunter 34 1984 model. Thanks
Custom sound cover for A/C unit? (1) luken7 at 2:55pm 09.10.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2057 We have a Cruisair SX16 on our B361 which I think is loud. Was on a friends boat last weekend who ha
Bilge pump Lost Parent at 1:45pm 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3702 When my bilge pump come on it works fine but when it turns off water rushes back in from the hose ..
2 clevis pins overboard...there's got to be something easier hero4theday at 1:07pm 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/5363 I starting to see a pattern developing that I am not happy with. My fat fingers vs that tiny clevis
Furling Line Turns Forreshore at 11:51am 09.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1872 Before I slide my headsail up the foil, how many turns of furling line should I have around my rolle
Mac gelcoat Capchas at 11:44am 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3092 Picking up my "new" 1993 26s tomorrow. Wondering if anyone here has ordered gelcoat from Mac and i
Sink drain thruhull Timo42 at 10:39am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3363 SWMBO wants a sink, I am planning on having it drain overboard, maybe get a holding tank later, my q
Replacing upper shrouds in the water Hermit Scott at 10:31am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2107 When I replaced the forestay/headstay (whatever the technical term for it is) on my boat, I used a h
Rudder vibrates while sailing. rhythmsurfer at 9:47am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3374 My 1981 Hunter 36 just received a new rudder from Foss Foam. We bought the boat without sailing it a
Drifter rblevens at 8:25am 09.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 37/3940 I just got my 1980 37C on Wednesday. It took me a few days to find you folks and I wanted to just sa
Small Craft Advisory revisited rognvald at 8:18am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3464 In certain sailing circles, the size and pedigree of a vessel has major import. Another school of th
need towing advice mojobently at 8:06am 09.10.11 Smaller Boats 9/1992 Im sure this is a stupid question, but Ill ask anyways. I am going to look at a Hunter 26 on Wednesd
New owner looking for some opinions aaa_jay at 7:48am 09.10.11 Catalina 30 14/2997 Hello, I have recently had a survey completed on a 1987 Catalina 30 Tall Rig sailed only on the Gre
Where to find transducers Wayne Steinhour at 7:25am 09.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/912 My 23 that I bought last year came with old Ray Jefferson instruments installed (knotmeter, windspee
Crackling sound at night? jimlay at 12:37am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 15/10552 Quick question for you all...... At night in the marina I constantly hear a crackling sound around
Small rope on the base of the mast (1) g5665 at 10:37pm 09.09.11 Yamaha 5/2103 Good afternoon Today while i was waiting for the engine to be fitted inside my Y25Mkii took someti
Had an issue last weekend David W at 10:05pm 09.09.11 Engines and Propulsion 21/12439 While motoring back after a romping sail (7 kts in 2 - 4 ft swells) in our 1978 Crown 34, running th
Bilge CAT 30 at 9:22pm 09.09.11 Catalina 30 17/6746 Should my '83 Catalina 30 have a totally dry bilge, or is it okay for 2 inches of seawater all the t
Pearson burgee Joe Perez at 9:13pm 09.09.11 Pearson 2/1924 Anyone know if anybody out there is selling Pearson brugees?

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Mast Strut Bolt BobSail at 1:17pm 07.14.22 in my career I've seen so many failures due to incorrect fastener use--some of which ended in injur
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options dlochner at 1:15pm 07.14.22 I kinda wonder what sort of University would grant a PhD for a treatise theorizing that legislators
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 1:12pm 07.14.22 Hi Dave. Our family began our sailing experience with a 28' Hunter sloop in March of 1999. Cruised
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options FastOlson at 1:05pm 07.14.22 Sounds like a good dissertation topic for PhD candidate. :) I kinda wonder what sort of Universi
Formal Nautical Education Richard19068 at 1:00pm 07.14.22 @patagoniadave After reading your post I am not sure what you really want to do. Is that what you
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 12:58pm 07.14.22 When I started graduate school I was lamenting to a colleague that I would be X years old by the t
Formal Nautical Education Terry Cox at 12:56pm 07.14.22 Hi Dave. Our family began our sailing experience with a 28' Hunter sloop in March of 1999. Cruised h
Raw Water Pump Inspection - Oberdorfer Stu Jackson at 12:51pm 07.14.22 You still have to remove the C clamp in front and pull out the impeller. It is easier to work on re
Original Sales Price of Hunter 26, 260 & 270 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:45pm 07.14.22 There are many items installed on the 26, 260 and 270. Additional items included trailer,motor, bott
Formal Nautical Education Roland5048 at 12:42pm 07.14.22 When I started graduate school I was lamenting to a colleague that I would be X years old by the ti
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 chriscampbell at 12:37pm 07.14.22 @chriscampbell Keep us posted on what you do find. Thanks Will do.
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves JoeWhite at 12:34pm 07.14.22 While closed, I remove the hose and place 2 Oz of olive oil and reconnect the hose. Then try to mov
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:33pm 07.14.22 @chriscampbell Keep us posted on what you do find. Thanks
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat Crazy Dave Condon at 12:31pm 07.14.22 Also use only 7/16 inch line for the centerboard line as 1/2 inch line you will kick yourself. This
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat Crazy Dave Condon at 12:25pm 07.14.22 HECK NO ON THE FORKLIFT AS YOU WILL ONLY HAVE TWO CONTACT POINTS ON THE HULL DAMAGING THE HULL. YOU
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains Stu Jackson at 12:06pm 07.14.22 How can it be easily cleaned? You are kidding, right? You've been here on sbo for ages and haven'
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) eherlihy at 11:46am 07.14.22 Correct you are. Threaded exhaust in is 2". Exhaust/Water out is 2". Water inlet is 1/2 NPT. All pu
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 11:46am 07.14.22 At 45? I'd dare say you are preaching to the wrong choir around these parts. ;) :-) Realistically
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? walt at 11:43am 07.14.22 No problem.. One more from nature . com (reference) On the causal structure between CO2 and globa
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Will Gilmore at 11:39am 07.14.22 Is a Climate Change debate, discussion, argument, one that avoids political or religious aspects, a

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