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humidity around mast Punch at 3:27pm 10.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1085 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 3/1226 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 9/2580 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 3/1235 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 24/4327 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 13/3338 Post any comments or questions here.
Draining / replacing the antifreeze SaltyHog at 12:06pm 10.03.11 Musings With Maine Sail 14/13901 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 0/946 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 6/1561 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 7/7015 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 1/1846 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 5/1551 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 1/1434 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 1/1059 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 1/3438 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 2/1832 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 2/1727 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 18/5387 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 8/2621 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 8/2248 We had a cold front come through, so after the SCAs were lifted I ventured out on the lake. Single

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CDI FF2 patbratton at 8:05am 10.26.22 Something to watch out for: The slot in the luff extrusion is easily damaged when hoisting the sail
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 8:02am 10.26.22 As a long time owner of a 25 Oday ,hopefully some perspective might help . Our boat came with a num
Beneteau First305 Rudder Bearing BigEasy at 8:00am 10.26.22 There are some informative videos on You Tube that address replacement of the rudder bearings as wel
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 7:47am 10.26.22 I use an Oneida Air Systems Dust Deputy (Amazon link) with a larger shop vac equipped with a filter
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 7:29am 10.26.22
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Timm R Oday25 at 7:26am 10.26.22 As a long time owner of a 25 Oday ,hopefully some perspective might help . Our boat came with a numb
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 7:14am 10.26.22 Was just searching practical sailor's website for unrelated stuff and found this page about stripper
Knot Transducer (1) sailcapt340 at 7:14am 10.26.22 As Terry stated, forward of the keel and access is through the flooring in the cabin. Here is a pho
Buy now or wait for recession? Siamese at 7:06am 10.26.22 NOW
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 6:52am 10.26.22 Come on down to Barnegat some time to Mariners. There may be close to 30 boats or more, in the wat
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Scott T-Bird at 6:45am 10.26.22 Come on down to Barnegat some time to Mariners. There may be close to 30 boats or more, in the wate
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 6:38am 10.26.22 That boat has the look of neglect and it doesn't appear to have been recently cared-for or sailed.
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Scott T-Bird at 6:33am 10.26.22 That boat has the look of neglect and it doesn't appear to have been recently cared-for or sailed.
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 6:29am 10.26.22 I did a quick google search for O'Day 26 for sale and you appear to be from the "NE", so I leapt to
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Scott T-Bird at 6:24am 10.26.22 I wont lie I'm not too sure what that meant but I found it on FB market I did a quick google searc
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 6:21am 10.26.22 Is this the boat on SMG from Sterling, Mass? If so, your picture doesn't do any justice to it, I
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase (3) artleyt115 at 6:19am 10.26.22 Thank you for the responses! The rest of the boat appears to be in really good shape, I'll have to c
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Scott T-Bird at 6:19am 10.26.22 Is this the boat on SMG from Sterling, Mass? If so, your picture doesn't do any justice to it, I t
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Don S/V ILLusion at 6:06am 10.26.22
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Scott T-Bird at 6:01am 10.26.22 Those cracks are below the mast step, it appears, which is not a good sign. We get these questions

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