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Carbon rigs Followinc at 5:17am 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1953 When considering investing in a carbon rig what criteria do you use to select the supplier? I know t
Spinnaker Pole Height Question Ducati at 4:42am 02.07.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/4919 Can you tell me why and when we raise or lower the spinnaker pole? Thanks
differences Delta Don at 2:31am 02.07.11 Day Sailers 2/1582 I was wondering if anybody knew what upgrades or fixes hunter made to the 18. Would these be retrof
Kudos to Peggie (1) Phil Herring at 9:16pm 02.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3932 Practical Sailor, in their February issue, has a comparison of electric heads. Of special note to
Cherubini brass Emblem (1) SMACGW at 9:09pm 02.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3245 Fellow Sailors- Anyone know where I can obtain the brass angles emblems that went on the stern of s
PaulJ's Spinnaker Furler rpwillia at 8:38pm 02.06.11 Catalina 310 8/2344 PaulJ, A guy in my yacht club lost the mast on his Hunter33 last year, and is in the process of havi
Electric head with macerator GingerP at 7:57pm 02.06.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/7319 We just spent the first night on our new 386 with Jabsco electric head. It has a switch with one si
Pearson 323bow sprit diameter MoonSailer at 5:30pm 02.06.11 Pearson 0/1206 I lost my notes and forgot the diameter of the tubeing used on the bowsprit. I think it is about 1
Need advise on outside WiFi antenna for Panama searching 4 paradise at 4:33pm 02.06.11 Ask All Sailors 19/5178 Hi Group, You guys have always been so helpful, let me throw this one at you. We are sailing Roa
Got my fix today! gpd955 at 3:14pm 02.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1939 Been going through the mid off-season depression lately so I took a short train trip to the AC Int'l
sizing truck to tow catalina 30. roygeorge at 3:12pm 02.06.11 Catalina 30 1/1429 i have my boat docked in a fresh water lake near napa, ca. i need to tow it to sacramento for a ne
New photo album to share Dalliance at 2:35pm 02.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1757 Over the last five years I have learned a lot from this site, especially the Hunter and Hunter Cheru
Looking for a Surveyor Recommendation in Baltimore area galliob at 2:35pm 02.06.11 Ask All Sailors 8/4605 We are in the process of completing purchase on a used Hunter Legend 35.5 and need to find a good su
Purchase of 336/Survey rachelmackenzie at 10:17am 02.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1564 We have put a deposit on a 1995 336. The sale is of course dependent on a survey in the spring. Ca
Good boat for charter? Admiral Akbar at 7:58am 02.06.11 Big Boats 6/1579 What are some good boats for charter? Over 38' new or old.
Beneteau 37.6 nearly goes down, we saved this one (4) C Jones at 7:18am 02.06.11 Ask All Sailors 27/6694 Yesterday morning (Saturday) one of the guys on our dock found this Beneteau 37.6 down to the anchor
bow pulpit tedkleban at 6:34am 02.06.11 Day Sailers 1/1765 need help finding a bow pulpit for a 1973 23 ft oday or information on how to straighten one out. ki
Self Tacking Jib? Ed Redmond at 5:55am 02.06.11 Big Boats 2/2361 I have a Hunter 41AC and I'm looking to convert to a self tacking jib. I'm looking at eiother adding
Issues, Issues, Issues (1) Wayne Dengel at 3:38am 02.06.11 Big Boats 20/3567 So, as many of you know, my wife and I purchased a 40.5 last month. It is/was very dirty, to the poi
External storage Jim 23067 at 10:44pm 02.05.11 Big Boats 1/1138 Hi I am looking at upgrading to a 460. Could anyone please give me some information on the externa

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Pearson 30 jssailem at 4:09pm 12.03.21 I would lean towards the Pearson 30 as a better sailing boat. You be the judge as there are factors
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? (1) DayDreamer41 at 3:26pm 12.03.21 Thanks. I do have that number but the formatting is not the same and I'm having trouble figuring w
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! PSR at 3:22pm 12.03.21 As far as covering the damge, you could get a 3/8" sheet of Azec (PVC lumber) and fashion a nice co
Pearson 30 fred1diver at 3:22pm 12.03.21 How does the Pearson 30 compare to a Tanzer 28 I know the Pearson has more space being bigger, but h
What color for your Bimini? AndyL at 2:57pm 12.03.21 We have tan that the previous owner added in 2017. We haven't had it long enough to know if there i
What color for your Bimini? sail sfbay at 2:55pm 12.03.21 .................have heard from a couple boaters that the "tan" will fade real fast, even if we wen
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? (1) AndyL at 2:47pm 12.03.21 Thanks. I do have that number but the formatting is not the same and I'm having trouble figuring wh
Proper Course Sandy Stone at 2:37pm 12.03.21 I'm thinking that Mark's dirty air was the vexing problem for J105. The sooner he could clear ahea
What color for your Bimini? DayDreamer41 at 2:25pm 12.03.21 I read or heard that if you go with sky blue the spiders won't nest, don't know that is true as we h
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement Dave Groshong at 2:23pm 12.03.21 Our sales history shows 11ft, 15 and 16ft https://shop.catalinaowners.com/prod.php?7716
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement DayDreamer41 at 2:22pm 12.03.21 You must be replacing them as they are crap right.......especially those ones that change direction
H34 chainplate revisited. markwbird at 1:42pm 12.03.21 I have to second the question "What made you look at the chain plate anchors to begin with?" And ca
Rig Tension with 5/32" Rigging LakeShark at 1:35pm 12.03.21 Thanks for all of the great input. It sure helps me to wrap my head around this. I presume the
Bilge drain plug jssailem at 1:02pm 12.03.21 Welcome @ISAVAU to the SBO forums. Congrats on your new boat. Be sure to keep the water out of the
Any ODay 290 Owners Out There? jssailem at 12:59pm 12.03.21 Hey BK Welcome to the SBO forum. Many believe, that best purchase is the boat that is the newest. T
What color for your Bimini? BarryL at 12:21pm 12.03.21 Hello, I have had tan and blue canvas (actually sunbrella) for dodger, bimini, and sail cover. I ca
PacificNW weather update. jssailem at 12:04pm 12.03.21
H34 chainplate revisited. swshogren at 11:58am 12.03.21 I have to second the question "What made you look at the chain plate anchors to begin with?" And can
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat sesmith at 11:30am 12.03.21 I went to the local dollar store and bought 7 plastic buckets and collendars ($14) to fit on top.
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? walt at 11:30am 12.03.21 I think you're looking for a perfect reflector which will not heat up but will reflect the original

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