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Wind meter tommy at 1:07pm 09.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1145 I have a WS50 wind meter. Is there any significance in the first 60 degrees highlighted in "red and
Elegance on H356 Shawn93 at 5:34am 09.20.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2703 Does anyone have any experience installing a Raritan Elegance on a Hunter 356? I've taken measureme
A Back Up Bilge Pump? Ducati at 4:00am 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3450 We race on a 2 ton/IOR which has no bilge pump. We suck out the H2O on race night with a wet vac. It
Adding a bail to an O'Day 222 for a vang (1) Mich222 at 2:39am 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1959 I made the leap and drilled larger holes at the base of the DAMCO (Dwyer Aluminum Mast Co) mast on a
Lowering keel on Mac 25 CaptTripps at 10:14pm 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2174 I have been surfing around and haven't figured out how to lower the kell on my "new" Mac 25 (1985).
Pictures of my new companionway door (5) MartinLanglois at 9:50pm 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3141 I was tired of the ugly tinted plexiglass door on my Mac25. It was big and hard to hide anywhere on
3 years, 30,000 miles, 19' LOA Joe Blizzard at 7:07pm 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2977 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/06/content_12081661.htm Aron Meder, a 29-year-old Hungaria
Raw water through-hull location xavierlh1 at 6:32pm 09.19.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1513 I just bought a 2005 B373, and as I was tidying the boat at the endof our first cruise, I realized t
rig tuning sailordel at 12:42pm 09.19.09 Big Boats 4/1900 I have a 1989 Legend 37 and am replacing all the standing rigging. Any guidance/information regardi
It's time for a 32ft Mac JoelHoover at 10:45am 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1772 Wouldn't it be cool if MacGregor made a 32-36ft water ballast cruiser with 2 100hp outboards? I'm
Do you cover your sailboat for the winter? cromer at 9:53am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 42/41443 How do you cover you sailboat for the winter? Mast up or down? Do you shrinkwrap, use tarps, or use
Need to build a temp rudder for an O25 gabriel.donnelly at 9:28am 09.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1055 Hi there, My name is Gabriel and I just bought an O'Day 25 and couldn't be happier! However, the rud
I need to build a temp rudder gabriel.donnelly at 9:17am 09.19.09 Day Sailers 3/1577 Hi there, My name is Gabriel and I just bought an O'Day 25 and couldn't be happier! However, the rud
SIRIUS Radio Rick Webb at 8:46am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3036 I just bought a Sirius radio for my car and was thinking of adding another for the boat. Anyone o
Picking up a mooring BobM at 8:36am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 40/11510 What a season. I am trying to get in as much sailing as possible in the short period of time remain
Anyone ever had a Walker Bay 8? jackhartjr at 8:23am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 9/5894 Hi folks, looking for any comments good or bad on the Walker Bay 8 and its use as a suitible dinghy?
Winch Ken13559 at 8:04am 09.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1386 Can anyone tell me what's Andersen and Harken winch equivalent to a Lewmar ST30 dual-speed ?
winterizing head garyc at 7:39am 09.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1952 This year i will be winterizing for the first time. The question is how do I get anti freeze in the
Calling all 222 owners... Zoomie at 7:18am 09.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3398 All, Would someone be willing to provide the demensions from their boat's factory boom vang attachme
Adding a vang to an O'Day 222 (1) Mich222 at 6:10am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2489 My friend has an 87 O'Day 222 with a boom vang. I have a 86 O'Day 222 without a boom vang. Both boat

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H280 Boom & Jiffy Reef chp at 6:25am 03.24.22 Funny. I just replaced all my lines on my boom on my new to me 280. The boom is a zspar boom. I was
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? fox9988 at 6:00am 03.24.22 Thanks for the replies. Wipe down or hose through the hatch sounds fine.
Shower Sump Solution - 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 (1) sail sfbay at 5:55am 03.24.22 Route the shower drain hose to a shower drain kit, which has a pump and float switch, then discharge
ASA 101 class... Joe at 5:48am 03.24.22 Reason for recommending gloves is that you're not going to be on a leisurely day sail taking a cour
Vernazza, Italy (2) jssailem at 5:26am 03.24.22 Great memories of our visit to Cinque Terra. The Italian police officer. 203759 the beach goers, su
Hunter 34 (1984) Bimini from sailboatowners.com (2) Claude L.-Auger at 5:12am 03.24.22 If your radar pole does not interfere with the bimini frame it's simple enough to have the canvas cu
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 jssailem at 5:00am 03.24.22 . I retrieved the anchor rode in short busts, waiting for the boat to glide forward, taking some st
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches jssailem at 4:45am 03.24.22 it almost seems too easy (jinx). It is a BOAT. Project creep is going to happen. Challenge with wi
Fiberglass repair jssailem at 4:37am 03.24.22
Black rubber stuff in bilge? jssailem at 4:14am 03.24.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on finding your cruising boat. The waters are great fun for saili
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted (3) VFR750 at 3:53am 03.24.22 I removed my keel with the boat on the trailer. It is not that hard. You only need to lower it so t
Rudder veering on hunter 39 jssailem at 3:53am 03.24.22 John I would suggest a call to the SBO office and request a conversation with Joe the technician. He
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted brockangelo at 3:17am 03.24.22 I'm hoping when I take mine out to the marina for the first time this season I can have them hoist i
Rudder veering on hunter 39 SVChristine at 12:25am 03.24.22 That would be bearing not veering
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice reuabyor at 12:18am 03.24.22
Hunter 31-2 mainsheet routing question (easy one) StephenD at 10:14pm 03.23.22 Thank you. Some great ideas, particularly about routing both ends of the mainstream down the arch. H
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions SFS at 9:39pm 03.23.22 .... it really doesn't make sense to look for a 40-year old boat in Maine when you live in Florida.
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice Hayden Watson at 9:38pm 03.23.22 The Only time we use an isolator diode= (NEVER) or FET= (for LiFePo4 installs). We use DC to DC the
Black rubber stuff in bilge? mikeracca at 9:30pm 03.23.22 Looks like bilge sludge to me. But I would wonder not only does it smell bad but is the water in the
No clue mikeracca at 9:27pm 03.23.22

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