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Gray top side paint 1991 hunter43 at 5:56pm 05.31.09 Big Boats 5/1351 Does anyone know what type of gray top side paint Hunter used on the 1991 boats?
Zink locations on 29.5 mtoppozini at 4:44pm 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1354 I have a 1994 hunter 29.5 and am looking at trying to place a zink anode on the prop shaft...problem
Removing the bulkhead just fwd of head on C-27 mgreenlee7844 at 4:16pm 05.31.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1080 Is the bulkhead just fwd of the head structural? My wife wants me to remove it to open up the V-bert
Cabin Floor lingarner at 4:07pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2894 I am in the process of remodeling the cabin of my 26'. Along the way, I keep looking down at the bar
Mast Wiring/Mast Light/Coax Everlong 25 at 3:54pm 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3022 Okay, I h have a question I hope someone can help with. I have been working on updating the wiring
Pearson 31-2 pmoreton at 3:19pm 05.31.09 Pearson 3/3770 I just bought a 1988 Pearson 31-2. The topping lift seems unusual coming down from the mast head to
Slow leak H33 forward hull ish at 2:46pm 05.31.09 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2022 I have a 1977 H33 that has developed a slow leak somewhere forward of the bilge. The only below-wat
Electrical fstenman at 1:21pm 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 4/1141 I'm not sure if I am in the correct place or not. I own a 23' 1987 Hunter. When I bought it the runn
Irwin 38 1990 Center cockpit (2) johnflhardy at 1:09pm 05.31.09 Irwin 1/6735 If anyone has any drawings of this model I would really like to hear from you. It has a 2 foot bows
356 engine whines at certain speeds Ivan at 10:38am 05.31.09 Big Boats 7/1464 I have a 2002 356 with 3GM30F Yanmar. Engine has run beautifully and quietly until last year, when
Battery charging question Bob V at 10:26am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1358 I carry a pair of Optima Deep Cycle batteries with me when I cruise to power my electric dinghy moto
Painting Nonskid thaeni at 9:43am 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1178 I have a 1984 27' Hunter. The Nonskid portion is molded into the fiberglass. Can I just use regular
stereo sound control dunbarjcd at 9:26am 05.31.09 Big Boats 2/1223 I have a Hunter 43. Does any body know 1,where can I find a replacement for the sound control switch
H216 Spinaker Outside Gybe rangerpaul at 9:05am 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 4/1402 Does anyone know how to do an outside gybe with the spinnaker on an H216 without the lazy sheet fall
How can you tell the rudder delamination is serious Michel16055 at 8:33am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 21/5320 I have some rudder delamination. I understand that this needs to be repaired at some point. The mari
Outboard capacity jnolan at 7:52am 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1052 I have a 1977 22 ft O'Day sailboat with a 8hp mercury outboard engine. I have not sailed this boat y
bimin for c27 amber waves at 7:14am 05.31.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1651 Morning all, we just bought our first boat a 1987 c27 catalina. Lucky to buy it from an older gent w
Looking for a specific hull ismjim46 at 6:09am 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1023 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional
sail slides fireone at 6:09am 05.31.09 Day Sailers 1/1125 Looking for information on what size main sail slides i would need so i can replace mine...any info
Looking for a specific O'Day ismjim46 at 6:07am 05.31.09 Bigger Boats 1/1530 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional

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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
No clue SFS at 9:21pm 03.23.22 Did her beau regard her highly enough to get it engraved? Apparently not. Too subtle?
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. JRacer at 9:07pm 03.23.22 Thank you. Yes, atomic 4 rebuilt with 500 hours. She purrs. I'm excited to learn the ropes Tho
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Hayden Watson at 9:06pm 03.23.22 In Everett, you have a very good sailing resource in the Milltown Sailing Club. I few nights of cre
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. racenmotorsports at 8:31pm 03.23.22
Hatch handle Halvern at 8:12pm 03.23.22
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice Scott T-Bird at 8:08pm 03.23.22
Hatch handle (1) Mark Maulden at 7:47pm 03.23.22 The teak pieces run across, 90 degrees to the slider sides. Almost like two long washers sandwichin
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice (1) reuabyor at 7:40pm 03.23.22
Fiberglass repair BigEasy at 7:25pm 03.23.22 Agree with David that the rudder is failing from a previous repair. I would get some 36 or 80 grit

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