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Hunter rudder removal (1) Ross B. at 9:57pm 02.25.09 Ask All Sailors 4/6902 Anyone have experience dropping the rudder off a 1979 Hunter 30. I've removed the steering quadrant
Installing Fog Bell Pat Hooyman at 6:07pm 02.25.09 Big Boats 5/1509 Installing Fog Bell on a Hunter 38 - does anyone have any suggestions where and how?
So I Need A New Sail... jaymenator at 5:35pm 02.25.09 Day Sailers 1/1941 I could use some help configuring my new main sail for my O'Day 22? Would I really use that second r
Anchor Chain Question Buck420 at 4:20pm 02.25.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2440 8 years ago, I spray painted several links of my, then new, 5/16 BBB anchor chain ever 25' with flor
Prop Size ainsail at 4:04pm 02.25.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1295 Does anyone know if a 15 in Martec folding prop will fit on a Catalina 270. Current factory prop is
Mast ladders for Hunter 336 rowdyroy79 at 2:49pm 02.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5631 I was looking into getting one of those flex mast ladders that you hoist right up the mast like your
The Run Around Bad Obsession at 2:39pm 02.25.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2079 I was working on my fresh water system on my boat today. I was attempting to add an accumulator tan
Information is always helpful Napa Ed at 1:50pm 02.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1862 Came across this website: http://www.pcmarinesurveys.com and got lost for a few hours. I didn't real
Marelon seacocks/valves. luvitt at 12:15pm 02.25.09 Ask All Sailors 19/4110 Im trying to replace all my seacocks/valves before i launch april 1. 40' hunter. the 1"1/4 bronze
new sail has a small tear in batten pocket luvitt at 11:52am 02.25.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3106 I just raised my sails for the first time. They came with the boat and I was told they were brand n
whats a refrigeration plate? or how do they work? luvitt at 11:47am 02.25.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2443 I have a large cold box in the galley, heavily insulated. I havent heard much about refrigeration p
Need new mattress for Queen Berth. Make my own? luvitt at 11:45am 02.25.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1844 My 40' hunters queen mattress was destroyed. I cant afford to have a custom mattress built (spring
Shaft Removal michaelanthony at 11:00am 02.25.09 Big Boats 3/1356 Hello all! I will need soon to replace my shaft coupling on my 1985 34' (Hunter). I was wondering,
Seaward Model 2101 Pressurized Alcohol Stove & Oven bkennyunc@bellsouth.net at 10:58am 02.25.09 Catalina 30 4/2657 I have the above model oven/stove combo and I'm trying to light it for the first time. The only inst
Genset on a 2000 340 jackl-lauren at 9:41am 02.25.09 Big Boats 3/1235 I am looking to install a generator on my 2000 340. Where did HUnter place the unit if purchased wi
1973 Balboa 26 mast height? gostevo at 8:30am 02.25.09 Balboa 5/6236 Does anyone know what the mast height on a 1973 Balboa 26 is? I have found documentation on the vess
wiring diagram jdgrnt66 at 7:56am 02.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1412 hello all. i am looking for a wiring diagram for my legend series hunter. replacing my charging wire
My New Flare Box (1) Merry Prankster at 7:19am 02.25.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1854 I've always had too many flares for the round orange flare container, so they end up in two (at leas
Water Pump Noise SeanMorey at 7:11am 02.25.09 Ask All Sailors 34/5453 Hi all, I recently bought a 32' Columbia. The water pump comes on all through the night for 5-6 lo
Photo Archive - New User kair at 5:56am 02.25.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2033 How do you get to the photo archive or to the photo forum? Thanks

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Rudder jssailem at 9:58am 02.21.22 Welcome to SBO.. Mind sharing.. How did this happen?
B&G Vulcan 7 help dlochner at 9:57am 02.21.22 Do you have a speed transducer? The log may a function of the transducer. The cursor is a little plu
O'Day 39 owners manual jssailem at 9:57am 02.21.22 With "27 years on everything from 16 ft monohull to 44 lagoon catamaran" of boat experience this doe
O'Day 39 owners manual jssailem at 9:55am 02.21.22 Welcome to SBO. Have you checked on line? The 39 was last built in 1985. This sight has a number of
B&G Vulcan 7 help hj5150 at 9:50am 02.21.22 Are sure you used distance and not distance to waypoint (DTW)? Make certain you clear the cursor o
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds caverun at 9:44am 02.21.22 Very common problem on the Hunter water ballast boats. Make sure the toggle/turnbuckle is standing s
B&G Vulcan 7 help Davidasailor26 at 9:28am 02.21.22
BATTERY BANK SETUP jssailem at 9:18am 02.21.22 Reading this post is kind of like marching into a mine field with no map and no experience defusing
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Orbweaver at 9:14am 02.21.22 While attempting a trailer launch last spring I managed to crack some gelcoat below the waterline. A
Need larger hole in hatch Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 02.21.22 I don't know the exact mechanism, but I can tell you from experience that machining acrylic, even w
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds cb32863 at 9:04am 02.21.22 Use white electrical tape and tape your shrouds vertical to your lifelines. They let go when the mas
B&G Vulcan 7 help dlochner at 8:57am 02.21.22 Are sure you used distance and not distance to waypoint (DTW)? Make certain you clear the cursor or
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds (1) RussC at 8:57am 02.21.22 1/4" bolt 2 1/2" long with nyloc nut keeps the toggles from falling over wile raising the mast. to
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping (1) jssailem at 8:56am 02.21.22 Just about enough to do two repacks. ircumference is about 4.3". With 3 turns to fill the stuffing b
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 02.21.22 His shore power has been off for a year due to a hurricane last year and he is having to use a port
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:50am 02.21.22 I ended up using the standard inexpensive waxed flax stuffing material. Didn't know waxed was sti
Auto-Pilots jssailem at 8:50am 02.21.22 two of them threaded so that should distribute the load. The either will or they won't. At the lea
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 02.21.22 just replaced my old traditional stuffing box with a Volvo dripless stuffing box. Talk about luxu
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) jssailem at 8:35am 02.21.22 What did you do @Orbweaver ? no sooner than I started reading your post than the skys opened and rai
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Tom J at 8:33am 02.21.22

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