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Asymmetrical - Sock or Furler? Monty Miller at 10:58am 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 18/4483 We have a h29.5 with a bowsprit, a Doyle asymmetrical with an ATN sock. We don't use the asymmetrica
H34 Washed Ashore - Back In Water steve21968 at 10:46am 10.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1759 First of all, thanks to those who made suggestions on getting my 34 off the beach (see post below).
Piling Bites Sailboat-Advice Requested (1) BrianW at 10:43am 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 32/3208 In Pensacola, we had a big blow the other night. I was out of town and not available to secure her i
H34 Washed Ashore - Back In Water steve21968 at 10:39am 10.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1406 Duplicate Post - Sorry Duplicate Post - Sorry
Hunter Keel Question vela at 9:23am 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/2040 I have a 1989 Hunter 30 with a fixed bulb/wind keel. When I took it out of the water last year ther
Upholstery Cleaning beneteau373 at 7:41am 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1420 Does anyone have local experience with a reputable company to use for cleaning the salon cushion uph
How do you deal with Mast Wiring for layup Rizzman at 7:23am 10.26.08 Yamaha 1/1800 Just put the boat on the hard for the winter layup and was wondering how others deal with the mast w
What has happened to the Owner Reports ? Roy Page at 6:18am 10.26.08 Big Boats 3/1299 Since the revised website appeared I can't find the Owner Reports that were associated with each mak
Hunter 260 Trailer marclatta at 6:17am 10.26.08 Trailer Sailors 6/8281 I have a Hunter 260 and I am building a dock and boat lift. I no longer have the trailer and need to
Charging Batteries Nichole at 4:08am 10.26.08 Big Boats 3/1193 My 2000 340 is on the hard now. I leave my 4 GRP31 AGM batteries on board all winter (to heavy to b
Just hauled for winter, lots of projects... Calypso at 6:15pm 10.25.08 S2 6/1349 Hauled out today. I will replace or sister a new port main shroud bulkhead (fixed with git rot but
Bermuda triangle? John at 5:41pm 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1485 While rummaging through the book exchange rack in our marina a few weeks ago, I came across a book o
A Physics Thought Experiment MoonSailer at 5:37pm 10.25.08 Sails Call Lounge 11/3459 Okay this is a thought experiment so we will assume that technical difficults don't exist. I bu
Yanmar 2GM20F Engine - What year Manufactured morgantheship at 4:15pm 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1769 The 2GM20F engine has an Engine Number of 03365. Does anyone know what year this engine was manufact
Need advice on 24 hour from long beach CA rwblocker at 2:15pm 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2594 I have been reading some cruising books and mags like att ' Latts. I have sailed all my life in cal
Where to find compression post replacement pictures DSELR at 2:14pm 10.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1977 A week or so before the web site changed I discovered in the archived photos forum some excellent in
Ablative bottom paint All U Get at 2:12pm 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4316 Will ablative paint become less effective when hauled out for the winter? I painted over the black
Need recomendation for glue oldsalt70 at 11:51am 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 25/2959 I have an O'Day 23 with a very large storage area in the cockpit locker. The space goes way down in
What happened? showin4fun at 10:19am 10.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2835 Can anyone tell me where to find the H34 Compression Post Repair instructions that was posted on the
transpducer wcaime at 8:16am 10.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1312 Can thru-hull transducers be used as in-hull transducers?

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H280 Battery Charger Change out SycloneDriver at 8:42pm 12.05.21 I was working on that exact project today. The charger was apparently installed before the cabinetr
H280 Battery Charger Change out JamesG161 at 8:10pm 12.05.21 The third thing is that jumper cable looking thing. Anyone know what that would be used for? My Gu
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dLj at 8:02pm 12.05.21 DLJ that is because you traveled to Florida and a speculative adventure, and the owner was less tha
Single handing Will Gilmore at 7:16pm 12.05.21 These types of questions are usually answered through personal experience. Some sailors prefer to s
Any ODay 290 Owners Out There? jssailem at 6:34pm 12.05.21 This is my first sailboat so this process is new to me. It can be a bit of a daunting experience.
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jssailem at 6:29pm 12.05.21 Well, I'm no longer in the market to buy his boat, or any other at this point.. DLJ that is becaus
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 6:25pm 12.05.21 Huh? don't worry be happy... jmc
Pearson 30 jssailem at 6:24pm 12.05.21 Explosions happen. Yachting Monthly showed us that Propane was not easy to go boom.. But when it do
self tacking jib jssailem at 6:21pm 12.05.21 Sounds like a sound plan. Solo sailing is a blast. To do that on your brand new boat....priceless.:b
Alternative source for the center board bumper nut? Justin_NSA at 6:02pm 12.05.21 Get it here and support SBO.
Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 5:59pm 12.05.21 Thanks dmax.
self tacking jib stephen covey at 5:38pm 12.05.21 thank you all for the thoughtful comments. Very helpful to hear different perspectives from an exper
Pearson 30 PaulK at 5:38pm 12.05.21 Sounds more like propane than alcohol. Greg This was back in the 60's far enough that everyone wa
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? markwbird at 5:35pm 12.05.21 Huh?
Single handing WI Rigger at 5:12pm 12.05.21 When you motor out of the marina, do you set the motor straight and use the rudder, or do you pull t
Any ODay 290 Owners Out There? BKParks at 5:05pm 12.05.21 Thank you both for your replies. I did find out a little more about the 290, the sales person was u
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 4:56pm 12.05.21 did not worry about what sellers said or did. Thanks, Pat yours is the best approach i have heard.
Alternative source for the center board bumper nut? (2) Benny17441 at 4:33pm 12.05.21 It is just a regular nut, covered by a rubber cushion. it is not likely you'll find other applicati
New Capri 18 Owner kappykaplan at 4:30pm 12.05.21 Looks good!
SeaSprite 23. ScottMac at 4:26pm 12.05.21 I tried to get a part from them for my O Day 34 they wanted over $400. I found it two years later at

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