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Chesapeake Questions bffatcat at 6:33am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1038 As a New England sailor I usually cruise the coast of Maine or Cape Cod and the Islands Ive never b
Clean for a few days Rick Sylvester at 6:31am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 0/926 after eight days of grueling labor. Oh well, it was good while it lasted.
Broke the rudder on our 222 O'Day Chuck R at 4:47am 07.31.08 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2402 My brother and I were on a broad reach after a good start on our Wed evening race last night. We ha
1980 Hunter 33 port side leak Tony Z at 4:24am 07.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1381 We have a big time deck leak that I just can't seem to find the source of. The end result is rain
Broken seacock !!!! What to do Tony Z at 4:10am 07.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2117 The handle of the raw water seacock on our 1980 Hunter 33 has come off. I know it can be remo
Portlights on H-260 Hogan at 3:49am 07.31.08 Smaller Boats 1/1148 Has anyone updated the older H-260's by adding portlights like the newer models have? Do those portl
Racing Sails - Affordable Manufacturers Karri at 3:26am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 4/914 My husband and I got into racing on my friends 36" Beneteau. It performs very well however his inven
AC/DC Switch Panel Mystery Switch! - 84 Hunter 31 reserche at 12:29am 07.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1359 Okay - I have a mystery switch on the AC/DC Switch Panel - on my 84 Hunter 31. All the switches ar
Hunter 25 Mark H at 11:19pm 07.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/874 newbie sailor...are there any Hunter 25 with water ballast/centerbaord mods? txs in advance Would
RL 24 Mark H at 10:01pm 07.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1433 Im looking for the rigth first boat.Has anyone here heard of or sailed the RL24 sailing sloop. It i
Any advice on rebedding C-30 chain plates? Jeff at 8:53pm 07.30.08 Catalina 30 2/1965 We recently bought a 1982 Catalina 30, with some evidence of leakage at the chain plates. I would
Follow Up on ST50 to ST60 Conversion Rick D at 8:24pm 07.30.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1129 I want to thank everyone for their hints on this conversion. It went better than I expected, in part
Placement of Documentation Number On C34 Shanagolden at 8:05pm 07.30.08 Big Boats 3/1612 I am looking for best locations to affix the documentation number on the boat (C34). Thank you
Recreational Boating Act (H.R. 2550) passed! RobG at 7:58pm 07.30.08 Ask All Sailors 2/852 I received this e-mail today (exerpts): "Knowing your concern regarding the proposed waste permit r
Mac 25 swingkeel Vs Mac 26 waterbalst Pilatos 1958 at 6:30pm 07.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1356 In the yatch club where I belong, there are a number of Macs 26 waterbalasted, S and D. I own a 1985
is there an easy way to tell if the sails are good? sailorKevan at 6:07pm 07.30.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1254 As some of you may know, i'm hopefully about to buy my first sailboat! I was wondering if someone co
She looked great for about a week Rick Sylvester at 6:06pm 07.30.08 Ask All Sailors 0/874 after busting butt for eight days. After the dirt and stains set in Anthem goes back to looking norm
advice on single handed sailing Joe R. at 5:50pm 07.30.08 Catalina 30 9/5658 seeking advice on how others may be single handling their C30's. I have had problems getting around
Fuel use Dennis at 4:55pm 07.30.08 Big Boats 4/1317 Can anyone tell what the fuel usage is for 75Hp yanmar on 45CC boat? At 2,600 rpm.
26m engine choices blueangel at 4:15pm 07.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1828 After sailing on 26m models with Hondas and Suzukis, I got the Yamaha 60 high thrust, and find it to

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Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric JohnShannon at 10:44am 12.31.21 If you go to an Oceanvolt saildrive system, goodbye prop walk.:D How pray tell? How does the prope
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric chip veres at 10:41am 12.31.21 Cool project, range is the is the main issue, a secondary issue is range and once you have those tw
The Proper PROP Sailm8 at 10:29am 12.31.21 In my experience, there are so many variables with barnacles such as boats location, water temp, sal
Anyone know what caused these depo FLAPILOT at 9:39am 12.31.21 While prompt cleaning is necessary you need to find out where the salt water is coming from, is the
New to the forum BigEasy at 9:34am 12.31.21 If you want to widen your exposure and generate a greater resource of answers, then use the "Ask Al
The Proper PROP Barn-dog at 8:53am 12.31.21 My thanks again all, for your responses and comments. Based on what you've said, I going to stay wi
Water tank Terry Cox at 8:46am 12.31.21 Our side water tank has a hole in the pickup tube 1/2 way down. Ours remain in good condition, so
H33.5 V-Berth Length Fred at 8:38am 12.31.21 A pocket door, a dutch door, a curtain or reverse the opening direction, then you can fill the adde
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Rick Webb at 8:38am 12.31.21 Can't you get a "Mr Fusion" at your local Target?
Key West activities. (7) jssailem at 8:30am 12.31.21 Do the photo nt a bike on Duval street. 201355 Ride the island but Avoid hitting the chickens they a
Key West activities. Rjm st.petersburg at 8:28am 12.31.21 Robbie's at Islamorada, you can hand feed tarpon. From Key West you can take a seaplane to Ft. Jeffe
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric jssailem at 8:23am 12.31.21 I think that a small reactor would be both fascinating, and a long life power "solar similar" source
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric (1) jssailem at 8:21am 12.31.21 Perhaps they had a Melt Down. happened at Sea?
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Benny17441 at 8:18am 12.31.21 Heard years ago that the Russians were marketing a small nuclear reactor power plant for small marin
Water tank jssailem at 8:10am 12.31.21 Thoughts? Advice on repair? When I have a hose failure "Leak", rubber patch or Amalgam tape can te
Velociteck Prostart cb32863 at 8:05am 12.31.21 Wasn't Jackdaw working with that company? Racer's will spend big money if they think they can get
Anyone know what caused these depo Benny17441 at 7:58am 12.31.21 While prompt cleaning is necessary you need to find out where the salt water is coming from, is ther
New to the forum jssailem at 7:52am 12.31.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on the new boat. Having been on other folks boats you can now app
New to the forum Benny17441 at 7:46am 12.31.21 Welcome. You can refer to the boat as an H31-2007 and it is best to post "In Ask a Hunter Owner" a
Windlass foot switch kbgunn at 7:18am 12.31.21 kbgunn Did you ever come up with a solution? I'm having the same issue with a 45cc I recently boug

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