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Hunter 28.5, 31 and 34 jamiebowden at 1:13am 09.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1319 I'm looking at purchasing a hunter - 28.5, 31 or 34 and wish to compare all 3.Does anyone know what
companionway hatch replacement Penetrater at 1:29am 09.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/879 I have been looking , with no luck for a replacment companionway hatch.when i bought this boat it w
19 ft hunter bay worthy? Jennifer at 2:20am 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1299 Have a hunter 19ft. sailboat,done lots of lake sailing but recently moved to bay area, wondering if
Valentina, is that an Anchor rode mounted caguy at 2:18am 09.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/890 on your pulpit? Do you have more detailed picts of that mod? How is it working for you?Does anyone
What a drag SailboatOwners.com at 2:50am 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 42/3053 Many of us enjoy anchoring out on occasion for peace and solitude rather than staying in marinas.
Light Air Sail Trim - full battens Don at 1:43am 09.10.07 Big Boats 5/1293 I have owned a Hunter 336 for over 5 years now, and still have trouble knowing how to set the main i
Mast Step halyard plate Justin_NSA at 1:36am 09.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1749 One of my planned off-season projects is to run my main halyard and possibly new lazyjacks aft.I'm
shaft replacement length Randy P at 3:34am 09.10.07 Big Boats 3/839 Hello,Does anyone have the correct measurement for the shaft on 1988 Hunter 37. The engine is Yanm
1987 H35 - Replacing Fresh Water Tank? Randy Trautman at 3:55am 09.10.07 Big Boats 6/1534 My plastic fresh water tank in the v-berth is leaking from a crack in the tank fitting that the pump
C309 Bimini geocadd at 5:42am 09.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1257 We recently commissioned a new C309. The bimini is very large and does not fold against the backstay
Electric marine toilets geocadd at 5:43am 09.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1189 Has anyone had good luck with the marine electric toilets?We have a Catalina 309
Woman falls off boat, is rescued in Lake Superior Pthelen at 6:10am 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1931 Woman falls off boat, is rescued in Lake SuperiorPeter Passi Duluth News TribunePublished Monday,
SAIL QUALITY dirt at 6:04am 09.10.07 Day Sailers 1/1150 I HAVE A 1980 DAYSAILER THAT HAS NOT BEEN USED IN FIFTEEN YEARS. MY SAILS WERE CLEANED AND STORED IN
autopilot cable to chartplotter Seattle Scott at 6:15am 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1385 So what kind of cable do I get. I have the AP wires ending in a teminal strip and the chartplotter i
Spreader Andy Lifland at 6:18am 09.10.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1254 My Oceanis 281's spreader configuration is unlike most spreaders that have an end that can be protec
Looking for advice with following sea Pete at 6:33am 09.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/1187 This past Saturday my wife, our two boys and I had our first experience with a pretty rough followin
Custom Stripes / Boom Kicker Lee Y at 7:40am 09.10.07 Smaller Boats 12/1313 Has anyone replaced the side stripes on the cabin with some other stripe combination?I am thinking
Leak around main salon hatch Ken Honeycutt at 7:37am 09.10.07 Big Boats 0/884 Just took possession of a new Hunter 36 (awesome boat). The dealer took care of all the issues I cou
Furled mainsail is stuck in mast JackR at 7:47am 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/7845 I have in mast furling on my Hunter 42.How can I work the sail to get it to come out of the mast,
White drinking water hose safe? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:41am 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 22/7779 Anyone else had a similar experience which makes me wonder if this type hose is any different than t

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Electric head on 340 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:41pm 11.02.21 Except for Raritan's own Fresh Head, they only match the mounting bolt pattern on MANUAL toilets fro
Tall Rig or Standard (1) sail sfbay at 1:31pm 11.02.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Interesting question..........tall vs. conventional will not
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue dkinzer at 1:30pm 11.02.21 By the way, SeaTech is now known as AquaLock. There is a video on the Watts website (and on YouTube)
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue dkinzer at 1:22pm 11.02.21 Thanks for the tips. I think that the mixing valve has union type connections on it so it likely won
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 1:20pm 11.02.21 I live near Portland. If your coming up after the 16th of NOV let me know. Perhaps we can look at t
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) Richard19068 at 12:55pm 11.02.21 BTW, love this forum! Thanks to everyone for your help. I'm researching my solar panel options. I
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) berner73 at 12:48pm 11.02.21 @dolchner's point is absolutely spot on. "To really understand how well a charging system is worki
New Hunter 41DS Owner jssailem at 12:46pm 11.02.21 Congrats @dkinzer on your new boat and Welcome to the SBO Forums. Good to have another PACNW sailo
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 (1) Windpilot at 12:30pm 11.02.21 My 99 410 has panels (hard) behind the arch 380w and another 200w on the dodger. Each with it's litt
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:22pm 11.02.21 I remember removing the mixing valve when I owned a 41without any difficulty, to clean the valve. I
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue Scott B at 12:20pm 11.02.21 I've looked at the plumbing briefly and I know that it is Pex but I don't have much experience wit
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) (1) Stu Jackson at 12:03pm 11.02.21 The other question to ask is how much power is actually drawn from the battery each week and what p
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue sail sfbay at 11:35am 11.02.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! You are doing an excellent job work
Battery box over prop shaft Scott T-Bird at 10:54am 11.02.21 I think it looks like a good location. I assume that clearance under the cockpit might be limiting.
Battery box over prop shaft Jaxn at 10:39am 11.02.21 That would work fine and it is best to keep the batteries close together and the jumpers between the
Marelon Seacock fail! jssailem at 10:32am 11.02.21 Not surprised. Send them a link to this thread. They are probably not enlightened as to the number o
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 jssailem at 10:21am 11.02.21 With all things boat, there are compromises. On the waters of lake Coeur D'Alene the 4hp light wei
I think I just bought a 30. rpell1@msn.com at 9:45am 11.02.21 Offer accepted. 1979 in great shape, though I've yet to see the bottom. Why is the Bimini so low?
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? jeepbluetj at 9:44am 11.02.21 The SAE connector is also polarized, so no problem there. Most of them have covers to keep them clea
H260 Furling Main Sail Tedd at 9:40am 11.02.21 I don't know if this boat model has a good set of baby stays to support it sideways. The H260 comes

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