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Paper or plastic? SailboatOwners.com at 12:10pm 02.04.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1303 We all know that that you don't leave home port without nautical charts. If you are day sailing or c
fuel tank removal 376 1997 randy18488 at 10:13pm 02.02.07 Big Boats 4/849 I want to take the fuel tank out on my 376 Hunter, has any one done this.
Thanks for your advice! Electro-Scan (1) Travler at 9:39pm 02.02.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1418 Hi Peggy,As I begin getting the boat ready for another season of fun, I thought I should thank you
87 Morgan Classic 41 and air conditioning Travler at 9:19pm 02.02.07 Morgan 2/2108 We live and sail around Pensacola, FL and we spent last August sweltering, and we swore then that we
Forestay Tension paphman at 12:41am 02.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/5281 I have a C-22 and have a question about the tension of the forestay. I set the boat up with 28 for
New instrument advice Scott21120 at 12:35am 02.03.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1468 I would like to replace my Standard Horizon Depth and Speed instruments, with a depth/speed multi in
Seidelmann Owners Rendezvous (1) Daydreams at 11:58pm 02.02.07 Seidelmann 0/1533 Is there any interest in a 2007 Seidelmann Rendezvous? Is anyone interested in organizing one? I w
2008 Hunter Sailboats GKuffner at 11:24pm 02.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/900 I'm trying to plan for a future sailboat purchase next year and was wondering which mid-sized 30-40'
Prop Change - 2 Blade to 3 Blade John Mable at 11:17pm 02.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2547 I would like to hear from folks that have a 1992 Hunter 37.5 and have gone from a 2 bladed prop to a
Yanmar Starter Key Location Jeff at 10:33pm 02.02.07 Big Boats 9/1260 I have a Hunter 466 and the key is vulnerable to damage from someone's rump sitting on it and snappi
Tow vehicle Marty at 1:45am 02.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/920 I need to buy a tow vehicle for my 26D. Trying to keep the initial cost low as possible, be reliable
How long do you plan to keep your present boat? Ross at 1:31am 02.03.07 Ask All Sailors 40/2593 There has been much discussion of late about buying and selling boats. This has caused me to wonder
Mysterious Disappearance Gary Wyngarden at 2:39am 02.03.07 Ask All Sailors 5/967 In case you haven't followed the story, Dr. Jim Gray 63, a well known and highly respected Microsoft
Boat Leak from up above. Pres Broussard at 4:54am 02.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1097 I have water leaking into the boat from up above. Not sure if its a chainplate, a toe rail, a stanc
NEW E27 OWNER CARROLL ERTEL at 4:59am 02.03.07 Other Sailboats 4/1720 I BOUGHT MY 1973 ERICSON 27 IN LEWES DELEWARE IN JUNE OF 06.I HAD NO EXPERIENCE IN SAILING BUT AFTER
Stories Don Guillette at 7:21am 02.03.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1553 Alan made me think of this. When I would go on a boat at the request of a skipper I never really kno
Running line through the boom Bruce Eilts at 8:16am 02.03.07 Bigger Boats 3/1543 I need to replace a line through the boom. I tried to pull the new line when I removed the old line,
keel bolt problem (1) Alex at 9:27am 02.03.07 Catalina 30 6/2678 I am thinking of trading up from Capri 22 to Cat 30 and have found an '89 boat in average condition.
got my exshaust mixing elbow fixed Syversens at 9:14am 02.03.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1001 Hi All, I posted a question about a leak some weeks ago and I finally got it fixed, thanks to all fo
6 folks on a 26S??? CobraEarl MAC26s at 9:59am 02.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1132 Two in the back.Two in the front,One on the Port sideWhere does the SIXTH one sleep? I know i

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Running Rigging (1) Dave Groshong at 10:20am 07.11.21 From the manual available on HunterOwners.com. I recommend Samson MLX3 for the halyards and XLS3 fo
H34 lifeline (2) Allan12210 at 10:13am 07.11.21 Mine has them all the way aft. Note the loops on the stern rail for the Pelican Hooks. That was the
Fresh water fill on Hunter 35.5 Capn Vinny at 10:07am 07.11.21 In my 37.5, there is a removable panel at the head of the v-berth under the chain locker. I believe
Care and Feeding of Oceanis 343. jssailem at 9:29am 07.11.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum @sunlover .. Congrats on your boat. Would encourage you to post each of y
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch jasonc33 at 9:09am 07.11.21 Hi all, II did manage to drill up in the centre of the front starboard arch leg, it was hard going,
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 9:08am 07.11.21 I question why there is more load on the engine. Can you still reach your max RPMs? If not your pro
Running Rigging sail sfbay at 9:08am 07.11.21 WOW... That is a pretty listing of the various systems and design features.....They have come a long
Care and Feeding of Oceanis 343. BigEasy at 9:08am 07.11.21 Is there a good manual? more like a auto owner's manual where every last button and knob is docum
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 9:07am 07.11.21 I have a similar boat. Have you considered removing the plywood enclosure surrounding your engine?
Running Rigging jssailem at 9:03am 07.11.21 WOW... That is a pretty listing of the various systems and design features. They have come a long
Topping lift required or suggested for a Boston Whaler Harpoon 5'2 JohnShannon at 8:57am 07.11.21 Back in the day when I sailed these size of boats, no topping lift. At the end of the day the sail
Running Rigging sail sfbay at 8:56am 07.11.21 Look at page 12.9 in this link for running rigging on a Hunter 27: H27 4.21 Deck Hardware 6-18-07.in
Topping lift required or suggested for a Boston Whaler Harpoon 5'2 Broo at 8:49am 07.11.21 I installed a Boomkicker on my 5.2 a few years ago, it works great.
Dark Days shemandr at 8:38am 07.11.21 I have a relative who has become a nuisance jet skier. He is in a group of similar guys who buy hig
Dark Days Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:10am 07.11.21 I've never understood why people have jet skis. It looks so boring. No roads to follow, courses to
fun weekend so far Michael Davis at 8:02am 07.11.21 and we all have a fine layer of ash on our boats this morning. There are so many wild fires burnin
Running Rigging shemandr at 8:01am 07.11.21 From this Website under owner resources tab and "Downloads by Brand." There is a lot of information
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? Stu Jackson at 7:47am 07.11.21 and the batteries went about 4 month without being charged. You murdered the batteries. Get new o
fun weekend so far capta at 7:45am 07.11.21 Our first venture into taking my mother-in-law sailing was a dismal failure. Unthinkingly we picked
Diesel fuel question sail sfbay at 7:41am 07.11.21 Agree with the posts above.....I will add that I started up my sailboat and truck diesel engines aft

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