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solar charging system during haulout Slipin Away at 8:55am 04.08.25 Ask All Sailors 7/590 I am going to haul my boat for 6 months. During that time, how should the solar charging system be
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 8:54am 04.08.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 32/2237 After what some would call a mild winter for us, which included a lot of reading, I am going to atte
Does an '"e" in a Hunter model name indicate a primary electric engine? Bin Voyage at 9:05pm 04.07.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/865 Hi all...does an "e" in a Hunter sailboat model name specify a specific engine setup or other featur
1984 30-2 questions Naitaka2 at 8:32pm 04.07.25 Yamaha 4/816 Hi all! This is my first post as I just bought a 1984 Yamaha 30-2 and this forum is full of helpful
Deck Painting rodhuff at 7:05pm 04.07.25 Ask All Sailors 3/375 Considering painting the white top deck as well as the tan non-skid. Looking for recommendations and
WWP19 keel storage Triangulus at 5:57pm 04.07.25 Trailer Sailors 2/420
Wisps of blue smoke George V at 9:09am 04.07.25 Engines and Propulsion 0/18 I'm looking at buying a 1999 Hunter 430. While looking at the boat the owner started the engine for
Wisps of blue smoke George V at 9:08am 04.07.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/18 I'm looking at buying a 1999 Hunter 430. While looking at the boat the owner started the engine for
Wisps of blue smoke George V at 9:04am 04.07.25 Ask All Sailors 5/667 I'm looking at buying a 1999 Hunter 430. While looking at the boat the owner started the engine for
Mainsail Question vwjim70 at 8:06am 04.07.25 Ask All Sailors 21/1329 Hi all! I am just wondering if a Hunter 23 mainsail will work on an O'Day 25.?.? I know the size is
3GM30F Antifreze out of Injector Chamber (1) Berk at 4:46am 04.07.25 Engines and Propulsion 4/749 Hi everyone, I hope you'll be able to give me some ideas about my situation. Winterized the engine
Cockpit hatch slides? LouisMK at 6:06pm 04.06.25 Bigger Boats 8/870 Has anyone replace the plastic slides that the cockpit hatch slides on? They are currently held in w
Any Mac 19 Owners on Tx Coast? me262 at 4:02pm 04.06.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/378 I own a Mac 19 and would like to look at another that is/ has been sailed to see how a few things a
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? (3) califun1 at 2:03pm 04.06.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1104 Hello we bought a folding prop from Kiwi Prop (out of Marina Del Rey, but was shipped here from NZ)
Engine Start Key Seahawk345 at 11:39am 04.06.25 Mid-Size Boats 8/787 I have a 3YM20 Engine. Only one engine key which I almost lost this spring. On the research Ive bee
Wooden Boat Building Documentary Foswick at 11:02am 04.06.25 Ask All Sailors 2/303 If you are in Ireland or can somehow get TG4 content, I just ran across a cool documentary about woo
Maxwell 22 2 speed winch rebuild parts plealman5 at 6:59am 04.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/420 Where can I find rebuild parts for this jib sheet winch and my smaller halyard winches on my 1984 Hu
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 10:12pm 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1149 I have to bleach the surface of my nonskid a couple times a year with a very heavy concentration of
Atlantis resort in Nassau Bahamas kbgunn at 2:54pm 04.05.25 Destinations 2/735 I'm going to Atlantis resort in Nassau at the end of May. I'd like to have a bareboat daysail charte
Selden in mast question (2) Believe H46 at 2:52pm 04.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1508 Rigger took mainsail out then ghosted. Went to put it back in (1st for this newbie), which appeared

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Furler line selection Project_Mayhem at 5:22am 09.16.25 I went for what turned out to be a wonderful sail yesterday. Calm conditions but I still managed to
In what ways are 2002 356 cushion backs attached to boat? JimHansen77 at 5:22am 09.16.25 We changed to industrial strength velco - much better for access behind the cushions Thank you.
American sailor missing off the North Queensland coast. dLj at 5:21am 09.16.25 That doesn't promise a good outcome. Very sad. dj
Is it typical to have electrical connections - (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:11am 09.16.25 Lots of options with test data. I ended up using a plastic connector and was impressed with its robu
How do I join the owners directory? dlochner at 4:52am 09.16.25 The owner directors are picked up from the member's SBO's registration information. Change the boat
AC power tripping dlochner at 4:40am 09.16.25 Sounds like a loose connection. Check all the connections between the Smart Plug inlet and the break
Acadian Yawl enthusiasts Jim Legere at 4:28am 09.16.25 They were built in my 'backyard' - Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. I worked on one decades ago. Very solidl
Is it typical to have electrical connections - (1) Jim Legere at 3:46am 09.16.25 My preferred solution to getting the wiring from the base of the mast above deck to a dry terminal s
Is it typical to have electrical connections - (4) jssailem at 8:48pm 09.15.25 I did not like the idea of wire connections in the Mast base, but I wanted to be able to disconnect
Digital Monitor for Oil/Temperature Foswick at 8:14pm 09.15.25 I'm really just looking to the actual interface to the signal wire - the piece that detects the swit
Digital Monitor for Oil/Temperature Tally Ho at 7:45pm 09.15.25
Painting Boat Bottom.....Copper Free Ablative Paint?? thinwater at 7:37pm 09.15.25 Hi, Any recommendations on which ablative type paint to use? I was looking at the "Total Boat Krypt
Is it typical to have electrical connections - Tally Ho at 7:35pm 09.15.25 It is common to have electrical connections either at the base of the mast, or inside the mst step.
How do I join the owners directory? jssailem at 7:11pm 09.15.25 I you follow this link. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/resources/index.php
In what ways are 2002 356 cushion backs attached to boat? chuckwayne at 6:56pm 09.15.25 We changed to industrial strength velco - much better for access behind the cushions
First Day out on the Hunter 240 SteveHughessails at 6:54pm 09.15.25 Thank you for your write up. May I suggest choking your truck tires when attached to the trailer p
How do I join the owners directory? SteveHughessails at 6:48pm 09.15.25 Good question! I went in to the resource section, chose my brand and found my model. I can view the
Any Guesses Hello Below at 6:28pm 09.15.25 Just to close this thread off, the item is indeed a hook and on the 15th of September 2025 it was co
Lithium Batteries dlochner at 5:34pm 09.15.25 I chose to disagree with what I understand is the Diagonal method (and for once Im not on my own).,
Lithium Batteries (1) Screen Saver at 5:18pm 09.15.25 I know of one boat on a circumnavigation that damaged his very expensive Lithionics bank by chargin

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