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Hunter 25 Article in the Small Craft Advisor Magaz Barry at 11:30am 04.26.06 Smaller Boats 4/988 Has anyone read the article in Small Craft Advsor on the Hunter 25?Good or bad?
Rebuilding a 299 Daydreams at 7:41am 04.26.06 Seidelmann 6/1458 I have a 299 that I want to rebuild, my 1st question is what needs to go in what thru hull hole. I h
Raritan Sea Era Pat T at 1:11pm 04.26.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1203 If I purchase a Raritan Sea Era to replace my manual Jabsco, will I need to drill any new holes for
Main hard to hoist on Vision 32 MrChuckles at 12:51pm 04.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1298 We just bought a 'new' 1989 Vision 32 a couple weeks ago. I am amazed how hard the main is to raise
Boat shopping Ken W at 7:34pm 04.24.06 Ask All Sailors 20/1645 My wife and I have been sailing for 5 years. We have a Hunter 340. We are starting a search for a
Selden Boom Kicker Ken at 10:23pm 04.24.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2126 Several of my dock mates have new Hunters, couple of 36's and a 38 with the Selden in mast furling.
H216 Rudder Drum / Bearings Kris at 9:28pm 04.24.06 Smaller Boats 4/933 Please give some feedback on experience you may have inspecting, servicing, or repairing your rudder
Applying vinyl striping straight Rich L at 8:38pm 04.24.06 Other Sailboats 6/1408 Last weekend I removed my old striping and I just order a couple of 1" stripes to put on my boat. I
Hunter 25 -- Capsizable? kai13227 at 12:08am 04.25.06 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1399 I was just reading a book called The Complete Sailor, and the author wrote this when speaking about
Adding a Dodger Paul P. at 11:57pm 04.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2270 Hi everyone,I am considering adding a dodger to my 25, and am looking for suggestions and experien
26S 26D Rodger at 12:57am 04.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2142 Looking to move up from my Oday Mariner 2+2 to a 26S or 26D I think. One thing is not clear to me is
O'Day 192 Head Stay - Proper Rigging? Tim at 1:51am 04.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1569 I'm installing a new Flexible Furler #1 on my O'Day 192. The deck fitting for the head stay has 3 h
Can a sailboat capsize? jveatch at 3:04am 04.25.06 Big Boats 16/15526 We're new to sailing, and the first question we're often asked is, "Can a sailboat (like a Hunter 36
How do I gracefully raise and lower sail? Drake57 at 3:42am 04.25.06 Ask All Sailors 11/9368 I've been sailing Spirit 28 a year now and still don't know proper technique for raising and lower s
Computer Fans Doghouse at 3:56am 04.25.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1178 I was looking around the other day, and researched the spec's for some 120mm computer fans. Yup the
Installing tiller pilot on C 27 mikem at 4:27am 04.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1102 I am getting a Simrad TP 22 for my Cat. 27. Anyone have any installation tips for this. (i.e. hardwa
Topping Lift Paul at 4:38am 04.25.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1737 Aux main halyard as a topping lift? I don't think so! They better check the set up if you ask me.P
Keel Not Completely lowering Bruce at 5:18am 04.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1003 After almost one year of work restoring a used 1979 Venture 22, I finally put it in the water and wh
hunters cheap justin at 6:14am 04.25.06 Smaller Boats 5/963 I have found a hunter 1984 model , that is currently in a wet slip and currently runs and sails fine
original main sheets clint at 8:35am 04.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/785 does anyone know what the original sheeting for a '71 Mac Venture 24. Or even an improvement on it (

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Shaft Zinc Placement JoeWhite at 5:37pm 04.08.21 When the propeller is moving the vessel forward and backward it also moves the engine back and forth
Halyard wrap with Furlex JoeWhite at 5:21pm 04.08.21 The wrap is due to the head of the jib too far away from the top of the furler. The jib needs to be
Halyard wrap with Furlex Dave Groshong at 4:58pm 04.08.21 I don't see a halyard deflector/restrainer: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?13602
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing (2) jon hansen at 4:44pm 04.08.21 i love it all. fast, slow, wavy, flat, ................................. let's do it all. it's a ho
Dynaplate Don S/V ILLusion at 4:33pm 04.08.21 A better alternative is to mount it on the keel. It makes no sense to attach it to fiberglass in t
Where do I find this part? rgranger at 4:33pm 04.08.21 Looks to me like an invention made at the PVC fittings aisle at Home Depot Sorry to quote the same
Late to the party - Raspberry Pi & OpenPlotter (Moitessier Hat) Macboy at 4:31pm 04.08.21 hahaha I only know about it because I'm cheap and I like to tinker.
Late to the party - Raspberry Pi & OpenPlotter (Moitessier Hat) ggrizzard at 4:30pm 04.08.21 You and me both Ralph. :biggrin:
Winch removal ggrizzard at 4:27pm 04.08.21 Failing all else, C-4 It's available at all terrorist caves near you!
Late to the party - Raspberry Pi & OpenPlotter (Moitessier Hat) Ralph Johnstone at 4:27pm 04.08.21 but of course I should have explained for others that might also be interested. I've got to be at
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Macboy at 4:02pm 04.08.21
Shaft Zinc Placement Tally Ho at 3:48pm 04.08.21 I install 2 zincs on the middle of the shaft, one about 8 inches forward of the strut and a second
Replacement rub rail? rgranger at 3:44pm 04.08.21 They sell rub rail right here on the SBO site. Call them ... they are very helpfu
1976 Santana 21ft (2) mhancock3123 at 3:37pm 04.08.21 We pulled the tub rail off. I believe it is called the run rail. I am trying to find a replacement f
ST7000 Autohelm sail sfbay at 3:09pm 04.08.21 Consider advertising it on this site's classified ad.
Winch removal Adhara2 at 2:36pm 04.08.21 Heat. Not too much, i.e. harmful to the gel coat, but hot to the touch. (!) Tried it, did not work
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Will Gilmore at 2:33pm 04.08.21 Crafts capable of excessive speeds, in the wrong hands, can be extremely dangerous. So true. The
Motor mount size question timlho at 2:16pm 04.08.21 I just got a JY 14 and if that doesn't work for you, would love to know where you got that. I need
Where do I find this part? rgranger at 2:11pm 04.08.21 and .... here it is https://www.poolweb.com/products/combinaton-insert-tee-1-2-inch-insert-x-insert
Where do I find this part? rgranger at 2:09pm 04.08.21 Looks to me like an invention made at the PVC fittings aisle at Home Depot. Seriously, I think that

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