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1984 Hunter 20 - Restoration Thread (4) wimbledan at 10:08pm 07.02.24 Smaller Boats 7/174 Hello! I thought I would start this thread to share my journey in restoring my father-in-law's Hunt
Question on Changing Keel Winch in the Water jmobx at 3:29pm 07.02.24 Catalina 22 8/384 Hello! I just bought an '81 Catalina 22. My current keel wench needs to be replaced. There's lots of
Better use of cabinets (1) Dr. D at 12:34pm 07.02.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/224 The pic below shows two of the cabinets in my boat. Each has nice volume. However, I can't think of
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) BTC1984 at 6:32am 07.02.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/237
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 1:48am 07.02.24 Ask All Sailors 16/349
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? adamv at 9:53pm 07.01.24 Ask All Sailors 27/579 my boat is in water year round in the pacific north west and needs new AF - i was going to go with t
Search function on iPhone ? BTC1984 at 5:46pm 07.01.24 Ask All Sailors 5/154
1984 Catalina 27 Tiller ? BTC1984 at 5:25pm 07.01.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/161 I am ordering a tiller from Rudder Craft for my Catalina 27. Anyone have a favorite from the list o
Stepping mast Buffalo xavpil at 4:43pm 07.01.24 Ask All Sailors 2/134 Hello. Coming from Erie canal to Buffalo and I need to restep my mast. Looking for yard suggestions
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch (1) towchristopher at 3:04pm 07.01.24 Ask All Sailors 12/296 Hi all, I'm in the market for a new sailboat and would love some recommendations from this knowledg
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Darwinless at 1:34pm 07.01.24 Ask All Sailors 13/300 Hi! Has anyone set up a hunter 22 with bilge keels? Thanks!
Sources for Lister Petter Diesel Parts in Pacific Northwest? Sailor Joel at 12:52pm 07.01.24 Engines and Propulsion 3/131 Recently discovered water in the oil in my Lister Petter Alpha 30 LPWS3. They aren't very common in
Intermittent non-starting 1990 Catalina 28. KitGriffin at 10:16am 07.01.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/206 Hi all, I have odd problem starting my 1990 Catalina 28/Universal Kubota. New batteries and voltage
Alternator wiring question? (1) BAD ORCA at 9:23am 07.01.24 Musings With Maine Sail 15/322 I have an1980 Universal 5432 engine with unknown stock alternator. I pulled it off yesterday to get
2005 Hunter 31 or 1992 Hunter 37.5 Legend? Tony2024 at 9:01am 07.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/292 Hi. This may sound, or be, a strange question. :) If a 2005 Hunter 31 and a 1992 Hunter 37.5 legend
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. (3) carlc376 at 4:27am 07.01.24 Day Sailers 13/432 I am new to sailing and have only been sailing my (new to me) o'Day 23 for about a month (which with
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 (3) Brinky63 at 4:25am 07.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/419 While doing the monthly maintenance SS cleaning on my Hunter 306 arch I noticed some stress cracks.
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore (3) zinahewitt at 10:33pm 06.30.24 Ask All Sailors 11/398 Hi All, I have a Dufour 34 1975. It never had shore power. I added a box with 30 amps, 3 switches w
Is my foresail too big? Bluebonnet87 at 5:52pm 06.30.24 Smaller Boats 8/266 I recently bought a hunter 26.5 with pretty new sails. The foresail is a genoa with a luff length of
23-2 Where to place the bilge pump hose? AndrewJillings at 11:03am 06.30.24 Ask An Oday Owner 5/161

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GOB Gone? thinwater at 6:58am 07.17.24 I should add, after publishing ~ 80 articles with GOB, they had a tough, good editing team. They imp
To swivel or not to swivel dlochner at 6:28am 07.17.24 I have always been in the no-swivel group. After hundreds of times with the anchor always coming up
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! Ward H at 6:11am 07.17.24 We saw the new movie "Fly Me To The Moon" on Sunday. It's about the events leading up to the Apollo
To swivel or not to swivel dLj at 6:06am 07.17.24 I use the Mantus swivel. No relation to Mantus, just a happy customer. They aren't cheap. I did get
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 6:03am 07.17.24 I'm hoping to finish up Windlass Plan B tomorrow and head to PL late this week. A day or 2 to comple
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (2) Will Gilmore at 5:51am 07.17.24 I was six years old, living in Clearwater, FL. I remember the news report on T.V. and running outsid
To swivel or not to swivel twodzusfittings at 5:20am 07.17.24 I love mine. I made sure I was well familiar with the art and reasons of secure wire tying before as
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System JamesG161 at 4:40am 07.17.24 When is use... Gravity plus Muscle power. Jim...
GOB Gone? dlochner at 4:33am 07.17.24 People want free content. The filtering is expensive even if the paper is free. Publishing, with a
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! David in Sandusky at 4:14am 07.17.24
Stray current in the water dlochner at 3:42am 07.17.24 The cautions about electricity, water, and boats, is well taken. The most important piece of informa
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System kappykaplan at 2:09am 07.17.24
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 jssailem at 10:12pm 07.16.24 Here is a write up and a blown up image of the internals of the Mark 2 Raymarine wheel. https://for
Rudder size on Hunter 33.5 jssailem at 10:00pm 07.16.24 You might want to call the shop here at SBO. Ask the staff is they can give you the correct dimensio
Stray current in the water (3) jssailem at 9:49pm 07.16.24 To provide clarity, my diver is a professional. He works commercial boats. He shares that diving to
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? Project_Mayhem at 9:12pm 07.16.24 I have a 100w Renogy panel with two very basic PWM MorningStar controllers. Batteries are always top
GOB Gone? thinwater at 8:59pm 07.16.24 ... So why can't GOB and other publishers dump the huge printing, warehouse and shipping costs and
Stray current in the water Leeward Rail at 8:53pm 07.16.24 It would be remiss safety wise to not warn poster and readers to NOT swim around that boat and that
GOB Gone? Leeward Rail at 8:39pm 07.16.24 Sorry. Late to the news. I had wondered why my local bookstore couldn't fulfill my standing order fo
charging problem with new batterie artboas at 8:21pm 07.16.24

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