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Porta pots? Ed at 10:30pm 07.27.03 Smaller Boats 2/893 Just wondering about the porta potty being under the v-berth. Is there any odor when sleeping on th
Island Girl products work miracles! Bryan Howell at 10:18pm 07.27.03 Smaller Boats 0/922 I have just finished renewing the gelcoat on the topsides of my 1975 Hunter 25 using Island Girl pro
Bimini height for ODay 23 Mark at 9:47pm 07.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1765 Hi Everyone!Hope you're all having a terrific summer so far!Hey, I'm in the middle of my restorat
What size holding tank Jim Morris at 4:48pm 07.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1166 should I use in a 1976 Catalina 27. The galley is midship, so the tank goes under the seat aft of th
Three's a crowd? How about seven or eight? SailboatOwners.com at 4:02pm 07.27.03 Ask All Sailors 72/7040 How many people have you accommodated overnight on your boat? Have you filled every berth and cockp
Baffles in fuel tank? Dave Amspacher at 3:01pm 07.27.03 Big Boats 4/825 I am preparing to purchase a fuel level gauge and sender for my 84 H34. Can any one tell me if the f
356 Weather Helm Challenges...any suggestions Dave Stormont at 1:39pm 07.27.03 Big Boats 10/875 Note: we don't have the main sail roller reefing system....The Problem: Once winds get above 20 k
356 Halon Alarm Marc at 1:29pm 07.27.03 Big Boats 1/1040 Our 356 has the engine fire supression halon system with a remote alarm in the cockpit. The remote a
Curved mast Chris Jensen at 12:21pm 07.27.03 Smaller Boats 5/3012 I recently bought a Hunter 240 (May '03)and don't have a lot of experience with my own boat. I was t
Leaking port-lights G at 10:58am 07.27.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1061 Love our boat. It is a 1995 Catalina MKII 36 on a lake in Ga. This summer, all the opening portligh
M35B Pencil Zinc (1) Tim at 10:56am 07.27.03 Big Boats 1/1212 Performed the first regular maintence on our new C350 this weekend - oil and filter change, and chec
Bomar hatch scratches John Visser at 10:51am 07.27.03 Ask All Sailors 12/3349 Has anyone successfully polished-out the scratches on old Bomar hatches, as on a 1984 Catalina 36?
Assembling a new 240 mast Don at 10:48am 07.27.03 Smaller Boats 0/746 My new 240 mast arrives tomorrow....and unlike when I tookownershipof my Hunter 240 three seasons ag
Help Assembling and Raising new 240 mast Don at 10:38am 07.27.03 Smaller Boats 8/1265 HelpRecently I snapped my Hunter 240 mast in two just above the mast raising support bars bolt hole
Is this as it should be? (1) rzxtc at 10:31am 07.27.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/914 I am wondering if the the piece of equipment I have is correct. It is the where the main sheet conne
Need A genrator for 356 Marian Shope at 10:20am 07.27.03 Big Boats 8/1051 We are beginning to look for a generator for our 356. We have a reverse cycle 16k btu a/c unit. We
240 Battens Randy at 8:14am 07.27.03 Smaller Boats 13/1266 Can some one please tell me the width and if possible the lenght of the external battens on the hunt
Propane tank safety valve conversion Chuck Graser at 6:50am 07.27.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/902 We have had a big hassle and too many expenses replacing Columbine's 1 gal. propane tank. The tank f
Balboa 26 Susan Annala at 6:29am 07.27.03 Trailer Sailors 1/1817 Ahoy Balboa owners!! We have just added a new addition to our Hunter family....My labor of love....
balboa forum Paul hiel at 6:20am 07.27.03 Trailer Sailors 0/1490 I'm considering the purchase of a used 16' balboa. Cannot find any info. on this model. Does anyone

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which winch cable to use johnCartelli at 1:52am 11.04.20 Most likely 7x7 SS cable, it is very flexible. thanks...
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Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 MikeHoncho at 10:08pm 11.03.20 I used two bottle jacks and 2x4 cribbing and columns. Most challenging is dispersing the weight in t
Autopilot for 30T MikeHoncho at 9:42pm 11.03.20 If you're a bit of a geek, the cheapest route would be Raspberry Pi with Pypilot. Check for videos
Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 (1) mnmpizza at 9:17pm 11.03.20
Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 (1) mnmpizza at 9:11pm 11.03.20 I did the same fix on my H34. Removed the mast a reworked the sheaves and rigging attachments at top
Sailmakers surfstud31 at 8:59pm 11.03.20
main flow issue DinghySailor at 8:45pm 11.03.20 Ha! Very likely, Judy. I wasn't paying attention to the precise angle into the wind, so yeah, 30 deg
Propeller shaft key material fstbttms at 8:33pm 11.03.20 1.- In my 26 years experience as a hull cleaner, I have seen only a few overidden keys and not a sin
Fold or flex? fstbttms at 8:00pm 11.03.20 So it sounds like yearly maintenance for feathering props. How often do you guys w/F'oF's need to d
Fold or flex? Jackdaw at 7:56pm 11.03.20 Not even a barnacle? ;) If we sailed less we might get a zebra mussel or two, but thats filed un
Fold or flex? fstbttms at 7:54pm 11.03.20 Max Prop IMHO is not maintenance intensive. The only difficulty is initially finding the proper pit
main flow issue DrJudyB at 6:58pm 11.03.20
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. SycloneDriver at 6:57pm 11.03.20 Don't tighten the bolts more, tighten the belts more. Are they slipping? Are you getting belt dust
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 6:26pm 11.03.20 The footprint of the YSM 12 on the H30C is slightly wider than that of the 2GM20 that I repowered w
Mast raising/gin pole CrispyCringle at 6:23pm 11.03.20 You could not use the boom, but you could make a raising pole easily, if you had the specs. Nothing
main flow issue DrJudyB at 6:22pm 11.03.20 We were doing about 7 in 4.5 kts of wind and pointing about 30 degrees. Tried uploading the brief v
Chipped varnish Captain W at 6:14pm 11.03.20
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 5:48pm 11.03.20 There are a couple articles of engine mods on your boat here at SBO. One sailor rebuilt his origina

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