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H 33 under snow. (1) Sam Lust at 6:56am 02.11.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1190 For those poor souls living in the warmer climes, this is what a Hunter 33 looks like under 7" of sn
Man and Boat A Lovely Pair Brent Headberg at 6:51am 02.11.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1050 My father gave this to me one day, dug it out of his old sailboat files. A very appropriate descrip
356 Single handing: the mainsheet Niels at 5:59am 02.11.03 Big Boats 4/937 Last season I increased the purchase on the mainsheet, but modestly, so as not have 2 miles of mains
Raymarine ST 5000 on B351 George Illian at 5:52am 02.11.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1305 Thanks for your responce re. the wheel movement, we were told of that and decided it was out weighte
Dock Lines Bob F at 5:25am 02.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/902 Has anybody heard of or used the Polypro lines advertised by My Ropes? Check out there link below.
ice chest air conditioning Jesse at 5:23am 02.11.03 Ask All Sailors 2/2396 Does anyone have any experience with an ice chest (or 12 volt) air conditioning unit? It's for smal
Steering Pedestal Problems Patrick Seminaris at 4:50am 02.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1142 I have a 1986 Hunter 34'. It has the Merriman steering pedestal. I recently had a mechanic over to c
sail cleaning Ron Newton at 4:46am 02.11.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1016 Can I wash sails from a 27 ODay in commerical size washing machines without damage? What setting sho
Feelin Morgan Excitement James at 2:54am 02.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1115 I need advice. I have found a Morgan 33'(1967)and need an expirienced Catlina/Morgan owner to impart
Location of Boat Name and Home Port Marc P at 2:09am 02.11.03 Big Boats 12/6858 We have come up with a name for our new Hunter 356 (SHAMRA) and are trying to figure out where to di
system to lift outboard to deck/rail Ed at 11:47pm 02.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/29669 I didn't use the term davit or boom or any other in the tittke question as I am leaving the method o
Keel lock down bolt Art at 10:38pm 02.10.03 Smaller Boats 2/950 My 1984 C-22 has a keel lockdown bolt. It is corroded and will not move! Any sugestions for gettin
Outhaul Timm Miller at 10:34pm 02.10.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 22/2159 On my 2002 26X, there is no marking for minimum or maximum on the outhaul along the boom.......what
P42 Aft head electric anti-siphon valve Victor Robert at 9:25pm 02.10.03 Big Boats 17/1316 FYI - Just a note for the next owner who experiences this problem.For some time now I have had a p
Universal M35B Service Bulletin Jack at 9:00pm 02.10.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1297 Has anyone checked an engine with E001 date code. If you have, what was the serial number and was t
Boat odors Scott at 8:03pm 02.10.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1116 We recently bought a 1985 Catalina 30. The boat is generally in very good shape, but has a fairly st
Learning celestial navigation Mark Major at 5:31pm 02.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1108 On my doorstep today came the Davis Mark 3 sextant I ordered in anticipation of learning celestial n
Dinghy sail trim in heavy weather and gusts JBR at 3:20pm 02.10.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 8/3338 I sail a Hunter 170 which is a 17 foot planing dinghy and I would like to optimize my sail trim for
Crazy Dave Lee Carroll at 10:57am 02.10.03 Trailer Sailors 0/1519 Dave, thanks for your response to my question about windvanes. Sorry I didn't respond to you sooner.
Crusing World Magazine - Won't Stop!! Dave Emery at 10:25am 02.10.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1200

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Mac 25 Deck core and chainplates THECUSCUS at 7:41am 10.01.20 Out of curiosity, do these boats have an inner liner in the area around the chainplate? in my pict
What to do if you lose your rig. Hunter216 at 7:37am 10.01.20
USCG Shallow Water Survey (1) Justin_NSA at 7:29am 10.01.20 I use to use the "braille" method with my old MacGregor 26S. Centerboard would kick up if I hit mud.
Catalina 320 Stem Fitting jssailem at 7:24am 10.01.20 Scott the previous owner had cleaned and dressed the boat for your review and purchase. Now you fi
Catalina 320 Stem Fitting FastOlson at 7:24am 10.01.20 Might be good to check that whole fitting with a magnet. If mildly magnetic, the builder received a
Victoria 18 rudder missing LloydB at 7:17am 10.01.20 Welcome to SBO. The fastest resolution to your dilemma might be to find the previous owner of the tr
Orca Attacks? srimes at 6:33am 10.01.20 https://www.newsweek.com/killer-whale-attack-boats-scientists-spain-1535219
USCG Shallow Water Survey JamesG161 at 6:27am 10.01.20 I did the survey. Took about 10 minutes. My concern was updating the depth charts. The Army Corps of
Needed Santana 22 Stanchions SFS at 6:23am 10.01.20 I sent you a PM.
What to do if you lose your rig. Jackdaw at 6:06am 10.01.20
Anchor locker drainage RitSim at 5:42am 10.01.20 I think this has come up as a discussion before. IMO, the best approach is to pour about an inch pl
Anchor locker drainage Ron20324 at 5:37am 10.01.20 What is the need to drain that last inch of water in the anchor locker ? Yeah, it will probably ge
I'm looking for an Owners Manual for a Newport 41 Justin_NSA at 5:13am 10.01.20 Have you tried these guys? It's all I find. https://www.oldboatbrochures.com
Commodore T26 MeMelou at 5:13am 10.01.20 Thank you for the picture and advice :)
Why, Beneteau, why? NYSail at 4:37am 10.01.20 My instruments needed a software update. Updating the B&G Zeus3 was easy: Just stick a microSD card
Drill into my traveler bar? Joe at 4:21am 10.01.20 I don't think you're going to be happy with mounting the cleat the way you've suggested.... First of
New sailer Mr. Dave at 3:43am 10.01.20 Lmao. Just realized I title this topic as new sailer. No wonder you guys think in new. I me t new
Perkins 4-108, any comments, opinions, or things to watch out for? JimInPB at 3:35am 10.01.20 I had a bid in, & thought that I had an agreement, then the seller brought in other perspective buye
Windlass install vmaks at 3:10am 10.01.20 Thank you for your very in-depth reply and suggestions. I will read your reply a few more times to a
Water pouring out of exhaust! jssailem at 2:30am 10.01.20 Correct assumption. But pumps are pumps and the goal of water is to provide a cooling system to the

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