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Boat cover for Hunter 386, 2002 Sam Bocchicchio at 6:19am 10.09.02 Big Boats 1/970 Does anyone know of any sailboat canvas company that makes stock covers for a Hunter 386. There has
C36 Crack on cabin sole Chic Lasser at 5:55am 10.09.02 Big Boats 4/1289 Looking at a 95 MkII and a lot of them seem to have cracks along the centerline either by the mast b
Five (!) MacGregors on Ebay motors... Ron Buckles at 5:50am 10.09.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/972 Guys,I just noticed there are five MacGregors on E-bay Motors righ now. (10-9-02 noon) Two of the
Alaska Bareboat Charterers Gary Wyngarden at 5:33am 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1038 I'm thinking about a bareboat charter out of Juneau next summer to vist Glacier Bay etc. I'd love to
16ft to learn on John at 5:23am 10.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1094 I am a complete novice who is looking to learn to sail. Locally there is a 16ft Oday for sale. Wou
TRANSPORT OF O'DAY 26 BRUCE CUTCLIFFE at 5:02am 10.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1368 I need to transport a 1985 O'Day 26 from Cedar Creek, NJ to Chelmsford, MA, a distance of approx. 29
RAW WATER INTAKE Terry at 4:48am 10.09.02 Big Boats 4/859 I noticed the water level in the Onan 8KW generator raw water strainer was about two inches from the
Solar as Primary Power Source? Ed Hebert at 4:31am 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1495 I recently got an ODay 22, complete with a rat's nest of remnants of an old electrical system that I
361 Performance Tim Porter at 4:02am 10.09.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1532 Any 361 owners...I am looking at a 2000 361, and had a chance to sail it this past weekend.I was
Islander Bahama 26 Stephen Kowalski at 3:07am 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 1/4440 I am in the process of purchasing this boat. Any pro's or con's you would like to share would be app
Lifelines/stanchions for MAC 25 Bob Brown at 2:47am 10.09.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1141 I have a great 77' Mac 25. I notice many photos showing a stern pulpit and port and starboard stanch
Shelf life of gelcoat? Colin at 2:19am 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 2/6002 How long can I expect gelcoat to last on the shelf? I believe it to be ployester resin and I have i
Winterizing the deisel Bill Babbitt at 2:06am 10.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1092 I am about to put the C-310 up for the winter and am wondering what would be the best way to leave t
Annapolis Boat Show Mike DiMario at 1:39am 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1055 I do not recall any mention of the Sailboat Show this weekend. We plan on being there on Friday for
150 Genoa or Geniker ? Ron Baer at 1:34am 10.09.02 Smaller Boats 4/1089 The 240 is a very slow boat in light wind , 4 ~ 8 knots.I'm about the last boat across the finish l
Boat Capacity Placard Walt L at 12:17am 10.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1719 I have come to understand that my old C27 hull #974 needs a boat capacity placard. This placard woul
Spare Parts List for 2GM20F Bruce at 11:32pm 10.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1008 I know there is one out there but can't remember where I saw it. Can anyone help?Thanks,Bruce Z
Interesting Inverter Source Jon at 10:14pm 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1058 I hope that this turns out to be an outstanding deal on inverters. On a recent Interstate highway t
Crossing an ocean! Dennis at 10:05pm 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1170 I guess with 19 footers making it to the Big Island, and someone in a 5 footer trying to circle the
Catalina MK 11 Mark at 6:27pm 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1172 Would like to hear from any owners of the above.Sea going capabilities etc etc.

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Trailering a Ranger 23 (1) rgranger at 12:21pm 08.27.20 You clearly have some play in your mast hinge (red oval) so I don't think you will have any trouble
OD34 M25 engine exhaust odaydokay at 12:06pm 08.27.20 That looks roughly like my set up, albeit with a 3 bolt flange. Was more curious about the PVC rout
Trailering a Ranger 23 (1) Adriaan at 12:03pm 08.27.20 Thanks for your response. Here is a picture of the mast step which I believe is a tabernacle? It als
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? jssailem at 11:57am 08.27.20 You're not alone brother.
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? hunter34austin at 11:53am 08.27.20 Agree - I'm not sure if it was original from the factory (although the tape looked decades old and w
Stiff Steering Wheel Jefffors at 11:51am 08.27.20 My 1999 411 was stiff, too. We had to take the boat out of the water for a day and we dropped the r
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? jssailem at 11:48am 08.27.20 Why would you assume that Hunter used butyl tape to hold the wires in place? From the images it look
O'day 20 railing on stern (1) jssailem at 11:42am 08.27.20 Congrats @rgrgoode on your new to you boat. When you get the chance share a picture of her with us.
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? hunter34austin at 11:38am 08.27.20 I didn't check the DC wires. The AC wires were standard marine grade AC cable rated for 600V.
Manual bilge pump on 41DS? sail sfbay at 11:38am 08.27.20 That is the area for a 1" diameter hole (0.785 sq in or 0.005454 sq ft). So if you use that area in
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 shemandr at 11:29am 08.27.20 I think the 28 size is good for what you are doing. As a former off the beach sailer you have an at
Laura. Routes? jssailem at 10:39am 08.27.20 Still very early in the storm season. This is an insightful observation. Laura started out as a pu
Manual bilge pump on 41DS? Nodak7 at 10:34am 08.27.20 basically a hole that is 0.8 square inches. Much bigger than i would have expected! Thanks
Laura. Routes? BigEasy at 10:33am 08.27.20 Thanks for asking John. Definitely got a BIG pass on this one. Minimal surge, wind, & rain....very
Mystery line on '86 Hunter 31 rgranger at 10:11am 08.27.20 The boom is designed for three lines: the middle line is the mainsail outhaul, the starboard line I
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 rgranger at 10:10am 08.27.20 Welcome to the addiction. I have sailed the Chessy and OBX quite a bit. I like the seclusion o
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 jssailem at 10:10am 08.27.20 Great water to explore in the Chesapeake. Welcome to the Forum for Sailboat Owners. Lots to read a
O'day 20 railing on stern (1) Noodat Lady at 10:08am 08.27.20 O'day 20 railing on stern, was this a option or have these been installed later, and did you build
Sliding gunter (1) rgranger at 10:04am 08.27.20 Paul makes good points and you have already, obviously thought a lot about much of this. Have you
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 Shaw_2112 at 9:59am 08.27.20 Welcome to SBO. :) Detailed info on 28.5 here including owner mods. https://hunter.sailboatowners

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