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Boom fitting problem Tony Marchesani at 3:08am 06.03.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1024 While sitting on a mooring for a week my 311 Beneteau boom came out of the cast aluminum fitting at
How to reef mainsail.... Greg Sampson at 3:00am 06.03.02 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1558 Seems like a simple thing, but could someone breakdown the reefing of the mainsail, sailed from Hing
36.7 Fleet Grows Peter D. Krueger at 2:10am 06.03.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/904 The San Francisco Bay 36.7 fleet continues to grow, five boats now are part of this fleet. One boat
Catalina 27 as blue water cruiser? Gino at 1:14am 06.03.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/4116 John Vigor, in "Twenty Sailboats to Take You Anywhere", lists the Catalina 27 with its fin keel and
Water ballast tank maintenance Ken Cobb at 1:05am 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 6/1803 I am thinking of buying a water ballast Hunter, but leaving it in a slip all summer, with only a win
retracted Scott at 12:54am 06.03.02 Big Boats 0/771 retracted
Shroud attachment to mast Tony at 12:42am 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 4/1220 The shrouds on my 240 are attached to the mast using what I think are Norseman T-ball fittings. The
Replacing 12 volt bulbs Phil D. at 12:40am 06.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/856 I can't seem to be able to remove the covers on my 12 volt lighting, especially the one over the sin
40.5 Companionway ladder loose Richard Stidger at 12:39am 06.03.02 Big Boats 1/897 OK, I give up. I can't figure out how to tighten the upper ladder at the companionway. It used to
It's soooo dark in here... (1) Ron at 12:32am 06.03.02 The Cherubini Hunters 7/854 I've attached a picture of one of the crappy little lights in my boat. Rather than pull, pry and mos
GPS vs Knotmeter Dave Royce at 12:31am 06.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1242 I an sure that this question has been discussed but was unable to find anything.....I have an Auto
holding tank wall thickness Rob at 12:29am 06.03.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2838 Can anyone give me an estimate on how long a 1/4 inch wall will be odor free as opposed to a 3/8 inc
Virginia Sail Lofts? Bruce at 12:19am 06.03.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1090 The winds on the Chesapeake Bay tore a nice gash in my main sail. (totally my fault, but anyway...)
Destination Gulf Coast Jason at 12:14am 06.03.02 Ask All Sailors 2/997 My wife and I are planning a sailing vacation to Gulf Islands National Seashore. I would really lik
Campbell-Sailer 2 blade vs. 3 blade prop Dave Ramaley at 12:13am 06.03.02 Big Boats 3/1222 I have an '83 Hunter 34 with a 2 blade folding Martec propeller. The prop seems to get fouled too e
Binding Winches Greg Jones at 12:11am 06.03.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1195 The Barient #8 winches for my jib furler sheets tend to bind and get jambed when pulling either shee
Hat's while sailing in wind, what to do?? Steve at 12:07am 06.03.02 Ask All Sailors 12/9499 Ok, some might think this is a silly question, I'll give you that,but I need help with a hat, I've
Need help choosing a trailerable Joe at 11:45pm 06.02.02 Chrysler 9/1931 We've decided to step up from our 18' day sailer. We want to cruise rather than so much teeth clinch
CHAINS FOR CABINETS Waldo Emerson at 10:44pm 06.02.02 Big Boats 1/1331 NEED TO REPLACE CHAINS AND LITTLE DEVICE THATATTACHES TO THE CABINET DOORS. cAN U HELP TOLOCATE SO
slipping winches..... Greg Sampson at 10:43pm 06.02.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1751 I replaced my halyards this weekend and now my winches don't seem to bite the new rope that well and

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Pre-purchase Partial Survey Guidance, evidence of hard grounding? jon hansen at 3:29pm 04.07.20 i'm old to the sailboat market, WALK AWAY! you asked, my $0.02. it's a huge buyers market. it would
How can people continue working during a lock down? Hunter216 at 3:22pm 04.07.20 As always, the devil is in the details. In my district Syracuse NY, we had students skipping lunch
Catalina 30 mast step compression post collapsing dlochner at 3:01pm 04.07.20 The beauty of fiberglass is that it can always be repaired. Judging from how the deck and hull liner
How can people continue working during a lock down? Rick486 at 2:45pm 04.07.20 I can speak to your general construction question having spent much of my working life in the field
How can people continue working during a lock down? dlochner at 2:43pm 04.07.20 To add a little bit of humour, my wife always strived to pack the BEST lunch for our kids and now o
Keel bolts Hunter 29.5 (1) Rich Stidger at 2:42pm 04.07.20 And here is a document (I found on the 'net somewhere, but I think it was from Hunter) that has the
Pre-purchase Partial Survey Guidance, evidence of hard grounding? JRT at 2:35pm 04.07.20 @Bill19233 might have some specific feedback since I believe her races a 340. Not much to add, but
In hull transducer JohnShannon at 2:34pm 04.07.20 ethylene glycol is toxic, propylene glycol isn't I bet mineral oil would work OK too or maybe oliv
Pre-purchase Partial Survey Guidance, evidence of hard grounding? leo310 at 2:25pm 04.07.20 As it was said before repairs if done right will make it better than factory. How do I know this its
How can people continue working during a lock down? Hunter216 at 2:08pm 04.07.20 I grew up farming so have a bit of a soft spot for that end of the supply chain. I think I have a ba
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 2:02pm 04.07.20 :wow3: Hardly changed at all. And Will looks just like his avitar. Michael, you are how my favorit
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair chuckwayne at 1:56pm 04.07.20 it comes out like caulk, you don't need to add fillers. get a package of mixing tubes, they can't be
Question about painting Sailfanatic at 1:45pm 04.07.20 If you are using an Interlux paint, Interlux has an excellent 800 number to call for product use adv
Super PINK moon tonight!!! dmax at 1:30pm 04.07.20 Also a really excellent song by Nick Drake. aXnfhnCoOyo
Pre-purchase Partial Survey Guidance, evidence of hard grounding? dmax at 12:59pm 04.07.20 As Rich says, we're not there so we're just going on some pictures. I would have a fiberglass specia
Its funny Friday! Michael Davis at 12:54pm 04.07.20 :wow3: Hardly changed at all. And Will looks just like his avitar.
Toe Rail (2) Voyager1 at 12:54pm 04.07.20 Will Photo of damage, water gets trapped behind tab
In hull transducer rgranger at 12:54pm 04.07.20 Cars use ethylene glycol, That is still true but more and more it is moving into the realm of "us
Keel bolts Hunter 29.5 rgranger at 12:49pm 04.07.20 I think the site is right here at SBO. The subsite is "Hunterowners.com" and you can find all kind
Pre-purchase Partial Survey Guidance, evidence of hard grounding? khanman22 at 12:46pm 04.07.20 My first inclination is to walk. YMMV. However I have a friend with a Hunter 44 that suffered a h

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