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Blocked through Hull fittings Gary Ryan at 6:56am 06.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/949 Guys, my fresh water overflow and I believe my Sump Pumps through hull fittings are blocked. I susp
H31 main sheet Flip Rutledge at 6:55am 06.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1342 does anyone off hand know the length of the main sheet on a 1986 H31. I need to replace mine,but unt
Raymarine radar / Chart plotter removal NYSail at 6:06am 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1587 Hello all.... So just purchased an ais (Garmin 800), a new radar (Garmin) and will be installing my
Nice Run... sailme88 at 5:22am 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 10/978 As a follow up to the post last week about my friend's acquisition of a boat from the original owner
G'Day from Down-Under-Sean (1) seanslife at 10:42pm 06.20.20 Catalina 310 4/1448 G'Day SBO C310ers Just a quick post to introduce myself as a new member of SBO. I'm Sean, currently
New Owner (4) Beardedoneder at 7:39pm 06.20.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/1366 Hey Folks, My partner and I finally found the right upgrade from the Cat22 we sold last year. Pictu
Roller furling problem jaysweet at 7:30pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 22/7316 I have a 16 year old Furlex 100S which is sticking pretty badly. I would say it worked fine for the
Hunter 310 fridge Tim22 at 5:12pm 06.20.20 Mid-Size Boats 8/1410 My fridge is now over 20 years old and not as cold as it should be. Has anyone opened up the cabinet
macgregor 26x keel repair. alllrite at 4:18pm 06.20.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/809 So my keel fell off a few years ago and I decided that I would build a new one. need a new car, dau
Clamp or strap shape? AllBetsGo at 3:27pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 4/604 Hi, I am putting this out for some thoughts from the group. I have a Hunter 33 sailboat. I just inst
VHF Radio easy question (2) Anchor Lady at 3:24pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1065 Hey Gang, I have a very old Standard Horizon VHF Radio. It is probably 20 years old. Antenna is on
Replacing Jabsco Potable Water Pump...Again... Nichole340 at 2:36pm 06.20.20 Big Boats 20/6111 On my 2000 340, this is going to be the 4th Jabsco Fresh Water Pump I have to replace. This one las
Does anyone know a good Diesel Mechanic in Connecticut? Marianaipf at 2:03pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 6/699
Locking the CB Tarkus at 1:41pm 06.20.20 Catalina 22 18/2162 Does anyone lock the CB when sailing?
Starting an engine that sat for 3 years JDE at 1:17pm 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 24/4597
Hunter Legend 45 alankeene at 1:00pm 06.20.20 Big Boats 5/1627 Im looking at installing a new prop on my 1987 Hunter Legend 45. Its powered by the standard issue
'81 Hunter 36 cockpit drain hose question (H37 similar?) tmjb at 8:10am 06.20.20 The Cherubini Hunters 4/835 The hoses from the cockpit drains to the fiberglass tubes that serve as thruhulls on my '81 H36 appe
On Single-handing Kings Gambit at 8:03am 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 23/2652 Skippers should be prepared and able to single-hand their yachts, in my opinion, b/c they may unexpe
Coronado 15 traveler Removal. JsRodden at 7:15am 06.20.20 Trailer Sailors 3/654 Does anyone know if the C15 traveler pole installed across the cockpit is a structural member or can
Launch 2020 is just plain weird. (1) TomY at 5:03am 06.20.20 Ask All Sailors 9/952 My boatyard has been proactive shutting down for a month and practicing prudent distancing, masks si

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Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? Tally Ho at 4:59am 02.23.25
Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? smokey73 at 4:58am 02.23.25 On Sailboatdata the Oceanis 43 specs LOA at 13.11m, as you noted. HOWEVER for many boats (not sure
Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? danstanford at 2:22am 02.23.25 Is it possible to make it hinging? Stow the anchor in the locker and hinge the anchor roller up when
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? marcham at 10:34pm 02.22.25 Given that spreaders are a high stress point, a rigger would likely recommend replacing the mast tub
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? dLj at 8:26pm 02.22.25 TIG welding (technically called GTAW) can't be done well with any kind of breeze, hence it is best d
Revised question. Cover dinghy while towing! Kings Gambit at 8:22pm 02.22.25 Hi folks, I should have worded my original question better. Do you cover your dinghy while towing
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? shemandr at 7:37pm 02.22.25 I had a comparable failure in my mast for the Mark 25, my first keel boat. I did have it welded. A
Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? Project_Mayhem at 5:36pm 02.22.25 Is someone actually measuring your boat? I think they might if you tell them about the modification
Traveller quote Timm R Oday25 at 5:36pm 02.22.25 Kings Gambit, thanks for the recommendation
Revised question. Cover dinghy while towing! Richard19068 at 2:51pm 02.22.25
Revised question. Cover dinghy while towing! Don S/V ILLusion at 2:37pm 02.22.25
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Rick Webb at 2:23pm 02.22.25 Boat Information \| U.S. Spars
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? capta at 1:58pm 02.22.25 Any mast shop, or shop that welds aluminum (perhaps a crane or light pole repair facility) can fix t
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Rick Webb at 1:54pm 02.22.25
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Rick Webb at 1:50pm 02.22.25 Nope, US Spars in Gainsville
What must be a silly steering question (8) koenigbe at 1:25pm 02.22.25 Hi I am new to this forum. Got myself a Catalina 310, model 2006/7 in Miami. I had similar break is
Do you cover your dinghy while sailing? Richard19068 at 1:14pm 02.22.25 As you can see. Approaching Santa Cruz Island, July 30, 2019. than mine so you probably have a big
Multiple Fresh Water Tanks on Hunter 410 msin99 at 11:35am 02.22.25 I bought an exact replacement valve on eBay a couple years ago. Search on eBay for "Qest QV3500" o
Multiple Fresh Water Tanks on Hunter 410 msin99 at 11:30am 02.22.25 JohnEh - you haven't asked, but I will give you an easy way to keep track of which tank you are usi
Revised question. Cover dinghy while towing! jackhart at 10:22am 02.22.25 Must have missed the prior post - why cover it? Don, I wasn't sure, just trying to learn from the

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