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Replacing the Hatch lens Richardwm at 7:21pm 06.21.20 Bigger Boats 9/5617 I have an 84 34 foot O'day and want to replace the lens on the cabin hatch. Anyone know if it is a
Pressure washing teak decks higgs at 7:04pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 24/7118 I usually hand scrub my teak decks with a bleach mixture every year. I am thinking about using an e
H410 Steering issue (1) scottdube at 6:49pm 06.21.20 Big Boats 10/1979 So we were out this evening for a Fathers Day sail. As we motored out we lost the steering. Wheel
just saved 90$ fred1diver at 3:38pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1046 went to the boat yesterday morning and finally found the shore power plug, it bugged me not knowing
Acrylic slider over companionway decktosser at 2:44pm 06.21.20 Smaller Boats 14/4151 I'm betting that this topic has been discussed before but my search has not turned anything up that
Life lines and padding G0ri11@ at 2:35pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 16/2727 I installed the stanchions on my J24 yesterday, with some old vinyl coated lifelines that are servin
Father's day Sailnobroblem at 2:17pm 06.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/692 HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all. Supprised no one posted this earlier
Transducer placement on a 18.5 Hunter Revv up at 12:35pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1216 Got a Garmin Striker plus 4 to act as a depth finder, the plan is to mount the transducer in a seale
Roller furler Jrtauber at 8:59am 06.21.20 Big Boats 8/1522 My 1993 Hunter Legend 375 has a below deck furler and original UK 130 Genoa. It is near impossible t
Hunter 376 salon string lights behind teak strips in salon? ghsmindy at 8:53am 06.21.20 Big Boats 4/794 I need to replace the string lights on the port and starboard side of the salon in my Hunter 376. Th
Hunter 26 replacement battery recommendations? CDGannon at 8:47am 06.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/395 I've got an 8hp Johnson outboard. I'm hearing good things about AGM's. Any suggestions?
Mast spreaders for '94 Hunter 26 with an IMI Isomat mast (1) CDGannon at 8:44am 06.21.20 Parts Search 1/618 I've got a 1994 Hunter 26 with an IMI Isomat Mast. One of the spreaders is cracked at the mounting b
Pop-up assist for Venture 25 goetz305 at 8:36am 06.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2707 Hi I just bought a Venture 25 and have it in my back yard doing some repairs. Has anyone found a wa
Battery issues Petunia at 7:02am 06.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2094 This is our first year with our new beneteau we are on a mooring and are having trouble with keeping
Universal M-12 Heat Exchange Zinc Anode Ran-Dee9229 at 7:00am 06.21.20 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2591 What size Zinc Anode do I need for my ODay 28 that has a heat exchange model 298633?
Blocked through Hull fittings Gary Ryan at 6:56am 06.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/952 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 10/1354 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 8/1598 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 10/996 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 4/1469 G'Day SBO C310ers Just a quick post to introduce myself as a new member of SBO. I'm Sean, currently

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Hunter 240 owners here? kappykaplan at 1:06pm 03.06.25 Here's the link: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/resources/index.php?task=model&mid=12
Stern Tube Rotated 180 Degrees After Fishing Line Incident (Beneteau 393) Crazy Dave Condon at 1:04pm 03.06.25 @BigEasy just a thought. Although production of Beneteau sailboats ceased years ago , I was advis
Yet Another Docking Challenge Captain Larry-DH at 12:41pm 03.06.25 First thought that came to mind was to get a 10 foot easy to handle flexible sanitary hose that you
Hunter 240 owners here? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:42am 03.06.25 There is a list of Hunter 240 owners found in boat information, Hunter resources and under 240
260 rig tuning ? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:34am 03.06.25 @cell warrior Read the attached link from @twalker H260 which you can read. Then if you still hav
engine shaft length jssailem at 11:33am 03.06.25 Hey Gene. You would be better off measuring the distance from the mount to the bottom of the boat o
Early 80s H36 Strut chichiflys at 11:23am 03.06.25 Ah, all makes sense! I was looking at shaft grounding brushes as well the other day as a work around
deck organizer access - Vision 32 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:08am 03.06.25 Hunter is known for using 5200 sealant on the deck making it much harder to get screws out. Suggest
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! sesmith at 11:02am 03.06.25 I'm assuming you're working on a boat with a pss seal? If so, I had a really tight fit on one of my
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Rick Webb at 10:41am 03.06.25 You guys think boats are expensive? We have to replace the injectors on our tractor, all three are
Early 80s H36 Strut rardiH36 at 10:31am 03.06.25 Side note - I noticed you have a wire connected to a bolt for the strut - do you have a whole-boat
Need roller furling system info Murph13 at 10:00am 03.06.25 I am in touch with CDI now. Thank you "just some guy" and "Barnacle Bill" for the info pointing me i
Yet Another Docking Challenge LloydB at 9:23am 03.06.25 First thought that came to mind was to get a 10 foot easy to handle flexible sanitary hose that you
Rudder flaps Marmalade at 9:12am 03.06.25 I realize this a hi-jack - but is that a copper coat bottom paint job? If so - you happy with it s
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 8:36am 03.06.25 VHF is line of sight, so you won't get greater distance from improved cabling and fittings. About t
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 8:20am 03.06.25 I have this one and it works well. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D86IKIQ?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_
260 rig tuning ? twalker H260 at 6:55am 03.06.25 Essentially the same procedure as was on the previously linked page is located at link below. Along
Jib needed Hunter 216 AlwaysSailing at 5:51am 03.06.25 I did find Jim and his son. Great folks. I had heard of them before but hard to find if you have no
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? colemj at 3:14am 03.06.25 I have this one and it works well. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D86IKIQ?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b
Oday 22 structural question colemj at 2:49am 03.06.25 That picture was helpful. I don't think there is a compression post, as that end piece just looks l

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