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New 240 Nathan Schaan at 1:30am 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 6/886 I received my brand new 240 this weekend (hull laid up in April). We have had rain the last few day
Trailer for OD25 bruce at 12:53am 06.04.02 Trailer Sailors 1/1724 As a new reader of this forum, and a very proud owner of an OD25, I hope some kind soul will be able
Towing Jet Ski? Bill Saint at 12:22am 06.04.02 Big Boats 4/1384 I have a friend who will be chartering soon and they want to tow a jet ski while they sail. I have
Draft For Catalina 22 Ed Reynolds at 12:08am 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 1/1155 I'm trying to find a mooring, and am not sure how much water I draw with the swing keel. What is th
Raider 33 info wanted jcherubini at 12:03am 06.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/2097 I have decided to do a book on the Raider 33, touting it as the 'Holy Grail' of boats for the common
Whisker Pole Steve at 11:45pm 06.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/985 Does any one know where the mast pads(for the whisker pole attachment) should be placed on the mast
Shower for 272 Frank at 11:38pm 06.03.02 Bigger Boats 1/1190 Hello All , I am going to install permanent shower in the 272 model. Before I begin I wanted to as
Mast Slot Tangs Skip Gilbert at 11:31pm 06.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/907 I have a 1983 Catalina 30 Tall Rig that has mast slot tangs (or eyes) that are attachment points for
Dwyer tabernacle? Jeff Dowling at 11:12pm 06.03.02 Bigger Boats 1/1515 Im trying to purchase the a Dwyer tabernacle for my 272. I cant get the order form to come up on Dw
Photos of bimini for H33? Ken Palmer at 9:18pm 06.03.02 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1192 The Skipper (my wife) has decided that we will sail in comfort this year on our 1981 H33. We cannot
Need 3 port windows for a O'day 37' Sandra Frangou at 7:35pm 06.03.02 Bigger Boats 3/1396 I have a 1980 37' O'day that I bought in the States and brought with me to Greece 10 years ago. Now
O'Days made in Brazil Danilo Chagas Ribeiro at 7:19pm 06.03.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/987 Hello, Congratulations for your so complete site. I am not sure if you know that O'Days wer
Standing Rigging on 78 H25 Kenny Parker at 6:38pm 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 4/869 I have a 1978 H25 I am rigging for the first time. I am not sure if the mast is factory so here is w
boom rigingon my mariner??? mike at 3:47pm 06.03.02 Day Sailers 3/1390 I've got a 63' mariner and It's missing all of its rigging, my question is, is the line starting at
What is the largest outboard I should consider? Mat at 3:42pm 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 10/1021 What's the biggest engine that should be considered for a Hunter 26.5?Also should I go with a long
outboard Mat at 2:58pm 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 4/1232 Does anyone know how much weight the outboard bracket can take? I need to replace the original 2-st
Posessed(?) head seacock on a 27_75-84 David Michaels at 2:01pm 06.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1083 The head has what appears to be a ball valve type seacock, made of nylon, delrin or marelon. On sev
Voltage Drop John Richard at 1:54pm 06.03.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1168 I religioulsy check my batteries every two weeks. They read 13.78 volts. The volt meter on my elec
Running rigging on H23 Bill Lipp at 1:52pm 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 8/1405 I just purchased a '90 Hunter 23. I have sailed jerry-rigged Islanders and Catalinas in the past, b
Yanmar 1GM10 Zinc John at 1:41pm 06.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1058 I have a 1GM10 and am getting ready to inspect/replace the zinc. It appears from the manual that th

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Sea Flush for engine heat exchanger - does it work (3) jssailem at 6:17pm 08.11.20 Welcome @Wojtus to the SBO forum. Congrats on the new to you boat. It can be tough getting a boat wi
Sad day, and no way to fix sesmith at 6:10pm 08.11.20 Not much in the way of lumber wood in that branch but there is a fair amount of firewood and oak is
Coast guard boarding. Tally Ho at 6:02pm 08.11.20 Never been boarded or inspected In ~10 years of sailing. I did upgrade to an electronic flare and
Do more zincs last longer? jssailem at 5:59pm 08.11.20 Here is one idea that might address your question... https://www.boatzincs.com/corrosion-reference-e
Sea Flush for engine heat exchanger - does it work Tally Ho at 5:56pm 08.11.20
Marine Air CM16H - Suggested water pump SycloneDriver at 5:51pm 08.11.20 I think the March LC3CP-MD is the same as the Dometic PML500L. My boat came with the Dometic pump a
Do more zincs last longer? ontherocks83 at 5:49pm 08.11.20 Is there a way to test if the leak is from my boat or another boat, before I start tearing through m
Do more zincs last longer? Davidasailor26 at 5:46pm 08.11.20 Opinions vary but my understanding is simply that more anode can creates higher potential - the gre
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 5:44pm 08.11.20 4k is reasonable for the left coast. An f150 wont do much more than that.
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 5:42pm 08.11.20 My guess is that it won't heel enough to make much surface-area difference on a heavy boat, and the
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Meriachee at 5:36pm 08.11.20 4k is reasonable for the left coast. An f150 wont do much more than that.
LITTLE TO NO WIND Davidasailor26 at 5:29pm 08.11.20 the main benefit is in helping to keep the sails full. :plus: Heeling the boat to leeward definit
Sad day, and no way to fix Revv up at 5:13pm 08.11.20 What a kick in the gut, sorry to hear.
LITTLE TO NO WIND srimes at 5:13pm 08.11.20 Yeah, that's kinda of a myth unless you can get appendages out or a really fat stern out. Thats li
LITTLE TO NO WIND Joe at 5:11pm 08.11.20 On a small boat, leave about two inches of center board down and get the mainsail tilted up higher
LITTLE TO NO WIND Hayden Watson at 4:52pm 08.11.20 Also remember that if you are racing you will get a DSQ for pumping your sails.
Marine Air CM16H - Suggested water pump MitchM at 4:45pm 08.11.20 both of my marine aiirs ran well w march pumps . i installed filters to keep the
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. (1) sail sfbay at 4:43pm 08.11.20 If it would fit on a Hunter 42 like shown n the left hand photo I would mount it on the stern of the
Trouble downloading pdf file to General Downloads Phil Herring at 4:29pm 08.11.20 Hi Jerry, do you mean uploading, as in sending a file to the server? If so, please send the pdf file
LITTLE TO NO WIND BobbyFunn at 4:19pm 08.11.20 @Don Guillette said " Some additional hull will be in the water (mostly topside) but because the h

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