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Self Sheltering? JamesG161 at 7:07pm 03.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 25/2453 I have had several days of having to do this. So I began trying to find as much information on this
What is this? (2) Justin_NSA at 5:35pm 03.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1559 I got it from a person who had a C22 and another boat. Pretty vague huh? It is triangular and has n
Down turn in the financial markets and FED money at 0%, what will that mean for boat prices. jssailem at 9:26am 03.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 49/4038 Watching the decline in the stock market I began wondering what that might mean for the sailboat mar
Sailing in the time of Coronavirus (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 03.23.20 Sails Call Lounge 170/18452 Its been the elephant in the room on SBO, so let's push it out of here: will the virus affect your s
1990 Hunter 35.5 keel issue (4) Heli_fixer at 7:15am 03.18.20 Big Boats 9/1724 Hello all, I just went to the boat yesterday which is on the hard up here in Canada and noticed some
My I/O is for sale on boatrader.com Is this query a scam? shemandr at 7:07am 03.18.20 Ask All Sailors 46/3933 " Hi, thanks for getting back to me, i'm Project Engineer and currently offshore...so i won't be abl
Sail color scheme (4) gtg at 6:18am 03.18.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/887 Most boats have white sails with colorful spinnakers. I have lucked out with a colorful jib. Is the
Early this morning in Rockport Harbor, Maine. (1) TomY at 5:49am 03.18.20 Destinations 14/2085 A friend took this a few minutes ago. This is Scott at the bait shed down in the harbor. He opened t
Transducer HD74 at 6:59pm 03.17.20 Ask All Sailors 3/847 i plan on replacing thetransducer on my hunter 340depth,speed I wonder if anyone knows how or how di
Replacing Jabsco with Raritan XDMusic at 4:48pm 03.17.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/7564 I have a Jabsco manual pump on my 1999 Hunter 340. It is the version Jabsco started building in 1998
New word: Boatist rgranger at 3:55pm 03.17.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2237 In a recent email, I said to someone "I'm not boatist" The reference was to a mistaken assumption
Alternative trailer specs for Mac 26d EdWeitzel at 2:08pm 03.17.20 Trailer Sailors 2/554 I just got a Mac 26d that does not have a trailer. I would love to have a Mac trailer for it, but t
Kudos to One of Our Own dlochner at 12:04pm 03.17.20 Sails Call Lounge 7/726 Frequent contributor to SBO forums, @thinwater recently won several awards for his articles in Good
Cold water fatal 'gasp' reflex MitchM at 11:37am 03.17.20 Ask All Sailors 2/667 very interesting article on the sometimes-fatal results of fallling overboard in cold
Advice on the preventing condensation inside the boat wlieppe at 10:48am 03.17.20 Ask All Sailors 34/12828 Need some advice on the best way to prevent condensation inside the boat, which mainly occurs during
Boatesignconcepts.com dlochner at 10:19am 03.17.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/715 This website was just launched, looks like it has some potential for those interested in boat design
Pair of '75s (1) Brian D at 10:03am 03.17.20 Sails Call Lounge 0/390 As most of you know, I like to play guitar. So I thought I would share with you what I use. Here is
How to Remove Woodwork above Engine on H340 Swedegeek at 8:57am 03.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/578 I'm doing an engine swapout on a 1998 H340. Can anyone give me any advice on how to take apart the
Stainless Steel Bolts for Strut & Stern Tube Swedegeek at 8:50am 03.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2739 I bought a 1998 Hunter 340 a year ago. I'm swapping out the engine ' doing a minor refit. One of m
Cal 27 (1) John6275 at 8:18am 03.17.20 Cal 0/750 So, starting to seperate questions. hope this is correct. so in removing and cleaning lines I believ

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Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Henk Noordermeer at 1:28pm 12.18.24 When something fails, it is good to know and understand why it failed especially a critical part li
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations dlochner at 1:23pm 12.18.24 I don't know why you guys are hammering the OP about why the prop fell off? Who knows, it may not h
Am I missing anything for the layup? Justin_NSA at 12:56pm 12.18.24 Thanks for the tips guys. I'll do a little more each time I go out and visit her. I'm our harbormast
Am I missing anything for the layup? Justin_NSA at 12:55pm 12.18.24 Fresh bucket of DampRid? I run a small dehumidifier 24X7. It stays pretty dry below
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Henk Noordermeer at 12:32pm 12.18.24 Something caused the old prop to become disengaged and that problem is going to remain. I don't k
Hunter 34 keel bolts kloudie1 at 12:09pm 12.18.24 Probably a lot of bedding to get through because of how the keel has wide "wings" at the top to give
Hunter 34 keel bolts kloudie1 at 12:02pm 12.18.24 For sure cast iron for the old 34's.. I am pretty sure that 5 is the number, Colibri. Two at the hea
Hunter 34 keel bolts Colibri at 12:00pm 12.18.24 I have a friend with a Beneteau 373. Beneteau uses an iron keel. They use stainless steel bolts with
Hunter 34 keel bolts (1) Colibri at 11:46am 12.18.24
Am I missing anything for the layup? shemandr at 11:34am 12.18.24 Your halyards have been weathering for two years? I'd prolly take them down and replace with messen
Am I missing anything for the layup? jssailem at 11:33am 12.18.24 You can use air to blow out with air any of the hoses that may have collected rain water and do not
H42P - Factory specs of the thru hulls below the water line 1992 Hunter Passage 42 jssailem at 11:30am 12.18.24 Welcome to the forum. I do not have a Passage 42. You can probably guess that a previous opened bo
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock (1) JBP-PA at 10:51am 12.18.24 There are a variety of mooring hooks you can use to grab the ring with a line. https://www.ebay.com
2nd Bilge Pump Don S/V ILLusion at 10:42am 12.18.24 . should I install a dedicated hose for the 2nd pump or T it in to the existing hose going to the
Am I missing anything for the layup? JBP-PA at 10:38am 12.18.24 Fresh bucket of DampRid?
Am I missing anything for the layup? dlochner at 10:36am 12.18.24 If there is any AF in the head or hoses, removing it will make recommissioning more pleasant. AF tur
Hunter 34 keel bolts dLj at 9:47am 12.18.24 First question that comes to mind - are you sure you don't have a lead keel? I thought most Hunters
2nd Bilge Pump kappykaplan at 9:41am 12.18.24 Alternatively, I could mount it as a "high water" pump on the lip above the bilge and it would, the
2nd Bilge Pump kappykaplan at 9:40am 12.18.24 should I install a dedicated hose for the 2nd pump Yes
Am I missing anything for the layup? dLj at 9:40am 12.18.24 About the only two things that come to mind are: 1) Open up the sails to make sure no critters/inse

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