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Hunter installed winch improperly from factory (2) tfox2069 at 5:36pm 09.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1265 Went to service my Lewmar 40 two-speed cockpit winches today on my 2009 H36. Starboard winch - no pr
2006 hunter 36 salon table size just a dream-er at 5:35pm 09.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/444 The salon table is too large to lower for flat sleeping position. Has anyone cut it down and how?
is this non-skid part of the fiberglass? (6) Erbardy at 4:01pm 09.29.19 Ask All Sailors 2/466 in the pictures below you will notice the non-skid surface. it looks like it is part of the fibergla
Windward Mark Question... Zobi1 at 3:47pm 09.29.19 Racing 19/2092 There are multiple one-design fleets racing... as I approach the windward mark, a boat in another fl
2007 Hunter 33 Raymarine C-80 GPS Replacement working with ST-1 Autopilot mgtomasic at 1:47pm 09.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/306 My 2007 Hunter 33 Raymarine C-80 GPS monitor is not working. What is the suggested replacement, whi
Catalina 35 MK II engine replacement gary16188 at 1:02pm 09.29.19 Engines and Propulsion 10/2322 I am thinking of buying a 2005 Catalina 34 MK II. The owner replaced the engine. The original engine
Replace Bimini Zippers ChrisHunter at 11:54am 09.29.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1943 The zippers for the backstays are beginning to rip out from the Bimini top, on my Hunter 30. My qu
310 Keel Bolts (1) Deleted member 117556 at 10:24am 09.29.19 Catalina 310 12/1959 I tightened my keel bolts yesterday for the first time. Was surprised that 2 or 3 of them were snug
Dropping Keel, Early 80's First 42 Mitch Witt at 10:21am 09.29.19 Ask All Sailors 0/314 Appreciate anyone who has seen the lead keel dropped from an early to Mid 80's First 42 reply to hel
Didya Miss Me??? (7) 31seahorse at 10:08am 09.29.19 Ask All Sailors 7/923 Hello SBO members, If you missed my thoughts and comments I have a perfectly good reason for my lac
Main Sail Beneteau at 9:28am 09.29.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/728 We have a 1997 Beneteau Oceanus 321. Require a source for new sail slides for the main.The slides ar
Maintenance Beneteau at 9:20am 09.29.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/790 We have a 1997 Beneteau Oceanids 321 .i would like to remove the originally installed water line dec
Line pumpkinpie at 9:03am 09.29.19 Ask All Sailors 40/3189 .
Anyone want to swap there Mac19 for a Mac26D? (2) finding41 at 10:40pm 09.28.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/808 I've got a couple 26D's. (3) My idea of chartering them out didn't fly. $5k/ year / boat insurance!
Keel Winch Daddy Blackbeard at 8:38pm 09.28.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1025 So I bought my sailboat about 3 weeks ago and i noticed that the keel winch turns clockwise but not
Composting head in a Mac Seadoc at 6:16pm 09.28.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/610 Hi, y'all! Anyone out there in Mac land have experience with composting heads aboard a Mac? Specific
Annapolis Sailboat Show dlochner at 5:22pm 09.28.19 Sails Call Lounge 2/481 The Annapolis Sailboat Show will be upon us in a couple of weeks. Susan and I are attending and woul
Gap At The Bow Support When Loading Hunter 23.5 JDE at 3:54pm 09.28.19 Smaller Boats 20/3227
Solar Array Hunter 450 passage Nauticlops at 3:28pm 09.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1467 I'm setting up a solar array and I've got one question about connecting the charge controller to my
Universal m-18 engine smoking sailing11 at 1:28pm 09.28.19 Engines and Propulsion 4/729 Just took my Catalina 27 (with a universal m-18 motor in it) our for a cruise. It noticed a slight r

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Curiosity might be making me overthink dlochner at 7:23am 06.06.24 Interesting idea, a lot of work, and some essential small details to consider. The first issue is
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy dLj at 7:22am 06.06.24
Portlight Polish dLj at 7:20am 06.06.24 So use some headlight lens restorer followed up with clear spray acrylic UV coating? All of these
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? (2) JamesG161 at 7:20am 06.06.24 These pictures may help since I had do same repairs to my H430. ... PS: The Fluid Flow Profile is
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 (1) Arrgh at 7:12am 06.06.24 Here is where mine is on my O'Day 34
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? dlochner at 7:06am 06.06.24 How would you do that anyway? If you knew the airfoil was NACA 2412 for example. You could get the
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 jssailem at 7:06am 06.06.24 Scott. There are several theories on the location. My choice is to get the spot near the pivot poi
Dish storage (1) fred1diver at 7:05am 06.06.24 225296Already on it! Made one of these last week, added side walls and a bungee going from one side
Small Outboard Motor Stands stickinthemud57 at 7:01am 06.06.24 Nice work!
Color-matching gelcoat jssailem at 6:49am 06.06.24 :plus: regarding Andy at Boatworks Today. After 25 years he has learned a thing or two about fibergl
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 6:48am 06.06.24 Thanks for the images and info. Since I'm re-coring my deck (So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project) ,
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 06.06.24 @Divingnflying Post a couple of pictures of the damaged keel and ask how to repair the damage. T
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 6:46am 06.06.24 Have you run it for a number of hours with no change? dj
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? Divingnflying at 6:42am 06.06.24 seriously doubt it makes much difference tbh. These things aren't America's Cup billion dollar rac
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? flightlead404 at 6:42am 06.06.24
Small Outboard Motor Stands (7) sailcapt340 at 6:29am 06.06.24 Built mine to fit in a space in the garage. As stated above, used scrap lumber, works great. Mine
Dish storage rgranger at 5:50am 06.06.24 I see the problem. You only have enough room for one bottle of booze. Fix that and the other probl
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? Divingnflying at 5:38am 06.06.24 I have this drawing that, based on the date and boat length, is probably for the Hunter 376. It sp
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:46am 06.06.24 Most sailors are crusing sailors, not serious racers. However racing incudes knowledge of the wate
Gelcoat Cracks on Toe Rail dlochner at 4:37am 06.06.24 how o you fix them? Colin You can spend a lot of time and effort cleaning, sanding, gel coating,

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