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Headroom Bugzy at 10:23pm 04.09.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/4460 Hello all. I am looking at purchasing a Mac 26 in the near future, and one came up for sale here tha
How Do I Know Which Production Number My 83 O'Day 30 CB is? twodzusfittings at 6:38pm 04.09.19 Bigger Boats 6/1049 So after a month of frantic work on my precious days off from my full time job, I finally splashed m
Heater hoses maneframe at 6:29pm 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/887 1987 Legend 37 I need to replace the hoses between the engine and the water heater (they have defini
Engine ground question Avi at 6:07pm 04.09.19 S2 5/1192 Hello everyone. I have a 1979 S2 9.2 C with Yanmar 2QM15. I am connecting a piece of Zinc hanging fr
Hunter 26 outboard motor bracket upgrades Crazy Dave Condon at 4:57pm 04.09.19 Smaller Boats 1/491 I am trying to help someone but need assistance. Has anyone ever removed the wood bracket on a Hunt
C320 mk2 Refrigerator Brahmany at 2:22pm 04.09.19 Mid-Size Boats 0/648 Hi, We have a Waeco refrigerator in our 320. Any here know what model/ capacity Catalina have fitted
What is "Ocean" worthy? Will Gilmore at 1:16pm 04.09.19 Ask All Sailors 47/9274 In a recent post about sailing trailersailers to big destinations, I mentioned the MORC certificatio
Two small lines coming out of the head of the main boom... Yeah I know technical terms right!? HarrisOutdoors at 1:11pm 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/695 This is a 1980 Hunter H27 that was basically derelict when I saved it. After cleaning it up a bit, I
1980 H27 Freshwater Plumbing Questions HarrisOutdoors at 12:54pm 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/592 My H27 has a large rectangular tank under the V-berth. (looks like about 30 gallons) It looks nothin
Catalina 14.2 vs. flying Scot cstrub at 10:33am 04.09.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/4225 Hello. I'm brand new to the forum. I've been sailing a Laser on an inland lake and am looking for
Chartplotter with dementia Calif. Ted at 7:51am 04.09.19 Ask All Sailors 11/553 My slightly obsolete Garmin GPSMap 441 has been displaying a little memory loss similar to myself. W
Transducers for depth For Sail at 6:30am 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1917 I want to use a glue down transducer in my 25.5. They are limited by hull thickness. Does any know
Rode the Gulf Stream All U Get at 1:21am 04.09.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1143
Accent lights (easy project) (3) SVPardonMyFrench at 10:23pm 04.08.19 Big Boats 13/1050 This must have been the easiest project I've done... added LED ribbon lights port and starboard in t
Balmar SG-200 Question Ward H at 8:03pm 04.08.19 Musings With Maine Sail 4/849 I recently installed a Balmar SG-200 battery monitor. I understand the monitor readings will gain in
Passage 42 rudder post mbaker at 5:51pm 04.08.19 Big Boats 0/303 I'm having my '93 Passage 42 rudder rebuilt. While its out of the boat I'm replacing the boot seal
Mooring recommendations???? sbcwolff at 5:38pm 04.08.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1397 We have a mooring spot at our local river (St. Croix, Wisconsin), but have to set up our anchor syst
Anacortes to San Francisco Mike H. at 4:15pm 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 5/516 Has anyone made this passage? Looks like about a seven day trip at six knots. Did you harbor hop or
Gratitude and indebtiness . . . Red_Dog at 3:53pm 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1211 I spend a great deal of my time here not logged-in, but skimming through topics and reading those th
rudder post and tube lube Golden Road at 3:25pm 04.08.19 Bigger Boats 5/2724 I dropped my rudder for maintenance on my 82 O'day 30 and I'm wondering what grease/lube was used. T

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Wood Refinishing pgandw at 4:18pm 05.04.24 Most Mariners came with (or have made) mast supports that fit on the rudder gudgeons and the mast ta
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested JBP-PA at 4:15pm 05.04.24 The trailer looks to be in good shape. Have a good look at the tires and decide if you want to repl
Air Cooled vs Water Cooled 3.5 HP Outboards pgandw at 3:57pm 05.04.24 Consider going electric. 3hp equivalent models available from several manufacturers. Has a reverse
How worried should I be? shemandr at 3:50pm 05.04.24 Thanks, again, to that expert marina staff! I'll add that to a pretty long list of F*Ups by untra
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged Terry Cox at 3:30pm 05.04.24 I'm guessing your toilets are 37010, cuz almost all of Jabsco's later macerating toilets use remote
How worried should I be? dlochner at 3:03pm 05.04.24 Sorry to hear about the accident. The first thing you should do is use the jib halyard as a tempora
Rub rail JamesG161 at 2:26pm 05.04.24 rubber or vinyl It is EDPM Rubber compounded or mixed with Flexible Vinyl. Jim...
Rub rail colin59 at 2:08pm 05.04.24
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Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested jssailem at 12:54pm 05.04.24 Congrats on your new boat. Welcome to the SBO forum. @Siamese has identified the way to make your t
Air Cooled vs Water Cooled 3.5 HP Outboards Rick D at 12:51pm 05.04.24 I saw one of the harbor employees in Catalina Island had one of these. Like he said: "I can buy one
Locking yourself from the inside (2) Rick D at 12:42pm 05.04.24 224574224573224574
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:26pm 05.04.24 Good morning, Peggie. Like most all P42s, Hunter built them using Jabsco electric macerator pumps t
Wood Refinishing hornjb at 12:24pm 05.04.24 Thank you for the information. I will look at that brand as well. Cheers, Jim
Locking yourself from the inside JamesG161 at 12:06pm 05.04.24 What do you recommend ? 1) An alarm on entry and Cell phone 911 2) Alternate Escape Hatch if you
Window unit AC install DRW400 at 12:04pm 05.04.24
Locking yourself from the inside (2) Allan12210 at 11:47am 05.04.24 Hi All, I have a sailboat, it has a companion way. I want to lock it from the inside. The reason is
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs (1) SDS3 Sailors at 11:47am 05.04.24 2005 H36. My ballasts work just fine and the fixture was more complicated than some, so I just boug
Locking yourself from the inside Caboteur at 11:42am 05.04.24 For all sorts of safety at sea reasons my washboards and hatch were lockable and could be opened fro
Hunter 420 Passage Saloon Table Delaminating kbgunn at 10:58am 05.04.24 I had a similar issue on a 2005 Hunter 38. The table top veneer was peeling off the base material. T

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