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Macgregor 1988 26D sealing shroud deck straps Ms Hope at 3:36pm 04.29.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/890
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Hunter 260 "New" Deck Hardware Install h2o_snow at 1:08pm 04.29.19 Smaller Boats 12/1107 So... been slowly modifying our tiller 260. Next step is installing the new (used) asym spi gear. L
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Fresh Water System Commissioning Question Rick486 at 12:54pm 04.29.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/4115 Hi Peggie: I'm sure you have answered this many times, so I'd appreciate you just pointing me to a l
Varnish or teak oil on wood for 23.5 Zerosfault at 12:38pm 04.29.19 Smaller Boats 6/954 My 23.5 wooden parts have been varnished before. Should I stick with spar varnish or do I strip it a
Nautical Quiz....This could be a problem...? (1) rgranger at 11:40am 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 53/4224 So I recently moved from Virginia to Alabama. I completed setting my boat up (almost) this past we
Spinnaker downhaul? Jazzydaze at 11:15am 04.29.19 Newport 2/902 Hi guys... so about 3ft front of my mast on the deck is a round stainless plate.maybe 3 inches roun
P42 Anchor Well Terry Cox at 10:54am 04.29.19 Big Boats 0/473 Just posted an article in the "Boat Info" tab regarding the Passage 42 anchor well. Our arrangement
Arctic 041-D for parts (FREE) Hayden Watson at 9:38am 04.29.19 Parts Search 0/374 Hopefully someone can use this because many of these parts are made of UNOBTAINIUM. If you are inte
Wooden Boats - Someone Talk Some Sense Into Me (6) Todd Atchison at 8:53am 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 49/5113 So here we go. I need all the sane sailors (if there is such a thing) particularly those sailing woo
Request pedestal information on the Hunter 30 Cherubini PCannonSr1 at 8:14am 04.29.19 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1076 Can someone tell me who made or what type the Pedestal is on the 1978 Hunter Cherubini? I would lik
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Two questions shine at 7:51pm 04.28.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1993 Why are there two holes on the bow and stern chain plates where the forestay and backstay attach ?
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Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 11:47am 09.30.24 I have sanded the rough and flaking spots, smoothed things out and then repainted with VC17. As l
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 Tally Ho at 10:54am 09.30.24 In @Shorinsean s photos you can see that his sail is not sewn into his pack. In @jssailem s photo
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent dlochner at 10:42am 09.30.24 This is what I suspected. Thanks for confirming Dave! The mesh sandpaper really made that big of a
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Boomer2it at 10:35am 09.30.24 Thats why I had to find a fabricator that knows much more about metals than I, plus the extreme temp
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Boomer2it at 10:33am 09.30.24 jb weld most likely wont work with cast iron
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent (2) Tally Ho at 10:27am 09.30.24 I have sanded the rough and flaking spots, smoothed things out and then repainted with VC17. As lo
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 9:30am 09.30.24 This is what I suspected. Thanks for confirming Dave! The mesh sandpaper really made that big of a d
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 9:17am 09.30.24 I replaced the exhaust elbow last spring, and turned a relatively easy project into a debacle. I le
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent dlochner at 9:04am 09.30.24 Solvents only work well for small spots, other wise you use a lot of solvent and it smears around.
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 8:49am 09.30.24 In The Cisco Chain of Lakes, on Thousand Island Lake on the MI/WI line, and I also could sail Table
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? stickinthemud57 at 8:37am 09.30.24 I sail a MacGregor 26S (water ballast, centerboard) and LOVE it. You mentioned stability as one cr
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? LloydB at 8:31am 09.30.24 There are other forums on the SBO site that you can also post this question on and get good answers
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Boomer2it at 8:21am 09.30.24 I replaced the exhaust elbow last spring, and turned a relatively easy project into a debacle. I lea
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 Shorinsean at 7:18am 09.30.24 Thank you all; I'll look into setting up the LJ's into the top of the stackpack rather than the bott
Amalfi Coast Sail william24424 at 6:59am 09.30.24 Sorry Art, was offline this weekend. So you can charter in Italy & Greece with a US Coast guard char
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 Ward H at 6:36am 09.30.24 In @Shorinsean s photos you can see that his sail is not sewn into his pack. In @jssailem s photo
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 kappykaplan at 6:08am 09.30.24 my Mack Stack Pack is not sewn to the sail, so I can remove the sail easily even with the jacks and
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 Tally Ho at 5:44am 09.30.24
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 sailme88 at 5:12am 09.30.24 I have a stack pack built by a local sailmaker. Works great. A friend recently bought a slightly ne
Amalfi Coast Sail Joe at 4:41am 09.30.24 I enjoy vids that are simple to understand, interesting in subject matter and exhibit good camera an

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