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Floatation of wet foam fritz3000g at 12:28pm 03.29.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 70/11592 Hi all, I didn't get a response on another forum and wondered if you smart folks know. Is there an
Spring sailing break (3) RussC at 10:27am 03.29.18 Ask All Sailors 6/453 We're at least getting a couple days of spring. near 70 temps left no reason not to take our little*
Refrigeration issues VisionPNW at 10:20am 03.29.18 Ask All Sailors 5/527 On my 1990 Vision 32, I have a Danfoss BD2.5 compressor running R12 with some cooling issues. The c
Poking the Bear - a.k.a. Lets talk anchors rgranger at 8:33am 03.29.18 Ask All Sailors 31/2363 Hey all I ran across this interesting article on anchors and thought I would share... http://www.y
Only in Minnesota (1) Jackdaw at 7:37am 03.29.18 Ask All Sailors 12/837 Yesterday. Sailing and ice fishing at the same time.
H340 Battery upgrade and relocation (2) bamabaxter at 6:01am 03.29.18 Big Boats 12/2727 After getting some good ideas based on other people modifications here, I decided to upgrade electri
H23.5 and towing capacity Chris Flanagan at 5:58am 03.29.18 Smaller Boats 31/2251 I bought a 1993 H235 a couple years ago and have been towing with a 2012 Ford Escape with a tow pack
bimini top Sandy Seas at 5:32am 03.29.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1364 Hello, I recently bought a 1993 Macgregor 26s. I want to buy and install a bimini top for it. Any su
Holding tank and fresh water prime questions Catsail at 3:22am 03.29.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/542 A couple of plumbing questions please: 1. The head has two discharge lines via a Y valve - one goe
311 holding tank question and fresh water prime question Catsail at 3:19am 03.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2478 Hello, I am a new owner of a 1999 Beneteau 311. I have two questions please: 1. The head has two
Furling Jib for a H-212 ???? JimInPB at 8:33pm 03.28.18 Smaller Boats 13/2660
What are the levers for on a Hunter 23 Boom scott hall at 7:41pm 03.28.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1107 I searched the internet and can not find how to use the levers on a Hunter 23 boom. They are underne
Should I replace this engine panel... (1) Skipper at 6:43pm 03.28.18 Ask All Sailors 22/1401 ...or is this one good to go? Be honest.
Double down on Amp-Hours? Battery prices might be taking a jump. Macboy at 5:37pm 03.28.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1138 It's just a rumour I heard yesterday from the owner of a residential/light commercial and RV solar c
Keel bolt torque Bluenose at 4:22pm 03.28.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/6921 Hi there, I am the proud owner of a new to me Beneteau 331. I am unable to locate anywhere the torqu
Recover headboard on a 380 (1) planoron at 1:53pm 03.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/583 My wife is updating our 380 with new curtains and she really wants to reupholster the headboard. I
H340 Wema Freshwater Sending unit bamabaxter at 12:33pm 03.28.18 Big Boats 6/835 Anybody know the length and part number of the stock Wema sending unit for the freshwater tank in a
1977 Hunter 33 Low Profile SteveG99 at 11:20am 03.28.18 Mid-Size Boats 2/827 Hi all, Newby here, just bought an old (1977) 33' here in Ontario, with shoal keel and lower profile
Cow horn cleats GBGraham at 9:51am 03.28.18 Smaller Boats 9/1092 The 260 I have has a lazy jack system. Where do folks cleat these off, the standard stainless cow ho
Recommission water tank smokey73 at 9:40am 03.28.18 Ask All Sailors 16/2133 I know - I know - it has been posted and repeated that there is an article by Peggie Hall on recommi

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My propeller has worn out rgranger at 7:46am 06.11.24 I did a search for a 75 hp Yanmar prop specs and it popped right up.:beer:
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 7:37am 06.11.24 Looks great so far!!
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) jssailem at 7:34am 06.11.24 Chris. It is possible that once you remove the frayed line and the chafe left behind you will be abl
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) BrianQ at 7:17am 06.11.24 Unfortunately, according to Hood Yacht Systems and Pompanette, the parent company, parts are no long
Catalina 34 MkII Log jssailem at 7:06am 06.11.24 Congrats Clive and welcome to the SBO Forums. The Catalin 34 is a great boat. Enjoy the ownership ex
What might this be.... (1) jssailem at 7:01am 06.11.24 Greg. If you do not have the wisker pole for the pin, you could repurpose the dyneema into a series
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz jssailem at 6:55am 06.11.24 Going to boat shows in the Pacific NW, you see 10 to 1 Power boats over sailboats being marketed. No
Newport 28 batteries jssailem at 6:26am 06.11.24 Congrats on finding a new boat to look after. Have you told your Neptune 24 there is a new girl in t
Cat310 Engine bed Good Vibes at 5:47am 06.11.24 Hull 63 from 2001 no plate :)
Halyard line (1) Tally Ho at 4:58am 06.11.24 Which one did you get from SBO? I think I went with XLS3
Failed Traveler Part dlochner at 4:47am 06.11.24 That's an impressive garbage can!
Cat310 Engine bed Afraal at 4:34am 06.11.24 Hull 23, no plates either! @SwanSong qq: where did you purchase the blue hose from the thermostat?
Minneapolis Cat 22 advice LakeShark at 4:11am 06.11.24 The furler is pretty simple. You feed the sail into the foil and use the halyard on the foil to pull
A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW east coaster at 4:06am 06.11.24 I was involved with solving the seaplane problem in Victoria harbour. The end result was a dedicated
Cat310 Engine bed east coaster at 3:35am 06.11.24 Hull no 166 from 2002 no plate such as shown.
Newport 28 batteries Davidasailor26 at 2:28am 06.11.24
A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW SFS at 1:26am 06.11.24 According to the recordings of the radio transmissions that I have heard, the "tower" cautioned the
Cat310 Engine bed john2 at 12:47am 06.11.24 we have hull 58 and is without the plate. we have original engine and transmission.
A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW Ralph Johnstone at 9:47pm 06.10.24 Several interesting tid-bits were passed along from a buddy of mine who is a pilot : - The Harbour
Leaky windows tehsailor at 9:28pm 06.10.24 if you are really tired of doing Windows use go buy some smoked plexiglass and do the VHB tape to mo

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