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It's been nice. woodzy at 9:03pm 10.06.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/984 Well it's been awhile since I've been here. I've had the S.S.A. in a slip in Oceanside Ca. and its b
Portapotty in a Catalina 25 bchasc at 5:25pm 10.06.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1105 Greetings, I just picked up a 1980 Catalina 25 and need to know what size MSD portapotty fits wel
Matthew Roland5048 at 4:11pm 10.06.16 Ask All Sailors 2/483 To all of our friends on the Fl. East Coast: God Speed and be safe.
Mixing battery chemistry Stillatit at 12:33pm 10.06.16 Ask All Sailors 22/2785 I have 4 new AGM house batteries (2 x 2 parallel) plus one engine starter. The starter batt is now
Catalina 250 leaks John Kessler at 8:20am 10.06.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/4348 There seems to be a leak near the stern of my Catalina 250 which, with heavy rains, rally soaks the
Quick Release of Jib Sheets (1) catalanc at 5:37am 10.06.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 33/5252 Hi Guys, Well, I need to pull my boat from the lake in two weeks so this is a question for next year
h34 Keto Cowl Fix (2) dcalif at 1:48am 10.06.16 Big Boats 16/2686 Like most of us with a Hunter 34, my old cowls were worn beyond any hope of repair. I went with the
bilge water oday 28 blackout at 7:08pm 10.05.16 Ask An Oday Owner 27/3568 Oday 28 owners need some help. We are getting water in the bilge just sitting idle at the dock. We
FINDING THE MISSING SPEED TRANSDUCER PLUG Reg M at 6:13pm 10.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/950 I am posting this one to hopefully save someone the grief I just went through. When I removed the b
I got a new foot ! (6) Mike in Cape Cod at 6:12pm 10.05.16 Smaller Boats 31/2702 128867 128868 128869 128870 128871 128872 Last season (2015 )while winterizing my H23.5 I noticed t
Back support for cabin seating (5) RussC at 5:55pm 10.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1898 I haven't heard any other complaints or solutions to the lack of back support in the cabin seating,
Resurrecting The Blue Pearl (1) Brucker at 2:52pm 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 24/3022 Here are some pics of what she looks like right now http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/brucker_l
South Coast S22 questions Brucker at 2:41pm 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 23/4924 I just inherited one that is going to need some TLC to get back on the water. Does anyone here have
New Guy here Brucker at 2:37pm 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 4/827 Hi Everyone. I am new on here and new to sailing. I just recently inherited an old South Coast S22 t
New foresail size Alctel at 2:08pm 10.05.16 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1645 So I am finally getting new sails - the main is the original I think and therefore older than I am,
M25xp impeller source JosefR at 2:07pm 10.05.16 Catalina 30 7/1927 I think I've done a pretty exhaustive search for this in this forum so I will ask where do those of
Winter Hauling Using a Hydraulic Trailer Rick486 at 1:04pm 10.05.16 Big Boats 7/971 Hi all: I have been hauling my 44DS at a marina using a travel lift for 8 years now with no problems
Sail Number Bill and Kathy McDonald at 12:46pm 10.05.16 Catalina 22 25/8825 Is the Sail Number and Hull Number the same thing? I was looking at the C22 NSA and noticed that th
Hunter Marine Trailer Weights Happy Camper at 11:55am 10.05.16 Smaller Boats 7/1124 I recently purchased a Hunter H240 in Illinois. Apparently in Illinois, it is not required to have
Cold start problems Reg M at 11:30am 10.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 24/4418 My Yanmar 2GMF has been starting and running fine all summer but over the past couple of weeks it se

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Mooring ball pennant question dlochner at 9:41am 05.20.24 That would be a buoy-to-boat LINE. ;) Close, but no cigar. It should be floaty thing to boat rode
Mooring ball pennant question rgranger at 9:38am 05.20.24 . I had considered using "buoy-to-boat rope", but decided against it. :D That would be a buoy-to-b
Mosquitoes and Other bugs Kings Gambit at 8:59am 05.20.24 Welcome Paul, to SBO forums. Congratulations on your new to you boat. One solution would be to mov
Mosquitoes and Other bugs Kings Gambit at 8:48am 05.20.24
Mooring ball pennant question shemandr at 8:47am 05.20.24 There are many different systems. Another take: In the New Suffolk area of Long Island the practic
Mosquitoes and Other bugs jssailem at 8:37am 05.20.24 So you are saying, Claude, that you can live in a bug-filled environment if you kill the bugs before
Mooring ball pennant question jssailem at 8:32am 05.20.24 To some folks... Words Matter. It does help to clarify what is being said. How to manage your boat
Merit 22 owners RussC at 8:17am 05.20.24 I'll never forget the owners manual I once saw, translated from Japanese, that literally said: "tig
Fresh water pump Allan12210 at 8:01am 05.20.24 Has anyone found an alternative fresh water pump to the Shurflo Aqua-King II 3 gpm pump for their C
Mooring ball pennant question carlc376 at 7:49am 05.20.24 Thank you for the advice. The pickup bouy is a great idea. On the "Pennant" usage, the marina used
Mooring ball pennant question dLj at 7:39am 05.20.24 Boys... don't go all twitchy faced:yikes: with this sailor geek lingo comment, but it's always been
Mooring ball pennant question dlochner at 7:37am 05.20.24 Boys... don't go all twitchy faced:yikes: with this sailor geek lingo comment, but it's always been
Mooring ball pennant question Joe at 7:34am 05.20.24 Boys... don't go all twitchy faced:yikes: with this sailor geek lingo comment, but it's always been
Dufour 500 GL jssailem at 7:34am 05.20.24 I am giving serious thought to acquiring a Dufour 500 GL. I would value any insights or experience
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) dLj at 7:34am 05.20.24 I've always assumed that the mooring balls at Hasserott Beach were privately owned. My friend said
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) dLj at 7:29am 05.20.24 @Tally Ho The great thing about freighters is that you can see them coming a long way off. I don'
Mooring ball pennant question dLj at 7:23am 05.20.24 What @dlochner said! I highly recommend getting the pick-up buoy. I used to keep a previous boat o
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 05.20.24 The Hunter 260 came with a mast raising system as part of the original equipment that even a 11 year
Fabric search JBP-PA at 6:34am 05.20.24 Close, but not quite. Courtesy of Google image search. https://www.ebay.com/itm/174943109140 htt
Mosquitoes and Other bugs kloudie1 at 6:31am 05.20.24 Welcome !! Inside the cabin, I use No Pest Strips. (big box or Amazon or Ace) They pretty much kill

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