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Question re: motoring in reverse indimini at 7:56am 11.12.15 S2 25/7834 Our 9.2 seems to exhibit poor performance when trying to back up under power. At first I thought it
Expand fuel tanks on pearson 39-2 mgaff at 7:42am 11.12.15 Pearson 8/1681 Just looking for information about how to expand the fuel tankage on a Pearson 39-2. Currently it is
Corrosion on keel bolts Steverhnm at 7:34am 11.12.15 Big Boats 15/4825 I would like to know if anyone has experience removing their keel bolt hardware. Unfortunately (in
Hunter 426 or 44 aft photos captainpat at 6:54am 11.12.15 Big Boats 3/1205 Looking for "under sail" and "action" pictures of Hunter 426 or 44 aft. Send to captainpat355@veriz
Universal overheating/no water discharging knotoldyet at 5:13am 11.12.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1427 My Universal M25XP is overheating; and water is not being discharged from stern outlet. So far these
Mast head spinnaker halyard block marchem at 6:42pm 11.11.15 Catalina 310 8/8763 My rigger was up the mast today, putting LED bulbs in, and he said that the spinnaker block at the m
Condensation on larger boats OS2Dude at 6:22pm 11.11.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1402 On my O'Day 23 condensation during the cooler months never seemed to be an issue. There was a littl
Renogy 100w flex panels gettinthere at 12:59pm 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1500 Both of my renogy semiflex 100w panels have quit. The old thread on this subject appears closed so
SBO veterans... when, where, and how did you serve? Phil Herring at 12:32pm 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 54/5338 Brian's post got me thinking... we haven't done one of these threads in years, and it was a blast la
Veterans day, 2015 Brian D at 12:14pm 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 2/226 On behalf of the staff and moderators of SBO, we wish to say Thank You to our Veterans. Without your
Removing rudder on '85 first 29 (2) Still Crazy at 11:22am 11.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1275 116989 116990 Does anyone have experience removing the rudder on a tiller boat of this vintage? I ha
Question about a honda 9.9 - electrics rgranger at 10:37am 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 9/5844 Hey All I'm in a quandary. I just took possession of a very well kept Hunter 26 and it came with
Help educate an old man on shoal keel RussC at 9:50am 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 19/4117 I was looking at an ad for a North American 23 the other day and realized I don't understand all I k
Need help finding a plumbing fitting? (1) McIntoshUSA at 9:44am 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 2/362 We have two facets in the head which both pull out. One is for the sink and one for the shower. The
Where to fly a 2nd flag? FredV at 9:11am 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 37/9414
Port side stern rail beneteau 32s5 Elton at 9:04pm 11.10.15 Parts Search 1/986 Looking for port side stern rail assembly for a 1990 32s5
Catalina 27 keel/bilge Jdaniel343 at 9:01pm 11.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/3888 I want to rebuild the bilge area of my Catalina 27. Are there any video's or pictures of someone doi
Ice in laz/bilge? Macboy at 8:59pm 11.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2032 Is there reason to be concerned if we overwinter ice in the bilges or lazarette? I haven't checked t
Main sail furling imbrewster at 6:27pm 11.10.15 Bigger Boats 4/3687 Hi, I was wondering if anyone had experience with adding a main sail furling system? There seems to
Alt temp concerns (1) jlp0217 at 5:09pm 11.10.15 Musings With Maine Sail 11/2997 116979 I looked at my Balmar 612D regulator the other day thinking about looking at the advanced pro

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Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 7:04am 09.07.23
3 Blade Prop Swap? jviss at 7:01am 09.07.23 Hi @all - We have determined that the prop shaft is actually bent. There is a visible wobble at low
3 Blade Prop Swap? Dudenhoeffer at 6:56am 09.07.23 Hi @all - We have determined that the prop shaft is actually bent. There is a visible wobble at low
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 6:50am 09.07.23 * Very good input on the keel angle! I will need to try that, I have been keeping it all the way d
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 6:44am 09.07.23 Well ... that's interesting. We're back to not knowing why that big wooden block is sitting on your
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Rob Hntr376 at 6:39am 09.07.23 Peggie - in prepping for winterization: is that final rinse with the macerator running being done wi
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 6:38am 09.07.23 BTW: I've never owned a Mac 25 but I've owned a Mac 2-22 and two Mac 21's. They have a similar kee
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 6:38am 09.07.23 I am working on a mechanical lock down (that isn't a through pin), but that's probably a winter pro
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 6:36am 09.07.23 Does the boat want to round up into the wind? That is called weather helm. If your boat wants to p
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 6:21am 09.07.23 From your profile, you are taking about the McGregor Venture 25? That has a kickup rudder? So the
New Electronics Networking Help BarryL at 6:19am 09.07.23 Hi, My mistake. I thought your wind instrument was a clipper unit. If your ST60 is working and the
Rudder counterbalance? JBP-PA at 6:10am 09.07.23 From your profile, you are taking about the McGregor Venture 25? That has a kickup rudder? So the
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box dlochner at 5:51am 09.07.23 A boat built in 1982 for use in the ocean may not have a holding tank. At that time no discharge zon
New Electronics Networking Help Ward H at 5:40am 09.07.23 RM ST60 Wind Transducer. Currently feeds data to RM ST70+ Display via the backbone, but sounds lik
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box Boatingman222 at 4:56am 09.07.23 Where I would believe a centerboard sound be under the salon right down the center is a 5-6 inch wid
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. rgranger at 4:55am 09.07.23 Centre board line is port side on mine as well - and in manual. I think photo was flipped giving a
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box Boatingman222 at 4:42am 09.07.23 Yes, thank you. I saw that Plus I saw several Irwin 46 Ketch for sale all with a Centerboard I had
Wooden block under mast step. Gene Neill at 4:05am 09.07.23 The mast is right at 25 feet Well ... that's interesting. We're back to not knowing why that big
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box kappykaplan at 3:57am 09.07.23 Welcome to the forum! Sailboatdata shows that it has a center board. https://sailboatdata.com/sailb
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box Boatingman222 at 3:49am 09.07.23 I am also new to the forum. I acquired a 1982 Irwin Ketch 46 less then 2 weeks ago from friend's eld

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