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No Joke All U Get at 9:36am 03.08.15 Ask All Sailors 23/4451 Hi All, I've been thinking about the Joker valves in the head and pose this question. During eve
What an eye opener dale4643 at 9:17am 03.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2373 Not a question here, just food for thought. I dropped of my main at Kerr Sailmakers to have 1 reefin
New Owner......Harpoon 5.2 D B at 9:06am 03.08.15 Trailer Sailors 2/2526 Found One! Harpoons are rare on the West Coast and I've been looking for one for almost a year. I
New to Hunter 23- Any advice on supply retailers? Monoceros2 at 8:01am 03.08.15 Smaller Boats 8/1472 All- We just picked up our 1985 Hunter 23 yesterday. While we have previously only owned 1 othe
Oracle Team USA- America's Cup Ron20324 at 7:50am 03.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1254 Sad news in this morning's paper: The boat was being prepped to move to Bermuda for the Americas' Cu
New Engine Lizzies Teau at 7:00am 03.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/2562 We have a 1982 "First 38" and we need to replace our engine. Does anyone have any suggestions. Che
Coming to Oceanside Looking for day charter Izzy at 6:37am 03.08.15 Destinations 8/3255 Guys, Can someone recommend a day charter. I really need a reasonable price.
Dock stick storage Cowpokee at 7:22pm 03.07.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1305 Looking for ideas on how to store my dock stick in an easily accessible place. I saw a mod I like t
new trailer mr_mark at 6:10pm 03.07.15 Parts Search 1/906 I need another trailer for my 26x. The original is getting too rusted. Any suggestions?
Servicing Jib Winches on Hunter 40.5- HELP smokey73 at 6:08pm 03.07.15 Big Boats 8/1287 My Jib winches are in desperate need of servicing. The grease is more like glue and varnish than gr
Universal coolant pump odd failure Skipper at 3:55pm 03.07.15 Ask All Sailors 13/3033 Been running the m-18 for 4 years. Never a single issue. 1984 motor, original. 1200 hours approx.
Are the interior wooden walls structural? Ok to remove them? (1) Gillingham at 3:16pm 03.07.15 Catalina 22 21/7529 We have a Catalina 22, an early model with an interior as shown below. We would like to remove the
? s gear & threads MS River to FL Keys and Great Loop jmczzz at 1:56pm 03.07.15 Catalina 22 3/755 Hey, I thought I would ask opinion should I start a new thread focused on this cruise from MS to the
Quick question! (1) T_Cat at 12:51pm 03.07.15 Catalina 22 2/615 Is this a stock forward hatch for a 1987 New Design? I though they were smoked plastic? Thanks Ru
Anybody tried dry ice? willsnow at 11:22am 03.07.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1881 I've got a 100qt cooler and I'm planning on dividing it into compartments using cutting boards: some
reefing mainsail v22 (1) ustxvetnavy at 10:58am 03.07.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/580 my reefing design ok ? any thoughts
Arch Traveler System Sky Cruiser at 10:08am 03.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/7364 Hello Hunters, I'm not an owner, but just joined a membership club that shares a 2006 H-36. I don'
how to lesson Pat at 10:01am 03.07.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1649 Several years ago we used polyglow on our O'day 272 LE with the grey hull. Looked really good for a
Tomorrow is the day! T_Cat at 9:30am 03.07.15 Catalina 22 6/730 Well with a bit of luck tomorrow will be boat buying day! As I don't wish to jinx myself, I will no
Fuel consumption rate Gabrielwes at 9:20am 03.07.15 Big Boats 11/13252 I have a C-390 and I want to know my GPH. Does anyone use a standard rate or can someone forward the

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Remove Prop fstbttms at 6:34am 11.04.23 @fstbttms pulls props under water! He has some videos on YouTube and he uses a different type of
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light LloydB at 6:31am 11.04.23 Those regulations specify minimum requirements but do not address specific maximums other than the l
Remove Prop (1) Tally Ho at 6:16am 11.04.23 The prop and shaft are tapered, so they create a very tight fit. Do NOT bang on the prop with a ham
Remove Prop dlochner at 6:15am 11.04.23 Do not use a slide hammer, it can damage the transmission. Also, be aware the prop can come off wit
Remove Prop barnstormer at 6:02am 11.04.23 The easiest way to remove a prop that has been on a long time is to heat up the prop with a mapp gas
Remove Prop RoyS at 5:54am 11.04.23 Slide hammer will apply unwanted force on your transmission. Heat applied to the prop while using th
Remove Prop jssailem at 5:23am 11.04.23 If you are in a marina see if a shop will lend you a prop puller. The larger ones have a slide hamme
New winterizing mod - done! sailme88 at 5:21am 11.04.23 All of my supply water lines have brass garden hose couplings. The tanks empty into the bilge befor
New winterizing mod - done! Apex at 4:36am 11.04.23 I use a dedicated vacuum hose: suck out the last bits of water in the tanks, and then move to the w
Thru Hull Replacement? Davidasailor26 at 4:27am 11.04.23 What. is the risk in me leaving this frozen open fitting in place? I did change the impeller in the
H50 master cabin headliner ceiling Gianni65 at 11:35pm 11.03.23 Thank you for your tips guys. I'll arm myself of time, patience and courage end start this endeavor
Oday keel jssailem at 9:49pm 11.03.23 Welcome to the SBO forums. Some one said you got to squeeze a few lemons in order to find a juicy o
2gm20f water heater circuit (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:22pm 11.03.23 Please advise, if I don't want to have water heater, I trust this is a temporary isolation at bes
Low voltage connectors AaronD at 7:11pm 11.03.23 @Maine Sail wrote up an article at his old pbase.com URL that I think never made it to his newer mar
2gm20f water heater circuit kloudie1 at 6:47pm 11.03.23 Yes, or remove the hose barbs and install plugs in the openings.
Low voltage connectors Hello Below at 6:25pm 11.03.23 For connecting hair-thin NMEA wires. What's your favorite? I have had very good luck with both of
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (5) bradm at 5:40pm 11.03.23 I finally addressed this problem while the mast was down to replace standing rigging. The photo pos
2gm20f water heater circuit JoeWhite at 5:30pm 11.03.23 Yes. Take a hose connect from one to the other at the engine.
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 5:29pm 11.03.23 Kermit, here's my boat book on the coffee table. awmill cut the top and bottom flat but when we pul
Oday keel Yoho Yoho at 5:22pm 11.03.23 Thanks for the info. That makes sense. No picture because I am probably not going to get this boat

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