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Suggestions on How to Keep Barnacles off Prop (1) tim61 at 2:30pm 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 12/4751 Trying to avoid this next season? I have been told you can first epoxy the prop and then put anti-f
Central Jersey owners andrzejewa at 1:34pm 12.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/792 I'm new too sailing and on the market to buy Macgregor 26M. Spent a lot of time online already, but
Port Light Rebedding (1) Wayne6034 at 1:04pm 12.21.14 Big Boats 2/1184 A couple months ago we developed a leak in the fixed port over the nav station in our 1997 h340. I h
272 LE Replacement of Opening Ports DeltaBreeze at 9:48am 12.21.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1035 Hi All, While removing the hull liner on my 272 LE, I found I could not get the opening ports to rel
272 LE Hull Liner & Interior Ideas DeltaBreeze at 9:38am 12.21.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/4264 Hi All, I have gutted my 272 LE due to much of the wood having rotted and the hull liner was stained
Size of radial drive wheel for tiller to wheel conversion LawyerBob at 8:14am 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 7/3235 I'm Assembling the parts for a tiller to wheel conversion on my islander 28. I've found everything
Fridge & Electrical Outlets Celmi at 8:09am 12.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3561 Wife and I new to site ' sailing. Got a 2003 Oceanis 311 last week. Connected to marina. Yesterday
Hunter 170 Repair (2) omarhunter at 7:32am 12.21.14 Day Sailers 3/5874 Hello, I am looking to purchase a Hunter 170 that has cracks in the deck, I have attached two pictu
Wind speed and direction Chris115 at 3:12am 12.21.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3050 I recently came across the new SailTimer wind instrument and the related app, and am interested in h
Rusted swing keel Frednick at 1:11am 12.21.14 Catalina 22 3/974 Hello again, someone helped me about my keel, but I can't find him/her again. I think is was somet
Marelon vs Banjo brand fittings and valves? centerline at 8:15pm 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2932 Marelon is a trademark name of glass reinforced polypropylene fittings.... Banjo is also a brand
Wetted surface area Jdaniel343 at 6:14pm 12.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/2377 Does anyone know the wetted surface area of 1977 Catalina 27 TM? Thanks
want to sail again Misses Tippi at 4:58pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2263 We need to contact some sailors in the Biloxi MS area. We have a 26M, the entire mast system fell an
Valve from holding tank in oceanis 343 (1) oyvst@statoil.com at 1:18pm 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6426 Need at new valve from my holding tank in my Beneteau Oceanis 343 from 2006, part number 10 on the a
What if I did this? (1) lee ward at 12:28pm 12.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1845 Painting the M's stripes, should I do it? The raccoon stripes are buggin me. I think this is an upd
Where does your SBO username come from??? (1) Jackdaw at 11:31am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 195/26285 Some people here use their legal names, but most of us use an 'nom du guarre' than has particular me
Inverter / Battery Charger Jeff Jellick at 10:52am 12.20.14 Big Boats 11/3705 I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC with a Xantrex Freedom 25 Charger / Inverter. When running the Inverter,
New gas tank? azsailing at 9:32am 12.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1999 Hi All, The boat I just bought came with a 5 gallon tank full of old gas, which looks to me to be fo
Attention PNW Cruisers Hello Below at 8:45am 12.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1687 Xmas Present - 2015 Waggoner Cruising Guide - FREE 2nd year in a row that this has been offered.
Hey Mackaroni - 302 Hull/deck joint (2) the_alpine at 8:41am 12.20.14 Bigger Boats 2/955 Have you inspected the hull to deck joint on your 302? I noticed some water staining on the trim in

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Replace section of G4 anchor chain JamesG161 at 7:30am 08.31.23 My advice is simple. Look here. Anchor chain Jim...
Replace section of G4 anchor chain jibes138 at 7:15am 08.31.23 If only 60 feet of 100 is corroded then the boat was likely anchored in 9 to 12 feet of water (assum
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? JamesG161 at 7:12am 08.31.23 how about this solution. Removable Engine and Generator Exhaust System Blankets Covers USCG approv
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? Scott T-Bird at 7:02am 08.31.23
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 08.31.23 I agree with comments above. The preformed hoses need to be replaced in kind if you want to make ev
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? dlochner at 6:36am 08.31.23 Well, in any case, the exhaust riser that you referenced is the replacement part for the "elbow" on
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:33am 08.31.23 Then of course it makes sense, but you have a Yanmar engine. Sorry I thought you didn't. How were
Gulf Storm Potential smokey73 at 6:03am 08.31.23 I live in Beaufort SC and, at least at my house there was no damage - not even any trees down at lea
Beneteau Oceanis 373 2004 . Fuite d'huile moteur Helene at 5:48am 08.31.23 Just end last year I had my Yanmar 2gm20f bell housing removed by boatyard to replace the leaking o
New to the forum shemandr at 5:47am 08.31.23 Congrats & Welcome. The first thing to do is to rig it up in your driveway (Or other suitable area).
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake smokey73 at 5:44am 08.31.23 @Ralph Johnstone Sorry, I misunderstood your post. The teflon tape/sealant around the ferrule metho
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 5:34am 08.31.23 Since we did not hear back for SBO members, I assume all went well. @rgranger how did y'all fair?
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place sailme88 at 5:29am 08.31.23 219378219372219373219374219375219377219378219380219382219384 Looks good.. I see that your raw water
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? dlochner at 5:12am 08.31.23 The water injection elbow on a 3JH2E is pretty compact I don't think there would be any significant
THE ECLIPSE IS COMING.... THE ECLIPSE IS COMING JamesG161 at 5:06am 08.31.23 Thought it would be a good way to celebrate Just avoid Aztec Priests.:laugh: Jim...
Weathermax for genoa Ward H at 5:02am 08.31.23 I would think it depends on the quality of the sail you are trying to protect and it's use. Heavy Cr
Beneteau Oceanis 373 2004 . Fuite d'huile moteur Ken13559 at 5:01am 08.31.23 Just end last year I had my Yanmar 2gm20f bell housing removed by boatyard to replace the leaking oi
Weathermax for genoa Tally Ho at 5:01am 08.31.23 No. That's why I'm asking about using weathermax on the foot /leech. Sorry if that wasn't clear. I
THE ECLIPSE IS COMING.... THE ECLIPSE IS COMING dlochner at 4:54am 08.31.23 Yes, the rumors are true, I arranged the eclipse to pass right over my house on my birthday. Thought
THE ECLIPSE IS COMING.... THE ECLIPSE IS COMING patbratton at 4:10am 08.31.23 Are we seeing more eclipse activity because of Global Warming?

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