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Pictures Sailor 3269 at 11:26pm 05.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1066 BTW I have a I pad that I can take pictures with, can anyone tell me how to put a picture of my boat
New to forum wshollywood at 8:26pm 05.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1318 Hi all. I am a newbie to here and sailing. I just bought a Mac25 and learning.
Installing pedestal guard on 29.5 james295 at 7:59pm 05.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/781 I want to install a pedestal guard on my hunter 295 in front of the folding table.I need to secure t
Bilge pump line Sailor 3269 at 7:21pm 05.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1764 Hello everyone again: One of my last questions was, I had a bilge pump that every time I turned on t
please help identify this boat (1) athollis at 6:23pm 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 19/3929 Hi all, I am new to boat ownership. I recently bought a project boat for something to do in my off
One Last Question on Windlasses .......... Ralph Johnstone at 5:28pm 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1635 .................. and then I lay down my money, so help me :cussing:. Actually two questions (I
Raymarine P70 Installation Problems jrezab at 5:06pm 05.17.13 Pearson 0/1507 I have recently installed a Raymarine Smart Pilot X5 Wheel autopilot on the 1986 Pearson 303. I ha
How to repai non skid gel coat cracks (2) Ken Honeycutt at 4:31pm 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1232 Has anyone repaiired these types of gel coat cracks on non skid? Not sure if I should grind these ou
Jib question for O'Day 20 Flashy at 2:58pm 05.17.13 Day Sailers 4/1138 Just brought an O'Day 20 and have a lot to learn. The main sail is newer and the jib is not. Frien
Flexofold for H376 Brian147 at 2:06pm 05.17.13 Big Boats 9/1809 I am about to purchase a 2 blade Flexofold for my 99' H376/380. One dealer tells me I need a 17"x15
Main halyard size? DStegs49 at 1:49pm 05.17.13 Big Boats 10/2961 We just adopted an 87 Legend 37. Along with the adoption is a bad habit that we have to correct. Our
interesting first sail (1) dlewis812 at 10:55am 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 1/849 went out yesterday for the first sail of the season. was a perfect day/night, sunny, warm, good bre
O'Day 222 Worn Rudder Pivot (2) daleyellin at 10:23am 05.17.13 Day Sailers 2/1003 In preparation for putting the boat in the water, I looking at the rudder and found a good bit of we
New P15 owner! Karcher20 at 9:42am 05.17.13 Precision 2/14027 I just bought a 2001 Precision 15. I am very excited. My wife and I are also new sailors despite hav
Water lock (muffler) in/out connections H31 rafip at 9:06am 05.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1587 Hi. Can anyone check his H31 boat (mine is H31 1985) and tell me which one is the input or output co
Where can I find these line organizers? (hook with bungee) (1) krazzz at 8:58am 05.17.13 Catalina 22 5/3929 I've been searching everywhere for these line organizers to try and tidy up the cockpit. I an lookin
Renaming Ceremony pkabel66 at 7:43am 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1894 I will be launching my Hunter 34 (1984) in July. I am having it delivered by truck from where I pur
O'day 34 headroom? kito at 6:46am 05.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3565 There is an O'day 34 I want to look at but can't find much info on them. The seller says the headroo
S2 5.5 Opinions? rwilliams125 at 5:07am 05.17.13 S2 1/1205 Hi everyone, Has anyone here ever sailed an S2 5.5? I learned to sail on an S2 9.1 and like the
bleeding diesel enginel ISIS at 4:13am 05.17.13 Big Boats 5/1736 I Have heard that bleeding is assisted if a in line electrict fuel pump is installed before the prim

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Doesn't hurt to ask dennisv at 6:35am 04.19.23 BINGO ------- THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO DO
2004 H41 In-Mast Furling--New Mainsail: Leech battens or no? Nodak7 at 6:31am 04.19.23 Dave, I had an 09 H33 with vertical flat battens. Never had an issue with furling or unfurling it. I
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 6:30am 04.19.23 Hoe old is your antifreeze? Flushing the entire system and putting in all new coolant might help
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 jssailem at 6:14am 04.19.23 Roger. Last year about this time the freezer was a problem. Did it resolve then? Electrical issues
Hunter 326 Compression post finish JBP-PA at 6:12am 04.19.23 Some very unusual ideas: 1. Polish it then acid etch design into it. Ink the design to make it look
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 6:11am 04.19.23 Resurrecting this old thread with an update. :) Scrapped those batteries. Trojan SCS200's are back
Canadian buying USCG cruiser in another country jviss at 5:20am 04.19.23 I confess I know nothing about this, but find these situations interesting - like, a "stump the boat
Canadian buying USCG cruiser in another country dlochner at 5:03am 04.19.23 Welcome to SBO. The USCG documentation is only available to US Citizens. Thus, when you purchase th
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Castrilper55 at 4:08am 04.19.23 I am just putting the original trim back in. it is in good shape. this picture is what you see whe
Hunter 326 Compression post finish Calif. Ted at 9:15pm 04.18.23 Vinyl cover like a Catalina ? Compression Post Cover, Vinyl w/ Zipper
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity Stu Jackson at 9:15pm 04.18.23 What's your issue with the bar? Why do you need to go on someone elses boat? I did the bar on my
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Stu Jackson at 9:07pm 04.18.23 Stupid question posed to a questionable source. You were actually expectring something more meaning
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 Ralph Johnstone at 9:06pm 04.18.23 Maybe you could put this a little simpler, where is the last place where you can positively detect c
Hunter 326 Compression post finish (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 04.18.23 Is this typical for Hunters? Sorry, but not for a 1999 as shown for mine below : a sore thumb. F
Sunbird Battery Box (1) Joeswift at 8:36pm 04.18.23 Wasn't expecting so many replies so fast. I use a minnkota trolling motor for docking and launching.
More efficient way to clean gears? Hayden Watson at 8:34pm 04.18.23
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 04.18.23
More efficient way to clean gears? thinwater at 8:21pm 04.18.23 I once walked into a masters Biochem final with a broken leg. The prof didn't recognize me and asked
Rust color in Antifreeze Tom J at 8:00pm 04.18.23 Hoe old is your antifreeze? Flushing the entire system and putting in all new coolant might help.
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Project_Mayhem at 7:52pm 04.18.23 trim? This is one of the main things that's stopped me from going to plexi/lexan

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