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Electrical Panel # of circuits? Model 70 at 7:52pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1054 The Venture 21 that I recently acquired was owned by the last PO for 28 years and used only as a day
Sailboats do not make good boats for bass fishing (5) Bob McL at 7:28pm 08.06.12 Trailer Sailors 10/3394 Went out last Wed ' Thurs to test out some new installations on the boat. About a mile from the hou
Question about 38s5 headroom robertsapp at 7:04pm 08.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1193 Are there any 38s5 owners out there that can tell me what the headroom is belowdecks? We're startin
Wonky impeller on knot meter Carole at 6:37pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1501 Does anybody know why the impeller on my knot meter is attracting metal particles which stop it from
30'O'Day top speed?? Captainron1 at 6:32pm 08.06.12 Bigger Boats 10/6013 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me what sort of speed I should get out of my 30' O'day?? I have new
110 or 135 genoa jasrclark at 6:18pm 08.06.12 Catalina 30 10/2600 Does anyone know where I can find a used 110 or 135 furling genoa #6 foil? Thanks in advance.
Satin Cetol or Gloss? e714753 at 5:54pm 08.06.12 Catalina 22 8/4192 Do I use the satin finish cetol or the gloss finish? It seems from the directions that the gloss is
Pearson flyer owners manual fitzy at 5:23pm 08.06.12 Pearson 0/1435 Well my father and I are now the proud owners of a 1981 Pearson Flyer. can anyone help us find an or
bought a OD 28" Dragon Fly at 5:10pm 08.06.12 Bigger Boats 9/1872 shake down cruise yesterday in the fog off castine me,. she handled well, pointed well, and i
What is this device on my fresh water system? (1) Dempsey00 at 5:07pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2682 Hello All, I recently purchased a 1978 Hunter 27. The PO installed a pressurized freshwater system
cleaning walker bay tubes dutchy at 4:11pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1782 The floatation tubes on my 8' Walker Bay dinghy has pitch, tar and a golden glaze on the tops of the
Mariner centerboard won't drop 1brhoads at 3:59pm 08.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4183 I have a Mariner CB on a bay in Down East Maine. Sailing has been great this year--very little fog.
Overboard! Roger Long at 3:34pm 08.06.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 26/7502 Barring something completely unexpected, Strider will go back in the water tomorrow afternoon. Afte
solar exaust fan performance proof? doehunter at 2:21pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1564 I have one of those Nicro, Day/Night solar powered vent fans. I can't hear or even feel it running
Oceanis 41 zoya at 2:00pm 08.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1497 I am taking delivery of a new Oceanis 41 mid-october, shoal keel, 3-cab/2-head version which will be
Globe Impeller Update (5) Maine Sail at 1:51pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5918 A few weeks ago someone asked about my Globe impeller I had installed. Well, I finally checked on it
new solar panel and controller install, finally! (3) doehunter at 1:44pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1667 I had 50 watts installed last year and it was good enough until I installed the refrigerator. After
Illinois River to Mississippi robfmcc at 1:24pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 1/961 Supposed to be heading to Chicago to meet a friend doing the Great Loop. I've heard rumors that the
New to me Venture 21 Trailer questions Model 70 at 12:46pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/871 I need to switch this boat to another trailer as the current (maybe not original) trailer has some s
Wind Generator on a H34 feltensteingw at 12:44pm 08.06.12 Big Boats 2/1153 I'm trying to ready my '84 H34 for the cruise down to the islands and can't seem to find a way to mo

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Block size for 84' 31 - Mainsheet (1) ShawneH at 10:49am 05.09.22 Thanks, I will give you a call at some point. I have the mast down right now and am looking to rep
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains sunlover at 10:33am 05.09.22 no harm, no foul. It was taken as humor so no worries. I just ripped out the 230V 50Hz systems l
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 05.09.22 Sorry you're the butt of my cheap humour but if you don't laugh at this stuff you'll eventually brea
Irwin 28 Fuel Tank Location jssailem at 10:21am 05.09.22 Phone spell :puke: Needs a good lift pump.
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension Richard19068 at 10:02am 05.09.22 That's great. It will be good to have a source for replacements. It will be interesting to see if h
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains sunlover at 9:55am 05.09.22 I get the humor, but bought the boat hurricane damaged and the previous owner neglected maintenance
Irwin 28 Fuel Tank Location kappykaplan at 9:40am 05.09.22 Mesnsv ??
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 9:39am 05.09.22 "If it is not broken, don't try to fix it." But @sunlover now suspects his entire boat to be bro
how to take down mast for trailering LloydB at 9:20am 05.09.22 Go to YouTube and type in sailboat mast raising. You will find a large selection of examples from sm
Looking for spreader for O'Day 15' (older version) jssailem at 9:18am 05.09.22 Sure. Just run a halyard down to the cockpit stern. and tie it off you then get four lines holding t
Is My Main Furled Backward flightlead404 at 9:12am 05.09.22 Interesting! My furling line does not "cross over from the black at the base" and I have had no iss
Looking for spreader for O'Day 15' (older version) vrcornish at 9:11am 05.09.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Welcome back to sailing. Spreaders help to keep the angle from the mast
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains jviss at 9:10am 05.09.22 On mine, the chains get in the way on both diesel and waste; waste would be impossible to vacuum out
Irwin 28 Fuel Tank Location jssailem at 9:09am 05.09.22 Hey Mark. Congrats on finding your boat. That was a lot sooner than you expected? Where is the boat
Looking for spreader for O'Day 15' (older version) jssailem at 9:01am 05.09.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Welcome back to sailing. Spreaders help to keep the angle from the mast t
how to take down mast for trailering PJL at 8:59am 05.09.22 Mast cranes are not necessarily required. That said, a hinged mast-step is required. Another requi
Loose shrouds? jssailem at 8:55am 05.09.22 Yes too sloppy. Begin at the base of the compression post with your repair. Solid block on sound kee
Rub rail and deck hull joint. kendyoozed at 8:31am 05.09.22 I pretty much ned to redo about 65% of my rail. It seems it lived life at a slip but took a good bi
Pressure Cap for H33.5 with a Yanmar 3GM30 diesel Calif. Ted at 8:13am 05.09.22 I've tried a couple different caps and they leaked, that upper gasket that is cracked in your pictur
Rub rail and deck hull joint. THECUSCUS at 7:37am 05.09.22 How long a piece of that aluminum extrusion do you need? i Have some from a MacGregor 22/25 that l

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