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Started working on the Galley (3) Doc_holiday at 1:09pm 11.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/6378 After seeing some of the mods you all have done, I swiped some ideas from you. Sum and Ruth's galle
new hatch needed USCG369 at 11:29am 11.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2093 have a mac Ven 21 I have been slowing rebuilding the wrongs that have been done to her over the year
Automatic bilge pump jfschena at 11:01am 11.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/957 I've been advised to install one. Is this a big job? As anyone done this on an oday 26? The boat wil
heading south...again... zeehag at 7:26am 11.10.12 Destinations 7/18105 so. next week we set out yet gain on our continuing southerly voyage to panama then thru cana
Running the engine on jack stands? Gunni at 6:23am 11.10.12 Ask All Sailors 17/5566 Someone long ago told me to not run my engine on the jack stands (probably one of the know-it-all ru
looking for trailer unlucky at 4:37am 11.10.12 Trailer Sailors 2/1958 Hello, I'm looking for a float on trailer for my '75 Lancer 25 that i just bought sight unseen. The
looking for trailer unlucky at 3:59am 11.10.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1604 New to this sight. Hey...I just bought a '75 Lancer 25 sight unseen. It's at a marina 175 miles away
Adjustability of OB Motor Mounts David S at 10:29pm 11.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/915 Please see my post under TRAILER SAILORS FORUM and ALL DISCUSSIONS on this topic. :doh: Is there
Adjustability of OB Motor Mounts David S at 10:19pm 11.09.12 Trailer Sailors 9/11253 On my 79 O'day 22 I have a hard time raising my old 9.9 Evinrude manual start (yes it is heavy). Th
Ideal trailerable sailboat - theoretical approach Bosman at 9:05pm 11.09.12 Trailer Sailors 175/130962 Hi all, Let's face it. Currently there are not really that many choices when it comes to NEW trail
Corrosion in Cabin - Help! Bob Camarena at 8:17pm 11.09.12 Catalina 30 6/3663 My 1981 C-30 has been closed up for a couple of months at it's dock and, when I opened it yesterday,
356 Bimini-where to find Jimongee at 7:53pm 11.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1789 Ok -so we have a budget! Do any of you sailors have information on where to get the "best pricing" o
Deck Light Replacement Bulb rjstevnson at 6:52pm 11.09.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3474 Does anyone out there know what type of deck light was used onh 1995 42s7? It is a steaming/deck li
Careening Catalina 30 wing keel pullark at 4:19pm 11.09.12 Catalina 30 6/2428 Hi All, I would like to give my boat a bottom scrub. Doesn't need new bottom paint quite yet. The bo
info about Crown Marine Converters Rebelwi at 4:18pm 11.09.12 Pearson 0/1924 I recently purchased a 1981 model Pearson 424 which has a Crown Marine Converter mod 3012-3. The uni
OK To Winterize Engine With Propylene Glycol? Ducati at 3:33pm 11.09.12 Ask All Sailors 37/17544 West Marine said it was OK to winterize the Volvo diesel with propylene glycol...so I did. However
Need some dinghy advice Bobglas at 2:44pm 11.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3140 OK, I've got a new 26m delivered at the end of the season. Only used it 3 times, love it!! I got an
Baby Stay on Beneteau 235 lskid47 at 1:46pm 11.09.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1824 Do you really need the Baby Stay on a 235 if 90% of our sailing is under 15 mph? If so how much tens
Electrical Fault Pompadi at 1:41pm 11.09.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 9/4912 Hi all Went for a sail last night The first thing I noticed was that my engine battery was down to
See SPOT Run. Roger Long at 1:12pm 11.09.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/3596 Those of you who watch my SPOT several times a day (as a few have admitted doing) as a form of vicar

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Salish Sea... Anchoring ideas JamesG161 at 8:38am 03.07.23 It shows an inspection team cruising by your boat that you are in compliance. They may just cruise
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 8:38am 03.07.23 Blue Seas MMPT controllers should be installed in the same area as the batteries as they temperat
Engine control panel modification Mark Maulden at 8:22am 03.07.23 Can you get rid of the pod and put a panel above the speaker?
MPPT controller location leo310 at 8:14am 03.07.23 I use 2" velcro strips to hold down my solar panels on the bimini . Yes it holds been in 35kt with n
Loose Stanchions (1) LaDonaMina at 8:08am 03.07.23 213567 I made these support brackets to stiffen the stanchions and they work great. The stanchions
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 7:58am 03.07.23 Good morning, no this wasn't my post but thank you for posting this because it has some product info
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 7:51am 03.07.23 Close to batteries but out of the way of corrosive fumes. Without knowing which MPPT hard to advis
Engine oil drain hose adapter (1) jonelli at 7:38am 03.07.23 When I replaced my motor mounts, I used the two picking eyes on the top of the engine to lift the e
MPPT controller location Maine Sail at 7:32am 03.07.23 Close to batteries but out of the way of corrosive fumes. Without knowing which MPPT hard to advise
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 Wyo George at 7:28am 03.07.23
gooseneck tack hook Scott T-Bird at 7:24am 03.07.23 Usually there are holes on a flange at the topside of the gooseneck. Usually a shackle secures the
Chainplates LakeShark at 7:18am 03.07.23 @kclancy the bend occurs when raising the mast because someone forgot to check the turnbuckles durin
Hunter 22 or 216 keel flaps dlochner at 7:12am 03.07.23 A photo would help. Centerboard/swing keel boats often have a gasket running along both sides of th
Engine control panel modification (1) Scott T-Bird at 7:12am 03.07.23 Replacing the rim is the crux of the problem ... first off, it's been butchered and the biggest prob
MPPT controller location dlochner at 7:05am 03.07.23 I will be installing the MC4 connector fuses right after the solar panel. Fuses always go close t
Knock off that racket! JBP-PA at 7:04am 03.07.23 A previous owner of my boat used pool noodles. They were horrible to remove. Despite being inside
Engine oil drain hose adapter Hayden Watson at 7:02am 03.07.23 Not exactly that easy. Open end wrenches fit, couldn't get a full socket ratchet in there, the kee
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 7:02am 03.07.23 I ran into him yesterday, and he says he does not have any experience with anything other than SS c
gooseneck tack hook dlochner at 6:56am 03.07.23 Welcome to SBO. The hooks on a gooseneck are usually for a reef point. Can you post a photo of t
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 6:53am 03.07.23 I've done a fair bit (OK, an unreasonable amount) of thinking about this; considering synthetic for

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