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Sink? / bilge pump? slowdog at 3:47pm 11.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/4522 Where does the sink drain to I have a macgregor 22 I want to put in a bilge pump too where is the b
Need help with fiberglass/epoxy repairs Piotr at 3:38pm 11.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/8610 So my 12-year-old son got the sailing bug. So he wants an Optimist for his B-Day. Wisely, I told him
Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind (3) Roger Long at 2:57pm 11.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 25/11633 I anchored in Poquoson and went below to get a break from the sun and wind and check emai after a 48
engine over revs at idle RAD at 2:30pm 11.11.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2779 I have a Westerbeke W30 and over the summer while cruising it would race up for 10 seconds and go ba
Pop Top Bushings? RonRock at 1:57pm 11.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1086 I want to replace the bushings on the pivot tubes that the Pop Top uses as legs. My original is simp
Winter Cover for my V25 RonRock at 1:44pm 11.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2182 Well it is time for me to admit that winter is fast on it's way to Iowa. I won't be sailing my boat
Bad Luck Bay? Roger Long at 1:32pm 11.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2112 If you read the final update to my last post, you know that I finally met up with the group of boats
packing gland Boatsail1 at 12:27pm 11.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1584 My packing gland appears to be water cooled. I see a drip once I shut the engine off. Am I correct
Asymetrical Spinnaker Furler Nodak7 at 11:07am 11.11.12 Big Boats 2/1234 Been looking into a Asymmetrical Spinnaker Furler System and I was wondering if anyone has had any e
We Were wrong, the "S" in 26S Stands 4 "Super Sport" MacNCheese at 10:40am 11.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2445 Turns out we were all wrong and the "S" stands for "Super Sport" as you can can see from this ad: ht
"GIT" Rot for Bilge Bed Piratenorm at 10:17am 11.11.12 Catalina 30 10/3943 I know this is going to create controversy, but here goes anyway. In my 1983 Catalina 30 Mk 1 I have
TP 52 with a tiller? Stretch at 9:56am 11.11.12 Racing 4/28962 This video always gets me charged up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYKTXsRLY9Y'feature=fvwrel Any
3GM30F Injector Questions (4) Stretch at 9:42am 11.11.12 Engines and Propulsion 4/3635 The engine is a 1991 model that had 960 hours on it in 19 yrs. I put 300 on in 2 seasons and it was
P26 Rudder tube question (1) drumbeater at 9:18am 11.11.12 Pearson 5/3264 I'm not sure what its supposed to look like. I dropped the rudder today and the bottom bushing is in
Bird Poop everywhere! Bad Obsession at 8:57am 11.11.12 Ask All Sailors 39/10992 Does anyone have any solution for keeping birds off of docks and boats? The problem that I, and a
Bulkhead fuel filter O'Day 272 with Westerbaeke ten-2 diesel cbourne200 at 6:45am 11.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3065 Last time out wind was a little brisk, so bounced around on some waves. Have had boat less than a ye
Leaky oil manifold Universal M25 Sefuller at 6:16am 11.11.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/8620 I replaced my oil pressure switch last year and redid all the connections on the oil manifold on our
Splash..Oh no!!! ranchu56 at 6:07am 11.11.12 Big Boats 4/1199 My steering wheel retaining nut is now resting on the bottom of Narragansett Bay here in Rhode Islan
Gas tank Leaking seadaddler at 6:07am 11.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/847 I hae 2 outboard gas tanks not leaking from the tank but both pickup parts that the hose hooks up to
Dunedin City Marina seadaddler at 5:29am 11.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/762 We are at the Dunedin city Marina,Fl and what a great marina to stay at and so much to do in town,we

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Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Davidasailor26 at 5:32am 03.30.23 I'm wondering if I should stop at the last black layer or remove it too. It's pretty easy removal e
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? shemandr at 5:26am 03.30.23 I'd focus on smoothness more than blister protection. Prepare a smooth surface on whatever layer yo
Starwind 19 project boat Project_Mayhem at 5:18am 03.30.23 VanSickle tractor enamel. It's John Deere yellow. 2 foam rollers. One to apply and one to smooth
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? dlochner at 5:03am 03.30.23 Yes, it is quite possible no barrier coat was applied. It wasn't until the 1990s that applying barri
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 4:55am 03.30.23 Thx David. I like where this is going. No blisters thank God. What I'm calling gelcoat isn't shiny
Davits for a 1999 Hunter 380 tb_gb at 4:49am 03.30.23 Thank you, everyone, for your suggestions. I ended up using Martek davits. I saw them at the St Pe
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 4:43am 03.30.23 Dave, the gelcoat is white. It comes thru once I get past the lowest black layer. If that black lay
Damper plate? kloudie1 at 4:42am 03.30.23 It is normal for the output shaft to rotate one way and not the other. The clutch is energized by th
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Davidasailor26 at 4:41am 03.30.23
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? RoyS at 4:27am 03.30.23 That build up is usually caused by boat owners applying a new coat of bottom paint every Spring. In
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? dlochner at 4:18am 03.30.23 You didn't mention the color of the alleged gelcoat. If it is white, then it is likely gelcoat. It i
Holding tanks q's vmaks at 4:01am 03.30.23 Hello everyone, I want/need to replace my holding tank in my Pearson 30, at the moment it has a bla
Starwind 19 project boat SailingLoto at 3:24am 03.30.23 What kid of paint and how did you apply it? It looks great! VanSickle tractor enamel. It's John
I'm a newbie fresh and green! kappykaplan at 2:28am 03.30.23 Congratulations on your new-to-you boat and welcome to the forum! I'm quite fond of my 1983 Pearson
Hunter 466 Deck Rigging Plate Scallywagger at 11:49pm 03.29.23 That is not a factory weld. It is not even an acceptable weld for a structural component. Replace
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? BigEasy at 9:18pm 03.29.23 I would say that @DSqr & partner have already found success over the past 13 years and continue to d
I'm a newbie fresh and green! BigEasy at 9:05pm 03.29.23 Hello all, I'm so excited to start this new adventure. Congratulations on the purchase of your
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks mermike at 7:48pm 03.29.23 These "tanks" are molded into the interior pan. They're pretty solid but I don't know what the effec
Heart stopping drone footage TimFromLI at 7:13pm 03.29.23 That was pretty cool. Here's another one that you might like. h04_4Msuw2k
I'm a newbie fresh and green! jssailem at 6:54pm 03.29.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum Clay. Glad to have you here. The Pearson is a great boat. We will be look

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