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new here (2) john in ny at 2:02pm 05.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1597 Just wanted to say hi to you all.my name is john and i have a 75 v222.
Video of my overnighter last weekend! sailingandsuch at 1:58pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2430 Last weekend I took my Montgomery 17 on a shakedown cruise before my trip to the Florida Keys and ma
coaxial cable redhead78 at 1:41pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1785 Hi all, I am rewiring, and need to run a new coax in the mast. I have approx a 55' run, can I use RG
Easily steppable mast, shoal draft and a motor. FlashGumby at 1:31pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4399 I grew up with Lasers, Sunfish and Hobies and eventually lived aboard a 38 ft Panda in San Francisco
Next on the Bucket List...Celestial Navigation gpd955 at 1:01pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1993 I've been focusing less on the career, since I am on the dowside of it now, and spending more time o
The good old days... (1) Maine Sail at 12:59pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2177 A buddy just posted a pic I thought was looooong gone. In fact I was having a discussion with anothe
Best Hunter 340 prop rope cutter wavehunter at 12:38pm 05.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/936 Hi All, Need to fit a rope cutter to prop shaft of Hunter 340 ? What is effective and also an easy f
One Good Answer Don Guillette at 12:13pm 05.01.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/4911 A Florida shipmate called me today regarding a situation that happened to a dockmate friend. The fri
updating mast and jack plate Doncolombel at 12:02pm 05.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1210 I'm interested in swapping out my 2 piece mast and jack plate to the new style mast and jack plate o
Running Rigging Through Traveler Support dsturdy at 11:53am 05.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1647 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 TR and would like to bring the main halyard, and other control lines from
Race Ratings and Outboards Charles94 at 11:14am 05.01.12 Racing 3/7273 Base Ratings for racing require boats be equiped will all standard equipment ie strpping the interio
Spartan Marine Hardware out of business?? Ted at 10:54am 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1967 I've been trying to contact a real live person at Spartan Marine Hardware with no success. Nobody ha
Stack Pack Scherzando at 10:31am 05.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1897 Has anyone installed a stack pack on their Oday?
Sam's Batteries Ron20324 at 10:15am 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1942 Okay, so a guy walks in to Sam's club with exactly $300 to buy 2 batteries to replace his size 31's.
Buying a Spinnaker, need advice, thanks. azdawgfan at 10:07am 05.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1150
GPS Wiring Thru Pedestal JimLor at 9:48am 05.01.12 Pearson 4/3306 Ok, got the toilet in, replaced a transducer, got the boat in the water, and have actually gone out
Window Replacement (2) SailAway1 at 9:41am 05.01.12 Catalina 22 22/6056 Hey everyone! Last fall I opened a thread related to replacing the windows on our C22's with Plexigl
2nd Reef line length Old Sailor 2 at 7:38am 05.01.12 Big Boats 0/745 I am in Denver, my boat is in San Diego. So, could someone give me an idea of how long one thinks t
Cover insulating AC side of Panel Richard Bryer at 7:22am 05.01.12 Big Boats 6/1902 One of the recommendations made by the surveyor on our recent survey for insurance was to " Provide
Tried & True Barnacle Removal? JulesinVT at 7:20am 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/10729 I've read many posts here of what folks have suggested, but I'm less sure of what the original inqui

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Ice Box Conversion Quandary Tally Ho at 4:40am 01.13.23 This is the same impression I get from the the Isotherm writeup below. Where is the stat wire in
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:38am 01.13.23 @Kiwidrew what model boat do you have as it is a 1995 per you? Any markings on either end of the b
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics christophermoorkelly at 3:04am 01.13.23 Restoration project. Not sure exactly what she is. Definitely a kit build in the same family as a Li
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin MFD at 2:58am 01.13.23 By all means, PLEASE elaborate! Will do. My response might be somewhat lengthy and cover a variet
Our new 310 (1) john2 at 1:23am 01.13.23 Thanks!, first project is done, bigger sink and new tap.
Ice Box Conversion Quandary (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:15pm 01.12.23 From all I can tell that system is no different than any other except that it has an added control
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions (1) jssailem at 9:46pm 01.12.23 What happens when you undo the hoses and loosen the two bolts circled?
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Hayden Watson at 9:20pm 01.12.23 I am assuming that by ASU you mean the Isotherm ASU "Automatic Start Up" system. From all I can tel
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:37pm 01.12.23 Several listings for the 550P MSD can be found on eBay right now....[/QUOTE I just checked them ou
Jibing The Mainsail Hayden Watson at 8:07pm 01.12.23 One can accomplish the same by pulling the Mainsheet in and letting it out. With a preventer you h
Ice Box Conversion Quandary dlochner at 7:32pm 01.12.23 Welcome to SBO. I can't speak to the specifics of an ASU or the other units on the market, I can sp
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics Crazy Dave Condon at 7:23pm 01.12.23 What is the manufacturer of the boat and model. Where will you be sailing?
New sailing toy for Christmas Crazy Dave Condon at 7:17pm 01.12.23
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 7:13pm 01.12.23 So that we are clear on the situation a photo would be helpful. After all the rotted and wet wood i
Transmission Noise while at idle Benny17441 at 7:07pm 01.12.23 Play a little with the transmission lever and see if the shifting cable needs adjustment.
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions (1) Syversens at 6:54pm 01.12.23 Took some pictures and had a look at the bracket on top and bottom. To me the bottom looks easiest s
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Crazy Dave Condon at 6:50pm 01.12.23 Would pressurizing the cabin with a leaf blower brushing the deck with soapy watery to find air bubb
Water stains to lacquer finish dlochner at 6:47pm 01.12.23 Lacquer would be an unusual choice for a boat finish. It is most likely a varnish or polyurethane of
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 6:39pm 01.12.23 Are there drip loops on the wires? When a wire enters a horizontal opening a drip loop provides a pl
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:32pm 01.12.23 Yes as there are weep holes underneath the cabin floor

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