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flush toilet in mac. 26c quality tyme at 5:25pm 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/6533 Has anyone installed a flush toilet in a mac. 26c. I am aware of the ballast tank and all the plumbi
Main Sail Question Erik V at 5:21pm 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1200 To All Can a main sail designed to be used with a bolt rope foot be used a loose footed. I am
Depth Finder Chris Bogle at 5:05pm 03.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1670 Could anyone recommend a depth finder that fits the existing bulkhead cut out in the Oday 22. I assu
22' Pearson Ensign bassharborboathouse at 2:55pm 03.23.12 Ask All Sailors 9/5839 We are doing repairs on a early 1960's 22' Pearson Ensign. The "End Caps" for the rub rail (where th
ISO Owner of hull #456 Lorianna at 2:30pm 03.23.12 Catalina 30 0/1205 Does anyone know who owns hull #456? It is probably someone in the San Francisco Bay Area, but our
Water in the bilge CaptGregg at 2:16pm 03.23.12 Catalina 22 20/3168 I have a problem. I have tilted my trailer and have washed down the inside of my Catalina 22 and I'
Hand held VHF for Blind & other EQ JEJargoj at 1:29pm 03.23.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1037 My wife is blind and needs a VHF waterproof hand held. Is there one out there that anyone knows abou
Universal 5411 engine starting problems digggs at 1:05pm 03.23.12 Catalina 30 12/9355 I have a Catilina 30 with a Universal 5411 diesel engine.I am having problems with starting. I end u
430 boat handling problems trichardson at 1:05pm 03.23.12 Big Boats 4/2250 I have aquired a Hunter 430 and am having some boat handling problems, especially when motoring, and
Drum Point Marine Roger Long at 11:58am 03.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/5914 Kate, Gary (the owner), and Christian who saved my engine, rescued my cruise, and overhauled Strider
Moving Seadaddler (1) seadaddler at 11:57am 03.23.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2246 Well after being at Burnt Store Marina for 4 years with no complaints I am trying out a dock in PGI
Replace or repair Hatch Cover Allons79 at 11:35am 03.23.12 Bigger Boats 3/1528 I have a 37' O'Day and need to replace or repair the hatch cover over the salon. The smoke plastic n
Fresh Water / Coolant Pump Bob S at 10:20am 03.23.12 Catalina 30 3/1373 I have a M25XP on my boat and have been toying with the idea of making serpentine pulleys for it ove
In search of elusive swing keel SaucyScallop1 at 9:56am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2989 Please Help, I own a 25ft Macgregor with a swing keel. The swing keel fell and disappeared and
Radio License's Jeff Jellick at 9:44am 03.23.12 SSB and Ham Operators 6/4617 Do I need anything more than a Restricted Radiotelephone Operators Permit, and a Ships Station Licen
loose rutter post Rick Beneteau at 9:43am 03.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1790 Hi Guys , I have a 1985 Beneteau Idylle 10.5. I have found there is some play in the rudder bushing
Raymarine R70C chart not displaying at all ranges Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 7:36am 03.23.12 Big Boats 5/1556 I have a 2003 Raymarine R70C chartplotter. I am not displaying the CMap chart data at ranges below
Leaking Lexan V-Berth Hatch circa 1991 NauticalMac at 7:36am 03.23.12 Big Boats 3/1163 This is not just a V36 problem. The old lexan type of hatch beds down flat onto a thick sealing stri
Posti-Tite Waterproof connector. jjsbiggs at 7:34am 03.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1372 Has anyone seen or used these on their boat? Thought it might be a good thing to keep on board. htt
Masthead setup for spinnaker halyard CHM at 5:42am 03.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2983 I have a 1988 Oceanis 430. As fas as I can tell, there is no built-in spot for a bail and block. T

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Any sailor peppers out there? markwbird at 11:12am 01.02.23 Exactly what makes you think Suriname is safe from the fallout? Exactly?
Older sailers kappykaplan at 11:10am 01.02.23 When two boats are sailing on a similar course, it is likely they are racing whether either of the
Raymarine Axiom SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:59am 01.02.23 David, can you provide more details? Not sure I fully understand exactly what is a Rasberry Pi.
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck (3) jssailem at 10:57am 01.02.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Pictures are helpful. These are the parts available here on the SBO websi
Older sailers higgs at 10:51am 01.02.23 My father sailed until his early 90's, When he was in his late 80's he was still winning sailing co
Older sailers jssailem at 10:48am 01.02.23 The look on their faces when the "Coastal Grandma" at the wheel waved while ducking under them and
Older sailers Calif. Ted at 10:40am 01.02.23 Time does help teach one how to sail.... Warmest memory of the holiday season for me was passing a
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 10:36am 01.02.23 Thank you, @Terry Cox, @MFD, @jssailem, @BobH57 for all your thoughts and suggestions. We intend to
Any sailor peppers out there? capta at 10:26am 01.02.23
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 10:25am 01.02.23 curious if reusing the bolt and insert new zing instead of whole assembly will make this more or le
Happy new year to all jssailem at 10:18am 01.02.23
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 01.02.23 I think it is as lean as 35:1 at idle and closer to 12:1 at WOT. Does the 35:1 ratio refer to 35
OEM water heater for 1997 oceanis 400? bmadan at 10:14am 01.02.23 I wanted to say "thanks" for this post. I'm replacing my HWH in my Beneteau 36.1 and this was the p
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 10:07am 01.02.23 No fiberglass. The coating a penetrating epoxy sealer from Total Boat. You did varnish on top of t
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 10:00am 01.02.23 deeper will still have moderate water temps due to Pacific Ocean tidal flows. I can attest to that
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:51am 01.02.23 One easy thing that can be done for a hard to start diesel is to add a fuel supplement containing a
Corrosion On Engine Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 01.02.23 That doesn't look like corrosion to me. All that whitish stuff is mineral deposits from leaking wat
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 01.02.23 or if I need to repair? Thanks Dean Welcome to the site. I know someone here has the experienc
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 9:41am 01.02.23 @SycloneDriver , from what I've been able to find, a diesel is constant air intake. Does this af
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 9:40am 01.02.23 I suspect the rescued sailors over rated their sailing skills which lead them to make a risky deci

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