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Ice Box williammarshall at 11:48am 09.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1132 I am considering putting in refrigeration......but. Has anyone taken the old ice box out, or at lea
Monterey Ca, littlescoop at 11:16am 09.11.11 Catalina 22 6/1254 Looking for some one in Monterey California with a C22 Swing keal.. Would like to meet up and take a
Spinnaker dimensions for 2004 H41 AC ice breaker at 11:01am 09.11.11 Big Boats 9/2174 I am looking at buying a used a-spinnaker for my H41. Does anybody have a spinnaker that they could
Boat Ramp Blues. (1) BadMoon at 9:52am 09.11.11 Trailer Sailors 13/6025 I thought I was see things..... 0 Point Marina double boat ramp on Lake Onatario, I had a chuckle w
H376 Shower Sump Discharge "hole" rfrye1 at 9:49am 09.11.11 Big Boats 6/1725 My H376 shower sump shoots straight out all over the dock. Not an issue at my marina since I dont sh
Raw water stink sailcruiser at 8:56am 09.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 22/8760 Hello head mistress, I have a new to me boat with a much different setup than I've ever had for th
Stalling engine Hal B at 8:54am 09.11.11 Catalina 30 23/4445 I need help! Our 1995 Catalina 30 MkIII is having engine probs. Last week while coming home from ou
Repacement Deck hatch for my Balboa 22 coester at 8:32am 09.11.11 Balboa 1/2537 I am a new owner of a 1980 Balboa 22 Windrose swing keel. I need to replace the Plexiglass deck hatc
Sealing H23 chain plates isaksp00 at 8:02am 09.11.11 Smaller Boats 1/1239 We got a lot of rain in the NE Pennsylvania area from Irene and then moisture sucked in by the next
New Guy in Texas ishmael3 at 7:53am 09.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2091 Hi, not sure if this is the correct place to post this. The drought here in Texas has dried up My sa
Thinking of adding batteries - but where? redunculous at 6:37am 09.11.11 Big Boats 2/1102 Hi all I'm thinking about adding 2 x 6volt trojan batteries to my house banks. I already have 4 of
Cracked Head Scott F. Murphy at 11:51pm 09.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1915 I recently learned that my old 2QM15 has a cracked head. Thought it was just a matter of a valve job
Steering quadrant Hunter 376-96 (1) StellaBlue at 9:59pm 09.10.11 Big Boats 4/3128 During our retro fit of electronic and auto pilot it was discovered that our steering quadrant has a
new sailplan for 36" catamaran tom hennessy at 9:22pm 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/976 anyone had any experience with raked mast, double headsail rigs on a 36' catamaran? possible boom f
Height of genoa cwkemp at 7:47pm 09.10.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/8975 A question for Don and his posse of experts, With the tack of my 150 genoa shackled directly to the
Bilge Pump littlescoop at 6:28pm 09.10.11 Catalina 22 6/1689 I just purchase a C22 and was wondering does any one know where they put the biilge pumps and if so
How much should I ask for my C22 chrispeck at 5:55pm 09.10.11 Catalina 22 6/1566 I think I am going to sell my catalina, But I am not sure what to ask for it right now. It is a 1978
Attaching a Harken self furler for jib sail to the mast navyblue71 at 5:42pm 09.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1856 We recently purchased a Harken self-furling jib from a nice guy in Canada. It came with the base dr
MS Coast sail afternoon (2) JonnyQuest at 4:49pm 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1708 Out for a sunset sail with excellent weather. Here are some shots.
Boat Cover atwhite2 at 4:18pm 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2417 Hello All, Sadly, as summer draws to a close, the thoughts of winterizing start to creep into my

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Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves jviss at 2:13pm 07.14.22 While closed, I remove the hose and place 2 Oz of olive oil and reconnect the hose. Then try to mo
Louden Ness at 2:05pm 07.14.22 After multiple tries at sealing the original windows I did decide I had to change course. I was thin
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves berner73 at 2:04pm 07.14.22 Our overboard discharge thru-hull has always been difficult to open/close. Admittedly we never use
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 1:50pm 07.14.22 The schools you cited much earlier are in the business of preparing marine technicians, engineers,
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains jviss at 1:48pm 07.14.22 You are kidding, right? You've been here on sbo for ages and haven't heard about FSR? Or Mary Kat
Formal Nautical Education dlochner at 1:28pm 07.14.22 I am capable of doing this all self taught and hands on, but I know I will make mistakes and learn
Hard wiring an inverter Stu Jackson at 1:24pm 07.14.22 Yep, I think putting this on the list for our boat tech is exactly the right move. Doug, I just re
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 1:18pm 07.14.22 @patagoniadave After reading your post I am not sure what you really want to do. Is that what you
Mast Strut Bolt BobSail at 1:17pm 07.14.22 in my career I've seen so many failures due to incorrect fastener use--some of which ended in injur
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options dlochner at 1:15pm 07.14.22 I kinda wonder what sort of University would grant a PhD for a treatise theorizing that legislators
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 1:12pm 07.14.22 Hi Dave. Our family began our sailing experience with a 28' Hunter sloop in March of 1999. Cruised
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options FastOlson at 1:05pm 07.14.22 Sounds like a good dissertation topic for PhD candidate. :) I kinda wonder what sort of Universi
Formal Nautical Education Richard19068 at 1:00pm 07.14.22 @patagoniadave After reading your post I am not sure what you really want to do. Is that what you
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 12:58pm 07.14.22 When I started graduate school I was lamenting to a colleague that I would be X years old by the t
Formal Nautical Education Terry Cox at 12:56pm 07.14.22 Hi Dave. Our family began our sailing experience with a 28' Hunter sloop in March of 1999. Cruised h
Raw Water Pump Inspection - Oberdorfer Stu Jackson at 12:51pm 07.14.22 You still have to remove the C clamp in front and pull out the impeller. It is easier to work on re
Original Sales Price of Hunter 26, 260 & 270 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:45pm 07.14.22 There are many items installed on the 26, 260 and 270. Additional items included trailer,motor, bott
Formal Nautical Education Roland5048 at 12:42pm 07.14.22 When I started graduate school I was lamenting to a colleague that I would be X years old by the ti
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 chriscampbell at 12:37pm 07.14.22 @chriscampbell Keep us posted on what you do find. Thanks Will do.
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves JoeWhite at 12:34pm 07.14.22 While closed, I remove the hose and place 2 Oz of olive oil and reconnect the hose. Then try to mov

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