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Ocho Rios, Jamacia thisoldspouse at 8:06am 01.25.11 Destinations 6/3904 We are heading down to Ocho Rios, Jamacia in a few weeks :dance: and the resort (Riu) we are staying
Keel trunk rcrl at 8:01am 01.25.11 Day Sailers 2/1637 Hi. We reciently bought a Widgeon XDYA5065M82K. The keel trunk appeared to be cracked around the bot
Dow Corning 795 caulking "keeps on ticking" (5) Trinkka at 7:56am 01.25.11 Day Sailers 2/4140 In 2008 I bought a used Gray Marine Mfg. forward hatch off Rudy to use as parts for the broken hatch
Unavailable broken shower track Liandr at 7:42am 01.25.11 Big Boats 2/1265 We have a 2006 38 in the yard with a broken shower track that needs replacement. We've been told tha
Wood Rudder Finish chefmike at 6:53am 01.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1923 Does anyone know what MacGregor finished the wood kick up rudders with? I just repaired a spot of ro
Damp V-berth klingerswall at 9:19pm 01.24.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2938 We have a 1987 Catalina 36 and are having trouble this winter keeping the V-berth dry. The boat is i
test (1) Ted at 7:46pm 01.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/2 test
confusing nmea wirring Manureva at 7:29pm 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 29/9871 ok i am a dinosaure with computer and i am scared of burning or frying anything here, i decided to r
test Ted at 7:26pm 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 0/4 t7GgsCSeV98
sailing video test Ted at 7:25pm 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2 Sailing a C'C 29
sailing a C&C 29 mkII Ted at 7:18pm 01.24.11 C&C 0/9 Sailing video test t7GgsCSeV98
sailing video test Ted at 7:14pm 01.24.11 C&C 0/2
Anti foul for 260 yachtsman at 5:58pm 01.24.11 Smaller Boats 7/2109 Meant to ask any recommendations on best product and also this sanding issue.
Compass for a 26M MLBJ at 5:36pm 01.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1529 Has anyone successfully installed a heading compass pn top of the pedestal of a 26M without the prob
Aft Cabin Water Intrusion on my 40.5 Michael G at 5:03pm 01.24.11 Big Boats 16/3834 I have a 1993 40.5 and for the past few years I have had a problem with water leaking in from behind
Electric Car Batteries shemandr at 4:29pm 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2801 With all the battery expertise on this forum I'm interested in some opinions regarding electric cars
autohelm 3000 far winds at 3:54pm 01.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/2061 I have a autohelm 3000 for my 1985 catalina 27' It might be the same year as the boat? I took it apa
Universal Diesel Ron10139 at 3:52pm 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 12/7955 We have a 272LE Oday with a Model 12 Universal Diesel. At the end of last season it was slow startin
The time has come for antifoul yachtsman at 3:24pm 01.24.11 Smaller Boats 3/1224 Looks like the 260 might be living more of its life in the water than out. So need to antifoul her
New code for embedding videos Phil Herring at 2:22pm 01.24.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/7173 The bb code used to embed videos has changed, so it's now possible to embed as many as you want in e

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Reparing fix keel (1) JamesG161 at 5:44am 07.31.22 Welcome the Sailboat Owners Forum or SBO. _____ Most likely the leak comes from the connection of t
I have a Hood LD 810 furler. One side of the Halyard Swivel Insert popped out. Dawn Piper at 5:41am 07.31.22 Great to hear. Thanks for your feedback. Sure wasn't looking forward to taking down the mast for
Winch replacement Bubbadog at 5:40am 07.31.22 Not so much for the mechanical advantage, but for the convenience self tailing winches
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) kappykaplan at 5:37am 07.31.22 Sounds like you have a good plan. My only recommendation would be to see if you can backwind the ma
Hunter 356 side boarding step? shemandr at 4:17am 07.31.22 Using a stanchion is convent but likely to create a leak. But that is what I did because the finger
Newport 28 mk2 cruising speed jon hansen at 12:12am 07.31.22 sfbay, you are always so helpful. and nice. that said. 1.34 x 5 = 6.7. not 7.6. so if adam's
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Harry Mathias at 11:16pm 07.30.22
Removing/replacing transmission on a Hunter 44 Crusty Ol Salt at 11:12pm 07.30.22 Sorry I am a little late but this may help someone in the future. Best advice I can give. You will n
Exhaust blower on an 11a Mark Maulden at 10:54pm 07.30.22
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? MikeHoncho at 10:40pm 07.30.22 Thank you all. Good ideas. I've been looking for Mainesail's information on this. I knew it was
Newport 28 mk2 cruising speed jssailem at 9:49pm 07.30.22 Hi Adam. Without a Tach you need to rely on sound and feel. The speed of your boat under auxiliary p
New Battery w4swk at 9:24pm 07.30.22 I think the only question being posed is where to locate a 100W solar panel in a 22'boat? Sorry,
New owner jssailem at 9:10pm 07.30.22 Welcome Angels to the SBO forum. You have quite an adventure ahead of you. Enjoy.
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather DArcy at 9:05pm 07.30.22 If it's that bad you will need to take off the cover and have a look. On my old boat (C&C 27) I suff
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather jssailem at 9:02pm 07.30.22 Harry. You have a 21 year old boat. Any thing may have happened. My boat first saw the water in 1974
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve flightlead404 at 8:38pm 07.30.22 Found it! To close this thread out, in case anyone in the future is trying to locate the Jabsco Qui
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Lia Harbor at 8:33pm 07.30.22
Hunter 26 keel, rudder and Tiller wanted rgranger at 8:19pm 07.30.22
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve flightlead404 at 8:09pm 07.30.22 It was behind the wall above the vanity on my Hunter 386. Look for a wall plate attached with screw
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Harry Mathias at 8:01pm 07.30.22 Thank you. It may be that or just the accumulation of crud on the extended hatch track. I am curious

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