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Sheet to Tiller/Wheel Franklin at 12:00pm 10.29.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1429 I know how sheet to tiller works and also how sheet to wheel works and have even seen videos of shee
Cal 21 Tom C at 11:47am 10.29.09 Trailer Sailors 4/4588 Are the Cal 21 swing keel a decent boat? what problems do we look for? I'm looking at one locally; I
Chainplates and bulkheads Sailornels at 10:45am 10.29.09 Day Sailers 5/2550 OK, much has been written about leaking chainplates and bulkhead damage. In a nutshell, what do owne
New Interior Scott Kent at 10:38am 10.29.09 Lancer 6/2469 I have a "Lancer 25" with the interior stripped clean. I am looking for ideas on how the interior or
replacing the washers and pivot bolt on daysailor II Gary Meckes at 8:21am 10.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2026 I need to replace the rubber washers, pivot bolt, and check the cable on the center board of my days
Cutting sanitation hose + stupid head trick phantomracer at 8:00am 10.29.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/8845 I posted a message about rebuilding the head here http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.ph
Replacing Cockpit Drain Hose on O'Day 25 -- Help? DharmaBum at 7:58am 10.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2789 I need to replace a leaky hose that runs from my cockpit drain fitting (the white plastic through-de
Replacing Cockpit Drain Hose on O'Day 25 -- Help? DharmaBum at 7:49am 10.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 12/5053 I need to replace a leaky hose that runs from my cockpit drain fitting (the white plastic through-de
I Need SF Bay Area Boat Insurance pkdailey4 at 4:11am 10.29.09 Ask All Sailors 16/5183 I need to find an insurer for my boat that is being moved from Texas to SF CA .I presently use State
Water in the Hull! Luiggi B at 10:02pm 10.28.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1294 Hi there: I was interested in a 1985 Beneteau First 305 model but after a quick inspection I ran i
H27 tm chainplates? dakno at 9:25pm 10.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1339 I recently adopted a 1981 h27 that my father in law has had since new. It has always been in fresh w
Want to paint mast while being refit cbader at 7:13pm 10.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1325 I have a Hunter 30 1979. The standing rigging is 30 years old so time to redo the rigging along with
Harken Mark II Furler question (2) Scotian at 6:25pm 10.28.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2651 Once removed mast for winter in new to me boat found this black rubber part of the Harken Mark II fu
Stern Tube John7749 at 2:53pm 10.28.09 Big Boats 2/1577 Would anyone out there have the knowledge of the stern tube diameter on an '83-H34 with 1" diameter
Pearson 323 Primary Winches jandkellis at 2:44pm 10.28.09 Pearson 6/2763 Can anyone tell me what size primary (genoa) winches Pearson installed as standard equipment on the
Mooring help!! Airlandsea at 1:49pm 10.28.09 Smaller Boats 4/1622 Help, I wanted to see if anyone can give me an idea of how much weight (concrete) for mooring I s
Mac 26 Main Sail Hardare JMonda at 1:44pm 10.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3742 Hi Folks, While sailing with a friend a few weeks ago my friend suggested that there is a way to
Trailor Weight for a 25' CenterBoard Mac Gregor Sailboat Wix at 1:34pm 10.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3128 A friend made me a great offer for his Mac Gregor. Before I jump at it. I need to know the trailer
Balboa 20 #405 Total Restoration edhilsenhoff at 12:22pm 10.28.09 Balboa 24/15225 The Balboa site seems a little quiet. Thought I'd start posting my new project. Bought the boat for
The frigid north capta at 10:15am 10.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2371 After 40 years of living aboard, I have decided to spend the winter in New Bedford. Please don't ask

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Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW geek_guy at 9:34am 08.14.21 We just came up from the keys in our 1997 42 Passage which I think is the same external dimensions.
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 9:17am 08.14.21 Step by Step... Indeed! Slow but sure will get you across the finish line eventually. :beer:
TS Grace (1) JamesG161 at 9:01am 08.14.21 Hispaniola will again help out the Bahamas and Florida Always a But... Lowering the Atmospheric P
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent LVGS at 8:50am 08.14.21 Is there any possibility you could have installed the new macerator pump backwards? If so, it would
Which odor control product for holding tank urine MikeWT at 8:49am 08.14.21
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent LVGS at 8:49am 08.14.21 A DC motor will turn the wrong way if you have the polarity reversed. I would make sure that you h
Which odor control product for holding tank urine (1) JamesG161 at 8:41am 08.14.21 before the flush and watch the cleaning bubbles neutralize the Uric Acid. Safer for Aluminum Hold t
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:40am 08.14.21 Is there any possibility you could have installed the new macerator pump backwards? If so, it would
Broken bolts and headaches MaryEllaRose at 8:35am 08.14.21
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) JamesG161 at 8:33am 08.14.21 Blue. We have a few scratches on the Blue Gel Coat too. PIC told me they want the Gel Coat is Pr
Stern rail for 26S (1) sail sfbay at 8:32am 08.14.21 Welcome the for and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Same question came up on this thread: Wh
Which odor control product for holding tank urine Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:25am 08.14.21 If you are not using a freshwater flush, you will always have some odor due to the critters and stuf
Clogged sanitation line Roger Holloway at 8:24am 08.14.21 Thanks Peggy. I didn't remove the hose to run the snake. Ran it on the installed hose. I currentl
It's 100 degrees outside and I'm thinking about how to heat a 1984 H34 come winter. sail sfbay at 8:22am 08.14.21 .........so looking for solution while at sea and at anchor. And looking for cheaper than Esbar forc
Marine grade solar sailingsoon at 8:03am 08.14.21 Unfortunately, flexible solar panels rarely last more than 2 years on a boat. The output starts dec
How much chlorine for 40 gallon tank? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:52am 08.14.21 Is it ok to flush the water with bleach mixture into the ocean? Because the bleach evaporates? Or w
NOT buying H34 danm1 at 7:44am 08.14.21 Also a no-brainer I can see the batteries belong underneath the quarter berth can't believe the fac
Prop Specs fstbttms at 7:43am 08.14.21 ...fitted with an obsolete(meaning= Martec told me they haven't made that prop in 25+ yrs and they
NOT buying H34 danm1 at 7:43am 08.14.21 what did they do with the space under the chart table? the louvered cabinet looks like mine that's
How much chlorine for 40 gallon tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:42am 08.14.21 I've never seen a single objection to flushing the bleach solution directly overboard in all the yea

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