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Merriman pedestal lever box replacement jtmccue at 9:16am 09.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1613 On many of the H28.5 s and other boat manufacturers that used Merriman pedestals in the mid 1980's,
Fixed Rudder & tiller for an O'Day 25 - Free Ran-Dee9229 at 8:38am 09.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1715 I have an Oday 25 with a fixed rudder and tiller in very good shape. Its fiberglass, the original ru
Reverse, Neutral or Forward jwaidlic at 8:15am 09.04.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1407 My friend and I have a friendly disagreement on which gear should be place while under sail, reverse
3 Day Lake Powell Trip Pictures..... (18) Sumner at 7:34am 09.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1749 We took friends from Belgium out on Lake Powell for 3 days. Actually we had one afternoon on the wat
sleeping comfort tomholland at 7:12am 09.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2247 Any suggestions on making sleeping on a Hunter 26 more comfortable.
how often? bobertobisonni@yahoo.com at 6:56am 09.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1401 My 260 Hunter is in salt water all the time (Galveston Bay) I am wondering how often I should do th
Keel Angle Mick at 5:06am 09.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1108 I had to replace the OEM cable that controlled the raising and lowering of my swing keel on my 96 26
Yanmar 2GM20F buzzer monta001 at 3:21am 09.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/2486 I have a yanmar 2GM20FC engine. The buzzer keeps bleeping (not constant) when I increase the revs.
Yanmar 3GM30F. Noise or Vibration EPRIMA14 at 1:49am 09.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/6153 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F engine in a Hunter 356 with approximately 350 hours. From the beginning the e
Masthead sheaves, replacement Sailor Jim at 6:31pm 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/5963 I own a 1997 Catalina 28 MkII tall rig. The topping lift is off its sheave (port side, aft) and jamm
Maine Cruise Pics (7) Maine Sail at 5:55pm 09.03.09 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3390 I know, I know I should have uploaded some photos earlier but did not. The weather has been great, n
Looking for the other owners ableservices at 5:35pm 09.03.09 Lancer 1/1501 I am new to the Lancer Owners site and I was a member on the Oday site where I enjoyed alot of infom
neat or dumb? fishlansing at 4:47pm 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3953 does anyone else think it would be cool to turn a sailboat into a motor yaht? i want to do this bec
How long should they be? Granger at 4:04pm 09.03.09 Day Sailers 6/2129 I need to replace most of my running rigging. I don't have a list of running rigging diameters or le
Headboard Roy10289 at 3:29pm 09.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1331 I have a 1975 Legend 37.5. I want to replace what think is the original haylard for the mainsail.Th
I Like To Race - She Likes To Cruise Ducati at 3:17pm 09.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1495 Got my eye on either a Beneteau First 40.7 or a Beneteau 40. Can I fool my wife into thinking t
do i need a keel fishlansing at 3:03pm 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3355 if i am not going to sail my boat do i need to have a keel or will it flip and can it be taken off a
Piggy-back deck organizers on 260? yadayada at 2:46pm 09.03.09 Smaller Boats 2/1334 Would like to piggy-back another deck organizer on existing ones on my 260. The brand that I have
How are stanchions mounted on H336? robertsapp at 2:28pm 09.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1415 I'm finalizing the purchase of a 1995 Hunter 336. The survey found that several of the lifeline sta
Have To Brag On A dealer Mick at 2:24pm 09.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1006 To start with my disclaimer , I have no vested interest in any dealership , or company. I am just a

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Marine plywood- to use or not to use? kappykaplan at 11:20am 03.20.22 you should use marine plywood for your floor. it is designed for boats for a reason. read up on it.
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? jon hansen at 11:17am 03.20.22 it is my opinion that you should use marine plywood for your floor. it is designed for boats for a r
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? dlochner at 11:11am 03.20.22 Before accepting it as fact I'd like to see some support for the comment "water absorption into the
can't pump out waste tank jviss at 11:08am 03.20.22 Yes. Should locate it and replace it or at least carefully inspect it. It will rot out whether you
Bristol 24 water tank kappykaplan at 10:46am 03.20.22 Well done, @SV Gutsy Lady ! :beer:
looking hard at a 2006 Hunter 36 - we have a couple of questions. tfox2069 at 10:40am 03.20.22 looked yesterday at a Hunter 36 from 2006. Can the forum answer a couple of questions? 1 - the ori
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering (2) Caboteur at 10:40am 03.20.22
Bristol 24 water tank SV Gutsy Lady at 10:36am 03.20.22 Update I cut in and made an access panel so I can get to the hose connection to replace and to clean
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? shemandr at 10:14am 03.20.22 ...Other observations: Before accepting it as fact I'd like to see some support for the comment "wa
can't pump out waste tank bawlmer at 10:03am 03.20.22 Wow, that stinks! My macerator stopped working last season. I don't even know where it is! Serio
Auto Pilot Stu Jackson at 9:51am 03.20.22 Welcome William. With your new boat, you might also be interested in the active C34 forum. Here's
Christmas in March Tom J at 9:50am 03.20.22 I have a number of extra parts that I would like to see gone, no flea markets nearby. I wish there
Auto Pilot jssailem at 8:46am 03.20.22 Welcome William to the SBO. Congrats on the Catalina. Is this an upgrade from the Irwin? Did you ha
Auto Pilot dlochner at 8:37am 03.20.22 Welcome to the forum. Be prepared for a plethora of answers and suggestions. :) Start with the fir
Catalina 30 starboard water tank fox9988 at 8:14am 03.20.22 For future readers, I was able to access the starboard tank drain fitting through the 4" access port
Isomat reefing line length jviss at 8:09am 03.20.22 Hi Dan, well, at least you know where you are. Do you have the shuttle blocks, i.e., those two-shea
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 8:04am 03.20.22 A GFI will trip if plugged into another GFI. Is that so? I can't imagine why. Not an expert on t
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? Brian D at 8:02am 03.20.22 Your HX851 was built by Icom. There may be other Icom Handhelds that use a similar battery pack that
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering joker460 at 7:58am 03.20.22 I'm still confused after reading the above posts and looking at the sites. Kloudie and sail sfbay,
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? smokey73 at 7:53am 03.20.22 Agreed on at least one "simple" VHF hand held. That is why I had the "battery rebuilt" on my old RM

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