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Swing Keel mikedunnagan at 4:18am 06.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1638 I am looking at a 1972 Venture 22 that is for sale.The owner says he changed the keel to fiberglas.I
Engine Replacement xgruiz at 4:07am 06.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1305 Hi everybody, my Yanmar SB8 just dies last week. I am working on trying to get the parts to rebuild
Tilted SSB Antenna (1) geoffschultz at 3:51am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2360 I was recently corresponding with an individual regarding reefing points and sent him a back-lit pho
Gas additives RogerHM at 3:47am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1539 How do they affect 4 stroke 9.9 engines? My Merc Big-Foot does not start consistantly. VERY frustrat
Pre Launch Check List awoody at 10:11pm 06.09.09 Smaller Boats 1/1535 Interesting that I just purchased a 1994 Hunter 26 and I came to this site looking for a check list
Leaky Cabin Riga at 8:22pm 06.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 18/3033 Chasing down interior leaks is always a tough assignment. For the 10 years I've had my O'Day 28 I'v
Backing plate support for rail mount and back stay Riga at 8:03pm 06.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1326 I notice some cracking in the fiberglass around where the stern rail mounts to the boat as well as a
Salvaging Vinyl Graphics Bob Poff at 7:40pm 06.09.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1147 My boat has custom cut vinyl graphics on the quarters. The bird design that's in my avatar. The on
HELP! Broken tabernacle on 1974 O'Day 20 maineiac at 7:09pm 06.09.09 Day Sailers 6/1770 One of my shrouds let loose and the mast went over the side. In the process it broke the tabernacle
O'Day 25 Bilge adams at 6:49pm 06.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1941 Does anybody have a document showing the bilge and centerboard trunk layout on an O'Day 25? If not,
B-393 Whisker Pole Hardware fonzo2@hotmail.com at 6:41pm 06.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/999 I recently purchase a 393 that has the track attached to the US Spars mast. I will like to purchase
Slow leak fwd and aft of keel and shaft question bsavulis at 6:39pm 06.09.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1565 We splashed the boat for the first time (for us) this past week 1975 H27. It appears to have 2 small
hunter 19 Adrian Morris at 5:58pm 06.09.09 Smaller Boats 3/1166 broke a spreader on my 96 hunter 19 it broke right where it inserts can I redrill a hole and use it
Spinnaker pole Rick Silverman at 5:43pm 06.09.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1271 I was hoping someone might know what size Spinnaker pole (length and diameter) I would need for a 19
Tinting Neutral gelcoat and using Duratec Dan H at 5:25pm 06.09.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1284 Does, or has anyone here tint neutral gelcoat and use Duratec HGA with it? I've tinted white gelcoat
mast step hornet at 4:56pm 06.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1441 my mast step screws have pulled out of the cabin floor. I thought by cutting out around it and repl
Stove-Top Grills (1) Trinkka at 4:54pm 06.09.09 Day Sailers 4/1542 I've talked about using stove-top ovens and stove-top grills on boats in previous threads and I've f
Water heater (2) paulj at 4:31pm 06.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1841 Shown in picture one is old water heater and it's existing connections. The water heater is leaking
Water heater (4) paulj at 2:46pm 06.09.09 Catalina 310 3/1943 While checking out the water heater using 120v, I removed the wood inspection panel and found a pret
Rode Reels Franklin at 2:11pm 06.09.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2173 I ran across this from the Seven Seas site (thinking of sailing to Maine next month...or Grenada) an

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Raw water pump. sail sfbay at 8:45am 02.08.22 You can always "edit" you post after you send it.
Raw water pump. PlaneTom at 8:43am 02.08.22 Time to replace? You bet! I messed up the first post, meant to include the text but hit a wrong ke
Raw water pump. PlaneTom at 8:42am 02.08.22 2001 Catalina 310, Universal M-25 XPB Last week, letting the diesel warm up while I removed covers,
Raw water pump. sail sfbay at 8:38am 02.08.22 Time to replace?
C&C 30 Mk II rudder Hayden Watson at 8:36am 02.08.22 Andy at BoatWorks Today did a full series on rebuilding a foam core rudder Part 2 is the one where h
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change jeepbluetj at 8:27am 02.08.22 I would think that you would want not only "fresh" fuel but filtered fuel as well. The fuel that co
Adding 115 AC JoeWhite at 8:24am 02.08.22 The water heater requires 1500Watts. It is unlikely that you need 500Watts for additional devices. I
Pop top trouble AaronD at 8:04am 02.08.22 The weight is definitely significant. You can add gas pistons to help with the lift. CatalinaDirect
Old transducer with new depth sounder? dlochner at 7:36am 02.08.22 That sounds right. I think I misleaded myself thinking more of a speed sensor than depth sounder. B
Flexing Floor dlochner at 7:34am 02.08.22
Tiller Serenity on Hudson at 7:19am 02.08.22 Still have a 6 speed on a 2007 Cayman S. Likely my last standard shift. While todays transmissions a
Flexing Floor (1) Plymouth Sailor at 7:17am 02.08.22 Plymouth Sailor, could you share some images of the area you identify as the concern. It would help
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? Jim Legere at 7:16am 02.08.22 If you are running a spinnaker halyard through a block on one of the two bails on the masthead crane
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 6:50am 02.08.22
Flexing Floor jssailem at 6:42am 02.08.22 Plymouth Sailor, could you share some images of the area you identify as the concern. It would help
Old transducer with new depth sounder? jssailem at 6:38am 02.08.22 As stated. Depth is an analog 2 wire transmission to a decoder. If you want to share the signal beyo
Tiller Will Gilmore at 6:27am 02.08.22 I waited six months for a special ordered "standard" transmission instead of driving its automatic t
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested jssailem at 6:16am 02.08.22 WELCOME Capt Fantastic to the SBO forum. The MacGregor sounds like the boat design you would find s
Shower drain JamesG161 at 6:12am 02.08.22 Ok this is my best suggestion to clean and mop up the water after a shower. A small sponge mop. ht
C&C 30 Mk II rudder Jumpstart at 6:03am 02.08.22 I had this done professionally for my C&C 29-2 rudder. Critical that you get the right density foam.

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