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H216 Spinnaker Bill Perry at 2:35pm 06.01.09 Smaller Boats 6/2021 Hello, I am contemplating adding a spinnaker to my boat. Is this something that a reasonably
SR Mariner Knotmeter kk23 at 2:31pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4047 Hi, Quick question - the knotmeter has a three wire system...red, black, green. Just want to mak
Splice on halyard or not? Victoria28 at 1:39pm 06.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1822 I have a 1992 Catalina 28 with single spreader mast that is 35'3" from mast step to masthead. The ma
Prop size rules of thumb ? cbinfl at 1:22pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 14/5664 My memory is not what it used to be, but I seem to remember there were rules of thumb for changing d
Looking of Data Marine Depth and Knot Meter Manuals Nelsonhow at 12:44pm 06.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2477 Both the dpth and knot meter on my old H-30 stopped working at the same time. I'm getting power to t
26M with ICOM 706 captjimholley at 12:25pm 06.01.09 SSB and Ham Operators 5/6133 I've been on Macgregor owners for about 3 years now, but have never noticed this group. I just put m
pfd's on airplanes? John at 12:22pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2036 I will be catching a plane to S. California to help a guy bring a boat up the coast. I'll be bringin
how come my boat is lighter than most??? sand sailor at 12:21pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1473 its a santana 27' its got a thicker hull (single layer not cored) than any I've seen,its got a bigge
Spiders Again !! George H260 at 11:57am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1379 This is a continuation of a previous thread on Spiders. A friend alerted me to an article in the la
Ancor light Larry14133 at 9:04am 06.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1437 The anchor light on my 87 O'day 302 ha failed. Does anyone know or have a best guess what bulb it u
Adding automatic bilge pump float switch Vegas at 11:41am 06.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2022 I'm surprised my 1992 38s5 does not seem to have an automatic bilge pump. A switch has to be manuall
What sanitation hose do you recomend? Nelsonhow at 11:30am 06.01.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/15354 Peggy, Well the time has come to replace the old head in my Hunter 30. I should have done it when
26S fwd hatch dimensions (1) Justin_NSA at 10:22am 06.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1904 I have a strut on my forward hatch and I'd like to get a bug screen for it. Does anyone have the hat
Best cleaning product I found- Marine Spray Nine breweraz at 10:14am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 9/11213 We recently purchased a boat that had been sitting for some time. I had small black spots all over t
Squeaky Wheel Mark3755 at 10:13am 06.01.09 Big Boats 3/1810 The wheel steering on my Edson pedestal has a squeal that I can't seem to tame. The only thing I had
Compounding & Waxing - Sailors Helping Sailors (6) Maine Sail at 9:53am 06.01.09 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5359 This past weekend Tim R. organized a work party for a friend of ours who's lifelong sailing companio
Boom Vang during Jibe oldiesrocker2001 at 9:02am 06.01.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/7762 While looking at a post regarding using the Vang as a jibe preventer a question for me came to mind
25 ft oday, center board stuck dennyg4 at 8:41am 06.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 15/8819 Purchased this boat this spring, have it in water, but center board is stuck, how do I free it up, c
Signal Flags Nodak7 at 8:25am 06.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1806 I recently purchased a couple of signal flags from West Marine. When I went to attach them to my fla
Foam in forward bilge garylinger at 8:23am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1654 A PO apparently sprayed or had sprayed a dense foam in the blilge beneath the access panel located u

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Engine gaskets and parts mikeracca at 12:30pm 03.30.22 It's a Kubota Z500. Best if you can find the original Kubota serial number. Sounds good, and whe
Mast rail GrantBrown at 12:16pm 03.30.22 Thanks, leaning towards new halyards at a minimum.
Mast rail Parsons at 12:07pm 03.30.22 Argument for new sails (aside from sending the sailmaker's kids to college) is it makes the boat sai
Next Gen Marine Genset SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:52am 03.30.22 NYSAIL, now located in St. Petersburg, Florida! It's 82 degrees today and sunny.
Great Sailing Sunday. Woops! Tater at 11:51am 03.30.22 So am I to understand your sail plan was three sheets to the wind until you tied one on? That part
Next Gen Marine Genset NYSail at 11:29am 03.30.22 NYSAIL, I thought you might be interested in seeing some pictures of my instalation of a Mase 7.6 g
Next Gen Marine Genset NYSail at 11:28am 03.30.22 Very VERY interested in NYSail's experience here. Please do post how the install goes. Where in t
Engine gaskets and parts jviss at 11:25am 03.30.22 does anyone know what series/model of Kabota this translates too It's a Kubota Z500. Best if you
Reuse shrink wrap? Boomer2it at 11:19am 03.30.22 Thanks John, looking specifically for Sailboat owners with this experience. Most of what is online a
Reuse shrink wrap? jssailem at 11:13am 03.30.22 Gene never had this problem. Did a quick search and discovers their link. It may be of help. https:/
In support of the shop rgranger at 10:53am 03.30.22 Do not hesitate to call the SBO store or ask @Dave Groshong via PM for assistance. :plus:
Mast rail jssailem at 10:52am 03.30.22 Sure. It gets you playing with your sail material. You may find that it is stiff and holds a shape w
Mast rail jviss at 10:48am 03.30.22 Is there any great advantage to washing a main sail? Yes. It looks nicer. And it will last longe
Water Pump Running Johnb at 10:40am 03.30.22 Go back to post #4. That was the cause for me.
In support of the shop jssailem at 10:40am 03.30.22 Brock I found your comments accurate and relevant about the shop. A generality about boats, often n
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Tom J at 10:30am 03.30.22 Sounds like you are stuck making your own fuel polishing system. This could be helpful, but not if
Mast rail GrantBrown at 10:27am 03.30.22 Is there any great advantage to washing a main sail?
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:27am 03.30.22 If the unit is leaking R-22, I agree that putting in a new unit would be the way to go. If only the
Next Gen Marine Genset (3) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:20am 03.30.22 NYSAIL, I thought you might be interested in seeing some pictures of my instalation of a Mase 7.6 ge
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 rgranger at 10:13am 03.30.22 Something to add to the overall calculous of the fix... Your unit uses R-22. If this were my proje

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