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Ever replace a muffler in an O'Day 272 LE Pat at 4:34pm 06.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1534 I believe it is possible I will need to replace the muffler in our boat. I know the exhaust h
First Time Owners: Mac Venture 2-24 (5) lambert170 at 3:04pm 06.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/12537 First off, this site is great. I have already stumbled upon tons of useful information. My buddy
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 14/5667 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 5/6135 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 11/15355 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 13/5360 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

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Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. (1) jssailem at 5:59pm 03.30.22 great function must be a part of the definition, i'm thinking. There is little in the way of wood
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? jssailem at 5:54pm 03.30.22 Interesting @sail sfbay I put my sail numbers in, then played with the wind speeds and the tensile s
In support of the shop Steve_Catalina at 5:45pm 03.30.22 Catalina22.org
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? jssailem at 5:39pm 03.30.22 Richard... Your boat and what you do is always ok.. That said, consider. Rope clutches have to fai
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? sail sfbay at 5:37pm 03.30.22 Check this link: Main Halyard Load (lakesiderigging.com)
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. jon hansen at 5:30pm 03.30.22 i'm thinking it is more than age. like john's cal, the design has stood the test of time. those old
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 5:21pm 03.30.22 WOW.. I never knew the standard... Lets see. My boat was launched in 1974. So that makes her 48 yea
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. jssailem at 5:17pm 03.30.22 at least 20 years old WOW.. I never knew the standard... Lets see. My boat was launched in 1974. S
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 5:16pm 03.30.22 Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve a
Reuse shrink wrap? (1) quadrille38 at 5:11pm 03.30.22
TV removal Hunter 50 joshw5144 at 5:07pm 03.30.22
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 4:54pm 03.30.22 what is a classic yacht? Great question. I'm currently trying to sell a bunch of bows I own and an
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:35pm 03.30.22 SeaStar Solutions (formerly Teleflex Marine), a leading supplier of marine steering and control syst
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. jon hansen at 4:32pm 03.30.22 what is a classic yacht?
TV removal Hunter 50 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:30pm 03.30.22 I have removed the TV. You do not need to remove the frame. You can get access to the bracket holdin
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. (1) Screen Saver at 4:23pm 03.30.22 Is it a metal or plastic tank? We cleaned our plastic tank by cutting a hole in it pumping the fuel
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. shemandr at 4:14pm 03.30.22 Our very own TomJ has posted many beautiful images of classic yachts on this forum. Search under hi
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S dkinzer at 4:01pm 03.30.22 I dropped off the head sail at a sail loft today for it to be inspected. They said that the luff and
TV removal Hunter 50 joshw5144 at 4:00pm 03.30.22 Josh. You might send a message to the staff at the SBO store. They are Hunter experts. One of them
TV removal Hunter 50 jssailem at 3:47pm 03.30.22 Josh. You might send a message to the staff at the SBO store. They are Hunter experts. One of them

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