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Mast Pad eye or Ring Style Car Charlotte Stone at 1:33am 04.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/2389 I'm looking to use a whisker pole and I need to attach a fixed pad eye ring or a track with a slid c
Adjustable outhaul and loose footed sail (1) walt at 1:28am 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1336 Ive been using a loose footed main this season (from FX, been real happy with it). I put on an 8:1 a
Spinnakers David21341 at 1:36am 04.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1190 Do any of you Beneteau owners (especially 351) have a spinnaker? If so, how do you run the sheets al
Anyone with personal knowledge of.... Chuck15494 at 2:49am 04.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1110 ...an Atlantic crossing by a 423 with a shoal keel and how it may handle it from a pointing perspect
Tachometer Problems Jim S.1435 at 2:46am 04.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1686 I noticed my tachometer on my C30mkIII would operate when I just started the engine. After a few sec
Mac 26 D Hawk4661 at 2:55am 04.25.08 Trailer Sailors 4/1756 I was told that a Mac 26 D was the best bet for the new sailor? What is the opinions here ? txs guys
Heat and Humidity Wave Bye at 2:58am 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/923 How many other MacGregor Owners out there battle mold and mildew inside thier MacGregor due to the h
Leading lines aft on a P303 mbieweng at 1:53am 04.25.08 Pearson 3/1141 Has anyone taken on the project of leading lines aft from the mast on an older (1983) Pearson 303?
Do you lock your dingy? Bad Obsession at 3:56am 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1715 I was thinking about my last trip to Annapolis and I realized that most of the dingys at the landing
Dang Impeller! Steve Leon at 5:02am 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1399 Finished all the off season repairs/mods for this year. Got the boat loaded and ready to go. Put th
HUNTER 49 problems Victor at 5:05am 04.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3699 Hi guys,I went to the Oakland's (San Francisco Bay Area) Strictly Sail Boat Show.I had the opport
Compass Light Tom Laatsch at 5:09am 04.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1179 The small plastic bracket that holds the light for my Ritchie binnical compass has deteriorated and
S2 10.3 plywood bulkhead repairs Houston10.3 at 5:43am 04.25.08 S2 3/2474 Does anyone have experience with leaking chain plate entry points on the 10.3? I have some minor rot
S2 10.3 Rig tension Houston10.3 at 5:40am 04.25.08 S2 0/1461 Anybody have an idea of the optimal rig tension for the 10.3? I have SS rod rigging for the boat and
Cool! Live on. . . Ed Schenck at 6:21am 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/906 my laptop. Friends are racing in the Regata del Sol al Sol regatta to Isla Mujeres from St. Pete.
Navigation & Anchorages in Dry Tortugas & Marquesas Persy at 6:50am 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1475 My family and I are going to spend a couple of days in the Dry Tortugas ' Marquesas the last week of
Mast bolt for a 26M Tom5816 at 4:10am 04.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1029 I have a 2003 26M that was modified to have the mast crutch in the stern like the newer M's. My ques
I am thinking about adding a curtain..... Bad Obsession at 4:09am 04.25.08 Catalina 30 5/1336 to the area between the bulkheads that are the start of the hallway near the head. That way you cou
Is it just me sailaway78 at 7:15am 04.25.08 Ask All Sailors 26/1928 or do others have this same problem. Like most I have a "to do" list. But it seems like every time
Cleaning help Shawn at 7:43am 04.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/894 Dear forum, I am trying to clean water stains from a vinyl sail. Also trying to clean general grime

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problems filling diesel tank JamesG161 at 12:37pm 04.29.21
Ignition switch Ralph Johnstone at 12:36pm 04.29.21 Turning the key off while running will ruin the alternator according to Yanmar, Could you please
Pau Hana dry and Pau Hana wet jssailem at 12:34pm 04.29.21 And the season begins. Good for you.
Accessing hose from freshwater tank because of suspected leak jssailem at 12:31pm 04.29.21 Perhaps @Dave Groshong can give you a number to reach out to the consulting team. SBO SailboatOwner
Bug Pants Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 04.29.21 So, white bug pants? No ....................... coloured bug pants so they attack each other ;)
Seaward 19RK? JamesG161 at 12:26pm 04.29.21 Welcome to the best source of info and help for sailboats and their owners. Jim...
Accessing hose from freshwater tank because of suspected leak MikeTheHunter at 12:22pm 04.29.21 There was no phone option for support.
Seaward 19RK? FiguredItOut at 12:19pm 04.29.21 Welcome to the forum!! An internet search for a Seward 19RK came up empty except for a few reviews
problems filling diesel tank (1) richk at 12:19pm 04.29.21 Maybe run a new vent line without traps and abandon the old one. Use a different route. RoyS RoyS
Accessing hose from freshwater tank because of suspected leak jssailem at 12:12pm 04.29.21 Mike SBO.com is the website you are using. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com Check out the "Contact Us
Bug Pants fullbore at 12:11pm 04.29.21 Encountered the biting black flies many years ago on Lake Superior. Especially bad when stuck in dol
Are You Ready????? jssailem at 11:59am 04.29.21 I have been in the water a lot in San Diego Bay and the Southern California Ocean. It happens racing
Using a trolling motor on small boat sloughsailer at 11:46am 04.29.21 When the motor on my 3000 LB Columbia 22 self destructed I installed an oarlock on the transom and g
Bug Pants Davidasailor26 at 11:26am 04.29.21 Never tried bug pants. Avon Skin So Soft works ok (not miraculously) for New Jersey Greenheads. Migh
Bug Pants dlochner at 11:15am 04.29.21 Try Catnip Oil. We've only used it a couple of times, however, it seems to work. May have to be reap
Outboard Motor Mount on Stern Pushpit - 2005 Huter 36 Ralph Johnstone at 11:08am 04.29.21 I think I can just take my victory mount and add a vertical SS tube. Yes, looking back at the Vic
Bug Pants duality at 10:59am 04.29.21 i read here or another board to mix 50% scope mouthwash and water in a spray bottle. it works for a
Ignition switch Stu Jackson at 10:53am 04.29.21 Turning the key off while running will ruin the alternator according to Yanmar, so it must be a sta
Bug Pants stephen_i_w at 10:51am 04.29.21 have not. however during Mac races we all wore white. white painters pants, white cotton dress shir
remove siezed motor mount bolt Charles Erwin at 10:47am 04.29.21 Can send one if it comes to it.

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