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furling main block Syversens at 8:26pm 08.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1325 hey all, I have a minor issue with my block pulling the RF main out, it seems to be really hard to p
plumbing problems... again Syversens at 8:19pm 08.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1081 Hey all, had a great weekend on the water until saturday night... the holding tank again had the ven
erickson 27 review Rick at 7:51pm 08.03.08 Ericson 0/4161 I just recived my Good old boat Mag. news letter and in Sept they will be doing a review on the Eric
Bringing your reef lines and main halyard back to the cockpit TT5952 at 7:13pm 08.03.08 Irwin 3/2960 I'm an ol' fart with limited mobility and balance trying to make my boat safe to sail until I'm 75 o
Mast Boot - It Works!! Paul Wash at 6:26pm 08.03.08 Smaller Boats 4/2207 I installed the mast boot a month or so ago and it works great. I know I've seen complaints about wa
Mac 26s keel cable broken Bruno Carl at 6:03pm 08.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2591 Is anyone knowing how to replace a swing keel cable on a MacGregor 26s? It does'nt seems easy...
Question for 2x.5 Hunter owners! Ed Schenck at 5:57pm 08.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1383 Wondering about keels on the 198X series of 2X.5 Hunters, especially the 23.5 and 26.5. The specs s
Part for a Macgregor 25 John at 5:14pm 08.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1502 I have a Mac 25, 1982 model. The mount for the whisker pole on the mast was broken off. Does anyone
Ruined already? there is the rub Al Winders at 5:10pm 08.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1533 I brought my new to me 26s home and they closed the lake due to flooding so I decided to fix leaks t
I wonder why someone will start a thread and Ross at 4:36pm 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 31/1767 then not monitor it and respond to the answers and the questions as they are posted. Are they ende
h26 battery placement david king at 11:47am 08.03.08 Smaller Boats 2/1183 The placement of the battery on the h26 is an awkward place for servicing and leads to a balance pro
Battery question for you electrical types.... Dick 119 at 11:24am 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 21/1655 We have a Heart 3000 watt inverter charger with a Link 2000 controller on our boat. As I understand
Setting up two batteries with fuses problem jim at 10:46am 08.03.08 S2 0/1162
New Starter Tide-N-Knots at 9:01am 08.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/958 Has anyone tried these starters? http://mascostartersandalternators.com/Sunshop/index.php?l=product
Reefing Kevin at 9:01am 08.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1124 I've never reefed my O'day 23 and don't know quite how. I'm only in month #3 of sailing and have se
Hello everyone. Landsend at 8:39am 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1397 I am Mrs. Landsend and I was really surprised by some of your reactions to the H20 posting. The way
Club Racing 280? Dick1505 at 8:20am 08.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1011 How does it do against other boats? Which keel and steering do you have? How does it do against olde
Electric Windless Questions Doghouse at 7:28am 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 22/2200 The new boat I am getting has an electric windless. I have never had one before, and I am sure the
V-21 Toping Lift Kjoe at 6:42am 08.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/994 this is my firts boat over 14" and there is a lot of new stuff to me. sorry if this is a dumb quest
trailer for a Venture 21? Kjoe at 6:37am 08.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1186 I just bought a 67 (i think) venture 21 the trailer that came with it looks like some one took an ol

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Looking for recommendations for bareboat charter company in Greece SFS at 5:25am 01.26.22 Agreed. Their would be MUCH more living and socializing space. I delivered an FP Lipari from Annapo
Hull shemandr at 5:02am 01.26.22 Few production hulls are cored. The decks are cored and add stiffness to the hull shape when bonded
Dufour 31, your thoughts shemandr at 4:29am 01.26.22 I think this is the link: https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1980-sabre-sail-8034840
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. thevoyager at 1:10am 01.26.22 @Stu Jackson Thanks some good info and certainly some good boat suggestions on there, added to my li
How do I take this apart? CapitalistSailor at 11:25pm 01.25.22 Dr. D, If you just need the hole for the screw to be a little tighter I suggest sticking a toothpic
Wind angle CapitalistSailor at 11:18pm 01.25.22 Slider, In my area it is common for the wind vane at the masthead to be fouled by spider webs, aggra
Beneteau Parts website CapitalistSailor at 11:00pm 01.25.22 Dear Forum: I sail in Northwest Ohio on Lake Erie. The closest Beneteau dealer to me that I have fou
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade Tedd at 10:33pm 01.25.22 Thanks for the photo and diagram of the winch system. I'm quite keen on the Seawards, especially the
Hunter 28 AndyBC at 10:08pm 01.25.22 I have a 91 Hunter 28 (about to sell her though since I just bought another boat). She's been a sol
Hull JamesG161 at 10:04pm 01.25.22 how the hull of the 2001 Hunter 320 is built? The same as my H430. The hull is hand laid fibergla
Hull Tally Ho at 9:39pm 01.25.22
1979 Hunter 33' Jack heights & count Tally Ho at 9:33pm 01.25.22
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? Tally Ho at 9:08pm 01.25.22 Those are pretty normal on boats. Not an impact tell, typically. i had a Hunter 280 that had vari
1979 Hunter 33' Jack heights & count ggrizzard at 9:03pm 01.25.22 Hello V Carter. :clap:Welcome aboard the SBO Forum. My 1979 H30C shoal draft takes 6, (plus one fo
Dufour 31, your thoughts dlochner at 8:49pm 01.25.22 The Sabre underneath the 3800 looks interesting. In either event a 40 year old 30' boat should be
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs (6) Will Gilmore at 8:49pm 01.25.22 The aft-mast rig, also called a delta rig or a stays'l rig had been toyed with on and off for decade
Cable tv? Calif. Ted at 8:04pm 01.25.22 I needed a bunch of adapters like that to get my XM radio matched to a Sirius antennae.
Random (cold weather induced) question about sailboat rigs thinwater at 8:01pm 01.25.22 Here is the story of building an aft-mast double headsail rig. An interesting read, even if you woul
Cable tv? sail sfbay at 7:43pm 01.25.22 If you want satellite TV get an antenna and receiver.
Cable tv? Growl at 7:38pm 01.25.22 Hey, try finding one these days! Lol

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