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Dutchman guide lines rfrye1 at 8:49am 07.01.08 Big Boats 9/1293 I had one of the monofiliment guide lines from the Dutchman sail system break on Mmy H376. Looks eas
Beta 28bhp Hursty at 8:22am 07.01.08 Ask All Sailors 2/987 Hello i av a seamaster 23 with a beta 28bhp engine dose any one no how to tune it up a little as i a
Yanmar blow ups higgs at 12:39pm 07.01.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1220 I called Shumway Marine in Rochester, NY looking for a particular gasket. Rochester is 60 miles awa
mainsail Dan at 12:37pm 07.01.08 Catalina 22 4/1346 When i want to lower the mainsail and head in, I cant keep the boat into the wind to luff and attach
portager 22 advice please 24632 at 12:50pm 07.01.08 Trailer Sailors 6/5833 Looking at a portager 22 (identical to the mac 22/venture 2-22 rebranded maybe) And while it looks l
New Mac 25 Personal Best, Woohoo dancing bear at 9:31pm 06.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1139 Yesterday, on two occaisions, my GPS recorded an average speed of 7.4 knots over about 14 seconds an
Using roller furling New Boat at 10:16pm 06.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2717 I am a new boat owner. I just purchased a 2005 Hunter 216.While I have crewed on other boats, rol
bulging keel Carl at 10:30pm 06.28.08 Lancer 0/1539 I have a bulge in my keel at the top of the ballast level. Also the forward end of the bilge has ope
Trailer axle bearing maintenance David F at 10:23pm 06.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1023 As the owner of this 88 26D for 3 months, I am leaning a lot about sailing (my first boat) by trial
oversizing holes for hardware seth at 12:38am 06.29.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1475 Yesterday I drilled 1/2 in holes to for filling with epoxy before boring holes for mounting hardware
Excessive Vibration on a Beneteau Oceanis 393 equipped with a Yanmar 4JH3E 56 HP Dimitrios Degiannis at 2:14am 06.29.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4062 My Oceanis 393 (Yanmar 4JH3E 56 HP) suffers from excessive engine vibration when revs go up between
Cat 28 Mast Issue Rex at 2:00am 06.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1081 I just purchased a 1990 28 and have a problem with the mast base. Water has settled and leaked thro
Sailing offshore in a Yamaha 30 George at 1:19am 06.29.08 Yamaha 3/4494 Hi,I live in Vancouver bc and I am considering buying a yamaha 30 for sale here. I'd like opinions
Voltage regulator Joetech at 1:16am 06.29.08 Catalina 22 1/1185 I have a Tohatsu 6hp outboard on my Catalina 22. It has a altenator to charge the Battery. At high
Raising the mast Bill Foley at 2:21am 06.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/944 While raising the mast the hook on the small port halyard under the spreader keeps popping out. Th
O'day 222 deck organization Wayne Catt at 2:35am 06.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1093 I am a relatively new O'day 222 owner and I would like to set it up for easier single handing with d
MODEL????? YEAR ??? (1) Barry at 2:39am 06.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1050 Hello. I am new on this site and here goes my question.I have just bought what I believe to be an O'
Holding tank odor Paul8839 at 3:34am 06.29.08 Big Boats 10/1719 I have a 2007 '49 (hull#6) with Quiet Flush electric heads. We have odor problems while underway whi
trailering with jib or genoa oldman at 4:07am 06.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/865 I am new to sailing and have a 2004 26M. Can you leave the Jib on the roller furler inside a sail c
Antenna? Jerry at 11:24pm 06.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1250 Wondering what kind and where to purchase aantenna for my flat screen Sharp TV? Thanks inadvance.

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Proper Course Sandy Stone at 2:37pm 12.03.21 I'm thinking that Mark's dirty air was the vexing problem for J105. The sooner he could clear ahea
What color for your Bimini? DayDreamer41 at 2:25pm 12.03.21 I read or heard that if you go with sky blue the spiders won't nest, don't know that is true as we h
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement Dave Groshong at 2:23pm 12.03.21 Our sales history shows 11ft, 15 and 16ft https://shop.catalinaowners.com/prod.php?7716
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement DayDreamer41 at 2:22pm 12.03.21 You must be replacing them as they are crap right.......especially those ones that change direction
H34 chainplate revisited. markwbird at 1:42pm 12.03.21 I have to second the question "What made you look at the chain plate anchors to begin with?" And ca
Rig Tension with 5/32" Rigging LakeShark at 1:35pm 12.03.21 Thanks for all of the great input. It sure helps me to wrap my head around this. I presume the
Bilge drain plug jssailem at 1:02pm 12.03.21 Welcome @ISAVAU to the SBO forums. Congrats on your new boat. Be sure to keep the water out of the
Any ODay 290 Owners Out There? jssailem at 12:59pm 12.03.21 Hey BK Welcome to the SBO forum. Many believe, that best purchase is the boat that is the newest. T
What color for your Bimini? BarryL at 12:21pm 12.03.21 Hello, I have had tan and blue canvas (actually sunbrella) for dodger, bimini, and sail cover. I ca
PacificNW weather update. jssailem at 12:04pm 12.03.21
H34 chainplate revisited. swshogren at 11:58am 12.03.21 I have to second the question "What made you look at the chain plate anchors to begin with?" And can
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat sesmith at 11:30am 12.03.21 I went to the local dollar store and bought 7 plastic buckets and collendars ($14) to fit on top.
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? walt at 11:30am 12.03.21 I think you're looking for a perfect reflector which will not heat up but will reflect the original
What color for your Bimini? (1) Justin_NSA at 11:10am 12.03.21 Mine is dark blue also. I use 303 fabric guard regularly to protect it. I'm not a fan of tan. I like
H34 chainplate revisited. DayDreamer41 at 10:48am 12.03.21 @HelloOutThere I have to ask what made you look at the chain plate anchors in the first place, you c
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat DayDreamer41 at 10:37am 12.03.21 I used to take the batteries home but I no longer do so. I fully charge them and physically discon
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? walt at 10:36am 12.03.21 I put one reference to an article on black body radiation in that link which is interesting. http://
Score of the day! Tom J at 10:28am 12.03.21 Local tech school shut down their marine mechanics class a couple years ago due to lsck of student
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 12.03.21 'Fraid I can't buy this one. The problem is that the black body will absorb heat and then, as a hot
Raritan PH powerflush retrofit (1) Tom J at 10:08am 12.03.21 My supply of parts for the Wilcox Crittenden headmate on 2003 hull #218 are exhausted so I decided

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