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Batten Mystery Manny at 1:55pm 04.17.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1501 Went down to the boat today to get some work done. Much to my surprise when I got there, there was a
masthead sheaves (1) rad at 2:38pm 04.17.08 Ask All Sailors 16/2420 Are these sheaves for wire only or are they correct as shown?
Sail Selection for '75 Hunter 30 Beau16545 at 8:41am 04.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1051 I need to replace the sails on my newly purchased '75 Hunter 30. I need any advice on selection for
Tampa Bay to the Dry Tortugas Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 2:15pm 04.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1488 Going to the Dry tortugas on Tuesday May 13 in the afternoon from Port Richey. Just wanted to know
replacing headsail heath18703 at 8:57pm 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1367 Hi everyone, and thanks for reading. We're replacing the headsail to our 92 Hunter 27 and I'm reall
Reply Lee Y at 9:52pm 04.15.08 Smaller Boats 5/867 The bunks are bolted to the trailer frame with two 1/2" diameter bolts. I'm not planning to leave t
Question re: Sea Hawk marine paints... SailJunkie at 10:00pm 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1239 I have a customer up here (I work in the paint'coatings industry) who says that Sea Hawk is introduc
US 21 Ken Prichard at 10:46pm 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1401 I'm looking for any and all info on a US21. Google isn't finding anything usefull. Does anyone know
South Carolina rentals Deadline at 11:16pm 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1210 I'm taking the family to the South Carolina coast and am looking for mid-size sailboat lease/rentals
Hull Paint & Tape Removal Mark H at 10:19pm 04.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1207 Planning to paint (1st time) the hull of my '77 O'D 20. Plan to use single part enamel (white). An
Battery Storage Eric on board Selah at 10:17pm 04.15.08 Big Boats 1/944 I have a brand new AGM starter battery and 3 27s for my house batteries. My 3 27s are 3,4 and 5 yea
CD - XM Radio installation Doug Brown at 11:31pm 04.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/973 I plan to install an xm radio along with a cd/fm radio in my 26M. I think the best location for the
Legnth of a Mac 25 keel JustinG328 at 12:35am 04.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1082 Hey all, I am looking at buying a MacGregor 25 Keel and want to know if anyone knows how long it is.
Whisker pole height John at 1:21am 04.16.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1481 I recently purchased a (used) whisker pole for my C36. I also bought a short piece of track (about 1
perkins 4108 alternator upgrade wes justice at 1:50am 04.16.08 Irwin 1/4191 I just took the old 80amp ac delco alternator off my 4108 and want to upgrade to an marine grade alt
2 potential upgrades for this year Jayne at 2:40am 04.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1486 HiThe 2 upgrades I'm considering are a CDI furler for headsail and a boom vang. I've read the ins
Starting outboard motor Steve E. at 1:44am 04.16.08 Smaller Boats 8/3164 On my 23.5, I have a small Honda 5HP motor that works very well. We are not going to win the poker
hunter 26.5 asymmetrical sail rstokes at 4:44am 04.16.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/2716 Hi, looking for information , drawings, etc for the set up of an asymmetrical for hunter 26.5 OR
Bottom Paint for a Trailerable Derelicte at 5:04am 04.16.08 Smaller Boats 6/1330 If my 20' will be going in/out of salt water only a few times a year, and only 3 days at a time max.
Stanchions and Bases for Mirage 36 BEL at 7:49am 04.16.08 Other Sailboats 1/1094 I am looking for replacement stanchions and bases for a 1988 Mirage 36. The bases are aluminum, and

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Two dipsticks on my diesel? acudavid at 11:53am 12.11.21 Thanks everybody! Upon further examination, I think there are three dipsticks on my boat: One for
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Tally Ho at 11:52am 12.11.21 The first is to replace the 18 x 12 fixed three blade propeller. The boat currently cannot achieve
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. GFS at 11:49am 12.11.21 Thanks to all for the information; gives me much to consider, I will also reach out to the 351/352 g
Funny Friday!!! (1) Richard19068 at 11:33am 12.11.21 A cautious father.
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Mechone at 11:11am 12.11.21 The first is to replace the 18 x 12 fixed three blade propeller. The boat currently cannot achieve
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 10:52am 12.11.21 I'm at a craft fair in Milford today. The guy selling custom t-shirts across from me has this for s
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. SycloneDriver at 10:46am 12.11.21 You might want use an optical tach to check factory tach. I wouldn't replace a prop based only on t
H26 crutch mount bolts (1) rgranger at 10:45am 12.11.21 I love these sort of design questions. That should not be very difficult. I made a new gin pole f
H26 crutch mount bolts CaptainRan at 10:04am 12.11.21 After I saw the picture of the part and then reinspected the stern, here's the situation. This is an
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? thinwater at 9:57am 12.11.21 Thin I can understand your favoring of rollers. I do not understand the aversion to brushes. The co
Galvanic Isolators, Don't be like these guys! MikeHoncho at 9:54am 12.11.21 If your in the fire service, there is one on taking OT for the truck but getting put on the medic un
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 9:53am 12.11.21 I've put about 10 hours on the new mounts, shaft alignment, exhaust and everything seems to be worki
Walking on water (1) JamesG161 at 9:51am 12.11.21 No biggie. We did that often. However I prefer Sitting on Water.
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. (2) jssailem at 9:32am 12.11.21 Good morning GFS and Welcome to the SBO forum. Prop and anchor questions are popular discussions h
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 12.11.21 it labors around 3,200 rpm and the boats stern is driven down flooding the lower portion of the swi
Walking on water Will Gilmore at 9:29am 12.11.21 I saw a cat do that once when I was a kid. She was out of the pool before her ears got wet. -Will
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:27am 12.11.21 I have a three gallon gas tank under the Starboard cockpit seat. Do I need to open the seat compartm
Walking on water jssailem at 9:04am 12.11.21 ZWRObkrsOYg
interested in buying a 310 Alansails at 8:49am 12.11.21 Let us know how you make out!
Two dipsticks on my diesel? smokey73 at 8:17am 12.11.21 Once you get it all straightened out and at the right level on both the engine and the gear box chec

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