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Boat generators alan boyd at 6:59pm 04.03.08 Big Boats 0/1219 The generators at www.Boats.net beat the prices at the other sites I checked
autohelm wind instrument unit carl4 at 9:58pm 04.01.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1416 I need a masthead unit for my autohelm wind instrument. The Ray Marine units are not compatible. Any
Aussie Boat Swap Hogan at 9:30pm 04.01.08 Smaller Boats 4/1046 Reading the post about naming the boat after a visit to Austrailia got me to thinking. Might there b
Mac Sailing Steve at 10:09pm 04.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1190 Preparing to buy my first Mac, a 26X, late 90's. I think I am making a great choice for the things
Amazing Video George at 12:10am 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1340 After a long cold winter, this video really got my blood pumping. The kite/camera thing is clever bu
Trailerable? (1) scolil at 1:07am 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1362 I have seen boats sitting high on trailers and have wondered if this is realistic. I enjoy having m
HELP I need a locking pin venture rick at 1:32am 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1064 Ok this is for my dad more then for me. he has a Venture Newport 23 im not sure on the year. we got
D and R Marine, a rave Ross in Tampa at 2:58am 04.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1099 I have to send a shout out to Rudy and Debbie at D and R. I ordered two new stays for my Oday 25 on
hunter 30 table barry966 at 2:31am 04.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1005 i have a hunter 30 with the huge table. i don't even fit into the seat. but with the table out it is
Owner 's liability Dakartimm at 9:55am 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1262 Hi I've tried searching the archives to no avail . Sometime back there was a thread about a boat o
Stern rail/pulpit, Hunter 23 r3403j at 9:53am 04.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1240 Need to have stern rails made for my Hunter 23. I've seen pics of 23's with them and need a good, r
H35.5 manual bilge pump George H260 at 4:24am 04.02.08 Big Boats 3/1236 Has anyone installed a manual bilge pump, Whale Gusher or similar, in a H 35.5? Trying to work out h
Cutlass bearing removal tool sailorman20826 at 10:45am 04.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1990 Does any know where I can get me hands on Strut pro cutlass bearing tool. I would be willing to pay
Halyard lift block vs mast base plat Hakuna Matata at 1:25pm 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1789 I'm planning my 'lines led aft' project and am debating whether to use halyard lift blocks, or get a
Tillers & Chartplotter location palacegrand at 1:09pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 3/3918 Hi Folks,So I'm thinking of adding a chartplotter/sounder this summer. Likely something in the 6" t
sanding bottom of 22' 76 oday new oday owner at 1:38pm 04.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1012 ok all oday wiseones,Have question concerning sanding the bottom of sailboat,do I have to take all
Passage 42 - 1990-1998 Brian at 1:53pm 04.02.08 Big Boats 0/891 Hello folks,I have the profurl B35M furler and want to raise it out of the anchor locker. Is it a
Best Starter Sailboat for a Neophyte lliversjr at 2:35pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 25/8480 Neophyte Sailer, Over the past weeks, I have taken a general boating course with the New Orleans P
Slightly leaky fixed port light PrincessoftheLake at 2:30pm 04.02.08 Big Boats 2/1107 One of the fixed port lights on our 1995 Hunter 40.5 has a slight leak. Is the only fix to re-bed i
fixed foresail fairlead Hakuna Matata at 2:42pm 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1115 The jib/genoa fairlead on the Mac 25 is a fixed bullseye fairlead. Does anyone know if it is positi

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Oceanis 41/45 - has anyone replaced the discharge pipe from main head? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:05pm 11.13.21 That won't work. Distilled white vinegar has to be replaced every 45-60 minutes because that's as l
De Persia Automatic Bailer sail sfbay at 2:30pm 11.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! Try Rudy Nickerson at D& RMarine who sells O'Day parts: D & R Marine (drmari
TV/VCP Breaker senang at 2:11pm 11.13.21 It ends there where Hunter planned to install the (I presume optional) TV and VCR. Find pictures of
Lifting Sling Points for Hunter 40.5 - Help smokey73 at 1:51pm 11.13.21 Thanks for the pictures Rich. Exactly what I needed!
2004 41 AC Hex key size for Tiller lever sail sfbay at 1:48pm 11.13.21 Maybe one of your marina neighbors has a tool kit with lots of keys.
I just purchased a Catalina 30 Tall Rig 1980 and considering adding a Windlass. Lewmar has a Low Profile model that it seems would fit. Thoughts? Bill Martin PEI at 1:42pm 11.13.21 I bought the V3 Lewmar winch. Works great on my boat. Thank You!
Painting water ballast lifting sail sfbay at 1:20pm 11.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! Is a boatyard going to do a haul-out and place the boat on stands for you? I
I just purchased a Catalina 30 Tall Rig 1980 and considering adding a Windlass. Lewmar has a Low Profile model that it seems would fit. Thoughts? jssailem at 1:20pm 11.13.21 I bought the V3 Lewmar winch. Works great on my boat.
Lancer 45' (2) jssailem at 1:17pm 11.13.21 I bought a mature boat. There are 2 fuel tanks, Aprox 160 gallons. The seller did not know how much
Lifting Sling Points for Hunter 40.5 - Help (5) Rich Stidger at 1:00pm 11.13.21 Dan- Here are a couple pictures. You can count the toerail holes from the stantions to locate the c
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy dlochner at 12:57pm 11.13.21 Unfortunately the photos are far too small, at least on my computer, to see how you have rigged the
Lancer 45' Robert Foster at 12:49pm 11.13.21 I found a very small fuel leak at one of the injectors. I fixed that and the motor started right up
Replacing a thru hull on a Newport 30 my 3 dlochner at 12:44pm 11.13.21
Sail cover repair question thinwater at 12:40pm 11.13.21 Sailmaker's palm and needle. That is what the sailmaker will use for a small bit of work in the fiel
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? dlochner at 12:36pm 11.13.21 The strategy is deeper than making them wait 150 miles off shore. The queuing order was also changed
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy (6) Claude L.-Auger at 12:18pm 11.13.21 Hello @grgortiz and welcome to the SBO Forum. FYI, I have been doing it for 15+ years. I ran a 7/16
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild sf34dtw at 11:26am 11.13.21 I was thinking something like; taking one end cap off. Taping the car in place on the track and then
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 Thaelia at 11:16am 11.13.21 Super Thank you very much
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 Windpilot at 11:15am 11.13.21 Still no rigger bill, not completely done, always a hang up and need tuning while on a sail. Will PM
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild kloudie1 at 11:08am 11.13.21 A itty bitty dab of a light grease like Super Lube would hold them in place until the car can be put

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