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Buying a seidelmann 299 jeff108 at 10:27am 09.26.07 Seidelmann 6/5934 Hello to all,I am looking at purchasing a Seidelmann 299 and am curious about any blue water racin
Changing Manual toilets Doug at 10:11am 09.26.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1913 My Jabsco manual head is six years old and in need of rebuilding. I was thinking of replacing it wi
water heater stevew at 10:49am 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1244 I have traced a slow leak back to my Force 10 water heater. Before I start this project does anyone
To Twist or Not Stephen K at 11:51am 09.26.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2039 I have been using Don's sail trim guide and chart for about 1 year...it has really improved my saili
What Are Your Home Waters? Mergatroid at 8:48pm 09.24.07 Smaller Boats 17/1139 I thought it might be helpful and informative if the active members of this forum revealed the home
Mast steaming light troubleshooting saildude at 11:31pm 09.24.07 Smaller Boats 7/3154 I replaced the bulb in the mast/steaming light and it is not working. Checked the fuse and opened th
Running new wires - not as easy as it seemed Kevin C 26S at 9:55pm 09.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/765 I installed a stereo in my Mac26S, and was surprised to find out it is a lot tougher getting wires a
Holding tank fittings Scott B at 10:18pm 09.24.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1416 This weekends project is to finally get rid of the hose from the holding tank to the macerator that
Medevac Insurance Rick Webb at 11:47pm 09.24.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1182 I am part of a crew that is taking a cruise from here to Panama and back. We have six different legs
Endeavour 38/40? maccauley123 at 12:51am 09.25.07 Other Sailboats 1/1230 I am starting to shop around for my next boat and the Endeavour brand has really caught my eye. The
Newbie; Grounded causing temporary keel leak J.R. Bob Dobbs at 2:36am 09.25.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1380 Howdy folks,Total newbie here. Bought a 1983 25' Hunter last week with a friend, neither has sail
Race breadman at 2:23am 09.25.07 Day Sailers 1/1105 Race this weedend at Port Oliver Yacht Club. All are welcome and guanteed a good time. Check out the
Old MacGregor-Boats website Stan Breaux21640 at 1:47am 09.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1068 Can someone remind me where this site is, now? I know someone else is hosting the data these days.
Leak near stern (early C-27) Paul at 3:39am 09.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/1026
spinnaker pole Gary Sisson at 3:37am 09.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/992 I wish to obtain a spinnaker pole and am wondering if anyone can advise me as to length and diameter
Single or split backstay? Paul at 3:37am 09.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/4763 We potentially need to replace the rear stay and chain plate on our 1973 C-27 standard rig and make
Windlass instalation H37C Mark at 3:22am 09.25.07 Big Boats 1/967 I am going to install a windlass but I do not want to reinvent the wheel. I have looked in the forum
Too Tall for Catalina 309 GKuffner at 3:19am 09.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/2219 I am seriously considering a Catalina 309 but find that I can't stand straight up behind the wheel u
Prop shaft strut Paul Halloran at 3:12am 09.25.07 Bigger Boats 1/1129 Does anybody know the "casting number" for the 34 prop-shaft strut? Better still, does anybody have
Ice Cube Trays Myrna Antonich at 10:02am 09.25.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2214 How to replace the ice cube trays? Three came with the boat and am down to two, as the plastic inse

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Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. (3) 2weelz4me at 11:11am 03.28.21 Welcome to the forum @2weelz4me . Nice picture. It helps to have a bit of context to the image. L
fog scares me! (1) Tom J at 10:52am 03.28.21 This is the kind of fog I enjoy. Fogged in for two days at Cuttyhunk Harbor in MA, with my sister a
MAC26M. THE GOOD/BAD/ UGLY Whatfiero1 at 10:16am 03.28.21 It trailers well but u need to tow with a full sized pickup at least v8. There easy to raise mast
MAC26M. THE GOOD/BAD/ UGLY Justin_NSA at 10:11am 03.28.21 It's a powersailer, so most important expense is the engine. Sails next. What steered you to an M?
Lifting Points (5) philiefay at 10:10am 03.28.21 Just wanted to give an update on lifting the H260 off the trailer. . Here in Tahoe the marinas don'
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Stu Jackson at 10:09am 03.28.21 Dock supplied, pressurized water is never a good idea in a boat. One of the reasons for this, in a
fog scares me! jon hansen at 10:08am 03.28.21 "enjoyable silence" which was then interrupted by the one long and two short blasts on your air hor
Great Lakes Navigation Stu Jackson at 10:02am 03.28.21 The reality is paper (waterproof or not) does not provide very good situational awareness compared
Hunter 380 rear divider next to steering post Don Lucas at 9:52am 03.28.21 They all do this. There was a thread about the 410 and this not long ago.
fog scares me! (2) TomY at 9:45am 03.28.21 I remember this sail in the fog. Our modest speed (3kt?) gave the illusion that we were in the middl
Might be buying a Catalina 36 Head Sail at 9:39am 03.28.21 Make sure you have an autopilot.
Might be buying a Catalina 36 jssailem at 9:36am 03.28.21 Welcome @vetes123 to the SBO forum. Congrats on your choice of boat to possibly own. I have sailed o
Ever Given jon hansen at 9:22am 03.28.21 roy, a propellor works by digging into the water in front of it. the propwash is the byproduct of t
Close call? Kings Gambit at 9:13am 03.28.21 Since you'd already finished the race it was not necessary to have all the crew still on the boat t
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. jssailem at 8:40am 03.28.21 Welcome to the forum @2weelz4me . Nice picture. It helps to have a bit of context to the image. Lo
Ever Given jssailem at 8:29am 03.28.21 Roy, Looking at the image I deduced: The 2 guys in the back of the truck are engineers and the guy c
O'Day 26 Backstay length jssailem at 8:26am 03.28.21 It is always great if someone can just tell you the length. Sometime possible if they have the recor
Ever Given John T1594 at 8:22am 03.28.21 Someone suggested using Metamucil.
Close call? PaulK at 8:20am 03.28.21 Since you'd already finished the race it was not necessary to have all the crew still on the boat to
Hunter 41ds sewer tank JamesG161 at 8:20am 03.28.21 If you are talking about the WEMA level gauge, it was an bad attempt at resealing from the outside.

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