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Keel cable thisoldspouse at 7:09am 10.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1165 We snapped the keel cable on our 77 Venture 222 this weekend. After searching out the arcived items.
So what is this bearing upgrade anyway? ClownPilot at 11:27am 10.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1043 Over a year and a half ago I installed a CDI roller furler on my MAC25. IMHO it was the best thing I
Both 3 year old Nova Cool fridge and freezer die RalphH at 10:28am 10.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1075 My 2005 Hunter 36 is in its third season. Early this summer the Nova Cool freezer stopped freezing.
Sailing noob, needing wife convincing advice motogpfan at 10:22am 10.09.07 Ask All Sailors 38/3091 So the debate has begun about buying a sailboat vs powerboat. I prefer sail, strictly for the experi
My shower curtain slides Jeff5245 at 9:55am 10.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1166 Had all disappeared except for one when I purchased my 82 H 33'.Has anyone found a source for repl
Mirage 25 Mainsheet travler Sonya21570 at 9:23am 10.09.07 Other Sailboats 2/1393 Has anyone with a Mirage 25 added a mainsheet travler instead of the twin mainsheet system originall
Foil for the headsail gr8_2_av8 at 8:25am 10.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1046 Hi I do not have roller furling but have been thinking alot about it lately. I am not sure I have
Rudder Alignment Bill Nordby at 8:25am 10.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1304 Has any experienced a problem with the quadrant moving resulting in the rudder moving off center? A
mainsail sizes Bill van at 7:39am 10.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1069 Can someone tell me what the Mainsail luff and leach are for a Catalina 22Thanks muchBill van
Bimini top SHADS at 4:53pm 10.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1029 I'm looking for a bimini top for my boat. I would like to see some pictures of anyone with a 22 foo
C&C hatches kairosmatt at 3:12pm 10.09.07 C&C 2/6485 I have a 1981 C'C 36 and need to replace the hatches. Does anyone know the company that made them? A
Maximum size sailboat Brian D at 12:51pm 10.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1082 Here is an interesting question, at least I think it is interesting.What is the maximum size sailb
mixing elbow? Lyn at 12:48pm 10.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1028 Anyone have pics of this project or the location on 1gm. Also, should exhaust be replaced as well.I
New steering pedestal Valen at 8:22pm 10.07.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1671 Anyone installed a new steering pedestal on a 352? The existing one have been repainted once but sta
Rudder Problems WalterM at 9:55pm 10.07.07 Other Sailboats 7/1165 The rudder on my 303 must be removed. The rudder post appears to have a metal wedge/pin that preven
forestay and shroud tensioning John Annandale at 9:38pm 10.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1564 HELP..looking for assistance to get correct tension on shrouds and forestay(with CDI)rollerfurl and
B&G Depth reverts to meters Ken at 10:52pm 10.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/918 Unit is original on a 1994 C-270 and recently keeps reverting to meters if i power down. owners manu
Catalina 30 Hugh4753 at 10:39pm 10.07.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1089 What's the difference between a Catalina 30 and a Catalina 30 Tall Rig. Obviously the Tall Rig is t
Rigging tips for Hunter Legend 35 Peter8969 at 12:13am 10.08.07 Big Boats 1/1154 I'm still tweaking my rigging and wondering the success of other owners. My stays seem to be stretc
Centerboard Hairline Crack & Cable Attachment? Michael at 12:17am 10.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/851 I'm considering buying a Venture 17 (1970). The asking price is $950 (w/trailer)and the boat, sails

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Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Gary Ryan at 11:19am 07.31.21 I'll have to check. I replaced the house batteries last year, so I'm good there. It's a 2002 Hunte
Rudder woes, don't trust it! Leeward Rail at 11:17am 07.31.21 @rpludwig. hehe I not only missed multiple typos, I also suggested to do what you mentioned in your
Cleaning dLj at 11:08am 07.31.21 Short answer - yes. dj
Rudder woes, don't trust it! rpludwig at 11:02am 07.31.21 LR.....yea, exactly, thinking of drilling a pintle for a cotter or ringding if long enough as a quik
Linear drive fitment dLj at 11:00am 07.31.21 I do a lot of coastal sailing but I am planning to sail to the Med next year from the UK The CPT i
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Sailfanatic at 10:54am 07.31.21
Installing Battery Monitor Captain Larry-DH at 10:49am 07.31.21 Are those two batteries wired in parallel as one bank? Or is one the house, and the other for engin
Olympic Swimmers JamesG161 at 10:47am 07.31.21 For any Fluid Dynamics , certain shapes matter. The resistance to movement is called Drag. The Ene
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 10:43am 07.31.21 I do a lot of coastal sailing but I am planning to sail to the Med next year from the UK
Linear drive fitment dLj at 10:36am 07.31.21 You could also look for a better wheel mount autopilot. CPT makes a very solid unit but doesn't have
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 10:11am 07.31.21 i think my other option due to lack of space around the quadrant is to mount a rotary drive directly
Olympic Swimmers Don Guillette at 10:00am 07.31.21 I wonder if orangutans would be good swimmers!!
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull jssailem at 9:50am 07.31.21 There are a lot of thoughts about blisters. Some focus repairs when they are in the laminate. Others
What Starter Battery??? BOSSailor at 9:47am 07.31.21 I've got a cheap Costco group 31 battery isolated from my main house battery and charged via an ACR.
Linear drive fitment jssailem at 9:41am 07.31.21 Welcome to the forum here at SBO. There are several methods to install a below deck AP on a boat. L
Linear drive fitment senang at 9:29am 07.31.21 Look at the models they have at Jefa in Denmark. They have very compact drive units. They are OEM fo
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 07.31.21 In addition to all of the above, do you have an external alternator regulator ? Stock alternators a
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 9:20am 07.31.21
How to know if you need more power or less drag? Don Guillette at 9:18am 07.31.21 Regarding lift and drag. I do discuss it BRIEFLY on page 22 and it's true balancing act. It's called
Life line specs and material sail sfbay at 9:10am 07.31.21 I replaced the coated lifelines on my Hunter 386 and 46 sailboats myself with Suncor uncoated 316 SS

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