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Rodents....... frank balcer at 7:16am 10.29.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1680 Afternoon all! Messed up a few weeks ago and left some food onboard after a day sail. Seems rodents
Anti-Freeze "Color?" Steve L22188 at 10:09am 10.29.07 Ask All Sailors 21/6199 I'm sorry to say it's about time to winterize the boat. In the past I used the lighter pink RV/Boat
Diesel Odors Tim Fletcher at 11:27am 10.29.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2263 My boat has a distinct diesel odor which phas permeated the interior cushions, and within a couple o
Aft spin set up Joe Wienecke at 11:53am 10.29.07 Big Boats 4/1000 Has anyone set up the 376 for using a A-spin or larger Genny for down wind work. I am looking for w
Beneteau 373 o A.Sellick at 12:12pm 10.29.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1508 My Beneteau 373 does not sit nicely on her marks. The bow sits about 5 inches high. Is this a common*
outboard prop walt at 2:04pm 10.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1065 In the outboard thread, there is mentioned "low pitch four blade prop" being best for this applicati
electric start battery install Ted22520 at 1:57pm 10.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2489 I'm getting delivery of an electric start Yamaha 9.9 HT (extra long shaft) outboard for my newly acq
Washington State Ferry Don-MT at 1:38pm 10.29.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1071 If you haven't seen these, I just wanted to share these photos from a wind storm in Puget Sound a co
Is your boat water tight? jleblanc31 at 1:38pm 10.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1150 Is your boat water tight or do you get a little water in it when it rains? I have to clean my boat e
Welcome... and... HELP!! Phil Herring at 4:17pm 10.29.07 Pearson 2/1558 Welcome to our newest web site, PearsonOwners.com!We hope you'll take a few moments to support the
Winter and a water ballast tank jwt911 at 9:41pm 10.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1076 Any thoughts on how to survive the winter with a water ballast tank? The obvious answer is "empty i
Loose foot main Chuck Creel at 10:43pm 10.27.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1170 Just got a new main sail for the hunter 30 and it is a loose foot sail.any tips for not stretching
Sail size Sunaroo at 12:31am 10.28.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1567 Anybody know the luff size of the spinnaker for a Catalina 22 (1981).
Upwind sailing jday at 1:30am 10.28.07 Other Sailboats 1/793 Recently sailed a 2002 Caliber LRC as prospective buyer. Wind 15-18 kts., 135 % genoa, in mast furli
leaky head pump ASC at 1:24am 10.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/908 I have a WC marine head and when I "wet" pump it water leaks out of the top where the pump handle go
Hunter 23.5 trailer John at 1:15am 10.28.07 Smaller Boats 3/967 Hi everyone,I've recently purchased a Hunter 23.5. It came, alas, without a trailer and I need to
Sail cleaning jleblanc31 at 2:53am 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1348 Has any one put there sails in there washing machine?
Line for roller furling Bob at 4:10am 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1139 I need to replace the 5/16 line on my roller furling, but the choices are endless. The 5/16 line I'v
Los Angeles sail? Dave at 4:12am 10.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/840 My wife says next boat has to have wheel steering and I'm looking at MacGregor 26s. Because these ar
Water Heater - Overheating Dan L at 5:07am 10.28.07 Other Sailboats 4/887

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Teak seats and trim. (2) sail sfbay at 8:01am 09.11.21 Treat the teak and then cover with canvas and/or foam covered canvas. Photos of what you are trying
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder HeatherE at 8:01am 09.11.21 haha David, I am off to do boat yoga! :) -Namaste
Electra Scan Mixer Motor Overload sail sfbay at 7:40am 09.11.21 Good question for Electroscan technical serice department Electroscan Treatment System \| Raritan Eng
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder Davidasailor26 at 7:39am 09.11.21
Spinnaker halyard preventer wheel? (1) sail sfbay at 7:35am 09.11.21 Here you go: FORESPAR Spinnaker Shackle Guards \| West Marine
grinding sound starting?? sail sfbay at 7:30am 09.11.21 My guess is your starting battery voltage might be low. Time for a replacement battery and take a l
O'Day 28 wheel and binacle. sail sfbay at 7:27am 09.11.21 I'm dreaming of replacing my tiller with a wheel.............I know there is a lot involved, but hop
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) sail sfbay at 7:19am 09.11.21 Welcome to the forum!! Are you sure you cannot reuse your existing antenna? I have replaced many V
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) BigEasy at 7:17am 09.11.21 Heather, I have been sailing for a long time & do most projects myself. Still hire a rigger to do
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) Pagan Baby at 7:16am 09.11.21 An alternative to think about if money is tight (always the case with a boat) and your not heading t
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) HeatherE at 7:07am 09.11.21 Hi John and Pagan Baby: Yeah, good point. I am not a climber (yet) haha... I think I will bite the
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) kappykaplan at 7:05am 09.11.21 I would hire a rigger, arrange for someone to go up on a crane or drop the mast. :plus::plus::plus
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder HeatherE at 6:58am 09.11.21 Hi! Thanks! It's a Raymarine i40. I bought a soldering iron last week (for antenna PL-259 connect
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) Pagan Baby at 6:51am 09.11.21 The only way I would go up the mast solo is if I had mast steps to give me a secure foothold. In the
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) jssailem at 6:49am 09.11.21 Welcome Heather to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your new adventure... A boat, learning to sail, DIY am
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder Davidasailor26 at 6:40am 09.11.21 Welcome to the forum! Do you know the type of transducer and depth finder? It might make a differen
O'Day 28 wheel and binacle. jssailem at 6:38am 09.11.21 making awkward modifications to your cockpit may have a negative effect on performance, function, a
O'Day 28 wheel and binacle. Joe at 6:29am 09.11.21 And.... you'll spend way more for an auto pilot. Some sailors have a notion that wheel steering mak
puck lights that fit loneshark64 at 6:10am 09.11.21 Yes, the bar lights. Thank you.
Do you make a Wifi hotspot? Do you use a dedicated one? kappykaplan at 6:05am 09.11.21 USPS United States Power Squadrons

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