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Installing a bilge pump SHADS at 12:17pm 05.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1561 I planning to install a bilge pump and reading around. To attach the pump and float you have attach
Transmission and stuffing box woes Manny at 1:07pm 05.31.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1700 Over the winter I rebuilt my Renault transmission (reversing gear as it's called in the manual) on m
Bilge pump 25' O'Day renom2 at 3:12pm 05.31.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1288 HelloI have an O'Day 25 with a swing keel. I am looking to replace the manual punp in the bilge w
CHARGING BATTERIES W/1000 WATT GENERATOR? dpatrick at 2:27pm 05.31.07 Ask All Sailors 12/4421 Operating instructions for a mitsubushi generator states that the 12 volt outlet is designed for ope
Garhauer replacement sheaves for deck organizer Chris Tunstall at 8:54pm 05.29.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/4479 I have a three sheave deck organizer on my 1987 Oday 272. The sheaves are worn down and greatly det
Yanmar 4jh 50 hp best or suggested shop manual Kotua at 11:08pm 05.29.07 Big Boats 2/1438 Hi...we just sailed out from Martinique our newly acquired 1986 hunter 40.5 and moored it back home
Main halyard Doug Washburn at 10:41pm 05.29.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/964 My main halyard is showing signs of wear. I believe it may be the original item. In the past 20 ye
Fresh water pump always running cmorin at 12:18am 05.30.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1524 I have an 89 Catalina 30 with a hot and cold pressured water system. I don't know the brand of the
Battens for a mainsail JustinG328 at 1:05am 05.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1012 What is up, I am very new to the world of sailing and by saying that I mean I have no idea of how to
Rudy Bob M at 2:01am 05.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1000 need to contact Rudy anyone have his phone#
Bilge Pump power Roger F at 2:37am 05.30.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/846 From the experimentation I just did, the bilge pump in my H306 is not hard wired into battery, so wh
Cradle Nicky8493 at 1:52am 05.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/926 We are interested in finding out the correct dimensions of our 1991 37.5 Hunter (which we recently p
Rudder delamination Tim at 5:02am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1232 If you read the Foss Foam website they advise painting the rudder white to lessen the chance for the
Coast Guard Inspections RickS at 5:14am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 70/6095 This past weekend the Coast Guard was out in force stopping, boarding and "inspecting" ALL watercra
AUTO PILOT NEMA 0183 ? MARK at 5:51am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1888 I HAVE A CETREK AUTO PILOT ON MY CATALINA 40. ALL MY OTHER INSTRUMENTS ARE RAYMARINE . DOES ANYONE K
170 Roller Furler Problems TimHayes at 5:44am 05.30.07 Day Sailers 6/1705 All,On my Hunter 170 the jib will not un-furl all the way. It will make it to what should be the la
Stupid Engine Stop Cable! Rick D at 6:02am 05.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/935 The engine stop cable on my 40.5 broke. No big deal, except the cable is between and behind everythi
Bending 'T' Bolts during mast raising- Need help James at 6:21am 05.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1676 So .... I need someones help here because despite my best efforts I continue to demonstrate that som
probably the worst sailing trip ever Gregg9020 at 6:22am 05.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1080 We headed out on Saturday afternoon for what was to be a great three day adventure of sailing, and t
sail rip cry (1) jimforest at 6:25am 05.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/795 I have a '90 Mac26 and the mainsail looks like it may be the original. It has been repaired in seve*

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Neck deep in the Dark Side DAVA390 at 3:37pm 03.07.21 Yeah, used to look forward to them as they kept everyone t our speed.:)
Mooring in GA/SC? rgranger at 3:32pm 03.07.21 @shaun12345 I am also in Charleston as of August and have been researching this same topic ... PM m
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless bawlmer at 3:32pm 03.07.21 This all started when LightSquared (who went bankrupt and emerged as Ligado) bought a frequency lic
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 3:18pm 03.07.21 But social deprivation. Denying individuals the opportunity to buy food. Denying individuals the op
Neck deep in the Dark Side bawlmer at 3:18pm 03.07.21 The no wake zones do become frustrating though.
Covid-19 Vaccination smokey73 at 3:17pm 03.07.21 i'm vaccinated now, the non vaccinated person poses no threat, he can now sit next to me and i do n
Neck deep in the Dark Side bawlmer at 3:16pm 03.07.21 Haha. From my experiences in Florida, the weather you hated as a sailor (flat calm with little wind)
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) dlochner at 3:14pm 03.07.21 True Dave. That is when you wanted to travel between foreign countries. The country you visited req
Exhaust elbow rust bawlmer at 3:12pm 03.07.21 Yes. And it always rusts out from the inside. It made a disgusting mess in my engine compartment fro
Covid-19 Vaccination jssailem at 3:10pm 03.07.21 This is not an easy consideration for anyone. Ask for the vaccine. Ask for it but not be permitted t
Finishing sole - top only or top and bottom? smokey73 at 3:07pm 03.07.21 No idea what varnish they used but mine was very adherant when I varnished over it. At least you'
Covid-19 Vaccination jon hansen at 3:07pm 03.07.21 i'm vaccinated now, the non vaccinated person poses no threat, he can now sit next to me and i do no
Finishing sole - top only or top and bottom? Ralph Johnstone at 3:03pm 03.07.21 Any idea what varnish Hunter used for the sole. I think thy used Seafin for the cabinetry but proba
Neck deep in the Dark Side DAVA390 at 3:01pm 03.07.21 Precision 23 coming soon to a classified ad near you! ( We are in Middle River.) Looking forward to
Covid-19 Vaccination shemandr at 2:58pm 03.07.21 Great discussion SBO contributors! It's miles better than the drivel I hear on other media. I per
Finishing sole - top only or top and bottom? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:56pm 03.07.21 Originally I planned on full epoxy shell then varnish or poly for walking surface. Please turn ba
Cover pic? Really? bawlmer at 2:56pm 03.07.21
V Berth Mattress KZW at 2:55pm 03.07.21 You are tougher than me. I tried to get it out last summer to work on the air conditioner. After 30
Covid-19 Vaccination jssailem at 2:53pm 03.07.21 True Dave. That is when you wanted to travel between foreign countries. The country you visited requ
New battery bank size, charging mods... AGM or Carbon Foam Witzend at 2:52pm 03.07.21 $129 4D Duracell's from Sam's Club lasted me (9) seasons being solar trickled. No reason not to get

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