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repair of cracked keel trunk , Helen at 12:55am 09.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1167 I have had my MacGregor a little over two years and have recently realized the keel trunk has two cr
Mystery boat (1) tweitz at 2:01am 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1706 A few weeks ago we saw this incredible boat sailing South of Plum Island on the eastern tip of Long
AUTO HELM sr1029 at 2:23am 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1635 Up until recently I considered my autohelm to be more of a nice to have than a necessity. After play
Deckfill caps Nick8473 at 1:00am 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1039 I need your help. I have recently acquired an O`Day 26, which was built in 1984. The pump out waste
Look ma, no hands (1) walt at 1:01am 09.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/811 Some modifications are over the edge of acceptability - this one is probably in that category althou
bent stanchion on a 420 Persy at 3:36am 09.18.07 Big Boats 2/967 I have a 420 and bent a stanchion to about a 30% angle an inch up from the base. What is the best w
Annapolis Boat Show/Sailboat Owners.com Rendezvous tcbro at 3:41am 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 21/1878 Somebody on another thread mentioned how nice it would be to put a face to some of the names we keep
Starter manufacturer for a H34 Andr�L at 3:57am 09.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/949 I have a H34 1983, I've read many articles in the archives regarding cold start thats goes well and
Catalina 27 holding tank Gary8065 at 5:09am 09.18.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2486 I have a 1986 Catalina 27. I would like to remove the old holding tank which is under the v-berth an
Hull Specs Tide-N-Knots at 5:01am 09.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/826 I am making a trailer for a Hunter 30 1978 and was wondering if all the Hunter 30 1974-1984 have the
Zinc my swing keel? Monica at 6:03am 09.18.07 Catalina 22 3/2105 I keep my 25 swing keel Catalina in the marina year round, Do i need to zinc? I was chatting with so
Foam in mast Kevin at 8:08am 09.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1023 I have an Oday Mariner 2+2. My question is that everytime I step up and lower the mast there seems
should I upgrade to a macgregor? don at 8:29am 09.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1357 Ok heres the deal.... In the past I have had some sailing experiance, but mostly in small boats. We
Trailering and Roller Furling Aldo at 8:36am 09.18.07 Catalina 22 3/1545 What's the story on trailering and roller furling? I know that when I trailer my C-22 without rolle
Bypassing The Racor Joe Mullee at 8:40am 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1481 Thanks to everyone who has helped me with my engine problem. I have a new list of things I will chec
Hull Speed Mergatroid at 9:43am 09.18.07 Smaller Boats 8/1144 The specs show the hull speed of 6.4, is that knots? MPH would be aprox 7.36, sound about right?
Forestay Failure Yes Dear at 9:51am 09.18.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1017 My forestay was sheered off by the Jib Furler! The boat is only 5 months old.Luckily she was at po
Mounting transducer (1) Kevin C 26S at 8:34am 09.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1679 Hi,I got my new chartplotter/depth finder and it comes with a transom mount transducer. I know it
How difficult is it to pull injectors? Persy at 8:32am 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 5/996 My generator (Northern Lights) has black smoke coming out of the exhaust. I have had some problems
Where to buy a dodger for S299? Peter Reynolds at 11:16am 09.18.07 Seidelmann 1/1631 Hi,Still searching for information on upgrades to my new boat.I am looking to add a traditional

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Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends Timbo33 at 5:06pm 10.31.21 Those J bolts and nuts are galvanized and not stainless. Big mistake there. The sistering I mention
Hi need suggestions for propeller for a 1978 Catalina retrofitted with a Yanmar 2GM20 Tally Ho at 4:56pm 10.31.21 @hollyclouse First, Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your choice of a Catalina 27. A great boa
Hi need suggestions for propeller for a 1978 Catalina retrofitted with a Yanmar 2GM20 jssailem at 4:46pm 10.31.21 @hollyclouse First, Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your choice of a Catalina 27. A great boat
Air conditioning timer or remote start DeniseO30 at 4:40pm 10.31.21 It may seem counterintuitive but short cycling the AC Puts more wear and tear electrically on the co
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jssailem at 4:32pm 10.31.21 At zero tide seven feet works :yikes: What? 7 ft of tide or 7ft of scope? What? Or 7ft of line to
Hi need suggestions for propeller for a 1978 Catalina retrofitted with a Yanmar 2GM20 (3) hollyclouse at 4:22pm 10.31.21 Thanks! Was thinking of a 3 propellor versus a 2. The plastic prop is all the way wrong. Any feed
Hunter 49 Variprop Terry Cox at 4:06pm 10.31.21 Do you tow your dingy behind you, as many do (a drag), or hang it on davits? As with sail sfbay, no
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta shemandr at 4:04pm 10.31.21 The kick in the n@@s that keeps on kicking ... It will pass. But sending Hunter love to you.
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 3:59pm 10.31.21 Twenty feet at mid tide gives me enough water and a scope of at least four to one in reasonable weat
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta BigEasy at 3:39pm 10.31.21 Hang in there Jim, one day, you will put this in the past.
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 3:35pm 10.31.21 while the boat is in the water with just the collision matt Never heard of a collision mat before
Air conditioning timer or remote start BigEasy at 3:32pm 10.31.21
Information on a Legnos Legend (1) ChicagoWill at 3:19pm 10.31.21 What a lovely little lady. Time to get on that varnish: she deserves it.
Air conditioning timer or remote start kloudie1 at 3:17pm 10.31.21 Many/most marine systems have controls that include an "AWAY" setting that takes care of keeping the
Air conditioning timer or remote start Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 10.31.21 No dehumidify mode on your A/C?
Information on a Legnos Legend capta at 1:36pm 10.31.21 What a lovely little lady. Time to get on that varnish: she deserves it.
Running hot capta at 1:30pm 10.31.21 First thing I'd do is check the engine w/a laser temp gun. Quite often the gauge isn't accurate and
Sticky, no sticky. capta at 1:22pm 10.31.21 I've had to do several instruments. If I remember correctly I used rubbing alcohol and a few rags. I
Sticky, no sticky. Apex at 12:58pm 10.31.21 on a side note, I did send the binocs back to mfr. They replaced them as the specs were only a few
Worst mistake by a boat idiot Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:33pm 10.31.21 Just when I think I've heard everything, some idiot proves me wrong! --Peggie

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