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Thinking of upgrading in the future... Gregg9020 at 10:40am 09.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/936 I am thinking of upgrading to the new 26M. How does it handle??? Is it as fast as the 26 and 26's
Yanmar/Kanzaki Transmission Problem S/V Corvette at 12:35pm 09.20.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/6528 Hello all,I just bought a 2003 Beneteau 411 Special Edition in late August. It is berthed at Mar
Rudder install on a 32' cc, advice sought woody at 12:35pm 09.20.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/871 I recently bought an o'day 32 cc and the rudder needs to be re-installed? Would like to get input on
Mac 25 through the hole RAM at 12:32pm 09.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/851 I want to move to a Mac 25 if I can store it in my garage. Depth is not an issue (40-ft), but will
keel pin Mac 25 KevinMc at 12:22pm 09.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1146 I have a 25 mac. I need to change the pivot bolt for the keel. Does anyone know where I can find thi
LIVEABOARD in Los Angeles? mrbarnard at 12:57pm 09.20.07 Ask All Sailors 3/3728 Where do live-aboards congregate online? I want to make the move to live-aboard in the L.A. area and
Any mac 25 owners have a wheel instead of a tiller abk at 3:04pm 09.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1190 Please let me know if you do and if possible let me know how you rigged the boom control. Thanks. Am
Affordable Autopilots Neil McDonald at 2:20pm 09.20.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1452 Even by the inflated standards of the recreational boating industry, the Autohelm autopilots are exp
HELP need to ID 26ft sloop (1) Scott H at 10:59pm 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1948 Hi,I'm trying to figure the make of this 70's? vintage 26 foot swing keel? boat.She's got an unusu
Bayfield 25 Trailer Graeme8820 at 12:01am 09.19.07 Other Sailboats 4/3421 Hi, I recently purchased a Bayfield 25 which came with a dual axle trailer but has no arms. Iwould l
281 fuel gage philip o'shea at 11:41pm 09.18.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1163 COuld someone tell me how I might determine how much fuel I have in my tank.
Propellers maxiprop,variprop KIMBANDA13871 at 3:36am 09.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1669 Can someone help me to change my propeller, there are so many brands in the market and so many diffe
Solved! HELP Need ID 26 sloop Scott H at 3:38am 09.19.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1488 Thank You to all for your help on this. You Tanzerites were close, but I'm now %99 it's a Clipper Ma
running rigging gary Grimac at 2:30am 09.19.07 Other Sailboats 3/1230 Can someone tell me the reccommended length of the main sheet and describe the traveler rigging? A
Length of Forestay for 1987 HL35 Randy Trautman at 4:24am 09.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1184 I am looking for the length of the forestay, pin to pin. Hunter says it should be 46' 2 1/2". The on
Feral Cats Bob Camarena at 4:57am 09.19.07 Ask All Sailors 31/2802 Any ideas in how to keep or discourage feral cats from boarding your boat? They're becoming a nuisa
specs for a 14.2, especially the skeg (1) bbxrider at 4:53am 09.19.07 Smaller Boats 1/1660 this is a model '015', serial#2004, that i inherited,so from that and pics of others, i think this
Main sail system Joe Wienecke at 6:08am 09.19.07 Big Boats 13/1804 Looking at main sail systems (track ' cars) Strong vs. Harken so I can make raising the main much ea
Universal Westerbeke M25XPB SailJunkie at 6:25am 09.19.07 Catalina 310 5/4771 Just wondered if anyone has had any wiring issues with the M25XPB. I have a 2005 C310, and I'm havi
SOUTH COAST 25'-10" 40 YEAR MAN at 7:46am 09.19.07 Other Sailboats 2/1166 I am considering purchase of a SOUTH COAST. Not sure of the model name but its length is 25'-10". I

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Single handing WI Rigger at 7:37am 11.07.21
Yanmar tachometers "calibration" kloudie1 at 7:34am 11.07.21 Not unusual .. mine is off 400-500 RPM.. I think when I do replace it, it will be with a VDO .. some
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 SailorFrank at 7:16am 11.07.21 My 99 410 has panels (hard) behind the arch 380w and another 200w on the dodger. Each with it's ce
Yanmar Exhaust Elbow / cheap, quick fix. twodzusfittings at 6:51am 11.07.21 Use Permatex 80335 Muffler and Tailpipe Sealer, 3 oz. for $5.65 on Amazon
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. SFS at 6:50am 11.07.21 Doesn't FREYA belong (use to belong) to someone here on SBO? Maybe it's another forum, but I'm cert
New toilet and holding tank system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:40am 11.07.21 PVC pickup tubes that extend to the bottom of a tank are used when discharge fittings are on the top
o'day keel problems dmax at 6:40am 11.07.21 I had a 1988 302 whose keel fell off as the result of a soft grounding and the tide receding - the f
Adding a 115V outlet Joe at 6:37am 11.07.21 You should consider installing a shore power system. Study your guides in the West Marine Advisor.
PNW Cruise 2021 (1) jssailem at 6:25am 11.07.21
Adding a 115V outlet dlochner at 6:07am 11.07.21 Reading between the lines on the ProSport series of chargers, I believe these were designed for trai
o'day keel problems Tally Ho at 6:06am 11.07.21
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. (2) TomY at 5:46am 11.07.21 I knew it was only a matter of time before the next $1 boat, finds you. And once you have jobs that
o'day keel problems (2) Voyager1 at 5:43am 11.07.21 When I bought my oday 302 I had the same concerns. First time I pulled the boat out there was a 1/16
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 (2) DeniseO30 at 5:33am 11.07.21 Installed the new cable last night! It was not too difficult... used the old cable to fish the new c
Adding a 115V outlet shemandr at 5:28am 11.07.21 I think I did add an outlet for my Promariner battery charger on the Slickcraft. If I remember corr
Finally went for a sail (3) DeniseO30 at 5:25am 11.07.21 Installed the new anti-siphon last night. Here are better pictures of how restrictive the plastic
New toilet and holding tank system RoyS at 4:44am 11.07.21 Does the macerator hose extend to the bottom of he tank?
Adding a 115V outlet dlochner at 4:07am 11.07.21 Thx Ward. I will read that next. Big picture I am shopping on the West Marine site. I just finished
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 4:05am 11.07.21 Talking to other boat owners at the marina - seems that our rate of zinc consumption is normal.
Freaky voltage reading shemandr at 3:48am 11.07.21 . ...My first thought was that you might have made the same mistake I've made before, where the cir

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