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How about using a 25 hp outboard on a C-25? Tom at 8:57am 05.23.07 Smaller Boats 5/1504 Is this crazy? I've always wanted a little more speed using the 9.9 Merc outboard on my C-25, so wh
Mainsail stowing in Doyle Stack Pack Terry in Naples at 9:04am 05.23.07 Big Boats 1/2060 When I lower the main the bottom slide on the sail is stopped above the slot in the mast by a sail s
Trailer for a Catalina 30 Duane at 9:56am 05.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1966 I am looking for a trailer for a Catalina 30
Need a high chair for the wife buzzzsaw at 10:59am 05.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1015 Ok here is a good one. The wife tried to take the tiller on the mac 25 and can't see enough to get a
Bad Day gpd955 at 10:38am 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1014 Well, what was suppoesd to be a great day turned out terrible! Beautiful weather, sunny, 10-15kt wi
COMPUTER/GPS SOFTWARE Capt'n Bob at 7:54am 05.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/930 I am taking steps to hook up my Garmin 192C GPS chart plotter to the onboard laptop computer.Have t
Zincs Chief at 7:53am 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1251 Usualy my yard provides the shaft zincs, however last year as the boat was about to splash I noticed
KY daysailors get together on Barren This weekend! TimHayes at 7:27am 05.23.07 Day Sailers 0/1011 I just wanted to drop a line here to remind the daysailors of the Kentucky and surrounding areas tha
halyard to mainsail sailmate47@juno.com at 7:26am 05.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1004 When raisinng our mast we let the halyard to the mainsail slip out of the mast. Any suggestions on h
Raritan Round 6 Gallon Hot Water Heater Install Greg W at 12:20pm 05.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2581 I just received a new Raritan Hot Water Heater today via UPS. It has both the heat exchanger and el
41 refrigeration Graysailor at 11:56am 05.23.07 Big Boats 6/1124 Any thoughts on the refrigeration on the 41. They are using Nova Cool units. Not sure that they will
Painting the keel SHADS at 11:44am 05.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/965 I am in the process of putting the anti-fouling paint on the hull. Should I paint the keel as well
Results so depend on rating and fleet Andy at 2:48pm 05.23.07 Racing 1/1677 The results are in and our Hunter 340 took first place! Not because we are great sailors (although I
seized stuffing box David at 2:16pm 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1824 Just put my boat in the water and noticed excessive leaking from the stuffing box. Couldn't break fr
Does anyone know if a gennaker with a 27'-2" luff caguy at 2:04pm 05.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1161 work on a Mac25. I haven't been able to find info anywhere. One source says the mast is 31' another
Grunnert Refrigeration Dennis Honeycutt at 1:27pm 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1249 Just purchased a Hunter 430 and don't have a lot of manual information about all the systems. The b
Rudder wobble repair Cat30owner at 1:07pm 05.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2091 I have 1980 Catalina 30 tiller and have noticed a slight wobble in the rudder when sailing 5 to 7 kn
Transducer stickman at 12:34pm 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1137 I've got a new, standard-issue, low-dollar fish finder/depth finder with a through-hull transducer,
Forward deck hatch -- the dreaded soggy wood tegwilym at 3:27pm 05.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/1773 I've been working on my new (used) Catalina 22 that I bought in February. I've been chasing down 3
Weight in the ends Alan at 10:25pm 05.21.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2313 After sailing back from Key West in gale force winds and seas running 10 to 12 feet our skipper rema

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Wooden rgranger at 8:05am 08.23.21 I think we are in agrement!
Hatch Question rgranger at 8:00am 08.23.21 sail magazine published a good article on this topic https://www.sailmagazine.com/diy/replacing-fix
Wooden jssailem at 7:59am 08.23.21 While the "No Child Left Behind" program may have contributed to the demise of shop classes in schoo
Engine size sail boat. Help please. rgranger at 7:52am 08.23.21 When I purchased my H26, it had a Honda 9.9 standard shaft. It was heavy and the prop kept coming
Engine size sail boat. Help please. rgranger at 7:49am 08.23.21 . I don't think the s is one of them. You are correct
Portlight and hatches for Benetau first 42S7 ? (1) nicolo at 7:48am 08.23.21 I have the same boat, equally proud :-), and I have the same problem. The portlights seem to have v
Engine size sail boat. Help please. AndyVS at 7:42am 08.23.21 I have 9.9hp on my 26s and it will push the boat at hull speed at 2/3 throttle in swells on the Gre
Hunter 2004 420 replace oil pressure gauge. BLIGHT at 7:41am 08.23.21 I am trying to replace the oil pressure gauge and it looks like the panel needs to be pulled out.
South and middle Puget Sound MikeHoncho at 7:24am 08.23.21 We're heading south on the 28th and will be at Gig Harbor for the first night. Will definitely mak
TS Henri JamesG161 at 7:00am 08.23.21 Since Hurricane Henri has passed, we would like to know about experiences or see Pictures from SBO s
Henri JamesG161 at 6:54am 08.23.21 It would be nice to have SBO sailors post their experiences here... https://forums.sailboatowners.co
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! dmax at 6:53am 08.23.21 Thanks dmax! I clicked on the link some of the website didn't seem to pop up correctly on my comput
Xantrex trucharge2 40 amp charger problem dlochner at 6:41am 08.23.21 The answer is on page 29 and 30 of the manual. If the charger is set to 2 stage charging once the ba
Engine size sail boat. Help please. sail sfbay at 6:39am 08.23.21 ...........My 1992 mcgregor 26s came with an 8 Honda motor............am I limited to max hull speed
Henri JamesG161 at 6:39am 08.23.21 I guessed few Sailors knew what Tropical Storm Surge meant for their boat tie up. That is the coasta
Engine size sail boat. Help please. jssailem at 6:29am 08.23.21 Welcome to SBO Forum @stricklandmma Happy Days are a new boat in the water for the first time. T
Coolant Change for a 4JH2-TE Yanmar jssailem at 6:21am 08.23.21 Have lots of rags, and a container to catch the coolant. The water heater should be turned off. If t
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! jssailem at 6:11am 08.23.21 Nice video Robert. It really can be that easy. The first time the task can seem a bit daunting, but
Engine size sail boat. Help please. Murgatroid at 5:50am 08.23.21 Some MacGregor's can plane and therefore go faster than displacement hull speed. I don't think the
Henri jssailem at 5:47am 08.23.21 @JamesG161 advise to prepare over the past few days was spot on. But then he is not a sensationalist

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