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Maxxima Marine Speaker Replacement Stuart Garrett at 6:25am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 1/6141 One of my external speakers has failed, it is a CSG-3571, can anyone advise if they have had to repl
Macgregor Travel Club Les Ratekin at 6:21am 05.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1442 I was visiting with a Macgregor 26 owner on friday and he mentioned a Macgregor club that helped org
Emergancy Tiller for Hunter 30 O2Addict at 7:19am 05.14.07 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1038 I have a 1976 Hunter 30 with wheel steering. I want to add an emergancy tiller, however my model wit
O Day 20 transom ladder LordNelson at 7:18am 05.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1841 I am looking to install a transom ladder on my oday 20. I am interested in what ladders sailors have
Loos gauge numbers for a O'Day 28 Gary Sisson at 6:46am 05.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1335 Anyone have the numbers that the Loos gauge should be for an O'Day 28 shrouds?
Maxxima Marine Speaker Replacement Stuart Garrett at 6:30am 05.14.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/7706 One of my external speakers has failed on my Oceanis 423, it is a CSG-3571, can anyone advise if the
BARRIER COAT ON E27 CARROLL ERTEL at 8:20am 05.14.07 Other Sailboats 2/932 AFTER MUCH CONSIDERATION , I KEPT SANDING DOWN TO A CLEAN GEL COAT AND AT THAT POINT I FOUND ONE VER
Rudder bushing Bill at 8:39am 05.14.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1077 Is there anyone out there that has an older model hunter where the rudder bushings have given you a
Mast Sag 200grandprix20465 at 9:29am 05.14.07 Other Sailboats 4/1240 I need help on how to DIY a repair to fix the sag around the mast boot.Here is the situation from
Refrigeration unit needs replacing George H260 at 9:46am 05.14.07 Big Boats 14/920 Hi All!The compressor unit for my ice box fridge needs to be replaced or rebuilt. It's probably a
o.b. motor flusing david king at 9:46am 05.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/909 For those of you who have outboard motors and use them in salt water, I have a question. How often d
Water Ballast Boats? Paul Hellings at 10:01am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 44/2656 I'm looking to buy a 24-26' TRAILERABLE sailboat. I've seen some older MacGregor's for sale. Does an
Sailboat collision in C & D Canal Waffle at 10:23am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1710 CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md. (AP) -- The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, a major transit point for cargo ship
ancoring laws Jacques Leblanc at 10:31am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1358 This mothers day I went to the beach with the family For a day of sand and water. there was a few sm
Why do I need a Blower? Art at 10:35am 05.14.07 Big Boats 4/1723 I have more information on my blower question I posted last week. I looked closer at my blower and
Crew needed for return from Marion/Bermuda race JoAnn23279 at 10:52am 05.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/904 Crew needed for return from Marion/Bermuda race, leaving Bermuda June 24. Contact JoAnn at pinkowitz
Electric panel Mike Burd at 11:10am 05.14.07 Bavaria 5/2492 Does anyone have the English conversions of the electric panel? I am having trouble with the hyrogl
PHRF rating John S12817 at 10:56am 05.14.07 Catalina 30 1/1539 I am leasing a Catalina 30 tall rig no folding prop for a race from Milwaukee Wi across Lake Michiga
Crew needed for return from Marion/Bermuda race JoAnn23279 at 10:54am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1111 Crew needed for return from Marion/Bermuda race departing Bermuda, June 24, 2007. Contact JoAnn, pin
Replaced bronze thru hull fitting leaking leak svenusa at 11:28am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1288 Over the winter I replaced a sea cock, tapered fitting thread on the sea cock onto the straight thre

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Dufour 31 main halyard issues Captain Gary at 12:37pm 09.07.21 Thank you for your reply. Kind of confirms my suspicion that the topping lift rope jumped into the h
When the wind turns squirrely jssailem at 12:33pm 09.07.21 The 2 larger lakes that appear in your area Torch and Portage look to be large water lakes with mode
When the wind turns squirrely jssailem at 12:21pm 09.07.21 Shawn... Without images of the surrounding hills, one can only guess at the conditions. Sailing l
Power washing the bilge? jssailem at 12:14pm 09.07.21 Or an interior that you can get wet and wipe down. Perhaps the idea applies more to deep bilges, lik
When the wind turns squirrely sail sfbay at 12:13pm 09.07.21 Maybe longer tacks on a beam reach?
Replacing Pulpit KZW at 12:12pm 09.07.21 Crowfoot wrench cannot go around the corner far enough on top of the headliner. Thanks very much f
Power washing the bilge? sail sfbay at 12:11pm 09.07.21 I would clean it with a biodegradeble bilge cleaner, not a power washer, using a procedure as descri
Power washing the bilge? BarryL at 12:10pm 09.07.21 Hey, AFAIK the only way to clean the bilge is to use lots of water, lots of degreasers, and lots of
Rudder bearings H34 DeniseO30 at 12:09pm 09.07.21 Answering any question with the question classic... I looked at the PDF download and I looked at my
Dufour 31 main halyard issues jssailem at 12:07pm 09.07.21 Welcome to the SBO forum Gary. Rope/wire halyards are an older method of dealing with the stretch
Replacing Pulpit Calif. Ted at 11:54am 09.07.21 The first 310's used pulpits from Railmakers in Costa Mesa, CA which were also used on the 28 some 3
Power washing the bilge? kodiak1120 at 11:46am 09.07.21 Yes, in many cases that's exactly what it means. :yikes: If your boat, like mine, would be damaged
Power washing the bilge? ggrizzard at 11:30am 09.07.21 Yes, in many cases that's exactly what it means. :yikes: If your boat, like mine, would be damaged
If you had one of these... Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 09.07.21 Geez ..................... ours wasn't wireless like yours. It was connected to the TV with a lon
If you had one of these... SFS at 10:35am 09.07.21 We had one for a black and white set in the late '60s as I recall. Only had two buttons. I took t
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Stu Jackson at 9:36am 09.07.21 Unrelated question: I know I read somewhere an explanation for what the 6 digit number on the big s
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 9:36am 09.07.21 On the boats I sail, which are available through my membership in USSCenterMartinCounty, there are n
If you had one of these... Hayden Watson at 9:15am 09.07.21 And your dog would howl every time you changed a channel. :laugh:
Help with B&G systems Gerard56 at 9:01am 09.07.21 I have had the exact same problem a couple years ago. The fonction speed of the DST 800 transducer w
Help with B&G systems SoSound at 9:00am 09.07.21 Hi, I suggest you go into settings and then data sources. For Depth, what do you have listed and w

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