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Companion way lock, H306 Roger F at 1:32am 03.01.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1014 What have folks been doing to upgrade or replace the companionway lock on the H306. I understand th
New Log and Sail emblem! Jerry Cann at 4:26am 03.01.07 Other Sailboats 0/1109 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Feb. 27, 2007 Fullerton, CAPacific Seacraft Adopts New Corporate LogoCa
Sailing the angles Alan at 4:00am 03.01.07 Racing 9/3504 Sailing uphill, although it does require keeping boat speed up, is pretty much a case of sailing on
Ericson 35 Masts cmccorm1 at 3:46am 03.01.07 Other Sailboats 1/1005 Hello,I'm looking at buying a late 1980's Ericson 35-3. Anyone know if there is a difference in t
2007 46 or 49 Greg at 3:32am 03.01.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1405 If you liked Beneteau and you liked new versus used, and you are going to live aboard, with some coa
Keel specs Oday 25 David at 8:20am 03.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1199 Building cradle for Oday 25. What is the width of keel bottom at widest point.What would the length
Cleaning Sailboat Hull Underwater Yuriy Manchik at 7:44am 03.01.07 Ask All Sailors 24/9119 Hello, I've been a certified Scuba Diver for some time now and was looking into making some extra mo
What size outboard for G30? Chip at 11:11am 03.01.07 Grampian 1/1927 I am once again considering switching from inboard to outboard and wonder if anyone cares to comment
correct size spinnaker poles Ken at 5:05pm 03.01.07 Yamaha 2/1753 Our Y-25 was equipped with a 1" spinnaker pole track and 1 7/8" pole slide, but it has no spinnaker
Bombay Clipper 31 Mast/Deck Compression Area LancerDude at 1:20pm 03.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/4043 I have a Friend who's boat (an '82 Bombay Clipper 31) has a problem at thedeck to mast area.Basicall
Ida Sailor rudder post stiffener plate hardtack9220 at 7:31pm 02.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1390 I don't understand how this stiffener plate works/installs. Does it bend around the aluminum rudder
Tohatsu 90 vs E-tec 90 on 26M Capt Jim367 at 11:22pm 02.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1223 Can anyone provide performance/prop data based on their personal experience with these engines on a
Transducer John Ehricht at 11:16pm 02.27.07 Big Boats 1/1957 Our Hunter 36 came from the factory with the standard St 40 speed and depth, however, we opted for t
Snake River Electronics Albertbaker at 10:27pm 02.27.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1932 I have tried to get hold of someone at Snake River Electronics.I have now read they are no longer i
splicing Howard9071 at 3:28am 02.28.07 Ask All Sailors 21/2077 I need to replace my furling line and i need to do a "Double Braid Constant Diameter Splice". the on
Head/Holding Tank kaatz at 5:14am 02.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1374 Anybody have a source for the oddly shaped head/holding tank?
River sailing T37 Phil at 12:46am 02.28.07 Ask All Sailors 11/5249 The admiralty has its home office in Pittsburgh, so we travel up there quite often. I rarely see sa
Packing Replacement Bill at 5:53am 02.28.07 Smaller Boats 5/1269 I started to replace the packing in my Hunter 25.5, 1GM10 equipped boat and am having trouble gettin
backstay for oday 26 John at 6:59am 02.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/902 Does anyone know whrer I can get a backstay for the 26 ,mine has a kink in it...or maybe someone kno
beneteau prop zincs Ken at 6:38am 02.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1690 I've got a 331 and seem to be depleting zincs every 2 months. There isn't room for a shaft zinc and

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I just bought a C30 yesterday!! (1) Mooseman at 3:16am 08.30.21 Check out these spots that appear to have been weeping water. I'm hours away from splashing her and
Galled stanchion removal Apex at 3:10am 08.30.21 Looks like the bases are still bent a bit. short of a work bench mounted vise, try adjustable plier
Furling Main Winter Storage artboas at 1:01am 08.30.21 Pat: The only mildew that I have experienced is around and under the spreader patches. This all h
Alternator shutoff switch? artboas at 12:45am 08.30.21
Catalina 315 Instruments Skipper John at 12:08am 08.30.21 Thanks, Stephen, for the information.
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Will Gilmore at 9:33pm 08.29.21 Welcome to the best sailing forums to be found in the Web, @stricklandmma. It's great to have you j
Galled stanchion removal DArcy at 8:43pm 08.29.21 If the trouble is the holes don't quite line up then just drill them slightly over sized.
propeller selection, and shifting Ken Cross at 8:03pm 08.29.21 Our 1989 Hunter 30G with an Edison pedestal has down for reverse and up for forward. You get used to
Galled stanchion removal Ken Cross at 7:57pm 08.29.21 The stanchion bases vary a bit but the one that I replaced, I had to bend it to make it fit the boat
Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. rpell1@msn.com at 7:48pm 08.29.21 Hi Ralph, I know on my 93 and on a friends 95 and according to the attached diagram from Catalina,
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Ken Cross at 7:46pm 08.29.21 First off, a McGregor classic which includes the 26D and the 26S sails fastest at about 10 to 15 deg
Galled stanchion removal (3) jdrutten at 7:45pm 08.29.21 Success! After getting back to the boat I loaded up on pb blaster and decided that it made sense to
Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. rpell1@msn.com at 7:40pm 08.29.21 So tell us .......................... how many hairs do you have left now :( ? Not nearly as man
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) (6) Rabe at 7:09pm 08.29.21 Took some pictures this weekend while I was working on the boat this weekend. I didn't notice, but t
Catalina 315 Instruments stephen_i_w at 6:55pm 08.29.21 I have a C315. The MFD, the wind instrument and a depth sounder are mounted on the nav pod on the p
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s JohnShannon at 6:42pm 08.29.21 Get yourself a Laser, they are very easy to tip. Once you have a keelboat not so much, they can cer
Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner icysails at 6:39pm 08.29.21 Welcome to SBO, icysails. You have to be patient. There are a lot of O'Day models and a few Marin
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s JoeWhite at 6:30pm 08.29.21 There are data available for your boat indicating at what angle of heel is at no point of return. Ev
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s dlochner at 6:24pm 08.29.21 Generally, it is pretty hard to capsize a keel boat. It requires a combination of wind and waves tha
Universal Atomic Fuel Return Lines? dlochner at 6:09pm 08.29.21 Don't use the auto parts store line. Fuel lines should be non-permeable, i.e. they should not leak f

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