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boat motor desert sailor1489 at 4:05pm 06.24.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/830 I need to buy a new outboard for my 1982 mac 25. Can anyone point me toward info on the different ch
Text Book of Seamanship Cap'n Ron at 2:37am 06.25.06 Ask All Sailors 2/929 Cultural copy and excellent reference material for aspects of clippers and square-riggers.
Using a slip for the Summer Jeff at 3:45am 06.25.06 Day Sailers 11/984 I have some questions for those of you who keep your 170/146 in a slip during the Summer. I have ne
Autohelm ST 50 /ST 4000 Power problem johnperri at 3:41am 06.25.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1203 I have the above with a cluster of 4 instruments. Recently I had the boatyard remove the Autohelm un
Trailer suspension RichardL at 3:17am 06.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/907 I am replacing the springs on my 26S original factory trailer, and the rear spring hangers were so r
Hunter 216 Spinnaker Dimensions SteveS11133 at 6:33am 06.25.06 Smaller Boats 0/1541 Does anyone have the dimensions of the hunter 216 spinnakers? Luff, leach and footI believe that H
Rigging Sets - Assymetical Spin John Russell at 9:50am 06.25.06 The Cherubini Hunters 0/809 2nd Season Sailing this Boat. Only used for Cruising. Primarily single handed. Have tried 3
Adding a gas strut to Lazaette seat Doug_Meyer at 10:29am 06.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1240 I am contemplating the addition of a gas strut like those used on automobile deck lids to the hinged
Hot Water Heater Removal - Looking for Suggestions Dave at 10:35am 06.25.06 Catalina 30 2/1303 The water heater in the boat has sprung a leak. Now I have to remove same. The heater is installed u
Boat Insurance King Elliott at 10:16am 06.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/827 I'm hving trouble finding boat insurance at a reasonable rate. Our 30-foot, 1981 Hunter (King Louie
Fuel consumption Jerry at 10:06am 06.25.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/866 Anyone with some info of fuel use of the 312 Oceanis 1995 at approx 2000 rpm?Thanks
Battery Amps Nic at 10:42am 06.25.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1212 Purchasing a new battery for a Universal 25 Disel, in a Catalina 30. How many amps, cranking amps, d
Pressure in the head tank Chris at 10:55am 06.25.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/872 Opened the cap to pump out my head and it was clear that the pressure relief value was plugged since
Bent Spreader Bar Bill at 8:04am 06.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1276 I Bent A spreader bar while trailoring this last fri. I guess the only place to get a new one is at
air conditioning Jakey at 8:44am 06.25.06 Other Sailboats 1/738 I am a new owner of a 1984 Irwin 38 MKII. It has no air conditioning and I would like to add it. I
finding a deck leak (H35.5) shockingbeauty at 11:10am 06.25.06 Big Boats 8/991 I have a H35.5 and am having the darnedest time figuring out where the deck is leaking. Water is sh
Ferro Cement Dennis at 7:41pm 06.22.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1369 has anyone here had any dealings with ferro cement? Ive heard good and bad things about it, and as
Painted Name removal? sPk at 11:12pm 06.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/889 I am getting around to changing the name of my boat from the it's original name. The old name is pa
P36-2 Mods & Upgrades Nancy at 11:04pm 06.22.06 Other Sailboats 17/1289 Somewhere along the way I saw some threads and photos about modifications and upgrades one or more p
Universal 5411 Sean F at 12:04am 06.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/919 The base of the Sherwood Water Pump has two weeping holes. When I run the engine water flows through

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Adding midship cleats - to pot or not? Capt jgw at 3:58pm 12.30.20 Maybe the most important cleats on the boat. Not so much for securing to the dock, but for maneuveri
Adding midship cleats - to pot or not? kappykaplan at 3:37pm 12.30.20 I'm not a trailer sailor, but I like my midship cleats.
Reefing dlochner at 3:36pm 12.30.20 @jssailem y thinking. Sometimes we over think things. What is necessary for crossing oceans is not
Transom: Solid Fiberglass or Cored Don S/V ILLusion at 3:33pm 12.30.20
Adding midship cleats - to pot or not? Rickeypilot at 3:22pm 12.30.20 What is the opinion about midship cleats? New guy waiting on my eclipse. Should I have it added?
sail cover: Clips vs twist lock fasteners PaulK at 3:14pm 12.30.20 Our cover has a zipper around the mast and buckles under the boom. The buckles aren't on adjustabl
Reefing PaulK at 3:02pm 12.30.20 Upwind we put in our first reef at about 24 knots and perhaps switch to the #3 jib. Above 35 we'll
Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? marchem at 2:38pm 12.30.20 Chargers do not limit the current, the batteries do that. In addition to these links, do a search
Enlarging hole in hull? Tally Ho at 2:37pm 12.30.20 This is good. With the through hull above the water line hydrostatic pressure is not an issue. Wate
Enlarging hole in hull? dlochner at 2:36pm 12.30.20 Thanks. I will get a good look later this week and see how the thru-hull looks in the hole. This is
Help Choosing capta at 2:35pm 12.30.20 Anything less than 6' isn't going to be a particularly good sea boat. It isn't going to go to windwa
Looking for a mast for Edel 4 Xedorion at 2:34pm 12.30.20 Thanks, but indeed, the owner is on the other side of the Atlantic, in France. The mast is actually
Reefing jssailem at 2:33pm 12.30.20 Consider your sailing area and the types of conditions you may likely be exposed. Will you be sail
How to prime house water pump Capt jgw at 2:33pm 12.30.20 Okay ignore the part about leaky taps. The taps just turn on backwards. One puzzle solved. If that
Enlarging hole in hull? Tally Ho at 2:28pm 12.30.20 If you're going up from one home size to another, hey one of the home saw kits where a smaller but
Enlarging hole in hull? Tally Ho at 2:25pm 12.30.20 Thanks @Richard19068, I am not sure what brand the are...I ordered them here on SBO. I picked th
Enlarging hole in hull? Capt jgw at 2:25pm 12.30.20 If you're going up from one hole size to another, get one of the hole saw kits where a smaller bit w
How to prime house water pump jssailem at 2:20pm 12.30.20 Welcome to the forum. Berkeley 30. Congrats on finding the "Massive Leak". Sounds like your pump ha
Bright work stain 2005 Hunter 41 AC ggrizzard at 2:19pm 12.30.20 I don't know your boat, but Hunter probably didn't 'stain' your teak brightwork. They used an oil tr
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Rickeypilot at 2:17pm 12.30.20 Just bought a mercury 6 hp. Manual said first hour half throttle Varying RPM. Second hour two th

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