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Removing Rub Rail Mark M26D at 9:24pm 09.17.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/960 We rebedded the stantions and moved on to the rub rail. When I pulled the rubber out of the stern en
Swing keel cable and attachment dave63021 at 12:25am 09.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1974 Could anyone provide some additional details regarding the swing keel cable and attachments on a 199
Backstay SweetTrade at 12:00am 09.18.06 Smaller Boats 2/892 Ok I am trying to figure out the backstay adjuster on my hunter 23. I have the set up for it, but i
yanmar 1GM10 Bob8442 at 11:14pm 09.17.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1064 I recently changed oil and all filters on our engine. Was not able to get all the air out of the sys
Stack Pack Justin_NSA at 11:11pm 09.17.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1112 Anyone have experience with the Doyle Stack Pack? There are a handful on the docks. I sailed with so
Pirates! Arrrrr! T J Furstenau at 5:46am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 7/918 Okay, I felt that it was my responsibility to point this out to my friends here.It's that time aga
International Talk Like a Pirate Day Cap'n Jack at 5:44am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 8/978 As sailors we all need to be aware that tomorrow, September 19, is International Talk Like a Pirate
Cleaning the hull Wicho at 5:36am 09.18.06 Smaller Boats 3/1268 HI guys, my Catalina was in the Marina for 3 months(Lake), now very dirty with dark hull, any experi
Dock lines... Brian D at 3:29am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1198 Time for me to replace my dock lines. I'll keep to old ones as spares. I tried to use WM Product Ass
O'day 23 Trailer Ideas stickman at 3:04am 09.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1080 I just picked-up a trailer for my O'day 23 and know it needs some retrofitting to work. What kind o
1GM sounding different, almost no power Windrifter at 2:59am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 5/912 and smoking (white) at the top end. Motor ran fine two weeks ago. Took it out yesterday and it was
Ranger 30 Cockpit Instrument Panel Heffy at 2:54am 09.18.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 4/2046 I have a cockpit mounted instrument panel that monitors an Atomic 4. Sunlight has deteriated the pa
HUNTER (41 AC) vs. CATALINA (41 AC) bubbles at 2:48am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 5/2296 Does anyone know the pros and cons for the HUNTER 41 and CATALINA 41 aft? Considering both. Thanks
1966 O'Day Tempest Bill McCullom at 2:43am 09.18.06 Day Sailers 1/1510 Interested in this model, assuming a weight of 3,000#-need a trailer recommendation.
Length of rigging from top of mast to boat Dick Allington at 2:35am 09.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/992 After sitting for several years the turnbuckles on the rigging were frozen, even WD-40 didn't hep wi
out for the season :-( david at 4:27am 09.18.06 Day Sailers 8/1302 Pulled out the 170 for the year, sad to put it to bed for the winter, but opportunities to get up to
hatch cover trim slunga at 3:45am 09.18.06 Catalina 30 1/1632 Need help in locating the two teak trim boards on either side of the companionway cover.Or, somewher
centerboard stuck up jack dooley at 3:38am 09.18.06 Day Sailers 3/1230 I am a new owner of an O'day 222 (1984) and love the boat. Recently I had the misfortune of a soft
Open Water Gary Cripps at 7:43am 09.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1076 Just wondering how many people have made the crossing from Fl to Bimini? Trying to get some informa
Anchor Line joe5921 at 7:11am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 6/996 I have been trying to devise a method to take the strain off the windless when setting the anchor. T

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Thoughts on Seafarer 30? jssailem at 7:13pm 07.24.21 @tciavola welcome to SBO forum. You indicated an interest in a Hunter 40. A Seafarer 30 would be a v
2004 Hunter 33 high temp alarm drm1 at 6:29pm 07.24.21
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? (5) Georgedoyle at 6:28pm 07.24.21 196496196497196498196499196500
Thoughts on Seafarer 30? sail sfbay at 6:11pm 07.24.21 Looks like a nice sailboat. Specs: Seafarer 30 - Wikipedia and SailboatData.com - SEAFARER 30 Sailb
Lewmar folding wheel Rich Stidger at 6:02pm 07.24.21 Take out one of the other ones and go to Fastenal. If it is a specially machined screw, then call L
Time to tighten main furler? Nachismo at 5:27pm 07.24.21 Thanks! Will tighten
Time to tighten main furler? sail sfbay at 5:24pm 07.24.21 Should be no friction. Non on my Hunter 46 Selden inmate furling mainsail.
Time to tighten main furler? Nachismo at 5:05pm 07.24.21 Do we accept that there will be some friction/rubbing then? Just seems like a few inches forward wo
Time to tighten main furler? sail sfbay at 5:01pm 07.24.21 Glad to hear......maybe you do not have an issue.
Time to tighten main furler? Nachismo at 4:58pm 07.24.21
Aging Diesel Fuel shemandr at 4:23pm 07.24.21 In Feb which grew into March we brought a powerboat down from the Chesapeake to Florida. The boat h
Got the mast up! Crazy Dave Condon at 3:57pm 07.24.21 Side photo please
Time to tighten main furler? sail sfbay at 3:48pm 07.24.21 Good suggestion but you cannot over tighten it also.
Time to tighten main furler? Dave Groshong at 3:44pm 07.24.21 Check the halyard tension, Selden furling masts only work well with proper halyard tension, Dyneem
Got the mast up! patbratton at 3:28pm 07.24.21 it had a lot of bow in it when it was sitting down. I don't think the previous owner paid a lot of a
Life Line Stanchion Replacement FrKim at 3:02pm 07.24.21 There may be Youtube videos on the subject, but they are buried in more comprehensive "refit" vlogs
Aging Diesel Fuel Benny17441 at 3:01pm 07.24.21 Fuel becomes too old when it won't fire the engine. Don't think the diesel fuel you pumped in this
Keel shemandr at 3:00pm 07.24.21 Yeah, as the boat is opened for repairs more damage will likely be revealed. In my case, the insura
Time to tighten main furler? stuartsw at 2:56pm 07.24.21 There should never be any sail left on the furler foil in a fully deployed (non-reefed) situation. I
ANGLE OF HEAL FOR RACING shemandr at 2:52pm 07.24.21 It's really about the rudder. If you are using too much rudder the boat is over heeled. The rudder

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