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Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke outboard troubleshooting ecoughlin at 1:59pm 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/11671 There are lots of skilled people on this site...I have a 1997 Yamaha 4 stroke that runs like a cha
New sheets for spinnaker Seekswind at 10:18pm 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/947 Looking to replace the sheets on my spinnaker. Any suggestions or recommendations on what to go wit
Newbi and Spinnaker newbi Seekswind at 8:58pm 07.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/951 I was reading the spinnaker remarks last week. I am a newbie to sailing and defenitely a newbie to
Outboard popping up in reverse Rich L at 9:30pm 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 5/7266 I just changed out my prop to a 4-blade 5-pitch prop. Stock prop is a 3-blade, 7.1 pitch. It's on a
Year of manufacture Roger Moncrief at 9:57pm 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/993 I am looking at a 19' Macgregor that the owner claims to be a 1987 model. The pictures provided appe
Winter Outside Storage Kevin M at 10:05pm 07.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/888 Is there any value, advantages or disadvantages to shrinkwrapping your boat for outdoor winter stora
AC Circuit Breaker on 33.5 Ken Palmer at 10:08pm 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/841 There is one marina on Lake Ontario that uses Ground Interrupter circuit breakers on their main brea
liner air ted at 10:14pm 07.23.06 Big Boats 1/843 As I understand this, the Hunter is built using an inner liner that creates a space between the hull
Waterproofing External Speakers Bob at 10:40pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1365 I am going to install flush mounted cockpit speakers and have noted that the size and type available
Requirements to captain a boat pres18308 at 10:35pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1688 I am interested in taking folks out on my 27' Catalina for a fee. i.e. 4-hour sunset cruise. Has an
MYSTERY H2O LOSS Christopher Bayer at 11:20pm 07.23.06 Big Boats 1/783 Good morning fellow hunter owners. I just checked out Hunter Marine's new website. it's terrific!I
oday 222 rigging rbel at 11:49pm 07.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1343 I was wondering if the rigging for a oday 22 is the same on the oday 222. I am specifically wonderin
Good News for Us Around Here Rick Webb at 12:15am 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1008 Maybe not so great for others but I think we have earned a break.
Heaving to on main alone (1) Terry Arnold at 12:48am 07.24.06 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1564 About 4 am on Saturday, June 17th, 2006 Sarah and I went out at the Venice, Florida inlet aboard my
scupper drains to where? rcfpe5 at 1:08am 07.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1310 I have recently purchased a 1976 Catalina 22. There are 2 drains in the cockpit floor that are pipe
Jabsco head flush problem Bob La Salle at 1:14am 07.24.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1886 I have a 2 year old Jabsco 29090-2000 manual head. When flushing, the bowl empties but then "squirt
Return from rOnDAYvous 06! Bill Coxe at 1:27am 07.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/938
Conversion of alcohol stove Hugues at 1:20am 07.24.06 Catalina 30 5/1548 Does anyone know how and where to purchase conversion kits to convert alcohol stove on 1983 catalina
Leak (1) David ONeill at 1:31am 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1039 I have a 1979 Oday 22. I have noticed after a day of sailing I take on water and it settles in the
Boat Insurance Abby Normal at 1:41am 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1380 Greetings all, I am in the process of buying a 1984 MacGregor 25. I am going to get a quote for ins

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Hatch and port light covers or coating kappykaplan at 1:36pm 07.04.21
Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part Pagan Baby at 1:32pm 07.04.21 Westerbeake took other manufactures engines and altered them for marine use. For example my W46 is a
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation FastOlson at 1:10pm 07.04.21 Note: having the plotter powered up or not has NO effect on the magnetic field from the powerful lit
Enjoy the Day kappykaplan at 1:04pm 07.04.21 Tks, Rick. Same to you and yours.
Waste System Diagram dlochner at 12:53pm 07.04.21 Can't offer much advice, except the system seems way too complicated. Simplifying it seems like a go
H34 galley twalker H260 at 11:51am 07.04.21 From the photos it Looks to me that it slides into slots at the top (headliner). At lower left ther
H34 galley Jim szczublewski at 11:15am 07.04.21 I felt around inside this weekend thinking there would be cleats like everywhere else, but didn't fe
Looking for a 260 WB Tedd at 10:44am 07.04.21 Run Like Hell. You bet! I recently noticed that this boat is listed again, this time with the note
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter (1) fstbttms at 10:41am 07.04.21 I am not a scientist, and I bet those on the board are as ignorant as I. However, I doubt that the
Brand new EV-100 Wheel pilot with "NO DRIVE DETECTIED" error. jssailem at 10:28am 07.04.21
Adding a whisker pole topping lift jssailem at 10:26am 07.04.21 John, I would like to remind you of the many hours that you and I ran under my Assym with pole in t
Occaisional Head Smell Alansails at 10:17am 07.04.21 Peggy, The Head Mistress, Recommends KO & CP, which we have used for years on two boats with excelle
Outboard Motor conundrum. (1) jssailem at 10:12am 07.04.21 @Alouette Welcome to the SBO Forums fellow PacificNW sailor. Congrats on your Catalina. I am guessin
Lessons from a Racing Boat Destruction. justsomeguy at 10:03am 07.04.21 Do you do your own fixes or do you seek professional help? Always do my own. Takes much longer tha
Keel questions kloudie1 at 9:56am 07.04.21 Could be scratches from the anchor chain?
Do You Have a Safety Gear Diagram on Your Boat? jssailem at 9:45am 07.04.21 I like it. IT is stuff in my head. Now that I have read your list, I remember the comment.. Unless
Do You Have a Safety Gear Diagram on Your Boat? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:44am 07.04.21 Electrical shut-off(s)? Good list. My problem has always been keeping stuff in its designated locati
Keel questions Lakeskiier at 9:38am 07.04.21 Great information thank you
How wide is serpentine pulley for alternator. dlochner at 9:31am 07.04.21 If you are going with the Balmar kit, give their Tech Support a call to confirm. My kit was for a Ya
Too much mast rake jssailem at 9:08am 07.04.21 I have not been following your rig tuning to closely. I read your statements about "tight" and began

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