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Can I put a 15hp outboard on my Mac Venture 24? Mac at 2:33am 06.12.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1241 Hi,I believe they say the Max is a 9hp. but have a chance at a good buy on a 15hp. What is the rea
Cutlass Fix Rob19574 at 3:09am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1421 Hi All -Does anyone have any temporary fixes to a cutlass bearing on my Catalian 30? My marina is
Which damper plate do I order?? Pat T at 3:07am 06.12.06 Big Boats 1/1144 I have read about how others have ordered a new drive plate from MER to solve the rattling transmiss
Venture 21 trailer Ken W at 2:49am 06.12.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1557 I'm a 50+ year old newbie sailor just aquiring a Venture 21. Plan on trailering 150 miles as my sai
Unnecessary risk taking? NautiDuck at 3:10am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 60/4317 Just read this on cnn.com:"Rescue crews using helicopters and boats searched 100 square miles of th
Hauling North Update- Nightmare turns out Great!!! Sinbad2673 at 3:32am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 0/882 A couple of months ago I requested some information (from you all) on hauling my 33' Hunter from New
Windy Weekend Problems flynbryan at 4:17am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1248 This weekend was very windy on the Ches. Bay. I was out Sat for a trip from West to East and saw su
37.5 Stanchions Phil at 4:06am 06.12.06 Big Boats 3/1061 I have a 87 Hunter Legend 37.5 and just broke a lifeline stanchion on the starboard side. I think 87
Just Curious Jack W at 3:55am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1080 A number of months ago, someone posted a video of some guy cutting in front of a tour boat and the r
HARD TO FIND PART BILL ROTH at 4:37am 06.12.06 Day Sailers 3/1055 I AM DESPERATLY IN NEED OF A TRU THE HULL FITTING FOR A 1974 O'DAY 20. THE FITING WWHICH SERVECES TH
price denis at 4:45am 06.12.06 Other Sailboats 2/864 hello everyone, I moved into the Cobourg area this spring and it has been my dream to go on lake ont
Head not pumping Bill Van Nostrand at 4:50am 06.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/973 After launching this season I find the head doe snot pump in water. I pump and pump but nothing. T
For Ross or any sailors near Annapolis MerSea at 5:00am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1055 I have an old Horizon DS41 depth meter,the transducer seems to work fine but the chrystals on the di
Glass bottom boat sinks off Malibu Calif. Ted at 5:36am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1693 While steaming at full speed of 4 knots the 77 year old glass bottom paddle wheeler Phoenix sank off
Electrical Panel Move on a H33? Scott A. at 6:35am 06.12.06 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1000 While rewiring my compass light, I realized that the current location for the electrical panel on my
cockpit deck light prdewolf at 6:40am 06.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/925 Does anyone have any experience in changing the bulb in the cockpit deck light located at the bottom
Looped Vent Line Peter Ouzts at 7:24am 06.12.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1404 Hi,I'm a fairly rookie boat owner who is a part-time liveaboard. I recently had to replace my alu
Rudder Mod for the New H 25 Jeff Peltier at 7:21am 06.12.06 Smaller Boats 10/1191 I modified the rudder mechanism for one of our area owners of a New Hunter 25. Hunter had the right
clogged fresh water vent Boat Babe at 8:17am 06.12.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1972 Tried unsuccessfully to find this in the archives...sorry. One of my fresh water tank vents is c
depth transducer fouled? Boat Babe at 8:23am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1201 my DataMarine Depth meter is saying "MSD" which means that it is not gettinga good signal. Does t

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West Marine Sold (again) DougM at 6:54am 06.20.21 West Marine has become a joke over the years. While they used to cater at least somewhat to the sail
Traveler car replacement for Newport 17' Joe at 6:19am 06.20.21 You must first identify your existing track. Standard 1" T-track, like that shown in Ward's picture
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install Closing Time at 6:03am 06.20.21 I recently mounted the Garmin Steadycast heading sensor, which I believe may be a similar device as
West Marine Sold (again) DAVA390 at 5:36am 06.20.21 Pricing reply tan earlier comment, shore power adapter plug 45 bucks at my marina,exact same item 7
Wooden blocks for my Keel shemandr at 5:10am 06.20.21 Sell those stands and buy used shorter ones.
West Marine Sold (again) dlochner at 4:59am 06.20.21 I find it strange smaller businesses like Defender and Hamilton can afford to print catalogs but gi
H240 Compression Post Water Ingress caverun at 4:50am 06.20.21 I had this problem last year on my previous '98 240. I first noticed the leak at the base of the com
UPS must hate sailors RoyS at 4:48am 06.20.21 Bottom paint is heavy. Some disgruntled employees tasked with handling heavy objects react by droppi
West Marine Sold (again) njlarry at 3:45am 06.20.21 I find it strange smaller businesses like Defender and Hamilton can afford to print catalogs but gia
So yeah, bought a sailboat... Will Gilmore at 2:46am 06.20.21 Nice looking boat. Welcome to SBO, where the best sailors are. They are also friendly enough to le
Joker valve substitute for Thetford Headmate justsomeguy at 12:21am 06.20.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/joker-valve-substitute-for-thetford-headmate.1249929973
Looking for a good mainsail/Luff 35' Foot. 13'-16' RussC at 9:41pm 06.19.21 http://thesailwarehouse.com/cgi-bin/web_store.cgi?page=storeframe.html
Looking for a good mainsail/Luff 35' Foot. 13'-16' sail sfbay at 9:13pm 06.19.21 Do an internet search on "used mainsail" and you will find many suppliers, then match your dimension
Mainsail for a Cal 36/Luff 35' foot 16' sail sfbay at 9:10pm 06.19.21 Welcome to the forum!! Do an internet search on "used sails" and you will sources of used sails whe
Garmin in-hull transducer location on a 26M? Ralph Johnstone at 7:43pm 06.19.21 See post #7 to test your proposed location: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/depth-transdu
Garmin in-hull transducer location on a 26M? sail sfbay at 7:28pm 06.19.21 Welcome to the forum!! Same question came up on this thread: transducer location \| Sailboat Owners
Wooden blocks for my Keel 31seahorse at 7:05pm 06.19.21 Out here we have a few pieces lying about on the beach that could be cut down and repurposed. Beac
Wooden blocks for my Keel 31seahorse at 7:03pm 06.19.21 Could 4 X 4 or 6 X 6 blocking be stacked in a log cabin style to attain the height you want? As Sai
Joker valve substitute for Thetford Headmate Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:33pm 06.19.21 Can anyone give me some first hand knowledge? I can... First a little background on your toilet.
West Marine Sold (again) dlochner at 6:00pm 06.19.21 That used to be the case for me too, but now their shipping delays have grown and their S&H costs h

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