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Sanitation Hose artfem at 8:04am 05.05.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1319 I have bought your book and it is great. I am about to redo the hoses on both heads in my Island Pac
Rub rail replacement for 1998 Mac26x Tom2909 at 10:04am 05.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/886 Looking for source of parts, suggestions to replace the rubrail damaged on a 1998 Mac26x.Thank you
Trailer Springs size? MrBill_FLL at 9:07am 05.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1154 Comming home last weekend, I developed a serious tire rub on the underside of the fender. I figur
Sink Hand water pump Mel E. at 1:10pm 05.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1040 on my 1998 26x gave up. I've looked for a replacement, but have only found one's with a square base,
Problem in reverse Bill P. at 1:31pm 05.05.06 Smaller Boats 4/844 I've had my Hunter 260 with a 9.8 Evinrude for about a year - sorry, I don't have the manuals so I m
marine air on a 272 michael schiele at 8:49am 05.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/833 I want to put a marine air system on my 272(87). It's a outboard model and i plan on using the vacan
Reasonable Rating carl longnecker at 4:05pm 05.05.06 Catalina 310 5/1943 What is a reasonable PHRF rating for a 310? I need a number for some low key beer can racing that s
Anchor Charlie at 11:09pm 05.03.06 Big Boats 0/777 Interested in hearing anchor theories and experiences for Hunter 34's. That is, what kind of winds
Garhauer Nereussailor at 10:29pm 05.03.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1259 Has anyone here purchased any products recently from Garhauer Marine? I ordered a traveler almost tw
Shaft wear (1) Randy Burns at 10:28pm 05.03.06 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1156 I'm in the process of repowering and am looking for advice. The original brass drive shaft shows .00
Looking for specs on 26.5('85-'87) Alan at 10:22pm 05.03.06 Smaller Boats 3/1016 I'm trying to find anyone that would be willing to get me some critical measurements off their boat.
Newbie wants to wash sails ? PY charlie at 10:08pm 05.03.06 Ask All Sailors 7/2023 Just bought a solid '86 O'day 222. I suspect the main sail being attached to the boat with it's cov
Sources for compressed natural gas Tomm at 10:06pm 05.03.06 Big Boats 4/939 I spent all day yesterday trying to find a source for compressed natural gas to fill the cylinder th
Stuck Knotmeter Boat Babe at 10:04pm 05.03.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1683 New to cruising, I just got a Cal 28 (1987)last fall and the knotmeter worked fine. I made sure the
gelcoat over marine filler? colin hunter 335 at 10:04pm 05.03.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1744 I need to paint on a few layers of gelcoat to cover up some marine filler. What is the best way to
Open Gulf sailing Jacob Donnell at 12:23am 05.04.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/1675 I have a 26 foot Ranger that I sail on lake travis quite often. I am needing to move to Lake Jackso
Swing keel upgrade? Paul at 12:16am 05.04.06 Day Sailers 2/1244 There is/was a centerboard upgrade for the H170. The improvement was weight. If I recall, the cent
"Kicking tires". Stig Lundberg at 11:57pm 05.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1436 Hello. We have kayaked the Sea of Cortez extensively and are getting tired of it both physically an
Holding Tank Breathing tube Don12316 at 2:04am 05.04.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1545 We have a presistent problem with the breathing tube hose being plugged.We have tried to clear the
Time to replace a seacock Tony Litvak at 3:05am 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 15/3054 I've given up on getting my raw water intake seacock to turn open. It appears as thought it's stuck

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DWL. Mast height (1) jssailem at 12:59pm 06.27.21 Also, remember to add any antenna That is the under the bridge feeler... Just like the cars of the
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Souellette at 12:44pm 06.27.21
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging John Marrone at 12:41pm 06.27.21 Also looking for competitive providers other than West Marine. I plan to completely replace all the
H38 Companionway steps hinge screw holes stripped out on stair side letskeepriding at 12:37pm 06.27.21 Update. I ended up using the insert method for my repair last fall. It lasted about 2 months. That w
Soft floor/hull dLj at 12:23pm 06.27.21 @jssalem- In my years of sailing, (2) boats, I never had to rip up a sole and do wood or other mate
DWL. Mast height 31seahorse at 12:16pm 06.27.21 Hello visegrip and welcome to the SBO site. Two distances you need to consider are the height of th
Looking for a Seaward 24 (2) WHJ at 12:07pm 06.27.21 My Seaward S-23 with inboard, wheel steering and fully loaded for towing weighed 4,500lbs at a certi
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? jssailem at 12:02pm 06.27.21 BaC the sourced android tablet looks interesting. For a tablet a 1000nit brightness screen is pretty
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? BaC at 11:46am 06.27.21 I have a handheld Garmin for backup
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? BaC at 11:45am 06.27.21 Thanks for all the feedback. Im Considering the tablet option so that I can have one device mounted
Soft floor/hull jssailem at 11:43am 06.27.21 In my years of sailing, (2) boats, I never had to rip up a sole and do wood or other material repla
Soft floor/hull Tally Ho at 11:42am 06.27.21 Photos would helpful if for no other reason to see what you cut out and what it looked around that a
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Captain Larry-DH at 11:24am 06.27.21 lowers the potential of the iPad overheating by not using more battery. Debatable, without the ene
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? DArcy at 11:24am 06.27.21 Excuse my ignorance on this subject. I have no knowledge or experience with marine GPS Guidance. I
Soft floor/hull MikeHoncho at 11:17am 06.27.21
Looking for a Seaward 24 WHJ at 11:06am 06.27.21 This post has been deleted. Please review the rule about posting for sale items. Next offense will r
Bilge turned black! Ed.S at 10:55am 06.27.21 Call or email SBO shops on this site. Have you HIN number handy. See my post #11 above to sample
Bilge turned black! JamesG161 at 10:34am 06.27.21 Also, does anyone know what the size and pitch is on the propeller for the Hunter 376 i currently h
Engine temp gauge Deleted member 117556 at 10:33am 06.27.21 Catalina Direct seems to have the best replacement gauges
Soft floor/hull Michaelminer at 10:32am 06.27.21 @jssalem- In my years of sailing, (2) boats, I never had to rip up a sole and do wood or other mater

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