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engine power vixenracer at 2:42am 05.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/946 I am about to purchase a 1995 Macgregor 26x, the boat will only be used on the lake and has a 10HP M
rubber bumper sheila at 4:16am 05.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/953 What are the small gumdrop shaped bumpers under the cockpit seats called. They small black bumpers
Max Genoa Size (1) KiwiSailor at 4:22am 05.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1287 Help,I have a 1989 Hunter 26.5 Sailboat with very old and tired sails. I am currently looking at g
Will a 250 trailer fit a 25? Angela at 4:18am 05.04.06 Trailer Sailors 0/1290 We own an '84 model 25' Catalina and want to move it to another lake. A friend owns a newer model C
Marine vs Automotive Starting Battery Steve at 7:55am 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 11/2931 What is the difference between a "Marine" starting battery and a regular automotive starting battery
Bulb in mast-mounted light on Islander 28 Donald L. Hendrix at 8:06am 05.04.06 Islander 4/2334 I have removed my Islander 28 (built in 1978) mast for repainting and replacement of bulbs. The bul
Ghost ship - S. S. Baychimo rsn48 at 5:53am 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1894 I will be quoting from an article that ran in today's Vancouver Sun. I found it interesting; there
Merriman fiddle block rlnye at 6:28am 05.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1420 It's me again...new owner of a 27 (1983) that is in need of some new stand-up Merriman fiddle blocks
Anyone thing of Sell Your new Model 36?? NA at 6:07am 05.04.06 Big Boats 0/913 in the Northeast? Advertise it here becuase I am looking.
Lost centerboard lynpar at 6:01am 05.04.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/851 Last Fall while hauling out we noticed our centerboard had disappeared and is now somewhere at he bo
Help with a roller furling for H22 H22matt2282 at 9:14am 05.04.06 Smaller Boats 2/983 I am considering a furling head sail for my H22. Can anyone provide the exact dimensions I need? I
NewGlass 2 or Poly Glow product jrpla at 9:49am 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2523 Want to know any experience with these products. NewGlass 2 or Poly GlowWhich one is better? Or
Tuning Rig Mike Casucci at 10:36am 05.04.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/938 How critical is it to tune the rig? I do not race. I had it done last year and the rigger was on the
Painting CB and Rudder Sharon at 10:40am 05.04.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/922 Another newbie question. Need to re-glass the leading edge of the CB and bottom of rudder. Not bei
Battery chargers Brian D at 9:04am 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1238 I think I am in need of a new one. How do I determine the current rating requirements for a new char
Carrick-on-Shannon IRE Eric at 8:45am 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1034 A co-worker and I are going to Ireland the last two weeks of May. We are chartering a 29 ft cabin c
Real-time weather mapping from NOAA Harry at 12:20pm 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 0/939 I just read about the NOAA real-time mapping service in the BoatUS monthly magazine. It's at http:/
lightning protection in drydock Bob Grimm at 12:44pm 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 12/2204 How does the boat yard or anyone else for that matter, protect thier sailboat from lightning strikes
Stern Pulpit for 26S Bill at 6:43pm 05.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1129 I just purchased a 1991 M26S. Interest in adding a stern pulpit and swim ladder. Any recommendations
Corrosion iin cabin Kerry13709 at 7:04pm 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1108 I seem to have a lot of corrosion on metal part in the cabin of my boat. It is a 1992 oceanis 405. I

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Soft floor/hull Michaelminer at 10:28am 06.27.21 The movie you are quoting is the Princess Bride. By way of nomenclatures, let me explain in a way t
Bilge turned black! Ed.S at 10:19am 06.27.21 I have not answered this post because I don't have any more information. The bilge cleared up and st
Forward Window leaks on the H41DS (2) jssailem at 10:09am 06.27.21 Looking at an image of a 2006 41DS forward window it has similarities to my windows. rame. The fra
Bilge turned black! Ed.S at 10:04am 06.27.21 I have a Hunter 376. After a very rough transit I found the water in the bilge to be Black as India
12v Fridge/Freezer Tedd at 10:04am 06.27.21 Great information, @Doug J , thanks for reporting.
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement MikeHoncho at 10:04am 06.27.21
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? MikeHoncho at 9:39am 06.27.21
Beneteau 311 Hatch Handle Leaking JamesG161 at 9:35am 06.27.21 Try looking here or Call Tony at this site to ID them and the right part kit to fix the drip. LEWMAR
Trying to find the location of Primary Fuel Filter and Y-valve on 2005 H36 jssailem at 9:34am 06.27.21 Well Hi Demetrius. Welcome to the SBO Forum and congrats on your boat. Everett is a good place to
EV-100 auto helm issues markwbird at 9:34am 06.27.21 Yup. Same issues. Id love to know more about the Canadian fellow
Beneteau 311 Hatch Handle Leaking BigEasy at 8:59am 06.27.21 Try the Beneteau spare parts site to at least determine what hatch was used.
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? jssailem at 8:58am 06.27.21
Soft floor/hull FastOlson at 8:55am 06.27.21 BTW, while some folks make fun of using proper/correct terminology, it REALLY helps strangers, who w
tachometer not accurate Stu Jackson at 8:53am 06.27.21 The battery acceptance determines the voltage for a given current coming into the battery so if you
tachometer not accurate Hayden Watson at 8:49am 06.27.21 Stu, you might be surprised to find that I concur with 99% of every thing in your post. The disconn
New to sailing dLj at 8:37am 06.27.21 Thoughts: Dexter lake? NY? OR? Somewhere else? I'm guessing Oregon but might help to know. Both Dext
12v Fridge/Freezer (3) Doug J at 8:32am 06.27.21 Well, I've been testing the new fridge/freezer for a few days now, using only my 80 watt solar panel
Soft floor/hull MikeHoncho at 8:29am 06.27.21 Ward- Thank you for clarifying for me and God thank you for understanding what is wrong. It is no
New to sailing jssailem at 8:05am 06.27.21 Welcome Sabrina to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your new boat. You say you have been restoring her.
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed JoeWhite at 8:04am 06.27.21 If I may guess, the problem is not fixed yet. Your observation of no fuel in the primary indicated t

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