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New Boat Prices wcole at 7:28am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/958 I am considering purchasing a new Catalina 34. Is the price the dealer quotes firm or the start of n
Cockpit Drains Ernie14800 at 6:31am 04.02.05 Bigger Boats 5/1488 Hi all,I'm back, this time with a Boat! :)I just purchased an 87 O'Day 322, She is generally in gr
Rudder for Oday 15 Trey Bradshaw at 6:30am 04.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1030 I just picked up an Oday 15 that's in pretty rough shape. Only thing keeping me out of the water is
selecting an outboard - 15" or 20" shaft? joe lea at 5:39am 04.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4479 I've got my eye on a new Yamaha 4 stroke 8hp for my Macgregor 25. Would a the model with 15" shaft b
Steaming Light Problem Sandpiper20958 at 3:54am 04.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1537 Dear Fellow Sailors:I recently purchased a 30' Catalina. Great! However, the Steaming and Mast l
Dropping centerboard on a 26 Al Wharton at 3:21am 04.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/935 The drawings in the manual show a bolt with the nut inside the centerboard trunk. How in the world
Boom Tang!! Rick at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1285 This is not what you are thinking. When I rebuilt the boom on my 1986 C30 I had to ruin the tang at
Prop Nut Tim Pinkham at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1169 Hello All,I finally got my new prop. So I am anxious to install the new shaft and prop. My questio
216 Asymmetric sail K Floeter at 2:42am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 5/1168 Has anyone purchased a 216 aymmetric sail from Hunter? How does it work?KF
Sailing In The Rain? Bad Obsession at 2:22am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 4/978 Usually, if I see rain moving in I bring the sails down and turn on the outboard. If you get caught
Mast Head Fly Don Guillette at 12:44am 04.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2587 Mates: Yesterday I spoke by phone with a sailor in England (Isn't this internet amazing - years ago
Cutlass bearing Alex at 12:37am 04.02.05 Big Boats 8/1281 I just purchased an 87 Hunter Legend 37'. It surveyed fine, but was recomended to replace cutlass be
"WANTED" Cal25 Mike16341 at 11:47pm 04.01.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1263 Still looking for a Cal25, had no idea it would be so hard to find one. Please email me at mikekilli
Water heater Terry Flanagan at 11:47pm 04.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/819 I have to replace the water heater on a recently purchased 1989 Hunter 35. Does anyone have any sug
Centerboard line Al Wharton at 10:49pm 04.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1062 How do I replace the line to the centerboard. It is 10 years old and I do not trust it any longer.
Water ballast question Moon at 8:37pm 04.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1312 If water is left in the ballast tank for long periods,is there a risk of osmosis forming on the hull
Defend your Crew Robin at 6:20pm 04.01.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1352 There has been alot of talk about carrying some type of defense weapon while at sea. It is unfortuna
Help filling in some missing data Erich Neubert at 2:53pm 04.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/904 Hello, I acquired an older 21' model MacGregor circa 1969 (I think). It appears to have most of the
WHERE CAN I BUY A BIG PORTABLE GAS TANK FOR 26X FRANK SMITH at 1:16pm 04.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/991 I AM LOOKING FOR BIGGEST PORTABLE GAS TANK THE WILL FIT UNDER THE USUAL GAS TANKSTORAGE COMPARTMENT
Replace Hot Water Heater in 350 Roy at 1:05pm 04.01.05 Big Boats 3/1598 Has anyone replaced the Hotwater Heater (Tank) in the C-350?Seems like mine is leaking, very slow

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Anyone installed Raymarine RV100 on a sailboat? dlochner at 10:25am 03.04.21 Why not use a standard Airmar through hull transducer? The transom mount transducers are really for
V Berth Mattress SawyerCurt at 10:20am 03.04.21 This was discussed in a previous thread. You do have to read down a bit to see Jesse's solution...a
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands dLj at 10:13am 03.04.21 I am still waiting to be able to call to schedule. Perhaps my Doctor will have guidance at my physi
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Ward H at 10:01am 03.04.21 @Scott The white wire is part of the wiring harness that came with MC-614. Here's the section from
Adding reef points to main (1) JeffD at 9:59am 03.04.21
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Stu Jackson at 9:58am 03.04.21 Contrary to MS recommendation, this is mounted in the engine compartment about 8" from the mixing e
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant (2) HandsOnTech at 9:58am 03.04.21 This has to be the most absurd piece of engineering design I have ever seen. The third bolt is well
Mainsail furling line. Claude L.-Auger at 9:55am 03.04.21 If you want to make it easier on your hands, go with 3/8 double braided and remove the inner core of
Cover pic? Really? Jackdaw at 9:54am 03.04.21 And what's the point of this thread? Whats the point of ANY post on SBO?? At least it's about sa
Cover pic? Really? Head Sail at 9:53am 03.04.21 Why good old boat magazine would use this picture on the cover, I have absolutely no idea.
B411 Shaft Pitting Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 03.04.21 There 3 non-rare Earth magnetic metals. 1) Iron = Fe 2) Cobalt = Co 3) Nickel = Ni Good point (ir
Modern Design Anchors Tom J at 9:51am 03.04.21 We are using a Manson Supreme 35 pound anchor as our primary. The shank is too thick for the top ba
Cover pic? Really? Stu Jackson at 9:48am 03.04.21 Why good old boat magazine would use this picture on the cover, I have absolutely no idea. I agree
Coach roof core replacement 1978 H27 sandpiper10471 at 9:47am 03.04.21 Brokenarm - please explain why the method cited is "totally wrong".
Cover pic? Really? Justin_NSA at 9:42am 03.04.21 And what's the point of this thread?
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (1) Scott T-Bird at 9:39am 03.04.21 This is one of our rear-ends ready for build. In order to reset the brushes you will need to pull t
Mainsail furling line. fullbore at 9:33am 03.04.21 Thanks BigEasy and CalifTed. Will inspect, clean and lube furler mech.
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (2) Scott T-Bird at 9:29am 03.04.21 Which Balmar regulator? How come you're not going to change anything? Just figuring you'd want to
Mainsail furling line. Calif. Ted at 9:28am 03.04.21 Page 41 of owners manual specs 10 mm https://beneteau.sailboatowners.com/images/kb/pdf/1266.pdf
Cover pic? Really? Calif. Ted at 9:22am 03.04.21 Winch Envy ? I see at least 6.

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