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Failed Water Tank Jim Carney at 9:33am 08.31.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1230 I have a four year old Beneteau 361 and just a week ago my aft water tank failed and began leaking a
? about Series Andy Nuttbrock at 7:59am 08.31.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/797 I have been in contact with someone selling a 1968 16' ODay sailboat. I was under the impression it
Head Misteress Plumbing Winterizing techniques amir at 7:18am 08.31.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1008 How do I access in the reference library, Head Mistress Plumbing Winterizing techniques?
princess optimas stove bob mundle at 6:43am 08.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1356 just bought a catalina 27. tried to use the 2 burner alcohol stove (princess optimus) and had a fire
Is it worth Rebuilding a Head? Bob at 6:39am 08.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/902 I have the original PAR head that came on my 88 C-30. The gaskets are dry and worn that makes the pl
Phew! Have a Persistent Odor! jmcclain at 6:29am 08.31.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2176 Help! The odor just won't go away! We have 1996 Beneteau 321 purchased in 2002. There has been a n
Dock SIde Water J.B. Dyer at 5:56am 08.31.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1221 I am considering a water hook up on my boat via a regulator inlet. My question is would it be possi
Fresh Water tank Keith at 5:41am 08.31.04 Ask All Sailors 5/981 HelloWhat would anyone suggest to use to keep the fresh water tank fresh? I have 13 Gal flexiable.
Winterizing our 23.5 water ballast Karen at 5:18am 08.31.04 Smaller Boats 4/1386 I am wondering if there is anything specific I need to know or do when I winterize my 1994 23.5 wate
Battery under sink, under V-berth, or in laz ? Marshall_92Mac26S at 3:37am 08.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1248 There's a warning on the deep cycle battery I purchased about toxic fumes. Previous owner had batter
Replacement winches Tom Madura23566 at 3:21am 08.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1058 I am starting to think about replacing the primary winches on my '85 H31. The original Maxwell winch
Un-Stepping mast Russ20666 at 2:53am 08.31.04 Day Sailers 4/1138 Need to bring the mast down on our '23 to replace windex, add VHF antenna, add anchor light, add a s
H31 mainsheet Rick Johnson at 2:53am 08.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/972 Hello all... I'm away from my boat for a couple of weeks, but last time out I noticed that my mains
Charter Sailing Paul White at 2:35am 08.31.04 Catalina 30 4/1521 To give this a real test on a topic that people seem to be eager to comment on, what experiences hav
Oops David at 2:26am 08.31.04 Day Sailers 11/1620 At a boat show recently and went for a ride on an H216. My wife loved it (I have been sailing for 5
reset keel john at 2:18am 08.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1449 Iam looking at a 1977 catalina with solid keel. Boat and equipment are all in good shape except the
A second topic for this C30 forum Roland Gendreau at 2:14am 08.31.04 Catalina 30 2/1465 I am posting this note to see how a second forum topic would be displayed. I think this forum struct
MAC Racing Joe M at 2:02am 08.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/799 Does anyone know of any Mac 26x racing fleets in Southwest Florida?ThaksJoe M
WP-30 binding Richard4728 at 1:24am 08.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1106 I installed the WP-30 last season and everything seems to work fine except that after I release the
Improving communications amoung an owners group Paul White at 12:46am 08.31.04 Catalina 30 5/1523 The folks here have been kind enough to set-up a C-30 specific forum for us to use to communicate mo

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41' AC and DS Hunter owners (1) ice breaker at 11:21am 01.25.21 I have a 2004 41 AC. I have a 4JH3E, 56hp at 3800 RPM driving a stock three blade,18x12 . In 2005 m
39 Hunter underpowered with the base 29HP Yanmar? tfox2069 at 11:20am 01.25.21 I own a 2009 Hunter 36 with a 3YM30. I've never felt underpowered with either a three blade fixed,
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread srimes at 11:11am 01.25.21 at they of opinion would never ever own a boat with that much varnish and with an open pore wood de
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats TomY at 11:05am 01.25.21
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread TomY at 10:58am 01.25.21 I have one in mind. Just in case though, I searched the SBO site to see if anybody owns one. Ha! Sur
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom snoopy_ at 10:57am 01.25.21 Need apply above 50 deg and according to strick time schedule. for the fairing sand out just below
AC75 New Zealand cb32863 at 10:43am 01.25.21 Here is the broadcast from last week, the first 30-40 minutes covers what happened with the crash an
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread dLj at 10:37am 01.25.21 There has clearly been thread drift in this one! dj
H34 Prototype companionway instrument cluster Artey1 at 10:25am 01.25.21 looks interesting. would this be placed near the traveler? would the reach to the instruments from
H34 Prototype companionway instrument cluster pa391as at 10:23am 01.25.21 looks interesting. would this be placed near the traveler? would the reach to the instruments from t
Considering a 26X Jim26m at 10:21am 01.25.21 @Joncons is spot on. Although, I've been told they aren't much good at anchor either.:p They are a
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread 31seahorse at 10:18am 01.25.21 This thread brings to mind two ideas: "Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder." and "I have Champa
replacing bathroom fixtures beneteau 343 Bob S at 10:16am 01.25.21 Expensive, but Defender carries them. I believe it's Scandvik 14410 Combination Pull-Out Shower / Fa
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats thinwater at 10:03am 01.25.21 Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder, but ugly is reserved for things that don't work. For
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread Ralph Johnstone at 10:00am 01.25.21 i like my ugly duckling. There is nothing more beautiful on a sailboat than brightwork .........
Port hole missing higgs at 9:59am 01.25.21 If it is plastic, consider finding a company that does 3D printing. I needed some stripper rings fo
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread Leeward Rail at 9:58am 01.25.21 so public opinion is in. i have a very ugly boat. it is much hated by most. Your sample size is t
39 Hunter underpowered with the base 29HP Yanmar? Justin_NSA at 9:57am 01.25.21 Seems like any time a larger engine is an option, it means the base is marginal. Are you in conditio
Skill testing question Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 01.25.21 I warned you I was a jerk All the years I wasted in English Lit. and I can't deal with this o_O.
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats capta at 9:24am 01.25.21 So which boats do you so despise? Should one just not move forward with design, performance, safety

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