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Slimey bilge water. glenn8720 at 2:52am 07.29.04 Ask All Sailors 3/2609 Does anyone know of a product that will prevent algae growth in the bilge sump? We are running a de-
What is it? Dennis at 2:16am 07.29.04 Other Sailboats 1/813 I am new to sailing and I got a Mac 19. I think she is great. But being new I am not sure about a pa
Racor 200 FG bowl Otto Dieffenbach at 2:01am 07.29.04 Ask All Sailors 0/2091 Bowls seem no longer available. Has anyone found a substitute?
White Smoke kevin d at 1:56am 07.29.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1256 My exaust blows an unusual amount of white smoke and the overheat alarm sounds if I run the engine a
HOLDING TANK VENT HOSE jerry10848 at 1:54am 07.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/910 PeggyMy Raritan PH II was delivereed yesterday.Next question: I'm replacing all of the hoses. Wha
Working with star board Paul McGhee at 1:40am 07.29.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1301 Anyone who has worked with the star board product: is it sandable/shapable similar to wood?I hope
What's your normal RPM? JimmyDreams at 1:15am 07.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/1443 Boat: '87 Cat 30 with Universal M25 diesel. Unknown hours on engine.When I'm motoring somewhere, I
UNIVERSAL #5411 DIESEL PARTS grw0357 at 1:09am 07.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1188 HELLO: LOOKING FOR A GOOD PLACE TO MAIL ORDER PARTS FOR MY #5411 UNIVERSAL ENGINE---------THANKS AL
UNIVERSAL #5411 DIESEL PARTS grw0357 at 1:04am 07.29.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1406 HELLO: LOOKING AND NEEDING PARTS FOR MY UNIVERSAL MODEL#5411 DIESEL.,CAN YOU TELL ME A GOOD PLACE T
Galvanize your Mac trailer normo at 12:56am 07.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/947 For those of you who wished your Mac trailer was galvanized there is hope. In the southern US from
Standard Head Setup Ron Kinkead at 12:26am 07.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/796 I am well into restoring this 27 O'Day and I am ready to start on the head. It is currently a mess
Bow Rail Ron Kinkead at 12:13am 07.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/972 I am in the process of restoring a 1978 27' O'Day and I am looking for a bow rail. The old rail tha
forward hatch cover 1980 hunter 27 tom r. evans-kennedy at 11:52pm 07.28.04 Smaller Boats 1/955 I have a 1980 Hunter 27 and need to replace the fowrard hatch cover //both slides are broken off at
Loos Gauge and tuning the rig Paul Aubrecht at 11:40pm 07.28.04 Big Boats 3/1057 I have discovered that when my dealer commissioned my boat last september,he never used a Loos gauge
Righting an Xcite Steve at 11:36pm 07.28.04 Day Sailers 0/1062 Hi, I have an Xcite which I love to teach on but yesterday we turtled in lake Mi outside sister bay,
Beneteau First 26 J Lewis at 11:01pm 07.28.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/914 Are there any other owners of 1980s Beneteau First 26 out there?Looking for some advice on leaking
Odor removal frank at 9:07pm 07.28.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1675 KO spray PEGGY YOU ONCE INDICATED THAT YOU CAN USE KO RIGHT OUT OF THE BOTTLE TO GET RID OF ODORS
Genoa / Jib Rigging Question Marty 26d at 2:19pm 07.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/924 OK....I'm sold on the idea of a furler...BUT...on a Mac26d with a single forestay, how do you set up
Bilge Pump Check Valve T J Furstenau at 1:30pm 07.28.04 Ask All Sailors 15/4911 Okay, maybe I'm missing something really obvious here, so I'm hoping someone can tell me what it is.
replacing holding tank with lectrasan richard smith at 12:17pm 07.28.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1395 I am replacing my holding tank and associated paraphenalia with a lectrasan. When the hose leaves t

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Ugly, Ugly Sailboats Captain Larry-DH at 4:02am 01.26.21 Regarding the Jag above: I took my girlfriend to look at a new 1968 Jaguar XKE Roadster in the show
Replacing plumbing on a 302 Silent running17 at 3:59am 01.26.21 It appears that you've just joined sbo.com...welcome aboard! What's the make, model of the toilet?
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats garymalmgren at 3:51am 01.26.21 She suggested that we could either buy the Jag or get married. I now have eleven Grandchildren. Ye
replacing bathroom fixtures beneteau 343 Davidasailor26 at 3:50am 01.26.21 Looks like part 157128 from the Beneteau Spare Parts site - http://spareparts.beneteauusa.com If no
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats RoyS at 3:47am 01.26.21 Regarding the Jag above: I took my girlfriend to look at a new 1968 Jaguar XKE Roadster in the showr
1984 Sabre 28 Window Repair Silent running17 at 3:33am 01.26.21
oxolic acid RoyS at 3:28am 01.26.21 I mentioned above that we used to wash subway cars with a diluted oxalic acid mix. I should add that
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom Whatfiero1 at 3:23am 01.26.21 I don't necessarily have a dip per se, it's just the bottom appears rough from soda blasting. Some
40 CC questions Elliot_SG at 2:17am 01.26.21 A bit more digging around online looking at other 40ft Beneteau of the same age suggests the engine
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats (1) garymalmgren at 10:34pm 01.25.21 For vehicles, the tyranny of the wind tunnel is the main culprit. Maybe, then maybe not
Yanmar Glow Plug Issue JamesG161 at 10:15pm 01.25.21 I am guessing, but my Yanmar has a start up that is keyless too. But mine has a momentary toggle sw
Do these charge voltages look ok? Benny17441 at 9:49pm 01.25.21 You do not mention the manufacturing date of the batteries, did the sticker indicate they were manuf
Unusual Force 8 in Long Beach Harbor Brian D at 9:02pm 01.25.21 We got the nasties down here in Oceanside today. Not sure what the wind speed was, but my Marina sen
Minimum Mast Clearance for a 1979 Hunter Cherubini 30 Benny17441 at 9:01pm 01.25.21 The Hunter 30 Cherubini of 1979 did not come with a choice of tall or short rig. The sail plan cal
H34 Prototype companionway instrument cluster Mike Oldak at 8:25pm 01.25.21 we just added an axiom 9 into a large navpod with depth, wind and autopilot. I think the large navp
Unusual Force 8 in Long Beach Harbor Kings Gambit at 8:10pm 01.25.21 Went down and doubled up my docklines, many headsails sacrificed on the altar of poorly secured fur
Pulley pullers Project_Mayhem at 8:08pm 01.25.21 @dLj You're spot on on the rental terms
Unusual Force 8 in Long Beach Harbor Calif. Ted at 8:07pm 01.25.21 Went down and doubled up my docklines, many headsails sacrificed on the altar of poorly secured furl
Unusual Force 8 in Long Beach Harbor Kings Gambit at 8:06pm 01.25.21 34 knot wind, 21 ft seas at 11 seconds. The best is yet to come Tuesday night. Visit windy.com I w
Replacing plumbing on a 302 Voyager1 at 8:05pm 01.25.21 I recently replaced my original hoses when I bought my 0day 302 two years ago. Not much good news. F

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