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Happy Thanksgiving! Phil, Bly, Karisa, Trevor, and Gary at 1:21am 11.27.03 Ask All Sailors 0/914 Here's spending a wonderful day with family and friends! And somewhere in between the turkey and th
Packing Gland Adjustments Jim Huhta, Sr. at 12:49am 11.27.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1414 Hello Again. This time I am looking for help in identifying and adjusting the subject item. My Cat
Reverse Gear Adjustments Jim Huhta, Sr. at 12:38am 11.27.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/945 Greetings: I need some help in determining how to adjust the reverse gear on my 1979 Cat 27 with th
Diesel Motor Repairs Scott Stuffmann at 11:37pm 11.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/913
Happy Thanks Giving Everybody R. Marble at 10:53pm 11.26.03 Ask All Sailors 0/928 Here wishing everybody a very happy thanks giving, Here wishing everybody a very happy thanks giving
Sail Replacement David Burchette at 9:35pm 11.26.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/817 My wife and I race owr Macgregor 26D and it is time to replace the mainsail. Being that we bought ou
Direct water pressure Bill at 9:25pm 11.26.03 Big Boats 7/1241 Has anyone done a modification wherein, while at dock, the water and pressure would be supplied by t
H26 hull cross section alberto at 3:28pm 11.26.03 Smaller Boats 2/945 Can anybody send me a digital copy of the H26 "accommodation plan" page from his owner manual ? In I
NEW SAILS FOR MACGREGOR 22 BLANE KRUETH at 2:34pm 11.26.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2329 I BOUGHT A 1986 MAC 22 IN JUNE 2003 WITH ORIGINAL MAIN ' JIB SAILS.THIS IS MY FIRST SAILBOAT ' AM LE
water tank filters mark hoesman at 11:18am 11.26.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1162 Presently, we are not drinking the water out of our water tanks. In the near future, we will be in a
Volvo folding prop John O'Donald at 10:21am 11.26.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1223 Does anyone have experience with volvo folding props? I'm thinking about ordering this option on my
yikes It's time for more power Tractor John at 10:18am 11.26.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1236 I'm going to use my Tohatsu 50 for an anchor and buy a four stroke 60hp merc bigfoot or four stroke
volvo folding props John O'Donald at 10:10am 11.26.03 Other Sailboats 0/691 Does anyone have experience with volvo folding props? I'm thinking about ordering this option on my
Volvo folding prop John O'Donald at 9:58am 11.26.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1066 Does anyone have experience with volvo folding props? I'm thinking about ordering this option on my
Wheather Helm Gary Verburg at 9:49am 11.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1137 I went sailing last weekend in 20 mph winds. I had the main reefed and only a small area of the ge
volvo folding props John O'Donald at 9:41am 11.26.03 Big Boats 0/758 Does anyone have experience with volvo folding props? I'm thinking about ordering this option on my
Tufted Topper Allan R at 7:49am 11.26.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1234 I recently read about a product called "Tufted Topper" that supposedly improves the comfort of a mat
Keeping the trailer dry?!? Steve Zweigart at 5:26am 11.26.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1106 Just out of curiosity, for those of us trailer sailor's with experiences limited to fresh water to d
AIR CONDITIONER FOR 28.5 JOHN at 5:15am 11.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/920 HAS ANYONE PUT AN AIR COND. UNIT IN A 28.5?WHERE WOULD IT FIT?
SpeedSeal Water Pump Cover Warren at 3:48am 11.26.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1551 Does anyone have any experience with the "SpeedSeal Quick Release" water pump cover? Would this qui

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Windlass on a Beneteau 343 jssailem at 7:50pm 11.25.20
s2 9.2 questions Mark Maulden at 7:35pm 11.25.20 Leaky chainplates.
Replacing shrouds and stays Hunter216 at 7:32pm 11.25.20 I'm looking at some Hunter 27s from the 70s and most have not had standing rigging replaced in the
Preventors do I need one Kings Gambit at 7:24pm 11.25.20 Wing on wing? Just don't do it. Slowest point of sail and dangerous. :doh:
Kill bolts or rods for Beneteau oceanis 400 Johnb at 7:20pm 11.25.20 On line I have used Bolt Depot a lot
Advice on cabin interior wall replacement project dlochner at 7:14pm 11.25.20 Do you just glue the firring strips up or do you end up epoying/glassing? Use thickened epoxy, no
s2 9.2 questions Davidasailor26 at 7:13pm 11.25.20 I looked at one a few years ago that was in quite good shape except for leaking chainplates rotting
s2 9.2 questions Ted at 7:06pm 11.25.20 The first thing that comes to mind for a boat sitting in the water for that long is "SPONGE." Make s
Adding a whisker pole to Hunter 386 BarryL at 7:05pm 11.25.20 Hello, Remember that you will need chocks or some other way to store the pole. You will also need a
Replacing shrouds and stays mmlspace at 6:54pm 11.25.20 Thanks, Finefurn.
Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 BC Bernie at 6:36pm 11.25.20 Yes, so holding the key on all the way for 30 seconds or so is pretty much normal start procedure a
Preventors do I need one (1) jaysweet at 6:30pm 11.25.20 After reading about them for years, I rigged one for the first time on a solo trip last month when I
Replacing shrouds and stays finefurn at 6:19pm 11.25.20 Any Marina that offers a rigging service should be able to replae all your standing rigging. Ends a
Windlass problems seadaddler at 6:00pm 11.25.20 Got it
Install Yanmar GM10 in Oday 27 - experience or advice? jibes138 at 5:54pm 11.25.20 When comparing costs of upgrading an older boat I prefer to compare it to what a new one would cost.
Almost catastrophe during haul out Mike Oldak at 5:52pm 11.25.20 where should I put lift marks on my H34?
I just bought a 1991 Beneteau 41s5. bonding? Mechone at 5:49pm 11.25.20 Many Beneteaus came from the factory with gas discharged lightening arrestors, mine did and so did m
Preventors do I need one seanshine at 5:48pm 11.25.20 Wing on wing? Just don't do it. Slowest point of sail and dangerous.
Rotten wood supporting fuel tank thaeni at 5:46pm 11.25.20 Is the tank aluminum or poly? Aluminum
Ranger 23 Bulkhead Replacement 31seahorse at 5:42pm 11.25.20 Welcome to the SBO Forums, Paul. Several discussions on the Forum include bulkhead work. There is

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