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Is Biodiesel OK ? Travis at 3:53am 03.25.03 Big Boats 8/1921 I was wondering if the use of 20-50 percent biodiesel is ok for use in a 1983 yanmar. I thought tha
Adding a windless Jim A at 2:40am 03.25.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/959 Anyone added a windless. Is it a very big pain to do? What model did you pick? Was it hard to ins
What should I know about sailing my Hunter 23.5 in Hayden Jones at 2:40am 03.25.03 Smaller Boats 6/1768 blue water. I've been sailing ina salt water bay for the poast year and this year I plan on venturi
Bunk Rollers for O'Day 222 Jim at 2:20am 03.25.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1000 Does anyone have experience using bunk rollers vs. boards ? Getting our 1986 O'day 222 on and off a
Charger/Inverter Cycling Rick at 1:10am 03.25.03 Big Boats 3/864 I have noticed lately that I have to put about half a gallon of water in my two house batteries ever
Jib Replacement - Hunter 25 Steve Hall at 12:58am 03.25.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1213 Over the weekend I tore-up my jib sail in high winds. I am looking to replace mine, which was the o
Rub rail Stewart at 12:40am 03.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/915 About a six inch section of rubrail on my 26x has deteriorated pretty badly, it looks crumbled, is i
Head Replacement - Hunter 410 Dave Jackson at 12:25am 03.25.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1525 I have a two year old Hunter 410 and have had it with the two Jabsco heads. I'm getting ready to re
Crusing the Chesapeake or North Rob at 11:41pm 03.24.03 Ask All Sailors 6/960 My soon to be wife and I are planning a 2 week sailing trip on our 46' Morgan this July.....We are s
Simrad WP30 installation on H280 Adrian at 11:33pm 03.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1150 I just purchased a Simrad Wheelpilot WP30 to install on my '99 H280. All the installation hardware i
haatch installation Barry at 11:32pm 03.24.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/917 Has anyone installed a hatch aft of the mast on a 1975 H30. I would kike to put in a 17x17 hatch th
Mac 26X in rough waters Miquel Vernet at 10:31pm 03.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1246 Hi everybody,I just bought a Mac 26X (1999) second hand in UK. I am based in Belgium, and I will b
Boom Rigging - Outhaul? Dave France at 10:24pm 03.24.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2009 We've been puzzling over the rigging setup on the starboard side of our 81' Oday 23' boom. It looks
Venture Newport 23 Bowsprit Question Chip Giles at 9:01pm 03.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/4181 I bought a '73 Venture of Newport and it has no bowsprit. I used to own on a while back, and figured
Non-skid repair Part II (part I above) Jim willis at 8:15pm 03.24.03 Other Sailboats 0/675 Thought you might find this interesting.Part II Molded in Gelcoat Non-skid decks. There are t
Air conditioning jerry zaslaw at 3:51pm 03.24.03 Big Boats 11/1011 I plan to install Mermaid A/C on HP450. Has anyone else used this manufacturer and what is your exp
volvo tmd22 engine oil consumption jerry zaslaw at 3:48pm 03.24.03 Big Boats 5/2749 I have Volvo tmd22 engine in 450. I am using about 1 Qt. oil every 35 hours. This does not seem ri
Trying to find hardware Jason Patterson at 11:07am 03.24.03 Smaller Boats 4/785 Could someone help me find a T-bolt with toggle. I want a Johnson Marine 1/4" T-bolt. West marine ha
Help! Replacing the distribution box Lee at 9:36am 03.24.03 Smaller Boats 6/827 I am replacing the distibution box on my H23 with a West Marine 6 switch panal. In the original box
Cabin Accessories Tom at 9:30am 03.24.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/967 I own a beautiful Beneteau First 29, named TARDIS. I have three questions pertaining to cabin acces

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Catalina 310 shirts Alansails at 5:01am 05.17.20 IT IS cotton, You are WARM in ALABAMA! Columbia makes some nice wicking shirts, I get mine from s
R20 Outboard length? smokey73 at 4:57am 05.17.20 If you want to remove the extension it should be pretty easy however, you will probably need a new s
Diesel fuel leak RoyS at 4:57am 05.17.20 :plus: for Ezell tanks in Florida. Last year I discovered a seeping leak on my 39 year old aluminum
Varnishing with urethane DougM at 4:57am 05.17.20
Advice on Selden Mast Removal Nodak7 at 4:33am 05.17.20 BTW you will need pretty tall sawhorses to support the mast. The selden mast has very long swept bac
True Wind Discussion Redux danstanford at 3:45am 05.17.20 The polars for my boat include both true and apparent angles. While I haven't sailed with them yet,
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. Will Gilmore at 3:11am 05.17.20 Wow JS. Really going after the big subjects here. First weather and now sail trim. I'd like to p
Need help identifying these lines (1) Will Gilmore at 3:00am 05.17.20 The blocks should attach to the mast by a line on either side, somewhere around the spreaders. http
R20 centerboard Will Gilmore at 2:54am 05.17.20 I am unfamiliar with your model boat. Can you post a picture of your situation? It's pretty concer
R20 Outboard length? Will Gilmore at 2:46am 05.17.20 Welcome to SBO, R20Sailor. That's a sweet looking boat and I like the name. 'Mariah', right? "They
My new saildrive Stewart stephenbson at 12:25am 05.17.20 Hi Stewart. It is mostly resolved. As you could previously ascertain, I have to draw raw water thr
Sliding/pop-up Galley and stovetop for 1985 Oday 23? esightler at 10:42pm 05.16.20 Thanks for the reply, I will check them out.
R20 centerboard R20Sailor at 9:55pm 05.16.20 Hi There, Were you able to find any more info? The previous owner of my R20 (very) carefully install
Stuck throttle? (15hp Chrysler/Johnson) Benny17441 at 9:55pm 05.16.20 It might no be possible to engage the gears with the engine off. It looks like you have a throttle
R20 Spreaders R20Sailor at 9:49pm 05.16.20 I am actually looking to purchase new spreaders. Any recommendations on where to order them? Thank y
Need help identifying these lines Undertow at 9:21pm 05.16.20 Thanks, everyone! Now that I know what they are I can study up on how to use them.
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. Joe at 9:08pm 05.16.20
Need help identifying these lines Justin_NSA at 9:01pm 05.16.20 Another vote for lazyjacks :plus: Your sailcover probably has slots to allow then to pass thru
Grampian 31 classic mast step. Captain Dor at 8:50pm 05.16.20 the point of the post is that yes i need to fix and replace being it is a 1965 grampian i dought i w
Need help identifying these lines rgranger at 8:49pm 05.16.20 :plus:

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