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Teignbridge Chuck at 7:48am 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 0/821 Looked at a Teignbridge prop today(made in England). Has any body switched to this prop, and what we
PHRF ratings for 331 Dave Humphreys at 7:40am 02.20.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1925 Has anyone seen a PHRF rating for the Beneteau 331? I have checked various sources. including PHRF
furler sail size for proper furling & proformance James at 6:15am 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 4/913 I am getting ready to install a furler for the headsail. I have heard that if you put a 150% genoa,
Where to Install an A/C unit and Generator Rick at 6:09am 02.20.03 Big Boats 5/1047 Hello Everyone,I am the owner of a 1986 Hunter 34 and am seriously considering the installation of
Trailering 25 with wing keel 1989 Duane at 5:41am 02.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1152 I would like to know if you can trailer a 25 1989 wing keel.Or will it stick up in the air to much.I
Water heaters Marguerite Becker at 4:12am 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 2/894 I was wondering if anyone has installed one of the PrecisionTemp Shower-Mate Marine Water Heaters.
MAINSAIL TRIM WITH FURLING MAIN MARK at 4:03am 02.20.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/953 I RECENTLY PURCHASED A CATALINA 36MKII WITH IN MAST FURLING. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS HOW DO I KNOW WH
Pictures of 26x steering system wanted Jamie Shreeves at 3:20am 02.20.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1632 I am looking for any and all pictures, diagrams, etc. of the wheel steering system found in the MacG
Radar arch on an older Hunter 45 Jim McGrath at 3:14am 02.20.03 Other Sailboats 0/671 Im interested in knowing if anyone has retrofitted, or had a radar arch installed on an older hunter
throttle/control cable replacement howard at 2:52am 02.20.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/699 thought I'd pass along my experience in replacing the throttle cable on our 89 Vision 32..I origina
A soon to be trailer Sailor Adam at 2:52am 02.20.03 Trailer Sailors 13/2029 I am in the process of deciding on my first boat, and have narrowed down the search to 3 boats and I
Cruising Mainsail Specs (1) Jon at 2:24am 02.20.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1083 Please comment on the following specs which I am developing for a new mainsail for cruising the Cari
Looking for Crosby Paul Mieszczenski at 9:07pm 02.19.03 Ask All Sailors 0/745 Since the topic of Crosby refrigeration has come up in recent post; does anyone have a name and phon
Standing riging replacemnet Rick at 8:16pm 02.19.03 Ask All Sailors 7/818 I was reading the catalina 36 owners manual last night and discovered that it is recommend that the
Tax Time Rick at 8:12pm 02.19.03 Ask All Sailors 11/922 I have herd that you can deduct the intrest on your boat loan. Does any one have any insight to this
on my trailer, there used to be a long... tom b at 4:26pm 02.19.03 Trailer Sailors 2/1271 or an extension that would slide out for, i guess shallow launching. any ideas where to find anothe
OK This is weird Gregory Wright at 2:01pm 02.19.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1048 I have been keeping my MacGregor 22 in Lake Tarpon. Fresh water.It's great sailing, but I am think
Hardware anyone? Mark at 1:50pm 02.19.03 Smaller Boats 4/853 Is there a company somewhere that sells small sailing hardware (screws, pins, etc)over the internet
Looking for... Darline Spring at 1:43pm 02.19.03 Ask All Sailors 9/881 After watching the Americas Cup this week on TV, it seems as if a Spinnaker would be something to he
Question for Joe: re earlier Crosby question Richard at 1:15pm 02.19.03 Other Sailboats 0/582 Joe: You posted an earlier reply regarding a Crosby question. I am buying a used system from a CSY

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TefPack Synthetic Shaft Packing JoeWhite at 6:33pm 05.11.20 I use Gore-Tex. No leakage. I replace them once in 3 years. Place Lanacoat into the shaft log before
Going to look at a 322 next week... iSaint06 at 6:27pm 05.11.20 You should read this post. http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/oday-302-loses-keel-c
Socially distant racing? Jackdaw at 6:25pm 05.11.20 We're gonna do something like this: Right, no racing as a group. So how about we create a monthly C
Are you on your last boat? Timm R Oday25 at 6:22pm 05.11.20 Our Oday25 was originally to be a stepping stone . I figured 5 or 6 years .It's now been 15 years.
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. (2) Davidasailor26 at 6:21pm 05.11.20 Just went through this myself on our 3YM30. I pumped out the old fluid, and replaced with the listed
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. Stu Jackson at 6:01pm 05.11.20 Easy to read if you roll it onto a piece of paper towel.
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. Ziggler at 5:59pm 05.11.20 Thank you for the help. Will follow the tips provided and conduct the additional research as recomme
What to mount on the bulkhead? joyof10 at 5:57pm 05.11.20 We have done a few modest changes to our 2018 35.1. One part we have not yet changed is mounting an
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus? JRT at 5:43pm 05.11.20 Flex seal tape and you should be fine for racing;)
what do you think ? too big ? jon hansen at 5:36pm 05.11.20 looks great
TefPack Synthetic Shaft Packing MaineSabre42 at 5:22pm 05.11.20 Thanks Dave! I joined up on that group a while back (when they were still on Yahoo, a little while b
TefPack Synthetic Shaft Packing dlochner at 5:14pm 05.11.20 Paul, Welcome to SBO. It is a great source of information about sailing and other topics. MaineSail
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. sail sfbay at 5:13pm 05.11.20 Please refer to these threads below where the level should be filled to. Please be careful not to ov
Are you on your last boat? Ward H at 5:06pm 05.11.20 Bought my C30 two seasons ago as my retirement boat for daysailing and overnighting on the BB. It f
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. Ralph Johnstone at 5:06pm 05.11.20 Helps to know the Xmission make but the stick appears the same as everything else one sees here. Th
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. Calif. Ted at 5:05pm 05.11.20 Usually just up to the line, for most with the stick fully inserted but not screwed down, not much o
Show us your ground tackle for a Hunter Legend 35.5 sail sfbay at 5:02pm 05.11.20 .....Hunter Legend 35.5................looking to upgrade to a Rocna 20 kg for a main and a Fortress
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus? DayDreamer41 at 4:58pm 05.11.20 @Scott T-Bird that thruster tunnel looks over sized (8" or 10"???) which is way over sized for that
Are you on your last boat? ggrizzard at 4:52pm 05.11.20 Yes, and it has been for the past 41 years! (You're not talking about replacement tenders, are you?)
Inverter charger and neutral bus question IStream at 4:43pm 05.11.20 I'm trying to understand your troubleshooting sequence. If you disconnect everything from the invert

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