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Mississippi Coast 26X Owner(s) Guest at 11:53pm 03.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1309 Mississippi Coast owner(s),We are interested in the 26X but there are no dealers close by. Is t
Fixing portlight leaks Wm Mayberry at 8:36pm 03.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/925 This has probably been covered before, but my windows leak on my H-34. The fixed rectangular ones o
AcuGage works! Les Blackwell at 12:50pm 03.06.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1282 Yesterday we (my marine certified electrician and me) finished wiring up my AcuGages that Phil and P
Oday 25 Trailer ...gotta have . Patrick Shannon at 9:14am 03.06.02 Destinations 3/1622 With respect to the fleet,still gotta find a trailer for my Oday 25 (shoal keel)All Please do resp
yellowed windows on a dodger Paul at 8:18am 03.06.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1456 I have a fairly long sail (36 NM) coming up in a couple weeks when I move my boat to a new marina.
Schooner Captain wins (from Sailnet Hunter list) Don Bodemann at 6:58am 03.06.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1456 For those interested in the outcome of the schoonercaptain vs. the jet skier. The judge returned h
Make my own dodger ? Moonbeam at 6:09am 03.06.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1201 Does anyone know where I could find a pattern to make my own dodger for a Catalina 25? I want to ma
Topping Lift Peter Bowers at 4:03am 03.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1009 Has anyone installed a topping lift for the main on an O'Day 222. If so, how did you do it? I don'
Waterdog! Mike Coulter at 1:02am 03.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1156 I just purchased a 97 Mac 26X. In following these threads for a few weeks Ihave the following ques
Baja Navel and Bottom Paint . . . Nick at 11:09pm 03.05.02 Ask All Sailors 4/3098 I'm in San Diego and my 1971 Catalina 27 needs bottom paint. I've been in contact with Baja Naval (t
Wanted: Motor Mounts OBX Sailor at 7:40pm 03.05.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1187 I am looking for two (2) Barr 1001 motor mounts or a source that I may procure them from. My local
Knot meter / speedometer Jim K at 11:38am 03.05.02 Day Sailers 2/1284 I want to install a knot meter or marine speedometer on my Oday 20. Does any owner have any recomme
Basic question - stepping mast on a 25 Eddyvee at 9:33am 03.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1000 Hi all,Congratulate me ! I am the happy new owner of a '83 25, "L'Aventure". Needs a little cleanu
More Cat 30 (Full Cockpit Enclosure) Ron at 8:44am 03.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1018 Look on the Photo Forum for more pictures of this enclosure.If you want more info. E-Mail RChandler
Furling headsail and tabernacle? Dan Beerman at 6:33am 03.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1234 In a few months I will be looking for a clean, early model Catalina 30 to call my own. Problem is, t
Hunter 25.5 being Salvaged? David Hiatt at 4:45am 03.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/911 Does anyone know of a Hunter 25.5 (or similar size) being salvaged or stripped for parts. I am in n
hand held radios Hayden Jones at 4:21am 03.05.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1197 I'm in the market for a hand held radio. Any suggestions on type, wattage, etc.
Mac26 Models Doug at 4:10am 03.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1066 I am just starting to shop for a trailerable sailboat. Accomodations will be a big issue as well as
must sell :o( moving to fla :o) dave at 2:11am 03.05.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1124 I just had to put my baby up for sale
Pros and Cons of these two boats Brian at 12:36am 03.05.02 Trailer Sailors 11/3239 My wife and I are getting ready to buy a sailboat. We want a boat that has: water ballast, can be t

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Rebedding bow pulpit on Catalina 310 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:03pm 08.01.20 Presuming you have to remove the rotten core material, the bolts should be accessible once you cut o
How deep to launch (1) T_Cat at 6:01pm 08.01.20 WOW that's one of the rare times I have seen a swing keel using a extension. How shallow is that r
Looking at this makes me glad I got a Mac! Lazy1 at 5:58pm 08.01.20 We should get back to sailboats are better then motorboats :D The tribalism has no limits it seems :
M25 Universal troubles - need advice Ralph Johnstone at 5:55pm 08.01.20 It is a water impeller. Oberdorfer. I think this will be my attack angle as well. I would suggest
Beneteau 361 Looking for battery space SCFoster at 5:45pm 08.01.20 Your idea is a good one. May use it. As we said in the software business, R&D stands for "ripoff & d
2005 Nissan NSF9.8A Jimmy at 5:44pm 08.01.20 I have not, but the service manual for that model is available for free download from scribd, so th
Beneteau 361 Looking for battery space Grip Fast at 5:39pm 08.01.20 Looks about the same as mine. I will have to raise the floor a couple inches. I am hoping to finis
Looking at this makes me glad I got a Mac! Knuttle at 5:38pm 08.01.20 I have a Venture 21 (similiar to a Mcgregor 21 ;-). It draws about 12" of water, keel up. I find
Boom Vang question markwbird at 5:35pm 08.01.20 The typical install is the adjustment block is the fixed one on the mast. You can then run the line
Nuisance water and new bilge pump recommendations? smokey73 at 5:28pm 08.01.20
Beating the heat on water. AlastairLC at 5:26pm 08.01.20 While we enjoy beautiful Fall/Winter/Spring weather here in sunny Arizona, mid-June to mid-September
Adding a Marine Head Alan Gomes at 5:26pm 08.01.20 +1 for an MSD portapotty...here are all the reasons why: On any boat much smaller than about 30',
M25 Universal troubles - need advice sailme88 at 5:24pm 08.01.20 Low oil pressure -pump might have suffered damage from dry pumping. Ditto
M25 Universal troubles - need advice shaunlahaie at 5:22pm 08.01.20 I wonder why the original poster said this, "Please don't say oil pump...maybe a sensor? maybe the
M25 Universal troubles - need advice shaunlahaie at 5:21pm 08.01.20 What is this new impeller you refer to ? IMO I would go with this first, based on a gradient o
Cruising RPM. Alan Gomes at 5:16pm 08.01.20 I talked to a Yanmar rep at a boat show and he said run it at continuous RPM all the time and at ma
Batteries/Combiners (1) Stu Jackson at 5:13pm 08.01.20 Is this a problem with using the combiner or just a problem that the battery went bad? Can I run in
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 31seahorse at 5:06pm 08.01.20 Hello RPD677 and welcome to the SBO forums! Have your boat search adventures included this site in
Beating the heat on water. justsomeguy at 4:58pm 08.01.20 We also rig a wind scoop over our forward hatch, and made a stern sun shade that ties into the back
Catalina 27 ignition Reaching27 at 4:51pm 08.01.20 Actually, I enjoying just using the key for ignition, but thanks for your reply. (The wiring IS 35 y

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