Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Gratitude and indebtiness . . . Red_Dog at 3:53pm 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1242 I spend a great deal of my time here not logged-in, but skimming through topics and reading those th
rudder post and tube lube Golden Road at 3:25pm 04.08.19 Bigger Boats 5/2824 I dropped my rudder for maintenance on my 82 O'day 30 and I'm wondering what grease/lube was used. T
Anchor chain bow protector (2) Rltgold at 1:31pm 04.08.19 Catalina 22 7/1211 I've never been crazy about drawing my chain rode up and down my bow toe rail so I decided to do som
Propane Storage on 80's First 42 ? Mitch Witt at 12:49pm 04.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/365 I would be interested in hearing from all First 38 and First 42 owners on how they have dealt with p
Passageway Slider Sailgunner at 12:32pm 04.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/479 My passageway slider is hard to move unless it gets wet and is lubricated. Has anyone found a way to
I hate intermittent problems - batt charger not starting up Ed Caldwell at 11:05am 04.08.19 Musings With Maine Sail 15/1874 Xantrex Trucharge 40, now about 14 years old, replaced as part of a lightning repair on this 20 year
2014 Expedition 4WD, Which mode is recommended? Shorefun at 10:31am 04.08.19 Trailer Sailors 6/731 So I am new to sailboats. Had a sit on top ski in the 90's and an F250 pickup. The 250 was manual hu
A take on Maine Sail's packing 'tool' (2) Solstice at 10:30am 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 12/762
a little wind, a little hail, a lot of wind, a lot of hail (3) SVPardonMyFrench at 9:57am 04.08.19 Big Boats 1/712 Raced Pardon My French, my H40.5 this weekend in a Seattle classic benefit race called the Blakely R
Solar vent location Scandium at 9:51am 04.08.19 Trailer Sailors 2/845 I want to install a solar fan/vent in my seaward 23. What's the best location? Cabin is small so air
Roller Furl Problem JayOnTheBay at 8:55am 04.08.19 Catalina 22 4/1002 I have an '88 C-22 with a Harken roller furl system. The Jib on it is a 135. Recently I did some rep
C-400 cruising update Valiant1 at 8:03am 04.08.19 Big Boats 1/1194 After 2 years cruising the Caribbean and 21,750 sea miles under the lead keel of my '01 C-400, it wa
Hank-on sail size lingerfeltja at 7:45am 04.08.19 The Cherubini Hunters 4/606 My furler was damaged while the boat was being taken out at the end of last season. I have had cont
Hunter 41 stearing problem ronhardin at 7:43am 04.08.19 Big Boats 1/425 New problem on my 41Hunter AC Before haul out with bottom paint cutlass bearing and packing gland se
Seeking opinions on living and sailing around Clearwater Banooma at 7:39am 04.08.19 Destinations 63/7420 My Florida native wife is growing less and less tolerant of NJ winters, and has lately been very ene
Inverter for a Bus dwcory at 6:11am 04.08.19 Musings With Maine Sail 2/643 This question has nothing to do with boats, but rather, for a bus. Let me explain.... I have some
anyone put a thruster on their B411? bugbitten at 6:10am 04.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1354 I'm shopping for a new old boat and am looking at 423s, which are probably out of reach, and 411s, w
EV-100 Autopilot Placement dwcory at 5:00am 04.08.19 Catalina 30 4/1301 Hi all, I have a 1985 Tall Rig, and I'm about to install the Raymarine EV-100 autopilot. I currentl
Only Took Me 8 Years... (3) topcat0399 at 1:00am 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 3/458 After agonizing over systems, and methods for years trying to figure out how to handle the stupid he
Deck floodlights on Hunter 340 (1) Alistairlogan at 11:02pm 04.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/482 Hi there Can anyone help find the supplier of the floodlights in the attached photo? They were on my

Recent Replies

Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 1:12pm 06.25.24 Hi Larry, does Aqua Maps allow the same 2 devices sharing per account as Navionics? We might it wit
DC breaker/switch panel questions dmax at 12:34pm 06.25.24 You should not run your deck level navigation lights (bow and stern) with a masthead tri-color - you
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 3GGG at 12:12pm 06.25.24 ..start compiling an equipment inventory and a maintenance and repairl log. Your boat's profile sho
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 Joe at 11:53am 06.25.24 You do realize that you can put any instrument on your boat you want. Yes, Hunter built the boats,
Noise between Mast and Boom KGarvey at 11:51am 06.25.24 If you have a boom vang, snug it up slightly to prevent the boom from moving up and down too much.
Noise between Mast and Boom KGarvey at 11:50am 06.25.24 Raise and lower the boom by hand near the mast and listen for squeaking sound. If squeaking, then
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 3GGG at 11:24am 06.25.24 You should indicate what kind of compass, where it is mounted and what your usage will be. Only thin
Best Place to post " boat for sale" odaydokay at 11:23am 06.25.24 Thanks, all. Good ideas to consider, all. Still very early in the process.
DC breaker/switch panel questions Don S/V ILLusion at 11:14am 06.25.24 Conventional wisdom is to run the bilge pump direct to the battery bank with a dedicated on/off/ man
Furler woes (2) jssailem at 11:07am 06.25.24 A pendant is a way of shortening the length of halyard between the top of the furler and the mast. T
Mobile navigation app TomY at 11:04am 06.25.24 Aqua Maps is better overall than Navionics. I still use both, as @Davidasailor26 does, but overall
Yanmar 20gm starting issue Sailor Sue at 10:35am 06.25.24 I went down last night and the engine cranked on second push. I let it run for 2 hrs and it ran fin
Bomar hatch hinge pin chriscampbell at 10:28am 06.25.24 Do you have a source for those ? From Bomar, as a special order through WestMarine. Bomar part num
Furler woes bob45 at 9:35am 06.25.24 Halyard wrap is a common problem arising from incorrect installation. Test by disconnecting the tac
Stearn furler joint connectors needed: LOWmarine at 9:21am 06.25.24 So, my old mirage 25 furler has broken at least 4 foil joint connectors... I think it's a stearn fo
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 jssailem at 8:58am 06.25.24 I want to replace the compass and the depth finder. Neither instrument works. Then, by all means,
Flickering House Lights Timm R Oday25 at 8:50am 06.25.24 Our 1981 Oday wires were run the exact same way . Seemed to be an industry standard back then
Furler woes JoeWhite at 8:49am 06.25.24 Halyard wrap is a common problem arising from incorrect installation. Test by disconnecting the tack
Downsizing to a 260 hunter240 at 8:45am 06.25.24 I have owned a H240 since 1998. and have sailed on H260 and my best friend had a Catalina 25 bought
Best Place to post " boat for sale" rgranger at 8:43am 06.25.24 Here at SBO FACEBOOK market place Craigslist.org sailboatlistings.com

Contact
About
Terms of Use