Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Buying a sailboat. Have some questions.. (6) Newbie3 at 7:36pm 02.06.19 Ask All Sailors 31/2381 I found a sailboat I really like and I'm excited about closing on the purchase. First though, I'm ab
Grounding Location for Inverter? (1) Ryan Stutes at 7:34pm 02.06.19 Ask All Sailors 7/5100 I recently purchased my first boat! A Neptune 24 by Capital Yachts, called Bon Temps (good times). I
Survey of 2002 Hunter 456 BlueHeronSailing at 3:42pm 02.06.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/585 I am in the process of buying a 2002 Hunter 456 next week. I want to go over all the systems, struct
No backing plate under bow cleat. 23.5 PropellerHead at 1:58pm 02.06.19 Smaller Boats 8/836 Found that one bolt on my bow cleat had backed out sitting in the slip over the weekend. I figured t
Do you need a Femtometer? JamesG161 at 11:38am 02.06.19 Sails Call Lounge 7/1238 In trying to zoom in on @jssailem and @LeslieTroyer on there AIS position, I was trying to scale the
Cross bar for Halyard over campanion way slider (1) odj22sailor at 8:45am 02.06.19 Catalina 22 28/2178 Hi All, Is someone making the flat crossbar for halyards I am seeing for racing?
I found a Mixing Elbow Alarm HMT2 at 7:13am 02.06.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/839 Three years back I installed an Aqualarm, low flow alarm on my Yanmar 2GM. I never really thought ab
Fresh water bottom paint Flip Rutledge at 6:26am 02.06.19 Ask All Sailors 31/4277 I am new to keeping my boat in the water as opposed to trailering. I am preparing to strip and repai
Hunter 376 table halyard Randy R at 8:38pm 02.05.19 Big Boats 4/701 I purchased a Hunter 376 one of the issues was a stuck table halyard. I sprayed mclube sail coat in
Run a new wire to O322 bilge? (1) Mickstr at 3:59pm 02.05.19 Bigger Boats 12/1273 I'd like to add a 3rd wire to my bilge pump, so I can power both the manual and automatic circuits.
Starboard Main Stay looks 4 in crack inside Fiftybucks at 2:57pm 02.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/740 we are evauating a 99 hunter 380 and during our walkthru inspection, we noticed a 4 in long crack in
Replacement Furler for 40.5 MetricMountie at 2:22pm 02.05.19 Big Boats 2/753 I'm looking for information from other 40.5 owners regarding the brand of furler that they may have
Would a Oceanis 393 be strong enough for circumnavigating? HansZelf at 1:21pm 02.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 29/17549 Hi all, I consider buying a Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 393 (2001). From your experience, will this ty
Installing bow roller: foredeck coring? David on the Oly Pen at 1:12pm 02.05.19 C&C 4/1379 I'm shaping a piece of teak to mount a factory bow roller to the foredeck and bow fitting of my C'C
Dinette Table (1) Cape Daysailor at 11:01am 02.05.19 Ask All Sailors 9/911 160981 Hello, My boat has a spot for a dinette table, although there is not currently one with the b
Can you get too big of a gas tank? JP-M25 at 10:29am 02.05.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 38/5568 Hi All, my first post. I'm referb'ing an M25 (Hurricane Michael special). The boat was pretty much
Wave slap reducers Kermit at 9:45am 02.05.19 Ask All Sailors 7/153 @WKW mentipned wave slap reducers for the aft cabin. PLEASE* tell us about wave slap reducers! Our*
Air conditioning maintenance..... NYSail at 8:53am 02.05.19 Ask All Sailors 7/501 So I am new to the boat a/c phenomena.... have two units that function off a single pump. Units bot
Les and John's 2019 EXTREME Winter Cruise (1) jssailem at 8:05am 02.05.19 Sails Call Lounge 299/24049 Day 0 The beginning. e high teens and a wee bit of snow greeted us as we started provisioning for ou
Rudder post removal (4) TigerC&C at 4:08am 02.05.19 C&C 0/1348 We are attempting to remove the rudder on our custom C'C 43, to service and replace bearings as need

Recent Replies

Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? dlochner at 11:33am 09.15.24 A few years ago I had a similar questions and did some reasearch on the subject. The key reason is
Can it really be this straightforward? Benny17441 at 11:01am 09.15.24 Hire a rigger for a couple hours, he will have the harness, tools and experience to perform the job
C&C 29 MKII vs S2 9.2a LloydB at 10:42am 09.15.24 dlochner i think ...got your first puppy would be a better choice of words as stated in post #9. Jus
Pumpout Carts Suck Scott T-Bird at 10:32am 09.15.24 I agree it's more the narrow deck, position of the deck fill and user error than the pump out boat'
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 09.15.24 Any progress on the replacement prop? Same thing I'm wondering.
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations (2) BigEasy at 10:11am 09.15.24 227498
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Scott T-Bird at 9:58am 09.15.24 I think the problems with this idea is probably mostly revealed as the boat ages. If it is not car
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations BigEasy at 9:58am 09.15.24 Any progress on the replacement prop?
Pumpout Carts Suck dLj at 9:47am 09.15.24 Sorry. It's easy to come across as overbearing on a forum when that is not the intent. I was actua
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Davidasailor26 at 9:41am 09.15.24
Fresh Water Leak gfrazzle at 9:35am 09.15.24 One more question if I may. In the search for a replacement pump, the ones available from marine par
C&C 29 MKII vs S2 9.2a Scott T-Bird at 9:27am 09.15.24 Condition and layout is far more important than an imperceptible difference in sail capabilities. I
Fresh Water Leak gfrazzle at 9:17am 09.15.24 Are you sure that p/n is correct? At least in the last decade or so Jabsco part numbers are typical
Cruising the Ditch will be getting easier Hello Below at 8:43am 09.15.24
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 8:37am 09.15.24 When was the impeller last changed? And check the sea strainer. And have you checked the AF level
Cruising the Ditch will be getting easier Don S/V ILLusion at 8:36am 09.15.24
C&C 29 MKII vs S2 9.2a jssailem at 8:33am 09.15.24 Layout, build condition, and the one your partner likes will influence your boat's joy over the year
jssailem at 8:10am 09.15.24 Looking in a forum with your boat builder is always a great place to start a search. The stuffing bo
Nunavut at 7:52am 09.15.24 Bit of an older thread, but does anyone recall the packing size? I have a Yamaha 25-II, so hoping i
Goose Neck jssailem at 7:33am 09.15.24 :plus: A great write up @Joe.:biggrin: eBay and social networking marketplaces may also provide a u

Contact
About
Terms of Use