Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Wow... Simon Sexton at 8:44am 01.28.19 Ask All Sailors 300/26879 Stumbled upon this video yesterday...what do you think? q2il8Fagbyk
Bottom contour mapping via dinghy geoffschultz at 7:02am 01.28.19 Ask All Sailors 1/426 I've been taking my 5'5" draft Freedom 40/40 in ' out of the Rio Dulce in Guatemala since 2001 and h
I would like to introduce myself Sandcut at 6:40pm 01.27.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/4138 As a long time lurker/reader of this forum I would like to introduce myself. I guess I will be calle
Sailboat sinks at mooring Hamburg Cove, Lyme, Ct Chenega at 5:56pm 01.27.19 Ask All Sailors 107/15607 why was this boat abandoned on a mooring...? Hopefully not leaking fuel in such a beautiful harbor
Install new hatch rubber seal in Lewmar Super Hatch MitchK at 4:29pm 01.27.19 Newport 1/1109 OK, time to get back to the top hatch rebuild. Our N28 came with a Lewmar Super Hatch over the main
Macgregor 26X to sell Capt Woody at 12:47pm 01.27.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/42 Hello, I have owned my Macgregor 26X for almost 2 years and have made a lot of improvements and now
Links do not work Ward H at 12:24pm 01.27.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 11/1251 I've been going back and looking at older threads in Maine Sail's Musings forum and find a lot of li
322 trash can Paul1966 at 10:54am 01.27.19 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1237
Goodbye Laboat. (4) TomY at 10:17am 01.27.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1673 Walking the dogs in the harbor yesterday, I said to my wife, "I wonder where Laboat is?" Laboat is a
Replacement table leg for Hunter 34? Mike Oldak at 8:34am 01.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/464 My removable table leg and mounts have deteriorated beyond use. Is there a direct replacement avail
Ender of sailing All U Get at 5:39am 01.27.19 Ask All Sailors 46/3123 Hi all, Just spent some time helping friends with some issues with their boat. The final straw cam
Found on a beach (1) All U Get at 5:23am 01.27.19 Sails Call Lounge 34/2816 160636 Got any idea what this is from, the middle hole has broken plastic in it. The part is alumin
Sea Hawk stripper seadaddler at 7:36pm 01.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/678 Has anyone used new Sea Hawk marine paint stripper,I have been using Sea Hawk ablative bottom paint
Yanmar 4JH4E No Start gfrazzle at 3:37pm 01.26.19 Big Boats 37/4518 Attempted to start the 54hp Yanmar on my Hunter after sitting for a month or so. It ran perfectly wh
O'Day 272 Masthead Sheaves fhujber at 1:08pm 01.26.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/625 Does anyone know the dimensions of the masthead sheaves on an O'Day 272? I'm getting a lot of drag o
Reinforcing/rebedding Keel Trunk to lead ballast (2) "Selah" at 8:09am 01.26.19 Ask All Sailors 3/648 I was under impression that Selah's ballast was concrete. However, after grinding through cracked ep
New water heater for Wind Song (2) TaborKP! at 7:14am 01.26.19 Alden General Chat 2/2111 Here are some pictures of a new water heater just put in this week. Isotherm slimline 20. It is lo
Stanchion mounts on H410 cruisingretired at 6:37am 01.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/340 I am looking for information on how the stanchion bases are mounted on the H410. Are they thru-bolt
Poetry or films or artistic - of the sea Captain Larry-DH at 5:52am 01.26.19 Sails Call Lounge 16/1388
Just Love Steam Trains Terry Cox at 8:20pm 01.25.19 Sails Call Lounge 61/5280 No aficionado here, but engines, especially steam, always intrigued me. This video is well worth a w

Recent Replies

Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Scott T-Bird at 7:11am 09.13.24 Or that 3 well known designers were designing for coastal cruising and never intended for their boa
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Scott T-Bird at 7:06am 09.13.24 Not true. Keel-stepped masts are easier to design (in my opinion). The deck structure can be a lot
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Scott T-Bird at 6:57am 09.13.24 So my question is .... which boat manufacturers are currently building around keel-stepped masts?
Pumpout Carts Suck Scott T-Bird at 6:38am 09.13.24 That's just it, though. It isn't just your own, unless you have your own private pumpout station.
Tropical Depression Seven kappykaplan at 6:36am 09.13.24 Yes! European Model shows Hurricane Fish Storm Tks! :beer:
Tropical Depression Seven JamesG161 at 6:35am 09.13.24 Any expectations that this will be a fish storm? Yes! European Model shows Hurricane Fish Storm
Prefer to trailer john6206 at 6:29am 09.13.24
How can I improve the rigging of my mainsail? Timm R Oday25 at 6:22am 09.13.24 If it were my boat . I would install a 'rams horn in front of the boom
Tropical Depression Seven kappykaplan at 5:54am 09.13.24 Any expectations that this will be a fish storm?
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:19am 09.13.24 Have you ever removed keel stepped masts particularly when they are stuck plus the extra work to rem
Stuck in gear. john2 at 3:29am 09.13.24 check for "stuf" in de prop or around the shaft.
Stuck in gear. Clydo at 10:37pm 09.12.24 Clyde, What engine> M 25 XPB All of the above. Also: Have you checked the transmission fluid le
Stuck in gear. Clydo at 10:34pm 09.12.24
Keel paint BigEasy at 9:43pm 09.12.24 Bottom paint (anti fouling paint) only, will not address keel rust. The rust must be completely re
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot (1) Michael Davis at 9:42pm 09.12.24 I guess it depends on the setup and how well its done. Your installation is very similar to mine,
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover (3) Foswick at 9:37pm 09.12.24 I got the other two panels done and in place, completing the transom lockers which were in the worst
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 8:36pm 09.12.24 Great find. I like VDO gear. The OP has some pretty good ideas for sorting out his issues and hopef
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:19pm 09.12.24 One last word ........................................ https://vehiclecontrols.com/shopping/shop70
Stuck in gear. Stu Jackson at 8:04pm 09.12.24 Clyde, What engine> All of the above. Also: Have you checked the transmission fluid level?
Pumpout Carts Suck dLj at 8:00pm 09.12.24 Mouldering? Love it. A new name for the catagory? Maybe not. It's actually how they are classified

Contact
About
Terms of Use