Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Turnbuckle lubricant? JBP-PA at 1:17pm 11.01.24 Ask All Sailors 18/2413 I've used SailKote every spring on my turnbuckles, but since I recently ruined a pair, I'm wondering
Replacing/Repairing Hatches 1981 Hunter 27' (4) gabecoker at 11:31am 11.01.24 Mid-Size Boats 6/1233 Had some damage to a few of our hatches during Milton. Wondering what the best way is to go about ge
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk albakers at 7:42am 11.01.24 Ask All Sailors 20/1525 I picked up an almost free Merit 22 last weekend (had to pay for gas for 1,000 mile round trip), and
Eastern Michigan rigging inspection duality at 7:17am 11.01.24 Ask All Sailors 2/545 Hello, my insurance company is requiring a rigging inspection for my boat. my rigger, Ferd, is base
Can anyone recommend a Hydronic heating/hvac expert in the Vancouver area? (1) paulheth at 1:59am 11.01.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1096 Our new-to-us 2008 Beneteau 40 has a very new to me hydronic heating system leveraging an Espar D5,
Surveyor in the Brunswick Georgia area dlochner at 4:15pm 10.31.24 Ask All Sailors 4/584 I'm looking for a surveyor in the Brunswick Ga area to do Condition and Valuation survey. This is ne
Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. Driver50x at 8:20am 10.31.24 Smaller Boats 8/2356
Source for Metric turnbuckle (1) JBP-PA at 7:46am 10.31.24 Ask All Sailors 30/2183 I need a couple metric M10 turnbuckles for my Jeanneau Tonic. All I can find are imperial threads.
Full enclosure questions fred1diver at 5:56am 10.31.24 Ask All Sailors 22/2304
Cockpit table 'ice chest' fills with water? (1) paulheth at 8:44pm 10.30.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/493 Very new owner of Oceanis 40 (2008) and I can't seem to find any way to open a drain on the cavern i
Hunter Passage 420 - Spinnaker Sheet Block Attachment Location Dreaming at 7:38pm 10.30.24 Big Boats 0/368 Hello! I have a 2000 Passage 420 CC. I have a question for other Passage 420 CC owners out there. Wh
my Westerbeke 10Two diesel cranks but won't start. When cranking, light grey smokes cones out a whole on the port side. I don't know if that hole i yknot at 2:21pm 10.30.24 Engines and Propulsion 3/749 my Westerbeke 10Two diesel cranks but won't start. When cranking, light grey smokes cones out a hol
How to repair small chip in cabin sole (2) AndyL at 1:40pm 10.30.24 Big Boats 7/864 I chipped part of the cabin sole on my 2004 Hunter 36 and am hoping to do a repair "in place" (witho
2007 Beneteau 393 Aft Head Toilet advent-fla at 6:52am 10.30.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/556 2007 Beneteau 393 Aft Head toilet. Does anyone know what toilet was used in the aft head? It has a J
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? (3) baycloud at 9:33pm 10.29.24 Ask All Sailors 9/993 Hey all, looking at a catalina 30. This is below the steering wheel on the port side of the cockpit.
Hole for gin pole in the mast Eric S W at 3:12pm 10.29.24 Smaller Boats 16/1681
Stuffing box wrench size question (1) yelkenli at 1:49pm 10.29.24 Ask All Sailors 23/2613 I am trying to find wrenches to replace the GTU packing in my stuffing box. This is for a 1985 Cat
Buying 423? ldd at 10:58am 10.29.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1431 2004 Love to hear the good and bad. the galley sole creeks and cracks and even looks unflat. How big
Water based Spar Eurethane william24424 at 10:08am 10.29.24 Ask All Sailors 6/903 I'm sorry to get political so close to election time. Brightwork, varnished woodwork on a sailboat.
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Slowboat314 at 9:26pm 10.28.24 Trailer Sailors 12/2168 I'm the happy owner of a new-to-me '98 Hunter 240. I had a great first season on her but rushed a li

Recent Replies

Small and quick fix fiberglass filler Scott T-Bird at 9:31am 11.20.25 TB's Thixo isn't horribly priced and the tips are around $1 each when bought in a 12 pack. I think
Reinforcing stanchion (3) Hayden Watson at 9:21am 11.20.25 I am a little late to this discussion so I will try to cover several items at once. My boat is a C3
Light-Weight Solar Panels BarryL at 8:56am 11.20.25 Hello. This is very interesting information. With the Victron controller, I can monitor the solar o
Beta Engine - starting experience marcham at 8:44am 11.20.25 From the manual: Up to 6 seconds of pre-heat (in cold weather), then press start. This means: Con
Reinforcing stanchion (1) jssailem at 7:57am 11.20.25 I found room with one of these. " Aluminum plate as a backing material
Reinforcing stanchion dLj at 7:42am 11.20.25 Sounds like you are generally coming in too fast. Can you describe where you put your boat more? Lik
Beta Engine - starting experience FastOlson at 7:33am 11.20.25 I installed a new Betamarine25, in 2018. This replaced a high-hour Universal M25XP. It was a massive
Reinforcing stanchion Project_Mayhem at 7:26am 11.20.25 Perhaps you need to a fixed cleat. It's not a bad idea. I'll have to take a look at the deck layou
Reinforcing stanchion jssailem at 6:59am 11.20.25 Perhaps you need to a fixed cleat.
37c motoring speed Jim Legere at 6:34am 11.20.25 On my old H37 with a 3QM30 and a two-blade Michigan Wheel prop, I used to make about 6.5 knots at ap
Introduction dLj at 5:50am 11.20.25 Welcome to the forum. Sounds like a great boat - I love the looks of schooners! As far as not driv
Small and quick fix fiberglass filler Project_Mayhem at 5:32am 11.20.25 TB's Thixo isn't horribly priced and the tips are around $1 each when bought in a 12 pack. I think t
Introduction Project_Mayhem at 5:26am 11.20.25 Welcome to the forums! That sounds like one hell of a storm. Please do tell!
Small and quick fix fiberglass filler fred1diver at 5:26am 11.20.25 The tip on six10 is a mixing tip, so it needs to be replaced after you finish your job, you install
Small and quick fix fiberglass filler dlochner at 5:24am 11.20.25 I use the cast caulk gun from Home Depot. It's leaps and bounds better than the stamped ones. I lo
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls Project_Mayhem at 5:23am 11.20.25 Good call on the hot glue. I have only removed a few that were water damaged. They basically fell ri
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls dlochner at 5:20am 11.20.25 Try using hot glue to hold it in place while the adhesive cures. A few spots As little as possible
Small and quick fix fiberglass filler Project_Mayhem at 5:18am 11.20.25 I use PC-11 for many things. It is just a 2-part epoxy filler like Marine Tex. Also like Marine T
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls fred1diver at 5:17am 11.20.25 Could be done with a router as well!
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:13am 11.20.25 How much work do you want to do for this??? If you have access to wood tools, and are not afraid of

Contact
About
Terms of Use