Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Bilge configuration on a Mac 25 Gifforst at 9:01am 05.20.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1599 I have a 83 mac 25 and struggling to figure out how the bilges are connected. I know they are not b
Scope Strainer janiceandcraig at 8:42am 05.20.17 Ask All Sailors 1/316 I have a scoop strainer thruhull which was installed with a locking nut and valve threaded directly
blowing out ballast CapnGL at 8:09am 05.20.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/422 Im trying to gear up on doing this and I bought an Intex Quick Fill pump. I cannot find any PSI info
Jib Furler help - Please! (1) kupskius at 7:17am 05.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1077 Me again! I am faced with a jib furler issue on my 1980 Hunter Cherubini 30. I understand that a fur
Jib Furler Help! (1) kupskius at 6:53am 05.20.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/704 Me again! First of all, thanks everyone for your thorough answers on my previous issues! Voracity
lexan deck windows Paul Damian Rees at 6:30am 05.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/550 anyone have experience changing and resealing lexan deck windows on a 45cc? Caulking/rubber/silicon
Used furling system advise RobertW007 at 4:14am 05.20.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/586 Hi, A friend of mine is offering me his furling system (great condition) from a boat he decommission
Yanmar diesel from S2 9.2a (1) Mark F at 3:03am 05.20.17 S2 4/1820 I am currently considering purchasing a 1978 S2 9.2, I am quite certain the inboard is a Yanmar dies
Hello! New member, new boat......"Wayward Star" (3) ilance at 10:02pm 05.19.17 Catalina 22 10/647 I just got my first Catalina 22! I've been hunting for a while.....and one of my candidates offered
ASA courses Sanfelice at 7:51pm 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1104 I am thinking of chartering a monohull next winter. The last time I chartered was in the 70's. I hav
Crane Launch H26/260 Fred at 7:46pm 05.19.17 Smaller Boats 1/580 At our club we have two cranes. Sometimes it is more convenient to use the cranes than the launch ra
Am I supposed to have bow rollers? (1) JosefR at 7:18pm 05.19.17 Catalina 30 31/2763 Anyone recognize this setup on my 1989 Catalina 30 TR? Catalina Direct has nothing like this in the
Tuning the rig on a Victoria 18 Richard Anderson at 7:12pm 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 1/371 I have a 1981 Victoria 18 which has a 7/8 fractional rig with sweep back upper and lower shrouds. T
Newport 31 Mast Base Pete Boothroyd at 6:53pm 05.19.17 Newport 3/592 Has anyone had an issue with the mast wiggling side to side in the mast step while there is a small
Yanmar 3GMD Raw Water Pump Dripping tomgrigsby at 6:43pm 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 6/910 Noticed today after shutdown of the engine that the raw water pump is dripping. I haven't had to do
Cockpit teak (1) Bryan9 at 5:17pm 05.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2441 136749 After 11 years of weathering, my 2006 Beneteau 323's cockpit teak was rough and gray. Yesterd
House Batteries Boiling Over Big Red at 4:28pm 05.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1626 We have a Hunter 44 2006 and replaced our house batteries 3 years ago. We returned a few weeks ago
Side Rub Rails for B 321 cymeyer at 3:43pm 05.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/293 Jus curious if anyone with a Beneteau 321 has found a rub rail insert for the aluminum one on the bo
Looking for an O'Day 272 with trailer Alex D at 1:50pm 05.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/469 Looking for an Oday 272 with trailer will travel for the right boat. Thank you!
Servicing winches Clydo at 1:27pm 05.19.17 Catalina 310 4/601 Dumb question. Is it just me or does anyone else have problems putting cabin top 30's back together

Recent Replies

Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Rich Stidger at 2:38pm 06.01.23 Guessing does work.;) Jim... All of the connectors are clean. I measured zero ohms across all of
New owner of C310 Hull#23 Alansails at 2:34pm 06.01.23 The seat was originally designed to be stored as a seat or there are cutouts on ours where I have se
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. jssailem at 2:32pm 06.01.23 I recently bought a product in Seattle from Crosscut Hardwoods. They call themselves the Woodworker
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem JamesG161 at 2:24pm 06.01.23 Wild Azz guess... Clean that connector. Guessing does work.;) Jim...
Considering a Catalina 27... jssailem at 2:22pm 06.01.23 I just got back from racing a Catalina 30 Mk 2 23 hours 65nm around Whidbey Island with 4 other sail
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 2:15pm 06.01.23 g-v9sXtUKV4 Well for the past several weeks I have been in a not going forward/not going backward si
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Alansails at 2:11pm 06.01.23 I would do what Greg said and make a template and place it on some marine plywood and put a piece of
New O'Day 192 owner - Rigging Instructions (1) Sunbird22358 at 2:05pm 06.01.23 Ask and you will receive! Not sure if it will answer your questions, but this is what O'DAY original
dip start after the gun OK? Davidasailor26 at 1:47pm 06.01.23
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem (5) Rich Stidger at 1:47pm 06.01.23 OK, update. Unfortunately, as I began to T/S, the problem was not present and the gauge was reading
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F Alan Gomes at 1:36pm 06.01.23 The engine was running at 2700 for around an hour when I took those readings. Seems perhaps the the
Catalina 310 dinghy davits Afraal at 1:09pm 06.01.23 Hello @marchem, I was wondering if you ended up installing Davits on your C310, and if yes what bran
Macgregor 26 kappykaplan at 12:59pm 06.01.23
Macgregor 26 pungojim at 12:59pm 06.01.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 12:37pm 06.01.23 Been awfully quiet on this thread lately with nary a hint of a vrooom. Any news to report? Does the
Continupus mainsail furling (1) Hello Below at 12:10pm 06.01.23 Thanks all for your help and ideas. I think I will try removing the existing continuous loop line a
Macgregor 26 stickinthemud57 at 12:06pm 06.01.23 26X, M, S, or D?
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F Scott T-Bird at 11:31am 06.01.23 Testing the thermostat is relatively easy but you would remove it for placement in heated water. Th
Continupus mainsail furling Seahawk345 at 11:28am 06.01.23 Thanks all for your help and ideas. I think I will try removing the existing continuous loop line an
Spreader bird deterrent lines..... kappykaplan at 11:14am 06.01.23 A more permanent method I have tried string, cable ties but nothing lasted years. I finally came up

Contact
About
Terms of Use