Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

hunter38 specs richard9525 at 9:06pm 06.01.17 Big Boats 1/401 for trucking purposes anybody know mast length and height of boat without arch thanks
Raymarine ST4000 autopilot in wind vane mode? patrickkidd at 8:00pm 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 2/2139 I have a ST4000 (the black one, not the grey ST4000+) and am getting used to its awful limitations,
Catalina 27 interior paint surfforce 1 at 7:18pm 06.01.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/1165 Hello Captains! What type of paint do you suggest for painting interior fiberglass? What type of pai
O'day 25 gate on mast? Nevada Mike at 6:50pm 06.01.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1747 I have a hole on my mast that appears to be were a gate might go to keep slugs from falling out. Di
Please be gentle while I consider reinventing the wheel Kermit at 6:12pm 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 19/3496 I've cleaned and bleached my teak and holly sole. I've had one person suggest putting 2 coats of cle
How far will epoxy go? jhogle at 5:53pm 06.01.17 Catalina 22 3/626 Ive got this small gouge in my keel that I am hoping to fill in before applying some new bottom pain
Recommended furler for a 23.5 PropellerHead at 5:49pm 06.01.17 Smaller Boats 20/1109 Can someone recommend a furler? I'd like to keep the price in the range of the CDI FF2 or the Shaefe
Any Merit 22 opinions? ;) RussC at 5:29pm 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 7/4468 I've been toying with the idea of purchasing a decent looking Merit 22, but am torn if it would achi
Recently purchased a 1978 Catalina 27 So Cal Catalina at 4:16pm 06.01.17 Mid-Size Boats 11/2529 I have recently purchased a 1978 Catalina 27. The boat is in decent condition, but could use some mi
Shower drain leak/rebedding Bryan9 at 2:49pm 06.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/534 Our 2006 Beneteau 323's shower drain developed a leak, as attested by discoloration at the bottom of
A brisk sail Dennis Kitchen at 1:53pm 06.01.17 Smaller Boats 28/2240 Video was taken on the 24th of May with local winds calling for 26mph with gusts to over 40. This is
I'm Interested in buying.. Marty at 11:09am 06.01.17 Day Sailers 1/673 I could make use of another one of those Blue Mesh Bags and a set of seat cushions that are in great
Plywood repair from leaking portlight nestorph at 9:21am 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 7/711 Please direct me to the correct forum if this question doesn't fit here. I have two leaky portlight
Fresh water distribution manifold sgbridge98 at 8:58am 06.01.17 Big Boats 20/4462 I cannot turn the valves in the fresh waster distribution manifold under the sink in the galley. I
Cayenne 41 Sailboat?? Ropeburn at 6:34am 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2976 Need some information on this boat. It appears to be fairly narrow, and built in Europe. How does it
Yanmar keyswitch Apex at 4:52am 06.01.17 Bigger Boats 9/1712 my keyswitch gave up to uv beatings. anyone know of a source for replacement? looks like a simple
Air in fuel hose new installation rblevens at 8:30pm 05.31.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/648 Been replacing a motor in my H37C and a new 500 Racor filter, too. The engine finally run well for
Oday 25 rigging question.. Douginmd at 7:30pm 05.31.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1510 I have a (new to me) Oday 25 that has adjustable blocks on the port and star board sides which is af
MMSI FCC or What! StargazerP303 at 6:42pm 05.31.17 Ask All Sailors 27/2377 Note: I am not an expert here but was tired of the lame reasons given for MMSI usage and fee's that
water from hot water tap has sulpher smell Franzcat at 6:26pm 05.31.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1690 I have a Catalina 30 that I bought used and have been working to get back into shape. The water hea

Recent Replies

Charts recommendation pgandw at 10:58am 11.30.23 Navionics went up in price, but they are still my preferred because of the user depth sounder data.
Dodger Needed Richard19068 at 10:09am 11.30.23 FWIW one year ago I paid $4,000 for a "California" style dodger recover . That included no-rot threa
Dodger Needed Bob S at 9:10am 11.30.23 I stand corrected, 8K included the Bimini with two flexible solar panel attachments. Brain dead befo
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 8:45am 11.30.23 The tank is now totally siphoned out. Last night I did some approximate measurements, and I now bel
Dodger Needed NYSail at 8:17am 11.30.23 $8,000 for just a dodger seems real high. I paid last year about $10,000 for a full enclosure..... A
Dodger Needed kloudie1 at 6:23am 11.30.23 Oooof-ya.. $8000! Is that pesos or dollars? EDIT: Looking at SailRite, tallying up the materials for
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding smokey73 at 5:49am 11.30.23 Hello All- Well, reading the manual I see my continuous rating is 3200 RPM and my 1 hr is 3400. I
Single private mooring rentals smokey73 at 5:37am 11.30.23 IA quick look revealed this document regarding NC law: Microsoft Word - t14a_07h.doc (nc.gov) , but
Lantern Advice dlochner at 5:31am 11.30.23 We use unscented lamp oil that can be purchased at a grocery or hardware store. But the W&P does bur
Dodger Needed Bob S at 4:57am 11.30.23 I paid 8k last year for our dodger without the frame. The quality canvas shops in my area are straig
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:47am 11.30.23 Is there an inline fuse on the red or plus side of the DC system? If so, check that too
Dodger Needed Crazy Dave Condon at 4:30am 11.30.23
Dodger Needed Terry Cox at 4:20am 11.30.23 Paid $1,400 a few years ago for Leta's Top Shop to replace our dodger, bimini and main sail cover. J
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding sailcapt340 at 3:33am 11.30.23 Glad you found it. The throttle slipping back is one very annoying problem to have on a boat. And
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 1:09am 11.30.23
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 8:03pm 11.29.23 Thanks everyone; this discussion was just what I was looking for. Didn't know about wick trimming, f
Bubbly under top-coat rgranger at 7:59pm 11.29.23 That looks a little bit like something called orange peeling. It can happen when the paint is put o
Water tank syphoning? rgranger at 7:44pm 11.29.23
Water tank syphoning? TimFromLI at 7:32pm 11.29.23 Is your hot water tank higher than the vanity?
Dodger Needed SoSound at 7:11pm 11.29.23 This doesn't directly address your question, but about six years ago, I had a bimini and a connector

Contact
About
Terms of Use