Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

ProIsoCharge insted of diode Isolator? TFlight at 7:47am 04.25.17 Ask All Sailors 4/2314 Anyone have any experience with a ProIsoCharger by Promariner? I have an 07 Hunter 41DS with 3 bat
Best dog/pet life jacket - pets on board. twalker H260 at 7:20am 04.25.17 Ask All Sailors 11/934 At the risk of starting an anchor thread variation - I'm looking for recommendations as to what peop
Photo Fun (4) rgranger at 7:05am 04.25.17 Ask All Sailors 40/3094 So my friends and family know I'm addicted to sailing.... and as a result, they forward any and all
423 interior courtesy light...... NYSail at 6:49am 04.25.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1771 At floor level next to galley and chart table, I have small yellow lights. Cant figure where the sw
Where to store a battery bank? patrickkidd at 6:18am 04.25.17 Catalina 30 5/1644 Hi there! I am going to put a battery bank in on my Catalina 30, mostly to keep my 2.5A norcold fri
Battery relocation question Macboy at 9:39pm 04.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1769 I'm looking at the WM wire size / ampacity charts in contemplating a battery move OUT of the lazaret
What are tthhese things? (3) sailscallny at 8:42pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 4/806 I have a Hunter Cherubini 36' I have these things by the engine key and lights On the starboard side
Request a favor...Beneteau 393 owners mdmoreau at 7:05pm 04.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2366 I recently had a strange incident on my boat. I was cleaning the bilge under my engine battery and d
Installation question regarding Gray portlights. Robert1224 at 7:03pm 04.24.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/698 Ahoy, I am replacing nine port lights on my 1979 Hunter 30 with new Gray units. My question is: Giv
Oday 23 rope sheaves (1) AWalker at 6:04pm 04.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/584 I had a spare cable sheave for the top of my mast, so I ground out some tooling for my lathe and tur
Frozen Stuffing Box kenvail at 5:48pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2977 The stuffing box on my 2006 Hunter 38 is leaking pretty badly early in this season. I've tried to lo
Attachment of Mainsheet Elissatoo at 5:46pm 04.24.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/958 I just bought a Catalina 270 and am rigging it by the seat of my pants as it was taken down by someo
One-Way Drain on Dinghy kenvail at 5:32pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 2/424 I have a 1987 Achilles dink. The circular flap that is in the drain, which allows water out but not
Hole in the Hull, Help pflng at 5:11pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1401 Somehow I have managed to put a fist size crack/hole in the bottom of my new to me O'day Widgeon, wi
Thermostat problem? Clydo at 4:42pm 04.24.17 Catalina 310 9/1244 Anyone have this problem? After replacing small formed hose on front of engine in fresh water cooli
Oceanis 281 - knot meter/depth sounder? HighFidelity at 3:59pm 04.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/715 Hi, New to the forums. Bought my first sailboat in November and getting ready to launch in two weeks
P42 passage- boom preventer? Puesta del sol at 3:57pm 04.24.17 Big Boats 9/903 Looking for a safe option for adding a boom preventer. Don't really want to hook to the rail. Othe
C38 Strut snapped in half! C38newbie at 3:22pm 04.24.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1431 Last time we sailed it was uneventful. Very light wind and motored back to the slip in calm water an
FURLER HALYARD SWIVEL FROZEN jerry10848 at 2:48pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 4/2387 Several years ago I replaced the bearings in the drum of my Hood Seafurl 810LD. Now the halyard swi
Trailerable Sailboats Under 5,000lbs rustyw007 at 2:43pm 04.24.17 Trailer Sailors 97/35561 Hi, I'm trying to compile a list of all trailerable sailboats that meet the following requirements.

Recent Replies

Head treatment Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:49am 06.21.24 By the way hydrochloric acid is also known as muriatic acid, a very common acid found in Marine envi
Head treatment thinwater at 8:42am 06.21.24 This is probably the worst stuff you can put in a holding tank. It kills all the desirable bacteria
Head treatment Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:41am 06.21.24 Always read the warnings on the label before buying. Never use anything that has the warning "Harm
Invest 92L rgranger at 8:37am 06.21.24 So when is it going to hit Charleston :tongue:
Head treatment Project_Mayhem at 8:36am 06.21.24 I used that stuff once and said no more!
Head treatment rgranger at 8:34am 06.21.24 This is probably the worst stuff you can put in a holding tank. :plus: Oh heck! I am the chemical
Is a whisker pole worth the cost rgranger at 8:25am 06.21.24
Anchor light bulb replacement OD 34 dmax at 8:07am 06.21.24 I have a (new) AquaSignal anchor light (same as the original), I replaced the bulb with one of these
Head treatment dlochner at 8:05am 06.21.24 I've tried some formeldahyde stuff that was so bad it stung my eyes when I opened the bottle, Odorl
Invest 92L WayneH at 7:59am 06.21.24 Technology: Being able to tell the wind is blowing 15-20 knots from starboard while moving forward a
Head treatment NYSail at 7:46am 06.21.24 Before putting boat up for winter I completely flush my black water tanks with fresh water a couple
Head treatment NYSail at 7:44am 06.21.24
Head treatment Project_Mayhem at 7:42am 06.21.24 I've tried some formeldahyde stuff that was so bad it stung my eyes when I opened the bottle, Odorlo
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 JamesG161 at 7:31am 06.21.24 I fixed mine using a backing plate of 1/4 inch thick Starboard kind of like a Washer to spread the
Electrical panel backing board LloydB at 7:20am 06.21.24 "A low current instrument or device which can overheat with an internal short circuit should be prot
Is a whisker pole worth the cost chp at 6:31am 06.21.24 On the Forespar website they recommend the HD 6'-12'. I'm not sure if that is overkill. The HD is mo
Head treatment thinwater at 6:12am 06.21.24 Holding Tank Treatments More Holding Tanks Treatments Bactank T3 is very good. Camco TST Citrus is
Head treatment dlochner at 6:09am 06.21.24 I've been using Camco TST (Amazon link) with pretty good results. It helps to oxygenate the sewage t
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa Fred at 5:56am 06.21.24 I've had a chance to install and sail with my 150% Genoa. I needed to change out the jib sheets from
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 (2) American_Mainsail at 5:50am 06.21.24 This same thing happened to my boat over the winter. We had a seriously windy winter here in the Nor

Contact
About
Terms of Use