Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Canadian Charts SUCK!!! druid at 10:46am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 35/5492 OK, RANT time! Getting Digital Charts for Canadian waters SUCK!!!! There's ONE company (basically Go
Speed of a Hunter 25 Plymouth Sailor at 9:31am 06.27.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/814 Given wind of 10 knts sailing close haul of beam reach, can anyone tell me the average speed of a 25
Hunter 140 - Boom "bumper"? usererror at 8:10am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/418 Was there supposed to be a plastic cap or other protector at the end of the boom for the Hunter 140?
Capri 30 rehab for grand prix winner Tom Barry at 8:01am 06.27.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1120 Hello A year and a half ago I was "gifted" an old Capri 30. The boat had certainly showed some good
Bilge Pump Hose Replacement DaveJ at 7:32am 06.27.16 Catalina 310 2/1131 I have been having water in my bilge for a while and could not figure out where it was coming from.
power outlets xianbarnard at 6:56am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/708 Hi, the outlets on my boat worked fine when I arrived yesterday. I took my Hunter 28 out for a few h
Oh those "previous owners" (1) chrisings at 6:36am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1228 As a precautionary alert, and okay, a little bit of a rant, you never know what previous owners may
engine shifter problem GWG at 6:35am 06.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1079 I have the standard Teleflex single lever shifter. Last week, all of a sudden, shifting out of neut
Asymmetrical sail cut Charlie98117 at 6:35am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 2/524 I am looking at a used North Sails asymmetrical with a leech dimension that seems much shorter than
Green Harbor, Marshfield, MA Plymouth Sailor at 5:19am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 4/643 To anyone who has navigated this harbor, I have a mooring in Plymouth, MA however the boat ramp ther
23.5 Hull ID # mgiraz at 12:13am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/443 I am looking at a Hunter 23.5 with the hull # "etched" into the starboard side of the boat. I'm susp
Hunter 260 Mast Raise PaytonG at 10:01pm 06.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1139 Hey guys, Well we are purchasing a 2001 Hunter 260 , and it is being shipped to us in a couple of w
Flex Seal JHoward at 6:46pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 26/6195 I've recently, successfully I might add, using a product called Flex Seal, stopped a whole lot of de
Bimini for 1976 C30 w/ Aft Traveler hillzz22 at 6:45pm 06.26.16 Catalina 30 14/1944 I am searching for a bimini or similar solution that would work with my 1976 Catalina 30 with an aft
Stowable Swim ladder Dana Jones at 5:55pm 06.26.16 Sirius 21/22 3/1455 I don't have a swim ladder installed on my Sirius transom. My stern areas are occupied with other th
Depth sounder replacement (1) shank at 5:25pm 06.26.16 Catalina 22 14/3844 I purchased a 87 C22 a few weeks ago and it has an old 2" depth sounder and Raymarine ST40 next to t
rusted Yanmar 3gm30 engine mounts toliver at 4:50pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 7/3496 Does anyone know what the approx. cost of replacing (4) rusted Yanmar 3GM30 Engine mounts would be o
Seneca Lake 6/26/16 agprice22 at 3:17pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 5/371 Nice day for sailing on Seneca Lake, NY Hx8G3T03mG8
Motoring Control mrudman850 at 3:17pm 06.26.16 Catalina 22 15/1005 Launching our 1977 C-22 tomorrow for the first time. Have a 4 HP Yamaha four-stroke. Do you folks
stolen hatch Oday 20 Agustin at 1:26pm 06.26.16 Parts Search 2/732 yes believe or not the hatch door or little vent that goes on top front got stolen at the storage pl

Recent Replies

H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 10:05am 09.13.23 Yeah its the strong wind/current situations that will be a problem. I certainly don't want to pull
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 10:01am 09.13.23 I frequently hoist the anchor by myself. Unless the wind is blowing fairly hard, it can be done wit
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 9:40am 09.13.23 So I did look into some options to add the second teef to my existing 23 year old main sail. Sailri
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 09.13.23 made sure full water flow is getting to the pump Are you able to see how much water is coming fro
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 9:30am 09.13.23 Do you trailer with a single axle? Sorry to go off topic. No need to be jealous or worries about
Fuel pump filter-necessary? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 09.13.23 219854 I also omitted the coarse filter as I was relying on my primary filter at 20 micron to ensur
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 9:22am 09.13.23 I frequently hoist the anchor by myself. Unless the wind is blowing fairly hard, it can be done with
Fuel pump filter-necessary? DaveJ at 9:21am 09.13.23 There should be a 2 micro secondary filter after the 30 micron racor. That is the setup on mine, fac
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller Salty Jack at 9:15am 09.13.23 Makes sense. Thanks, Jack
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 9:15am 09.13.23 @morbidfollower Yeah there is no perfect solution. Upwind having them inside makes for a better sh
27 Mast Gate Options (1) Apex at 9:12am 09.13.23 219852 lots of options via the googles.....stingy sailor image looks interesting, and the elastic h
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 09.13.23 My primary anchor rode is 50' of rope and 200' of chain. Don't you mean the other way around ?
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 9:11am 09.13.23 @morbidfollower Yeah there is no perfect solution. Upwind having them inside makes for a better she
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! Apex at 9:08am 09.13.23 @sheardc I am thinking of a way to make the forestay pin smoother, so I don't worry about proximity
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 9:04am 09.13.23 Yeah, w/o the foam luff, taking in the headsail (partial furling) will not help you much with sailin
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 9:01am 09.13.23 Inside so as to not side load the stations upwind (downwind loading is a lot lighter on the sheets)
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 8:59am 09.13.23 I would hazard a guess that the Catalina 22 was designed without lifelines in mind. Captain's choi
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 8:50am 09.13.23 This is caused by the drop from the windlass being too shallow, the chain just piles up. If there i
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller dlochner at 8:50am 09.13.23 Unless the sails have been sitting in a bag for the last 40 years, they have no value. Some people u
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 8:47am 09.13.23 This is caused by the drop from the windlass being too shallow, the chain just piles up. If there is

Contact
About
Terms of Use