Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Stern Tube Water nipple corroded Richard Suchecki at 8:09pm 04.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2879 On my Beneteau 423, there is a water nipple on the forward end of the stern tube for the prop shaft.
Looking for a Trailer Dalton762 at 7:55pm 04.27.16 Smaller Boats 3/874 Looking to buy a used trailer for my 250 wing keel in Florida
Boat renaming insperation jleblanc31 at 6:16pm 04.27.16 Ask All Sailors 26/1744 Ive read post after post on renaming the boat im getting, seen numerous videos. but has any one read
Viking ship on it's way from Norway to North America kerryedwards at 6:00pm 04.27.16 Ask All Sailors 11/820 QLC1Xl7oNhY I hope it has a successful voyage. We sailed on an authentic Viking ship at this museum
Minimum temperature for buffing? Sefuller at 5:55pm 04.27.16 Ask All Sailors 1/561 I was planning to launch this Saturday but need to buff and wax the hull as I do every spring. Toda
trailer brake question? gjordan at 5:50pm 04.27.16 Catalina 22 15/4059 I have a single axle trailer that I believe came new with my 1979 Cat 22 and it is missing the maste
In need of 5 loop teak hand rails.... beuhler? pclarksurf at 4:56pm 04.27.16 Catalina 22 3/508 I realize I can get new, and I've seen the recent ebay post-- but thought I would reach out to the f
EV100 no rudder reference and I stopped the wandering JohnVTX at 4:46pm 04.27.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1616 As you guys know, without the rudder reference, especially down wind the boat will wander up to 30 d
Reefing Lines Michael G at 4:36pm 04.27.16 Big Boats 2/598 Has anyone on a 40.5 used 3/8 line for reefing instead of the recommended 7/16 line. Any thoughts
O'day 22 Water Tank Question (1) Capri at 4:23pm 04.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/605 Hi everyone. The previous owner of my O'day 22 had removed the water tank. Does anyone know what the
Raymarine Windvane on Hunter 29.5 Elie at 12:07pm 04.27.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1174 Hi Guys, I'm thinking about adding a Raymarine windvane on top of the mast to interface with my Raym
Can I use Stainless Bolt on a Yanmar 3GM PGIJon at 5:52am 04.27.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/1766 One of the bolts that held the Elbow Exhaust on the engine block fell into a black hole this morning
Hunter 29.5 sanitary hoses timangiel at 5:31am 04.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/689 my 1994 29.5 is starting to stink and I want to try changing the hose from the head to the holding t
Lubrication for Beneteau First285 rudder post? Drift Wood at 7:09pm 04.26.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/542 I recently purchased a First285 (1988) and had to remove the rudder in order to get the boat on a tr
Swinging bridge on Apalachicola River ICW SFS at 6:58pm 04.26.16 Ask All Sailors 2/455 I'm looking at charts for the ICW between Apalachicola FL and Port St. Joe FL. On a stretch of the A
Fine adjustment of trans shifter lever (1) Canonshooternb at 6:45pm 04.26.16 Ask All Sailors 11/3184 I have recently bought a Pearson 28-2 with a Yanmar YGM20 engine. It has had both the shifter and t
Making your boat homy! Karyon at 4:28pm 04.26.16 Smaller Boats 36/4594 Been working on the boat quite a bit this spring, now the admiral wants to put up some curtains in t
Catalina 22 Used Parts? - Chesapeake Bay region econnors at 3:08pm 04.26.16 Catalina 22 9/1659 Hello.....my boat got beat up at dock during a couple of bad winter storms. I am in need of a bow p
Marine head conversion H-26 nosnebjim at 2:02pm 04.26.16 Smaller Boats 23/3159 I have decided to install a marine head on my 95 H-26. I have the factory install instructions that
O'day 28 traveller car soulpoet at 12:50pm 04.26.16 Bigger Boats 8/1677 I purchased a 1983 28 and the main sheet traveler car is broken. I am 900 miles away from the boat

Recent Replies

Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Gary Ryan at 7:57am 09.01.23 I have 3 bleeder lines to drain the AF. Maybe I'll video this when I do it. Then I don't have to
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 7:57am 09.01.23 While I don't for certain know why the complaints of chain not lasting, I may have some insights.
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 7:53am 09.01.23 If only 60 feet of 100 is corroded then the boat was likely anchored in 9 to 12 feet of water (assu
DC panel led indicator stopped working mdibella at 7:51am 09.01.23 Could be a simple as a broken lead. Send pics of the back of the panel detailing that circuit's sw
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Gary Ryan at 7:43am 09.01.23 I have 3 bleeder lines to drain the AF. Maybe I'll video this when I do it. Then I don't have to r
H380 settee table installation (3) sailcapt340 at 7:30am 09.01.23 Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Here are the photos of the underside of the Settee Tabl
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 7:28am 09.01.23 These are the items I see that would not be under the normal routine maintenance category. On each
Car Accident jviss at 7:28am 09.01.23 Thanks guys. Yea, just a scratch, from my watch band. I bleed a lot. The fireman wrapped a mile o
Price of Hunter 430? dlochner at 7:12am 09.01.23 Location. The least expensive boats were in Florida and So Cal. Northern boats and fresh water boats
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rich Stidger at 7:06am 09.01.23 Before I start changing suspect parts, I try my darnest to confirm the faulty part. If you can't co
Car Accident kappykaplan at 7:01am 09.01.23 Stay safe out there, jviss!
Car Accident Rich Stidger at 6:56am 09.01.23 At least you weren't injured I assume. Cars are replaceable, you not so much. Sorry to learn of yo
Price of Hunter 430? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:43am 09.01.23
Price of Hunter 430? jssailem at 6:43am 09.01.23 Boat price is a fluid issue in Seattle. PacificNW market has a reputation for being higher than many
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 (1) Johnny Sails at 6:37am 09.01.23 I ended up buying this set up. there really wasn't a lot of options.
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 6:29am 09.01.23 This stuff. 3M Dual Lock tape. https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Reclosable-Fastener-SJ3560-Clear/dp/B07
Gonna pull the boat... (4) rgranger at 6:03am 09.01.23 219464 219462 ... and here is a totally unrelated random pic of the same train trussell that I'm
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 09.01.23 Former Hunter dealer who use to sell your boat. @rgranger is correct about the aluminum plate embed
Thundering water tank? RoyS at 5:15am 09.01.23 Tank needs a vent to admit air to replace the volume of water taken out. Loose fill caps or small dr
Price of Hunter 430? shemandr at 5:05am 09.01.23 I share your question. I'm used to seeing the same boats of similar age to have a much more narrow

Contact
About
Terms of Use