Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

My sailing stats PotomacDaysailer at 9:31am 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 5/522 Looked back through my sailing log today and tabulated all my outings, time and distance under sail,
Wanted Mac trailer Blinkie at 8:56am 02.16.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/910 Hello, Im new to your forum thanks for letting me in. Anyone have or know where I might find an old
Sailing with keel UP atrometer at 8:52am 02.16.16 Catalina 22 20/4786 Has anyone sailed with the keel up say with just a reefed main or just a foresail?
Sound system upgrade. Advice? Justin_NSA at 8:11am 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1285 What systems have worked for you? Any good reads on this? I have a Sony Unilink system on my '91 Hun
VHF with GPS Damifudo at 7:52am 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 10/925 Its time to upgrade the old VHF radio with the new type DSC and since my helm and radio are in two d
SEAWATER. FILTER (3) ELMAX at 6:39am 02.16.16 Big Boats 10/1615 I cleaned the engine seawater filter. What material they are made these seals? They are on sale? wha
Boathook All U Get at 4:50am 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1667 Hi all, I did a search for boathooks and didn't find much, probably they way I search. What I was
Little help on 340 salon lite Rick Templeton at 6:39pm 02.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/620 Lookin for some guidance on the large skylite glazing in the bow side of the salon of a 340. It appe
Sailboat learn/ride near summerville S.C. sailnewbie at 6:17pm 02.15.16 Ask All Sailors 17/888 I'll be in summerville S.C. for a few days march 5-8, and as you can tell by my name I'm a complete
Beneteau 375 rudder lower ring s2fast4u at 6:16pm 02.15.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1945 Hi, rudder has been removed on my first375 and I'm looking to remove slight play in lower rudder bea
New to site. Have headsail question for H34 Johnhawkk at 5:35pm 02.15.16 Ask All Sailors 9/676 I have been a lurker on this sight for 2 year and I've found it to be invaluable for sailing info. F
Shoutout to Nova Kool druid at 4:07pm 02.15.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1112 I just installed the Nova Kool LT201 icebox conversion kit and I'm more than impressed. The icebox i
Seafurl Unit hard to furl in. ChrisHunter at 4:03pm 02.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/990 I have a 92 Hunter30, where the Seafurl unit is below deck. Most times it is difficult to furl in t
Any Irwin 23s near Annapolis? snizort at 3:38pm 02.15.16 Irwin 0/825 We may be crazy, but four of us are considering buying an Irwin 23 that is located 900 miles from ho
Who make/made the wiring harnesses for late 1990s Yanmar 3JH-2E powered Hunters Diablito at 3:06pm 02.15.16 Big Boats 6/1909 I've read multiple forums about the endemic intermittant starting problems. It seems that it is very
Anchor Roller. What Have You Done for Your 25? geehaw at 2:27pm 02.15.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/792 I am having a hard time coming up with ideas to raise my anchor without dragging the rode along the
How to Disinfect H2O Ballast for Zebra mussels Hugh Burton at 11:32am 02.15.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1810 Rather than piggy backing on previous state line inspection thread: How does one go about disinfecti
Catalina 350 Cmp1110 at 10:45am 02.15.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/988 my wife and I are in the process of upgrading our boat and have been looking at 350's. Would appreci
1970s-1980s Hunter 25 - Bilge Help?!?! atphelan at 9:54am 02.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1666 Just purchased a 1980 Hunter 25; am fixing some odds and ends and gearing up for maiden voyage. I h
Photo of the week Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:29am 02.15.16 Ask All Sailors 3/463 In the weekly email newsletter, where does the Photo of the Week come from?

Recent Replies

Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes BigEasy at 10:21am 08.20.23 I have a 2003 Catalina 310 with factory A/C. Lately when I turn on the A/C it runs for 5 or 10 min
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 08.20.23 I use a program called Faststone Image Viewer. @Rich Stidger , did you ever download a copy of Fa
Expectations from solar Adamsson at 10:17am 08.20.23 Thanks everyone. Both the battery bank and the solar panels are on the older side. the batteries are
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:15am 08.20.23 @Rich Stidger , thanks for the excellent picture showing exactly what is happening with the chain.
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:06am 08.20.23 LOL. I thought you were well aware. It's actually pretty funny Ralph. I'm literally laughing my ass
Invest 90L rgranger at 10:02am 08.20.23 I'm afraid I need to "...ignore the entire product";)
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:53am 08.20.23 I honestly had no idea I could access to the paddlewheel (and depth finder transducer) from inside
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix (1) Rich Stidger at 9:52am 08.20.23 Here is the best view I have of the h40.5 anchor locker. It is hard to judge the pitch of the area
H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 9:44am 08.20.23 Don's right. Where to begin with the rest of the disinformation, errors and poor suggestions? Life
H49/50 battery replacement jssailem at 9:40am 08.20.23 The comparison of 2 6V batteries to one 8D battery: 2 6V Weigh 110 lbs compared to the 8D that is 1
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:27am 08.20.23 Good Lord man, I now understand your obsession with the the mechanical detail you are giving to you
Dry bilge in H49/50 artboas at 9:26am 08.20.23
H49/50 battery replacement artboas at 9:23am 08.20.23
H49/50 battery replacement jssailem at 9:14am 08.20.23 Self sufficiency is very important down here and simpler is often better. I think you know the bes
H49/50 battery replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 9:12am 08.20.23 The most common and widely available battery type throughout the Caribbean is 6V wet cell deep cycle
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 08.20.23 Good Lord man, I now understand your obsession with the the mechanical detail you are giving to your
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix (1) jssailem at 8:59am 08.20.23
Roller Furler quirky ? jssailem at 8:53am 08.20.23 Examine the drum for a name or other markings. You can then get a manual for the furler. Manuals are
Roller Furler quirky ? jssailem at 8:52am 08.20.23 I would add tension and try the furler. The description 2 warps in half wrap back, would suggest hal
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:50am 08.20.23 219073 From your picture, I would say there is no way in hell this would work as there is almost "0

Contact
About
Terms of Use