Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Trailer Modifications oldiesrocker2001 at 10:11am 08.17.15 Trailer Sailors 4/1785 Althouth there are a number of threads on how to modify a short trailer like mine (original Mac vent
Flushing the Water Tanks rcangemi at 9:15am 08.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/5624 Hi - I sail a 2010 Beneteau 40. I was interested in finding a more efficient way than running th
Temperature Issue (1) Boomvang at 8:52am 08.17.15 Bigger Boats 2/674 The temperature gauge on my M25 Universal stopped working. Needle does not move. I'm thinking it's
Head Pump Handle Spellman66 at 8:07am 08.17.15 Catalina 310 2/780 I was pumping the Jabsco on Saturday when the handle pulled apart in my hand. Headed to West Marine
Lost a block, looking for replacement (1) thaddeusflint at 7:29am 08.17.15 Catalina 22 2/562 I lost the other side block, same as this one, on my '78 Catalina 22. I have been looking online fo
Terminating Tank Sender Unit JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:27am 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/895 Hey Maine Sail, I hope your summer is going well and you are getting some sailing in! :D Curre
Hot interior lights... Doug/Karen at 7:25am 08.17.15 Big Boats 4/985 For years I have been aware that the recessed saloon headliner lighting fixtures become very hot aft
Rebuilding H34 Fixed Portlights (3) Charlie98117 at 7:09am 08.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2888 I am finally getting around to rebuilding the fixed portlights on my H34. The boat is an '83 so I h
Deka vs. Trojan GWG at 6:34am 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/4684 Maine Sail I'm upgrading to 6v golf cart batteries, and my yard contends that Deka ProMaster are eq
Noise and leak coming from my CNG tank gatrnoles2 at 6:28am 08.17.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1215 I recently changed out my CNG tank. The new tank appears to be leaking while turned on. Additionally
Shipping from US to Greece spherecons at 6:00am 08.17.15 Big Boats 5/845 I've not had a problem before with shipments from Sailboatowners to our location in Greece. However,
O'day 22 jib repair / replacement lostintime at 5:28am 08.17.15 Trailer Sailors 2/784 Ok, here's my next question. I purchased a 22ft O'day with a roller furling jib. I think the jib is
Jib Repair lostintime at 5:21am 08.17.15 Day Sailers 2/916 I just purchased a 22ft O'day with a roller furling jib. I think the jib is a 110 or a 120 as the cl
sharks Leopotter at 11:25pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 83/9315 I am sorry to ask such a silly question but... My wife is freaked about the idea of sailing out of
393 wire routing mpl239 at 8:58pm 08.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1392 I have just purchased a Raymarine digital radar for my 393. It will be mast mounted. No problem get
1985 McGlasson Bahama Sloop 25'10" (4) Tom Shaw at 8:32pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1777 Good evening, My name is Tom and I just aquired a project sailboat. I am new at rigging and sail
Mast Spreader Inserts maxshanks at 7:18pm 08.16.15 Parts Search 0/769 I have the spreaders out of their sockets on the mast of my boat (1972 Westerly Centaur) and in the
Temp alarm jwieneck at 6:26pm 08.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2011 I was sailing up the bay today when the wind just stopped so I started up the engine. I had been ru
Removing Battery Boxes on French Built Boats Breezydays at 5:51pm 08.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/841 I have a French built 423 with the factory installed plastic battery boxes for the service batterie
NJ Disaster (1) lehigh375 at 5:43pm 08.16.15 Sails Call Lounge 12/1974 Don't know if you all know but yesterday Central NJ was hit by another natural disaster. The devast

Recent Replies

Catalina 27 teak before and after jviss at 8:27am 07.23.23 Super results! I usually apply 2 coats of Cetol natural, followed by two coats cetol gloss. Usua
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable jviss at 8:24am 07.23.23 To the OP: What kind of material is it, PVC or CSM/Hypalon? How old is it?
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable jviss at 8:22am 07.23.23 One atmosphere of pressure is 14.7-ish psi. So your 3.8 psi is really (14.7+3.8) 18.5 pushing on 14
Wrapping my boat question Hollyberry at 8:07am 07.23.23 I think 'dock rash' would be a much bigger issue than with paint. It won't 'buff out'. If it was ine
Jacklines and Tethers dLj at 7:45am 07.23.23 Having spent some time reading jackline advice from many seasoned sailors, I have followed the advic
Jacklines and Tethers Hello Below at 7:13am 07.23.23 You don't have to walk tall. There is nothing wrong with crouching, crawling, or scooting on your b
Posting Guidelines (1) JamesG161 at 6:14am 07.23.23 There is Windows version too , but for the Apple world... I just did a video recording of my iMac
Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe Dave at 5:58am 07.23.23 Thanks. Can I start a new forum for Raider 33? Welcome to SBO. We do offer specific forums fo
Catalina 27 teak before and after BigEasy at 5:41am 07.23.23 3 coats of sikkens cetol teak. Super results! I usually apply 2 coats of Cetol natural,
I have an 21' American Fiberglass stickinthemud57 at 5:24am 07.23.23 Hey Stick If you would bother to look at the picture, you will see that the center board is a Dagge
Wrapping my boat question jssailem at 4:57am 07.23.23 I explored the idea. Visited with two companies in 2019 who do that work, one in Vancouver Canada an
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable RoyS at 4:33am 07.23.23 Carefully check the cones at the stern. Mine developed a tiny leak (much slower than yours) where th
I have an 21' American Fiberglass (1) Will Gilmore at 9:59pm 07.22.23 Sail track stops
Prop size for my 28.5 jssailem at 9:02pm 07.22.23 Do not guess or use someones numbers. You need to evaluate your boat. They want to know the diameter
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 8:50pm 07.22.23 I've got to up my game on taking photos and such. Thing is, like when coming into port here, there
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? (1) rgranger at 8:46pm 07.22.23 Went to the boat today. My inflatable had popped. How weird. Never had one go off on its own i
Early production Kittiwake (1) jssailem at 8:45pm 07.22.23 218090
Have you tested your PFD? jssailem at 8:37pm 07.22.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (2) JamesG161 at 8:37pm 07.22.23 I have the Parrot on order. ok .
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice AustinSailor at 8:32pm 07.22.23 Thanks so much everybody, this is just the type of advice I was hoping to receive. Fantastic forum!

Contact
About
Terms of Use