Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

H34 aft cabin cushion layout lovetorenovate at 10:11am 08.03.15 Big Boats 4/898 If you were redoing your cushions - would you change anything about the cushion layout for the aft c
O'Day 27 shaft seal leak cookcwayne at 9:35am 08.03.15 Bigger Boats 6/881 Have a drip from my shaft seal about 10 to 15 drips per minute is this normal and if not quick fix
Hunter 30 "G" 1987 TRAVELER replacement??? steveebryant at 8:36am 08.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1124 Dear Sailing Friends, I want to replace my 1989 Hunter 30 "G" traveler. I would like your re
Leak in bilge rdamon03 at 8:30am 08.03.15 Catalina 30 2/960 My 1987 C-30 started leaking water into the bilge. The leak seemed to be coming from an area on the
Raymarine ST60 Wind Bill19233 at 8:22am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1518 Last weekend it was working fine, this weekend my ST60 wind didn't work. You really get used to havi
Anchor Shackle Pin Rob19574 at 8:08am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1879 Hi All - I noticed the shackle pin to my anchor was loose this weekend (shackle that attaches the
Sailrite bad customer service/hot knife questions lovetorenovate at 7:55am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 36/6551 Sailrite alternatives/hot knife questions I was planning to spend all week re-doing my interior cus
New Halyards kirkandsue at 7:54am 08.03.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/827 Seeking advice: We have a 1977 Catalina 27 with the original cable halyards. The cable on the jib ha
Nice shot! (1) Jackdaw at 7:51am 08.03.15 Racing 43/10065 Well-known yachting photographer JH Peterson snapped this great shot of us getting some upwind readi
Squeeking auto pilot & Engaugement lever releases WhiteNow at 7:44am 08.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1147 The auto pilot is squeeking a bit..... It's about 6 yrs old.... does the belt become dry. Secondly
Windlass problem GWG at 7:32am 08.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1472 I'm having a problem with my Quick Antares windlass on my B40. It does a fine job with chain, but w
Yanmar 3YM30AE Ken13559 at 7:00am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1025 Yanmar had replaced their 3YM30 with the 3YM30AE. It has larger bore, lower max rpm and better torqu
Day Shapes Rleiby at 6:24am 08.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/928 Does anyone fly Day Shapes on the Great Lakes? ie. Flying a Cone when motorsailing. Is this just an
$25 Boom Tent (1) Canyonkeeper at 5:42am 08.03.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2000 So keeping our 1979 Cherubini in East Hampton this summer and the sun has been strong. I researched
Aft Chainplate issue on 28.5 jbuckhaults at 5:18am 08.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1200 With my boat is out of the water I noticed that tension on the split back stay had lifted the deck s
Are you a planner or roll with it cruiser? Maine Sail at 4:22am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 41/4897 I fully admit that my family and I don't really sail with a plan. By that I mean when we plan to hea
H 34 no power above 2800 rpm hunter healer at 11:54pm 08.02.15 Big Boats 44/5099 Seemed to lose power yest after 2 hrs motoring and would not run above 2800 rpm
Finally got her out Azbones at 11:53pm 08.02.15 Smaller Boats 1/538 So a couple months ago I bought an 87 H23. Brought it home and figured out how to raise the mast and
Eno stove Photoman60 at 9:23pm 08.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1200 We have a new to us 1998 Oceanis 36CC with an Eno 2 burner propane stove/oven.We tried using the sto
bilge pump buddybear at 7:28pm 08.02.15 Catalina 310 13/3518 Does anyone know how the bilge pump is wired to the batteries. My question is with the Perko switch

Recent Replies

Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe Paulam at 11:02am 07.21.23 the discussion was re the Universal M25.... The picture you see is off a1987 Universal M25, engine n
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable Rich Stidger at 11:01am 07.21.23 Concentrate on the valve- I think valves are the most likely leak source. The second most likely is
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe Stu Jackson at 10:50am 07.21.23 I am looking for one of these: thanks After the long now 2 year old discussion in the original thr
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 10:44am 07.21.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 10:43am 07.21.23 Ah today. Today is a glorious day! Beautiful sunshine and I can see the coast of Newfoundland. Which
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water (1) Davidasailor26 at 10:41am 07.21.23 I take the intake hose off the seacock and suck antifreeze through from there by running the AC (usu
Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer ice breaker at 10:29am 07.21.23 Flight lead, Not sure if you have the couch on your boat or not, but on my 41ac there is full floori
Weather forecast... jssailem at 10:11am 07.21.23
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe (1) Paulam at 10:04am 07.21.23 I am looking for one of these: thanks
Sabre Dave at 9:52am 07.21.23 Head room is greater than 6'. I can walk around the cabin without ducking and I'm 6'
Its funny Friday! (1) Justin_NSA at 9:42am 07.21.23 We have the same problem
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 9:12am 07.21.23 ahh yeh but...I keep adding and routing more and more cables through that area and I'm going through
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal JamesG161 at 9:10am 07.21.23 Sealing the wires per Rich above. Jim...
170 Motor Mount Fasteners rsmithfh at 9:10am 07.21.23 OK I found out the screws are supposed to be #14 x 2" PH Screws. Anyone know if that means pan head
Its funny Friday! (2) jssailem at 9:06am 07.21.23 You East Coasters got it easy.. ined to the water. Out here in Oregon, the predator will chase you
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 8:44am 07.21.23 Interesting product @JamesG161 - sounds like it would work well in a pinch. However for this specif
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal (1) JamesG161 at 8:30am 07.21.23 do you have any sealant or think that sealant here is useful? This is the best sealant that I use.
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable dmax at 8:22am 07.21.23 Get a young person (with really good hearing) to listen for a leak - that's how I found one in mine,
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable rgranger at 7:59am 07.21.23 Could you partially fill it and then jump into a pool with it. Submerge a section at a time and squ
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 7:45am 07.21.23 The only sealant needed here is to seal the wire bundle that routes inside from the quadrant area.

Contact
About
Terms of Use