Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

C&C 33-2 - known issues? bgary at 7:41pm 09.17.15 C&C 3/5490 I'm looking at a mid-80s C'C 33-2. Overall, boat looks great, but would love to know if there are
Jib blocks krantala at 6:34pm 09.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/845 Does anyone know if the jib blocks located along the deck of a 25 are of any real value, or is their
Battery charger electric wiring Slipin Away at 6:24pm 09.17.15 Big Boats 2/996 A while back my Xantrex Freedom 25 charger/inverter died. I am in a very remote area and it took se
M25 oil seal question Sefuller at 6:06pm 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1648 I noticed this question had been posed previously by Deke with no replies - I am hoping someone has
Rope Clutches for '93 Hunter 375 Lander at 3:36pm 09.17.15 Big Boats 2/943 Currently, my 1993 Hunter 375 has 4 Gerhaur rope clutches on each side, and is eating up halyards.
anchor roller from catalina with roller furling allen-deckard at 2:36pm 09.17.15 Catalina 22 26/5024 Has anyone bought an anchor roller from catalina direct that has a cdi roller furling? I haven't
Plastic trim for H26 salon table? CHSN WND at 12:45pm 09.17.15 Smaller Boats 8/1093 I re-beded the fore and aft wood pieces on my plexi top yesterday (thanks Crazy Dave and Fred for th
Winterizing thaeni at 11:35am 09.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2927 I have a 3GM30F and was wondering if I could use the antifreeze used for water systems in my engine
Tightening Cap Shrouds Davidasailor26 at 10:42am 09.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1341 The cap shrouds on our 2014 Oceanis 37 are very loose above the lower spreaders. The section below
hydrofoil plates on outboard cavitation plate fortunare at 9:43am 09.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1282 I used them on my Mac 19 to get on a plane faster and reduce cavitation but noticed in 26M manual th
Selden GX Top Down Furler (4) seadaddler at 5:18am 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 1/531 Here is how I installed the ring for selden pole,one mistake I first made is the spinnaker halyard
Washing sail sock. hewebb at 4:24am 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/969 I just acquired a asymmetrical spinnaker with a dousing sock that needs cleaning. I am thinking abo
What is this thing? (3) brett_howard at 1:46am 09.17.15 Catalina 22 12/1618 I recently bought a 1986 C22. I've only sailed a handfull of times with friends so I'm really new..
Maine Sail Newport Bob at 8:12pm 09.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2203 Will you be in town for the Newport Boat Show this weekend!
Replacing mainsail halyard Kratm31 at 7:19pm 09.16.15 Pearson 7/3009 I need to replace the rope/wire mainsail halyard on my 1987 31-2 ' I want to replace it with an all-
Learning about anchor, gear & locker (4) H3newdog at 6:38pm 09.16.15 Big Boats 24/6073 As I need to learn just about everything about my 1983 H34 I thought I'd start at the bow. The boat
Trying to find the screw ! sgaby at 6:08pm 09.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1055 Hi everyone I have a 28 Catalina 1998 The port window, the one that open is leaking by the handle
Boom Vang for Spirit 23 Lodi47 at 5:28pm 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 16/4315 I just purchased a Spirit 23 with very basic rigging. There is no boom vang and I am wondering if an
Down by the head herbwitt at 2:05pm 09.16.15 Catalina 30 4/1289 I have a C-30 for about 4 months. It sits in the water about 4 inches down by the head. I've tried
Newbie electrical question ChristopherHurst at 11:07am 09.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 20/4532 I am new to sailing, but really love it! Bought a very nice 2000 Hunter 290 that was almost unused,

Recent Replies

Shore Power ggrizzard at 4:32pm 01.09.24 There were minor changes in the later 1980 H30 Cherubini's compared to the early runs. But, to my
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 4:24pm 01.09.24 Now I'll present the annoying suggestions : Either the Xmission or the prop is causing the problem.
Shore Power Tally Ho at 4:04pm 01.09.24
C25 new mainsail SailingLoto at 4:03pm 01.09.24 One reef is fine for the sailing you describe. How deep should the reef be? That depends on the w
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements rgranger at 3:18pm 01.09.24 The podcast lady K sailing made a comment about this exact same thing when he was comparing several
iPad/tablet mounting American_Mainsail at 3:17pm 01.09.24 My suggestion is RAM Mounts too. I was just at a dealer show that they had a rep at. The options are
Help with a new sail (2) rgranger at 3:10pm 01.09.24 My '83 cat22 has that setup. A clevis pin will hold the sail in place but the long "tang" is to hoo
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light (1) rgranger at 3:00pm 01.09.24
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities sesmith at 1:55pm 01.09.24 Late to the party, but if the o.p. is still here, I owned a Seaward 25 previously. We also looked a
West Wight Potter 15 Center board replacement Captain Larry-DH at 1:52pm 01.09.24
Shore Power Dalliance at 1:20pm 01.09.24 On some of the earlier h30s, the ac/dc breaker panel was located in the forward part of the q-bert
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 1:05pm 01.09.24 RP. What Scott is saying, the transducers (if old) use a NMEA0183 code. The display needs to be ab
Demasted Slipin Away at 12:53pm 01.09.24 Yes it is the B&R rig
So long 2023... DArcy at 12:27pm 01.09.24 A few minths of travel (Florida and Canada) Greg, if you make it to Ottawa look me up! I only had
So long 2023... Deparlocean at 11:47am 01.09.24 I should tell the story about that catamaran conveying another time!
So long 2023... Deparlocean at 11:45am 01.09.24 Thanks for your advice, I appreciate. I do know that prevailing winds are SW or W. That is why we
Demasted dLj at 11:45am 01.09.24 I took a course in welding years ago. The first thing the instructor said was that the best weld is
New Electronics - Is this about right? jssailem at 11:39am 01.09.24 RP. What Scott is saying, the transducers (if old) use a NMEA0183 code. The display needs to be abl
So long 2023... dlochner at 11:27am 01.09.24 We should all be grateful for the year we passed even if it was a bad one, because if we still stan
Espar hydronic heating system Mark Maulden at 11:25am 01.09.24 You also might try North Harbor Diesel in Anacortes. They actually replaced mine when I was under d

Contact
About
Terms of Use