Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Ice Box Drain 30Hunter 1980 wtaylor at 9:18am 07.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/718 Will not drain have looked for drain line in bilge but not see one. To get to box wood have to take
Precision15 marshsailer at 9:14am 07.13.15 Trailer Sailors 6/5707 Any experience with sailing and owning the Precision 15 CB ? Characteristics sailing into the wind
catalina direct suppliers Bracketboy at 9:06am 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 0/13 Anyone out there supply any products to Catalina Direct? please advise Thanks
Low to no raw water Black Pearl at 9:04am 07.13.15 Big Boats 14/2005 I am helping a friend with a Yanmar 3gmd raw water cooled engine. I stated that he would have to ge
Planning new "plastic" cabin sole for H37C. (2) Ed Schenck at 8:45am 07.13.15 The Cherubini Hunters 41/6650 I have pulled up part of the cabin sole, the rotten part in front of the stove and sink. There is a
Leaky sink Tim22 at 8:23am 07.13.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1347 I recently renovated the galley in my Hunter 310 and installed an Ambassador sink ' 2 inch drain. Si
Hunter 37.5 1993-95 vs 1992 shavdog at 8:14am 07.13.15 Big Boats 1/869 Are there differences in these yrs?...I know the catbird seats started in -93...how about the hull,
Cheap Electrical Tools = False Economy (3) Maine Sail at 7:28am 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1202 Many years ago I bought a "cheap" AC/DC clamp meter that was advertised as being able to measure in-
50AC Salon AC Access Dfraser at 6:11am 07.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/584 Any suggestions on getting to the salon AC unit under the sole for service and cleaning on my Hunter
Installing Secondary Bilge Pump and Alarm Bowedtoothdoc at 5:53am 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 21/4014 So a couple of weeks ago I had an incident where my shower sump failed and so did my float for my pr
Bug screens CapnGrumpyBreeches at 5:18am 07.13.15 Catalina 22 6/1129 Anybody have the dimensions for the front hatch on a new design? I'm making some bug screens and I'
s2 8.0a Restore update jlillie at 5:10am 07.13.15 S2 0/951 I haven't posted in a few months so i thought I'd do an update. Still on the hard. I'm hoping to fin
Shifting korchinskyp at 4:41am 07.13.15 Big Boats 1/679 When docking my boat , I was going in forward and when attempting to go in reverse, I could not. Som
mast wiring burnswelds at 4:22am 07.13.15 Catalina 30 13/3441 Good morning , I have a 1980 Catalina 30 TRBS. I installed new anchor and spreader lites before l
PEARSON Molding Replacment (3) StargazerP303 at 10:03pm 07.12.15 Pearson 1/1096 Here's an idea that worked for me! replacing molding in the corners. See pictures Spent $16 for 5
Forestay for 1990 Hunter 30T abinkc at 9:19pm 07.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1032 Does anyone know the type of end that needs to be on the top of the forestay so that it can be conne
Black smoke...blue smoke? Steve Liggett at 7:38pm 07.12.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1030 Know there's been some comment on this in the past but can't remember the verdict on smoke color whe
30 amp to 50 amp upgrade crazy frenchman at 7:25pm 07.12.15 Big Boats 4/1013 I want to upgrade our shore power system from 30 amp to 50 amp. This is what I think is required ne
Buying a C&C34 Streamachine at 7:17pm 07.12.15 C&C 1/1286 I'm buying a C'C 34 and will be having it surveyed. Any suggestions of what I should have the surv
Install a built-in fuel priming pump mz4wheeler at 7:14pm 07.12.15 Ask All Sailors 20/11069 Hey guys. Ever since that ONE TIME I ran out of diesel (2GM20F) and learned the hard way how to get

Recent Replies

Clean main sail cover Project_Mayhem at 1:25pm 07.17.23 Hi All, I hope your week is going well, not too hot, not too rainy. I have a main sail cover. Loo
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May dlochner at 1:24pm 07.17.23 An article on how disabilities like this relate to chart reading would be interesting. Something to
Topside paint jviss at 1:07pm 07.17.23 Hey everyone, I'm searching for the white paint I should put on my cockpit/deck to roughly match.
Clean main sail cover kappykaplan at 12:58pm 07.17.23 I treat my dodger and bimini with 3M 303 every year.
Water proofing zippers.... jviss at 12:56pm 07.17.23 So new bimini zippers leak. What product do people use to waterproof them. thanks Greg You can't
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May thinwater at 12:25pm 07.17.23 OK, we are drifting way off topic here! ;) ln our ongoing attempt to provide accurate and useful
Setting up H310 for single handing GALakesailor at 12:24pm 07.17.23 Next time I see the owner I'll ask what his plans are for Indy J Ed Thank you!
Winch handle safe use TimFromLI at 12:08pm 07.17.23 My wife got me foldable winch for Father's day. it comes in handy when we race or when you single h
Cleveland Area surveyor recommendation LloydB at 11:57am 07.17.23 I am surprised but they do that in Portland too; lots of sailboats for sale and sailboats but nobody
Topside paint Hollyberry at 11:35am 07.17.23 The original deck surface will almost certainly be gelcoat - although perhaps someone has redone the
Water proofing zippers.... Richard19068 at 11:33am 07.17.23 So new bimini zippers leak. What product do people use to waterproof them. thanks Greg https://pa
Broker related question LloydB at 11:27am 07.17.23 I think you need to find a surveyor who is local to you and your sailing area who can advise you as
Clean main sail cover Project_Mayhem at 11:08am 07.17.23 To the cleaners? What do they do to it? And do they waterproof if after. Never heard of this! Also,
Water proofing zippers.... capta at 11:07am 07.17.23 Ours too had flaps covering the zippers on the outside.
I have an 21' American Fiberglass jon hansen at 11:03am 07.17.23 yeah! we'll tell you what we know and make up what we don't know.
two questions - 2008 H36 George Braun at 10:52am 07.17.23 1 - anyone know the AWG of main battery connection cables offhand? I forgot to measure this weekend
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM SycloneDriver at 10:51am 07.17.23 The engine in the photo is M2-12, not M25 though? Does the same alternator bracket problem apply?
two questions - 2008 H36 George Braun at 10:51am 07.17.23 Mine is a short 2/0 cable. Jim... thanks Jim - i just need to add a very short piece on the negati
Proper water tank sanitizing bleach amount Johnb at 10:42am 07.17.23 I don't know how authoritative the below is but it does make interesting reading. https://homeard
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 10:40am 07.17.23 First what year is your boat? There is a company named called American Sail but they did not buil

Contact
About
Terms of Use