Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Sirius 21-Thinking of Selling Baysailor6 at 6:14am 08.20.15 Sirius 21/22 0/16 I got this boat last fall and never owned anything over 17' in the past. It sails great but is not e
Albemarle Sound- Near Edenton pdwireSML at 6:10am 08.20.15 Destinations 7/2656 Hello all, First time posting and enjoyed all the information gained from others adventures. My
C-22 Fleet-130, Metro Detoit Award CaptDon01 at 5:54am 08.20.15 Catalina 22 1/651 C-22 Fleet-130 is our "Fleet of the Year" for 2015. We are going to get together next Thursday, 8-27
Butyl tape with no nuts Graycruiser at 5:44am 08.20.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1937 I need to rebed a SS hand rail on our C320. It is held by 3 bolts thru the deck into threaded holes
Is this correct for Green Ground Wire? (1) smokey73 at 5:25am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2168 I was running some wires and found this (see picture). Should the green AC Safety wires for shore p
Cabinet "sagging" in aft head? (2) smokey73 at 5:18am 08.20.15 Big Boats 1/711 Hunter 40.5 My cabinet is "sagging" (see picture) in my aft head. I only see one screw on each
shore power willsnow at 10:03pm 08.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3123 What's the simplest shore power setup if all I want to do is run a battery charger while on a dock?
Oday 22-water coming through the centerboard tube keary N at 8:12pm 08.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/736 My 1981 okay 22 gets water up and over the center board tube when in heavy chop or when sailing in
Leaking issues. Bm3moose at 6:59pm 08.19.15 Catalina 22 19/2842 I've thumbed through multiple leak threads. I have a 77 and I'm getting significant amounts of water
Air Intake Filter and Silencer jzuk at 6:28pm 08.19.15 Bigger Boats 13/7528 On my still kinda new to me O'Day 35 I've had a fairly large ToDo list. I'm now at the point where I
Failing control panel buttons (1) pf78dhr at 4:53pm 08.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/433 Hello, the push buttons on my 2013 h-33 control panel keep failing. Does anyone know an upgrade or w
H33c from Rochester New York to Key West Redskyatnight at 4:16pm 08.19.15 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1062 I am planning on taking my 1981 hunter 33 from Rochester New York to Key West. I have most everythin
Oday 25 ft fix 6 ft keel Oliver at 3:31pm 08.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/757 Almost done, then must find flat house boat. :dance:
5 Day trip Northern Chesapeake oldlaxer1 at 2:44pm 08.19.15 Destinations 6/1742 We are celebrating our 30th anniversary over Labor Day Weekend and want to do a cruise from Baltimor
Old CDI Reefer replacement Pbarton at 1:35pm 08.19.15 Catalina 30 4/1952 My CDI reefer drum collapsed last week and the upgrade is causing me problems. Any suggestions for a
Companionway boards/Pop top atrometer at 1:33pm 08.19.15 Catalina 22 12/3110 In a driving rainstorm is it normal to expect leakage from these areas? Had some repair guys come t
Jensen Cassette Player Peter n Gail at 12:46pm 08.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/924 Hi I have a 1993 Hunter 30. It has a " jensen auto reverse instalock and tuner". I am trying to
Evinrude 6HP 2- cycle question Skip Gundlach at 12:11pm 08.19.15 Engines and Propulsion 12/1838 Evinrude 6HP 2- cycle question Our engine isn't developing full power. We had not used it for s
sea water filling my head Skipro at 11:48am 08.19.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/3798 We recently converted the forward head in our Beneteau 400 from standard Jabsco to electric. It has
Volvo MD2B Raw Water seeping into oil SailMaster at 10:53am 08.19.15 Engines and Propulsion 6/1105 Ok guys, I found that the volume of liquid in my oil pan has increased since changing the oil 4 day

Recent Replies

Wood species sailme88 at 4:26am 12.31.23 Why not reach out to Warren Pandy at Catalina (727) 544-6681. Quite possible they either have blank
Wood species shemandr at 7:54pm 12.30.23 If you hang around some wooden boat building sites, you'll see a bewildering assortment of woods whi
Wood species dlochner at 7:00pm 12.30.23 Looks like teak to me. Matching teak can be difficult because there are many varieties. As much as p
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 dlochner at 6:55pm 12.30.23 I have mine plumbed through a macerator and then to a through hull for overboard discharge when 3 m
Wood species jssailem at 6:43pm 12.30.23 Teak is always a go to wood for its resistance to water damage. There is no magic wood. You can use
roller furling replacement jssailem at 6:37pm 12.30.23 I have the Harken MKIV unit 1. Love it. Smooth. Easily maintained.
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement George Braun at 5:05pm 12.30.23 on our 2008 H36 we also have NovaKool units. Air-cooled, that's why the compartment behind the unit
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement drm1 at 4:36pm 12.30.23 Terry is correct about recharge, and the unanswered questions. There is no info provided on the age
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement drm1 at 4:28pm 12.30.23 Hi Dan. Different model boat, but if it were mine, first I would determine the draw from each unit,
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Alan Gomes at 4:14pm 12.30.23 There is precious little info out there about plumbing porta potties. Very few are plumbed at all,
Quick Question - What is this, a cupholder? Tally Ho at 4:07pm 12.30.23 I had an old Autohelm 4000 auto-pilot that mounted on a mount like that in the cockpit. I moved the
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Gene Neill at 4:05pm 12.30.23 There is precious little info out there about plumbing porta potties. Very few are plumbed at all, a
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 (2) Gene Neill at 4:02pm 12.30.23 The hold down bracket is taking shape. I had this 12"x12" sheet of 1/4" G10 fiberglass on hand, so t
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? dlochner at 3:50pm 12.30.23 I wondered why you have that unique glow about you ;) Yep, no need to waste money on flashlights
Quick Question - What is this, a cupholder? Straycat22296 at 1:50pm 12.30.23 I had an old Autohelm 4000 auto-pilot that mounted on a mount like that in the cockpit. I moved the
Worst holding tank install ever Tally Ho at 1:33pm 12.30.23
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? Tally Ho at 1:20pm 12.30.23 Not really, just 50 years of living in the shadow of 3 nuke plants. ;) I wondered why you have th
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? Project_Mayhem at 1:06pm 12.30.23 I'd empty the ballast tanks and pour a healthy amount of antifreeze in there to be on the safe side.
roller furling replacement dlochner at 12:38pm 12.30.23 I replaced the old Furlex unit with a Schaefer. The old unit would bind and the plastic cover for th
Raritan Superflush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:00pm 12.30.23 What parts do you need or expect to need? Fwiw...the Raritan SuperFlush uses the same tried and true

Contact
About
Terms of Use