Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

mooring pennent for Siren 17 srcook at 1:39pm 06.15.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1063 I have been granted access to a mooring buoy on Wabamun Lake in Alberta. Problem is I am new to all
Fuel Tank Dial bob1dad at 1:27pm 06.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1052 Recently purchased 1995 Hunter 29.5 ran out of fuel even though the fuel level indicator registered
Day Sailer Cockpit Drains (3) Jesnodoughnut at 12:48pm 06.15.15 Day Sailers 2/3057 I have just bought a day sailer and am cleaning it up, preparing it for repair and paint when I saw
Tacking in heavy winds jabaker62 at 10:57am 06.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/5136 Hi, My question pertains to tacking in strong winds (12-18 kts). We previous owned a MacGregor 25 wa
Anyone sail/race an 80 to 85 Capri 25? CloudDiver at 10:53am 06.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2653 I'm looking for a general opinion on the 80-85 Capri 25, mostly performance wise. There is one for
Question about Gudgeon Rebedding and Upgrading Leeward Rail at 10:50am 06.15.15 Catalina 22 9/1352 Hello all, I have a question for those who have rebedded their gudgeons. When I ordered my custom
ST 6000 to garmin 741xs - HELP redunculous at 9:26am 06.15.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2357 Ok so I've searched and searched and tried multiple connections but still can't get this to work eve
Genoa question betzhunter at 9:13am 06.15.15 Big Boats 7/960 I have a secondary genoa that I haven't used since we've owned the boat 5 plus years now, It has pen
Replacing coax cable in mast gregorybross at 9:00am 06.15.15 Catalina 30 18/5159 I may have to replace all of my coaxial cable to get my vhf to transmit properly. If I need to do t
Shackles you can sleep with Outeast at 8:37am 06.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1338 I am putting new anchor rode and chain on my Pearson 34-2. I've read articles (a while ago) warning
Hunter 38 Dinghy Davit Capacity Seadaze38 at 7:48am 06.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1466 I recently purchased a 2007 Hunter 38, which has dinghy davits mounted to the arch. Appears to be a
Heat exchanger bobbelize at 7:17am 06.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1055 I have a 1984 27' Catalina with a Universal Diesal engine and I was told that I needed a new heat ex
Rudder Sensor with Wheel Drive unit????? PGIJon at 6:59am 06.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2138 I have a RM SPX-5 Wheel drive autopilot without a rudder sensor. Does it make any sense to add a ru
The Gap rblevens at 6:26am 06.15.15 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1273 What is the gap suppose to be between the rudder and the hull? Thanks Rick!
The Two Best Days In.... Spindrift NH at 3:11am 06.15.15 Catalina 30 1/766 A boat owners life. This past Saturday we sold Spindrift. We really loved the boat but it was not g
Hard top/Solar panel installation Slipin Away at 2:53am 06.15.15 Big Boats 0/816 New post under owner modifications 45cc of hard top and solar panel installation
Shaft & dripless box - (1) WhiteNow at 11:06pm 06.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2138 Seems like some water droplets are collecting on the shaft and throwing droplets on the hull and the
Elec connect for Blower (1) WhiteNow at 10:51pm 06.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1305 1.) Blower stopped the other day.... found this wire or both disconnected. When I place one of the
engine mount Ken13559 at 9:40pm 06.14.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1486 Not that I'm having problem with my 13 year old Yanmar 2GM20F engine mount but I'm wondering if ther
A question I hate to ask.... Steve Liggett at 8:08pm 06.14.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1694 Does anyone know what has happened to Ross? He was based in Maryland and was a frequent, wise contr

Recent Replies

Potential new Hunter owner isaksp00 at 10:55am 07.12.23 I would not characterize the 23 as a trailer sailor. The mast is heavy enough that I would only want
Potential new Hunter owner 60bubba at 10:46am 07.12.23 Thanks for all the great info. I'll take pictures and try to put them up when I see it today. If I
In boom reefing design Windpilot at 10:42am 07.12.23 Great idea with the delrin! I used some dyneema line to attach them, works so far with minimal twist
Fyi Old ST30 DO WORK with i70s network jssailem at 10:34am 07.12.23 My i70 reads a constant 76 deg F. Well that is a pleasant temp.
Just purchased hull #54 and have some halyard questions jssailem at 10:33am 07.12.23 Regarding the cleats, since the current design of the mast rigging encourages handling the halyards
Just purchased hull #54 and have some halyard questions (1) jssailem at 10:30am 07.12.23 Congrats Joe... She has sweet lines. That canoe stern is begging to be sailed on an open ocean. om
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 10:20am 07.12.23 A helpful person PM'ing me has made me aware of a lapse in specificity in my terminology. I have at
Your experience with propane outboards? MikeHoncho at 10:15am 07.12.23
Fyi Old ST30 DO WORK with i70s network curtdo at 10:11am 07.12.23 One obscure post I found said use a 10k resistor. I cold only find 5.6k near me. It is only .25w. So
25' O'Day Swingkeel SDL at 10:08am 07.12.23 Thank you. That is very helpful. One more question: I don't see where to access the brackets holding
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May jssailem at 9:57am 07.12.23 :plus: @Davidasailor26 's suggestion.
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 07.12.23
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May jssailem at 9:55am 07.12.23 this is a goal sail for us so hopefully I can put it all to good use and be able to plan this trip
Winch handle safe use Dalliance at 9:51am 07.12.23 Well if you really want to slow things down, then winchers are the perfect addition. They will not
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 9:42am 07.12.23 What do you mean, replicas? As in not genuine? I'm talking about Chinese Arduinos off eBay. I fi
Fyi Old ST30 DO WORK with i70s network jssailem at 9:40am 07.12.23 Great solution. The ITC-5 is a great tool to address old sensors using NMEA 0183 data and inject it
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Stu Jackson at 9:39am 07.12.23 art, Dave's right, and I suggest you reread his post a few times, slowly, especially about time & cu
Potential new Hunter owner isaksp00 at 9:34am 07.12.23 H23 owner here. Check all the bulkheads inside, including in the storage areas under the settees and
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 9:15am 07.12.23 Original question: I think not a good idea. I should have stated more clearly that "handling" twi
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May artleyt115 at 9:10am 07.12.23 Thank you both for the advice, I will plan to launch farther down the river to make up some time. Bu

Contact
About
Terms of Use