Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! (6) reefsider at 9:06pm 06.03.23 Catalina 22 9/963 Hi, I Started this boat 6 or so years ago. Did a ton of work and had it in the water for 2 seasons
Hunter 38 Fixed Portlight Shade jemill at 7:30pm 06.03.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/903 Hello All, While opening my 2006 Hunter 38 for the season, my well meaning daughter washed one of th
Omega Capri Mast Step (boot) (2) philiefay at 7:24pm 06.03.23 Smaller Boats 0/1118 This is a long shot but somehow the foot of the mast on my Capri (1982 Mod 1) has gone missing. I h
Dissimilar Metals Captain W at 2:09pm 06.03.23 Ask All Sailors 16/2049 I am considering putting a jam cleat to my aluminum boom. My concern is attaching it with stainless
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 (2) lsavocchi at 11:57am 06.03.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1261 When I got back to my mooring today It looked like I was leaking oil. I popped the hood off the engi
Screens for Windows (3) DaveJ at 9:23am 06.03.23 Catalina 310 11/1434
V25 Rudder and castle fabrication (1) Mike25 at 7:56am 06.03.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/791 Like the proud papa of an ugly baby I finally finished the rudder and castle fabrication. I started
Does anyone own a Widgeon??? mellowyellow at 7:38am 06.03.23 Ask An Oday Owner 2/542 Does anyone own a Widgeon?
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing drgbanks at 4:54am 06.03.23 Ask All Sailors 36/3430 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me about sailing the ICW?
Recommendations for a new head Afraal at 4:12am 06.03.23 Catalina 310 23/3764 Hi everyone! I believe the head in our boat is on its last leg. The supreme leaded (aka the wife) as
Jabsco volume per stroke robinrjellis at 2:30am 06.03.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1302 Does anyone know the volume per stroke on a Jabsco manual head? Trying to figure out how many to cle
Check my wiring diagram? (1) Beth G at 7:57pm 06.02.23 Ask All Sailors 41/4824 Hi there! New boat owner here...we inherited our sailboat, and are redoing the wiring. I have made a
First Time in the Water sbrogden at 5:50pm 06.02.23 Trailer Sailors 1/504 Took the Vagabond 14 to a nearby lake for a couple of hours this afternoon. Winds were against the l
dock line for Beneteau 323 1/2" or 5/8? LynnM at 1:51pm 06.02.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/939 what size?
Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 WesternTraveler at 1:50pm 06.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/970 I just purchased a 1996 Hunter 26 and I will be mooring quite a bit. I thought I would add two bow c
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 1:36pm 06.02.23 Ask All Sailors 37/2625 Greetings, My Heart Interface Ideal Regulator Output Module has apparently bitten the dust. It's p
Addicted to Sailing (1) Hayden Watson at 1:30pm 06.02.23 Ask All Sailors 2/435 216400
Catalina 320 Diesel deck port davidwkenn at 9:35am 06.02.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/644 Does anyone have one of these from an old boat? Ours went glug glug and I know that the original st
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing davidwkenn at 9:12am 06.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 21/3631 Does anyone have experience with modifying a Catalina 320 for easier solo sailing? At minimum, I th
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump (1) Screen Saver at 6:58am 06.02.23 Big Boats 10/3474 Im looking for someone who has or knows for sure, or better still can check, whether the manual prim

Recent Replies

How and where to get my MMSI before the boat gets USC documented Sailfanatic at 9:29am 02.03.25 https://www.boatus.com/mmsi/mmsi/obtainmmsi#!
Raritan Seara bowl fills with water Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:16am 02.03.25 You shouldn't hear any hissing from a vented loop in the INTAKE line through which water is being pu
Holding tank sanitation hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:37am 02.03.25 No matter what hose you use, it will start smelling again. Not for at least 10 years if you use Rar
Your experience with online courses? Urban Hermit at 8:36am 02.03.25 Thanks @BigEasy I hadn't considered US Power Squadron - I'll check them out. By the way, sorry ab
Reflagging and MMSI Urban Hermit at 8:30am 02.03.25 This is all above my understanding, knowledge, pay grade, and rank -- but since both MMSI and AIS ha
Reflagging and MMSI geoffschultz at 8:13am 02.03.25 This may be a stupid question, but why both a VHF and a separate AIS? When Standard Horizon and I
Reflagging and MMSI jssailem at 7:59am 02.03.25 I installed a Standard Horizon Matrix AIS/GPS (GX2200) in 2015. It has served me well. It provides A
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards (2) JRacer at 7:57am 02.03.25 I replaced the wood boards on my First 310 with Seaboard. Cut on an angle at the bottom (mid-section
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards dmax at 7:52am 02.03.25 Starboard won't be cheap and its heavy. If you're just going to use them for a few days, I would jus
Reflagging and MMSI Nichole340 at 7:39am 02.03.25 Helps perfectly. Thank you. Given the articles available to read, not to mention some confusing lan
Reflagging and MMSI jssailem at 7:08am 02.03.25 why both a VHF and a separate AIS? When Standard Horizon and I believe others offer units with AIS
Chesapeake Rendezvous- Summer 2025 twodzusfittings at 6:48am 02.03.25 Oh yes...keep me posted.
deck organizer access - Vision 32 Belzoni at 6:32am 02.03.25 @Crazy Dave Condon - I'm reviving this old post now that I know you may be the guy with the answers
Reflagging and MMSI Nichole340 at 6:18am 02.03.25
Unstepping and Stepping Mast in Fort Myers, FL area for 2016 Catalina 22 Cyb3rSail3r at 5:52am 02.03.25 Funny that the mast is padded and not the gelcoat. Great point. I noticed that as well, and will
What AA batteries for hand held devices? colemj at 4:17am 02.03.25 It must be mentioned that AA rechargables have a larger diameter than nonrechargebles as a result t
Unstepping and Stepping Mast in Fort Myers, FL area for 2016 Catalina 22 Rick Webb at 4:16am 02.03.25 Thanks for the info. The previous owner built one from wood because the when they tried to use the
Unstepping and Stepping Mast in Fort Myers, FL area for 2016 Catalina 22 (1) Cyb3rSail3r at 3:54am 02.03.25 It's not hard to do. My wife would pop the forestay loose with me on the cabin top. I would lower
Tracks location Seaway 25 dlochner at 3:18am 02.03.25 But looking at photo and some others online, should it be inside or outside of shrouds? Coz here it
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards max_sailing at 11:00pm 02.02.25 Thanks for the reply! Indeed I was probably overthinking that edge joint. I do have a table saw and

Contact
About
Terms of Use