Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

General advice on a "wack" sailing idea PeterGade at 7:58am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 55/8381 Dear sailors! This is my first post on the forum, i hope that my questions are not too far out.
hot water plumbing njlarry at 7:32am 06.21.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/2038 My bad. When I disconnected the in feed and supply out lines to the water heater I neglected to la
mast fitting donelanc at 7:09am 06.21.15 Bigger Boats 3/1180 Hi I have a 272 le and a friend was trying to get the anchor light going (not in water yet) He t
My New Cook Table (2) w4swk at 7:03am 06.21.15 Catalina 22 1/625 After discovering that I prefer to cook outside, I built this little table. 2 pieces of PVC (40 in.
table leaf stowage Roma at 7:01am 06.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1058 There appears to be no specific place to stow the dining table leaf which is a hazard if left unsecu
Alternate Waterproof Grease for Maxprop smokey73 at 6:56am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 35/11430 I have a 3 blade Maxprop and my boat is out of the water for a few days. I need to lubricate the pr
Traveler for Day Sailor silversailor at 6:02am 06.21.15 Day Sailers 6/1529 I have a 79 Day Sailor II, with mid-boom main sheeting. I'm considering adding a traveler to enhance
Happy Fathers Day Indysailor at 5:46am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 3/895 I'm a dad, myself and of course I'll give the old man a call and we'll talk about the U.S. Open, lik
b and g zeus 2 chart plotter operation problems catalina453 at 5:45am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 4/4675 I purchased a B and G Zeus 2 chart plotter 9 months ago and had it installed in my Catalina 320. Th
keel winch cable suvh8er at 8:25pm 06.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/809 Hello everyone. I have just replaced the hand crank winch with a Badlands ATV winch on my Mac 25. I
White Smoke Lusitano at 8:03pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/972 Fellow mariners, So today I notice some white smoke/steam coming out of my Renault rc8 diesel engin
Vberth and Aft bedding ashbuie at 7:54pm 06.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1200 I am trying to order sheet sets for our Hunter 260 before it is delivered, can anyone tell me what s
Anyone installed a boom brake on a H30? Dan_Y at 7:26pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/994 I was looking at the Dutchman 250B boom brake on SBO. Has anyone installed one on a '88 - '94 H30?
Lone Star Help baburns at 6:28pm 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1035 How do you lower the bilge boards on a Lone Star 16? Acting like levers are locked and seller is no
30T furler line sealing Ken Cross at 4:48pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/670 Hi all. I have a wet deck where the furler lines penitrate the deck at the anchor locker. I'm planni
Island Time gettinthere at 4:33pm 06.20.15 Destinations 8/2764 I was long overdue for a haircut. In Black Point Exuma the Rockside Laundry also has a sign for hair
2005 33 Blower mikej21 at 3:49pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1350 My Hunter is an 2005 33 with a 29 hp Yanmar engine. When and how often should the blower be used.
Catalina Mainsheet Magazine Don Guillette at 3:12pm 06.20.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/4123 Stu Jackson: It's been a number of years since I've seen a copy of the Mainsheet magazine. I always
When to replace Fire Extinguishers? rfrye1 at 2:45pm 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 20/6110 Is there some way to know when to replace the on board fire extinguishers? All mine still show in th
No propulsion cedge at 1:41pm 06.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 14/3163 I'm new to sailing and have a 25ft keel boat which when using the inboard engine did not have any r

Recent Replies

Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 6:48am 12.05.23 I am a liveaboard as well. In the summer, I rely on my solar/battery combo for nearly all of my powe
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS American_Mainsail at 6:40am 12.05.23 Hi Rado - linking you this article, in case you haven't seen it, on cruising washing machines: Washi
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:33am 12.05.23 Start with changing the sanitation hoses. You remind me of a marine engine mechanic I once knew whos
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 Rasselas36 at 6:26am 12.05.23
Solar power systems dlochner at 6:14am 12.05.23 There are a good series of videos and articles about solar panels on the AltE website. Most are gear
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker ice breaker at 5:44am 12.05.23 You will be much happier if your replace that wabble pump, that needs a filter, with a Gulper 220.
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker DaveJ at 5:09am 12.05.23 Another possible test would be to move the wire from the existing breaker to another 10A breaker. If
Thanksgiving Cruise mermike at 4:24am 12.05.23 What's amazing is the team approach to creating these works. It was fascinating to watch the action.
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? sailme88 at 4:04am 12.05.23 if it works well can you give me the brand name please. RecPro is the system that I installed.. T
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit sailme88 at 3:56am 12.05.23 that hose has dry rot all about it. This is a reinforced hose and the rust is from the reinforcemen
Solar power systems xavpil at 3:55am 12.05.23 As a general rule of thumb, count on an average of 3 times the nominal size for solar panel output.
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit rgranger at 3:39am 12.05.23 That is a hell of an endorsement!
Solar power systems rgranger at 3:37am 12.05.23
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 10:18pm 12.04.23 that's great! Do I have an ignition position that is on without an alarm going off? And can I use th
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? (1) Calif. Ted at 9:32pm 12.04.23 I have a yanmar 30 hp. Do you know if it has a system to vent air out of the boat? if it did I coul
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? NYSail at 8:10pm 12.04.23 I like that idea about the sanitation hoses. I noticed when you flush to the head it creates a huge
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 chuckwayne at 8:06pm 12.04.23 Escape is a 2002 356, but all of the 2002 on boats have a similar strut and a 1" shaft. I removed t
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 7:25pm 12.04.23 Start with changing the sanitation hoses. Then clean the boat, degrease the engine compartment and
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 7:22pm 12.04.23 I have a yanmar 30 hp. Do you know if it has a system to vent air out of the boat? if it did I coul
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? jssailem at 6:56pm 12.04.23 2. A sleeve fitted around the base of the mast to rebuild it. This is usually made up of a section

Contact
About
Terms of Use