Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Add swim platform DaveandNan at 3:09pm 01.16.15 Big Boats 15/7058 Has anyone added a swim platform to their sailboat with a reverse transom? We have a 1984 Hunter 34
E-Maax Controller hdhr289 at 2:49pm 01.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2744 Does anyone have experience with electromaax E-Maax Controller? Is it comparable to combination of B
Replacing thru hul gate valves Jdaniel343 at 2:42pm 01.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1641 I plan on replacing all original gate valves on my 1977 Catalina 27. What are your thoughts on repla
New companion way doors (2) woodster at 2:20pm 01.16.15 Ask All Sailors 28/4981 ...ok first dry day we have had here in Ga...so i just mounted the doors i have been working on for
Interior Varnish (1) Coyote at 1:47pm 01.16.15 Bigger Boats 33/5794 I was bored finishing up my weekly work reports, so I ventured onto Craig's List to see what fine ve
standing rigging Larrycr at 1:12pm 01.16.15 Smaller Boats 4/960 I have retired and am living in Costa Rica. It is nearly impossible to find parts for sailboats down
Can I test Solar Panels without a charge Controller JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:40pm 01.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1422 Hi Maine Sail, I went ahead and purchased some Chinese knock-off semi-flexible solar panels (I kn
Ladder for scuba Diving Lancer 30-5 Turtleman at 12:23pm 01.16.15 Lancer 1/1527 Hi: I was wondering if anyone has tried to mount a ladder for scuba diving from a Lancer 30. The coc
Main sail track Keely77 at 12:21pm 01.16.15 Big Boats 0/763 I have purchased a 1989 Hunter 37.5 legend. I am getting a leak that is dripping down from the head
Zinc Protection on Swing Keel? CloudDiver at 9:14am 01.16.15 Catalina 22 20/6304 I'm wondering what your thoughts and/or experiences are with Zinc Protection installed on your swing
Inverters - what do people use them for? holdech at 9:02am 01.16.15 Ask All Sailors 73/9469 It seems that inverters are a must-have component of most people's electrical systems. They also se
Electric winch conversion syeldell at 8:38am 01.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/818 I am considering converting a Lewmar 44ST on a 2000 450 Passage to electric and wanted to determine
Battery Cable Size? Kper at 5:35am 01.16.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1237 Preparing to replace the original wiring from the batteries to the 9.9/two stroke outboard with elec
The catalina 250WB vs. Hunter H260 e714753 at 6:35pm 01.15.15 Smaller Boats 8/3103 My situation is a little different from the most people in the market for a used WB boat. Unlike mos
Move H29.5 traveler end-boom to mid-boom chitradurga at 5:22pm 01.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1812 To get space for a larger bimini, I'm considering moving the end-boom traveler on our 1995 H29.5 to
looking for a knotmeter, depth finder, and chartplotter (2) hummingbirdbassist at 4:19pm 01.15.15 Parts Search 0/1763 Anyone who has upgraded their,knotmeter,depth finder and chartplotter and have your old complete set
Keel refinishing Ken Cross at 4:09pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/4374 Hi all I've finally pulled the trigger on buying a 1989 Hunter 30. The surveyor suggested taking
Miami Boat Show Lodging philwsailz at 2:30pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1509 Guys and Gals- I am lookingg for recommendations for lodging for the Miami Show. Feb 11 thru 14.
Wirie pro Chris Burti at 1:42pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/2834 Anybody used one of these? If so, did it substantially increase your range and/or stability of your
Cell Phone Coverage - Southern Chesapeake Chris Burti at 1:38pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 6/2635 We are planning to take Commitment up for a vacation cruise in the southern half of the Chesapeake t

Recent Replies

There is lust in my heart capta at 2:29pm 06.22.23 If you've been around boats as long as you have, you must know the way to a boat's heart isn't a din
Oceangate Titan Rick Webb at 2:28pm 06.22.23 Watching coverage, it appears that the next Titanic-related disaster movie or documentary is slowly
Where to put AIS antenna? arcadiahunter28 at 2:17pm 06.22.23 Regulations require separate GPS source for AIS. What if I sail to somewhere like Somalia? Do the
Where to put AIS antenna? kappykaplan at 2:15pm 06.22.23 :oops: That's an amazing MFD. So the integrated GPS on that unit won't suffice for the AIS? You nee
Where to put AIS antenna? arcadiahunter28 at 2:14pm 06.22.23 Yes. Raymarine E90W. :oops: That's an amazing MFD. So the integrated GPS on that unit won't suffi
Where to put AIS antenna? kappykaplan at 2:09pm 06.22.23 Ok that's where I was thinking of putting it. Does yours tie into a multifunction display? Yes. R
Where to put AIS antenna? (1) arcadiahunter28 at 2:07pm 06.22.23 Would this work? I think that mounting it on my starboard stern rail would work so long as I can run
Where to put AIS antenna? arcadiahunter28 at 2:05pm 06.22.23 My AIS has a splitter with the VHF and a separate GPS antenna on the stern railing. Ok that's wher
Trailer Capacity Estimates? SantaCruzin at 1:45pm 06.22.23
Oceangate Titan rgranger at 1:34pm 06.22.23 Watching coverage, it appears that the next Titanic-related disaster movie or documentary is slowly
Trailer Capacity Estimates? rgranger at 1:33pm 06.22.23
Furler q's Thaniel at 1:33pm 06.22.23 Could be a Hyde Sreamstay or a Stearns,both popular in the 70s,both replaced the stay. Learned som
Where to put AIS antenna? rgranger at 1:29pm 06.22.23 OK, I'm looking at the Raymarine AIS700 Transceiver that will both receive and transmit AIS data.
Trailer Capacity Estimates? Thaniel at 1:21pm 06.22.23 As such, I'm curious if there's a way to estimate a rough capacity for a trailer based on the sum
Where to put AIS antenna? kappykaplan at 1:12pm 06.22.23 My AIS has a splitter with the VHF and a separate GPS antenna on the stern railing.
Where to put AIS antenna? Davidasailor26 at 1:06pm 06.22.23 Is this AIS system integrated with the VHF radio? I installed one of these on my H26 the AIS migh
Where to put AIS antenna? Davidasailor26 at 1:01pm 06.22.23 Does there exist a single unit that receives VHF and GPS and both receives and transmits AIS? The
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? lakesurfsailor at 12:59pm 06.22.23 like figure 20: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/08ed/f6781681ffc605aa6ffc462b290830f32c5f.pdf OK I
fuel gauge (1) JamesG161 at 12:55pm 06.22.23 Can you post a picture of this colour coded gauge ? n another Tank graph, I keep aboard, I mark t
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? kappykaplan at 12:53pm 06.22.23 It can be your worst enema. (I know, I know! I overuse that joke):poop: Yes, you do, but I grin ev

Contact
About
Terms of Use