Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

1973 C22 swing keel cwilliams64 at 7:53am 01.28.15 Catalina 22 13/1862 Hello everyone. This is my first time to post on here, and I have a question. When the keel is in th
Looking for a pop-up cover or pattern sunsetdiving07 at 6:46am 01.28.15 Sirius 21/22 3/2957 Hi There; I am a fairly new member on this forum(2012), and currently own a Sirius 21 on Lake of th
H 280 stanchion Tata duende at 5:03am 01.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/734 Recently acquired a '98 280 and a couple of the stanchion bases are a tad loose. Are those bolted (n
Maybe an obvious question but... Steener19 at 11:27pm 01.27.15 Big Boats 8/1663 I am writing a story for my grand kids that involve sailing. I am not a sailor so I may be asking a
Weaver Davits Panamax at 9:07pm 01.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1800 Have seen a few threads where folks speak of weaver David installations on sailboats but have yet to
Yanmar Cold Air Intake stollo770 at 8:21pm 01.27.15 The Cherubini Hunters 11/3372 Hello, I have a Yanmar SB8 diesel engine in a 1979 Hunter 27. With the boat out of the water for th
Stupid bilge pump design or...? Stephen Trapani at 8:11pm 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 36/5579 Got to my boat a couple weekends ago and found the bilge pump wasn't working. Very long story short
Dufour owners trainmanjess at 6:42pm 01.27.15 Dufour 7/8956 hello all looking for other Dufour owners here on SBO.... would like to talk with owners of the D
V21 Forward Hatch (3) Flamingo1 at 5:01pm 01.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1456 I have a 1973 V21 - purchased last year. The hatch cover is old, brittle and broken. The wood piec
yahmaha 99 starting battery size Rainh2o at 4:03pm 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1559 I can't seem to find the exact owners manual for my motor. It's a 9.9 EX, and I was wondering, wha
Hunter 260 Masthead LED bulbs? Boydaclies at 3:35pm 01.27.15 Smaller Boats 4/1754 Was going to have the mast down briefly this weekend and was thinking of converting the masthead bul
Missing centerboard? Shawn Fitz72 at 3:33pm 01.27.15 Irwin 2/1758 I own a 1973 Irwin28. There are cable and pulleys in the bilge and the remnants of a hand crank in t
34, 35 or 36 MKII Sky Cruiser at 3:32pm 01.27.15 Big Boats 2/1500 Hello, Wasn't sure where exactly to post this, so I apologize if this is the wrong Cat forum. Pleas
oday 222 Z par mast foot bobalu11 at 3:19pm 01.27.15 Sirius 21/22 1/1090 I have just pu chased a oday 222 with the Z par mast. One of the "ears" is broken on the mast foot.
Refit - Rudder Bearings dkobyrne at 1:22pm 01.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1416 Hi, I have a 2004 Beneteau Oceanis 411 Clebration and doing a refit. Have dropped the rudder as h
Bilge pump recommendations? SPLETS at 1:18pm 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 14/4650 I have a Catalina 30 with a Rule 2000gph bilge pump (RM2000) it has a built in float switch, if I wa
sea deck allen-deckard at 1:17pm 01.27.15 Catalina 22 1/740 I ordered the kit to put sea deck on the cockpit floor. So this is a preliminary post but after I g
Electronics rose8878 at 12:00pm 01.27.15 Catalina 30 3/886 I am in the process of buying a 30' Catalina. I am completely confused by what electronics will work
How to Flush & Change Antifreeze BigEasy at 10:15am 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 10/7270 Planning to flush ' change antifreeze in my Yanmar 3YM30. (have owned the boat for 2 1/2 years).
Rebuild Yanmar water pump??? malyea at 10:09am 01.27.15 The Cherubini Hunters 28/11626 So I was wiggling my table leg and my wife said, "hey, the water pumps leaking"...... Sure enough

Recent Replies

Oday 20 Restoration Kali-Nova at 7:42am 08.15.23 Welcome. Check in here for advice and encouragement. Chances are very good that someone on this li
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dlochner at 7:39am 08.15.23 The test procedure is pretty simple. Just follow the directions. When the alarm goes off you will be
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest jviss at 7:38am 08.15.23 What brand of vest? The two brands I'm familiar with (Mustang and TeamO) the bladder is separated
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast rgranger at 7:37am 08.15.23 Being someone who likes potato cannons...That I'd like to see. :biggrin: Unfortunately even if it
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dlochner at 7:37am 08.15.23 There may be some debate on this, but for solo sailing, autoinflation may not be the best choice. O
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest jviss at 7:35am 08.15.23 There may be some debate on this, but for solo sailing, autoinflation may not be the best choice. O
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 7:33am 08.15.23 @Anchored87 I should mention that when I was using homemade abs pipe "saws" to get spray foam out o
Top Down Furler Mark15231 at 7:30am 08.15.23 thanks
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dLj at 7:30am 08.15.23 Stay aboard your boat with a harness. Jim... Always the best policy. I'm sticking to my boat! dj
Its funny Friday! dLj at 7:29am 08.15.23 wrong with this photo? Looks right to me! dj
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest JamesG161 at 7:28am 08.15.23 With manual inflation, you are free to do things before inflating the vest to get yourself back on
Its funny Friday! (1) Bob S at 7:26am 08.15.23 <p>
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dLj at 7:24am 08.15.23 One is set up for manual inflation, I'm searching for an auto cap, with no success so far. But I o
Its funny Friday! Bob S at 7:22am 08.15.23
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 7:20am 08.15.23 FWIW, I have often seen people suggest using solvent on polyurethane based spray foam. Here is a q
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 7:16am 08.15.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Davidasailor26 at 7:16am 08.15.23
Check my wiring diagram? jibes138 at 7:01am 08.15.23 Conditions requiring lights can sneak up on you. In reduced visibility, e.g., fog, when motoring,
Has This Happend to You? (1) jviss at 6:53am 08.15.23 Highly recommended book: The Sailmaker's Apprentice, Brion Toss.
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Windpilot at 6:39am 08.15.23 SOG from gps only and some of you guys are happy with just that. Just wow.

Contact
About
Terms of Use