Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

sabre 30 III Tally treader at 7:17pm 07.31.14 Sabre Sailboats 1/3450 Can I hear from owners/sailors of the Sabre 30 mk111. Any comparisons with other 30-31 ft cruise
DX Bands sullyj020 at 6:28pm 07.31.14 SSB and Ham Operators 3/10617 Geez, band conditions sure have been bad around here.
Paragon transmission Sovt at 6:20pm 07.31.14 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2120 Mainsail. I don't know if this is your area of expertise but I thought I'd ask. If not perhaps y
5hp outboard on a Mac 25 lipscum at 5:56pm 07.31.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2338 Anyone have a experience with a 5hp outboard on a Mac 25? My 9.9 died today and I'm interested in th
Hunter 23 Rudder Housing Sheave (1) carboman at 1:43pm 07.31.14 Smaller Boats 3/901 Took mine apart for repainting so thought I would post a pic of it. Has to be the original.
Floor boards for O'Day Osprey Troutbrooktim at 1:10pm 07.31.14 Day Sailers 2/4206 I'm looking for floor boards for my 1984 O'Day Osprey that I've just purchased. Or plans to construc
Bow Thruster for a Hunter 420 captmaddog at 1:04pm 07.31.14 Big Boats 7/2415 I'm looking at having a Lewmar 4hp bow thruster installed on my 2003 Hunter 420. Wondering if any o
Stolen Mac Trailer MichigammeDave at 1:00pm 07.31.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1277 My trailer for my Venture 22 was stolen from my yard in Upper Michigan over the weekend (26 July). I
Yanmar 2GM water passage cleaning Nereussailor at 12:18pm 07.31.14 Ask All Sailors 16/5269 I finally got my Yanmar 2GM engine out for some needed repairs and started taking it apart. Behind t
mounting a wind vane sagehill at 11:21am 07.31.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3219 Greetings all. I'm new to this forum although I have had my boat for 4 years now. I would like to he
Re: MD DNR JohnS at 10:40am 07.31.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2269 Not to start another flame fest, but I've found it makes a big difference to show up at the MD DNR o
Biggest Sail Yet YVRguy at 10:18am 07.31.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1786 Well guys and gals, I'm heading out tomorrow for two weeks on my biggest sail yet on Ge'Mara. I'm p
Quick Question about Masthead Light (2) jBlaze3000 at 8:50am 07.31.14 Smaller Boats 42/6147 Purchased my H23 with what I was told was a non-working masthead light. Wiring looks to be in decent
O'day 22 bilge (1) repawn at 8:00am 07.31.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2673 OK - I have read a lot about the bilges on O'day 22s but have a question regarding mine - it is the
Intermittent Start knotcarin at 7:27am 07.31.14 Big Boats 21/5239 vq
Pearson 26 outboard question md7532 at 7:03am 07.31.14 Pearson 2/1574 I have owned a 1971 Pearson 26 for about 10 years. It came with a Johnson 9.9 OB. However, from the
O"Day 23-2 Mast roeloffs at 4:30am 07.31.14 Parts Search 0/1083 Hello All, I am looking for a mast for my 23-2, Mine was damaged in Sandy. It is a 28' Kenyon mode
Furlex on the mast (1) captmaddog at 6:36am 07.31.14 Big Boats 4/833 I have a halyard that comes out of the mast about 5 or 6 feet up down to a block and the cam cleat i
Boat Insurance jwieneck at 5:53am 07.31.14 Big Boats 17/5086 We are in the process of purchasing a 2005 41 DS. So we have been looking at boat insurance. Curre
My keel is too low to lock in place patrickfarley at 5:25am 07.31.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/4949 The hole in my keel must be too long to keep the keel high enough to lock into place with the second

Recent Replies

Found On Deck dLj at 11:45am 07.10.23 Looks like pin out of your rigging somewhere. Could be out of your goose neck or sundry other locati
Catalina Metal Plaque Joe at 11:31am 07.10.23 Often those numbers are etched into the hull near the hull/deck joint. So.....since what you propos
Origo 2500E Alcohol Stove DCourteau at 11:30am 07.10.23 Thank you!
Against the wind - in the docks sbrogden at 11:22am 07.10.23 How does one use oar locks when there is no place to sit in the middle of the boat?
Origo 2500E Alcohol Stove rgranger at 11:14am 07.10.23 The usual suspects include WD-40 WD-40 PTFE "dry lube" PB-Blaster PB-Blaster Silicone Liquid Wrench
Against the wind - in the docks (1) rgranger at 11:10am 07.10.23 I had a McIntire 14 growing up that had oar locks... dp/B0933KSVMN/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4?psc=1&pd_rd_
Setting up H310 for single handing MattieJo at 10:43am 07.10.23 I am considering purchasing a 1997 Hunter 310. Currently the boat is not well set for single handi
Setting up H310 for single handing Ed Caldwell at 10:36am 07.10.23 I am considering purchasing a 1997 Hunter 310. Currently the boat is not well set for single handi
Building a custom hard dodger flightlead404 at 10:32am 07.10.23 The bimini and, to a lesser extent, dodger on our 2002 Hunter 466 are also on their last legs. We h
1960 Tylercraft T-24 Han Solo at 10:17am 07.10.23 According to Wikipedia, the sailboat has 72" of headroom. According to PO, it is not. I love that it
Starting battery Johnb at 10:14am 07.10.23 How did they test it? Magic wand? You apply the leads of your battery tester, read the voltage, t
Setting up H310 for single handing Alan K at 10:14am 07.10.23 My jib and halyard are all on the coach roof on my 380. If I'm short handed, I'll use the auto-tack
Starting battery Don S/V ILLusion at 9:46am 07.10.23 Just came back from getting the battery checked, they say it is still in excellent condition, but i
Starting battery dlochner at 9:45am 07.10.23 Just came back from getting the battery checked, they say it is still in excellent condition, but i
Origo 2500E Alcohol Stove DCourteau at 9:28am 07.10.23 Anything I can spray? I don't think I have the ability to take it apart.
Starting battery fred1diver at 9:22am 07.10.23 Just came back from getting the battery checked, they say it is still in excellent condition, but it
Against the wind - in the docks sbrogden at 9:18am 07.10.23 Do you have oar locks? No oar locks on the boat.
Against the wind - in the docks rgranger at 9:15am 07.10.23 Do you have oar locks?
Origo 2500E Alcohol Stove rgranger at 9:14am 07.10.23 If you can take it apart, I'd rub it down with some barkeeper's friend and a scotch guard pad...to g
Swing Keel/Bolts in keel locker rgranger at 9:12am 07.10.23 I did a google for the manual. A few different sites seemed to have it but I did not download it.

Contact
About
Terms of Use