Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Selden top down furler question Pat T at 9:38am 06.19.14 Ask All Sailors 1/784 I bought a Selden removable bowsprit ' GX15 furler. Not yet installed but preliminary mock up looks
Odin 820 questions Bernie Odin 820 at 9:34am 06.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/8180 Having been a Macgregor 26X owner for 4 years, I wanted to upgrade to a larger powersailer with more
I'm famous! Kermit at 9:18am 06.19.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2326 Check page 16 of the newest ASA Journal! Yippee Skippee!
5 Winters Uncovered JHoward at 8:41am 06.19.14 C&C 5/2408 I am looking at buying a 1975 C'C 25 from northern Minn. It's been trailor stored and left open to
Removing fiberglass hiding part of sending unit. Cat27Tim at 8:30am 06.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/920 How would one remove part of the fiberglass lip on a 1988 Cat 27 that partially hides the sending un
gin pole mast stepping ron1881 at 5:33am 06.19.14 Smaller Boats 24/8916 I want to make a gin pole mast stepping system for my standard rig 25. I have viewed a few tube vide
DIY gelcoat upslims at 5:32am 06.19.14 Catalina 22 2/941 Anyone ever do their own gelcoat? I have a line on a stonehorse 23 but it will need to be painted. I
Open CPN chart question DougM at 4:21am 06.19.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1762 I just began exploring Open CPN and downloaded electronic charts from NOAA. The first thing I notice
4HP Susuki seadaddler at 4:07am 06.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/411 4HP Suzuki I have a 4HP suzuki outboard and would like to fresh water flush more but using a buck
Wood Tiller Tamer (5) ehudm at 10:59pm 06.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1358 Just for fun I thought to have a Tiller Tamer as a back up for auto pilot (simrad), it looks OK but
Sumner 8 sailing dingy centerboard at 8:22pm 06.18.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1378 I picked up a Sumner 8 dingy at an Estate sail. All I got was a shell of a dingy. Looking for a pict
oday 20 trailer measurements hawk232 at 7:55pm 06.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/810 I may have the opportunity to get an oday 20. it does not have a trailer, but I just so happen to ha
Replacing Sending unit in 1988 Cat 27 Fuel Tank (1) Cat27Tim at 7:06pm 06.18.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1147 Not quite sure how to go about removing the fiberglass that covers 1/2 of the sending unit's screws.
'83 O'Day Cowl Vent Deck Plate RBilly at 6:14pm 06.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/798 Just bought an '83 O'Day 28. It has a cowl vent on foredeck but I don't have the 4 in. machined meta
Furling problem Alansails at 5:44pm 06.18.14 Catalina 310 8/1257 Suddenly this year our boat, when we furl the head sail, it has decided to have issues..:cry: When w
Bag of water/install transducer PSR at 4:36pm 06.18.14 Ask All Sailors 22/5875 Can someone tell me why I might test for the best location of a sonar transducer inside the hull wit
Newly installed autopilot is drunk markwbird at 4:05pm 06.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1108 My newly installed Raymarine EV100 autopilot works great except that it's a bit swervy. I took out
C25 need used stanchion worane at 3:26pm 06.18.14 Ask All Sailors 2/810 Hi everyone. I am in need of a stanchion from an early (1978) Catalina 25. One of mine is snapped of
C&C 25, 1975, Good Boat or Bad News JHoward at 2:57pm 06.18.14 Ask All Sailors 5/5191 I am researching this boat, found on Craigs List. It is in northern Minnesota @ the Canadian border.
Can a Universal Atomic engine be rebuilt? carolbsailing at 2:42pm 06.18.14 Engines and Propulsion 15/4451 I have a 1983 Catalina 27 with the original Universal Atomic Model 5411. The engine won't start and

Recent Replies

Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 9:25pm 08.14.23 Many foams will dissolve with gasoline or acetone. I was told the same thing.... unfortunately gre
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Hayden Watson at 9:20pm 08.14.23 The valve will burn if the gap is too small which causes the valve to not be against the seat long e
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Hayden Watson at 9:16pm 08.14.23 Many foams will dissolve with gasoline or acetone.
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 9:11pm 08.14.23 Has anyone had experience removing this stuff from inside the mast? Is this easy or would I be walk
Funny Friday!!! Leeward Rail at 8:55pm 08.14.23 but it will go faster than the wind dead down wind. Sail GP boats can apparently reach 4 times the
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Hayden Watson at 8:52pm 08.14.23 Zebra mussels. Of course you need the blanking plug as mentioned. But those little buggers can be i
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 8:01pm 08.14.23 Hi Meriachee, Beautiful job on the sprit! Do you have any photo/videos of your top down furler? Th
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 7:58pm 08.14.23 Any issues with upward loading on that bow (anchor roller) bracket created by the leverage of the s
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast rgranger at 7:52pm 08.14.23 Do you need to get it all out? Or just enough to run wires up the mast?
Owners Manual search (2) rgranger at 7:45pm 08.14.23 218815
pros and cons of adjusting valves... kloudie1 at 7:33pm 08.14.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Don S/V ILLusion at 6:54pm 08.14.23 The make/model of the plug should be obvious by noting what it says on the speed display. That in tu
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 6:49pm 08.14.23 218813
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets Crazy Dave Condon at 6:34pm 08.14.23 Rivets
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 6:33pm 08.14.23 Good Lord man, this could well be the Holy Grail of the perpetual motion machine. erpetual motion"
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? Rick D at 6:12pm 08.14.23 It offended me not to have one, so I purchased one and the bezel from this site and installed it. BT
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck jdrutten at 5:57pm 08.14.23 Zebra mussels. Of course you need the blanking plug as mentioned. But those little buggers can be in
Spreaders stickinthemud57 at 5:42pm 08.14.23 Per Ecletic's suggestion, I would inquire with Blue Water Yachts. I have never seen a mast with shro
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Ralph Johnstone at 5:38pm 08.14.23 I did state the make and model, it's a 1988 Hunter 28.5. The 1998 Hunter 28.5 is a boat, not a ca
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 Ed Caldwell at 5:26pm 08.14.23 Thanks I'll check it out... Thanks I'll check it out... CharlieAnn, be very sure before you star

Contact
About
Terms of Use