Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

272 LE Mast Gate Replacement (1) 272LE Sailor at 10:09am 02.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2868 Looking to find a replacement Mast Gate Cover for my 1988 272 LE. All that is on the mast is two riv
Lake Superior Ice Caves Stretch at 9:51am 02.18.14 Destinations 1/1728 What a sight to see, Apostle Islands ice caves. The photo's are outstanding. I have heard of the isl
jfitz JFitz at 8:43am 02.18.14 Big Boats 1/637 I have a bent strut and vibrations. I'm replacing a suspect folding prop and will check the shaft fo
Rudder bearing ben first 33.7 moondragon at 8:29am 02.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1554 I need to replace the bottom bearing on my 33.7. Does anyi one have the Beneteau data sheet that des
barrier coat or not? richk at 8:21am 02.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/964 Hi I need some recommendations about whether to barrier coat a new hull. It will be sailed in sal
Battery Watering Devices Fred Villiard at 8:20am 02.18.14 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2838 Hi Maine, When I get my hip straightened out about another six to eight weeks, I want to get my 4
Painting mrudman850 at 8:02am 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 5/984 I want to change the hull color of my Buccaneer 180. Do I remove all paint, prep and repaint the EN
Progress on my wheel... (5) gsfaulk at 7:37am 02.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/667 Well, I've made some progress on redoing my wheel. After a lot of sanding and wood filler and more
What should I charge? emergpa1 at 6:58am 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 22/3402 I helped the captain of a 50ish foot sailboat DocK last night. Today he asked me if I would be inter
cabin sole HUNTER 28.5 hunter285 at 5:07am 02.18.14 Parts Search 0/2901 hello, just wondering if any of you have a cabin sole (floor) that you replaced out of your hunte
Hull Thickness Dijobi777 at 4:31am 02.18.14 Big Boats 1/1035 I am considering installing a new chartplotter with in-hull transducer, however I can't seem to find
Electrical Wiring Dreams Apex at 4:03am 02.18.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1503 ...with so many questions on wiring, I pose this question: I know MaineSail has put together many
Life On A C-310 Long Story at 3:52am 02.18.14 Catalina 310 13/3330 I know some of you are planning to make the move, and not sure if any of you out there are currently
Need help identifying a Catalina burgee. (1) Toojennifer at 9:46pm 02.17.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/746 Hi. I have a burgee with DCYA on it. Picture attached. Does anyone know what this is associated w
Painting the deck... gsfaulk at 7:42pm 02.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1136 Just a couple of questions... 1) spider cracks in the non-skid (it appears to be a stick on pad) wil
Reconfiguring forepeak / eliminating V berth LawyerBob at 7:21pm 02.17.14 Ask All Sailors 18/8004 Pondering if anyone has reconfigured their forepeak and got rid of the v berth? What odd you do up
Navionics Lost Parent at 5:51pm 02.17.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1325 I just bought a new Samsung 10 tablet and would like to know if Navionics apps cover the Canadian Gu
New Hunter 37 Ken Honeycutt at 4:10pm 02.17.14 Big Boats 3/830 Has anyone seen the new H37? I looked at the new H40 at the Chicago Sailboat show and thought the in
2006 Beneteau 343 full power RPM Methane Mick at 3:46pm 02.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 32/7003 Engine- Yanmar 3YM30 At max throttle on no-load, the RPM is 3880; at max throttle in fwd gear, the R
Water Tank rsmith23 at 2:28pm 02.17.14 Day Sailers 6/1541 Looking for a fresh water tank for a 79 oday 23

Recent Replies

Making curtains kappykaplan at 2:23am 06.09.23 Take a look at Sailrite.com for curtain suggestions. :plus:
Kent Narrows Chesapeake Captain Larry-DH at 2:09am 06.09.23 No amount of explaining can give you the important details you need. I was curious, and checked Nav
New Sailer - Mastjack Confusion (4) Sunbird22358 at 10:56pm 06.08.23 Are you sure the boat still has a mast jack?? You description sounds like the mast jack (if there or
Hatch For Daysailer2 (3) Sunbird22358 at 10:48pm 06.08.23 O'DAY used to offer an optional cowl vent that was located on the foredeck, that plus the slits in t
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 10:24pm 06.08.23 I'm almost sure the second application will finish sealing the hole. It's amazing how the mixed resi
Help Identifying model (4) Sunbird22358 at 10:03pm 06.08.23 Just got back....The boat measures 23' stem to stern. The transom is plumb, but has an outward ar
Help Identifying model Sunbird22358 at 10:00pm 06.08.23 The 20 with an added window and transom cutout is a decent guess, but even that was first built in
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower artboas at 9:56pm 06.08.23
Help Identifying model (5) Sunbird22358 at 9:56pm 06.08.23 That would be a 1972 O'DAY 23 (aka: 23-1). XDYL03861172 XDY = O'DAY L = ?? There is no Model design
Hunter 29.5 Table Ralph Johnstone at 9:52pm 06.08.23 I've heard of the weights being rusted in place inside the compression post. Can't even imagine how
Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! (4) reefsider at 8:20pm 06.08.23 Well, I'm sure not happy to read about your dilemma. FWIW, I have either read and/or viewed videos
Making curtains dlochner at 8:01pm 06.08.23 Take a look at Sailrite.com for curtain suggestions.
Making curtains zinahewitt at 7:49pm 06.08.23 I have not made boat curtains before but I once owned a boat where the bottom seam of a privacy cur
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 7:33pm 06.08.23 I had heard the same regarding SS Rod bedding but have not seen ours. I did inspect the cylinder nut
Newbie George Braun at 7:31pm 06.08.23 and when you pull out of your slip forgetting to unplug the shore power there are more than enough p
Making curtains rgranger at 7:31pm 06.08.23 I have not made boat curtains before but I once owned a boat where the bottom seam of a privacy curt
3D printing fun dLj at 7:30pm 06.08.23
Newbie rgranger at 7:26pm 06.08.23
Newbie George Braun at 7:20pm 06.08.23 The point about forces involved is really the whole point. In a small boat you can manage the force
Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! (3) reefsider at 7:03pm 06.08.23 Well, I'm sure not happy to read about your dilemma. FWIW, I have either read and/or viewed videos

Contact
About
Terms of Use