Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Need spreaders for the mast (4) BoatNutterGil at 5:11am 11.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 12/2462 I just got a 1980 Hunter 27 - and while putting her up for the winter, I found that the last owner c
storage ideas for hunter 28.5 Sunshine Girl at 4:44am 11.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/871 Thank you to all who so generously helped me make a decision on which boat to buy! As you see, the
San Fransisco JOLISAILOR at 3:06am 11.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1080 Hello, Is there someone who can give me the adress of CATALINA dealer in San Fransisco please . Fami
drain plug in bilge of o'day 19 michaelw at 12:14am 11.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/4990 I recently bought a 1964 O'Day Mariner 19 swing keel. There is only one drain plug in the boat and
Trailer Setup (1) mikep22 at 11:14pm 11.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2855 After lurking in the forums for a year or so, I finally found a boat to buy and join the ranks of th
Tie Downs needed for 25 SK? alfreddiaz at 11:00pm 11.17.13 Trailer Sailors 19/2912 I just bought a 1980 Catalina 25 Swing Keel. I see that with the fixed keels, owners strap down the
what does self bailing mean? troutman at 8:34pm 11.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1070 I have a V21 and I see that water can drain thru the keel cable hole but how does water drain from t
Newport Headed to the Dump (4) philwsailz at 6:41pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2378 'Cut the lead keel off the parts boat today and loaded it onto a dump trailer to take to the landfil
Alternator Question BWagner at 6:36pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1834 Hello, I have noticed recently that when under power we are operating at a net deficit with respe
Significant weatherhelm on a beneteau 343 Davefromoregon at 5:15pm 11.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/11194 I was sailing today on the river in 10-20kt wind. Both main and headsail were reefed while sailing c
Dodger Windshield Cleaning (2) seadaddler at 4:39pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 14/6850 Here in Florida I keep the dodger windshield panels zipped out for more air flow but last week was o
Broken Throttle Cable SailbadTheSinner at 3:03pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 4/1103 I thought I might share with you an experience which I would rather not have had. My wife and I w
Single handed Asymmetric gybing... weinie at 2:15pm 11.17.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/13303 Don, I enjoyed your video on single handed setting and dousing an assym spinnaker using a sock. I
Winter project's on Catalina 27 TR,Today Compression post (3) dive7mmwet at 2:09pm 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/2406 Last winter we located and purchased a fresh water, 2 owner well loved Catalina 27 Tall Rig, She had
Should a keel trunk have any flex to it? (3) hawk232 at 12:33pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 50/6872 well the good news is that we made it out for the maiden voyage yesterday! sailed for a solid 45min
Key West Vacation DanKo at 12:17pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3301 I'm a midwestern sailer. I have a Catalina 22 and a 20 foot racing scow. I am competent on those boa
Oday 272 Tabernacle Replacement Suggestions 87roadracer at 11:16am 11.17.13 Bigger Boats 11/4393 So my new "old" 272 Oday needs a new tabernacle and I would like to have the ability to step the mas
where can I leave my truck and trailer? nena at 9:20am 11.17.13 Destinations 3/3295 I will be trailering my Oday 26 to Biscane Bay in February. Hope to spend about 6 weeks sailing the
Rusty Keel C2L at 7:31am 11.17.13 Big Boats 12/2857 I have a 34 Hunter with steel keel that is rusting. I would like to 1) remove the rust and 2) refin
controls cherub78 at 7:24am 11.17.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/619 Thanks David in Sandusky for the info,I will call them to see if ideally I can convert from my lower

Recent Replies

CG vessel renewal BigEasy at 1:19pm 03.08.23 Just completed my renewal 6 weeks ago. Had the options of one to five years; you decide and enter m
CG vessel renewal dLj at 1:17pm 03.08.23 Just did my online renewal Could not find on the site an option for multi year payment. Had hoped i
TOO MUCH WIND? BigEasy at 1:16pm 03.08.23 Routine stuff for these cat guys!
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Skipper J at 12:59pm 03.08.23 Trip insurance, changeable flights, negotiated charter terms with cancellation provisions Good poi
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Bob S at 12:28pm 03.08.23 We're chartering a cat for the first time in the BVI this coming May. Looking forward to the weather
Solar q's Captain Larry-DH at 12:24pm 03.08.23 How well, if at all, do these handle someone accidentally stepping on them? I've also seen some exo
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust shemandr at 12:08pm 03.08.23 I think the order is epoxy on bare metal, several layers of Y2000(?), and then bottom paint. You do
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Skipper J at 11:27am 03.08.23
Replacement AC brand advise JamesG161 at 11:15am 03.08.23 This is my link on that subject of Brand name Change.. Brand Name Tricks
Knock off that racket! FastOlson at 11:14am 03.08.23 See reply #14 in this thread. mast conduit - Cruisers & Sailing Forums We did this exact procedure a
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Skipper J at 11:05am 03.08.23 If you are open to suggestions, I can think of a number of island groups in the Caribbean which you
Replacement AC brand advise JamesG161 at 11:02am 03.08.23 Dometic is still made in Florida by the same company. The other faked the name that Dometic made b
Knock off that racket! LloydB at 10:56am 03.08.23 You can hang 29'10" of 3/4"conduit with a single pop rivet no problem so supporting the bottom half
gooseneck tack hook Richard19068 at 10:45am 03.08.23 What brand mast and boom you have?
Replacement AC brand advise BroncoJohn at 10:27am 03.08.23 I'm curious, did they give any specific reasons for recommending against Dometic? They said Dometi
Inverter Bilge query Benny17441 at 10:27am 03.08.23 It would be a good and significant addition as long as the limitations and the intended use are unde
TOO MUCH WIND? Crusty Ol Salt at 10:21am 03.08.23 When the helmsman hits the shroud on the way down. OOF! I was thinking that will leave a mark.
TOO MUCH WIND? rgranger at 10:21am 03.08.23 Video unavailable :( Click on the part that says "Watch on Youtube"
TOO MUCH WIND? tfox2069 at 10:10am 03.08.23 Video unavailable :(
Inverter Bilge query tfox2069 at 10:09am 03.08.23 Scratching my head at the setup. Typically a boat has with both a manual and automatic bilge pump.

Contact
About
Terms of Use