Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Question About Draft flabrewer at 3:58pm 07.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1201 Hi folks, new sailor here looking at a '83 30' Tall Rig with 5'3" draft. I plan on doing most o
Furling Gennaker on my h23 C Jones at 3:53pm 07.03.13 Smaller Boats 5/1198 I think this will help with our low winds every summer. I flew it today, alone with 3 knots of air a
need a new outboard mdsdurango at 3:16pm 07.03.13 Trailer Sailors 14/3976 The little Nissan 3.5 two stroke that came with my Montgomery 15 was, as I expected, the weak link t
Yanmar 3G Overhaul DavidWDempsey51 at 2:37pm 07.03.13 Big Boats 4/1648 Hello Hunter Owners. Our 1986 Hunter 34 has a 3G F Yanmar diesel with 2225 hours. Seems to get gre
ex-liveaboard available for boat sitting KD3PC at 2:21pm 07.03.13 Ask All Sailors 0/843 Retired couple, ex liveaboard available for boat sitting. Mid-Atlantic to FL for sure, other areas
Sink through hull fitting russlmiller at 12:27pm 07.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/905 Sure this has been asked before however I am about to put my 1973 Oday 22 back in the water and was
WC Headmate flap valve assembly marchem at 12:14pm 07.03.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1482 I did a rebuild on my WC Headmate and realized that I'm not sure which way the inlet flap valve goes
Sea Waif spinnaker Bazzer at 11:43am 07.03.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1886 I have a small spinnaker on my Hans Christian called a Sea Waif by Watts Sails. It's old and left by
"Y" Electrical Connectors Stu Jackson at 11:41am 07.03.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2649 What's been your experience with these connectors? I paralleled the power wires to our refrigeratio
The ship is dressed! (1) Brian D at 11:11am 07.03.13 Ask All Sailors 20/2427 Anyone else "dress their ship" for any reason?
Icom 402 going mental hoges in wa at 11:10am 07.03.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1183
Eyebrows GreenLight at 9:57am 07.03.13 Catalina 30 2/1476 My 1992 Catalina 30 has wood trim strips (eyebrows) running below the handrails on either side of th
winch repair parts Paul In Boston at 9:52am 07.03.13 Catalina 22 8/1795 Hi, looking for a source of the small pawl and spring (not a wire spring, but a U-shaped piece of fl
Replacing rubber strips in cockpit seating twdevore at 9:00am 07.03.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2892 I'm ready to begin refinishing the teak seats in my cockpit. There are rubber strips between each st
Best starting battery pamac12 at 8:36am 07.03.13 Day Sailers 6/1399 Need new starting battery, which is best to purchase?
Capri 25 - Sacrifical Anode? Capt Canuck at 6:18am 07.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1123 Good morning! We just purchased a Catalina/Capri 25 and am curious if this model uses a sacrificia
Bedding Hardware Into Exposed Plywood Floor (4) DinoKanuck at 5:55am 07.03.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1827 Good Wednesday Morning: Looking for suggestions on bedding hinges into a wooden cockpit floor. The
Are You The Master of Your Vessel? Roger Long at 4:30am 07.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/4837
Lake Scum (1) hercguy at 4:05am 07.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1463 I just pulled my 23.5 out of the water after being in the lake since March. I took the power washer
Catalina Traitor! (1) Hamsandwich at 11:10pm 07.02.13 Catalina 22 14/2844 So...fellas. I have a c-22 of course, but I saw this for sale and I just could not pass it up. It'

Recent Replies

Ship's Bell jviss at 3:29am 05.27.23 I like bells. I searched for a long time for a genuine bronze bell, chrome plated. They are incred
Sail drive raw water intakes Kings Gambit at 3:17am 05.27.23 Whenever my saildrive sucks up kelp debris/seaweed I back flush it from the inside of the boat. I do
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 2:55am 05.27.23 The marketing person asks the engineer, "so, what am I promoting?" The engineer happily shows the m
Ship's Bell Kings Gambit at 2:50am 05.27.23 I've finally found a VHF that has all the whistle signals built in. The only thing needed is a "hai
Bent stemhead fitting skunther at 9:57pm 05.26.23
Seacock Mystery Crusty Ol Salt at 9:53pm 05.26.23 If anyone is still reading - who would go sailing offshore in this boat? As I said mine is a temp
Need details about this boat rgranger at 9:07pm 05.26.23 I have filed a claim on an abandoned boat in the past. You will need to follow your states proces
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jonelli at 9:04pm 05.26.23
Sail drive raw water intakes Captain Larry-DH at 8:42pm 05.26.23 Just out of curiosity for all the enquiring minds out there, install a piece of clear, heavy (stand
Bent stemhead fitting (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:07pm 05.26.23 I think the bent boom bail (finally remembered the name) is what makes the bow roller look noticeabl
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Rich Stidger at 8:02pm 05.26.23 If your sensor has one wire, then remove the sensor and wire brush the threads and also where it sc
Ship's Bell Terry Cox at 7:39pm 05.26.23 We have a 6" brass bell that has a removable mount. Normally kept in the salon, but also mounts at t
Seacock Mystery Tally Ho at 7:33pm 05.26.23
Sail drive raw water intakes Ralph Johnstone at 7:33pm 05.26.23 Just out of curiosity for all the enquiring minds out there, install a piece of clear, heavy (stands
Hurricane Season 2023 (1) Tally Ho at 7:30pm 05.26.23 I prefer my hillbilly weather station to most other weather forecasts sts are no better than mine.
Seacock Mystery Ralph Johnstone at 7:24pm 05.26.23 If anyone is still reading - who would go sailing offshore in this boat? Make me an offer I can't
Window Replacement Installation Advice Ralph Johnstone at 7:21pm 05.26.23 Floss and a hair dryer work well for removal. You've got to wonder about someone in Florida in mi
What size headsail for a Hunter 386? Tally Ho at 7:19pm 05.26.23 It might be a good idea to talk to a local sail loft and see what they recommend for your normal sai
Window Replacement Installation Advice Tally Ho at 7:05pm 05.26.23 Mind skipped over the VHB tape. Yes, that would eliminate the need for screws. Did you ever stop
Do rust converters work on rusted keels? Project_Mayhem at 6:43pm 05.26.23 Some of the rust converters don't actually do conversion at all. Read the fine print carefully. Some

Contact
About
Terms of Use