Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Aircon & Genset Ken13559 at 4:11am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1739 I've a 12000BTU Cruiseair Zephyr ZF12K aircon. Borrowed a friend's Elemax SHX2000 genset just for tr
Deck Recore Ajay73 at 3:14am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/3564 Last week I cut into my deck under a turning block because of some wet plywood when drilling out one
Need to buy sail(s) airshac at 8:45pm 04.14.13 Trailer Sailors 11/2965 I just bought a Mac 22 and need sails for it. Looking mostly for the main sail to get started, I'm
need some help identifying Nosidamt at 7:42pm 04.14.13 Balboa 1/1267 I just purchased a Balboa Sailboat. It measures 24' LOA. I am not able to find a hull plate on it
Hull make up Tom Joad at 6:21pm 04.14.13 Newport 3/2876 Can anyone tell me about the makeup of the hull of a 1974 newport 27? Specifically thickness, mat
Asymetrical Spinnaker halyard on 35.5 Barquito at 5:45pm 04.14.13 Big Boats 0/814 Has anyone run a new spinnaker halyard in a 35.5. We are now the proud new owners of a 1992 Hunter L
What's the 1st thing you should do... (4) rgranger at 5:24pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2350 ... when you buy a 35+ year old sailboat? :troll: Remove the 10 layers of bottom paint to see w
Water supply pump dmwais305 at 5:16pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/792 We purchased a Hunter 50C/C with a/c and have concern that the water supply pump may not have enough
O'Day 25, helm support Isla-Mae at 5:13pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/958 I am in the final stages of rebuilding my '77 P'Day 25. There are cracks in the gel coat at the lowe
Where/How do you attach fender lines? Ward H at 4:54pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 25/7649 I ordered new fenders and I am learning to splice by using some extra Trophy Braid to make 6 foot fe
Life of bottom paint out of water mdsdurango at 4:52pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1332 Second post from new member searching for a great sailboat up to 30'. I'm looking at a boat that has
Cockpit and Courtesy lights always on PDReynolds at 4:50pm 04.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/4339 This may be real easy to answer. I have just purchased my 2006 Beneteau 423 and I am still getting t
above the waterline hull paint kpgraci at 3:14pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1254 looking for hull paint, got the bottom paint and i see lots of 'topside' marine paint, is there a sp
Midship cleats simi1947 at 3:07pm 04.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/916 If anybody, like me on my 2009 Beneteau Oceanis 31, was thinking of fitting the Barton 32mm track cl
Painting Interior Nevermoor at 2:35pm 04.14.13 Lancer 7/4169 Greetings and salutations, fellow sailboat owners! After the past week on the boat for spring break
Jim Seamons is back Crazy Dave Condon at 2:34pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1151 I recieved a call yesterday from Jim Seamons and they were mooring off for the evening at Hilton Hea
Lake Ponchartrain Sailors Idratherbesailing at 2:25pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1566 Has anyone been into Bayou Lacomb recently with a 5 foot or over keel? I used to take my 5'3" draft
Looking for a genoa. UPSGUY at 1:46pm 04.14.13 Catalina 22 1/778 Ok
Bowsprit hvbaker at 1:45pm 04.14.13 Catalina 30 0/1239 Has anyone put a Selden bowsprit on a Catalina 30 standard rig? If so, was any modification to the p
110 volt to 240volt Akapeterc at 1:32pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1670 I want to connect my new 2003 hunter 44ds to shore power in Australia and was wondering is there any

Recent Replies

Sourcing leks Barnacle Bill at 3:55pm 04.17.23 Sometimes using water with a specific food coloring in it will help define the source of the leak.
Best glue to adhere peeling numbers to dacron mainsail. jviss at 3:50pm 04.17.23 I always thought those numbers were iron-on.
Tankless Water Heater Barnacle Bill at 3:50pm 04.17.23 The above info is good info. I am familiar with two types of on demand water heaters. One was popu
Free Beneteau! Project_Mayhem at 3:44pm 04.17.23 Is that like soon to be released VaporWare? Buy stock now in the company. :biggrin: Yes, I'm looki
Newbie Fresh and Green Clay Smith at 3:43pm 04.17.23 R Granger thanks for sharing your knowledge. I have already booked 2 ASA sailing courses. I may have
Tankless Water Heater stickinthemud57 at 3:41pm 04.17.23 No marine experience, but as a home inspector I sometimes run into electric tankless heaters and fin
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? LouisMK at 3:34pm 04.17.23 Thanks, Dave. Ultimately went with the Mantus M1. CQR still for sale/
Folding Prop Davidasailor26 at 3:33pm 04.17.23 (opinion) for those who switched from a conventional to folding prop, was it worthwhile? Yes, with
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions rpludwig at 2:55pm 04.17.23 Dawn is good, 30 Second for decks is better, oxalic acid for the stubborn stuff on the topsides (don
Newbie Fresh and Green High Current at 2:52pm 04.17.23 I think learning to sail on a small boat makes you a more intuitive sailor. If you take the time to
Stepping up mast on H25 , use gin pole? PJL at 2:33pm 04.17.23 The masts are the same length. The Cat 27 was hinged to drop forward. The A-Frame provided both le
Folding Prop Don S/V ILLusion at 2:27pm 04.17.23 1. No clue 2. a huge difference in terms of less drag as well as less prop walk and more backing pow
Newbie Fresh and Green jssailem at 2:18pm 04.17.23 Clay. There are many options for dinghies. Certainly there are the Zodiacs and all the clones - be t
Tankless Water Heater rgranger at 2:18pm 04.17.23 If you are only using it while plugged into shore power then I guess it would work. But.... does yo
Free Beneteau! jssailem at 2:02pm 04.17.23 virtually free Is that like soon to be released VaporWare? Buy stock now in the company. :biggrin:
Hunter 146 engine options Eric S. at 1:45pm 04.17.23 Thanks Curtis. It's precisely the false transom that concerns me on the 146. I just want to make s
Newbie Fresh and Green DRhoads at 1:41pm 04.17.23 Welcome aboard Clay. You are going to love the 420. As you can see, I have one and the wife loves
Hunter 146 engine options CurtisC at 1:20pm 04.17.23 I've got a Hunter 18 that I use a short shaft Suzuki 2HP on. Plenty of shaft length and plenty of H
Bow truster on hp450 DRhoads at 1:16pm 04.17.23 Just had an external installed similar to the one Nodak7 shows, may be the same. works great especi
Stepping up mast on H25 , use gin pole? Ross Nielsen at 1:14pm 04.17.23 Thanks, my mast is 34.8' and I feel I need a roller on a crutch I can raise to 10' at the stern of t

Contact
About
Terms of Use