Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Battery Charger Tripping Breaker nickroskam at 2:37pm 04.01.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/12032 I have a 2 battery Guest battery charger wired directly to a breaker on my panel. The boat is curren
Black gunk in bilge not oil? mescyc at 1:38pm 04.01.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/9373 I am getting some kind of black gunk in the bilge and it is not oil or fuel. what the heck is it?
Replacement of Apparent Wind/Speed Mast Unit (2) lojohope at 1:29pm 04.01.13 Day Sailers 5/1169 Over 25 yrs ago I iinstalled a wind/ speed unit on my Oday 26. The unit since failed and I can not r
Toe rail covers - there must be a better option Skipper at 1:29pm 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 12/9704 Hi, They want $1,400 to $1,900 for canvas toe rail covers for my 30-foot boat. I mean, it's just
Xintex Seafire controller module (1) VelaFella at 12:46pm 04.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1309 I'm looking for the location of the Xintex Seafire brain-box/controller module. It's called the Engi
Inverter Location Ideas - Hunter 34 Tom-in-Annapolis at 12:03pm 04.01.13 Big Boats 11/3601 I'm going to install a small (600W) inverter and looking for ideas installation location on the Hunt
Installed flotation and plywood support Drevi17546 at 11:45am 04.01.13 Catalina 22 31/5099 I have a 1977 22 which still has installed insulation that probably does little to keep the boat afl
Adhesive / sealant Peter Fridman at 11:33am 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1476 I used silicone on a plexiglass to fiberglass (screwed ) in order to avoid leaks. It does not work.
Adhesive/sealant required for plexiglass to fiberglass Peter Fridman at 10:13am 04.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/11241 I have a leak coming from a fixed to the side, plexiglass window (?) which was recentlly removed in
Inflatable dinghy repair nestorph at 10:07am 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1411 I have a 9 1/2 inflatable roll up that I haven't used for a number of years. I had repaired some sma
PolyGlow - Better than wax? Blue Hull at 10:01am 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1926 I have been thinking about trying an Acrylic polish like PolyGlow this season as opposed to the trad
Replacing Motor Mount on O'day 222 jerseygirl at 8:15am 04.01.13 Day Sailers 23/6275 Hello: I am trying to install/replace my outboard motor mount on my O'day 222. Has anyone done thi
Removing painted stripes and name twdevore at 8:03am 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1879 I'm looking to remove the painted stripes and names from my boat. It's old and looking bad. I'm sear
Engine alignment on O'Day 28 Rag Doll at 7:53am 04.01.13 Bigger Boats 8/1901 My question is, should Shaft to Engine alignment be made with the boat in the water or would it be a
Disaster in dry dock! DorineJohn at 7:39am 04.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2175 Our Hunter 39 sustained major damage last week while up on land for maintenance and bottom painting
How is the Bungee Rigged for the Centreboard on H146/H15 esterhazyinoz at 6:41am 04.01.13 Day Sailers 0/1044 I would appreciate it if any H146/H15 owner sent me/posted a photo of the rigging of the bungee on t
Raw water pump in OMC saildrive. Chris Patterson at 5:31am 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 4/4595 Can it be true that you have to pull the motor in one of these animals to change the raw water impel
Spanish Virgin Islands jroddy at 5:19am 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1505 I am looking for any Recent experience with sailing Spanish virgins.. I realize the area is less bui
Replacing battens hercguy at 5:01am 04.01.13 Smaller Boats 13/2334 I'm missing a few battens from my main sail on my 23.5. When looking at West marine for replacements
2004 H33 Windlass Failure AndyK at 3:51am 04.01.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1604 The windlass on my 2004 Hunter 33 has failed me for the last time. It is the Anchorman Sprint 900 (p

Recent Replies

Anyone know how to get this cheek apart kloudie1 at 4:21am 04.14.23 It looks like that keeper plate is what holds the axle in lace. Looks like there was a screw in the
Leave the refrigerator on or off? shemandr at 4:05am 04.14.23 A partial answer to the where is my compressor question is that, since refrigerator is often install
Shakey in gear dlochner at 4:04am 04.14.23 Angle misalignment Has the shaft and coupling been fit and faced?
CapCut video editing Captain Larry-DH at 3:59am 04.14.23
Beneteau Questions Davidasailor26 at 3:06am 04.14.23 I'm going to get an automatic bilge pump, but it's going to take some searching to find on that wil
Boom Vang (5) lakesurfsailor at 2:28am 04.14.23 Thanks for that info Dave! Here are some photos of the boom. It does look to be a Zspar boom. Are yo
Leave the refrigerator on or off? NYSail at 12:57am 04.14.23
Beneteau 423 Refrigeration unit location and access NYSail at 12:41am 04.14.23
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice NYSail at 12:32am 04.14.23 Hello friends. Cat 27, 1980, new owner. Not sure how old the paint is, hence how thick. It looks "n
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice BigEasy at 9:55pm 04.13.23 Hello friends. Cat 27, 1980, new owner. Looking for advices on the type of compound, wax etc. Thx a
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina (1) TAJ at 9:45pm 04.13.23 214628
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina TAJ at 9:37pm 04.13.23 Thanks all for your help. Watching popeye vids to learn the lingo;) Thanks again Hollyberry , Ward
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (5) zinahewitt at 9:31pm 04.13.23 Hard to say what the parent material is. Possibly aluminum. At any rate, I'd use a fine steel wir
Polishing the hull of a 1980 sailboat advice Hayden Watson at 9:31pm 04.13.23 Last year I started using Total Boat, Total Buff. Like it much better than the 3m products I had us
Damper plate? (1) Hayden Watson at 9:10pm 04.13.23 The manual says 1000-1200rpm for idle? I cannot find the manual for the M-25XP but here is the one
Damper plate? jssailem at 8:49pm 04.13.23 manual says 1000-1200rpm for idle Seems a bit high to be shifting gears.
Damper plate? MikeHoncho at 8:32pm 04.13.23 The manual says 1000-1200rpm for idle?
Beneteau Questions Greg_D at 7:58pm 04.13.23 After looking a little closer and confirming with a neighbor with the same boat, there is no float/a
in-cabin electric bilge pump question thinwater at 7:51pm 04.13.23 Probably. The bilge pump is probably a centrifugal pump. These pumps have vane that spins and push
Damper plate? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:39pm 04.13.23 Well would you look at that! I was looking in my engine owner's manual for the proper idle speed an

Contact
About
Terms of Use