Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Engine leaking diesel Ken13559 at 9:47pm 12.03.22 Engines and Propulsion 10/2689 My 2gm20f is leaking diesel. I find a small pool of diesel on engine body top next to the high press
ODay 40 Windlass Setup DonEvans at 7:25pm 12.03.22 Bigger Boats 4/1461 Purchasing a windlass this winter for our 40. Interested in guidance on the setup you have. Specific
Helm Seat (1) dkinzer at 5:57pm 12.03.22 Big Boats 7/2297 We've had our H41AC for a little over a year now and our biggest complaint about it is that it is no
Large opening on the stern ?? (1) webeegone at 5:40pm 12.03.22 Lancer 1/1119 Just bought a lancer 25 Curious about this hole ? Previous owner had the gas tank for the outboard i
Can anyone identify this pump? (1) FasterHorses at 1:46pm 12.03.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1597 I am refitting the galley aboard FH and have found what I believe is my answer to the drinking water
GNSS (a bit) in trouble (1) jssailem at 8:55am 12.03.22 Weather and Forecasting 3/1442 Sure James and I are into Hurricane weather patterns. We are also Sun followers. Our friend in the
Wave models and testing DArcy at 7:38am 12.03.22 Ask All Sailors 2/692 This is a great video about the US Navy's Carderock Indoor Ocean with very good, simple to understan
Replacing Deck Hardware by Myself VTRChris at 7:44pm 12.02.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1934 I'm sure this has been asked and answered many times but my searches are failing me. Is there a wa
2003 B361 Battery Charger Location hbzeih at 5:03pm 12.02.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1529 The manual is not very helpful. I am looking to locate the Battery Charger for the B361. I am assumi
Sails and Stack Packs Mike8074 at 2:07pm 12.02.22 Catalina 275 11/2814 Hey there team, I think I almost own Hull #16. Does anyone know what brand sails these boats shipp
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants Nichole340 at 1:43pm 12.02.22 Ask All Sailors 19/1662 I'm in the process of remaking my rotted out plywood dinghy flooring. I have read other postings ab
Cirved Companion Lens on 85' FIRST 305 Replacement Oceanxtasea at 1:26pm 12.02.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1310 Curved Companionway Lens
Water Jug on sail? (2) sbrogden at 12:10pm 12.02.22 Trailer Sailors 5/1611 I was watching a video of a Holder 14 being rigged for sailing. The making the video had an empty wa
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Touch-up Paint Recommendations (1) dano2022 at 7:31am 12.02.22 Catalina 22 11/2861 I'm new to sailing. I have a 1984 Catalina 22 that has some light surface rust on the keel. It's not
Replacing control cables. Justin_NSA at 6:41am 12.02.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1382 My throttle is very stiff. So much so that after 30 years, the stainless machine screw that secured
H240 Bilge Pump Location (1) patbratton at 5:11am 12.02.22 Smaller Boats 7/1423 My bilge pump is mounted too far aft to empty the bilge. It leaves about ten gallons of water in the
Replace Lifelines (1) acudavid at 5:27pm 12.01.22 Ask All Sailors 22/3390 After checking various posts, I need some help replacing my lifelines on my Catalina 30. I would ha
Save the date! 50th anniversary rendezvous June 15th 2023! (2) Stargazer21672 at 5:20pm 12.01.22 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/1401 HUNTER RENDEZVOUS 2023211306
Selden Rodkicker strut replacement SDS3 Sailors at 4:39pm 12.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1250 I have a 2005 H36 and during a recent repair discovered the Rodkicker from Selden had no gas strut i
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? SDS3 Sailors at 4:38pm 12.01.22 Big Boats 11/2489 I have a 2005 H36 and during a recent repair discovered the Rodkicker from Selden had no gas strut i

Recent Replies

City and Month of Manufacture kappykaplan at 1:28am 05.07.25 Thanks again! De nada
Tight furler skunther at 11:39pm 05.06.25 And does anyone know of a way to determine if I have the 700 or the 800/900 model? They use differen
Tight furler skunther at 11:24pm 05.06.25 Part 18 is intact and supports/centers the drum from the bottom. The unit seems to shift every rotat
Nifty Boat Handling jssailem at 6:32pm 05.06.25 so all of those terms are familiar You start calling out "back the spanker" on Papillon and there
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F jssailem at 6:20pm 05.06.25 If I understand the sequence. Fuel tank - Secondary filter - new electric pump - Engine pump - Engi
Nifty Boat Handling Hayden Watson at 6:09pm 05.06.25 I just bought all 21 of the Patric O'Brian: Jack Aubrey books so all of those terms are familiar.
Nifty Boat Handling (1) jssailem at 6:08pm 05.06.25 The Lady Washington was out on Port Townsend Bay. We had the upper hand in a tacking duel. With th
Tight furler Project_Mayhem at 6:00pm 05.06.25
Tight furler garymalmgren at 5:24pm 05.06.25 This looks like .... Secure foresail halyard to stem. Remove drum fittings ( and maybe first length
City and Month of Manufacture GordonL at 5:08pm 05.06.25 Thanks for the welcome and the scoop. I knew the year was tagged onto the HIN, but I had to look up
Nifty Boat Handling kappykaplan at 4:01pm 05.06.25 Meanwhile back at the Star of India they are tacking. Nice find! Tks for posting. :beer:
Nifty Boat Handling garymalmgren at 3:29pm 05.06.25 Sounds like a real experience Shawn. Meanwhile back at the Star of India they are tacking. BxCKGS_bL
Tight furler dmax at 3:18pm 05.06.25 These are the last known people to have parts for the Hood SeaFurl - they were winding that business
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 3:15pm 05.06.25 What is the best way to connect the pump to the secondary filter? Do I need to use metal braid reinf
Nifty Boat Handling ShawnL at 3:11pm 05.06.25 We sailed on the Californian in San Diego last spring (see below). It's a reproduction, but we were
Tight furler (2) skunther at 3:01pm 05.06.25 Your drum is very full. This is why I asked what model you have and what size genoa you are using.
Tight furler DanMaine at 2:04pm 05.06.25 I had a furler on my h37c. It was plastic on plastic for the bearings. I replaced it with a furler t
Tight furler Project_Mayhem at 1:57pm 05.06.25 Your drum is very full. This is why I asked what model you have and what size genoa you are using. B
Battery recommendation - anchor windless mermike at 1:45pm 05.06.25
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point PaulK at 1:44pm 05.06.25 As @Davidasailor26 suggests, tacking an asym to the bow pulpit is not a good idea. It is not design

Contact
About
Terms of Use