Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

30'O'Day top speed?? Captainron1 at 6:32pm 08.06.12 Bigger Boats 10/6725 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me what sort of speed I should get out of my 30' O'day?? I have new
110 or 135 genoa jasrclark at 6:18pm 08.06.12 Catalina 30 10/2932 Does anyone know where I can find a used 110 or 135 furling genoa #6 foil? Thanks in advance.
Satin Cetol or Gloss? e714753 at 5:54pm 08.06.12 Catalina 22 8/5318 Do I use the satin finish cetol or the gloss finish? It seems from the directions that the gloss is
Pearson flyer owners manual fitzy at 5:23pm 08.06.12 Pearson 0/1586 Well my father and I are now the proud owners of a 1981 Pearson Flyer. can anyone help us find an or
bought a OD 28" Dragon Fly at 5:10pm 08.06.12 Bigger Boats 9/2264 shake down cruise yesterday in the fog off castine me,. she handled well, pointed well, and i
What is this device on my fresh water system? (1) Dempsey00 at 5:07pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2830 Hello All, I recently purchased a 1978 Hunter 27. The PO installed a pressurized freshwater system
cleaning walker bay tubes dutchy at 4:11pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2131 The floatation tubes on my 8' Walker Bay dinghy has pitch, tar and a golden glaze on the tops of the
Mariner centerboard won't drop 1brhoads at 3:59pm 08.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4474 I have a Mariner CB on a bay in Down East Maine. Sailing has been great this year--very little fog.
Overboard! Roger Long at 3:34pm 08.06.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 26/8201 Barring something completely unexpected, Strider will go back in the water tomorrow afternoon. Afte
solar exaust fan performance proof? doehunter at 2:21pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1780 I have one of those Nicro, Day/Night solar powered vent fans. I can't hear or even feel it running
Oceanis 41 zoya at 2:00pm 08.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1576 I am taking delivery of a new Oceanis 41 mid-october, shoal keel, 3-cab/2-head version which will be
Globe Impeller Update (5) Maine Sail at 1:51pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 11/6732 A few weeks ago someone asked about my Globe impeller I had installed. Well, I finally checked on it
new solar panel and controller install, finally! (3) doehunter at 1:44pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1884 I had 50 watts installed last year and it was good enough until I installed the refrigerator. After
Illinois River to Mississippi robfmcc at 1:24pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1017 Supposed to be heading to Chicago to meet a friend doing the Great Loop. I've heard rumors that the
New to me Venture 21 Trailer questions Model 70 at 12:46pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/938 I need to switch this boat to another trailer as the current (maybe not original) trailer has some s
Wind Generator on a H34 feltensteingw at 12:44pm 08.06.12 Big Boats 2/1245 I'm trying to ready my '84 H34 for the cruise down to the islands and can't seem to find a way to mo
Electric Toilet For 89 Hunter 37.5 mesadaveb at 12:35pm 08.06.12 Big Boats 1/945 anybody installed an electric or foot pump type toiilet in a 1989 Hunter Legend 37.5? I hate that Ja
How not to go swimming kielboatsa at 12:15pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 33/5628 I am posting this so that hopefully some may learn from my mistake. Yesterday I went out with guests
Hunter 23.5 main sail battens Cape Charles at 11:50am 08.06.12 Smaller Boats 6/4509 New owner, 1993 23.5, rookie question - my main sail does not have any battens, so what size should
S2 owners manual tracy66007 at 11:49am 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1782 I am a new sailor and have just bought a 1982 S2 26 foot / 8 meter boat. Dose anyone know where I ca

Recent Replies

MOVIE NIGHT - Race to Alaska shemandr at 11:19am 02.22.23 I didn't buy the ticket - yet. I see they've extended the WCB for another 2 weeks. So I should hav
25.5 Trailer Setup rgranger at 9:54am 02.22.23 Rob, nice picture of a travel lift but where is it? Not SML for sure Someplace in the googleverse
M25xpb Dipstick sailme88 at 9:22am 02.22.23 Silicone Rubber Conical Stopper Plugs Cone Sealing Bungs Ends Cover$1.99eBay60-day return policy Sh
C22 sliding hatch brockangelo at 9:03am 02.22.23 Geez - nice garage! I'm jealous!
M25xpb Dipstick jssailem at 8:28am 02.22.23 Found a thread on the Catalina 36 website. It references a Kabota part that might interest you. htt
M25xpb Dipstick buddybear at 8:25am 02.22.23 Can you replace the rubber fitting on the stick? I tried that when I bought the one 3 years ago. N
M25xpb Dipstick jssailem at 8:21am 02.22.23 Can you replace the rubber fitting on the stick?
Bilge pump replacement time. jssailem at 8:04am 02.22.23 I watched a series of successful regional dairy companies get purchased by Pepsi Executives. Tried t
Swing Keel Fittings pcharn01 at 8:02am 02.22.23
MOVIE NIGHT - Race to Alaska jssailem at 7:57am 02.22.23 I watched it the next day. I think you have access if you bought the $10 ticket to participate on th
Towing a pram Hayden Watson at 7:29am 02.22.23 :cowbell: I do not know how it would affect a hard-shell dink, but I always tow my inflatable tight
C22 sliding hatch pcharn01 at 7:09am 02.22.23 so grind the inside vertical to make room for glass cloth. Lay up several layers then finish last c
26.5 hunter wing keel dimensions Crazy Dave Condon at 7:02am 02.22.23 When done, please post two pictures from both ends of the trailer to see about clearance of the wing
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 6:58am 02.22.23 I second @DAVA390 on the CDi furler. I think the FF1 would be appropriate if the forestay stud an
Towing a pram (1) TomY at 6:49am 02.22.23 Any suggestion on the proper length for the tow line from sailboat to the pram? I like to use a 2
25.5 Trailer Setup Crazy Dave Condon at 6:49am 02.22.23 @rgranger gave you excellent advice. As a former dealer for Hunter , I owned a travel lift, hydraul
Inflatable PVC Dinghy Cleaning Rich Stidger at 6:24am 02.22.23 Other than the ButtSeatSpray, the best I have used is LA Awesome concentrated cleaner from the Dolla
MOVIE NIGHT - Race to Alaska shemandr at 6:19am 02.22.23 I'm a member of that website - The only website I actually pay for. I missed the free R2AK viewing.
Inflatable PVC Dinghy Cleaning Rich Stidger at 6:17am 02.22.23 I tried this product last fall on my Achilles hypalon dinghy. For years I have tried a wide variety
Bilge pump replacement time. Roadking Larry at 6:16am 02.22.23 A Canadian company purchased Defender last year about this time. Ah, the age old business strateg

Contact
About
Terms of Use