Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

GPS blanking with Auto pilot islandrunner70 at 7:17pm 08.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1293 Looking for some trouble shooting guidance. 93 Oceanis 370 with Garmin GPS 498 installed on the Acc
Heat exchanger zincs (1) rukidn at 6:48pm 08.03.12 Catalina 310 15/6575 Anyone encountered and solved this trap? No way to get a new zinc into the heat exchanger without ma
Blue water over the bow BillyK at 6:22pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4619 Tried to go out into the ocean today off the cost of Atlantic City NJ.. the longport inlet has real
Sailing with just the Jib JasonC at 6:07pm 08.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1311 O when the Marina put my boat in the pulled the main sail line all the way to top. Still had great
oday 28' owners Dragon Fly at 4:41pm 08.03.12 Bigger Boats 11/3805 [ about to purchase an 28' oday 1984. 2 questions: 1. 10 h.p. universal diesel enough powe
marine surveyor papabenn at 2:59pm 08.03.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/966 I am looking for a good reasonable marine surveyor in Daytona Beach to survey a Catalina 30 next wee
Vertical Windlass cincinattus at 2:35pm 08.03.12 Catalina 30 0/994 What is the best type and model vertical windlass to install on a 30' tall Rig model year 1991?
Bimini Top on a Lancer 25? keys2heaven at 1:58pm 08.03.12 Lancer 2/3372 Has anyone added a bimini top to their Lancer 25? If so, can you give me specifics on it? This is t
Attaching Jib Sheets (3) Roger Long at 1:52pm 08.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 20/17251 I was putting left over epoxy from the last coat on the strut over various patches on the keel when
Can My Rigging Hold a 200lb Guy in Bosuns Chair? JoelHoover at 12:50pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 14/7821 I've got to replace a nav/stern/anchor light doodad on the top of my mast (see posting "I Hit a brid
Assistance in some coding for sailing tracking site redunculous at 12:32pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1365 Well.... I recently read about the Aegean loss (I've been stuck without access to the civilised w
Garmin Data Card 182C Florida sail at 11:57am 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5567 Does anyone know where I can get updated Data cards for my Garmin 182 C GPS/ chart plotter? Garmin
Saga of crazed hatch lens replacement info (3) John T1594 at 11:37am 08.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7189 E-Mail message from ME to LEWMAR: I have a number of Lewmar hatches on my 2000 Hunter 340 sailboat t
Transporting a Catalina 25 Milwaukee Protocol at 11:23am 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 7/8209 My brother-in-law and I are looking to transport his Catalina 25 from NY to WI and to put it bluntly
Fwd cabin question Dana and Luba at 9:32am 08.03.12 Big Boats 3/1222 I have a 2001 Passage 450. When the forward macerator decided to quit, it leaked out on the compart
Resale of an Older 22 Slow Mo^cean at 9:11am 08.03.12 Catalina 22 8/1636 I'm really getting into restoring the '84 C22 I have and so far have done minor free and cheap tasks
Battery Bank & Charger Wiring Questions (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:17am 08.03.12 Musings With Maine Sail 17/12358 Battery Bank ' Charger Wiring Questions Edited Hi Maine, I am planning to redo the charging/wir
Leaking water tank valve connection irwin30 at 7:25am 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1258 I have a 1979 Irwin Citation 30 water tank that is leaking around the output water valve connection.
Hunter 450 Wire Chase? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:08am 08.03.12 Big Boats 2/910 On my Hunter 450 there is a wire chase with a string behind and to the right of the starting battery
Hunter 23.5 Listing - should I move Battery? Rasemans at 6:52am 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 3/1485 Hi, My Hunter 23.5 lists to starboard when sitting in a slip. I am not sure why, but I suspect it is

Recent Replies

Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Crusty Ol Salt at 6:18pm 02.11.23 Good to hear all is well. I (as well as many others I am sure) have been watching his adventure with
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 6:11pm 02.11.23 Hey! Sorry to be silent over the last couple of months. Captain Fiero is alive and well! He's gr
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows Terry Cox at 5:34pm 02.11.23 Our 1991 side port lights do not leak and no messy caulk to deal with, so no advice to offer. Howeve
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 5:18pm 02.11.23 If there is any reluctance to post the details of a voyage that didn't achieve its stated goals, I
3jh5e impeller replacement artboas at 5:06pm 02.11.23 Two pliers will work, however you may damage the impeller. Not an issue if you are replacing the im
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Davidasailor26 at 5:05pm 02.11.23 I was going thru old emails, you know the drill file or delete, NEXT..... I came across a reminder
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Crusty Ol Salt at 4:20pm 02.11.23 I was going thru old emails, you know the drill file or delete, NEXT..... I came across a reminder f
3jh5e impeller replacement Terry Cox at 4:14pm 02.11.23 Do any of you out there use anti seize on the splines to help replacing the impeller? No. Glycerin
Missing boom PRoberaon at 3:58pm 02.11.23 What numbers will tell you the mold number?
mooring pendants ShawnL at 3:14pm 02.11.23 I had 3 1/2" 3-strand nylon pendants (on my Catalina 22). 2 to the bow cleats and one longer one as
Need a "double" block at the mast base (1) Justin_NSA at 3:04pm 02.11.23 Ordered my p/n Z-272 turning block from Rig-Rite today. Holy crap! $107 with shipping! Just need to
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles Justin_NSA at 1:37pm 02.11.23 They should. They come in various pin sizes. Also colors if that interests you. Mine are grey
another winter movie Leeward Rail at 1:30pm 02.11.23 worth watching i think. He got the boat for free. Dismasted in a collision with freighter by previ
3jh5e impeller replacement dlochner at 12:57pm 02.11.23 Two pliers will work, however you may damage the impeller. Not an issue if you are replacing the imp
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer dlochner at 11:55am 02.11.23 Since this will be your first encounter with epoxy, use the slow hardeners, not tropical, just slow.
Hunter 240 Sail Size & Other Options Sailavie1 at 11:33am 02.11.23 Dave is spot on as usual. No need for a larger jib due to the power already available in your main.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Dalliance at 10:46am 02.11.23 Does anyone just feel the wind, watch the water, look for navigation aids, and sail anymore???? dj
3jh5e impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 02.11.23 Haven't bothered on a Yanmar 2GM20F. Has always come out easily for inspection. Check you impellor
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 10:02am 02.11.23 You do not need any cloth between the two but use one of the dense fillers for thickening. 406 Coll
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 9:55am 02.11.23 Yes. We are exploring the idea. Especially now that the PSS dripless has a reinforced silicone bell

Contact
About
Terms of Use