Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

boom type ??? Rick.johnson at 6:17am 01.13.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/616 Hi Guys I have a 1987 40 ft hunter legend An will be purchasing a Sailpar boom lock for her do
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Islanders4Days at 7:15pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 29/5562 Hey there everyone, I'm new to the site! Nice to meet, and how ya'll doing? So I have an Islander
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 7:06pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 39/3424 I was starting to see spider cracks around the mast step so I cut away the fiberglass skin and as ex
Water stains to lacquer finish (3) TimFromLI at 5:15pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1152 My mast boot was leaking while on the hard and with the boat tilted back to the stern a bit, the wa
another great winter movie thou off topic jon hansen at 5:09pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 1/577 TGom0uiW130
Transmission Noise while at idle eapage46 at 2:18pm 01.12.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/1827 I recently purchased a 1995 Beneteau Oceanis 321. It has a Yanmar 3GM30F Engine with approx 2500 ho
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck (1) matts997 at 8:52am 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 36/4202
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 yawstick at 4:46am 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 15/2009 Looking at 1980 Tartan 33 and it appears the jib sail hoist and spinnaker hoist lines are no long t
Our new 310 (1) john2 at 3:35am 01.12.23 Catalina 310 6/1879 Hello to all, We bought our 310 last spring. it's a 2000 # 5 8. I've been reading a lot on this
The keel... is done (8) HeelBoy at 4:53pm 01.11.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3016 After much questioning and hand wringing over the past couple of months, it all came together. Thank
old fixer upper. winter movie jon hansen at 3:40pm 01.11.23 Ask All Sailors 5/756 zPSALG9r4YE
Hunter 380 muffler (5) CAVU at 2:40pm 01.11.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2119 We have worn a crack in our OEM Centek muffler on our 2001 Hunter 380. The muffler is located under
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator dkinzer at 2:07pm 01.11.23 Ask All Sailors 13/2070 After swapping out the V-belt for a serpentine belt on the Yanmar 4JH4E on our 2007 Hunter 41AC, the
Spider Cracks in gel coat (2) Andiamo 34 at 1:23pm 01.11.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4211 I have several spots where there is a large spider crack in the gel coats, and I know on small ones
Question about main panel breakers AndyL at 11:31am 01.11.23 Big Boats 8/1225 The breakers in my Hunter 36 panel have one of the rear screw connectors at an angle like this: http
BAD FUEL can spoil your day (1) jssailem at 8:51am 01.11.23 Engines and Propulsion 7/1826 Here we are in the middle of winter beginning to plan our next sailing season. Maybe we are new to
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics (1) christophermoorkelly at 5:36am 01.11.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1909 I'm getting a new CB fabricated for a 17' sailboat, so wanted to be sure I understood how it works f
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Brian D at 12:44pm 01.10.23 Ask All Sailors 15/2328 Didn't know I could until I did a LOT of reading. I use a Garmin GPS12 at the helm for my autopilot
Oceanis 55 110v Main Breaker Location? (2) brockfromwa at 12:12pm 01.10.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1177 Hello everyone I haven't been able to locate the main breaker between the Victron 220/110v transfor
Considering a Catalina 27... akulsp at 11:03am 01.10.23 Mid-Size Boats 11/7688 I'm considering the purchase of a Catalina 27 (standard rig and keel, inboard diesel) and I want to

Recent Replies

Do i feel ssttuuiippiidd! Joe at 6:46am 08.04.25 When Europeans arrived, civilization was already here. In Lushootseed, a collection of dialects na
Outboard setup on Pearson 30 duncan14 at 6:41am 08.04.25 Thank you all! This is very helpful. I tested the setup on a motor stand in a backyard and I think I
Close-hauled -- how close? Davidasailor26 at 5:46am 08.04.25
Winch Maintenance dlochner at 5:31am 08.04.25 IIRC, the collets have an up and down. Try turning one over at a time. The collets aren't marked.
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat LMR386 at 4:25am 08.04.25 White Shrink Wrap tape
Close-hauled -- how close? Will Gilmore at 4:17am 08.04.25 I would consider a reef on the headsail, or a slightly smaller one. You just got a new main, but th
Close-hauled -- how close? Gene Neill at 4:07am 08.04.25 I agree with everything said here so far. And FWIW, I can always point higher in gusts, like you men
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat colemj at 4:03am 08.04.25 Yeah, I get the sense that maybe this wasn't his first repair, and he made it look really easy.
Albin Vega 27 first time owner dLj at 3:39am 08.04.25 I'd contact Selden. dj https://www.seldenmast.com
Pumps dLj at 3:35am 08.04.25 The level indicator is still showing full. These are notorious for not working well. I've never s
Albin Vega 27 first time owner �?iban at 3:28am 08.04.25 Looking at your pictures I cant really tell where on the mast side the boom rotates. It may be unde
Albin Vega 27 first time owner dLj at 3:22am 08.04.25 Looking at your pictures I cant really tell where on the mast side the boom rotates. It may be under
Teak upkeep dLj at 3:05am 08.04.25 Grey is good. +1 Constant sanding removes teak... dj
Albin Vega 27 first time owner (5) �?iban at 3:02am 08.04.25 Sure I can send pics when I get back to my boat but we won't have a similar system. I won't be back
Albin Vega 27 first time owner dLj at 2:30am 08.04.25 Thank you. I will send pics but my mast is down now and the Vega is on the trailer right now. I pac
Albin Vega 27 first time owner �?iban at 9:56pm 08.03.25 Thank you. I will send pics but my mast is down now and the Vega is on the trailer right now. I pack
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 Project_Mayhem at 7:55pm 08.03.25 As @mainesail has pointed out, it's hard to get consistent results with this technique. Bed-IT would
Teak upkeep higgs at 7:50pm 08.03.25 I used to use oil, but found it did not last a full season in Wisconsin. I also found I had to tape
Albin Vega 27 first time owner dLj at 7:47pm 08.03.25 I have boom roller furling on my boat and find it quite good. Perhaps if you post some pictures I ma
Winch Maintenance jssailem at 7:33pm 08.03.25 You may need to rotate the stripper until the pin slots line up.

Contact
About
Terms of Use