Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Anchor woes (2) fred1diver at 2:30pm 04.20.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1476
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel (2) Razzler at 12:08pm 04.20.22 Ask All Sailors 5/937 Hi All, I just acquired at 1984 Catalina 27 and am going through and updating systems. I scraped the
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load Silverman at 10:33am 04.20.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/1589 Hello, I just returned from a boat survey for a Moody 42 CC, Bill Dixon design. Survey was in MD US
Fuel Tank Location Plymouth Sailor at 8:59am 04.20.22 Irwin 1/861 Just bought a 28 1972, the fuel tank was remove and placed in cockpit previous to my ownership. Doe
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig flando at 6:27am 04.20.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/821 I am currently away from my boat and need to know the diameter of my head stay wire and outside diam
Reverse Polarity Problem c07chrisjohnson at 7:01pm 04.19.22 Big Boats 14/3562 Aloha, I recently moved to a new marina and started having reverse polarity problems. At my prior m
Oceanair screen installation on Passage 42 forepeak hatch Paul Cossman at 6:58pm 04.19.22 Big Boats 0/246 Has anyone installed an Oceanair screen on their Passage 42 forepeak hatch? (It appears that the st
Epoxy and stainless steel. NYSail at 6:21pm 04.19.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1206 So have a project to do with epoxying a threaded coupling to fiberglass. A male npt / 5/8 nipple wi
40.5: Replacing Clutches (4) svAtargatis at 6:11pm 04.19.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/863 The clutches on my boat are pretty worn out. Several of them won't stay open or in the position I p
41' sailboat dry storage for long term (months) DIY? eberhardt.kalmar.huhn@outlook. at 5:05pm 04.19.22 Ask All Sailors 5/399 Ahoy, me mates! I'm looking for a dry storage facility that allows DIY in, or around the Los Angeles
Beneteau Oceanis 381 Folding steering wheel? Brad Cross at 1:33pm 04.19.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/822
Newbie questions Xstream at 1:22pm 04.19.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/771 Been awhile since I've posted on this forum, but to update my progress: I am using a 13.5 gallon fl
Looking for a new home for 82 Hunter 33 Interior (6) kadiru at 1:19pm 04.19.22 The Cherubini Hunters 0/2 Hi, Looking for a new home for our 1982 H33 interior. I pretty much have everything except the door
Fresh water flush Xstream at 12:54pm 04.19.22 Ask All Sailors 26/2616 I have a Jabsco twist and lock manual toilet: # 29090-5000 that I have installed in a restoration o
Rigid Furler/Reefer mast raising gkeiser at 10:39am 04.19.22 Ask An Oday Owner 4/720 Hi everyone. I've read many of the O'Day Mast raising threads here, but haven't seen any that discus
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? Leeward Rail at 7:35am 04.19.22 Ask All Sailors 31/2935 Hello All, I want to install some gates in the lifelines, so i need to shorten them and crimp on ne
What's going on with Marlow Hunter? Rohan at 7:17am 04.19.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4169 Does anyone know? Last year, I heard that Hunter stopped making their larger boats as they had a dis
Looking for suggestions for a free Wordpress template for a sailing club website. Leeward Rail at 7:08am 04.19.22 Ask All Sailors 3/343 Good Morning All, I am in the process of creating an improved website for our sailing club, and was
Southbound on a Catalina 310 (1) Anon 156829 at 9:33pm 04.18.22 Catalina 310 2/814 We are looking at taking our 2004 Catalina 310 (hull #268) down south from Lake Ontario (most likely
What is this number on the sail? (1) PlaneTom at 5:23pm 04.18.22 Catalina 310 11/2597 We are about to order new sails for our 310 #73. The sailmaker will put sail numbers on the main. #7

Recent Replies

Reefing: Procedural Questions JoeWhite at 9:30am 07.29.24 Reefing is performed before the wind picks up. Learning the weather is the key. I do not tie the exc
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations Don S/V ILLusion at 9:30am 07.29.24 I assume you are okay with what it will look like after painting holes. Alternatively, you might con
Reefing: Procedural Questions Scott T-Bird at 9:23am 07.29.24 I have the same set-up as you do with single-line reefing and a dutchman system. Don's right that a
Reefing: Procedural Questions kappykaplan at 9:19am 07.29.24 I let my sailpack contain the reefed main. If I knew I'd be maintaining the reef for an extended pe
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 9:15am 07.29.24 That makes sense (and aligns with my experience). I may try tying some "permanent" tie offs on the g
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations kappykaplan at 9:12am 07.29.24 After I bought her I found one chip and 4 very small (pencil lead diameter) holes up in the non-ski
Yanmar electrical problem. duck21 at 9:11am 07.29.24 Here's a previous thread from this form that also details this out with some photos: https://forums
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 9:07am 07.29.24 You can see my keel bolts in the last attachment...they are distributed across three individual bilg
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 07.29.24 Might want to add a strip of starboard to serve as a sacrificial chain guard I certainly wouldn't
Yanmar electrical problem. (1) ggrizzard at 9:05am 07.29.24 Wiring Diagram for 3GM29F Yanmar:
Reefing: Procedural Questions Don S/V ILLusion at 8:41am 07.29.24
davits Rick at 8:34am 07.29.24 Have a look here. Top of the line, sweet customer service. I have never looked back. I have no af
Boat Mocs Scott T-Bird at 8:32am 07.29.24 You have to use sandals that adjust to fit your foot and have a back strap keeping the sandal in pl
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral SoSound at 8:28am 07.29.24 After changing the fuel filter on both my Yanmar and my John Deere compact tractor (also Yanmar), I
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 8:22am 07.29.24 Great find! If I'm not mistaken, the packing gland shouldn't be dripping when the shaft isn't turni
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast Jacktar at 8:10am 07.29.24 Most cat 22 mains are designed to only go up to about 8 inches or so from the top, then the boom is
Set your watch back 20 years WayneH at 8:10am 07.29.24 Twenty years ago? I was teaching my new bride to sail on a 16 foot daysailer. We used a Garmin GPS72
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Alan Gomes at 8:09am 07.29.24 Find out the bulb type/model. Look on amazon for an LED replacement with the desired color temp. RF
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues D Swanson at 8:01am 07.29.24 In updating from incandescent to LED on my 1981 boat I have a couple helpful thoughts you might cons
Outboard motor parts. Sail22Capri22 at 8:00am 07.29.24 I enjoy getting old Evinrudes/Johnson outboards running and have restored a couple of them. Marineen

Contact
About
Terms of Use