Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Has anyone bought sails from BlueWater yachts Hollyweirdos at 7:51pm 11.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2552 They have good prices on OEM Mac sails. Have yinz used them?
An excellent modification sailaway78 at 7:28pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2468 Finally got around to doing something I have been promising myself for a long time. Pulled the oil
Food to eat out of hand (2) Ross at 7:04pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2250 As some of you remember I was absent for a time having been distracted by another interest but I cam
Change of Plans (1) Roger Long at 6:06pm 11.06.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3068
buytel tape to seal a water tank inspection port woodster at 5:40pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2486 i have now got my aluminum tank welded up ......i put a 1 1/2 inch nipple in for the water fill hose
1983 H34 transmission cable Jim D at 5:25pm 11.06.11 Big Boats 11/2391 Anyone know where i can purchase a replacement transmission cable? 1983 H34 with a yanmar 3GMF. Merr
The Old Salt merlinuxo at 4:50pm 11.06.11 Sails Call Lounge 1/3069 An old salt was sitting at the bar on the warf when a a lady sits next to him and announces to one a
Bow thruster options for Passage 420 ??? Island Girl 34 at 4:42pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3259 Greetings all, I am reposting this question in the "Ask all Sailors" section in hopes of better vis
Bottom painting, where do I start? (2) Squidd at 4:32pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 20/7730 Two part question, part two is paint selection, I've been thry the archives did the search and what
Alternator question simplicity at 3:50pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3824 I have a universal M25 and noticed that my alternator output voltage was at 14.3 volts with fully c
want to buy whisker pole diane fowler at 3:34pm 11.06.11 Parts Search 6/4356 Bought used boat ' need whisker pole. Forespar 10'-18' or similar type. Telescoping, please. Dian
Out for winter WhiteDown at 3:24pm 11.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1354 Hi I've pulled my boat out for the winter here in Dublin and put it into storage indoors in a large
Diesel Fuel tank gauge or lack of one maxxkatt at 3:17pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 9/1976 I have a 1974 30 foot Morgan. The aft diesel fuel tank has no gauge or indicator. the tank is fiberg
backstay for a hunter 26 luisgacast at 3:07pm 11.06.11 Smaller Boats 4/1518 do i really need a backstay, in my hunter 26 to use a spinaker ?? thanks luis
Vibration @ 1,800 RPM SteveH290 at 3:06pm 11.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1670 I recently purchased a 2000 Hunter 290. Before I purchased the boat, the research I found said ther
Antifreeze in bilge? dscribner at 1:35pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 10/11062 Will it hurt anything? I'm thinking not but I've been wrong before. Any thoughts?
2000 340 Stern Tube Size sailcapt340 at 1:19pm 11.06.11 Big Boats 4/1360 Does anyone know the Stern Tube Size on a 2000 340? I need to replace the PSS Seal Bellows and clam
Anybody have information on this builder? CaptJake at 1:18pm 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/4319 After about three months of research (after the purchase) I have discovered that the boat I bought I
Of the two kinds of people who own boats, I am the latter Captpedro at 11:36am 11.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1884 I am a first time owner of a 1981 Hunter 25 , which I live aboard , with no shore power . I look for
how to route the Jib lines divecastsail at 10:47am 11.06.11 Lancer 3/2181 Hi Everyone, I am new to sailing and I just purchased my first boat. I was somewhat smart about it

Recent Replies

CDI FF2 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:07am 10.21.22 Picture of upper toggle please
EV's vs Ian Leeward Rail at 7:05am 10.21.22 wondered why anyone would put them in a boat. Those batteries aren't put in boats. Different batt
Mast light power on H240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:05am 10.21.22 I would see if connection is corroded which I have seen with the female plug
ODay 22 cabin floor harryconaghan at 7:01am 10.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! Hard to tell from the photo. Dent can be caused my any number of falling ob
ODay 22 cabin floor sail sfbay at 6:59am 10.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! Hard to tell from the photo. Dent can be caused my any number of falling obj
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Leeward Rail at 6:48am 10.21.22 How can you find places like this? Especially if you are traveling. I've run across one or two, but
Mast light power on H240 chriscampbell at 6:46am 10.21.22 As I understand this no power to the deck plug? did you pull the plug out to see if clean and any
EV's vs Ian Davidasailor26 at 6:43am 10.21.22 Interesting experiment. cTJh_bzI0QQ:267 Fun! But those AA size batteries are lithium metal, which
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Leeward Rail at 6:36am 10.21.22 At the Walmart where I shop, this practice it is not allowed. Yup.. Always ask. Only approximately
EV's vs Ian Brian D at 6:26am 10.21.22 Interesting experiment. cTJh_bzI0QQ:267
H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level dlochner at 6:26am 10.21.22 @OceanAnarchy The original design of your boat was from me given to Hunter. You were sent a privat
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Brian D at 6:17am 10.21.22 One cannot just pull into any Walmart, or for that matter public parking lot, and assume that overni
EV's vs Ian dlochner at 6:13am 10.21.22 As others have said, LiFePO4 batteries are a different chemistry and are pretty safe. The concern fo
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? smo10018 at 6:12am 10.21.22 Yes I agree recognizing a new engine or major rebuild is something to keep in mind with such an old
EV's vs Ian dLj at 6:11am 10.21.22 wondered why anyone would put them in a boat. Just curious as to what others might think. Given t
EV's vs Ian Johann at 6:06am 10.21.22 I think Tesla and other EV manufacturers are headed towards using LFP for safety and longevity reaso
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot JBP-PA at 6:03am 10.21.22 You should also look into using the small town, municipal camgrounds. They are often free. Run by
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Scott T-Bird at 6:02am 10.21.22 If you are buying a boat that has an engine that has an age of 40 to 50 years, I would expect that t
EV's vs Ian dLj at 6:00am 10.21.22 Tesla uses 3 different chemistries (according to google): The three main cathode types in Tesla EVs:
EV's vs Ian Johann at 5:53am 10.21.22 Those EV batteries are a different chemistry than the LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries typically used on boat

Contact
About
Terms of Use