Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Mast cap modification (4) Falconer at 4:06pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1879 I've been searching for mast cap info.... Not sure if the M25 even has one, but I made one! I read a
Saturn Aquameter Manual? bfassola at 3:51pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/3175 I recently purchased a MacGregor 21 and I am in the process of fixing it up. It has a Saturn Aquame
GTKL Series II Manual? bfassola at 3:48pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1016 I recently purchased a MacGregor 21 and I am in the process of fixing it up. It has a knotmeter tha
C22 steer with outboard or rudder? hubbardbilly at 3:43pm 08.22.11 Catalina 22 17/3454 Newbie question. When motoring, what's the preferred steering method? I have found it easiest to sw
30-40 degrees; too much heeling? Jared1048 at 3:07pm 08.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/7294 I've read somewhere that 25-28 degrees heel is the most you should have without being in-efficient i
Lost Pirateer ID Plate DeniseBarrett at 2:19pm 08.22.11 Chrysler 0/2674 Hello, I am brand new to sailing and just bought my first boat, and almost ready to sail Chrysler
Replacing swing keel frayed line shake55 at 1:38pm 08.22.11 Day Sailers 1/1509 I have an 86 Oday 222 and I want to replace the line for the swing keel this winter. Any suggestions
Am I crasy hunter bum at 1:30pm 08.22.11 Islander 7/3021 I don't know if I'm getting crasy. I just find a boat 1982 islander 36 feet good engine good sails v
Stuck in-mast furling sail Jamesjoanne at 1:22pm 08.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3471 I've had several instances of my furling mainsail on my 2007 343 becoming caught so that I can't pul
Necker Island Fire FourPoints at 12:56pm 08.22.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2843 http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2011/08/22/richard-bransons-private-necker-island-estate-de
Clogged Fuel Pickup, Diesel jimmcgee at 12:50pm 08.22.11 Catalina 30 15/9203 Two weekends ago we were sailing in choppy conditions on the bay. When I fired up the engine to drop
Sprint Atlantic windlass on Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 12:35pm 08.22.11 Big Boats 14/7612 I got my 2001 Hunter 410 this year. It has a Simpson lawrence windlass and my manual that was in the
Hurricane preparation advice Kermit at 12:26pm 08.22.11 Smaller Boats 13/3385 First mate just sent me the newest projected path for Hurricane Irene. Looks like it'll hit us dir
Replacing Ports (windows?) davenlynn at 12:25pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2291 After giving the boat a thorough washing, we found lots of water in the cabin. It's time to replace
Tiller for Hunter 25 jdecristoforo at 11:53am 08.22.11 Smaller Boats 7/1998 I Purchased a 1979 Hunter 25. I am looking for any documentation on the mechanics of the tiller. T
wiring diagram hunter 33.5 JST123 at 11:50am 08.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/2825 I purchased a 1988 Hunter 33.5 in May. I did not recieve any wiring diagrams with the boat and have
cheek block for centerboard bart5008 at 10:55am 08.22.11 Smaller Boats 7/1828 This weekend while preparing to put the boat on the trailer the cheek block at the corner of the hat
storm sailing redhead78 at 10:36am 08.22.11 Big Boats 1/1324 Hey all, I've noticed in the last couple of weeks several of our group have been interested in saili
Cabin sole delaminating drharveys at 10:01am 08.22.11 Smaller Boats 0/957 Thanks to a combination of floods, rainstorms and heat, the cabin sole is delaminating. This is not
Anyone on Lake Champlain? vtsailguy at 9:59am 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1085 I am looking for a friendly MacGregor owner that is on Lake Champlain. I am interesting in getting o

Recent Replies

Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. dlochner at 7:24am 10.12.22 Sure, if PO is interested. The rest of us don't count? :(
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. JamesG161 at 7:22am 10.12.22 Care to elaborate a bit on the process. Sure, if PO is interested.
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. dlochner at 7:20am 10.12.22 Make your own fresh water calibrations for your AgCl probe. Get 5 gallon of your Lake water and us
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. JamesG161 at 7:18am 10.12.22 Make your own fresh water calibrations for your AgCl probe. Get 5 gallon of your Lake water and use
Tongue Extensions Project_Mayhem at 7:18am 10.12.22 I used part of the original bow stop for the crane. It made stepping the mast so much easier! Mine
Precision 185K Advice Project_Mayhem at 7:12am 10.12.22 To the best of my knowledge Uhaul does not allow towing a boat with their vehicles. You can tow the
Raymarine electronics hookup help Scott T-Bird at 7:10am 10.12.22 I recently had a similar thread on this topic that may be helpful. Networking NMEA 2000 ... help
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 7:06am 10.12.22 What was different about the "new design"? Anchor locker, dedicated fuel locker, aft cockpit drain
Advice on instruments Kings Gambit at 7:04am 10.12.22 @Kings Gambit What eCharts were loaded on your Axiom? I chose the Axiom 7 with Navionics charts. I
Anyone have this drawer fridge? jdrutten at 6:56am 10.12.22 Nice data gathering! I'd be interested in knowing a bit more about your battery setup. Can I assume
Dual engine controllers confusion xavpil at 6:54am 10.12.22 Further, there is no excuse for the boat builder to have made this disaster of a design. Yet they m
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 6:52am 10.12.22 I firmly believe the 80s and early 90s "new design" is peak C22. What was different about the "new
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. jssailem at 6:49am 10.12.22 BoatZincs sells a corrosion reference electrode (A portable silver/silver-chloride electrode for per
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 6:43am 10.12.22 More like 15,000 but who's counting. :thumbup: Practical Boat did a review in 2000 that stated th
Advice on instruments Cederholm at 6:38am 10.12.22 Where will OP mount whatever system chooses? Is there a binnacle? If I couldn't mount the MFD at
Advice on instruments leo310 at 6:38am 10.12.22 Talk to you local dealers as they may have a package deal that fit your wallet. AS for your Cat 30 I
Dual engine controllers confusion RoyS at 6:15am 10.12.22 Further, there is no excuse for the boat builder to have made this disaster of a design. Yet they ma
Dual engine controllers confusion RoyS at 6:13am 10.12.22 Wait for the inevitable panic situation when there is no time for the eenie meenie to choose throttl
Advice on instruments Parsons at 5:53am 10.12.22 David's advice is great, but I think he means "VHF" not "CB" in the bullet point below. He has many
Advice on instruments shemandr at 5:04am 10.12.22 Where will OP mount whatever system chooses? Is there a binnacle? If I couldn't mount the MFD at t

Contact
About
Terms of Use