Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Bump rails repair Gnageyj at 6:45pm 05.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1322 Had a rope break in a storm and broke a 6 in section if the bump rail on the starboard side of my Od
Need help with furler halyard Mad Dog at 6:24pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3048 Hey guys, I need some advice on the halyard on my CDI FF4 roller furler. This furler has a halyard
Dutchman broke! glandry924 at 6:22pm 05.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2091 I have a 37.5 legend with the Dutchman flaking system. While out in moderate winds today, 10 - 15,
Oday 31 John6061 at 5:41pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3453 need to know everything that anyone can tell me about an Oday 31 pros and cons, have found one that
Experience with soda blasting anyone? (1) Ed Schenck at 4:16pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3665 Tomorrow morning I have contracted to have my keel cleaned to bare lead. Years of modified-epoxy pai
Water Cap missing betzhunter at 2:46pm 05.30.11 Big Boats 3/1191 I need to replace the water cap for the aft tank but can't seem to find a replacment other than repl
Pearson 530 Engine pull out manush at 2:43pm 05.30.11 Pearson 0/1386 Hi, Any 530's owners here that have pulled the engine out? I would like to hear how you did it?
Cat 310 or 320? HowLin at 2:39pm 05.30.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/13022 I'm sure there have been previous posts and seen a couple but I need to ask. Moving up from a 28 ft.
wiring dilemma dutchy at 2:25pm 05.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2512 I have been trying to wire a CD/AM/FM marine stereo into my hunter 34. I found a marine cable that
Question about Jib on a H22 drumbeater at 2:13pm 05.30.11 Smaller Boats 6/1642 Another question from our first use of the boat last week. Our jib keeps getting hung up on the b
Adult size butt for porta pottie hz293 at 1:50pm 05.30.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3405 I have a 1976 Catalina 27 which has a marine head that is a direct to the water flush and has no msd
need some roller furler advice (1) Captnkev25 at 1:44pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3005 HELP!!! This winter I sent my 150 Genoa to the sail maker for some love. He washed it up put on some
73 ericson 27 JeffAllen at 1:15pm 05.30.11 Ericson 1/3815 I'm restoring an abandoned Ericson 27. The bracket that connects the spreader to the mast is broken
My first on-the-river breakdown DAVA390 at 1:08pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 51/10890 Hot and sunny in Baltimore today, we realized it would be slow going in light air. We had to go out
Matching interior color of Pearson 10m (1) theredboat at 12:57pm 05.30.11 Pearson 0/1097 I'm doing some work near the head of my pearson 10m and filling up some holes where old hoses used t
Pink stuff lingering seadoggie at 12:19pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2818 After placing pink antifreeze in our fresh water system, it is very hard to get it out. Does anyone
Tricky reverse gear on Universal 5424 CalebD at 11:53am 05.30.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/2706 In less then a week I'll be visiting a friends 32' Endeavor that has a U 5424 engine with wheel stee
water smells like ..... : ( sailsail at 11:45am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2138 Midway through the season last year had a problem with hot water ...smelled like rotten eggs. I did
Anchor Locker dividers 96 Beneteau 440 otisdude at 11:07am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3018 Hi, I need advice. I have a 96 Beneteau Oceanis 440 (ex moorings boat) and I need to divide the cock
Setback Roger Long at 10:26am 05.30.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 25/8015 Even though my list has been getting shorter, I've been starting to panic since there is an awful lo

Recent Replies

Just committed to an 82 C22. Grotto at 4:33pm 01.08.22 Ok NOW we require pictures of the maiden voyage ;)
Companionway step cracked due to weight of keel (2) pclarksurf at 4:30pm 01.08.22 What actually holds up the piece of wood you added that then in turn holds up the keel winch? From
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace Tom J at 4:28pm 01.08.22 I'll also call HDI Marine but their website only talks about cast pieces. I wouldn't dismiss the i
Just committed to an 82 C22. Light air at 4:27pm 01.08.22 I took possession of the boat today. It took all afternoon to step the mast and tune the rigging bu
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 4:25pm 01.08.22
Just committed to an 82 C22. Light air at 4:23pm 01.08.22 Plans are to just cruise and play around. If I find the right deal on a trailer, I"ll consider it b
Point to ponder: furling the jib Tom J at 4:20pm 01.08.22 Why would one even do that? :facepalm: I have wondered that, too. When they furl the jib, the fu
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace Ward H at 4:20pm 01.08.22 Replace it I will. My research shows one of the larger Catalinas came with a SS riser so I'll ca
Point to ponder: furling the jib Tom J at 4:11pm 01.08.22 Maybe I should clarify that. Glad I'm not dealing with snow. Otherwise, I do miss New England. :)
Point to ponder: furling the jib Roland5048 at 3:46pm 01.08.22 BTW, grew up in Scituate. Glad I'm in Fl. now. Maybe I should clarify that. Glad I'm not dealing
Traditionally made boat fenders All U Get at 3:34pm 01.08.22 Watch it again. It flashes on the screen near the start. Four meters Metric? Just when I was i
Point to ponder: furling the jib Roland5048 at 3:22pm 01.08.22
Point to ponder: furling the jib Tom J at 3:13pm 01.08.22
Point to ponder: furling the jib Crusty Ol Salt at 3:11pm 01.08.22 As I am looking at the shredded jib laying in my backyard, I am thinking it was an issue of the prev
Point to ponder: furling the jib Don S/V ILLusion at 2:57pm 01.08.22
Point to ponder: furling the jib Roland5048 at 2:53pm 01.08.22 Does leaving that handkerchief of jib sticking out lead to shredding, or more likely, did some sail
Traditionally made boat fenders rgranger at 2:11pm 01.08.22 I might have missed it, but how do you estimate the amount of line needed for the project? Watch
Looking for New Chart Plotter snoopy_ at 1:55pm 01.08.22 Snoopy, we all started out not knowing anything about any of this. We learned. Your question is l
Looking for New Chart Plotter snoopy_ at 1:46pm 01.08.22 jssailem, I read your attachment, and it was very enlightening and interesting. I watch Sam Holme
Looking for New Chart Plotter Tally Ho at 1:04pm 01.08.22 Yes, the only difference in those specific units are the maps that they come pre-loaded with. I don

Contact
About
Terms of Use