Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Hour meter installation mellis18 at 2:19pm 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/3337 I want to install an hour meter on my Hunter for the Yanmar 2GM motor. It currently does not have on
Hull cleaning / dive service - North Fork, LI Rob19574 at 1:55pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 0/18 I'm looking to have my hull cleaned in-water and need a diver in the North Fork, LI - New York area.
Lido sailor Lido sailor at 1:26pm 06.28.11 Catalina 22 1/1265 I've been looking for a used Catalina 22 and have found several without trailers. Does any one in t
H36 refrigerator thermostat Ken Honeycutt at 1:15pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 10/2276 Has anyone had problems with the thermostat on the refrigerators that came with the H36? Mine has go
Refrigeration WilliamH at 1:14pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2316 I have a 1986 Catalina 34 with a Adler Barbour Cold machine DCM 12. It has been very reliable until
M25 rigging unknowns (2) alcyone at 12:59pm 06.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/1305 Trying to figure out purpose of hardware in two places: 1st pic- plate with threaded hole on both si
Vinyl Liner "limpy" ROMAR at 12:56pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2189 The vinyl liner in the forward stateroom is "peeling" off the wall. It appears to have had a foam b
Keel Work n8erb at 12:16pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1610 Hello All, I have a 1975 Venture V222 and I am having a few issues with the keel that I would lov
1984 Hunter 25.5 eruditioninc at 10:00am 06.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/2490 I just purchased a 1984 Hunter 25.5 in fair condition. I am looking for a owners manual or a diagram
Leaky Windows moparv104x4 at 9:50am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2115 Leaky Window Sealing Help I have a 1981 Islander Bahama 30, one of the main salon windows was leaki
Tiller pilot paphman at 9:40am 06.28.11 Catalina 22 2/1409 Just a quick update on our new tiller pilot. We put a TP 10 simrad pilot in the boat this spring, a
Removal of holding tank Vision 32 1994 HV32 at 8:52am 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1676 The holding tank on this model is under the swim step. What is the best method to remove and is a p
Continuous Line Furlers TFrere at 8:19am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2833 I purchased a Harken Cruising furler last year and now I am wondering if I made the right decision.
Impressions: Small vs. Not so small? rgranger at 7:43am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2800 :stirthepot: I wanted to probe an impression I have about the attitudes sailors have about other sai
Moyer Marine now casting Atomic 4 blocks Twice Around at 7:33am 06.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 0/2205 Moyer Marine announced this week that they are now casting aftermarket Atomic 4 engine blocks! For
Flutter-Flap-Leech line Quoddy at 7:18am 06.28.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/11867
ice makers Chuck Creel at 5:54am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2855 interesting find while doing online search . Might show some merit for the week ender trips. h
Stained PlasTeak JeffThompson at 4:39am 06.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1590 In my zeal to ensure that the boat looks as good as it sails, I strayed with my polishing compound a
The Women and Their Boats (1) Roger Long at 4:32am 06.28.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/5259 Excellent chance the radar will be fixed by the end of the day. The boat just needs a coat of botto
Bad Luck to Re-Name a Boat??? nemosuit at 4:32am 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1247 Some say it is. Assuming that there's something to "luck" in the first place: do you think it's

Recent Replies

Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida kappykaplan at 3:00pm 09.11.22 There are a lot of picture junkies on this forum. :beer: :plus::plus::plus:
Underrated marinas (1) rgranger at 2:59pm 09.11.22 @dlochner You are correct about depth.... but I sail a retractable keeled boat. I've stayed the
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:58pm 09.11.22 The tank on our 1989 H28 was located behind a bulkhead, stern side, in the aft cabin. You also had
Anchor Chain Davidasailor26 at 2:57pm 09.11.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida rgranger at 2:56pm 09.11.22 Ask Guy to post pictures. There are a lot of picture junkies on this forum. :beer:
Underrated marinas dlochner at 2:52pm 09.11.22 Whittaker Pointe Marina in Oriental NC https://www.whittakerpointe.com Nice people, nice location
Anchor Chain (1) rgranger at 2:51pm 09.11.22 If I have made an uninformed or incorrect statement, please smack me down with an explanation! LO
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:50pm 09.11.22 Vetus sanitation hose is decent...never noticed it looks plastic covered. It's double walled hose
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 2:48pm 09.11.22 This link to Cruiser Wiki shows the east west passage of the ICW in southern VA and Northern NC. h
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 2:48pm 09.11.22 I'm not expert in this but it seems to me that September is a good month to start - in the Typhoon.
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? rgranger at 2:46pm 09.11.22 I don't think I can rely on cell service once I get a little ways off the coast. That is too ba
Ticklers Davidasailor26 at 2:46pm 09.11.22 Assuming you mean ticklers as another name for telltales - on our furling main we have 3 sets along
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? rgranger at 2:42pm 09.11.22 Since you are in a fairly remote place you might consider a Garmin inReach or a Spot tracker. :pl
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 2:41pm 09.11.22 Your friend's boat can take the short cut from the Atlantic to the Delaware Bay by going through the
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Crusty Ol Salt at 2:35pm 09.11.22 This link to Cruiser Wiki shows the east west passage of the ICW in southern VA and Northern NC. h
Underrated marinas rgranger at 2:35pm 09.11.22 Whittaker Pointe Marina in Oriental NC https://www.whittakerpointe.com Nice people, nice location,
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 2:32pm 09.11.22 From Cape May one heads west on Delaware Bay until the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Then through
Hoist Bridle for Hunter 170 TwigSailor at 2:29pm 09.11.22 Thanks! I'll check them out!
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 2:16pm 09.11.22 Hello and thanks for all of the input. My friend leaves tomorrow morning. Who can tell me where th
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 2:08pm 09.11.22 We took a 50' power boat from Edgewater MD to Fl. It was February and the boat could cruise at 20

Contact
About
Terms of Use