Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

gray water tank double duty! oceane at 11:50am 02.03.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7424 Hi Peggy, i am at replacing the black (37gal) ' grey(22gal) water tank. with the given space, it i
Shower Drain Silvio at 11:37am 02.03.11 Catalina 310 14/4318 I found an old thread on this site that discussed this somewhat but I am still not 100% on how to pu
42 Passage roller furling Matt at 5:25am 02.03.11 Big Boats 3/1726 Has anybody replaced the below decks roller furling on this model? Mine is slipping and I am consid
Com-Pac 16 Interior brianh64 at 2:53am 02.03.11 Com-Pac 3/15747 I was curious if anybody has gutted their interior and started fresh. Did you separate the upper an
Galley Renovation Godefroy at 7:02pm 02.02.11 Catalina 30 26/12036 My mother-in-law, keen to support our sailboat habit, gifted us with a chunk of money and told us to
H26 modifications MABell at 5:18pm 02.02.11 Smaller Boats 18/4170 I posted a bunch of pictures of the modifications I've made to my boat. These would apply to the H26
Please identify this autopilot (1) jdeatsch at 4:48pm 02.02.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1892 Good day folks, As the title implies, I'd like it if someone could identify this autopilot. It's i
Rigging Quote... Sumner at 3:33pm 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3685 Ruth and I are looking at a larger boat and it might need to have the standing rigging replaced, whi
Hunter 170/18 outboard bracket mkjohnson at 3:03pm 02.02.11 Day Sailers 2/2063 Hey gang, I have a replacement hull hunter 18 for a hunter 170. So I have a hunter 170/18. I hav
Cleaning/de-scaling heat exchanger rfrye1 at 2:52pm 02.02.11 Big Boats 4/1570 Someone once mentioned pulling the "core" out of my cooling heat exchanger, having it "dipped" at a
Tiller Auto pilots Shemlock at 12:36pm 02.02.11 Bigger Boats 4/1771 Does anybody have a recommendation for a tiller auto pilot?
Anchor Snubbers PrincessoftheLake at 11:47am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 17/5320 I have had occasion to wonder if using an anchor snubber makes sense or not. On Emmanuel when I set
Xanthrex Remote Control - Battery Monitor? shemandr at 11:28am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2725 I am about ready to order a battery monitor but have a question about my Xantrex remote control. Is
H27- Fuel Tank and 1gm Trans removal and repair upsidedown_04 at 11:15am 02.02.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/2027 Hello all.. first time posting and thought I would jump in with both feet. We aquired our '83 Hunter
"Deficiencies" causing insurance problem danstanford at 9:48am 02.02.11 Big Boats 7/1596 I recently bought a 1989 Hunter Legend 37, and had a survey done before the purchase so that I would
2007 Test on vasrious rust inhibitors for electronics Don S/V ILLusion at 8:59am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2245 Not sure how useful this is being 4 years old but I ran across it and thought it might be of value g
Havre de Grace Look for me? Marc Bergmueller at 8:53am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2160 Hi all, there used to be a thread here about having some one give a quick look over a boat. I can't
Need new compass cover Mark3807 at 6:54am 02.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1196 I have a 1981 Mac 25 and need a new compass cover. I tried one from a friends Catalina 22, and it s
Replacing festoon ceiling light Claude L.-Auger at 6:16am 02.02.11 Big Boats 7/2453 I am interested in replacing the festoon lamps in the ceiling lights of my 34 galley with LEDs. I b
Atlantic City Boat Show rpwillia at 6:02am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2353 Is anyone going? It looks like they have a few sailboats this year. Since it is February and I got n

Recent Replies

Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! DeniseO30 at 3:38am 12.03.21 Because the deck gets hot it's more likely the bond between the fiberglass polyester and plywood cor
Checking cooling water flow stuendan at 10:48pm 12.02.21 Thanks for the input guys. The flow gauge is a great idea. After my run dry episode after forgetti
American Fiberglass 21 upgrades Perry Welch at 9:52pm 12.02.21 I could make some kind of support on the trailer for the centerboard, as there is none now. as much
Any ODay 290 Owners Out There? BKParks at 8:48pm 12.02.21 Hello, what are the thoughts of buying an O'day 290 with so few being made? I am looking at both a
Raritan PH powerflush retrofit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:17pm 12.02.21 I thought a power flush would be hooked up to the fresh water supply, and not to the drain of the si
Tiller Pilots Zinger88 at 8:14pm 12.02.21 Boat came with a ST1000 when we picked her up from previous owner....quickly realized it was too slo
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:08pm 12.02.21 Thanks for the "plug" for my book! Its title (my publisher's idea) is a bit misleading...'cuz altho
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 ricksoth at 7:23pm 12.02.21 Additional storage plus freshwater tank is the plan presently. The dead engine has been dead since 2
Proper Course BarryL at 7:00pm 12.02.21 Hey, Some (late) comments from me: It is very difficult for you to determine what proper course is
American Fiberglass 21 upgrades twistedskipper at 6:58pm 12.02.21
hydraulic backstay rebuild mermike at 6:56pm 12.02.21 I just had my Sailtec rebuilt. It wouldn't hold pressure for more than a day or so. Cost was $760, i
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? seadaddler at 6:40pm 12.02.21 Be careful I am not sure where your wiring and halyards run in tubing in mast and not all year mast
Score of the day! SFS at 6:39pm 12.02.21 I wish they had something like that when I was in High School. But, hey, it could have been worse.
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing SFS at 6:26pm 12.02.21 And if you don't have a copy, you should correct that oversight immediately. Peggie has forgotten m
H38: Blower Quit, Where is it? Tips? quadrille38 at 6:16pm 12.02.21
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:12pm 12.02.21 ust waiting for the lubricant to arrive. What lubricant are you waiting to arrive_ You can pick up
Running wires Capn Vinny at 6:12pm 12.02.21
Raritan PH powerflush retrofit Tom J at 6:11pm 12.02.21 I'm a little confused. I thought a power flush would be hooked up to the fresh water supply, and no
Raritan PH powerflush retrofit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:02pm 12.02.21 First, wire size is always based on the ROUND TRIP distance from the power source. Second, if you
hydraulic backstay rebuild PaulK at 6:02pm 12.02.21 Doesn't sound like he wants to do it much. Ask around at other riggers? You could also take the fe

Contact
About
Terms of Use