Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

cutlass bearing size, Hunter 30 1989 stevevoyce at 3:17pm 04.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1387 I am putting my boat on the hard to do the bottom in May and would like to have a new cutlass bearin
the most awesome thing just happened!!!! zeehag at 3:09pm 04.15.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2747 my boat's packing gland was repaired and my boat no longer leaks-- she is perfect!!!! the probl
Steering With The Sails Don Guillette at 1:56pm 04.15.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 31/17803 Suppose you're sailing along closehauled in about 10 knots of wind just enjoying a great day on the
Advice on tracking down the source of a knock robertsapp at 1:10pm 04.15.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/3976 I have a knock coming from my number one cylinder on my 3GM30F. I know it's coming from number one,
A "Refit" year, final decision. Ed Schenck at 12:43pm 04.15.11 The Cherubini Hunters 79/13459 That's my final decision. Life dictates that the boat stay on the cradle this year. Kind of sad be
Maybe this one will pass the muster for ya Ctskip at 12:39pm 04.15.11 Sails Call Lounge 1/4009 Best Card Trick Ever Keep it up, Ctskip
radar Irene9616 at 12:06pm 04.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1484 I have a Hunter 33 2005 and I would like to add a radar to the arch . Any advise would be great. Al
Boats and cars Sandy Stone at 11:09am 04.15.11 Ask All Sailors 21/4888 This is really more of a wintertime - type aimless discussion, but a short exchange on another threa
Windlass for Catalina 309 lucienl at 11:03am 04.15.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/4145 Just purchased a 2007 Catalina 309. It does not have a windlass. I want it in the anchor locker.
1966 Coaster 30 Rudder repair Rollercoaster at 9:43am 04.15.11 Pearson 1/2841 Hello - We bought our Coaster 30 last year and are undertaking repairs before the season. We in
Yanmar YSE 12 Question foolproof at 8:37am 04.15.11 Catalina 30 2/3600 Hello All: I am upgrading my engine panel to one that has tach, oil pressure ' temp, and water temp
What's up with the trailering crowd? dscribner at 7:36am 04.15.11 Trailer Sailors 43/14231 Catfish gut yer rudder? This forum was fairly active, nay, vibrant at times. Now, nothing gets p
Replacing 4D Battery kenreed at 7:20am 04.15.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2790 I have spent a lot of time this winter trying to track down a deep-cycle, maintenance-free 4D batter
Please welcome Roger Long as a Featured Contributor Phil Herring at 7:12am 04.15.11 Ask All Sailors 15/7493 We're proud to announce that Roger Long has agreed to join us in a new capacity, with a special foru
Aft Rail / Main Sheet Conflict? nemosuit at 7:06am 04.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1306 Pardon a newbie question, but I'm designing an aft railing setup for my 78 Mac 22, which never had o
Spring Commissioning, Water Heater ChuckH at 6:42am 04.15.11 Ask All Sailors 14/5212 The previous owner had disconnected the water heater (Attwood 6 gal.) when the boat was put up last
Ferrite Noise Reducer/Filter Mike G. at 5:53am 04.15.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2421 When I removed my GPS for the winter, a ferrite noise filter fell off of one of the cables. Was it
Hull Cleaning Without Water mcrow33 at 5:27am 04.15.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5470 Hi, my new to me boat is in a waterless yard. I would like to clean, polish, and wax the hull before
oday swift bob kimble at 5:08am 04.15.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/3107 I'm looking for original specs for an Oday swift. I bought a swift and the sails are completely un-r
A new era for Bavaria Yachts in the USA BavariaYachtsUSA at 4:58am 04.15.11 Bavaria 0/2808 Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH in Germany has appointed Bavaria Yachts USA as the sole US importer, distribut

Recent Replies

New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 3:00pm 08.21.22
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 jssailem at 2:55pm 08.21.22 There is nothing wrong with altering your boat to fit your needs. Shrinking the Mainsail by raising
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 2:34pm 08.21.22 You should not have any tension on the topping lift except for when trying to sail in very light bre
Fuel gauge sender buddybear at 2:23pm 08.21.22 I record eng hrs at fill up. Every evening New eng hrs - Fill up eng hrs = Tank hours. Knowing hour
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into (1) jssailem at 1:59pm 08.21.22 Looks a bit like a Lightening
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into Leeward Rail at 1:54pm 08.21.22 the mast has a "nipple" that seemingly would fit into a metal receptor. Send photos of bottom of t
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into Kandydisbar at 1:46pm 08.21.22 I have zoomed in on your pics and I don't see any sign that you had a tabernackle through bolted on
C320 North Sails original spinnaker Calif. Ted at 12:51pm 08.21.22 I have a "Flasher" made by UK sails, they have a couple web pages that I've found really good at exp
C320 North Sails original spinnaker Scott T-Bird at 12:38pm 08.21.22 I'm going to suggest that there is no "stock" assym spinnaker for our boat. There are probably at l
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 Scott T-Bird at 12:22pm 08.21.22 I hate to say it, but nothing looks or sounds right to me. The sail seems to have a funky cut. Som
New Catalina 30 Owner DArcy at 12:05pm 08.21.22 Each time I have raised the sail tho, it has become much easier to do. I It may just need lubricat
Shrouds markwbird at 11:54am 08.21.22 Yes.
depth/chart plotters philiefay at 11:51am 08.21.22 Garmin echoMAP 43dv with transducer can be moved between boats very easily. You have a base plate
depth/chart plotters philiefay at 11:49am 08.21.22 Garmin echoMAP 43dv with transducer can be moved between boats very easily. You have a base plate a
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows jmce1587 at 11:36am 08.21.22 The original fixed windows were made by Mark Plastics in Corona, Ca. Google the contact info. The
Sail maker preferences for a Com Pac 19 sail sfbay at 11:31am 08.21.22 These guys already have head and main sail dimensions for your Com Pac 19 Com-Pac 19 Sails (supersai
Shallow water sailboats lifting centerboards and lifting rudder stickinthemud57 at 11:24am 08.21.22 Another happy MacGregor 26S owner here. Very shallow draft, easily trailered, decent performance, hu
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows Crazy Dave Condon at 11:21am 08.21.22 I was a Catalina dealer to. Some did screws temporarily too as I showed them. No comment on the ab
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into Leeward Rail at 10:57am 08.21.22 As I said, there is NO way to identify this boat. It was donated then given to me. No title, no r
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:22am 08.21.22 I did let off the topping lift about a foot and that greatly improved the shape of the sail. As for

Contact
About
Terms of Use