Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Catalina 270 Tuning SimplyGern at 7:44am 04.18.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/16204 Hi Don, I have a 1994 Catalina 270 with a 150 jib that I occasionally race. Against either Catalin
Hot Batteries IanJ at 7:42am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 19/3106 I am trying to get around my battery system, and am still getting problems. I followed Maine Sails
Lowrance LMS 520 C gps/chartplotter doehunter at 7:18am 04.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4969 Hey guys, I have a chance to buy a slightly used Lowrance LMS 520C. Is anyone familiar with this un
h40.5 sole jumbo6592 at 7:13am 04.18.11 Big Boats 4/1669 The sole on my starboard side absorbed oil from a storage leak, another story. Anyway, the sole is t
How would you mount a torpedo? Kermit at 7:12am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 22/5246 My son and I drove past an American Legion building yesterday with static displays in the yard. Whe
M25XPBC Coolant Recovery Tank gpd955 at 7:11am 04.18.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/4661 New to the deisel engine and I have a question about the coolant recovery system. During the seaso
Yanmar surges briefly when throttle reduced Persy at 6:56am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1726 I have an 01 Hunter 420 powered with a Yanmar 4JH3E. Engine runs fine with 1 hopefully minor bug th
Cabin Vanity Mirrors John Hosty at 6:36am 04.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1126 Alas both the mirrors in the forward cabin on my H41 have broken. Can anybody help me with size spec
Hunter 33 leak - hard to trace (1) Dreamer at 6:27am 04.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3401 Dear All My Hunter 33 (2006) has a leak which shows in the area of the shower pump (lowest part of t
Kids Life Vests (2) gpd955 at 6:07am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1648 Sean is on the cusp of reaching the weight limit for his current life vest, a Mustang Li'l Legends.
Bilge garylinger at 5:41am 04.18.11 S2 15/2948 I have a 1980 9.2C. There is a 'hatch' in the cabin sole just below the companionway stairs, in the
Catalina 270 head issue SimplyGern at 5:34am 04.18.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/7532 I have a 1994 Catalina 270. The vent for the black water tank is vented through one of the stanchio
Critically Damped Vessel Motion Ariel at 4:50am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1181 Roger, Congratulations on your article "Critically Damped Vessel Motion" in the May/June issue of
Installing Chartplotter jmhoffman at 4:31am 04.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/4479 Hello All, I own a 2000 Hunter 290. My goal is to mount my Garmen 541 Chartplotter on the pedestal.
Battery Geriatrics Roger Long at 3:40am 04.18.11 Musings With Maine Sail 19/7492 OK, now that we know that I'm not the person to ask about batteries http://forums.sbo.sailboatowner
Waxing Mark H at 11:48pm 04.17.11 Smaller Boats 7/2489 Guys can I be given some good ways and products for waxing my deck and hull.? I'm old school so I kn
Raw Water Strainer?? rpell46 at 9:33pm 04.17.11 Catalina 30 13/4849 Hi all, My '91 Cat.30 is still on the hard, waiting patiently to get wet again. After finishing a
Electrical upgrade FourPoints at 9:00pm 04.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1513 Just posted pics from the installation of a battery switch and electrical system upgrade I completed
Curious about the head setup on Hunter 37.5 bugsboat at 7:49pm 04.17.11 Big Boats 5/1883 We are experiencing a backflow problem with our head. After flushing, water runs back into the tolie
Catalina boom bowlinguy800 at 7:02pm 04.17.11 Catalina 22 7/2820 Hello All, I'm in need of a boom. I purchased an 1984 Catalina 22 which came with a mast but no boo

Recent Replies

Propane pressure gauge dlochner at 6:41pm 08.31.22 Not here.:rolleyes: The Tanks are put on a scale and filled. That's what I thought until I had
Replacing standing rigging on a 22' trailer sailer Scott T-Bird at 6:30pm 08.31.22 I don't blame you for being resistant to dyneema. Your choice to use 7x19 wire rope seems odd. Is
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 6:24pm 08.31.22 All tanks are labelled with their MT and full weights. Not here.:rolleyes: The Tanks are put on a
Western Lake Erie tkwhalen at 6:07pm 08.31.22 John Some where above some one suggested to try chartering so you can test western Lake Erie. If yo
Tips for top down furler? flightlead404 at 5:58pm 08.31.22 I am curious about how the bottom is being wrapped tight and not the top. With a "top down" furler
Testing coolant pump? (1) CowboyWay at 5:54pm 08.31.22 I've seen intermittent brief surges in coolant temperature. I've replaced the impeller on the raw wa
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 5:51pm 08.31.22 Thanks SycloneDriver, I know the A/C will be marginal. I am actually looking for information on runn
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? dkinzer at 5:33pm 08.31.22 Thinking of screwing or riveting a rope clutch to the mast for the main halyard On my boat, the m
General upgrade Info mermike at 5:28pm 08.31.22 There are very few tankless propane water heaters for marine use. If you did go this route you might
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 5:27pm 08.31.22 I believe that this moves the motor center of balance foreword thus reducing the torque on the moun
Propane pressure gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:12pm 08.31.22 where else can you get rocket science on a sailboat forum. The rocket "science" is a little dubio
Propane pressure gauge Tally Ho at 5:11pm 08.31.22 What the gauge doesn't tell you is: "WHO THE HELL FORGOT TO REFILL THE TANK LAST TIME THE BOAT WAS
Oday 35 winch replacement Tally Ho at 5:05pm 08.31.22
A/C duct locations SycloneDriver at 4:58pm 08.31.22 I have that exact 16k BTU unit on my 31ft boat in Oklahoma. It replaced a failed 12k BTU unit. I a
Propane pressure gauge kappykaplan at 4:58pm 08.31.22 the virus (COVID that is) has overtaken me. Get well soon! :beer:
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 4:57pm 08.31.22 And this would be the reason I have a 6 pound tank, not a 1.5 gallon tank. Are those six imperial
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 4:52pm 08.31.22 And this would be the reason I have a 6 pound tank, not a 1.5 gallon tank. I cannot reply to carr
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? Johnb at 4:47pm 08.31.22 Thanks. Did you run your wiring down the arch then through to the location you describe? I have
Lifeline Replacement jssailem at 4:46pm 08.31.22 Helped @dLj finish off some Dyneema life lines so we could go sailing on the Chesapeake last may. Th
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS jssailem at 4:36pm 08.31.22 Sounds good. We PacNW sailors need to support each other.

Contact
About
Terms of Use