Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Fuel tank and water tank vents. s/v John Galt at 9:23am 10.02.10 Columbia 1/2296 Can any one tell me where the fuel tank vent goes to? I have a Columbia 41 Center-cockpit with a 10
Time has come - 12 more days Jim Seamans at 9:14am 10.02.10 Ask All Sailors 32/5269 As of today, Java our H356 is ready to head south. Everything that can be done is done. Waiting on
problems backing up jeanh1259 at 7:07am 10.02.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2519 :confused:We have a 1986 Irwin Citation 35.5 that backs like a tractor trailer. Not only does it pul
Securing excess sail on reefed main kpgraci at 6:04am 10.02.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2632 My mainsail has one reefing point, it seems to be placed where the second reefing point would be on
oday 23 centerboard stuck odog at 6:03am 10.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5329 Can anyone share the best way to get the center board free? It was pulled up by an over stimulated
How mch is too much? Ken13569 at 5:45am 10.02.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3255 Yesterday we turned around and headed back home. We were bound for Kingston WA from Everett WA. We h
Hunter 42 Legend 1945d73t at 12:06am 10.02.10 Big Boats 1/1655 hi, I'm Currently Looking At Buying A Hunter Legend Ranging From Years 1984 To 1998. I've Heard
What's in your first aid kit? Roger Long at 3:11am 10.02.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2104 http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/10/01/baby.born.on.sailboat.WPBF?hpt=T2
Y Valve and overboard discharge Scotian at 3:09am 10.02.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/8540 I sail only in the Atlantic where one can do overboard discharge. Existing system goes into holding
San Diego Harbor Slip Fees set to increase Brian D at 12:54am 10.02.10 Ask All Sailors 15/9682 http://thecoastnews.com/view/full_story/9731755/article-Harbor-slip-fees-set-to-increase?instance=co
An Interesting Holding Tank Rick D at 7:18pm 10.01.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2883 ...at least for smaller to mid size boats is on page 66 of the Sept/Oct "Good Old Boat" magazine, h
wire to rope?????? woodster at 7:04pm 10.01.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2765 my mast has wire to rope haylards......and i am wondering if there is any advantage in this arrangem
Spreader Location pencema at 6:16pm 10.01.10 Catalina 30 5/2538 How important is the vertical location of the spreader brackets on the mast? I ask because my very
Chain Plate lifting, dimple in hull Hoelzel at 5:15pm 10.01.10 S2 1/1863 I have a S2 7.3 1978 vintage. The starboard chainplate has lifted about 1/4 inch. Looks like it has
Rudder kdmjme at 5:04pm 10.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1388 I had my rudder stolen out of my car during hurricane Earl. Does anybody in the Boston area know of
No traveler? rtaylor82 at 4:50pm 10.01.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/6337 After spending a large part of my day reading all the topics in this section, I am dying to get out
Universal M30 Diesel zinc John1534 at 3:08pm 10.01.10 Ask All Sailors 1/3364 I was looking over my 1994 Catalina 320 m30 engine and I couldn't find any zinc. It is a fresh water
prop shaft movement (1) tho52mas at 2:24pm 10.01.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2807 I have NOT looked at this myself yet. Recently I hit a submerged piling with the prop on a 20,000 l
Primer on Manual Toilets Head Master at 1:36pm 10.01.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3488
Whadaya know!! (2) Alan at 12:46pm 10.01.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/4015 Hunter is FINALLY thinking about performance in their sail plan. "Working closely with Steve Pet

Recent Replies

Oday 26 chain plate leak cb32863 at 12:26pm 06.01.22 Yeah, you need to replace those. I had to do both in the 25 I used to own. At least these don't seem
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 12:17pm 06.01.22 Found an open slip and pulled in. Fortunately they were able to confirm that spot worked for the ni
Replacing windows kappykaplan at 12:13pm 06.01.22 The SBO store on this site.
Gelcoat Touch up Davidasailor26 at 12:09pm 06.01.22 This video might be helpful - 5MWN7kbzutM Around 11:30 he talks about mix ratios. It looks like the
Gelcoat Touch up sail sfbay at 12:06pm 06.01.22 Go on line to gelcoat suppliers like Spectrum to confirm how many drops of mepk they recommend. Usua
Replacing windows Hunter DS45 - Tony at 12:02pm 06.01.22 Check the web site store. They have "windows" per model and location on the boat Can you provide
Problem lower the main Rabe at 12:00pm 06.01.22 That appears to be a friction stop.. Drill a hole into the mast that would like the stop bolt to re
Replacing windows DRhoads at 11:58am 06.01.22 Check the web site store. They have "windows" per model and location on the boat
Being contacted fstbttms at 11:33am 06.01.22 The other day I got a private message from someone who was looking at a boat having stated he read
Converting Cable/Quadrant steering to torque tube on a '09 H31 kappykaplan at 11:17am 06.01.22 Linear drives are not inexpensive, but it was money well-spent for me to convert from a wheel pilot
Oday 26 chain plate leak Project_Mayhem at 11:12am 06.01.22 Replacing a bulkhead is relatively easy but it involves work nonetheless. Just think of it as replac
Screwed through the hull dLj at 10:39am 06.01.22 Gflex 655 is the thickened epoxy, probably easier to use than the Gflex 650 which is not thickened.
Beacon Near Point Grey Stu Jackson at 10:28am 06.01.22 I noticed that there's an identical beacon further south in the middle of the same traffic lane, so
O'Day 25 Head Project_Mayhem at 10:23am 06.01.22 My 78 came with a porta potty with a built in tank and pump out port. I replaced it with the one sho
Back grinding... Project_Mayhem at 10:17am 06.01.22 As a reference, my O'Day 25 takes about 1.5 quarts of VC17
Emergency bilge pumps(s) Project_Mayhem at 10:14am 06.01.22 There's no pump quite like a sailor with a bucket in a boat full of water
Being contacted (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:05am 06.01.22 Not the best move on your part. You should have responded. That may have been the sound of opportu
O'Day 23 interior repair questions Project_Mayhem at 9:38am 06.01.22 Can you post a few pics so we can give you accurate advice? Some changes were made over the years
Beacon Near Point Grey Tedd at 9:33am 06.01.22 I'm a little rusty on my chart-reading skills, but it looks like it marks the center of the traffic
Beacon Near Point Grey kappykaplan at 9:30am 06.01.22 I'm a little rusty on my chart-reading skills, but it looks like it marks the center of the traffic

Contact
About
Terms of Use