Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Water ElJuMar at 5:13am 10.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1610 What is the best method to clean an O'Day 23 water tank? Eljumar O'Day23
Bow Thruster for passage 42 new install--? freedom at 4:05am 10.29.10 Big Boats 2/1765 Got lewmar 5 1/2" tube and all hardware now what? Mike at factory tells me it was not an option on t
Fuel tank replacement prdewolf at 3:29am 10.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1490 Has anyone had to replace their fuel tank on the 310? If so what was the way the tank was extracted
Gas Tank... (5) Sumner at 8:57pm 10.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4428 I finished putting in a .... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor2/10-14-10-21-Fuel%2
Florida help needed by landlocked sailor Catnip at 8:18pm 10.28.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2526 I live in Iowa. Have a boat here. I have sailed back and forth across the same little lake a thousan
Cq Cq Cq sullyj020 at 5:54pm 10.28.10 SSB and Ham Operators 1/3519 Wow, nothing here since May. Hey, do all 30 members here talk this much on their radios?? QRZ
Low Moaning Noise - Wind Transducer steve stark at 4:57pm 10.28.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3025 On our H340, over the last couple of months, we have noticed a low, moaning acoustical noise that co
CDI roller furler Freebird at 4:54pm 10.28.10 Smaller Boats 12/2698 I'm planning on installing a cdi furler on a Hunter 23. I would like to install it high enought to c
Towing hitch KJH at 3:19pm 10.28.10 Catalina 22 12/2973 I have currently been towing my 1983 Swing-keel C-22 on a 4WD Grand Cherokee with a class III towing
Sail Sizes - 170 vs new 18 ddeand at 3:10pm 10.28.10 Day Sailers 3/4403 Digging into the differences between the Hunter 170 model and the new 18 model has been a fun way to
P42 windlass controls Matt at 3:08pm 10.28.10 Big Boats 0/994 I recently changed the switch on the controls on my P42 windlass to Imtra and added up and down on a
Black rubber gard Denis at 12:33pm 10.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1938 :) Hi everybody, last summer I hit a metal post while docking and tear the black rubber guard on the
Speaking of leaks... jfreeman at 8:22am 10.28.10 Catalina 310 2/1838 Since I owned Summer Sojourn (about 2 years), my C-310, I have had water in the bilge. I would clean
Best 30-32 foot performance cruiser Skipper at 7:55am 10.28.10 Ask All Sailors 38/70859 I have done the research, now it would be fantastic if actual owners could chip in. Am looking for o
installing new engine missloulou at 7:12am 10.28.10 Bigger Boats 1/1654 I have the original Universal engine on my 37ft O'Day. I am currently trying to sell my boat in Turk
Johnson Sailmaster 8 XPatriot at 7:05am 10.28.10 Ask All Sailors 7/7349 Hello all- This week I will pull my Johnson Sailmaster 8 off the back of my boat and bring it home
P42 - Electric heaters DanColucci at 5:10am 10.28.10 Big Boats 7/1683 I'm considering using my Passage 42 from time to time in the cold winter weather here in the northea
"Polars" LABoroviak at 9:48pm 10.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/4664 I recently aquired the polars for my First 32s5. How does one best use them to test boat performanc
new sailor and boat owner newsailor27 at 9:10pm 10.27.10 Bigger Boats 5/1849 Hi all, Just purchased an O'Day 27, would love to get feeback, considering I don't know the fir
Catalina 30 hot water heater GreenLight at 7:30pm 10.27.10 Catalina 30 2/3657 91 Catalina 30 MK II-- My hot water heater has a SHURflo strainer (ar least I think it;s a I think)

Recent Replies

The Verdict Brian D at 8:35am 08.03.22 My Lancer 27 has 6 ft of headroom and is trailerable. Wish I had a trailer for it. Would love to bri
Force 10 pot holders tfox2069 at 8:33am 08.03.22 Fisheries Supply shows one in stock: Pot Holder Assembly - Force 10 Discontinued \| Fisheries Supply
Force 10 pot holders sail sfbay at 8:32am 08.03.22 Do an internet search on "Forece 10 pot holders" and you should find several suppliers.
Air conditioning thermostat issue Banooma at 8:31am 08.03.22 NJ bay temp definitely not as high as 87 degrees. I agree that it may have been running continuously
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 LloydB at 8:29am 08.03.22 Well I looked at the Schock pdf and apparently there isn't one on the drawing maybe you don't have a
The Verdict billjoye at 8:17am 08.03.22 Just a note about the Catalina 25. It is a boat that can be trailered, but not a trailer-sailer, and
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA Brian D at 8:15am 08.03.22 Batteries are brand new, two in parallel, and work just fine. The old batteries were lagging and qui
Air conditioning thermostat issue sail sfbay at 8:07am 08.03.22 Possible causes / fixes in this article Thermostat Reads Higher Than Actual Temperature - 6 Causes &
Tools dLj at 8:04am 08.03.22 I put a piece of Corrosion Inhibiting paper in the tool box. https://www.mcmaster.com/rust-prevent
Alternator temperatures mermike at 7:56am 08.03.22 Heritage, that's the question in a nutshell, but better stated. I'll check with Balmar tech support
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA JamesG161 at 7:44am 08.03.22 Ok how do you fix the Hydraulic lift? Draining the fluid is the easy part, so to speak. Power for t
Air conditioning thermostat issue Rich Stidger at 7:33am 08.03.22 I believe that the controller was displaying the temperature of the return air. The output air is a
Air conditioning thermostat issue kappykaplan at 7:04am 08.03.22 I have no experience with marine air conditioning either, but is it possible the controller was disp
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA Brian D at 6:21am 08.03.22 That's OK Jim, I understand the safety part. There have been complaints that the release screw is no
Jib Height Off the Deck shank at 6:12am 08.03.22 Sounds exciting, Roy! I just got back from Brooklin, ME on Deer Isle to visit the Wooden Boat School
Diesel Inboard RPMs dlochner at 5:38am 08.03.22 Dave, at what rpm do you cruise in your boat? Looks like 3600 is WOT. Are you cruising between 2800
Jib Height Off the Deck RoyS at 5:35am 08.03.22 For most coastal cruisers, as opposed to racers or blue water sailors, higher is better IMHO. While
Jib Height Off the Deck shank at 5:14am 08.03.22 Thanks for the responses. Yes, I have a good 3-4 ft of space between the head of the jib and the top
Diesel Inboard RPMs Bob S at 5:11am 08.03.22 Dave, at what rpm do you cruise in your boat? Looks like 3600 is WOT. Are you cruising between 2800/
New Bedford, MA - 60+ Year Old Documentary jviss at 4:54am 08.03.22 Will you still keep your boat in Westport? Beautiful home, congratulations. Thanks Bob. Yes, the

Contact
About
Terms of Use