Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Main sail Mac at 3:25pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1878 Does anyone with a Mac 25 wrap their sail around the boom? I think the boom is made to do this? Le
low boom raffo at 3:16pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2695 I am a new member and a novice sailor. I have raised the mainsail and done it right I think, but fin
O'Day 32' vs 37' Center Cockpit models billybob at 3:12pm 08.23.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/3804 I am trying to make decision between my first O'day and my first center cockpit. I have physically i
After shave lotion?????? woodster at 2:33pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 40/13695 ok here is the question .....what kind of after shave do you use......i know this is not about saili
Our emergency tiller was stolen - please help cara at 2:27pm 08.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 7/2400 Hi all, We are relatively new owners of an old boat... a 1984 27' Hunter sloop. Unfortunately, th
New dealers in Seattle and Mystic Phil Herring at 1:51pm 08.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1398 Got word from Hunter today that there are two new dealers in the network: Springline Yachts Mystic,
Preemptive cutlass bearing replacement Levin at 1:51pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 17/5750 Hello all... So I'm about to have my 2000 Hunter 340 hauled out to get the bottom painted and to r
water between liner and hull Deucer at 1:43pm 08.23.10 Smaller Boats 26/5431 Man...gotta love owning a sail boat. In a much earlier post (like in 07), I was wondering if anybod
mast brian lego at 1:28pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1244 trying to buy new mast for 1980 mac , anybody have any ideas where i might find one new or used..tha
Kenyon Instruments (1) Jfelkins at 12:53pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 9/6973 Does any one have any info on Kenyon Knot-o-meters or depth gauges. I think both are thru hull trans
O'day 34 and 35 owners DannyS at 12:46pm 08.23.10 Bigger Boats 5/1746 I'm working on solving an oil pressure issue (Universal M25). The light on the instrument panel has
How much weather helm does Bimini add? ChuckThomas at 12:06pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2269 Saturday night race had winds around 15 knots. We were experiencing alot of weather helm. We had t
2011 Lake Havasu (AZ) Pocket Cruisers Convention Don Guillette at 11:54am 08.23.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/5487 Last week I was tooling around on some of the message boards and saw a thread about the above conven
Sail slugs kirbyc1goo at 11:10am 08.23.10 Trailer Sailors 6/3187 So im about to buy a sail, and it comes with 3/8 inch slugs. The boat did not have a mainsail origi
When a problem Develops... Head Master at 10:48am 08.23.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1825 When you have a problem with a piece of equipment on your boat be sure to note down what it is doing
Just another main reefing question (7) Team118 at 10:43am 08.23.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2847 Hi there! I have some questions about setting up a main sail reefing system on a 77' Catalina 30.
New Oday 23 owner KYODAY at 9:02am 08.23.10 Day Sailers 3/1884 First let me say hello to everyone. I have been reading this forum for quite a while prior to buying
Sony XS-MP1620W Marine Speakers failure... Derek Rowell at 8:53am 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2084 I have a pair of Sony XS-MP1620W 6.5" marine speakers in the cockpit, and both have failed in the sa
Beneteau 423 bwasileski at 8:07am 08.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/5980 Hi. I have a 2004 423 that has a C70 Raymarine Chart Plotter with Integrated Radar. The GPS/Chart P
Popped a Snap R.S.Cape at 7:28am 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1562 We recently installed our new companionway cover onto our existing snaps on the boat. (We had to in

Recent Replies

H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines BobH57 at 12:22pm 04.10.22 Similar experience with my '99 H410. I just use my dockside water hose to blow the lines out about o
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve All U Get at 12:21pm 04.10.22 Up here Canadian Power Squadran sponsors flare disposal days at marinas and chandleries across Cana
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Crusty Ol Salt at 12:18pm 04.10.22 I Called the Fire Department. No one had any idea. Said they are not about teaching how to put out
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Crusty Ol Salt at 12:16pm 04.10.22 I have jumped on the Sirius electronic flare band wagon too. Batteries and spares in a plastic ammo
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Scott B at 11:49am 04.10.22 Up here Canadian Power Squadran sponsors flare disposal days at marinas and chandleries across Canad
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Mechone at 11:44am 04.10.22 The PYI rubber bellows thicker Two graphite O-rings in the stainless steel collar The hose barb fi
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts Project_Mayhem at 11:43am 04.10.22 I had a similar failure a couple of years ago. A shroud caught something as we were stepping the mas
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines Don S/V ILLusion at 11:36am 04.10.22 So the filter is clean but the line gets clogged?
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines sailing gal at 11:09am 04.10.22 it has a strainer both forward and aft air conditioners are supplied via the same pump, they have t
Mast step H310 (1) jssailem at 11:08am 04.10.22 I would not use a screw driver as a wedge... Use a stiff putty knife and slide it between deck and m
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve jssailem at 11:01am 04.10.22 I left them. Bought a Serius flare. :plus: Similar experience, also switched to an electrical flar
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines Don S/V ILLusion at 10:52am 04.10.22 Presuming you have a filter on the intake, with what does it clog? If no filter, therein lies the pr
Plastic Crack Repair, lessons learned over time and busting myths.. Tater at 10:52am 04.10.22 I took mine out a few weeks ago. I had trouble getting the bow onto the trailer. No problem! I had s
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve thinwater at 10:47am 04.10.22 Switch to electronic flares. Cheaper, last >6 hours, and the USCG believes the SOS pattern is more r
Hull Rot jssailem at 10:45am 04.10.22 Welcome to the SBO forum Scott. You already have a Catalina... Looking too build a fleet, or get a d
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve jssailem at 10:37am 04.10.22 Mark... When its the party... Maybe worth a boat ride up to Anacortes for the adventure.
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... jssailem at 10:34am 04.10.22 What Mike? Not into that 24hour, live on the edge, little sleep, near frost bite, cold meal, hypoth
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Babette04 at 10:26am 04.10.22 So why do you advise PYI / PSS shaft seals? My Volvo seal is 15 years old (replacing it on upcomin
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Tom J at 10:07am 04.10.22 Lots of great suggestions for getting rid of old flares. My boat is based in Massachusetts, and I'm
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... MikeHoncho at 10:00am 04.10.22

Contact
About
Terms of Use