Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

O'Day 25 Head jerry_911 at 9:56am 06.01.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1813 I'm a bit confused (which is fairly normal) concerning the factory supplied head configuration. I h
Sailaway Simulation Tedd at 9:18am 06.01.22 Sails Call Lounge 0/1067 To slake my sailing addiction while I'm between boats, I've started fooling around with Sailaway, th
Beacon Near Point Grey (1) Tedd at 9:05am 06.01.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1827 While scouting out some potential routes for my next boat, I noticed the beacon highlighted in the s
Mercury 5hp Outboard Shifting / Starting Problem (1) JonnyEp at 8:07am 06.01.22 Smaller Boats 1/1184 Last weekend I made a mistake and tried to start the motor without having the external fuel tank air
EV 100 autopilot drive belt (1) StephenD at 7:11am 06.01.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1563 Question: Do the ST4000 MK I, ST4000 MK II, and EV100 all use the same drive belt on the wheel ring?
Being contacted Crazy Dave Condon at 6:20am 06.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1745 The other day I got a private message from someone who was looking at a boat having stated he read a
Launching Wind Song Summer 2022 (1) TaborKP! at 6:17am 06.01.22 Alden General Chat 1/5773 After a Covid sojourn on the hard, and many system, rigging, and cosmetic upgrades, Wind Song retur
Escalating Clearance Sale in Progress Phil Herring at 8:22pm 05.31.22 Ask All Sailors 0/510 We need to clear some space in our massive (j/k) Seattle warehouse, so we are reducing the price of
Problem lowering the main (3) Rabe at 7:15pm 05.31.22 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1618 When lowering the main sail, the cars fall out of the track. The "stop" doesn't stay put allows the
Beneteau 323 railing item (1) nitrogenase at 7:08pm 05.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1287 When purchasing out boat, this item was on the railing. It was no longer there when we took ownershi
Looking for a Widgeon Rudder Assembly Gus The Impaler at 7:07pm 05.31.22 Day Sailers 1/674 I have what I think is a 1974 Widgeon. I've had it on the water a few times. It's a blast. But,
Need Oday Widgeon Rudder Assembly Gus The Impaler at 7:03pm 05.31.22 Parts Search 2/958 Lost my entire rudder assembly when the boat went turtle this past weekend. The "spring" device app
Beneteau 323 mystery through-hull part (1) nitrogenase at 6:57pm 05.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1802 Hello all, any idea what this white screwed-on cap is called? (see yellow arrow) Advice on where I c
Snapfurf Furling System CF-700 (1) circa1971la at 6:49pm 05.31.22 Ask All Sailors 3/743 I have a Schock Harbor 25 with a CF 700 furling system. There is a very thin line that runs from the
Beneteau 323 questions (heave to and dodger) nitrogenase at 6:30pm 05.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1300 Two questions for 323 owners (or those who know): 1. Does the 323 heave to effectively? 2. Has anyon
Hold Fast is in the water! (7) Rabe at 6:23pm 05.31.22 The Cherubini Hunters 2/911 I finally got her in the water almost 2 weeks ago. The process was fraught with difficulties but she
Hurricane Agatha Hit Mexico and may turn into Alex. (2) JamesG161 at 4:17pm 05.31.22 Weather and Forecasting 1/763 Pressure area exit from Hurricane Agatha. 205839 Its path should bring a lot of rain to Southern
Max prop issues Cerberus at 4:11pm 05.31.22 Engines and Propulsion 11/2889 I just had a new Max Prop reversible-pitch prop installed by the yard on my Cal 36 sloop. When I eng
Screwed through the hull tenacex at 3:16pm 05.31.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1140 Hi everyone, I have a 1978 O'Day 30 foot sailboat. I have owned it for the last 3 years and I am ju
Vagabond 17 - (Standing Rigging Unknown) SteveG_Esc at 3:01pm 05.31.22 Trailer Sailors 6/2501 After several years without a boat (sadness emoji), I have jumped back in with a trailer sailer Vaga

Recent Replies

rotten deck under the helm kappykaplan at 4:21am 08.02.25 Thank you. Do you happen to have any photos of the operation? Unfortunately, no.
rotten deck under the helm wildegroot at 4:20am 08.02.25 I had an issue several years ago where my helm pedestal was pulling out of the deck. Turned out th
rotten deck under the helm wildegroot at 4:18am 08.02.25 Big project. ... videos. Thank you. I will check out boatworks.com
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge dLj at 3:45am 08.02.25 I just wanted to switch the places of the nuts, because I know the jam nut is supposed to be on the
Albin Vega 27 first time owner �?iban at 11:11pm 08.01.25 Yeah put in slab reefing. Boom reefing went out with the Twist. My Ranger 29 had it and a PO conv
Albin Vega 27 first time owner (1) �?iban at 11:07pm 08.01.25 I know that, and some time in the future that will happen , but not for now for now. The plan is, wh
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. Terry Cox at 9:23pm 08.01.25 Anyway, just wondering if anyone knows where these go. Our boat has keel grounding wires, but noth
From a Catalina 22 to a 310 SJN at 9:01pm 08.01.25 Congratulations on bringing a C 310 into your life. First, you do not own a boat, it owns you. Sec
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. American_Mainsail at 8:46pm 08.01.25 Do they have continuity to the chain plates/rigging? My guess is that these are grounding for lightn
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:59pm 08.01.25 How many more seasons do you think are left on this autopilot ring? Depends entirely on the belt
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance Tally Ho at 7:34pm 08.01.25 Clean up the parts of the AP and get a new belt, and you should be good. Inspection for cracks at t
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (4) testingthewaters91 at 6:53pm 08.01.25 Wow. This is hard work. Just now realizing how overbuilt these Cherubini Hunters really are! Expand
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance dlochner at 6:43pm 08.01.25 Edson sells them or you can get one at Defender. https://defender.com/en_us/catalogsearch/result/?q
1977 Chrysler 22 - Mice Habitat? shemandr at 6:20pm 08.01.25 Ooph! We had the white footed mice in one of our homes on Eastern LI. At that time there was a we
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance DaveJ at 6:16pm 08.01.25 Same as above, and if you want, after a day of pressure by the puller, give the hub of the wheel a t
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance (4) testingthewaters91 at 6:14pm 08.01.25 Finally! It came off. How many more seasons do you think are left on this autopilot ring? And whe
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Deparlocean at 6:09pm 08.01.25 I bought my Hunter 28 5 years ago, and I took the injectors out and sent them for rebuild. Since the
1977 Chrysler 22 - Mice Habitat? theluckypenney at 5:30pm 08.01.25 Read up on hantavirus and decide for yourself. Yeah I don't want to mess with Hantavirus, I've be
1977 Chrysler 22 - Mice Habitat? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:58pm 08.01.25 Read up on hantavirus and decide for yourself.
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! Tally Ho at 4:24pm 08.01.25 The Canadian hat is a good looking hat! Worth retrieving. But turns in roughish water have some r

Contact
About
Terms of Use