Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

s/v Anam Cara gpd955 at 10:51am 07.19.10 Catalina 310 2/1781 At 12:30pm, Anam Cara, Hull # 45, became ours. She will be taken to Atlantic City, NJ to live a few
Water in Bilge frmreilly at 10:49am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 14/4212 I'm on my annual cruise and twice after heavy sailing I noticed a good amount of water in the bilge
Keel leak ells at 10:00am 07.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2354 I have two O'Days a 19' and a 22'. The 19' has a leak in the keel that I have been able to stop tem
Looking for a 260 in Calif Gregg9020 at 9:54am 07.19.10 Smaller Boats 5/1891 Hello all!! I am currently a Macgreggor owner, but I am looking to move up to the next level of tra
EPA seeks comments on MSD and paperwork changes KD3PC at 9:32am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1846 Our wonderful friends at the EPA are at it again... 5. When must EPA receive comments in response t
Sailing in heavy weather kpgraci at 9:30am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 43/8410
Bimini Question hhcribbs at 8:57am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2042 Hello again, thanks for all the previous help. We just setup the bimini on our sailboat. There wa
Question about original motor mount meson1 at 8:51am 07.19.10 Catalina 22 3/1600 I have a 1972 Catalina22 that has been stored for 15 years. When we put it all together a piece of t
Jabsco Course Mesh Pumpgard Issue wgkenney at 8:35am 07.19.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1474 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 473 and have, what I hope, is a simple problem. Most all of my pumps on
thanks jimmy mac 22 keel problems alfred gamil at 7:47am 07.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1350 Thanks for your answer Jimmy I cannot drop the keel now, but I did it early this season and did not
Porta-bote: folding tender? FroggyAZ at 7:36am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3520 Has anybody used one of those Porta-Bote? http://www.porta-bote.com Is that an alternative to the
Itermitant depth sounder cygnus x1 at 7:36am 07.19.10 Catalina 30 1/1537 Anyone have a good used Datamarine depth sounder for sale? Mine was intermitant, I cleaned RCA conne
Star Of India Volunteer Killed in Fall Soundbounder at 4:08am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2117 A volunteer aboard the Star Of India in San Diego was killed after falling from the mast http://
Equalizing Batteries tchastain at 3:28am 07.19.10 Big Boats 2/1389 Boat is H-38, 2007. Has two 4-D house batteries that have not been holding their charge for long. Se
Sewage pumping out Paramattic at 2:37am 07.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1655 I recently by my first boat (a Hunter 34) and have some issues with successfully pumping out the was
LINK 2000 Heart Interface Issues Switched Off at 10:36pm 07.18.10 Big Boats 2/2677 I have a 96 Hunter Legend, I have a big problem I think - current situation is that my 4- 6 volt gol
Buying 26s - need advice luke at 10:26pm 07.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2423 Hello, I'm negotiiating an 1989 26s and need some advice, there are some issues with the boat. 1- Re
White Beaded Tack Collar Switched Off at 9:35pm 07.18.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4087 This is a stupid question, but I went to fly my drifter style spinaker today and on the bottom it ha
Bilge deck sealer plate--wanted Anastasion at 8:41pm 07.18.10 Smaller Boats 1/1812 I just purchased a 1987 Catalina 25 in good condition. I need a bilge deck sealer Which is essential
Deck deflection Mougly at 7:38pm 07.18.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3403 Hello all again I have an 81 Sonic 23 and have noticed some deck deflection around the deck stepp

Recent Replies

Is there a shutoff valve for 1974 ODay 27 with Atomic 4 kloudie1 at 12:47pm 06.27.22 The tank vent may be plugged . ? open the tank fill a bit to admit air . If the problem goes away,
Not sailing but I thought interesting with Independence Day approaching Roland5048 at 12:28pm 06.27.22 Great story. I, also, have a very dear friend of mine, just turned 98yo, who was a member of the Ar
Hunter 26 taking on water Roland5048 at 12:09pm 06.27.22 How high above the water line is the bilge thru hull located? I ask because on my h30, if I heel ov
Is Hunter (or Marlow Hunter) Still Even in Business? Lunatic at 12:07pm 06.27.22 Hello! We purchased a Marlow Hunter 47 at the beginning of 2022 and love it! We have sailed our en
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 12:02pm 06.27.22 Initial Vertical Misalignment: 0.01825" Initial Horizontal Misalignment: 0.00425 Final Vertical Mis
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. jviss at 11:58am 06.27.22
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. Davidasailor26 at 11:48am 06.27.22 I may be a bit confused, but I think you need only boat speed and apparent wind direction to get tr
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. jviss at 11:40am 06.27.22 I may be a bit confused, but I think you need only boat speed and apparent wind direction to get tru
Replacement bow rail pmichener at 11:34am 06.27.22 Thanks! Already in touch with Whitewater Marine but will try Railmakers now.
Fridge time-on measurement jviss at 11:33am 06.27.22 Adler Barbour refrigerators have been around for 40+ years, BTW. Here's an excellent article on mar
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Project_Mayhem at 11:32am 06.27.22 Impact guns are great for installing or uninstalling deck hardware without the need for for someone
Replacement bow rail Dave Groshong at 11:26am 06.27.22 Railmakers.com or whitewatermarineinc.com
1975 Cat 22 Chainplate Location (3) C_Level at 11:25am 06.27.22 Have a ton of close up photos-- but not very useful for location layout. But this one might help y
Do you use checklists? jviss at 11:20am 06.27.22 Here's an idea for MFD vendors: Implement a checklist feature just as aviation MFDs have and also li
Oday 19 centerboard help Project_Mayhem at 11:18am 06.27.22 @shemandr mentions some really good points. This is a challenging build. Contact Foss Foam or D&R ma
Is there a shutoff valve for 1974 ODay 27 with Atomic 4 DMendels at 11:04am 06.27.22 Thanks very much for responding. The carburetor is brand new two weeks ago and installing that didn
Fridge/freezer use shemandr at 10:52am 06.27.22 On my 356 we kept towels on the fridge/freezer top to absorb condensation. That told me that there
Fridge time-on measurement Johnb at 10:49am 06.27.22 There was a time when 12 volt Refrigeration compressors where not not available. just about any an
Is there a shutoff valve for 1974 ODay 27 with Atomic 4 shemandr at 10:43am 06.27.22 I'm not clear on whether using an external tank solved the problem. The A4 is tinkerer's dream. The
DOWNWIND smokey73 at 10:29am 06.27.22 Interesting that this has come up today. I was sailing in about 8 knots dead downwind in an area th

Contact
About
Terms of Use