Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Elvstrom Protest Tool? (1) dmdiehl64 at 8:41am 09.10.21 Racing 3/1367 Hello, Anyone have any idea what this little protest tool/aid might be called and where to find one
Raritan Marine Elegance vs. Planus Match sbwriter at 9:57pm 09.09.21 Ask All Sailors 3/680 Peggie Hall, a question for you: The fellow who invented the macerating toilet at Tecma now produce
Splicing 4mm dyneema to double braided polyester FlimFlamII at 5:53pm 09.09.21 Ask All Sailors 3/345 Does anyone know the max diameter double braided polyester line that I can use to splice to 4 mm dy
Refrigeration systems? (1) Fred at 2:52pm 09.09.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/802 Does anyone recognize this evaporator installed in my 1995 Hunter 33.5? Is it a fluid filled evapor
Can a serial number provide original build configuration Riverdaze at 2:02pm 09.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/498 I am looking at a 2012 Beneteau that is being sold by surviving family members. They do not know muc
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 1:38pm 09.09.21 Tartan 35/5026 My macerator failed. Does anyone know where they put it in the Tartan 3800? It's not at all obviou
Boat Stands? snoopy_ at 12:08pm 09.09.21 Catalina 30 2/659 Does anyone have a diagram for placement, and the recommended sizes (heights)? I am trying to deter
Yamaha 25-ii: hello Piccolo (1) Nunavut at 11:49am 09.09.21 Yamaha 2/733 Hello! Just dropping a line to introduce Piccolo (I believe it was the sister ship to Adagio), both
Potable water leaking into bilge - 06 H38 Slow Dancin at 9:04am 09.09.21 Ask All Sailors 10/996 Don't know where else to check. Have traced all the water lines but can't find the leak or water run
Hunter 34 rudder pulleys ScottFreeRick at 7:54am 09.09.21 Big Boats 6/647 I was under the binnacle this past weekend replacing a broken throttle cable. While inspecting befo
Keel Bolts Knot Scary at 7:27am 09.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/931 Can anyone help tell me something about where I can get new Keel Bolts. I need to know the size and
Magazine article RolfSail at 7:09am 09.09.21 Smaller Boats 3/737 Looks like Good Old Boat magazine is coming out with an article on the Hunter 26/260 in the near fut
1987 Cat 22 Cockpit Fuel Tank Lazaret Floor Leaks John Marrone at 6:42am 09.09.21 Catalina 22 2/568 Appear to have a leak at the cockpit floor inside the Fuel Tank lazaret floor. There are several, w
How to Access/remove a Northern Lights M673 generator from a Hunter 410 Darb at 5:41am 09.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/489 I have a 2001 Hunter 410 with a Norther Lights generator installed in the starboard side, aft locker
Raymarine autopilot upgrade question DougM at 5:35am 09.09.21 Ask All Sailors 3/1652 This is just an exploratory question. I have a Raymarine ST6001 hydraulic autopilot that seems to b
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! (2) vgoya at 4:00am 09.09.21 Big Boats 20/1991 Hi every one, This is my first post here as a new owner of a H410 so, first of all, greeting to eve
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke (4) kbgunn at 5:26pm 09.08.21 Big Boats 18/3999 Documenting for future inquirers. I have a Yanmar 3JH4E with the Kanzaki KM35P gearbox (transmission
SPLASH! Roadking Larry at 12:00pm 09.08.21 Ask All Sailors 23/1686 Back in the water after 3 years 8 months on the hard. It took that long because I spent a significan
Mast bracket question (1) SeaDogRun at 8:59am 09.08.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/716 I have a Catalina 27. I only recently bought it. I just noticed that the mast has this attachment on
Apostle Islands Charter (1) jaysweet at 7:43am 09.08.21 Destinations 6/1489 This is a report on our just completed 6-day charter in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior. We cha

Recent Replies

Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 JamesG161 at 4:48am 07.02.24 the arch is so tremendously oversized that I can't see normal tension from the boom causing it. W
Invest 95L (3) JamesG161 at 4:40am 07.02.24 Although Hurricane BerylNDBC - Station 42059 Recent Data Current data 225755 225756 It a CAT 5 s
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 4:25am 07.02.24 What about wrapping screws in teflon tape?
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch Indysailor at 4:06am 07.02.24 Look at Sol. It's basically a sunfish with a full cockpit. https://sailsportmarine.com/products/sol-
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 3:40am 07.02.24 Try closing the holes up with a plastic welder, or even the heated head of a large common nail. A f
Stripped screws in plastic thinwater at 3:25am 07.02.24 Try closing the holes up with a plastic welder, or even the heated head of a large common nail. A fe
Stripped screws in plastic kappykaplan at 3:11am 07.02.24
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 3:09am 07.02.24
Search function on iPhone ? Davidasailor26 at 2:35am 07.02.24 The app was made by some third party and is not really supported. Stick with the web version. It doe
Stripped screws in plastic kappykaplan at 2:16am 07.02.24 Add a tooth pick to each screw hole then tighten down? Not sure how the toothpicks will react to d
Alternator wiring question? BAD ORCA at 11:13pm 07.01.24 Im still confused about what the purple alternator excite wire does on our engines, still researchin
Search function on iPhone ? BTC1984 at 9:04pm 07.01.24
Yanmar YSM12 fuel injection pump Ralph Johnstone at 8:58pm 07.01.24 The one thing that doesn't sound as if it was done when the pump was attached is to back off the fu
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 8:41pm 07.01.24 Since much of the "no Hype" information about Tropical Atlantic is provided by Levi Cowan of Tropic
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? justsomeguy at 8:35pm 07.01.24 Where did you source the can of R134a and hose? R134 at the auto parts store, the hose you'd have
Alternator wiring question? BAD ORCA at 8:07pm 07.01.24 Understood. Have you read the Cruisers Forum Lithium threads? jedi is a trusted contributor. htt
Alternator wiring question? Stu Jackson at 7:51pm 07.01.24 Understood. Have you read the Cruisers Forum Lithium threads? jedi is a trusted contributor. htt
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch FDL S2 at 7:50pm 07.01.24 Sunfish or AMF Puffer are the first two that came to mind. Puffer is very stable and only a little h
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Straycat22296 at 7:47pm 07.01.24 About five year ago my 1999 cooling went out and of course the unit had no way to recharge. I do not
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? artboas at 7:40pm 07.01.24 The engine sump pan is not connected to the bilge. This is done on purpose. In case you have an oil

Contact
About
Terms of Use