Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

new Mast from prindle catamaran 16' doug darcey at 9:37pm 05.20.10 Ask All Sailors 4/7376 I have a broken mast from a 22 o'day and have located one from a 16' prindle cat- 26'- does anyone k
What is the fuel level? BlindCat at 8:04pm 05.20.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2067 Hey out there, I just got a 88 Beneteau First 285, and there is no fuel gauge. How can you tell ho
Catalina 27 batteries John Dibb at 7:56pm 05.20.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/2142 Just recently acquired an '85 Catalina 27 needing much TLC. Batteries need to be replaced but under
Mac 25 Swivel Cam Cleat With Block (1) ggooch at 7:48pm 05.20.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1701 My Mac 25 swivel cam cleat does not have a block but rather just a fairlead. I can find little refe
Replacing an externally regulated alternator, with a 1 wire internally regulated alternator okawbow at 7:18pm 05.20.10 Ask All Sailors 9/4932 Here's the story. I have an ancient Albin diesel with a dead Bosch 35 amp alternator. I sent the alt
O361 Alternator Upgrade Part Two bsmith15 at 6:46pm 05.20.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1217 Has anyone upgraded a Westerbeke 30B Three to a high capacity alternator. If so what did you do and
gelcoat tlaatsch at 5:42pm 05.20.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1624 I've owned my 1981 Hunter 27 for 25years. I confess that I have not taken good care (waxing) of the
Replacing Halyardsand Sheaves Hover212 at 5:40pm 05.20.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3394 Hello. I just purchased a Bristol 29 and have yet to sail her. The mast was down so I figured that
A question about wieght and swim ladders (2) RECESS at 2:31pm 05.20.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2164 I just installed a swim ladder, about 1/2 hour ago to be exact, and had a question about how heavy o
Cleaning The Hull - Tips Ducati at 2:08pm 05.20.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1377 Not the easiest trying to scrub the hull with a mop, I almost fell off yesterday. Any hints as to
I think I'm going crazy... lakebum1716 at 1:46pm 05.20.10 Day Sailers 2/1400 I was on here a couple of years ago, trying to see if anyone could decide whether I had a Daysailer,
Mac 25 (1974) keel Trunk gland repair MyWhinney2 at 9:52am 05.20.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1170 The keel raising and lowering cable orifice in the keel trunk has been pushed into the boat by the s
Expensive - so let's save money Johnb at 9:37am 05.20.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2369 Based on what I see around the dock, and what I have helped others with there are some things that c
Plywood panel on cuddy floor dougfrommaine at 8:50am 05.20.10 Day Sailers 8/3354 Plywood panel on cuddy floor (1984 DSII) Hi, I'm the new owner of a 1984 "25th Anniversary Editio
Wood Steps - Hunter 450 Passage sunniedays at 8:27am 05.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1425 Wondering how to care for the steps on our Hunter 450. The wood is in great shape but the finish ha
How to replace 9.2 water heater? richard965 at 7:20am 05.20.10 S2 12/2794 my water heater, probably original, on '83 9.2A is inoperative, leaking, and rusted out. How do you
Gulf Sailing after the Oil Spill JohnEh at 7:12am 05.20.10 Destinations 17/7580 We posted a topic in "Ask All Sailors" and the topic was responded to primarily be sailors in Califo
Need Gear Reduction Info Windwalker* at 6:16am 05.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1434 I'm buying a new Flexofold for my 1983 O'Day 34 "Windwalker", but first, I need to know the gear red
Finishing newly rebedded portlights PrincessoftheLake at 5:51am 05.20.10 Big Boats 2/1139 All right, here is my final question. Now that our new fixed portlights have been rebedded with Dow
Compressed natural gas wdancer at 5:38am 05.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2348 My Hunter came equipted with a compressed natural gas system. I am finding it difficult to get thet

Recent Replies

Stray Current Corrosion Problem mikeracca at 6:02pm 06.13.22 Corrosion issues can also be caused by a stray DC current in the water as well. DC will actually cau
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS capta at 5:58pm 06.13.22 Use a soft shackle through a Bimini top pad eye where you want the line.
Cockpit table material Ralph Johnstone at 5:53pm 06.13.22 No, that is fiberglass done in a form.
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 5:35pm 06.13.22 Galvanic corrosion takes place when two dissimilar metals are in contact with each other while imme
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 5:31pm 06.13.22 Zinc anodes should not be used in fresh or slightly brackish water. Magnesium and aluminum anodes s
Traveler line diameter and type on 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331 (1) arthur.goldberg at 5:29pm 06.13.22 Thanks Craig Everyone, I've learned from Lewmar that the traveler ends on the 2002 Beneteau 331 are
Catalina 310 Holding Tank question SwanSong at 5:12pm 06.13.22 Thanks Rob, Our C310 is hull no. 21 so I would guess this 'box' is done at the factory. Question an
Grounding two isolated battery banks heritage at 5:04pm 06.13.22 Someone asked "how could I protect the alternator from being fried if the bms shut down your lfp hou
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop Siamese at 4:58pm 06.13.22 That sounds great, and I agree that an O'Day 26 is a big enough boat for one perujson. Spartan, but
Stray Current Corrosion Problem fstbttms at 4:40pm 06.13.22 While visiting a marina in Scotland, I saw something like this just under the water at the back of
Stray Current Corrosion Problem (1) Will Gilmore at 4:37pm 06.13.22 While visiting a marina in Scotland, I saw something like this just under the water at the back of a
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop Randy Corbin at 4:24pm 06.13.22 Your doing exactly what I want to do. I have the same boat, only with an OMC saildrive. The saildriv
Forestay transportation Ihtiandr at 4:12pm 06.13.22 Thank you, everybody. Now I see the direction where to move. :)
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? (1) SycloneDriver at 4:04pm 06.13.22 The relay is the green box in the background. It is possible to see one of the diodes, they are in
Catalina 310 Holding Tank question marchem at 3:20pm 06.13.22 Just purchased our 13th boat, a 2000 model year Cat310, (a Dock Condo for our aging years), after f
Grounding two isolated battery banks (1) Hayden Watson at 3:18pm 06.13.22 Hayden, yes you did. cagreen75's post was more about NON LiFePO4 systems than anything else. I ap
Is Hunter (or Marlow Hunter) Still Even in Business? SDS3 Sailors at 2:25pm 06.13.22 A recent article on the fate of the Hunter manufacturing facility in Florida. https://www.mainstree
Where Is Your Battery Charger? (1) Team118 at 2:12pm 06.13.22 I don't have the C-30 anymore, but I mounted an old Xantrex-30 3 bank charger under the nav table. I
Commodore T26 dLj at 2:05pm 06.13.22 Hi ! I'm a bit late jumping on the thread, I own a Columbia T26 Pretty much same boat as the Commod
Grand Traverse Bay tips! Epic1969 at 2:03pm 06.13.22 Awesome thanks. It looks like Omena bay is a good place to anchor out between Sutton and Northport.

Contact
About
Terms of Use