Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

bilge pump doesnt work blackhole 100 at 7:10am 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1706 We have a person 30 and all of a sudden the electric bilge pump doesnt work when we turn on switch (
Question Regarding Water Damage in Cabin Spike033 at 4:38am 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2273 I put my S2 11.0A Sailboat in the water on May 5th and opened 3 thru-hull fittings (engine, A/C, and
engine bolts redhead78 at 4:30am 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2499 Good Morning sailors. I have a motor bolt mountint ?. I am ready to bolt down my engine,I am using 3
Knots Knowledge Ducati at 2:58am 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 19/3806 I now have two books about knots. (Gifts) Time is short and brushing up on the 25-50 knots will "
Water Intake Cover markc1976 at 12:52am 05.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1442 As I continue my quest to repower my 1979 Hunter 30 with a new to me Yanmar I would like to say than
Eye Splice In Double Braid Rick D at 7:34pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 22/4710 I must be dysfunctional. I just pulled apart my latest eye splice for the third time to start over.
Yankee 28 Drew13440 at 7:06pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1602 Third try: Does anyone know about, or have any experience with, a Yankee 28? There's one for sale
Admirality AbbySedge at 6:56pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1759 Does Anyone Know How The Admirality Works As Far As Sea Travels?
Rigging pictures BlindCat at 5:24pm 05.07.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1691 Hi there, Anyone out ther have apicture of what the main sheet rigging looks like on a 88 Beneteau f
Still needing help "What is this???" (5) newtosailing at 5:00pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 22/4675 So I went ahead and bought that sailboat. For $75 I couldn't pass it up. I'm still trying to identif
Towing With An Rv David S at 4:57pm 05.07.10 Trailer Sailors 9/3433 I am looking into getting a class C or smaller RV and be able to tow my O'day 22 and would a RV be O
Intermittent Grinding Noise from Engine jamescyu at 3:51pm 05.07.10 Mid-Size Boats 12/3416 Hi. I need some help here from you engine experts. This Spring I changed oil and filter of my 2GM20F
h23 spinaker halyard block height? C Jones at 2:41pm 05.07.10 Smaller Boats 2/959 I was given a spinaker from a Rhodes 22. I need to add a spinaker halyard block to my mast. How high
st6001 autopilot zrolimt at 2:32pm 05.07.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2237 Just took delivery of a 2003 B361 and on the way to the new slip I noticed the reading on the st600
For all my aged contemporaries! Tom Hoffman at 2:24pm 05.07.10 Sails Call Lounge 9/4865 Everything hurts, and what doesn't hurt doesn't work. :D The gleam in your eye is from the sun hitt
Using 5.93oz Dacron for a mainsail on in a 28.5 footer javaprog at 1:45pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2802 The challenge description says 5.93oz is for mains 25ft or less. Is 6.63 oz really that much stron
Tiller Head Replacement? (1) brenhi01 at 1:31pm 05.07.10 Catalina 30 3/2529 Hi all. Do I really have to spend $600 at Catalina Direct to replace my stainless steel tiller head
My swing keel won't lower! seabrina at 1:22pm 05.07.10 Day Sailers 5/3367 I have a 1985 19-foot O'Day which I've been sailing for nearly 15 years and never had this problem.
Wing keel swttooth at 1:00pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2592 I'm considering a new Catalina 400. There's one on its cradle wintering next to us that had a proble
Desparately Seeking Keel old guys sail at 11:43am 05.07.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1479 Need a keel for my 1980 V-22. Close to upstate SC if possible, but will travel.

Recent Replies

Roller furling issue (2) lsavocchi at 10:39am 06.12.22 Yes, the forestay must have snapped off and got coiled in the roller furling. I just tied off the Ji
Roller furling issue dlochner at 10:31am 06.12.22
Roller furling issue Hollyberry at 10:21am 06.12.22
Kick up rudder and Bow eye repairs. Kaysirin at 9:59am 06.12.22 I would sand a taper up a couple inches on the side toward your tape. Add at least a couple layers
Cristec battery isolator possible failure SycloneDriver at 9:57am 06.12.22 I've always had low (13.4v) charging voltage from the alternator. I just assumed that it was due to
Spinnaker use "cruising style" jssailem at 9:47am 06.12.22 Ok. I agree it is a right of passage. Once experienced it is a maneuver I avoid.
Cristec battery isolator possible failure jssailem at 9:45am 06.12.22 Is this voltage drop new or is it the first time you observed it? I do not use an isolator to dir
Roller furling issue dlochner at 9:38am 06.12.22
Forestay transportation JoeWhite at 9:28am 06.12.22 There was a bow pulpit on my H25.5 that had a low spot to lay the mast in. To support the longer ful
Roller furling issue lsavocchi at 9:16am 06.12.22
Grounding two isolated battery banks dlochner at 9:09am 06.12.22 I too am learning about LiFePO batteries, the first thing I've learned is you can't treat them like
Grounding two isolated battery banks jssailem at 8:54am 06.12.22 If I understand, the positive lead from the LFP bank could (through the House and Start switch) be d
Spinnaker use "cruising style" dlochner at 8:50am 06.12.22
Roller furling issue (2) jssailem at 8:42am 06.12.22 Using @danooxnard 's brand information. This would be the part listing for the SnapFurl CF700. "Top
Forestay transportation jssailem at 8:23am 06.12.22 That does not look good.:yikes: I would add an extention brace to the mast (like a sprit)... A 2x4
Roller furling issue danooxnard at 8:23am 06.12.22 I have the same furler on my Cat-22 it is made by shaefer and is a c 500 or c700. It looks like th
Spinnaker use "cruising style" Tally Ho at 8:21am 06.12.22 Use it in light breezes. You get wind above 8 knots and you may find the boat over powered. This co
Spinnaker use "cruising style" jssailem at 8:17am 06.12.22 Use it in light breezes. You get wind above 8 knots and you may find the boat over powered. This c
Spinnaker use "cruising style" ricksoth at 8:12am 06.12.22 Yes mine is old-school. Eventually moving to an asymmetrical that can have the tack at bow looks be
Spinnaker use "cruising style" cb32863 at 7:53am 06.12.22 Rick's sail looks like a symmetrical spinnaker, not an asymmetrical spinnaker like Greg and John ha

Contact
About
Terms of Use