Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

We've not heard from... Ron20324 at 12:20pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1417 Brobbins, from Charleston since he went out for a day sail. I also have not seen Bnort3 post anyth
H34 - Lazy Jacks Bob Poff at 12:19pm 01.05.10 Big Boats 1/1254 Those of you who have Lazy Jacks on your 34..... How high on the mast do you have the top blocks o
Happy New Year PNW Cruisers! Captain Snorkle at 11:39am 01.05.10 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/18446 So it looks like we have a forum that attaches itself to our social group! Who knew? Well I didn't
Head sail Travellers Mic Jones at 10:31am 01.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2781 Has any one installed head sail travellers for Jib and Genny? If so was there any big advantages. I
Laptop chartplotter/gps help sailormanbigd at 10:27am 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 19/3526 Hi everyone, happy breezy New Year. I recieved a Toshiba used laptop for Christmas, downloaded seacl
bottom prep Kids4sail at 9:52am 01.05.10 Smaller Boats 2/1788 I have a 1986 H23 that I need to sand and prep bottom for bottom paint. How do you sand and not dest
Repower for a 1984 Catalina 30 Tallrig jpdcat30 at 9:18am 01.05.10 Catalina 30 3/2869 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 that needs repowering. The boat does not currently have an engine installe
Got Stainless? timebandit at 9:07am 01.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1407 Do you have a project that needs some stainless parts?? Try here-- http://www.marinepartdepot.co
What to look out for? (1) uvantu at 5:50am 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1465 I'm looking at a Bristol 19 for sale. It's been a while since I've had a boat and I have very littl
When do boats freeze? ggrizzard at 2:07am 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 12/4574 I live near Daytona and it's gotten colder here this week than it has in decades. The forcast calls
Rigging my Catalina 27 for solo sailing (1) Buzzlovelace at 6:56pm 01.04.10 Mid-Size Boats 12/16983 Does anyone have a basic diagram or pics to rig a Catalina 27 for solo sailing
New (to me) V 222 chefmike at 6:38pm 01.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1640 Hello just traded my Lido 14 for a 1971 V 222! Great solid boat just needs a little cosmetic TLC. An
How far is to far Keiffer at 5:46pm 01.04.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4714 My original intent was to purchase a Seaward 25 this spring to keep on Lake Lanier just north of Atl
Batteries Ken at 5:45pm 01.04.10 Catalina 22 3/1741 Anyone using two golf cart batteries for house batteries? On Last Penny I was using two 12v deep cy
Oh Joy Resto 01/04/10 (6) CharlieCobra at 4:43pm 01.04.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2033 I went up and worked some more on that clamp section. After jointing, planing etc. to get it lookin
Ice Blink Sail Documentary is on tonight. caguy at 4:28pm 01.04.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2793 I caught the end of what appears to be a beautiful documentary of an ordinary family living an extra
Take your boatyard boss to lunch month carlf at 11:13am 01.04.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2362 If you live where it snows, your January calendar should have an entry "Take boatyard boss to lunch"
More trivia, too cold to go outside sailaway78 at 10:37am 01.04.10 Ask All Sailors 33/4850 It is far too cold to go outside, let alone sail. Don't know how you guys in the more northern regi
Anyone want to sell an oday 25 centerboard? don't want to spend as much as D&R oldschoolkyle at 10:30am 01.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1412 I will take your used oday 25 centerboard. I have a 1982 version of the boat and i need a centerboa
Honda 2000 on H-38 tchastain at 10:30am 01.04.10 Big Boats 24/5275 I want to purchase a Honda 2000 to use on our Hunter 38 but have a few questions for this particular

Recent Replies

Autopilot drive interface (1) Den D at 6:48pm 05.01.22 Follow the specific instructions for whose ever control head (brains) you use. The instructions wil
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 05.01.22
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? dLj at 6:25pm 05.01.22 Thank you :-D I have decided on the CPT as well. costs $2000 it generates 4-5 times the torque that
How do I get to this bolt? Rick Webb at 5:55pm 05.01.22 Awesome!!! Love it when a plan comes together. Unfortunate though that you conquered the project w
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 (1) tfox2069 at 5:43pm 05.01.22 So yes, 08 H36 and replaced with Flex-o-fold 3-blade. Love it. I recommend you e-mail flex-o-fold d
How do I get to this bolt? rpwillia at 5:39pm 05.01.22 OK, you guys are geniuses. I had an old orphan socket in 16 and 17mm (it was a 17mm bolt) where I gr
Removing Old "Sling" Decals tfox2069 at 5:37pm 05.01.22 Sounds like you got it. I just did this and used blow dryer and a dish scrubbing pad. Took it off ju
Single-handing a Catalina 310? rpwillia at 5:34pm 05.01.22 Single handed sailing on a 310 is easy. The hardest thing is docking in a breeze. Since just about e
Single-handing a Catalina 310? Stu Jackson at 5:14pm 05.01.22 Don't be a slave behind your wheel and your traveler control lines will begin to make sense. Get mi
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button JamesG161 at 5:02pm 05.01.22 20 watts continuously while making the 0.3 liters per hour That is the removal of salts rate. Do
Single-handing a Catalina 310? Siamese at 4:27pm 05.01.22 I had a 309, and now have a 315. Close enough? Aside from docking, I don't see it as being any more
Single-handing a Catalina 310? jssailem at 4:22pm 05.01.22 Congrats for your new to you boat. Lots of learning fun as you jump on a new boat. It is a lot like
windlass not working and how to use it solo? sunlover at 4:17pm 05.01.22 The windlass had no power so I traced the wires to the back cabin where there was an open circuit br
Smoothing boat bottom and painting Siamese at 4:09pm 05.01.22
Single-handing a Catalina 310? leo310 at 4:08pm 05.01.22 Picking up a mooring on a 310 is easy just revers to the ball, pick up the line then walk to the bow
Single-handing a Catalina 310? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:01pm 05.01.22 lots of sailors intentionally learn to single-hand every boat they have had regardless of size as it
Corrosion on Lightning mast Seamus603 at 3:24pm 05.01.22 Thanks for the input, I'm asking around for a recommend on a good welding shop. Jim
Smoothing boat bottom and painting shank at 3:10pm 05.01.22 I would stay with the VC17 if it were my boat. It's expensive but there's so much less maintenance c
New to me o'day mariner 19' brazenarticle at 3:07pm 05.01.22 Look overhead for wires before raising the mast!
New to me o'day mariner 19' (1) jon hansen at 3:06pm 05.01.22 sailing is like a chess match with mother nature. no two sails are alike. he game. the game of sai

Contact
About
Terms of Use