Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Sail grease! jackhartjr at 7:09pm 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3739 Hi folks, I just bought a used mainsail in GREAT condition. It is the kind that has a line going up
Hunter 146 Lee Helm eclark at 5:37pm 08.29.09 Day Sailers 3/2141 I have a 2004 Hunter 146 that has too much lee helm. What do I have to do to the rigging to create m
Anchor Hawse mikepotts at 5:07pm 08.29.09 S2 1/1406 Looking for a Hawse with a screw on cap with in side cap a eye to tie a thin line attached to anchor
Marine Air conditioners Terry in Naples at 3:46pm 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3152 Last week my boat was struck by lightning and it knocked out my AC among other things. I am now shop
lazy jacks dcnewman at 2:51pm 08.29.09 Catalina 22 7/3884 Hi all Has anyone added lazyjacks to their catalina 22. Does it work well or is just a waste of mo
Precision 28, Your Thoughts Please. sigbear at 2:38pm 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 7/7923 How would a Precision 28 stack up against Catalina/Hunter 27/28's in construction quality and sailab
New Liveaboard Update butchrobbins at 1:50pm 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2031 Its been a while since I've been able to post about my adventures as a new liveaboard and thought I'
add a starting battery jimma4191 at 1:38pm 08.29.09 Pearson 1/1473 I have a 1987 33-2. I would like to install a dedicated starting battery with a new battery switch a
forestay/backstay turnbuckels liberty22 at 1:14pm 08.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1335 I hope your all to busy sailing to read this, but here goes.... I have two turnbuckels that came wit
A frayed mast cable gdavis at 12:43pm 08.29.09 Day Sailers 1/1294 Where might I find a mast stay cable for the Oday Sailor ll? It has SS fittings on both ends with o
Diesel Soot thaeni at 12:41pm 08.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1635 I have a 12hp Westerbeke and the back of my transom is covered with diesel soot. I cleaned it 3 time
Pop-Top Cover Conversion.......... (2) Sumner at 9:56am 08.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1735 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor/06-04-09-26-poptop%20cover.jpg I thought some of
Removing cloth and foam hull liner Steve22124 at 8:50am 08.29.09 The Cherubini Hunters 7/6625 I need to remove the cloth foam backing that is glued on the hull. Any suggestions?
Storing for Winter - Starwind 223 George in Bay Shore at 8:37am 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1510 I purchased a Starwind 223 earlier this year with a 8HP 2Cycle Johnson Outboard. Is it best to winte
Looking Better sailaway78 at 8:23am 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1462 It's looking much better this morning for all you East Coast sailors. Just pulled up Storm Track, a
Tiller to oatboard sandpiper10471 at 5:57am 08.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1313 I am interested in connecting the tiller of the boat to the tiller of the outboard motor on a 23 ft.
Exhaust hose and starting problem healey1959 at 6:17am 08.29.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1384 Thursday I left my marina and when I increased the RPM's on my Universal 3 cyl diesel I noticed a st
Mast holes made by manufacturer prebro2 at 6:05am 08.29.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1154 Stupid question - I have a 1982 27' Catalina. There is hole just below the hole where I pull the li
Carlisle trailer tire life expectancy (1) Mark Major at 11:41pm 08.28.09 Trailer Sailors 11/8288 I haven't really kept track of how many I've bought over the past ten years of owning this boat, but
Compass and Clinometer jbrock at 10:45pm 08.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3581 The previous owner removed the compass and heel indicator. Can anyone tell me how to replace them?

Recent Replies

H41 inner forestay? DCGULL at 1:30am 03.14.22 That looks GREAT! And, it's a great set-up for dead downwind! How is the custom SeaTek Chainplate a
Looking for artists for a logo mikeracca at 11:45pm 03.13.22 My daughter is an artist and architect, a RISD graduate (Rhode Island School of Design) and has don
Icebox conversion kits Hayden Watson at 10:58pm 03.13.22 I installed my icebox conversion 23 years ago and it is still working. I have needed to fix a few l
Bug screen artboas at 10:23pm 03.13.22
Bug screen artboas at 10:16pm 03.13.22
Update Tom J at 10:11pm 03.13.22 Don't forget, a lot of us contributed to Compass Marine before there was the GoFundMe.
H41 inner forestay? (1) Windpilot at 9:46pm 03.13.22 I went with the furling, not disappointed yet.
Icebox conversion kits Johnb at 8:41pm 03.13.22 The 120 volt dorm fridge I had before the Isotherm would start out at about 70 watts and as it ra
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power Mike M. at 8:41pm 03.13.22 Mike, As SFBay & David advised, your are going to have to trace and check the bilge pump DC ci
Icebox conversion kits DArcy at 8:40pm 03.13.22 What does that mean? You mean a 60W, 120V bulb? That would only be 1/2A, which is ridiculous - ab
Lightning strike jssailem at 8:35pm 03.13.22 Welcome to SBO. Mother Nature can really doo a number on our boats. What exactly did the lightening
Icebox conversion kits jviss at 8:17pm 03.13.22 Even my old system only draws the equivalent of a 60w light bulb when it comes on. What does that
Lightning strike Ralph Johnstone at 8:08pm 03.13.22 How do the electronics look ? I understand those can be vulnerable.
Looking for artists for a logo jviss at 8:05pm 03.13.22 My daughter is an artist and architect, a RISD graduate (Rhode Island School of Design) and has done
Allied Titanium? dLj at 7:47pm 03.13.22 I did not say titanium was not prone to crevice corrosion. In fact crevice corrosion is the corrosio
New S2 ( to me :) Md80max at 7:34pm 03.13.22 DArcy, thank you, good advice... I have been contemplating this decision for several days now...and
Why does Hunter have a bad name? fullbore at 7:28pm 03.13.22
Looking for artists for a logo mikeracca at 7:26pm 03.13.22 Are you in Port Orchard WA? These guys in Bremerton seem to do what you want: Signs That Work \| Gra
Lightning strike Justin_NSA at 7:10pm 03.13.22 I'm surprised that the mast was the only damage. The last strike here was on a multihull and it blew
Running Rigging Sailfanatic at 6:58pm 03.13.22 You want to use a low stretch line for your halyards, if you do, you can and should sue 5/156" size.

Contact
About
Terms of Use