Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

1984 31 Throttle cable jibjunkie at 2:03pm 06.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1341 Any 31 owners changed a throttle cable recently? Changed mine end of last season (pain in the a!!)
Standing Rigging Extensions MacMikey at 1:36pm 06.03.09 Ask All Sailors 43/11039 I am in the process of working on a new project boat. It is a 27 Fairwinds by Luger. My problem is t
Phil Bolger 48dodge at 11:01am 06.03.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1552 Just got this note from Good Old Boat about Phil Bolger, click on a link to read about his passing.
Water inside the keel housing phil degaa at 10:50am 06.03.09 Big Boats 2/1468 I have an 88' Legend 37.5 with and can not keep water out of my bildge. The boat has been on the har
Remove Edson wheel? Good Vibrations at 9:58am 06.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1472 Hi All, I have an '87, O'day 272LE. I was given as a gift a leather wheel cover that needs to be
Hunter Traveler stops cementhead at 9:40am 06.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1047 I want to replace the traveler Rubber (nylon) stops as they are deteriorating. I am not sure where
Motor recommendation for Cat 22 mbohman@aol.com at 8:56am 06.03.09 Catalina 22 9/9340 We just purchased a 1975 Catalina 22 swing keel and need to find an outboard motor. We will be using
Replacing Sail Slugs and Shackles r.oril at 7:46am 06.03.09 Ask All Sailors 7/5364 I had a big knockdown last week on my Mac 26D. All of the sail slugs except the top one broke. The
Summer Cruise Started sailaway78 at 7:33am 06.03.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1432 Hey all, Summer cruise has finally started. After a bunch of sailors meeting up at my house, and h
problem with furler tomholland at 7:06am 06.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/930 have a cdi ff2 furler on a hunter 26. furlering line has started to snarl and stick do we change t
Reefing configuration Hal B at 6:04am 06.03.09 Catalina 30 8/2283 On our "95" Cat 30 MKIII we have the standard single line reefing system. Problem is that it is a pa
Leaking Diverter valve from Head Hal B at 5:53am 06.03.09 Catalina 30 0/1166 We replaced our head and all hoses on our Cat. 30 MKIII this spring. I took apart all valves and cle
New used owner of 1977 Macgregor Whitey012 at 5:26am 06.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1622 Hey looking looking for any ideas or changes for my sailboat. Any help will be great!
O'Day 28 outboard ombskid at 4:32am 06.03.09 Bigger Boats 3/1763 I bought an O'Day 28 that originally had a saildrive. It has been removed and a 9.9 HP Mercury insta
Assymetrical or Whisker pole for 35.5 Hugh4753 at 4:25am 06.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1200 First sail of the season this week and became reaquainted with the poor downwind performance of my b
Engine Size on new Beneteau 46 Keystone at 11:59pm 06.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1397 I am considering purchasing a new Beneteau 46. I'm trying to decide if I should order the larger 76
Autohelm ST50 Tridata - reset total log Andreas T at 11:25pm 06.02.09 Ask All Sailors 3/4510 How can I reset the total log on the Autohelm ST50 Tridata ?
Which Cal Sailor Moon at 10:46pm 06.02.09 Cal 0/1691 Ahoy Maties, I was trying to use the CAL boat section, and it seems the google menu now sits a top
Battery Charger For H27 morgantheship at 9:50pm 06.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1554 I have a H27 with dual deep cycle batteries. It has been suggested by the marina that I keep the boa
Anchor rode Mark H at 9:25pm 06.02.09 Smaller Boats 2/1178 I will be sailing in Table Rock Lkae Branson Mo., my hometown, next week.The bottom is basiclly all

Recent Replies

Build a Better Boat Hook? Dalliance at 12:59pm 03.17.22 Just yesterday I was talking with co-workers about how badly my car handles in the snow, but it was
Trying to track down info on lines brockangelo at 12:59pm 03.17.22 Okay that's super helpful. I hadn't even noticed that you'd removed the grab rails, so I'll have to
Boat Bike "tech support" John Nantz at 12:44pm 03.17.22 My concept of a utility bike is simplicity, I would look for a single gear combination, low enough
Trying to track down info on lines AaronD at 12:41pm 03.17.22 A couple more questions for you @AaronD I've been thinking about getting this kit that includes al
Boat Bike "tech support" jviss at 12:40pm 03.17.22 This is what I would LIKE to do. I suspect there will be more cable replacement requirements in the
can't pump out waste tank smokey73 at 12:39pm 03.17.22 First, see if your waste vent line is clear. Like Peggy said, opening the waste pump out won't solve
Boat Bike "tech support" John Nantz at 12:27pm 03.17.22 I make my own bike cables. Have invested in a couple of simple yet durable tools for this. Buy th
Boat Bike "tech support" (1) John Nantz at 12:23pm 03.17.22 Thanks for the reply, Dave. e cables are ~standard, especially for the year of the bike, 2002. In th
Build a Better Boat Hook? patrickfarley at 12:13pm 03.17.22 Get a smaller boat. 11' Snark no docking problems.
Trying to track down info on lines AaronD at 12:03pm 03.17.22 Yeah thanks - that's probably exactly what I need to do. I guess first question I have is about mat
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 (1) Robert Strickland at 11:53am 03.17.22 Does any one use these (Only related to this thread), I grabbed one for our last boat and purchased
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 jviss at 11:52am 03.17.22
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 Arrgh at 11:48am 03.17.22
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 jviss at 11:44am 03.17.22 Although not standard, it may be easier to install, my 34 has an on demand propane heater... What'
Build a Better Boat Hook? Terry Cox at 11:30am 03.17.22 Here is how I stow our boat hooks. Hunter 42 Owner Modifications and Upgrades We've had Garelick br
Trying to track down info on lines brockangelo at 11:29am 03.17.22 A couple more questions for you @AaronD I've been thinking about getting this kit that includes al
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 Arrgh at 11:23am 03.17.22 Although not standard, it may be easier to install, my 34 has an on demand propane heater...
Trying to track down info on lines brockangelo at 11:18am 03.17.22 Yeah thanks - that's probably exactly what I need to do. I guess first question I have is about mati
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ jviss at 11:05am 03.17.22 We're planning to use our sails as much as possible instead of our engine. That's always my plan!
How to cleaning halyard on the boat (1) Hayden Watson at 11:03am 03.17.22 If you think in terms of a tapered splice instead of a butt splice and use a smaller leader such as

Contact
About
Terms of Use