Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

boom needed jim brewer at 9:45am 12.09.08 Com-Pac 2/2786 Hoping for help, I am a new owner of an old compac 16. I got it extremely c
Mast raising system jbwbcat30 at 9:18am 12.09.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2633 I replaced my mast a couple of years ago and when I drilled the holes in the mast I didn't drill for
Old Wooden Boat Lifespan (1) Capt. Kermie at 9:04am 12.09.08 Ask All Sailors 15/15115 That is Irian from Salem, MA. She was built in 1959 and is 41 ft. Not bad for half a century. I woul
Retro Fitting LED Bulbs in Cabin Lamps (1) Neil McDonald at 1:03am 12.09.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1683 I am contemplating changing out the existing Xenon bulbs in these low profile cabin lights and repla
H23.5...Motor mount/ wheel bearing lube Mark H at 9:14pm 12.08.08 Smaller Boats 7/1662 Question:doh: one....Motor mount board has cracked lengthwise in the middle.Should I replace it with
Strange looking keel cable bolt for my 1985 Mac 25 markymarcmac at 8:53pm 12.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3193 I just bought a 1985 Macgregor 25, which makes me a first time boatowner. I'll save my cheers until
Sad Day.. Maine Sail at 6:49pm 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1845 One of the best builders of our time has passed on. Tom Morris was truly one of the best and also on
Sailing to Hawaii snowyegret at 5:21pm 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 14/8522 Hi everyone, I've been lurking on this board for quite awhile now listening and learning and finally
Identifying Cherubini's Darrell Smith at 5:16pm 12.08.08 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2930 Hi. I'm been looking at buying a 30 to 36' Cherubini. Several ads I've called advertising Hunters
New Nav lights... Ross in Tampa at 4:50pm 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 11/4083 I was sailing at night this past weekend, and my buddy who was sailing in front of me was having dif
Looking for an O'Day name plate Marc Robic at 2:42pm 12.08.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1500 I have a 1975 O'Day 25 and I am looking for an O'Day plastic name plate that is installed on each si
Help with rudder log rebedding ?????? frankperi at 1:39pm 12.08.08 Pearson 0/1336 Has anyone rebedded the rudder log? Mine weeps water. The nuts seem to be corroded and I'm concern
Loran Info captnfin at 1:22pm 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 3/6504 I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I just found my old Sea Ranger LCN100 Loran C unit. I
Propeller birdsaweek at 12:21pm 12.08.08 Catalina 30 1/1530 I bought a 30ft Catilina and it has a two blade composite propeller. I would like to change it to so
H23 5...tiller Mark H at 9:28am 12.08.08 Smaller Boats 5/1292 H23.5......tiller question I read this somewhere and wanted your comments on this message I copied
Kevlar Foresail, Roller Furling..? Fairwind at 9:04am 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 5/5676 I recently purchased a Lancer 28 which came with 5 hanked on foresails. We have installed roller fur
Steering with Outboard Motor and tiller elvatoli at 8:36am 12.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/16508 We have our Venture 25 in a very tight Marina, and is it very shallow also (4 ft). How do you steer
Back flushing my outboard Brian D at 8:12am 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 10/11622 Well this weekend I decided to do a little more maintenance on my Yamaha T9.9. I've noticed since I'
Vertical Battens H33 BruceK at 7:40am 12.08.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1425 Any comments on the now available vertical battens for the H33 roller furling main from owners??
Roller Furler Modification regor-123 at 5:50am 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2401 I was given a Harken roler furler for my jib. It is too long for my Cat 22, does anyone know if it c

Recent Replies

Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? dlochner at 8:54am 02.06.22 It all depends. There are many ways to skin a cat. First check to see that the existing wires are a
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 8:53am 02.06.22 You have to remember that the breaker panel is to protect the wire to the device and if required a
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 8:51am 02.06.22
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:47am 02.06.22 Real food for real thought.
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 8:47am 02.06.22 There are several issues to consider. The current carried by the wire should be what determines t
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? leo310 at 8:46am 02.06.22 You have to remember that the breaker panel is to protect the wire to the device and if required a f
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) (2) fjcattleco at 8:38am 02.06.22 Well, I worked on pulling the for screws to get the masthead off. I was hesitant to pull off the en
Used Parts Stores Online sail sfbay at 8:31am 02.06.22 No...........Depends on what you want to purchase. What used equipment are you looking for? If you
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:25am 02.06.22
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? rgranger at 8:18am 02.06.22 There are several issues to consider. The current carried by the wire should be what determines th
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 7:16am 02.06.22 We'll probably keep our first trip south to about 10 days Considering the amount of territory you
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:12am 02.06.22 202413
Genoa question jssailem at 5:56am 02.06.22 With all light weight sails, keeping them in good working condition takes: Knowing their limits Reg
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) jssailem at 5:27am 02.06.22 As stated the first challenge is clearing customs. In October, there were few to nearly no boats cr
Hunter 35.5 Dingy Davits DLLawrence at 5:11am 02.06.22 Our Legend 35.5 has Martek 370's installed on it. Love them, look good, work great.
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? Jim Legere at 4:14am 02.06.22 Your Kenyon spar has two sheaves for headsail halyards, a sheave below the tang for the inner forest
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Joe at 4:13am 02.06.22 Joe, Thanks for the tip, but it is not for use in California. Why? All the oceans are connecte
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? Joe at 3:10am 02.06.22 My preference is to install an external spinnaker halyard on a masthead crane. Keeping it external
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change Rick486 at 2:46am 02.06.22 I changed both filters on my 4JH4E for 14 years and never once had a problem. 1. Before you do anyth
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Kings Gambit at 11:20pm 02.05.22 He said that the planned route is by way of the southern Gulf Islands. Perhaps access the Islands vi

Contact
About
Terms of Use