Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Fear of sailing at night? Phil Herring at 9:05am 07.11.21 Ask All Sailors 44/4597 We like hearing from our readers, share your tips and stories here.
fun weekend so far Orbweaver at 6:43am 07.11.21 Ask All Sailors 5/668 We have the in-laws with us this weekend. had a great day on the water yesterday, just waiting for e
Running Rigging leastman at 8:13pm 07.10.21 Mid-Size Boats 12/1184 I recently bought a 1992 Hunter 27 wing keel, Fractional Sloop with roller furling, which I have bee
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 8:01pm 07.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1400 With my new prop came more load on the engine which brought about a chatter. I believe it is a comb
Sheets for Beneteau mattresses Brian Ortelere at 7:49pm 07.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/791 Anyone know how/where I can get a set of new sheets? Thanks!
Diesel fuel question sailnski at 7:00pm 07.10.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1468 I am about to start my engine up for the first time this year having done some extended work on my b
Dark Days rgranger at 6:19pm 07.10.21 Ask All Sailors 45/3218 My wife recently told me she would like us to get jet skis. This will only lead to less sailing.
My 2003 Beneteau 411 shower floor drain is stop up. Does anyone know where the valve is located to release the water. My subpump does work. (1) Mike M. at 5:52pm 07.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2845 196065
H34 lifeline Jim szczublewski at 3:07pm 07.10.21 Big Boats 10/1390 this might be a dumb question, but where should the gate be for the lifeline?
Swing Keel Question Aquarius 23 toddfather at 12:59pm 07.10.21 Ask All Sailors 4/677 Hello. My swing keel is stuck in my Aquarius 23. The vessel is on blocks now. What should I do to
Care and Feeding of Oceanis 343. sunlover at 12:34pm 07.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2327 Is there a good manual? I found a 28 pager online which seems amazingly lightweight, but it does g
Looking for portlight screens to for Hunter 44 AC SailRonJan at 10:51am 07.10.21 Ask All Sailors 8/666 I live in NL, Canada. I located the screens on the hunter shop however the shipping cost is very hig
1989 C&C Mk2 Bow Roller and Windlass (5) tfletche at 9:56am 07.10.21 C&C 3/1642 Hello- first post to the forums here. I have a new-to-me 1989 C'C MK2 sailboat (Not a Catalina - I'
Hunter Stainless Arch ScottySailor at 9:37am 07.10.21 Big Boats 7/1326 Hey guys trying to get some info here I was thinking about running some extra wiring inside the stai
Looking for replacement tachometer Volvo Penta 2002 OWI at 6:05am 07.10.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1908 Had little luck with an aftermarket model i bought from a UK company last year. Water ingress after
mast raising pole attachment (2) patbratton at 3:03am 07.10.21 Smaller Boats 4/1183 can anyone affirm that the pole simply inserts into a one inch hole drilled into the mast? It looks
6" round fluorecsent (3) Udi at 2:34am 07.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/3700 Hi! One of these lamps needs to be replace. When taking the device out of its place it looks like a
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? miraculix at 3:25pm 07.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 34/4522 Hi all, On our Beneteau 40 2008, we still have the original Fridge and top loader Freezer. Last year
Is this board falling out of the well or should it be this low on the trailer? (1) patbratton at 2:54pm 07.09.21 Smaller Boats 7/569 196035
Wireless System Effectiveness in Northern Climes? AlastairLC at 2:26pm 07.09.21 Ask All Sailors 7/704 I've been using Raymarine's wireless wind, depth ' speed system in Arizona for several years and am

Recent Replies

HELP! with outhaul line replacement stickinthemud57 at 1:37pm 10.03.24 Trained rat? Sorry for being facetious. I really did give it some thought, but it looks like major
Matching chain to Maxwell VW800 xbrennan at 1:33pm 10.03.24 I did reach out to them and they told me they do not have any replacement chainwheels for my windlas
Matching chain to Maxwell VW800 dlochner at 1:31pm 10.03.24 Have you contacted Maxwell? For reference on my Sabre362 I have a Maxwell VW 1500 which may be a m
Monoceros back on the water! shemandr at 1:00pm 10.03.24 She looks good!
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Foswick at 12:58pm 10.03.24 I can sail from my marina in the WA state for 2 days southwest and arrive in Canada. Or, I can sail
New Cat 22 owner (1) David W at 12:48pm 10.03.24 After scouring the local classifieds for boat stands everyday, four Brownell stands came up nearby f
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 12:33pm 10.03.24 Thats why I had to find a fabricator that knows much more about metals than I, plus the extreme tem
hunter 280 main sail effort rhwins at 12:22pm 10.03.24 This thread is pretty old, now; have you discovered the problem yet? It may be the pre-bend of the
Taking the mast down DArcy at 10:04am 10.03.24 John, One other thing. If the mast is going to stay outside all winter, plan to get a 2 gallon pa
Aluminum mast/boom sections coat or leave unfinished? BAD ORCA at 9:22am 10.03.24 I'm not a fan of cadmium coatings for this kind of application. But to each their own... Since you
What's the story on the 280? Ralph Johnstone at 9:09am 10.03.24 Longtime poster on here with a very* long break that accompanied a ~ 8 year period of insanity tha*
CNG Refill or Exchange? (1) NCBrew at 8:59am 10.03.24 This is my gauges..
CNG Refill or Exchange? NCBrew at 8:55am 10.03.24 Hello All, I see an old forum from 2019 regarding CNG refill but wanted to get an updated thought.
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario BrianH at 8:51am 10.03.24 Easy. :) From Canada to the US sail south. From the US to Canada sail north. :beer: Except betwe
Taking the mast down dlochner at 8:47am 10.03.24 John, One other thing. If the mast is going to stay outside all winter, plan to get a 2 gallon pa
Removing Treadmaster decking Rick Webb at 7:37am 10.03.24 I've spent much time behind multi tools and will pass along this tip. Get two different ones and sw
Rudder Removal American_Mainsail at 7:33am 10.03.24 @james2034 How are things going?
Removing Treadmaster decking (1) FlimFlamII at 7:16am 10.03.24 Removing the old Treadmaster. With a bit of patience and warm weather the job was much easier than
Monoceros back on the water! monocerosin at 6:54am 10.03.24 Looks like the Ohio River? Indeed it is. Fog so thick this morning I buttered my toast with it!
Monoceros back on the water! monocerosin at 6:53am 10.03.24 Cool! Better hurry though. I can feel the cooler weather coming:( You look like you are on a riv

Contact
About
Terms of Use