Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Catalina 30 Question? Darrelweb at 6:24am 05.28.08 Catalina 30 2/1364 I am currently planning to purchase a 30 footer after this years sailing season. For me it is the ne
1988 Catalina 34 ancor light bulb Bad Obsession at 6:42am 05.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1800 My uncle is in the same ancorage as I am and his ancor light is DOA. The bulb has been blown. What
Muffler, Primary Fuel Filter, M-18 Engine Part List & Service Manual Cate at 8:29am 05.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1260 Just bought the boat and I need some help finding the information in the topic.Thanks,Cate
Minney's Swap Meet ROE Steve22116 at 8:23am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1209 Good afternoon all. I understand that Minney's is sponsoring their annual swap meet this Sunday from
fuel milage PatrickS at 7:42am 05.28.08 S2 2/1450 I have recently purchased a 1981 9.2a. what is the general fuel milage? I have the standard yanmar 2
Where do I put boom vang bracket on boom? Merlin at 8:55am 05.28.08 Catalina 22 2/1351 I bought a boom vang kit (among other things) from Catalina Direct but I gather you have to buy the
Keel removal, (once again) Claude Collerette at 9:02am 05.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1044 Hi Kevin,Long time since I heard from you.Hope your sailing is going fine.Tell me, have you remov
Outboard Motor Knuckle Buster danp at 8:46am 05.28.08 Other Sailboats 1/1380 Hello,Another newbie question. We have a 1968 25 ft Coronado and we are frustrated with the way t
Finally Got At The Boat seadaddler at 9:02am 05.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/769 I finally got to start getting to the boat today,drove in fromFlorida saturday and did the family s
sail repair nick milliken at 9:26am 05.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1067 My roller furling headsail is worn at the points that make contact with shrouds. Who knows a good pl
Prop Removal seadaddler at 9:13am 05.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1169 I was at boat today and started to see what's involvedin removing the prop,do you have a photo of t
require procedure to stop rudder posttube leak Big M at 11:09am 05.28.08 Catalina 30 1/1260 I just bought a 1984 cat30 and love the boat but have traced the source of a water leak to the top o
Throttle Cable Replacement Art Pennino at 11:08am 05.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1505 Anyone know the make and length on the throttle cable on a 92 Hunter 30?
Mid boom traveler wchevron at 11:04am 05.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1405 i have a '78 cat 30. the traveler is located behind the wheel. i'm thinking of moving to a mid boo
Electrical schematic Denis Duhaime at 10:53am 05.28.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/933 I am looking for an electrical schematic showing the primary DC system including batteries and batte
Maine Sail , This one is for you and all of the other forumites from down east Ross at 10:50am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1077 Some time ago I was by accident or design wandering around the web and found this site:http://compas
Sailing Trike (1) Ken Honeycutt at 10:27am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1497 Saw a couple of these last weekend while waiting for the tender out to our boat. Looks like these wo
replacing lazy jack wire Tricia at 10:12am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1141 It's time to replace the upper wires (vinyl covered 1/8") of my lazy jacks. So do I replace with the
Gelcoat crack repair sailortonyb Allied Mis at 1:15pm 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 24/4112 My boat is 32 years old and has numerous cracks. On previous boats, I have repaired the cracks with
Charging the batteries Downunder at 2:09pm 05.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1030 I am importing a 2005 26M into Australia, I have a question regarding the batteries,How are they r

Recent Replies

Tiller Tamers for 1965 Widgeon harankster at 3:01pm 11.22.21 I use a simple jam cleat under the tiller and a bungee running from one end of the transom to the ot
Where to slip / anchor for Miami Boat Show shemandr at 2:58pm 11.22.21 That's the big leagues there. You might take a close look at any anchorages around the Watson's Is
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS dkinzer at 2:44pm 11.22.21 After researching this some more, I find that what I have now is series 252 corrugated marine wet ex
Modifying the Galley Sink Drain Pipe - 41DS (1) dkinzer at 2:39pm 11.22.21 The attached photo shows the result of swapping the pipe end-for-end and adding a 1-1/2" straight ta
Where to slip / anchor for Miami Boat Show rgranger at 2:19pm 11.22.21 I'm guessing that anything you could reserve has already been reserved. Good luck and hope you find
OK... it isn't a boat, but... rgranger at 2:15pm 11.22.21 Yup... fill,... sand... paint. I'd probably go with JB Weld but only because I have used it for a
Legend 40.5 - Forestay chainplate shemandr at 2:02pm 11.22.21 . ...I wonder how thick is the fiberglass on the forward edge of the bow... A little less thick tha
Mast Step (2) lyricpekka at 1:48pm 11.22.21 Thanks for the suggestions. Here's a photo of the damage. Boat was sailed at least for 4 years like
Legend 40.5 - Forestay chainplate (2) fero at 1:25pm 11.22.21 Here is a sketch of the arrangement of the chain plate and one inside picture. I wonder how thick is
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Hayden Watson at 12:52pm 11.22.21 West system G-flex pre-thickened epoxy is formulated for plastic parts repair. I would try that. I
OK... it isn't a boat, but... JamesG161 at 12:40pm 11.22.21 1) Fill in crack with Butyl tape. 2) Buy Roll of near color Duct Tape and cover. Done Jim...
Single handing shemandr at 12:37pm 11.22.21 With regard to hand held VHF radios when singlehanding I second Stu's advice to play with the menus
Single handing Stu Jackson at 12:35pm 11.22.21 I have looked over the Standard Horizon radios, which one did you get? HX270S, but that was back i
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Stu Jackson at 12:31pm 11.22.21 The Cat 30 only seems to have a couple of outlets wired in parallel. The others seem to be wired to
Single handing WI Rigger at 12:09pm 11.22.21 I have looked over the Standard Horizon radios, which one did you get?
Christmas shopping advice from the Frog JamesG161 at 12:04pm 11.22.21 Well not so bad if she got a MOP from a Green... MOP-PET Jim...
OK... it isn't a boat, but... kloudie1 at 11:55am 11.22.21 Like Daveinet, I have used 5200 and tape to repair a rear bumper cover. It did have to be removed fo
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Jake N Eggs at 11:31am 11.22.21 Here is the 3M instructions. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/collision-repair-us/applications/bumper-and
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Brian D at 11:28am 11.22.21 Dave, that is the issue I have. In order to get to the back side I have to remove it completely. Mig
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Daveinet at 10:45am 11.22.21 So what I have done to me Jeep rubber/plastic fenders is glob a bunch of 5200 on the back side and t

Contact
About
Terms of Use