Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

attaching the main sheet to the boom Richard Borth at 11:29am 05.09.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3598 I am purchasing a 1988 26.5 Hunter. I can't figure how the main sheet connects to the boom.I am use
Enlarging a hole in a bulkhead. Ross at 11:39am 05.09.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1485 How do you guys enlarge an instrument hole for a new display? I have a couple of methods but I am al
DaySailer Question(s) (1) oki.al at 12:20pm 05.09.08 Day Sailers 5/1315 Hi Purchased this boat last year. Took it out three times. The third time I got swamped. Cockp
What could cause this sailaway78 at 12:21pm 05.09.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1048 Almost sort of goes along with the Rich303 deal. I had a whole bunch of smaller teak trim pieces ou
Yanmar 2GM20 Oil pressure Milan at 12:50pm 05.09.08 S2 0/1228 Hello, I need Your advice. I have purchased 1983 S2 9.2C sailboat . It is powered by 2GM20 Yanmar en
Teak for companionway door???? jackhartjr at 10:24am 05.09.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1648 Hi folks, getting ready to replace the companionway doors. Would like to keep the original look whi
A Nice N Easy Story... Rich (P303) at 10:16am 05.09.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1067
Mac 25 mast bolt Jonathan at 2:41pm 05.09.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1195 Newbie Mac 25 owner....I just bought a 1981 Mac 25 swing keel in rough condition. My baby needs s
Really Appreciate this Forum (Compression post) (1) Rubicon 1983-31 at 5:08pm 05.09.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/867 Just wanted to mention how much I appreciate this forum. It's a tremendous wealth of information and
Baltik Dingies Dave Amspacher at 3:06pm 05.09.08 Big Boats 12/1529 Has anyone had any experience with Baltik dingies. They sell them on E Bay.I have read and always a
2008 Hunter 31 John at 8:14pm 05.07.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/2545 We are looking at purchasing a new Hunter 31.How well does it sail in light and heavy airs (non fu
Dripless Seals John at 8:18pm 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1319 Has anyone fitted a dripless seal to their shaft?Any horror stories or has it all been dry and tro
Attention DAVE from MICHIGAN look. Dean5735 at 10:51pm 05.07.08 Catalina 30 1/1244 Dave, could you email me, so we can talk about Harbor Days in Elk Rapids. It is www.blowinganddrifti
1979 H30 pulpit mjberns at 11:42pm 05.07.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1296 Greetings, all. I'm looking for a solution to something that's bugged me for years. I have a 1979 Ch
Don: Do you have any advice Warren Milberg at 11:35pm 05.07.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/3372 on how one recovers from a spinnaker broach? This happened recently while in a race on a Beneteau 2
Keeping gaskets in place Mike B at 12:25am 05.08.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1564 Anybody have a preferred method of keeping a gasket in place while attempting to reinstall the assem
Inverter Problem On remote monitor Duke13540 at 11:51pm 05.07.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1013 I have a Zantrex Freedom 2000-R inverter and for some resaon the display went blank.All my electric
Ronco B223 sandpiper10471 at 1:46am 05.08.08 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1895 OK - ready to take the big plunge and do the holding tank replacement. I have checked the forums alr
Here's some Treasure. Fred Ficarra7897 at 2:10am 05.08.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1168 The Spaniards are claiming that one of their 200 year old ship wrecks, salvaged in international wat
Painting topsides Drexel Scott at 1:15am 05.08.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1453 RE "gremlins in the bilge". The poster that mentioned the cockpit scupper drains is probably right a

Recent Replies

1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Leeward Rail at 6:54am 10.25.21 if you have an autopilot. Sure... rub it in... ;):cool:
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Leeward Rail at 6:50am 10.25.21 starting at the aft end and working my way forward as the sail slowly comes down Yup That's the
Containers lost and now a fire RoyS at 6:33am 10.25.21 Nothing coming from the Government, any Government, should be believed. Politicians have perfected l
I need help RoyS at 6:26am 10.25.21 Last year we removed all of our cushions from the boat at the end of the season. They had a mildewy
Repairing crack on deck HOB No1 at 6:22am 10.25.21 Thank you for your replies. Ralph, you were reading too much into the lighter shading. Probably du
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? RoyS at 6:11am 10.25.21 I originally had the Jabsco manual compact toilet. I compared the dimensions of their compact model
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 5:33am 10.25.21 The RUST series is a great way to get into racing and Konrad is a very experienced sailor. Agreed.
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? Justin_NSA at 5:19am 10.25.21 Could it be that sailors of old had tight butts?:biggrin: You don't see many big butt pirates in t
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 5:16am 10.25.21 The RUST series is a great way to get into racing and Konrad is a very experienced sailor.
H280 (1996) Survey Questions Keel Bolt Torque and Inspection Tally Ho at 4:59am 10.25.21
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? dlochner at 4:48am 10.25.21 Thanks Peggie. That's what I thought. Last year I did swap out the bowl. lt was an expensive but wel
Thanksgiving and Christmas Will Gilmore at 4:19am 10.25.21 The Boy Wonder was obviously a Fly Boy, not Marine. And shouldn't there be an apostrophe in 'corps'
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount dLj at 3:13am 10.25.21 I kept waiting for the punch line - did this fix the problem? I'm assuming it did, but I hate to ass
What is this? Davidasailor26 at 2:56am 10.25.21 Is an isolator necessary? There's a perko off/1/all/2 switch and the charger is for multiple batter
Port leaks CliffM at 2:29am 10.25.21 The seals are probably original, so 21 yrs old. Defender has seals for the older Lewmar ports (pre
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 1:44am 10.25.21 I'm glad to hear you got out there, and didn't go down the rapids ;) Racing with experienced crew i
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed jssailem at 10:01pm 10.24.21 the boat was a knot faster with the old baggy sail When you were tacking, seeking VMG to a point
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! Mikem at 9:19pm 10.24.21 Happy 246th US Navy! And thanks to all who have served in that service over the 246 years. For th
I need help Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:56pm 10.24.21 While you may have eliminated most of the smell, your cushions (fabric & foam) are probably permeate
Another plumbing question? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:15pm 10.24.21 It works great but I'm pretty sure I got one thing wrong. I didn't install a loop from the toilet di

Contact
About
Terms of Use