Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Any Oday 22 owners... jackhartjr at 1:58pm 05.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1080 ...with the boats WITHOUT the fuel locker on the port side rear tried to make one?If so how did you
More cooler capacity nick at 4:26pm 05.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/969 As I am going on a six month cruise in June I was looking for ways to increase the refrigeration cap
satana s20 rudder damage yeto at 8:11pm 05.09.08 Ask All Sailors 2/973 Ahoy, I am going to look at a Santana S20 that the owner has told me has rudder damage. How likely
Stovetop Scratches )-: Ken at 11:08pm 05.09.08 Big Boats 5/950 Someone, probably me, was cleaning the SS stove top with too much pressure and left faint scratches.
Gel Coat repair, at corner where transom meets the hull Chaz3536 at 1:50am 05.10.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1377 Does anyone know if Catalina has a gel coat repair kit to match the 309 color. My boat was damage a
solar powered vents dancing bear at 9:26pm 05.09.08 Ask All Sailors 18/2246 I am thinking of installing two Nicro 3" day/night plus solar powered vents, one for intake, the oth
1981 22' Balboa Sloop Information Brent at 2:19am 05.10.08 Balboa 0/2351 I'm looking to purchase a 1981 22' Balboa boat and I was just wondering if anyone out there had any
Good inexpensive winches for 222 48dodge at 1:58am 05.10.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/947 Cheap would be fine as long as they're decent since my budget is already way out of line with my ori
Replacing flex hose with PVC pipe patrick at 3:20am 05.10.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1876 Peggy, I am contemplating the process of replacing the flex hose in my Hunter 37.5 with schedule 40
Portlight gaskets Bill Harmon at 3:21am 05.10.08 Cal 0/1597 We need to replace the gaskets around our portlight windows in our 1968 Cal 36. The existing window
Help! Installing Spinlock PX0812 Mergatroid at 2:38am 05.10.08 Smaller Boats 22/3797 I have read all the archive stuff and am attempting to install, having a little problem.1. Are th
lewmar winch getmet@hotmail.com at 4:58am 05.10.08 Big Boats 0/757 I would like to install a Lewmar Horizon 900 Winch on my 37 Legend, but I am not sure where to mount
Looking for Hunter winch slidewhiz at 4:19am 05.10.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/875 I purchased an 1986 Hunter 23. The mast mounted winch has been taken off. the mounting pad is stil
Stove and Leak Problems Steve at 5:45am 05.10.08 Big Boats 8/1112 Just came back from six great days on the Chesapeake in our 2003 H356. Found out that stove is not
Info;Alden Cheoy Lee 32' Motor Sailer LancerDude at 8:28am 05.10.08 Other Sailboats 3/6576 I've come accrost a 1977 Alden Cheoy Lee 32' Motor Sailor...some refere to this as the Winsome Class
radar snafu Jack at 8:02am 05.10.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1193 I have a raymarine RD218 ray dome and have somehow lost the mounting bolts. i have checkek west mari
cutting mainsail 6" shorter and making "loose footed" novelman17130 at 7:47am 05.10.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1323 I have a 22', 1971 MacGregor/Venture that has the boom so low that I constantly bang my head on it a
sail measurements paul17696 at 6:53am 05.10.08 Morgan 1/1769 does anyone know the I and J measurements for the oi 33
Folding props for Oceanis 281 Allan Fiske at 6:07am 05.10.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1268 Have a 1996 Oceanis 281. I am considering a 2 blade folding prop. Does anyone have recomendations
H23 Faucet not drawing water Louis at 9:07am 05.10.08 Smaller Boats 9/1355 I have a puzzling problem with the faucet on my H23. It was not pumping water, so I removed it and p

Recent Replies

how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 joker460 at 10:05am 12.19.21 The forward head intake is behind that access door and the forward head discharge is under the sink
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... Ralph Johnstone at 9:55am 12.19.21 At least I have it off, so I can use the big old vice in my shop to hold the one half while I torqu
Should I add fiberglass jssailem at 9:53am 12.19.21 @Grumps The case of blisters is a challenge for a plastic boat. Here are a couple of links that will
Angle of transom on 1990 35.5 Legend (1) Hollyberry at 9:34am 12.19.21 I always thought that boat (and the 37.5)should have had a truncated transom at the stern platform
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:31am 12.19.21 It looks like what you're looking for is located near the forward holding tank. You should be able
Slot less screws on toe-rail and genoa track. Hollyberry at 9:28am 12.19.21 Have the same fasteners on our '91 35s5... I think they are meant to be carriage bolts, so shouldn't
How old is Grandpa? Brian D at 9:10am 12.19.21 Popping the cardboard plug from the top of the bottle and spooning out the cream that settled to the
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices Benny17441 at 9:06am 12.19.21 In 2019 each 6 volt cost me $108.00 at Sam's Club, a total of $432.00 Yes, but they are hardly po
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 (2) joker460 at 9:03am 12.19.21 It looks like what you're looking for is located near the forward holding tank. You should be able t
How old is Grandpa? Crusty Ol Salt at 8:57am 12.19.21 We have a dairy that still delivers too and they provide a porch box.... https://www.oberweis.com/p
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... dlochner at 8:55am 12.19.21 Looks like I'm headed for the replacement route, Dave. "Only" $194 for the HDI elbow. So I just ch
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 Benny17441 at 8:49am 12.19.21 Can't believe a boat manufacturer would hide a Thru-hull and valve behind a molded head enclosure.
Slot less screws on toe-rail and genoa track. Don S/V ILLusion at 8:30am 12.19.21
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? Steverhnm at 8:28am 12.19.21 Replace all your hose clamps, any suspect rubber hoses (diesel compatible) and all your copper crush
Angle of transom on 1990 35.5 Legend Steverhnm at 8:25am 12.19.21 One, but more are coming if I don't do this. It was actually a pretty dangerous situation. She was
Mast wire deck tube (1) jssailem at 8:16am 12.19.21 There is an alternative to the Swan Neck tube for wires. Bent hose. s bent over inside the mast. Le
Slot less screws on toe-rail and genoa track. smokey73 at 8:12am 12.19.21 Pictures are a little hard to tell but is it possible that those are actually "carriage bolts" that
Slot less screws on toe-rail and genoa track. jssailem at 8:06am 12.19.21 Can any one explain to me the need to use a slot less screw to attach the toe rail.... the use of
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 jaysweet at 7:45am 12.19.21 You want to access your forward head by going through the hull? Sounds a bit extreme to me...
How old is Grandpa? RoyS at 7:23am 12.19.21 Here in Milton, MA we still get milk delivery in glass bottles. Thatcher Farms Dairy buys old glass

Contact
About
Terms of Use