Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Steering Wheel Brake Bill at 11:52am 03.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1266 Does anyone have any experience with servicing the through shaft clutch in the Whitlock bulkhead ste
No lube HAL at 8:50pm 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1420
10/4 chainplates lastbark at 11:12pm 03.25.08 Irwin 1/2033 Thi below decks securing divice,structure.om my 10/4 has rusted out and needs replacing.I need plans
roller furling getting difficult to unfurl and furl boblitbird at 12:04am 03.26.08 Catalina 30 4/4459 my roller furling has become stiff and I don't know the proper lubrication to maintain it. Is there
Cockpit table leaves Sailspro at 12:15am 03.26.08 Big Boats 3/1703 Recently, we have seen pictures of 387's and actually saw that the new C375 has teak cockpit table l
Back to Future higgs at 12:08am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1041 Interesting article about new developments for oil tankers.http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-989834
Ebay NOAA RNC Chart Collection with SeaClearI MoonSailer at 1:36am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1817 The chart collection offered on ebay seems like a great deal. Supposed to be all of the charts with
BOW THRUSTER INSTALLATION JIM HAMILTON at 1:28am 03.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2554 I;M INTERESTED IN INSTALLING A BOW THRUSTER IN MY 460. HAS ANYONY ATTEMPTED THIS ON THEIR OWN? I W
Forward / Reverse Tom at 1:00am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 20/3841 I'm new to sailing (not boating) and was wondering about the forward / reverseorientation on my boa
holding tank Serendipity at 7:51am 03.26.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2724 When I turn on the macerator pump, which is working, and I have the sea cock valve open the holding
Is this a good deal?: Aquarius 21 (2) CPTCarl at 7:36am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 40/19384 I am looking to buy my first sailboat and have found a 1973 Aquarius 21 that I am interested in. It
Wiring questions Mark at 7:08am 03.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1529 I have a 26S and have rewired the boat. I have gone from one battier, to a two battier system. I put
Log Shaft Captdgl at 7:02am 03.26.08 Big Boats 0/1196 The log shaft around the propshaft Will Leak when we are in reverse. I have PPS system and its not l
Look at this for referance paulj at 6:20am 03.26.08 Catalina 310 5/1795 ChrisCheck this site out.I have a RWB sym.paulj
Waterproofing prior to painting 48dodge at 6:01am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1242 I am stripping all things off the boat preparing it for paint. It's probably going to take me sever
swing keel shane wall at 5:58am 03.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/924 I have an O'day 25 with a swing keel. The Keel needs to come out and be replaced, does anyone have
Paint removers. The friendly type Ken13531 at 5:15am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1057 A couple of months ago I read a piece of research that someone had done on paint removers used to ta
Lovejoy coupling for damping and ease of engine alignment Paul M. at 5:00am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1902 Does anyone have any experience using a Lovejoy coupling instead of a standard coupling between thei
MacGregor 26c Chris Williams at 4:52am 03.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/861 Thank you all for the information ref to centerboard on my mac 26c (yassou )most helpfullBest Regar
anchor chain storage to small,chain is piling up h.j.driesen at 4:50am 03.26.08 Other Sailboats 4/1525 i have a moody 38 built 1993, problem is that the 8 mm anchor chain approx 50 meters is piling up an

Recent Replies

Can't Imagine How This Would Feel DayDreamer41 at 5:56am 10.07.21 Did you see a mast? No, but the mast was probably shipped from the Chicago area to somewhere along
Can't Imagine How This Would Feel RoyS at 5:30am 10.07.21 Did you see a mast?
Cetol gloss 31seahorse at 5:23am 10.07.21 I like the satin/gentle gloss finish it already has. Will I be missing out on UV protection? Will
Best caulk for deadlight? SailingLoto at 4:45am 10.07.21 Dow 795
Hi, I'm from NB Canada, any of you sailors on this forum would know where to buy a complete/overall rebuilt kit for a Yanmar 2GM20 engine? Jim Legere at 3:41am 10.07.21 The Yanmar dealer locator shows five dealers under "Marine Recreational" in NB. I have found this pa
Water Heater hoses Gary Ryan at 3:30am 10.07.21 Thanks all, appreciate it!
B 311 bilge pump float switch Mechone at 2:34am 10.07.21 No, you are not correct. This boat only has a hose pickup for the pump in the shallow bilge. The
B 311 bilge pump float switch CliffM at 2:14am 10.07.21 If there is a bilge pump installed in the boat, you already have the wiring necessary to either ins
New J/9 Sailboat danstanford at 1:58am 10.07.21 I own a J/88 and if I was to buy another boat it would almost certainly be another J. They are well
Hi, I'm from NB Canada, any of you sailors on this forum would know where to buy a complete/overall rebuilt kit for a Yanmar 2GM20 engine? Acadian_53 at 1:09am 10.07.21 I have built several of the GM series. In fact - have a fully machined (factory specs) 2GM20 in t
Hi, I'm from NB Canada, any of you sailors on this forum would know where to buy a complete/overall rebuilt kit for a Yanmar 2GM20 engine? Acadian_53 at 12:50am 10.07.21 First of all, It would have to be a Yanmar dealer as Yanmar is obsessive about territory. Secondly
What do You know about Rudders? JohnShannon at 11:30pm 10.06.21 Phils foils might have one already made up in Ottawa, but I think they changed their name. Longer
Hunter 33 - separation of floor pan from hull (1) woofetc at 9:50pm 10.06.21 Suggest watching the videos that I recommended on You Tube. I think you will have a better underst
B 311 bilge pump float switch Benny17441 at 9:30pm 10.06.21 If there is a bilge pump installed in the boat, you already have the wiring necessary to either inst
Companionway Hatch Storage RussC at 8:38pm 10.06.21 I leave mine by my garage when I go sailing, but if you want to take it with you it does actually "f
Hunter 33 - separation of floor pan from hull BigEasy at 7:50pm 10.06.21 I had some discussions with Brett Leary at Hunter and he seemed to indicate the same - that the str
More on Maine Sail Phil Herring at 7:43pm 10.06.21 I'll try to contact someone tomorrow to see if they need help with that. My hunch is that between Ro
Hi, I'm from NB Canada, any of you sailors on this forum would know where to buy a complete/overall rebuilt kit for a Yanmar 2GM20 engine? Charles Erwin at 6:04pm 10.06.21 I have built several of the GM series. In fact - have a fully machined (factory specs) 2GM20 in th
More on Maine Sail Captain W at 5:54pm 10.06.21
170 Under Main Only Clark at 5:46pm 10.06.21 Thanks guys, I appreciate your input. It made for some good discussion. As it turns out, I passed on

Contact
About
Terms of Use