Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Fair price for Evinrude 9.5 1996 (2) pupluv at 6:41pm 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 13/5491 I'm looking for an outboard for my MacGregor 25. I've been offered an Evinrude 9.5 long shaft 1969 M
New England Line Selena at 1:04am 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 20/1763 Can anyone suggest a source for New England Rope where I can get 3/8" Sta Set X or Regatta Braid abo
Swim ladder Mac at 3:26am 02.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1100 I'm trying to find the best ladder for my Mac 25. There are alot on ebay, but they look like they w
Swing Keel Cable Mark at 12:48am 02.17.08 Smaller Boats 2/1236 Yesterday I had to take out my settee table to run new wires through the compression post and notice
Free Velocity Prediction Programs Bill at 4:23am 02.17.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/4806 Anyone know of any Free VPP's I am trying to make a Polar for my C27Thanks
Forestay On A H260 Bob Fliegel at 1:55am 02.17.08 Smaller Boats 6/1446 I have always been concerned that the failure of the forestay, the one single forward wire supportin
fresh water supply for my marine head Thane22692 at 3:11am 02.17.08 Big Boats 9/4877 This spring I'm interested in plumbing the head in my 387 to use fresh water vs. lake water... (the
340 owner with tape measure Andy1237 at 3:09am 02.17.08 Big Boats 3/971 If you own a 340 and have it close by, could you measure something for me? To make some plans for a
steering system - Broke in 13 knt conditions jd2590 at 7:30am 02.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/932 My steering system broke today on my 35.5 while in such nice sailing conditions, sunny, 78 degrees,
Need new dodger windows Pat at 7:47am 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1131 My windows are pretty old and need to be replaced. The windows are sewn into the dodger. I would lik
Cooler drain for O'Day 272 Mark Griffin at 8:53am 02.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1438 After installing a new ice box drain, now what do I do with it? I am tried of have it drain into the
Transom cracks Michael Cotton at 7:51am 02.17.08 C&C 1/2971 We are looking at a 1990 37+ model C'C. The transom has some cracks in it. They are randomly located
Prop Pitch and Size Bad Obsession at 9:23am 02.17.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2813 I have a Universal MX 25 in my Catalina 30. This is the same engine that was used in the Catalina 3
CNG jdgrnt66 at 9:43am 02.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1148 anyone know where to get cng tanks refilled st pete, tampa, clearwater area? thanks for the help.
SF Bay Sailing 2/12/08 Napa Ed at 10:14am 02.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/966 Short clip of O-25 sailing in a breeze last week.
Re-certify Life Raft sailortonyb Allied Mis at 9:12am 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1283 I have a Zodiac six-man life raft from the PO.It is probaly about 10 years old or older - cant rea
Next Boat 25-27 John S at 12:03pm 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 19/1693 Hi,I'm currently sailing a 23 foot sailboat and I'm thinking of moving up to something in the 25-2
Diesel "Ultra Low Sulfur - 15 PPM Max" : Is This Bad For My Engine? Joe Mullee at 10:56am 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 30/9371 I have a 25 year old Yanmar 3GMF 20hp engine. I have always purchased my fuel from the marina next t
Keeping up with the jones SailboatOwners.com at 3:11pm 02.17.08 Ask All Sailors 34/2375 How do you satisfy your sailing addiction during the off-season?Can you find the soul of sailing i
solo sailing a 170 Ken at 5:20pm 02.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1227 The 170 sounds like a great boat however in my case i would be sailing the boat alone wife and daguh

Recent Replies

Beneteau 361 new owner JamesG161 at 3:52am 08.18.21 B. Main and Jib furling system (cannot get main out) Get the maker of your mast. My guess is Sel
Beneteau 361 new owner Swoon at 3:46am 08.18.21 Cheers All...noted . Planning ahead for October November haulout .
Dish Soap Rinsing RoyS at 3:46am 08.18.21 Plates are not the issue. They are easy to clean. The frying pans and pots are the problem. Near Bos
It's 100 degrees outside and I'm thinking about how to heat a 1984 H34 come winter. jssailem at 3:06am 08.18.21 My opinion, Diesel heater is the most efficient system for winter heating a boat in the PacificNW wh
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. jibes138 at 9:58pm 08.17.21 Block "A" in your photo would be attached to the sail with probably some nylon webbing to jiffy reef
NOT buying H34 markwbird at 9:20pm 08.17.21 When you had your new sail built, did you add a second reef above the new first reef? up here on th
It's 100 degrees outside and I'm thinking about how to heat a 1984 H34 come winter. Windpilot at 9:15pm 08.17.21 A forced air diesel heater is compact, can draw diesel from your main tank, energy efficient enough
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ Tedd at 8:23pm 08.17.21 ...hydrogenation in marine electric motor applications is misapplied. I get the impression the mar
Hunter 23.5 Henry Scurlock at 8:19pm 08.17.21 User photos show the uppers connected to rear u-bolts. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/album/album
Hello, new 25 owner with questions! ray dann at 7:46pm 08.17.21 Awesome looking boat! I got one just like it a few weeks ago. Doesn't look like it needs much for
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ sail sfbay at 7:41pm 08.17.21 My 2 cents .........as a chemical engineer hydrogenation in marine electric motor applications is mi
Catalina 25 trailer help. SailingLoto at 7:37pm 08.17.21 Is it a c25 swing keel? If so, I will gladly measure my trailer and send pics
Wooden Tedd at 7:28pm 08.17.21 How are those bronze cleats finished so they bolt to the deck ? A common exercise in machinist tra
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ Tedd at 7:15pm 08.17.21 regereration............ AND hydrogeneration........... From what I've seen, hydrogeneration is th
Wooden Leeward Rail at 6:57pm 08.17.21 How are those bronze cleats finished so they bolt to the deck ?
Catalina 27 mast issue SeaDogRun at 6:49pm 08.17.21 Thank you! I will give it a try. I actually bought the mast climber last week and tried it out. Work
Beneteau 361 new owner sail sfbay at 6:39pm 08.17.21 Ditto BigEasy .......that is what I replace mine with!!
Beneteau 361 new owner BigEasy at 6:35pm 08.17.21 You can order bronze thru Hull fittings, valves, & tailpieces directly from Groco. I have been repl
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often Benny17441 at 6:35pm 08.17.21 Are you sure you have the correct belt size. New belts will stretch some and if you are at the end
Outboard size Benny17441 at 6:30pm 08.17.21 A 15HP 4 stroke would likely be too heavy. Check the motor mount for maximum capacity rating. The

Contact
About
Terms of Use