Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Freezer/Refrigerator - Adler Barbor Powerplate Problems Skip at 3:33am 01.12.08 Big Boats 3/1182 I replaced the existing Frigiboat compressor and evaporator plate with an Adler/Barbour C200 and Pow
Practice Don Guillette at 3:43am 01.12.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/2930 I had an interesting conversation with a Phoenix, AZ trailer sailor this morning concerning sail tri
A while back Stillraining at 10:29am 01.12.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1247 a question was asked about surveys and Sea trials by a first time potentual buyer as a means of prot
A Little Further To The East Today Dick Dixon at 9:52am 01.12.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1475 As Allen shared a couple of posts earlier, a few of us sailors in Pascagoula, Mississippi, also took
A follow up of a post last year Ross at 9:17am 01.12.08 Ask All Sailors 21/1510 About a year ago I posted that I was serving my dock lines to reduce chafe. Where they contact the p
Day sail Mandeville la. allen13458 at 8:46am 01.12.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1337 Today was a beautiful day here on the Gulf Coast. Sunny, temp low 60's, south east wind 10-15. I tow
winch backing plate sol y mar at 11:49am 01.12.08 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2248 I have a 1979 25 and wanted to mount organizer and winch to the cabin roof. Archive post says you sh
Gulf Coast Gathering Swandriver at 11:54am 01.12.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1089 Seadance -Since you missed the event in Fairhope, I put the info back up for you. We hope you enj
Max engine size weight for 18.5 hunt185 at 12:37pm 01.12.08 Smaller Boats 9/2355 I would like to add OB with reverse and external fuel tank, but have to go to a 4HP of larger, new 4
max OB size and weight hunt185 at 12:41pm 01.12.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/961 I would like to add OB with reverse and external fuel tank, but have to go to a 4HP or larger to get
Lancer 28 Trailer Barry Fox at 1:03pm 01.12.08 Lancer 3/2311 I am modifying a trailer to support my Lancer 28. Does anyone have some specs. for a trailer for a
seawothyness of a Mac 26C Don Chesley at 11:04am 01.12.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2775 Hello Group, my name is Don and I have a question regarding the Mac 26C. I know of Mac's that have c
Water Heater B737 at 10:56am 01.12.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1154 Anyone have any luck installing a Home Depot H2O Heater? +'s -'s
Sailing Port Charlotte Harbor Area seadaddler at 7:43pm 01.12.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1133 Looking to go sailing down here in Port Charlotte area on some onessailboat if you could use a hand
fender brackets for Bavaria toerail James Honeyman at 9:05pm 01.12.08 Bavaria 3/2199 Recent storm damage snapped a couple of my stantions at deck level. Are there brackets available tha
Filling in small holes in teak Brian D at 1:23am 01.13.08 Ask All Sailors 27/7961 I have some woodwork below in which different owners have placed items and them removed them. Thus,
replacement decals josh13063 at 1:05am 01.13.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2078 hello, I have been atempting to purchase a new decal kit for my beneteau 321 oceanis with no luck s
Navman gps question Timm R 25 Oday at 3:49am 01.13.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1070 I recently bought a Navman 5500 plotter. I installed the c-map nt lite. How do I get the bottom cont
Oday 272 Stanchion leak Chris Hastings at 5:10am 01.13.08 Ask An Oday Owner 15/3328 I noticed a leak on the headliner below my 1987 Oday 272. When I pulled back the headliner, I notic
Used inflatables higgs at 8:10am 01.13.08 Ask All Sailors 23/1621 I was at the Toronto boat show the other day. I stumbled upon a broker selling high end Caribe used

Recent Replies

Old Salts capta at 8:57am 10.31.21 When we got to Auckland, NZ we knew no one and had no idea of where to find a slip as we were told (
Fuse in small solar setup thinwater at 8:48am 10.31.21 I'm going to add a small solar panel system to keep my battery charged. I want it to be small and m
Fuse in small solar setup (1) DArcy at 8:31am 10.31.21 I have a Blue Sea 5006 fuse holder like this one with a 50A fuse e fuse holder. Don't use the cheap
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check jssailem at 8:24am 10.31.21 Ok @TWISTED. I did not blowup the image to find a hidden from view sheave. You appear correct in tha
Aft control sj21 jssailem at 8:15am 10.31.21 Super advice @Joe. :plus:
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 jssailem at 8:09am 10.31.21 positioning the slings at the bulkheads. Basic...Simple. :plus:
Marelon Seacock fail! Ward H at 7:57am 10.31.21 Poor instructions and the assumption that folks are experienced. They probably assume that most are
DIY Fuel Polishing System Terry Cox at 7:55am 10.31.21 Hi Jerry, never had a need to polish our fuel; always clean as mentioned in a previous post, since m
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends Timbo33 at 7:55am 10.31.21 "Engineer said" how the heck does that mean anything to anybody??? Without a physical inspection,
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends Timbo33 at 7:45am 10.31.21 Those J bolts and nuts are galvanized and not stainless. Big mistake there. The sistering I mention
Marelon Seacock fail! Ward H at 7:43am 10.31.21 Hayden, you mentioned you used G Flex epoxy externally, one of the reasons given was it stuck to pla
Worst mistake by a boat idiot Captain Larry-DH at 7:32am 10.31.21 @Ken Cross I thought of the same thing, but this manifold was to the uptake side of the freshwater p
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Easy at 7:19am 10.31.21 May have to go for a drive. Thank you.
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 DougM at 7:05am 10.31.21 If you cannot find a manual and the sides of the hull are not marked at the rub rail, the only thing
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 6:51am 10.31.21 All I can say, when coming into an anchorage in a blow, I will drop the anchor and pay out the appro
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 (3) sail sfbay at 6:49am 10.31.21 ..........Does anyone have any recommendations as to where to best position the slings on a Beneteau
DIY Fuel Polishing System senang at 6:29am 10.31.21 I am sailing in the med. You can always get the bottom of the storage tank unknowing to you and only
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Andrew-Sarah at 6:29am 10.31.21 Good suggestion, however the plant in Marion is now closed/"hibernating". I'll use the international
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends DeniseO30 at 6:25am 10.31.21 "Engineer said" how the heck does that mean anything to anybody??? Without a physical inspection,
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Terry Cox at 6:24am 10.31.21 Was hoping to here from someone with experience with my type of track before investing in the car.

Contact
About
Terms of Use