Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Forward hatch Popeye18296 at 7:01am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/955 Ahoy Mates, As usual there is another question i have that i'm sure you experienced sailors will
Solar Power Capt. Strap Foot at 7:16am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1144 Ok, guys. What is the skinny on solar cells. All I need is one that will power my Garmin Gps 498 a
O'day Daysailer restoration needed Robert H. Wilson at 7:49am 07.09.07 Day Sailers 0/1888 I own a 1962 O'Day Daysailer and I am looking for someone in Massachusetts who is interested in doin
Mainsail Arthur Stock at 8:11am 07.09.07 Other Sailboats 3/959 I just blew my mainsail yesterday on my 1987 Ericson 34. It was an older but still very serviceable
Trailer hitch repair Jack at 8:06am 07.09.07 Trailer Sailors 2/1495 The clamp on my trailer hitch needs repair. Should I just replace the clamp or the entire unit? the
Propane tank Broke sailor SV Marcell at 9:10am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1206 Who knows where to order one of those little propane tanks that come with the new Hunters? Part num
Stuffing box tube specs John at 9:52am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1559 I have a 1977 C 30. I think that in the near future I will need to replace the hose that connects th
Stuffing box tube specs John at 9:52am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/887 I have a 1977 C 30. I think that in the near future I will need to replace the hose that connects th
lost battens David Wilson at 10:48am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1152 We've watched our battens fly out of the pockets into the water! There doesn't seem to be any built-
Great sail Saturday...finally had a camera RobG at 10:58am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1008 So I thought I'd share:)Great steady wind at 8-10.
torqeedo John R. at 11:10am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 30/2289 I am planning to buy a small dinghy and a motor for the dinghy. I've read a little about and seen th
Modify ski boat trailer for Oday 22 Wes Brown at 11:22am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1074 I am going to buy an 1980 O'Day 22'. I have an 18' Ski boat trailer that I want to modify for the b
hull number kms at 11:29am 07.09.07 Big Boats 2/1132 Where can I find my hull number on the registeration?kms
quadrant deck plate Susan Campbell at 12:12pm 07.09.07 Catalina 30 2/1280 MY QUADRANT DECK PLATE IS SPONGY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED...CATALINA NO LONGER STOCKS THE PART...ANY
shakedown cruise report Steve Feinsilver at 12:53pm 07.09.07 Big Boats 6/1252 Spent 9 days on our new 44DS ,hull 234. Boat is fitted with CO and smoke detectors, total of 6 unit
Original 23' Venture Sails? Thomas at 3:22pm 07.09.07 Other Sailboats 0/690 I have recently completed the renovation of my 1973 23' MacGregor Venture; However, I do not have an
CDI Messenger Line ggassman at 3:20pm 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1400 We purchase our 270 a few months ago and have no experience changing the headsail with the CDI furle
catalog or owners manual for a 80s vintage O'Day 1 dusty at 5:05pm 07.09.07 Day Sailers 0/1016 Do you have a copy or a scanned image of the sales brochure or owners manual for a 1980s vintage O'D
hard starting when hot pete at 8:42pm 07.09.07 Big Boats 5/830 I have a 2003 420 that has a problem that has been becoming progressively worse the last few seasons
Why cheaper Gevrey at 8:50pm 07.09.07 Bavaria 6/2931 Just a naive question.I'm looking for a sail boat, I compare the layouts, equipements, ... and bava

Recent Replies

simple question, about spinnakers Stu Jackson at 4:22pm 03.16.21 BUT, after a number of hours where are you now? your way down wind from home. Really? I always did
Beneteau 41s5 1990 poor sea valves!! Ralph Johnstone at 4:21pm 03.16.21 Sure - J boat, Catalina Definitely not the 2010 and later Catalinas I've seen up here.
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer Stu Jackson at 4:18pm 03.16.21
Alternator adjustment bracket rukidn at 4:18pm 03.16.21 Thank you! I'll post follow up when mods completed.
Vee-berth battery ventilation (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:15pm 03.16.21 Don't mean to piss on your cornflakes but you might want to check your windlass against your anchor
Adding a Bow Platform to a H27 heritage at 4:11pm 03.16.21 Your right.. there is no room for two anchors. Post some pics when your done with the mod.
i got carried away... (6) SailingLoto at 4:11pm 03.16.21 The knee for the rear stay was glassed to the deck before mounting the hull to the deck. There was
simple question, about spinnakers ontherocks83 at 4:09pm 03.16.21 Not to hijack the thread, but since that seems relatively settled can anyone explain the difference
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer weekendrken at 3:48pm 03.16.21
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer jonelli at 3:41pm 03.16.21 The reason why I even went down this rabbit hole the other day is I was reading some article in eith
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (1) Thaniel at 3:30pm 03.16.21 do you wa nt suggestions where to install the thru hull for your depth finder? There is an old
simple question, about spinnakers (1) jon hansen at 3:30pm 03.16.21 so why don't sailors use them more? well, on a day sail when you throw up a spinnaker you are now
Wire, wires everywhere... Tom J at 3:24pm 03.16.21 Ahhh, my brain! I'm in agony! Is this what it can/should look like? Looks good.
simple question, about spinnakers fred1diver at 3:21pm 03.16.21 Oh, Fred. You should know by now, there are no simple questions or answers in sailing. :( you're
simple question, about spinnakers (1) jon hansen at 3:18pm 03.16.21 fred, you need one. they are fun. both are easy with a little practice. i use them allot
simple question, about spinnakers jon hansen at 3:16pm 03.16.21 it's about getting square footage aloft. heading downwind the apparent wind decreases in speed. the
simple question, about spinnakers (1) Drinky Crow at 3:16pm 03.16.21 There you go... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54603675e4b0ca233d41344f/144423903528
simple question, about spinnakers dlochner at 3:15pm 03.16.21 never had a spinnaker on my boats, I hear you guys talking about symmetrical and asymmetrical spins
B323 Head fullbore at 3:05pm 03.16.21 Local guy took sail yesterday (finally had a calmer day). Looked worse than I expected. Had smears o
Rhodes 22 battery location... rustydusty at 2:55pm 03.16.21 Actually, I am going to keep the boat in a slip at our neighborhood marina. I have "Wet Edge" polyur

Contact
About
Terms of Use