Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Atomic 4 Jack Colbert at 5:15am 07.19.07 Other Sailboats 2/972 Atomic 4, '73 Ericson '32: taken out of engine compartment to remove rust, prime and paint, and repl
Chemical Humidity Control Falcon14980 at 4:39am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1390 I'm looking for a passive chemical control method for reducing humidity in my sailboat. I've had mo
Which is better, sandpaper or Chemistry? (1) Chuck R at 7:36am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 0/934 Last winter at Lay-up I decided to remove my centerboard and rudder on my O'Day 222 to repair over t
Missing sailor in New Hampshire picklefreek at 8:10am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2472 Sailor missing on Lake Sunapee up here in NH. Lake Sunapee is a 4,090 acre lake (4th biggest in NH)
mushroom mooring anchor for H260 Bob at 7:49am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/981 What's a acceptable size of mushroom mooring anchor should we use for a Hunter 260?We have a old 1
Replacing teak deck Mark3799 at 7:37am 07.19.07 Hallberg-Rassy 2/4054 I own a Mistress from 74 and shortly need to replace the teak deck and cockpit teak. It's unusual th
compass binacle Todd at 8:59am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1011 I have a 1981 hunter 33 with a binacle mounted wheel. On top of the post is the compass, unfortunatl
Swamped Sailboat Bill Storey at 9:52am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1487 My new (to me) 1979 Venture Is swamped at the mooring. I assume it has to do with the keel wire tube
pop-top Kent6832 at 10:40am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1033 Several questions: When sailing in calm bay is it ok to have top up. If it is up while under way a
Electrical Problme summerwind at 10:47am 07.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1221 Folks,After a nice afternoon sail on Buzzards Bay I came in and discovered a strange electrical pr
Garmin GPS 76cs chelsabella at 10:52am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1359 Having a hard time figuring out how to set the Drag Anchor feature. Anyone help on how to set it
MacGregor Original Equipment Winch (1) dancing bear at 10:56am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1015 Attached is the diagram and parts list for my 1986 MacGregor 25 Keel Winch. I hope someone finds th
Help with my Compass. Dan Dallas at 1:54pm 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 2/1297 My compass on my Catalina 25 needs fluid added. What do I use? Is this possible?
Advice in purchasing a 25' sailboat... Alan7219 at 12:03pm 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1655 I'm relatively new to sailing and have been looking at Hunter 25 and Catalina 25. Most sailing woul
3/8" Gudgeon catsailor13190 at 11:43am 07.19.07 Catalina 22 0/1367 I found a great deal on gudgeons. I ordered Monday evening and my new gudgeons arrived Thursday. T
Sliding hatch cover question Joyce13081 at 10:08pm 07.17.07 Smaller Boats 5/909 I'd like to prop up the sliding lexan and fiberglass cover while we're at anchor for more headroom a
The day after Capn Pete at 9:45pm 07.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1366 As my wife used to say when (as a teenager) she got disciplined after staying out partying to late,
Keek bolts Question Bob Fox at 10:20pm 07.17.07 Other Sailboats 2/938 Has anyone had their keel bolts checked.I have a 32 year old boat with a cast Iron keel. I have no
Model identification...Marston Plastics...GD O'Day wfender at 10:53pm 07.17.07 Day Sailers 0/1286 Hello,I am trying to identify my sailboat. The Hull plate reads Marscot Plastics Fall River Mass GD
Spreader Boot Rob at 11:42pm 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2898 Does anyone know why most retailers are not selling rubber/pvc spreader boots? Most of what I see a

Recent Replies

S2 Owners - does anyone else have this interior lighting? (1) Rapport at 8:59am 09.30.21 198847
Nav System Replacement tfox2069 at 8:49am 09.30.21 I have a 12" touchscreen at the helm that is 8 years old. No issues in any weather. It is covered
When is diesel fuel too old? shank at 8:48am 09.30.21 Just an anecdote. Here in Maine I fill my diesel tank in the fall and do nothing else. I don't us
Inavx Help senang at 8:47am 09.30.21 Have you setup the correct wireless connection? It is quite a struggle the first time. If you see th
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? (2) stickinthemud57 at 8:43am 09.30.21 When I dealt with my lifting deck, I used expanding foam and the tubes that came with. I drilled 1/2
Beneteau 323 shaft lock nut (1) W_Alves at 8:38am 09.30.21 My B411 shaft is 30mm diameter. The coupling nut thread is M14-2. Your shaft may be smaller. Th
Changing Hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:19am 09.30.21 Pick a slow day at the marina and fill and pump the holding tank several times. As I've posted many
Nav System Replacement kappykaplan at 7:52am 09.30.21 Most of the Raymarine MFDs are touchscreen and I worry about that in a marine environment. I have
Fuel Filter Replacement dmax at 7:48am 09.30.21 The boiling point of a liquid is dependent on the atmosperic pressure around it - at 30 Hg of vacuum
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 7:43am 09.30.21
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? FastOlson at 7:39am 09.30.21 It's not just the 220 volt small size wiring and switching devices. About a decade ago several build
When is diesel fuel too old? T Dunn at 7:36am 09.30.21 Just an anecdote. Here in Maine I fill my diesel tank in the fall and do nothing else. I don't use
Check Valve for Galley Faucet twistedskipper at 7:36am 09.30.21
Exhaust Steam sail sfbay at 7:34am 09.30.21 blackjacksparrow..........if you have good flow out the exhaust one possible cause of steam in the e
Check Valve for Galley Faucet sail sfbay at 7:32am 09.30.21 Curious why a check in the galley faucet water supply line? Is the line cross-connected to sink raw
170 Under Main Only stickinthemud57 at 7:20am 09.30.21 Clark, You mentioned roller furling as a mitigating factor (if I read you right), so I wanted to di
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? dmax at 7:16am 09.30.21 I have raised/lowered masts on several of my boats, trailerable multi-hulls with mast lengths of 30'
Adding kayak to sailboat (1) JamesG161 at 7:15am 09.30.21 I was right Polar Storm Lilly hits Alaska. Good news is winds slow down in next 12 hours.
Adding kayak to sailboat kappykaplan at 7:12am 09.30.21 PS: Guess what John's new puppy is named? Why, Lilly, of course!
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? sail sfbay at 7:12am 09.30.21 Do not see why not if it will pass a metal detector?

Contact
About
Terms of Use