Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Docking with a Dock Caddy Pat at 6:30am 06.13.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1458 I have purchased a dock caddy to hold one of my dock lines (forward spring line)above the dock to ai
how to place a life raft? Marcel at 6:19am 06.13.07 Other Sailboats 1/1013 I have the intention to buy a RFD life raft for 4 people in bag, but I don't know where to place th
oday 22 mast and sails James9948 at 7:55am 06.13.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1008 i was wondering if there was an interest in a mast and sails for a 1973 oday 22. someone offerd to
Trailer carpet Jim Hoff at 7:54am 06.13.07 Trailer Sailors 7/1577 I have an opportunity at the moment that I can use a slip for about 3 weeks.My trailer also needs t
Hunter 260 vs Macgregor 26 Bob at 8:41am 06.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/5267 Between Hunter 260 and Macgregor 26Which trialerble boat is better for coastal crusing?Area we sa
rig tuning First 305 Andrej at 2:07pm 06.13.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1261 I have recently bought a Beneteau First 305 which I am planning to race.I wonder whether anyone has
Macerator Gasket? Cole at 2:35pm 06.13.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/1073 My macerator is loose from the pipe assembly. Is there a gasket to be replaced there, and where wou
Bimini or canvas block for sun on 25+Ericson? Richard at 2:53pm 06.13.07 Other Sailboats 0/1020 Hi Everyone! Thank you very much for the information, or I realized that the waterline beam on my 2
water tank clogged Don S/V ILLusion at 4:05am 06.13.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1277 Peggy et alWith help from others on this board, I managed to solve my clogged water tank problem an
New Mcgregor owner kevin at 12:09pm 06.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1199 I recently purchased a 1973 23ft McGregor and sailed her home some 20 miles on the Great South Bay,
Teak oil on non teak surface Tony Litvak at 11:08am 06.13.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2068 Last year, I varnished my tiller and sadly to say, I'm begining to see the varnish chip away. Inste
mixing elbow rtmccue at 10:14am 06.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1042 Im trying to replace the mixing elbow on my 1997 376. 3JH2E the inlet fitting is too small does any
Rotten Stringers Nathan Needel at 8:47pm 06.11.07 Seidelmann 3/1697 I have discovered that the stringers on my S37 are exposed on the bottom.That is when they glassed
Gas engines, am I being over cautious? Andy at 10:26pm 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1527 Simple question. Looking to get a boat that is a bit larger, I have seen a lot of nice boats (I like
Weather Helm Cheers14182 at 10:35pm 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1395 About two years ago I managed to put our Legend 40 hard aground. The result was no apparent hull d
Frozen Headstay Turnbuckle Corey16781 at 11:20pm 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1686 Hi;My headstay turnbuckle is frozen and a couple of shots of WD-40 have not yet been able to loose
41 DS sailor5017 at 11:28pm 06.11.07 Big Boats 7/1297 We are very seriously considering the purchase of a 41DS Any one have any comments for us to think
Trailer brakes (again) Dan D at 11:39pm 06.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1035 Yesterday I moved my axle back 12" as has been recommended by mr bill and several other folks in her
windlass alans at 11:44pm 06.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1084 hi, msprint 600 windlass will pull for about 10 seconds and then looses power as if battery is drain
Oday 37 Hatches Martin Bosman at 12:32am 06.12.07 Bigger Boats 4/1181 Dear Readers,It's time for me to replace my hatches in the Aft Cabin. The once on Port and Starboar

Recent Replies

Tongue weight question. Murgatroid at 7:40pm 08.31.21 Guess there is no way around it, going to have to slide the tandem axle back a few inches, no room t
installing hatch vent w/out damaging acrylic (1) Caspurr at 7:33pm 08.31.21 I purchased this hole saw from ebay (~$13). Practiced on a spare piece of plexiglass. Took me 2 days
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Roadking Larry at 7:22pm 08.31.21 My 1st boat was a Mac 26S.I made my share of mistakes with it and had more than a few pucker moments
Tongue weight question. Murgatroid at 7:14pm 08.31.21 OP..............can you post a photo of the trailer attached to the ball hitch? Is the trailer tou
Help with a fresh water system issue discovery at 7:08pm 08.31.21 When I close the starboard valve and work off forward tank air leak goes away so I know it's in the
Help with a fresh water system issue discovery at 7:04pm 08.31.21 At your water manifold swap the lines for the port and starboard tanks and see if the problem follo
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 7:01pm 08.31.21 I actually have a 30 lb cannister of Pure virgin R-12 with about 24 lbs left it that I purchased ma
Vibratios Hunter Legend 37.5 Ralph Johnstone at 7:00pm 08.31.21 Someone already gave me an idea of adding a second strut. If one properly placed strut doesn't do
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump snoopy_ at 6:58pm 08.31.21 Ward, Thank you, I think I like what you are saying. I ordered the other pump, but I have a portab
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 6:45pm 08.31.21 80 percent of a/c or refrigeration problems are electrical. Before doing anything mechanical, all p
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant smokey73 at 6:42pm 08.31.21 I actually have a 30 lb cannister of Pure virgin R-12 with about 24 lbs left it that I purchased man
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 6:39pm 08.31.21 I gave away a dial a charge they were pretty accurate but I'm retired I got rid of everything my so
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump Ward H at 6:38pm 08.31.21 @snoopy_ Here's the Amazon link to the Koolair PM500 pump recommended by Webasto for my 10,000 BTU A
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 6:36pm 08.31.21 R12 and R134 are not at all compatible. By the time you legally purge the R12 and recharge with R13
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant Bolander at 6:30pm 08.31.21 Not sure I undersand what you did here. Did you use the fittings that were already installed or pu
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump (1) snoopy_ at 6:00pm 08.31.21 My boat has 3 a/c units attached to one pump, but the a/c water feed is from a separate, dedicated
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:57pm 08.31.21 1020 GPH, 1 16K & 2 6K. I think the Seaflow pump you ordered will be enough flow for the 2 units you
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Anchor Lady at 4:52pm 08.31.21 Hello All, just a quick update: I was able to locate the bleed valve on top of the engine for the co
Winch removal Adhara2 at 4:37pm 08.31.21 Update- put a bar in the opening of the centre spindle and yanked - came unglued, no damage to the b
Tongue weight question. sail sfbay at 4:19pm 08.31.21 OP..............can you post a photo of the trailer attached to the ball hitch? Is the trailer toun

Contact
About
Terms of Use