Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Spinnaker For Newer H-36 seadaddler at 2:07am 05.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/983 What type of spinnaker did you add to you H-36
Connecting GPS & Wheel Pilot Brad Hoff at 6:35am 05.20.07 Big Boats 2/906 I have had a Simrad WP30 wheel pilot for several years and would like to connect to my JRC 1800 Char
Engine Heater Brad Hoff at 6:21am 05.20.07 Big Boats 1/969 I just installed a "Red Dot" heat exchanger for cabin heat on my 1984 Hunter 34 with 20hp Yanmar 3GM
Old Movies bill5347 at 7:01am 05.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1062 Had to reformat my drive,(of course,before I had a chance to backup my data). I lost all my Macgrego
Lake City MN Mast Raising Assistance gtzpeterjan at 8:10am 05.20.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1295 I am a new Catalina 30 owner, starting my first season on this boat.The 87 Catalina 30 is on Lake P
Centerboard damage? 1995 Mac 19 Beija Flor at 10:17am 05.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1129 I'm ready to buy a 1995 MacGregor 19 - but I'm concerned about some visible damage to the centerboar
Wanted - Capri 22 Fin - tall - with trailer azexpedtion at 10:12am 05.20.07 Smaller Boats 0/1153 Anyone know of a Capri 22 Fin keel with trailer - tall rig prefered - in the soutwest US - please dr
Deck Pipe Question (1) PrivateerTradin at 10:53am 05.20.07 Ask All Sailors 11/3401 OK...I am working on the boat...and it occured to me that I dont have enough projects already... :sh
Pump Out Problems MDO at 11:06am 05.20.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1629 I am having trouble pumping out my holding tank and am looking for suggestions to start trouble shoo
Battery Question - House Bank Rob19574 at 6:14am 05.20.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1676
Anyone Have An AIS Receiver? Rick D at 5:47am 05.20.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1264 I was looking at the SR 161 at Jack Rabbit Marine. Don't have the appetite for a big expenditure sin
Poly Glow (1) Joe Walworth at 9:48am 05.20.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1068 No. This is not intended to be a what is better - wax or Poly Glow debate. I saw that Practical Sail
spreaders Kent at 11:19am 05.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/934 I am new to sailing. Though I have always known it was for me the few times I was able to get out on
Home safe SailboatOwners.com at 12:37pm 05.20.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1043 Its spring - finally -- and many of us are just back on the water after what seems like an endless w
Light bulbs John F at 11:56am 05.20.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1249 Need to replace stern light bulb and interior cabin bulbs on '87 Newport 30.The bulb itself has th
Winch lubricants Chet7135 at 11:46am 05.20.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1426 Hello , I`m cleaning and regreasing my winches.My question is ...Lewmar,Anderson etc. grease ,the
Sacraficial Annode on Wing Keel Frank Rich at 12:46pm 05.20.07 Catalina 22 13/2573 Hi AllHas anyone installed a sacraficial annode to their wing keel? If so did you drill and tap,
A big thank you to Warren Milberg Phil Herring at 12:57pm 05.20.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1235 On February 13, 2005 -- a little over two years ago -- we published Warren Milberg first forum discu
Looking for a tall rig mast for Catalina 27 Keith6656 at 12:53pm 05.20.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1102 I recently acquired a 71 or 72 Catalina 27 (hull number 441). It was damaged in dry dock when anothe
C&D Sailboat /Tug accident update Mike B at 1:18pm 05.20.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1664 I know the Sea Tow operator that covers the C'D and asked about the sailboat/tug accident that occur

Recent Replies

Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear nikki4296 at 8:42pm 09.08.21 Hey, just to give you guys an update. A guy at my marina has also had this issue and helped me diagn
SPLASH! Roadking Larry at 7:57pm 09.08.21 Congrats and welcome back. Heal while you sail. Love the look of a Ketch. The was some wind today
New to me needs some work (advice) Admiral at 7:55pm 09.08.21 Congrats and welcome to the forum. I am on Grand Lake so you are not too far away. Like Tally Ho s
When the wind turns squirrely DArcy at 7:54pm 09.08.21 @ShawnL Lake sailing sure can be challenging. When racing we know the wind gets shifty closer to sh
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke DayDreamer41 at 7:52pm 09.08.21 Yep, when ours broke in 2017 I did some research and yes this is a very common so I decided to bite
SPLASH! Admiral at 7:32pm 09.08.21 Congrats and welcome back. Heal while you sail. Love the look of a Ketch. The was some wind today
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Tally Ho at 7:18pm 09.08.21 Is the new dipstick any better than the old one? I would proactively replace mine, but if it is id
If you had one of these... kloudie1 at 7:05pm 09.08.21 That is funny! My first TV was a Heathkit as was my first audio amp .. I built and tuned the speaker
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 7:01pm 09.08.21 I am not surprised of the cost if that included the cap and ss tube. If it only included the plast
If you had one of these... (1) Will Gilmore at 6:49pm 09.08.21 So what were you if you had the same device, but it said HEATHKIT on it? I think we all know the a
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:43pm 09.08.21 Congrats on the new to you boat Terry-Buda Running rigging is a 4-5 out of 10 on the DIY scale. R
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:41pm 09.08.21 All you really need to do at this time is get the shrouds reasonably tightened to keep the mast up;
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:39pm 09.08.21 If you don't get any photos you might try searching the internet for O'day 28's for sale and look a
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke BigEasy at 6:38pm 09.08.21 I bought it at our local Yanmar parts store and if I recall correctly it was around $30. I thought
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 Mechone at 6:33pm 09.08.21 OP said it uses a "castle" bolt. I have seen the tab arrangement for locking but that is not refer
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 6:32pm 09.08.21 I bought it at our local Yanmar parts store and if I recall correctly it was around $30. I thought t
SPLASH! BigEasy at 6:32pm 09.08.21 ENJOY!
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke BigEasy at 6:28pm 09.08.21 Just out of curiosity, how much did the new yanmar dipstick cost including shipping? I replaced mine
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 smokey73 at 6:24pm 09.08.21 OP said it uses a "castle" bolt. I have seen the tab arrangement for locking but that is not referr
Hunter Passage 42 Forward Window DennisL at 6:23pm 09.08.21 I replaced that front windshield on my 1991 Passage 42 in 2001. I dealt with Hunter, who informed

Contact
About
Terms of Use