Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Stanchions David ONeill at 5:45am 12.11.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1045 My stanchions took a beating in a wild late fall storm. I know the boat should have been out sooner
Navpod Face (Cut or Uncut?) Greg W at 8:48am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 4/964 I just purchased a new Navpod GP240 4 face "uncut" instrument holder. Is uncut the way to go and how
yks What do you think? (1) Mac at 10:21am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 25/1695 Here is my plan; I have very little experience on larger boats, only on Hobie cats and wind surfers,*
Replacing the head Chuck Creel at 8:29pm 12.08.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1313 I am removing the electric head from my hunter 30. It is always clogging due to a small discharge ho
Fuel pump or bleeding problem Edward 14244 at 8:21pm 12.08.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1076 I replaced oil and fuel filters last week (Universal 25XP) and today had the following problem: when
rub rail judith ann at 7:46pm 12.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/905 sealing the rub rail is it a good idea to seal the rub rail, sealing the joint between the deck and
Wet Rudder Avoidance / Preparation Question Ken at 9:11pm 12.08.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1527 There have been a few questions/comments about wet rudder repairs.What about a brand new Beneteau
Custom Requests For A New Beneteau Peter at 9:04pm 12.08.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1154 I love the look of the Beneteau 40.7. Question? How open are Beneteau at their Marion facily to my
loose footed main Gary England at 10:15pm 12.08.06 Other Sailboats 7/940 I need a new main sail and was talking to North sails about it and the sailmaker told me that the No
Outhaul advice agaliha at 10:40pm 12.08.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1469 I bought a 2002 Beneteau 361 this summer. I discoverd this fall when reefing that the previous owne
Are all racers this crazy? Gary Wyngarden at 12:49am 12.09.06 Ask All Sailors 24/1942 This is an excerpt from a letter sent in to 48 North, the Seattle sailing rag, and published in the
Buccanneer 27' sailboat Franklin at 3:08am 12.09.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1058 What info can you guys give me about this boat (I believe it's at least 20+ years old). I met a cou
Quiet Heads Bruce Hamady at 2:06am 12.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1810 Hi Peggy-We really hate the noise from the Jabsco Electric heads in our Hunter. I was thinking of
1982-85 year Catalina 38s Tom at 2:02am 12.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1571 Looking for following info on Catalina 38, '82-'85:-Integrity of deck to hull seal-conversion fro
Raymarine GPS failure Stan at 6:01am 12.09.06 Ask All Sailors 5/3300 I have a Raystar 112LP GPS system , Seatalk version, connected toa Raymarine 520 chartplotter. I g
Ocean Marine 12" Top Plate (TP225) Greg W at 5:06am 12.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1108 I need a 12" top plate for the new double bend pedestal guard I just ordered. I contacted Ocean Mar
Halyards led to pit Brian9674 at 8:32am 12.09.06 Smaller Boats 7/1151 I want to lead the mainsail and headsail halyards to the pit. My Hunter 23 has a FranceSpar mast
USCG Bulletin - EPIRB OF 121.5 and 243 MHZ Capt Ron;-) at 9:50am 12.09.06 Ask All Sailors 0/866 Will not be supported or responded to after Jan 2007.406 MHZ Are still okay and fully supported bu
Mobile Broadband internet aboard! Bad Obsession at 9:45am 12.09.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1211 I have just purchased a PCS card for my laptop to run mobile broadband. It is pretty reasonable ($6
power to ice eater charles at 11:40am 12.09.06 Big Boats 7/761 Its time to put the ice eater in the water to keep my 420 ice free for the winter. Problem is I can'

Recent Replies

Fresh water Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:08am 05.25.21 I am thinking of removing the large cover and power washing the inside of the tank followed by a ble
Length of stock winch handle Don S/V ILLusion at 7:59am 05.25.21 Uh ... 25% more? I don't think I've ever used an 8" handle, but I'm a weak office worker, not a re
Pop quiz mermike at 7:55am 05.25.21 No, first time. We missed seeing a of of Orcas, but this was pretty cool too.
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Don Lucas at 7:55am 05.25.21 Since doing the cleaning I can not believe how much colder the air coming out of the air conditioner
Pop quiz Justin_NSA at 7:54am 05.25.21 ften? The strangest sight we can expect are Cheney are seaplanes. I've yet to have a sighting
H38 - Is there an aux solenoid in the starter circuit? Don Lucas at 7:51am 05.25.21 I replaced my Yanmar relay with a $5 automotive one years ago and the engine has never had a start p
DC Wiring Orbweaver at 7:48am 05.25.21 yes, but the more important question is how much of an effect? not enough to worry about.
Pop quiz Mikem at 7:43am 05.25.21 Not all that familiar with the area but I would say sub due to restricted in ability to maneuver.
Length of stock winch handle twistedskipper at 7:37am 05.25.21 Are you raising the mast right? The H26 system is designed to not need a winch, let alone a bigger w
Behavior of marine batteries Fredct at 7:33am 05.25.21 @dlochner Point taken. Main concept : NEVER run selector on ALL unless charging (via shore or engine
Capri 18 Reefing Assistance Sought - Any pictures? (5) JonnyEp at 7:31am 05.25.21 Thank you Sail sfbay, The drawing you posted (the one on the right) is what I see in my owners man
Traveler Don Guillette at 7:13am 05.25.21 Hmmm I'm not sure if we are both talking apples or not. I think of the vang as mostly a down win
Pop quiz Will Gilmore at 7:01am 05.25.21 That's because the guy in pic#2 has more air support. Just look at his inflation level. He's maxed
Shore water feed Don S/V ILLusion at 7:00am 05.25.21 So at least for me, looking at the 'shore water' attachment, and also understanding that it is best
Hunter 23.5 Headsail performance kloudie1 at 6:59am 05.25.21 It will be OK if the sheet tracks can handle the difference.. Unless you are seriously racing, you
DC Wiring Ron20324 at 6:55am 05.25.21 AS A "KNOW-NOTHING ABOUT IT".... WILL THE manetism of the speakers have any effect on current flow i
Hunter 23.5 Headsail performance rgranger at 6:48am 05.25.21 If you are sailing with the wind abaft the beam... the short sail might have a better shape as it w
Help with lost Beneteau swing keel Eleven at 6:48am 05.25.21 Thank you all for your help. Yes, Beneteau calls it a lifting keel but in reality it is a swing keel
Behavior of marine batteries dlochner at 6:47am 05.25.21 Thanks for all the help. I am lost on one point. We are NEVER running both batteries at the same t
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. rgranger at 6:46am 05.25.21 Sweet!:beer:

Contact
About
Terms of Use