Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Cutting portlight spigot APiquer at 2:14pm 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 1/475 I have bought new Gray series portlights to replace the 40+ year old ports on my Tartan. I found tha
1989 Hunter 30 skylight glass pattern? GaryMiller1000 at 1:37pm 04.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/430 Anyone have the pattern for the 1988-1990 plexiglass panels that are in the roof/deck of the Hunter
Huner Vision Refrigeration Came Loose Undersail (1) teacherspet at 1:29pm 04.25.21 Mid-Size Boats 14/2075 So testing out the new sails. When on a heel the Refrigerator on 1989 Huner Vision 32 gave way when
26 classic tow vehicle FuzzyBadger at 12:44pm 04.25.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1534
Mast light B37 Slider at 9:31am 04.25.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1048 We have a B37 2011. The combo light mounted at the front of the mast about 3/4 of the top has been
Lowrance HDS Carbon Fish Finder C-Map MoshePotomac at 9:04am 04.25.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/626 I have a Lowrance HDS Carbon fish finder with Total screen (side view). The transponder needs to be
450 AP Drive? Rick D at 8:51am 04.25.21 Big Boats 2/628 A friend is trying to locate the AP drive unit on his Whitlock steering system on his 450. Looking a
Stringer issue under compression post (1) DougW at 8:50am 04.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/683 193150 Anyone have cracks like this under the compression post? On my Hunter 28.5. If so, what are
Need advice for wood sealer. still dreaming at 7:56am 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 6/3717 Hello everyone. Need advice which wood sealer to use prior to varnish? I'm a little confused after m
Catalina 22 Mast Head (5) Captain Wind Song at 7:43am 04.25.21 Parts Search 0/510 I am looking for a Mast Head for a 1975 Catalina 22 with an oval mast. I have checked the CatalinaDi
Broken Mast Head (4) Captain Wind Song at 7:35am 04.25.21 Catalina 22 5/1128 I was doing a final inspection of my mast in preparation for launch next week and discovered my mast
Boarding Ladder Failure (2) Ward H at 7:18am 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2881 My C30 is still on the hard while I prepare for launch, which will be May 6th if all goes well. Yes
Globe Run Dry Impellers dlochner at 6:57am 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1227 When I went to replace the impeller on my Yanmar 3JH2E I saw the recommended Globe Impeller had a di
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2020 and 2021 Terry Cox at 6:34am 04.25.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1802 My latest DVD production has been published on YouTube for your enjoyment. n9gsK4SwCuM
Epoxy or grind and glass? (2) jdrutten at 6:27am 04.25.21 Ask All Sailors 6/981
Question - H38 Dockside Water Supply - How to Use? flightlead404 at 5:57am 04.25.21 Big Boats 14/2393 I just picked up a 2007 H38. The manual says the dockside water supply is plumbed in after the ship
Dutchman System with Loose Footed Main johndlundiii at 5:40am 04.25.21 Catalina 30 9/2433 We cannot seem to get our dutchman system to work on a loose footed main, it never seems to fold rig
Catalina 30 Running Rigging Diagram johndlundiii at 5:35am 04.25.21 Catalina 30 6/5758 Despite a lot of google search, downloading the brief owners manual, and running through multiple pa
Accessing behind panel where radio and propane switch are located. (1) Unwinder at 5:09pm 04.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/391 On my H37.5, 1994, I need to access behind the wood panel where the radio and propane switch is loca
H26 Shore Power Adapter Wind Dreamer at 4:15pm 04.24.21 Smaller Boats 8/1045 Hey y'all, I'm gonna be working on my boat out of the water for the next two weeks before launch. I

Recent Replies

Loose wires in mast ok? capta at 4:08pm 12.11.24 Yeah i hear ya. I suspect some of my wires had broken free because my boat was a hell of a racket
Acrylic to replace wood pgandw at 4:04pm 12.11.24 My main hatch on my 19ft Mariner has 1/4" plexiglass (perhaps a different smoked clear material) pan
Moisture prevention.... nightowle at 3:18pm 12.11.24 You can use a small dehumidifier in the cabin. It can run the accumulated water out through a tube i
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? (1) Hello Below at 2:16pm 12.11.24 John, in comparison to other years, this year I have been a complete angel.
Looking for a prop shaft machine shop in the Chicago area Tally Ho at 2:07pm 12.11.24 Do they do the work in house or send it out? I am not sure now that you ask. I think they do it t
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 2:07pm 12.11.24 If I wanted to be sure about the height of the water in the boat, I would use a water level. This i
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts DArcy at 2:03pm 12.11.24 I don't need to meet official chart carriage requirements and I have 2 other forms of charts on boar
Looking for a prop shaft machine shop in the Chicago area Project_Mayhem at 2:03pm 12.11.24
Moisture prevention.... dmax at 1:52pm 12.11.24 Ah, generally you want as much air movement as possible.
Moisture prevention.... dLj at 1:49pm 12.11.24 No, im just want to prevent moisture from causing mold, ect while im living aboard I'd say ventila
Moisture prevention.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:47pm 12.11.24 Are you trying to protect the foam? If so, take the foam out, put it in a big, appropriately sized
Moisture prevention.... dLj at 1:45pm 12.11.24 Moisture may also come from underneath in which case one of the under ventilation type pads often us
Moisture prevention.... dmax at 1:31pm 12.11.24 Are you trying to protect the foam? If so, take the foam out, put it in a big, appropriately sized g
Gasparilla... The_Sailing_Pelican at 12:35pm 12.11.24 Gasparilla Sound is a very small, shallow sound adjacent to the ICW that runs up the west side of C
Catalina 28 Question - VHF radio cable Tally Ho at 12:27pm 12.11.24 You could use some binoculars to take a look at the antenna/cable connection to see if it looks conn
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Von Clipper at 12:27pm 12.11.24 About those self tailing winches? Not needed for a small boat like a mac 26d? Even $400 for a pair
Looking for a prop shaft machine shop in the Chicago area Tally Ho at 12:20pm 12.11.24
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts SkiingSailor at 12:18pm 12.11.24 D'Arcy. I have used the Opencpn charts to understand the waters off the BC Coast. However, there is
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? (1) Tally Ho at 12:00pm 12.11.24 That's very unusual. I know of insurance companies that require your boat to bs stored on a cradle
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? FDL S2 at 11:53am 12.11.24

Contact
About
Terms of Use