Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Newer Type of Fixed Port leaking (1) SceptreSailor at 5:26am 10.15.06 Ask All Sailors 4/986 I have a Catalinia 310 Hull 282 and last week the Fixed port on the starboard side has started leaki
310 Fixed Port Leaking (1) SceptreSailor at 5:21am 10.15.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1092 I have Hull 282 and last week the Fixed port on the starboard side has started leaking-really bad.
No hot water after flushing engine DickL at 12:54am 10.15.06 Big Boats 7/1188 I'm a new owner of a H44DS and am beginning my winter preparation. Following a successful change of
Rudder Tube Morgan 45 berryaf at 8:30am 10.15.06 Ask All Sailors 0/905 Rudder TubeDoes anyone have experience with a leak in the rudder post area of Morgan 45. If so, pl
Rudder Tube berryaf at 8:28am 10.15.06 Morgan 1/1891 Does anyone have experience with a leak in the rudder post area of Morgan 45. If so, please contact
Name of manufacturer please ? (1) Louis Dallaire at 8:22am 10.15.06 Trailer Sailors 5/1441 Please,.Ask me, the name of manufacturer of this trailer. it's a Hunter 13.5, 1993TKSLouis
USCG Documentation windswept1522 at 9:36am 10.15.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1465 I've just purchased a 1987 Catalina and am interested in the USCG documentation. Has anyone docume
shower sump float switch jack boats at 9:55am 10.15.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1777 I have Attwood sumps which aren't pumping water because the float switch isn't sensitive enough. Is
Lady Liberty sailaway78 at 6:15am 10.15.06 Ask All Sailors 2/854 Someone remarked that I should attach photos, along with reports. So whenever I have some I will. T
24 hours to Cape May sailaway78 at 6:07am 10.15.06 Ask All Sailors 23/2555 Now we are really headed south. Into Cape May this morning around 10am. We left from behing the sta
Pressure Stephen at 5:48am 10.15.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1433 On "wet" my head pulls in water nicely. On "dry" it builds pressure and the plunger / rod actually w
Bolts around the mast step? jack boats at 10:25am 10.15.06 Big Boats 4/986 Inspecting all access panels revealed another curiousity. It seems that the bolts sunk through the
Arch bolt torque? jack boats at 10:06am 10.15.06 Big Boats 0/846 We got our first rains of the season friday night, affording me the oppurtunity to look for leaks.
Water Ballast Capt Woody at 10:02am 10.15.06 Smaller Boats 7/1127 I have had my Hunter 240 for just a year and I am finally going to be leaving it in the water starti
Hull Depression Bill at 11:00am 10.15.06 Balboa 1/2006 I am thinking about buying a 1972 Balboa 26 everything looks good but there is a hull depression abo
Plastic caps Mark M26D at 10:59am 10.15.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1161 Does anyone have a source for the plactic caps covering the holes in the interior.I am able to get
rear-stay adjuster Jeff2642 at 8:01am 10.15.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1126 Anyone have a fix for using rear-stay adjuster with a bimini top in open?
Inside shower & waterheater Jeff at 7:57am 10.15.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/932 Has anyone added a inside shower and water heater on a H260?Summer outside showering is just fine b
Wire Access on Sabre 28 Walt Grifel at 6:57am 10.15.06 Sabre Sailboats 2/1810 Regarding my Sabre 28 hull 460. I need to replace the white wire for the forward running lights, b
transom RayM at 11:21am 10.15.06 Catalina 30 1/1378 I like the walk thru transoms on newer boats. Do you know if it is possible to cut through the laza

Recent Replies

Linear drive fitment sail sfbay at 9:06am 07.31.21 Hi. Thank you for that There is some useful information there. Thank you You are very welcome..
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 9:01am 07.31.21 Hi. Thank you for that There is some useful information there. Thank you
So I want to find a Sirocco 15 sail sfbay at 8:58am 07.31.21 Here you go: 1972 Sirocco S-15 Sailboat \| ksl.com listed for $2300 and 15 foot Sailboats for Sale \|
Linear drive fitment sail sfbay at 8:53am 07.31.21 These Beneteuas of similar size installed a below deck hydraulic linerar drive: Beneteau 361 below
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 8:51am 07.31.21 Hi. Thanks for your reply I have the instruction which came with the new unit but by problem is l
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull sail sfbay at 8:46am 07.31.21 Posts #3 and 4 discusses the repair strategy: Hull & rudder blisters \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Linear drive fitment sailboatracer at 8:46am 07.31.21 The best advice you will probably get is from the installation instructions provided by the manufact
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Calif. Ted at 8:33am 07.31.21 Are the bottom blisters in the gel coat or just the paint ? If you open one is it wet and does it sm
New bottom paint, old barrier coats? Sailfanatic at 8:30am 07.31.21 Good advice but how fo you blast off the layers of paint and not affect the barrier coats? If the o
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Sailfanatic at 8:26am 07.31.21 That sure looks like the classic bottom blister problem, which I find surprising in a 2006 boat as I
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 8:22am 07.31.21 Hi. Thank you for that reply. I have seen that same thread before somewhere else but to be honest
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade kloudie1 at 8:18am 07.31.21 If you still have the original alternator, and intend to do cruising, an upgrade definitely is in or
Linear drive fitment sail sfbay at 8:16am 07.31.21 Welcome to the forum!! Same question came up on this thread: Auto pilot install - Beneteau Oceanis
H310 outhaul rigging sbkidd001 at 8:03am 07.31.21 You can post it as a download on this forum. Under "Owner Resources" there is a menu choice for ge
Oceanis 31 Window leak sail sfbay at 7:53am 07.31.21 Suggest rebedding them with Dow 795. You might find this thread on replacing portlights: WINDOW REP
Rudder woes, don't trust it! Leeward Rail at 7:51am 07.31.21 What failed ? Our original rudder was delaminating when we bought the boat, so we immediately bough
How to know if you need more power or less drag? Don Guillette at 7:37am 07.31.21 The bad news is when the suggestions are opposed to each other and practice season is over in favor
Rudder woes, don't trust it! sail sfbay at 7:22am 07.31.21 Might look at post #9 in this thread on similar subject: (1) Replacing the Gudgeons on a C-22 \| Sai
How old is too old? Sailor Sue at 7:20am 07.31.21 Since you're questioning the merit of buying a 60 year old boat you might also think about potential
How old is too old? sail sfbay at 7:15am 07.31.21 Good advise form the forum. I will add ....take a look at this thread on the same subject: Can a fi

Contact
About
Terms of Use