Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

sail repair Mark at 11:43am 08.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/834 Looking for some help. Got caught in a hard wind no warning. 3 motor boats sank two sail boats went
Fuel Cleaning System Brad Hoff at 11:10am 08.09.06 Big Boats 14/2009 I recently saw a fuel polisher type system that can be installed onboard. This unit was about $2,400
New Main??? Chaos at 10:41am 08.09.06 Racing 5/1874 I would like to get a few takes on my situation. I did OK in our Regattas the first year I have owne
New Trailer elle at 10:35am 08.09.06 Smaller Boats 0/780 Who is a good dealer for a sailboat trailer in the VA MD area?? Only want to spend $3000ish.Thanks
Adding a Forespar motor hoist (Nova Lift) to a C-310 Maine Sail at 10:30am 08.09.06 Catalina 310 2/2144 Just finished adding a Forespar motor lift to my C-310 to lift my Nissan 4-stroke. I am very impress
Tiller Pilots - Simrad TP22 vs Raymarine ST1000 Jonathan Sherlock at 9:13am 08.09.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4903 Looking for opinions on a tiller pilot choice for my Oday 26. The Simrad seems to have higher rating
What's this hole for on the H19 (1) Rusty at 7:54am 08.09.06 Smaller Boats 3/906 Does it have anything to do with proping up the sliding hatch?
Throttle, Stop and gear cable replacement Ksarna at 6:24am 08.09.06 Smaller Boats 1/798 Any one had the chance to replace any of the above. Any helpful hints or tips.May also need to repla
Fish love sailors! Tim R. at 6:21am 08.09.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1022 And hate PWCs!Tim R.
Ross, tell me more about that frangible plastic Rusty at 5:55am 08.09.06 Smaller Boats 2/1084 pin from Hunter. Is that what it's really called?
Mac 25 Main Sheet Rigging Abby Normal at 3:37am 08.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2384 I'm going to take my M-25 out to an open space this weekend to test-rig it to make sure everything i
Centerboard cable housing NYSail at 3:09am 08.09.06 Ask All Sailors 0/872 Hello allMy boat is a 1986 Pearson P36-2...Boat was FINALLY put in the water today!! All is well
Centerboard cable housing NYSail at 3:07am 08.09.06 Other Sailboats 0/871 Hello allBoat was FINALLY put in the water today!! All is well, however I have a small weep throug
Widgeon Purchase/Advice MSchneider at 2:48am 08.09.06 Day Sailers 6/1642 Hi,I am going to look at a 1983 Widgeon this weekend, as a possible buyer. Any suggestions of thin
Haulout on Pamlico stoutwench at 1:37am 08.09.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1244 We need to haul our 42' sailboat (16 ton) for some bottom work. We're located in Engelhard, NC and w
Circuit breakers... Doug Washburn at 12:01am 08.09.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1204 For as long as I have owned this boat, I have noticed the sensitivity of the A/C circuit breaker. A
Seat-Go-Anywhere Warren Milberg at 11:29pm 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1607 Anyone have any experience with the "Seat-Go-Anywhere" sold by West/BoatUS compared to the "Sport-A-
Hairline Gelcoat Cracks/Leak Barry Calhoun at 10:58pm 08.08.06 Catalina 30 3/1617 Greetings,I recently discovered a number of leaks in my "new" 1984 C30. One of the biggest is in
A new hatch cover Captain Bob at 10:24pm 08.08.06 Big Boats 2/1005 I have a Hunter Legend, 1987 37.5, and am in need of a new entrance cover. I believe the material is
Droping a Mooring in Anchorage Daydreams at 8:30pm 08.08.06 Seidelmann 6/1756 Hello,I am considering dropping my own mooring in an designated special ancorage covered under USC

Recent Replies

Keel questions Lakeskiier at 6:29pm 07.04.21
240 center board Bubbadog at 6:09pm 07.04.21 Went into the water today with extended boat hook and determined the center board was indeed down.
Missing plate on mast Crazy Dave Condon at 5:51pm 07.04.21 See if there are any mfg stickers on the mast or boom. You probably have a z Spar mast but it would
Hatch and port light covers or coating dLj at 5:43pm 07.04.21 Thank you for the replies and information. The newer film and ceramic coating works very well on my
Lessons from a Racing Boat Destruction. dLj at 5:36pm 07.04.21 I have always done my own work except for things like shaft & strut replacement, rig survey and rep
H34 galley Mike Oldak at 5:25pm 07.04.21 I've taken just about all the other panels, etc. apart but not this one. But the carpentry on the H
Lessons from a Racing Boat Destruction. Rick D at 4:53pm 07.04.21 I have always done my own work except for things like shaft & strut replacement, rig survey and repa
Hatch and port light covers or coating (1) kloudie1 at 4:44pm 07.04.21 I put on Outland covers this year to help the AC and protect the new lenses I installed.good folks t
Waste System Diagram sail sfbay at 4:43pm 07.04.21 Can't offer much advice, except the system seems way too complicated. Simplifying it seems like a go
Do You Have a Safety Gear Diagram on Your Boat? (1) sail sfbay at 4:37pm 07.04.21 These diagrams are 2 examples of what I plan to build:
Hatch and port light covers or coating Rjm st.petersburg at 4:35pm 07.04.21 Thank you for the replies and information. The newer film and ceramic coating works very well on my
Shower drain clogged arf145 at 4:25pm 07.04.21 On my 331, the shower drain and the refrigerator drain share a pump that lives under the head sink.
Hatch and port light covers or coating Tally Ho at 4:01pm 07.04.21 I have home made sunbrella covers on my hatches, and a piece of Refexite under the sunbrella, No
origo 2000 knobs jssailem at 3:39pm 07.04.21 Maybe a friend with a 3D printer could help build you a new one.
Hatch and port light covers or coating MikeHoncho at 3:17pm 07.04.21 Just take them off occasionally and clean the surfaces. Trapped dirt is what will cause issues
Hatch and port light covers or coating FastOlson at 2:58pm 07.04.21 I have used Sunbrella (r) hatch covers over our Lewmar hatches for 25 years with never an adverse ef
Brand new EV-100 Wheel pilot with "NO DRIVE DETECTIED" error. FastOlson at 2:52pm 07.04.21 Moving down the possibilities list, once in while you will find a new wiring harness/bundle with a b
Shower drain clogged Calif. Ted at 2:39pm 07.04.21 Most boat showers do not drain by gravity but by use of a pump to drain the sump, so thru hull must
Missing plate on mast senang at 2:38pm 07.04.21
Shower drain clogged Tally Ho at 2:34pm 07.04.21

Contact
About
Terms of Use