Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Not as impact resistant as avertised gary at 11:38am 07.10.06 Smaller Boats 11/1108 The new Hunter composite hull using ABS/closed cell foam/ fiber glass is not as impact resistant as
Rigging help - lines to cockpit 25 David Poirier at 11:43am 07.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1024 I bought a 25 foot O'day this Spring. It does not have the lines to raise the main and jib run bac
Common problems in 1990 30 Ft. ?? jcloidt at 11:49am 07.10.06 Mid-Size Boats 9/8686 Hi,I'm considering buying a 1990 30 Ft. I'veread the owners reviews and it seems to getgood marks
H216 swim ladder gary1000 at 12:25pm 07.10.06 Smaller Boats 0/809 It has been a few weeks since I said I would post the picture of the swim ladder I added to the H216
Catalina 22 Keel "Banging" Ray at 12:15pm 07.10.06 Smaller Boats 5/1266 I have a new (old) 1981 Catalina 22 and have noticed that the swing keel tends to bang side-to-side
A pluumber with a plumbing problem Rick at 12:55pm 07.10.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1070 Went to my boat the other day, noticed the toilet bowl was full, pump it thought nothing of it Went
Reefing question Rick S. at 1:02pm 07.10.06 Day Sailers 7/1304 Yesterday I sailed my 170 with the mainsail reefed for the first time. This spring I installed a sin
Query on adequate engine size Jim P. at 1:27pm 07.10.06 Ask All Sailors 16/2425 We're looking closely at a 1976 Islander 36 on the Bay. It appears sound and well cared for. It wa
portable GPS for boat & car? Dave at 2:10pm 07.10.06 Ask All Sailors 2/931 Can anyone recommend a good GPS that can be used for navigation in my car, as well as in my sailboat
Rogue Waves Franklin at 2:03pm 07.10.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1010 "Another birth ground is seen as choppy seas where several waves moving independently merge by chanc
water heater jfp737 at 3:09pm 07.10.06 Catalina 30 1/1224 Just removed our water heater due to a large split from freezing...what a pain!!! anyway, we just bo
Fuel Gauge jfp737 at 3:13pm 07.10.06 Catalina 30 6/4879 Our newly purchased Catalina 30's fuel gauge doesn't work. (just like me on weekends) Is it an easy
PLASTIC PIPE Capt'n Bob at 3:42pm 07.10.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1274 Peg, As part of a Hurricane repair project I stripped out the lazarette.Now have all the parts and
Unintended "Racing Stripes" Craig522 at 5:28pm 07.10.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1364 I managed to get some unintended racing stripes on the side of the hull while docking recently. The
Port Gasket Replacement infamous-bob at 9:50pm 07.08.06 Catalina 30 1/1556 I have a port that's leaking pretty badly and was told it's pretty easy to replace the gasket. Looki
New Hunters for 07 Smaller Boats feejer at 11:23pm 07.08.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/787 Any smaller 17-25ft Hunters due out for 07
FURLING MAIN OPERATION WALDO EMERSON at 11:29pm 07.08.06 Big Boats 6/969 On the 44 the furling main by Selden has a continousline loop. Can this be changed so as to use the
Help my dad find the mystery model atrots at 11:57pm 07.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/795 My dad was given an O'Day sailboat that was damaged. He is going to restore it and we are trying to
Repair advice needed Jon76 at 3:38am 07.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/954 Hi all,Im currently renovating a MacGregor 25 from 1985. I had hoped to use it this summer but the
pedestal steering cloudnine at 3:32am 07.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1014 Has anyone had a problem with the fiberglass near the rudder post holding the stops for the steering

Recent Replies

Brightwork product jon hansen at 5:26pm 05.30.21 no. what is it?
Inline fuse Joe at 5:24pm 05.30.21
H310 heeling jon hansen at 5:23pm 05.30.21 lets's be real :yikes: invite some fat friends to sit up on the rail on breezy days. :beer:
Dead Simple way to attach light objects to cabin interior ggrizzard at 5:21pm 05.30.21 Well, it's been a month. The paper towel holder is still in place with the two strips of 3M tape, b
H310 heeling jon hansen at 5:16pm 05.30.21 as the wind builds you will want less twist, more vang, easy peezee. never over trim the main. so ma
H310 heeling jon hansen at 5:09pm 05.30.21 how have you loaded your vessel? is all the heavy gear down low below the waterline? you have the t
Got a new sailing dinghy jon hansen at 4:54pm 05.30.21 beautiful work david! nice handling
Length of stock winch handle (1) twistedskipper at 4:53pm 05.30.21 Well how do you raise the mast? The manual uses the winch. The factory Hunter 19/23.5/26 manual
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question jssailem at 4:53pm 05.30.21 I would guess your manual describes the procedure. Shut the fuel flow valve. No good spilling more
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification jon hansen at 4:53pm 05.30.21 welcome. sailboating is easy. your going to have fun. always loved biking as well.
Cleaning heat exchanger jssailem at 4:21pm 05.30.21 :plus: For the radiator shop. $69 taken apart, cleaned, reassembled, pressure tested, painted, and r
Brightwork Orbweaver at 4:20pm 05.30.21 Yup, that link is where I started this journey and it's why I now own a rotary tool with a couple wo
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question (3) miraculix at 4:18pm 05.30.21 Hi all, Here is a view on the things in question. The screenshot is from my engine manual. It show
Brightwork dlochner at 4:14pm 05.30.21 What did you use to remove the Cetol? My boat had Cetol on it when I bought it, but I would like to
Inline fuse john6206 at 4:00pm 05.30.21
Inline fuse JamesG161 at 3:45pm 05.30.21 White thing is the fuse holder. Normally push and twist to open it. The tube type fuse is inside, J
Cleaning heat exchanger capta at 3:27pm 05.30.21 I will often take my heat exchangers to a radiator shop and they'll clean them like new for only a f
Brightwork capta at 3:21pm 05.30.21 Yes. And I just deleted the third picture as it was the same as the first. Actually, we raise the
Catalina 310 line drawing appeal? Ron20324 at 1:46pm 05.30.21 Any sources you all like or recommend? Did your subject line intend to say "apparel" ?
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification shemandr at 1:40pm 05.30.21 Congrats and Welcome too. You should hang around. One of the posters on this forum is an authority

Contact
About
Terms of Use