Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

raymarine autopilot prosmile at 12:48pm 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1122 I have a raymarine st6000 type 100 autopilot. The autopilot functions fine most of the time but int
Weaping eyebrow-Catalina 27 John/Illinois at 1:23pm 06.06.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/1065 While replacing the thin trim above the windows, ( eyebrow ) the end screw nearest the bow produced
Fresh Water Plumbing chillinonH20 at 1:23pm 06.06.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1011 I just launched my 320 and noticed that the bilge ran every 10 mins or so for a short burst. I did s
Propane Stove Experts advice needed Andy at 1:16pm 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1137 Our stove (Force 10) works fine for the first teapot. Then it acts like it runs out of gas and won'
Mast Exit Blocks Capri 25 (1982) cdh12 at 1:30pm 06.06.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1546 Anyone have info on the exit blocks on the mast? Existing single in line (2 sheaves in line, NOT do
Flexing in the cabin sole Dwayne Hillier at 3:21pm 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1254 IN the midsts of a rebuilding a 30 year old sailboat. I have almost all problem areas resolved, with
Rubrail Timm R 25 Oday at 3:52pm 06.06.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1137 I replaced the vinyl rubrail today and when I reinstalled the black insert It was to short.Does any
Genoa track too straight ! Jonathan12951 at 5:39am 06.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1046 I made the mistake of fitting my toe rail to the deck before checking the straight length needed to
Is there a vent for the water tank? KennyH at 5:39am 06.05.06 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1144 I plan to add a new filler to my water tank on my 1981 Hunter 25. I believe it has the original wat
Greymarine Question for Gearheads Rick D at 6:50am 06.05.06 Ask All Sailors 15/937 Got a question for anyone familar with small Greymarine engines or general gearheads. I am part owne
Garmin 3210 Tim R. at 6:14am 06.05.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1089 I am thinking of buying one of these but I cannot find any reviews online. Anyone have any experien
Swim Ladder Bryan at 6:10am 06.05.06 Big Boats 11/1026 I lost the rubber end caps to my swim ladder, the ones for where the legs hit the hull....Anybody go
Stepping the Mast avoy at 7:57am 06.05.06 Smaller Boats 11/1279 I am considering buying a hunter 240 and have a couple of questions:1) How difficult is it to raise
Locking Keel Hole John Tucker at 8:31am 06.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1346 Aloha, Can anyone please tell me where the Locking Keel Hole is on a Venture 25 is?I own a 1978 Ma
Docking single handed Ben at 8:36am 06.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2789 Hi..Last year I single handed a lot but I was using a mooring, which makes it easy to secure the b
Pedestal Guard Jake at 7:46am 06.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/876 I have a Hunter 31'. I am looking for a pedestal guard. I have found one that is 54" tall. Will that
Garmin GPS 76CSX's marine basemap JC on Bainbridge at 9:22am 06.05.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1009 Well, I've finally decided to replace my very old Garmin-45 GPS. I am planning to purchase a Garmin
Hunter 306 ST4000+ auto pilot craig259 at 9:09am 06.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1329 I installed the fluxgate compass in the rear berth on the stareboard side I am told it should be on
Jenneau 37 vs. Catalina 36 Pat at 8:45am 06.05.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/4347 My friends sail a Jeneau Sun Odyessey 37. We were hitting 9 knots. Theoritical hull speed is approxi
Emergency Tiller cover P36-2 NYSail at 12:06pm 06.05.06 Other Sailboats 4/985 Tired of the water in the rudder post. While recoring (the weather is killing me), many smaller pro

Recent Replies

When 11 knots is really 25 knots jon hansen at 9:29am 06.18.21 nice photo, Gene
When 11 knots is really 25 knots (1) Gene Neill at 9:05am 06.18.21 GREAT post, well done! :thumbup: You'll like having a 75 jib for days like that. And if you find a
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days jon hansen at 9:03am 06.18.21 great photo William;)
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch (1) DayDreamer41 at 8:53am 06.18.21 According to the Hunter Doc's load on this site https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export Ther
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days dlochner at 8:46am 06.18.21 I should add, we are getting rid of our cover and installing a "stack pack" with lazy jacks. The sai
Boat Explosion in Greenport Leeward Rail at 8:43am 06.18.21 you know a "true sailor", not one of the those motorboats with sails Hehe.. I actually apply that
Tripping Breaker at Dock 84' Hunter 31 sail sfbay at 8:35am 06.18.21 Ask the marina to check their shore power supply? Might find these articles helpful: How to deal w
Do they make in-boom mainsail furling systems for the Mac 26 X? Dave Groshong at 8:29am 06.18.21 CDI mainsail furling system is the least expensive https://shop.macgregorowners.com/prod.php?50608
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days Leeward Rail at 8:25am 06.18.21 A bit of both. We put the cover on when not sailing.. Unless we are lazy and just do it at night..
Square sail .. Big Blue flies! LagunaJay at 8:22am 06.18.21 To drive my boat at 4 knots (?70% of hull speed) using my 180SF square sail requires about 5 knots o
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days (1) william24424 at 8:15am 06.18.21 Protocol, has us putting it on @ end of sail., sometimes one of us will put on cover as we motor thr
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days jeepbluetj at 8:11am 06.18.21 Always on unless the boat is moving. UV as dlochner said. Also same reason as no fenders when the
O'Day 272 wiring issues jeepbluetj at 8:07am 06.18.21 I use a "Fox and hound" wire tracker to find stuff like this. ~$30 for a cheapie. Meter works too.
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days dlochner at 8:03am 06.18.21 The cover goes on when the boat is secured. Comes off just before we leave wherever we are. Why? Th
Towing a Cat 22 sail sfbay at 7:52am 06.18.21 Buy a "beater" tow vehicle and sell it after you move your sailboat? OR obtain competitive quotes f
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help Artey1 at 7:50am 06.18.21 Done! $38 in materials and about $1,000 in marina and crane charges. My chainplate anchors were def
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch sail sfbay at 7:41am 06.18.21 .........just need to know if one of these arch plates is already prepped with hole and which one it
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch Hello Below at 7:40am 06.18.21 I am not sure if this is applicable to your boat or not but have a look. Hunter 33 Arch Wires
Anchor chain joiners All U Get at 7:36am 06.18.21 To peen the rivets you need to get the link over a piece of heavy metal, like an anchor that has a g
Anchor chain joiners Captain Larry-DH at 7:34am 06.18.21 Here are some interesting threads, some of the posts include noteworthy world cruisers. Evans Estarz

Contact
About
Terms of Use