Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

swim ladder Jeff Prideaux at 11:11am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 5/1101 Does anyone who has attached a swim ladder to a 216 have any photos along with some instructions of
WIRE UPGRADE ON 1971 CATALINA 27 aeroflt at 11:02am 07.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1460 NEED ANY AND ALL INFO FOR 27' REWIRE
Yanmar 12 horse YSM trouble Capt JON at 10:55am 07.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1078 NY engine starts ok but only geting a 1/3 of power with full throtle.HELP ME
Flag etiquette hicotton at 10:01am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 16/6714 I've done a fair amount of research on the proper way to fly the national ensign.What I can not fin
IDA sailor rudders on 26X Ms Hillary at 9:26am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1084 Has any body tried the idasailor replacement ruddersDo they really increase performance?
water jugs john withrow at 9:14am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 3/809 looking for a new plastic water container for under my sink. I have the simple hand pump system on
opening port screens George H260 at 8:34am 07.18.05 Big Boats 1/829 Continuing the refurbbing of my 1986 Hunter, I need to purchase the screens and ruer gaskets/seals
how do you fix a dented sail slot in a mast ? Alex at 8:15am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2303 Hey, All!My mast slot has a small ding about half way up. An mainsail with bolt rope would still go
What good would a sliding gooseneck do? Alex at 8:08am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1088 Hey, ALL.I was browsing the Mac pages with all kinds of mods and found a "sliding gooseneck"What e
Solor Cars Franklin at 7:25am 07.18.05 Other Sailboats 0/751 Sorry for the OT but I was just telling my roommate yesterday that I think it's possible with today'
Fixing crazing dwayne13628 at 6:59am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2261 Let me make sure I got this right, to fix crazing (spider cracks), I need to dremel through the gelc
VHF License, online course?? dwayne13628 at 6:57am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2767 So, is there an online course for the VHF license that is valid in Canada? I know there are colleges
Get a Charge From The Guest Expert Forum Rick D at 5:32am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 0/890
Tired of engine problems Capt JON at 5:28am 07.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/965 I have a 12 horse Yammar YSM12,It doesnt give me full power,tired of working on it.Its a 1980.I was
306 Main Sail Rich at 5:23am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/887 I can't seem to get any power out of my main sail. In 5 knots of wind the boat will barely sail on
Lesson Plan Don Guillette at 5:22am 07.18.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1885 Ship mates: I was thinking about something Kristin Boyce said about trying to absorb all the sail tr
Best Place to Sell Jim W23131 at 4:53am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 9/1825 Based on experiences here, what would be the best place to list a sailboat boat online for sale.Th
Electrical Issue texastom at 4:26am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/807 I noticed this weekend that my voltage meter and amp meter were doing some strange things. While sit
A question for you Sail trim Gurus Dave5031 at 4:12am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 1/892 I'm just curious. I have two boats, a '76 19' Oday Mariner ' an '87 h23, both fractional rigs. The o
Daysailer advice wanted... Hankr1 at 3:48am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2177 Our old ODay Widgeon is just too small so we are looking for a larger used daysailer with the follow

Recent Replies

Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. (7) Tally Ho at 2:39pm 03.28.21 Welcome to the forum @2weelz4me . Nice picture. It helps to have a bit of context to the image. L
mast wiring q's fred1diver at 2:38pm 03.28.21 thanks Dave, I think I'll get 16/3 for the deck/steaming light and 16/2 for the anchor light. Does t
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. jssailem at 2:24pm 03.28.21 PB Blaster, Seafood, or Brake Fluid might work. Here is a video test of penetrating fluids. st8dkGzJ
mast wiring q's dlochner at 2:23pm 03.28.21 16 ga. Not because of the current because of the weight of the wire. Some would even say use 14 ga.
mast wiring q's fred1diver at 2:21pm 03.28.21 ok, so I bought the mason's line, waiting on a fish tape of the right length, now since all my light
Might be buying a Catalina 36 (1) dlochner at 2:13pm 03.28.21 I didn't bother to consult a chart... However Miss Siri says the distance is a mere 109 miles and
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Terry Cox at 2:04pm 03.28.21 just couldn't resist A salient point, Ralph. I would never leave it connected unattended. Just nee
Might be buying a Catalina 36 sailme88 at 1:54pm 03.28.21 There ain't no place to stop between Oahu and Kauai. ;) I didn't bother to consult a chart... How
Bottom Paint sailme88 at 1:49pm 03.28.21 Never heard of brown barrier coats. It looks like tannic acid stains. Barrier coats are usually app
Might be buying a Catalina 36 dlochner at 1:46pm 03.28.21 Either one long day or two short ones. There ain't no place to stop between Oahu and Kauai. ;)
Kitchen faucet kappykaplan at 1:45pm 03.28.21 So we are enjoying a brand new tap Pictures? :beer:
AC / Heat repair assistance JamesG161 at 1:42pm 03.28.21 What is the model and size of your AC unit? I had similar issue on my 16k BTU. The Older Units use a
Kitchen faucet Stouthard at 1:41pm 03.28.21 Dear all, you have been extremely helpful! The faucet wrench finally did the trick, and a nice fine
Might be buying a Catalina 36 sailme88 at 1:40pm 03.28.21 95 miles to travel... If that is NM's with a boat that should motor at least at 6kts, you should be
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. sailme88 at 1:28pm 03.28.21 You may want to contact Rudy at D & R Marine in Assonet, MA.. He may actually have a replacement.
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. 2weelz4me at 1:21pm 03.28.21 Buying an inexpensive boat is never cheap. If you choose the path you are like the guy who buys th
Might be buying a Catalina 36 Head Sail at 1:09pm 03.28.21
Covid 19 travel dlochner at 1:06pm 03.28.21 Noonsite.com is probably the best source of current information for cruisers, covid, and countries.
Catalina 385 / Golf Cart Batteries? Richard19068 at 12:50pm 03.28.21 If you have any extra width in the box you might be able to fit a DIN 6 volt like a Trojan TE35 or U
Hunter 456 and replacement compass FBD at 12:32pm 03.28.21 I will do it. Thank you.

Contact
About
Terms of Use