Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Genoa track for O'Day 25 or 26 timlho at 1:22pm 02.06.21 Ask An Oday Owner 22/3260 I have a 1985 O'Day 26 and aftr buying new 150 furling genoa decided I need to correct the bad trim
Goiot Manual Windlass georgetheleo at 1:14pm 02.06.21 Ask All Sailors 6/2386 I bought a used Beneteau 1990 41s5. ANchor locker is a mess! There is a Goiot manual windlass-- th
Bow damage repair Chris Carpenter at 12:14pm 02.06.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1050 I have a small bit of damage on my 1999 Hunter 260 probably from hitting the trailer or beaching pri
Stern tube hose alvy at 11:27am 02.06.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1005 Hi all - I'm in the process of replacing my stern tube hose on my 84 O Day 26.After removing the cou
Beneteau F42 Traveller Removal Drewskie at 10:09am 02.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1180 Hi. Has anyone removed their early '80's First 42 traveller track and teak block? We believe the tea
Hunter 28.5 Identifying fixture aft of Jib/Genoa winch (3) Rob Benson at 9:08am 02.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1437 I have some photos of what remains of a fixture I found aft of my Jib/Genoa winch; this fixture is b
Altice/Optimum access? danm1 at 8:42am 02.06.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/669 Anyone else having trouble accessing the site through Optimum or Altice ISP in the NY metro area? Ca
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question sailormanbigd at 6:57am 02.06.21 Ask All Sailors 27/2547 Hello, have a new boat with Garmin GPS, but for redundancy I ordered Rpi4b with a DAC hat hifiberry
Transmission Fluid RoyS at 6:40am 02.06.21 Ask All Sailors 10/3633 I have 1980 Yanmar 2QM15 with a Kanzaki-Carl Hurth transmission. The specified transmission fluid is
Pedestal table night light Beneteau 343 2007 swisssally at 4:29am 02.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1701 I have my Beneteau 343.. and the Pedestal table night light doesn't work. Any suggestions where to
butyl caulking sailor5017 at 3:55pm 02.05.21 Big Boats 2/746 on hunter 41 DS and 44DS. there is a gap between the coach roof( hangs overhangs the house) and t
Beneteau 285 Steering wheel shaft size/type lars77 at 1:34pm 02.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/569 My boat is buried in snow right now, but I'm shopping for a smaller wheel to free up some cockpit s
We are new owners of a Yamaha 36! Would like to contact with others to learn and know about their experience and updates. Fair winds Inox at 11:03am 02.05.21 Yamaha 13/4736 Hello!! We just bought a Y36. Sailed her around Spain from north (Vizcay Gulf) to the Balearic Islan
COVID good for the shipping industry...? (1) rgranger at 9:56am 02.05.21 Sails Call Lounge 7/826 I saw this interesting article on the South Carolina Port Authority news page... http://scspa.com/n
Hunter 29.5 or Catalina 30? kjdoyle1 at 9:30am 02.05.21 Ask All Sailors 8/4050 Ok, I know this is a loaded question but looking to get into a 30' boat (up from a Catalina 25) and
Loading a Catalina 30 MK11 trailer 1st time Ranger_12 at 9:03am 02.05.21 Mid-Size Boats 14/2630 I have purchased a new float on trailer custom built for a new to me Catalina 30 MK11 fin keel that
Just cruising along... Jackdaw at 6:16am 02.05.21 Ask All Sailors 33/3132 Jodi and I seemingly have moved to Texas for the winter; not a bad gig when when both of us now work
Standing rigging kits stuendan at 8:41pm 02.04.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/773 Hi guys, Is anyone aware of suppliers of Standing Rigging kits for my standard 2003 Hunter 326 (non
Sailing by machine learning Davidasailor26 at 7:01pm 02.04.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1275 Alex Thompson described some pretty cool technology in his latest video returning from his Vendee Gl
BOMAR GASKET Blueshedar at 2:16pm 02.04.21 Ask All Sailors 3/439 Hello on my boat, HUNTER 49 of the year 2017, we are mounted BOMAR EXTRUDED PORTLIGHT SERIES 2000 R

Recent Replies

Beneteau 373 parts Ralph Johnstone at 12:29pm 03.19.25
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau Nonixskis at 11:35am 03.19.25 Wonder if Plasteak laminate would be a suitable material for replacing teak/caulk seating surfaces
Source for bulk ring terminals? colemj at 11:30am 03.19.25 You get what you pay for. On a bluewater boat, I would use nothing but the best. I spent 17 years o
Outhaul modifications stickinthemud57 at 9:57am 03.19.25 I don't think Dyneema is necessarily the best choice. I have found it slips in clamcleats and camcle
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 9:39am 03.19.25 Thanks guys, great ideas and info so far! So I was thinking, using the existing car, hooked up to dy
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 9:20am 03.19.25 You get what you pay for. On a bluewater boat, I would use nothing but the best. I spent 17 years o
Source for bulk ring terminals? Hayden Watson at 9:19am 03.19.25 While I agree that the Thomas and Betts are excellent connectors - for the OP wishing for non-insul
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 9:17am 03.19.25 I got this pack and have been very happy with it. I do not use any insulated terminals because too
Outhaul modifications (1) Hayden Watson at 8:55am 03.19.25 On my Catalina 30 I increased the purchase from the pothetic 3:1 to 12:1 by using two single blocks
Outhaul modifications Joe at 8:50am 03.19.25 I would leave the existing system in place until you've modified the sail. I is certainly acceptab
Outhaul modifications Don Guillette at 8:46am 03.19.25 I'll get to the outhaul in a minute but first a story about the importance of that sail trim control
Early 80s H36 Strut chichiflys at 7:40am 03.19.25 Thanks Rardi. Hope to get some progress this weekend if the temps and rain cooperate. Will do my b
adding electrical stove MFD at 7:39am 03.19.25 I have seen some pictures from people that did an electric conversion by installing a 110v induction
Source for bulk ring terminals? dLj at 7:02am 03.19.25 You get what you pay for. On a bluewater boat, I would use nothing but the best. I spent 17 years o
Keel holes kappykaplan at 6:58am 03.19.25 Run, don't walk, away!
adding electrical stove Rick.johnson at 6:30am 03.19.25 Thank Guys for all the advise an all the knowledge For now I think i will take the ez way out an p
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau BigEasy at 5:53am 03.19.25 Wonder if Plasteak laminate would be a suitable material for replacing teak/caulk seating surfaces
Astronauts to Return in good weather. BigEasy at 5:37am 03.19.25 Even the Dolphins welcomed them home! Happy for the crew to finally make it home safely!
What is name of a block's attachment point? Joe at 5:33am 03.19.25 When a shackle is attached to a block in that fashion, it is also know as a becket. Keerect.......
Keel holes dLj at 5:27am 03.19.25 Diesel running out - water flowing in. Owner says they never had a water leak? You can't have diesel

Contact
About
Terms of Use