Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Vancouver, B.C. Surveyor Recommendations Gary Wyngarden at 10:51pm 01.19.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1254 Hi all,I need a marine surveyor in Vancouver, B.C. for a pre purchase survey of my new boat. Any r
Flower pot on the stove! Colin at 9:33pm 01.19.04 Ask All Sailors 37/5946 I read in a recent post about putting an inverted flower pot on a stove as a means of heating a cabi
Fractional vs. Masthead rigs...your thoughts? Tim McCarty at 9:24pm 01.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 12/1893 I wondered if I could start a general discussion with regard to the fractional or BandR rig (which i
replacing main Mike at 9:07pm 01.19.04 Smaller Boats 2/1018 I own an '87 H23 with the Z spar mast. I recently bought a used (but nearly new) main and genny fro
Honda 9.9 too heavy for O'day 22? Douglas Marshall at 2:46pm 01.19.04 Day Sailers 2/1983 I'm considering a Honda 9.9 for my O'day 22, but I'm concerned about the 115 pound weight. I can co
atomic-4 tune up tracy at 2:29pm 01.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/3980 I'm tuning up my 1979 atomic-4 on my Catalina 30 (new points, cap, rotor, plugs and wires) and I was
Yanmar 2GMF Hand Crank ? Siggi Brocks at 11:14am 01.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4864 Has anybody ever cranked up a 2gmf 15hp manually ?The Yanmar manual shows a hand crank note. I foun
copying a sail Bill Gordon at 10:56am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1213 I have a lot of experience in the auto/marine upholstery field and have done a fair amount of marine
'86 O'day 222 John Osborne at 10:55am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1021 I plan to purchase new sails for my O'day 222. We will be cruising the Chesapeake Bay and perhaps e
WAAS or not? What are your thoughts? Rob "Averyanne" Oday 222 at 10:40am 01.19.04 Ask All Sailors 2/949 A thread below suggested an Icom GP-360ML from Boat US for $220. Lots of good features for a cheap p
new or renew Clifford at 9:59am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/1175 It has been suggested to me to add years of life to my present sail inventory to have them cleaned a
Reef Point Installation Matt Atkinson at 9:34am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1061 I have a 1973 DSII and the mainsail does not have any reef points. I want to add some reef points.
Holding tank grounding question George Kornreich at 9:33am 01.19.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1380 Hi, Peggy,We previously discussed replacing my aft holding tank and the fact that no plastic tank
Gennaker on an O'Day 272 Tony at 9:32am 01.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1204 Has anybody figured out a clever way to rig the 272 for a gennaker?
Teflon Packing Kirk Dornfeld at 9:32am 01.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/857 Some have told us to cut the packing with a bevel and some have said to cut it straight across. We
Hard Dodger Steve at 9:23am 01.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1480 I would like to know if any one has photos of a Catalina 27 with a hard dodger installed. Looking f
Sail material identification Bruce at 9:21am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1395 I just purchased the boat and it came with 2 almost identical size headsails. One is an older origin
Companionway Door Questions Rick Evans at 9:11am 01.19.04 Ask All Sailors 24/2862 I've tripped for the last time on the bottom half of my drop down boards because I was too lazy to t
Stayless staysail jcherubini at 8:41am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/2078 What is the best way to configure a 'stayless staysail' -- a free-flying inner headsail essentially
Atlantic City Sail Expo Feedback - Did you like it Jack at 8:39am 01.19.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1260 My wife and I attended the 12th Annual Atlantic City Sail Expo this past weekend in Atlantic City NJ

Recent Replies

Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line dlochner at 7:49am 11.01.20 A couple years ago I watched a solo sailor use a novel approach when the wind picked up and his spi
Propeller shaft key material DArcy at 7:46am 11.01.20 Good question. Keys are used, along with friction, to transmit torque from the shaft to the prop. I
Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line DArcy at 7:37am 11.01.20 I forgot that statement, and that location was part of the problem. The OP needs to consider how h
Propeller shaft key material Michael Davis at 7:35am 11.01.20
Doors on sailboats--Do we need them? Apex at 7:34am 11.01.20
Propeller shaft key material jssailem at 7:24am 11.01.20 @dlochner I understand that choice in association with a motor powering equipment on the shop floor.
Fold or flex? Rick D at 7:22am 11.01.20 So it sounds like yearly maintenance for feathering props. How often do you guys w/F'oF's need to d
Yanmar Engine Life??? Tally Ho at 7:13am 11.01.20
I have a rigging question jssailem at 7:13am 11.01.20 Welcome @Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo to the forum. You bring an interesting project to a sailing c
Yanmar Engine Life??? dlochner at 7:10am 11.01.20 Diesels run a very long time with routine maintenance. I have the smaller sibling to your engine, a
Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line Hunter216 at 7:10am 11.01.20 But near the end of my sail, the wind started to build and got to a point where it was starting to
Yanmar Engine Life??? Rick D at 7:02am 11.01.20 To put yourself at rest, get a mechanical survey from a marine diesel mechanic. That is a good idea
West Marine antifreeze jssailem at 6:57am 11.01.20 Without information from Starbrite the cause of the recall is not identified. It may spec correctly
Catalina 28 buyer jssailem at 6:53am 11.01.20 Welcome to the forum @John Ardoin. Strong statement. The Catalina 28 is a great boat. Good luck. We
Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line jssailem at 6:50am 11.01.20 @JRacer I like your set up of the tack line at the stern and along the rail. I am wondering about t
Radar Head Elevation On Mast jssailem at 6:33am 11.01.20 I have not had any problem. The new sail has a bit of extra cloth in the area to manage any chafe. Y
Autopilot - quick and hard or long and soft? Ken Cross at 6:32am 11.01.20 Ours works like yours. Ken
Autopilot - quick and hard or long and soft? jssailem at 6:30am 11.01.20 I am going to suggest that you remove the wheel, clean and lube the eccentrics the rubber ring wrap
Macerator Pumps, Hunter 45 CC Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:14am 11.01.20 Fwiw, Johnson Pump macerator pumps are higher quality version of the Jabsco macerator pump for very
Autopilot - quick and hard or long and soft? RoyS at 5:55am 11.01.20 Looks like mine. Normal I suspect.

Contact
About
Terms of Use