Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Has anyone used Map Tech Pocket Navigator on an HP-iPAQ 1910? Bob Todd at 7:17pm 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 0/993 I use Map Tech with my laptop, but I was just curious if anyone uses the new hand-held version for t
How water back flow into the engine cylinder? jp at 6:16pm 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 3/2029 I know for some reason(s) the raw cooling water can back flow into engine clinders during fail start
black smoke in engine room at start up ken matejka at 1:07pm 01.18.03 Other Sailboats 3/1175 An odd sequence of events occurred earlier today involving my 2gm20f that I hope one of the diesel
H28.5 black smoke in engine room at start up ken matejka at 1:05pm 01.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/854 An odd sequence of events occurred earlier today involving my 2gm20f that I hope one of the diesel
black engine compartment smoke at start up ken matejka at 1:01pm 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 0/832 An odd sequence of events occurred earlier today involving my 2gm20f that I hope one of the diesel
Oday 25 Mast Wiring W/ Interanal Halyards Michael Gordon at 10:48am 01.18.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/821 Hellow!I don't know whether or not the Oday 25 was ever offered with internal halyards, but I am m
Oday 25 Mast Wiring W/ Interanal Halyards Michael Gordon at 10:40am 01.18.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1340 Hellow!I don't know whether or not the Oday 25 was ever offered with internal halyards, but I am m
Charity or Charter? Rick Warner at 10:36am 01.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/942 Ok, here's the scenario: your sailing friend has taken part in a church (or school or local charity)
H240 Wind Vane Replacement? T-bone at 7:24am 01.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/980 Can anyone help me out with a replacement model # for the Wind Vane on my Hunter 240. Dropped my ma
Wiring Specs--Dual Battery, Wiring Upgrades Paul Fishburn at 7:19am 01.18.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1188 I want to install a second battery and switch that my motor will charge. I am also interested in up
Off shore spinnakers Chuck at 5:45am 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1009 Shopping for a new spinnaker, any problems or comments on offshore products such as Rolly Tasker.
Hunter 23 Nationals 2003 Ken Alexander at 5:18am 01.18.03 Racing 0/1029 Hunter 23 Nationals ' Rendezvous, Sept. 20 ' 21 2003. This years Nationals will be held on Indian La
IMCI, are the inmates running the asylum? MArk at 4:44am 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1052 I recently became aware of the International Marine Certification Institute (IMCI) and their CE rati
flex-o-fold propeller Chuck at 4:38am 01.18.03 Other Sailboats 4/1770 Do you have any information about the new three blade flex-o-fold prop. They claim it has the highe
Dutchman Sail Flaking System Robert Hoffman at 2:18am 01.18.03 Smaller Boats 6/979 Has anyone had any experience with the Dutchman Sail Flaking System on a Hunter 260? I am curious if
Diesel Repower in 28' sloop Mark B at 1:23am 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1112 I'm looking for any best practices or lessons learned from those of you who have repowered a sailboa
Sailing a Capri/Catalina 14.2 Endre Gastony at 1:10am 01.18.03 Smaller Boats 1/1799 I do have experience with several small boats (Expedition 12.5, Laser, Sunfish, Precision 15, and Ca
3JH2E Impellor %$#$% Changeout John H380 1999 at 12:41am 01.18.03 Big Boats 7/881 I pulled out the impellor on my 1999 H380 and I'm glad I didn't have to do it in a raging sea over a
Mast Track Padeye (1) Hunt at 12:34am 01.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1291 My 1983 Catalina 30 has 2 padeyes screwed in the track of my mast for my mainsheet. One of the pade
Auto vs Coldmachine 134A refrigerant Victor Robert at 12:33am 01.18.03 Other Sailboats 3/858 I notice that all the 134a refrigerant, oil and accessories (gauges, etc.) at Wal-Mart, K-Mart, and

Recent Replies

Why are my shrouds too short? Ccfarm5 at 4:17am 07.28.20 After some digging into this 272's history, it turns out a previous owner had a boatyard install a n
DC Electric Panel Fuse Question Bob S at 4:12am 07.28.20 I still have a usb charging port below it. I wanted to power a 3 way charger so nobody fights for i
Jerks! Ron20324 at 4:06am 07.28.20 Scotch my man... gin taste like a pine tree to me. Okay... I'll take your word for it.
DC Electric Panel Fuse Question Bob S at 3:51am 07.28.20
cherubini lost BigEasy at 3:16am 07.28.20 I never think of boats as living objects and never mourn over them as they are replaceble. Bei
Shurflo wrench - sea strainer Rick486 at 2:52am 07.28.20 I simply tap the ridges on the bowl with a screwdriver and rubber hammer. They loosen up immediately
Maine Visitors Rick486 at 2:41am 07.28.20 I believe over 50% of our deaths from coronavirus have been in so called "aggregated" settings such
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas Will Gilmore at 12:47am 07.28.20 If it's a clean beak with good surface to surface contact, just glue it back together with Titebond
Wiring Mast to Interior Fidgit at 12:31am 07.28.20 Hi from the Midwest! I just finished re-wiring my mast and replacing the lights on my 25'. I had som
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas nightowle at 11:40pm 07.27.20 It seems to me you have a couple of options, at least. If it were me, I'd unscrew the plexi, then p
Interior wood refinishing MikeHoncho at 11:28pm 07.27.20
Maine Visitors smokey73 at 11:27pm 07.27.20 The really interesting one is Sweden. With a population of only 10,099,265 and absolutely no contro
Just a quick hardware swap he said...... (2) pclarksurf at 10:22pm 07.27.20
I want to charge a 12v battery with a 12v battery so I can have 12v srimes at 10:19pm 07.27.20 Last try here. Different sized batteries don't do well in series. They can be fine in parallel if t
Maine Visitors smokey73 at 9:46pm 07.27.20 Every other country has done a better job of controlling the spread. Not opinion. Fact based on tot
Interior wood refinishing dLj at 9:36pm 07.27.20 I think prefer boiled linseed oil cut 50% with mineral spirits. Same application as teak oil but wi
cherubini lost Benny17441 at 9:18pm 07.27.20 I never think of boats as living objects and never mourn over them as they are replaceble. It is wh
Hudson Florida David in Sandusky at 9:03pm 07.27.20
best headsets? CarlN at 9:02pm 07.27.20
I want to charge a 12v battery with a 12v battery so I can have 12v Project_Mayhem at 8:52pm 07.27.20 My car has a much larger battery so running two batteries of different sizes, health, etc in paralle

Contact
About
Terms of Use