Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

What it the bridge clearance for a hunter 50' ac? hunter bum at 2:50pm 10.31.23 Ask All Sailors 4/421 Does anyone knows the bridge clearance for the hunter 50AC?
Pacific NW Cruising weather Fall is here. (2) jssailem at 8:10am 10.31.23 Weather and Forecasting 4/499 Well here it is. Halloween time. For many this marks the end of the cruising season and time to put
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? (4) Davenport at 10:21am 10.30.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/839 Am trying to figure out h260 bilge pump and electronics. On my boat it is installed about 6 inches t
Help a beginner rayinfe at 7:05pm 10.29.23 Ask All Sailors 4/468 Does anyone out there have access to a 1977 Vinyard Vixen 29 Operations Manual. Have found info on
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? (9) Davenport at 12:28pm 10.29.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/649 Trying to avoid scratching my new h260 I cut up 2 "pill" rubber fenders and sailbungeeball thingies,
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose artboas at 11:09am 10.29.23 Big Boats 22/1721
Bottom Paint HomeyD at 9:25am 10.29.23 Ask All Sailors 17/610 I am new to having work done at a marina. Up till now I did most of the work myself. I just had the
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Ted10028 at 4:29pm 10.28.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/735 Does my shower drain directly into the main bilge? The shower drain pump (located opposite side of b
Need help with a 1980 Snipe boat built by McGaughlin regarding rigging of traveler. rwflyboy at 3:06pm 10.28.23 Trailer Sailors 2/753 I had a friend give me a 1980 Snipe sailboat I was able to find the proper boom for the cobra two ma
Trim and angle under assymetric. danstanford at 9:34am 10.28.23 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1549 Recently watching a TouTube video of a J/111 racing downwind and they had someone on the mid-bow tri
Online source for acrylic window supply? JBP-PA at 7:45am 10.28.23 Ask All Sailors 6/604 It's time to replace my windows. Big box hardware stores don't seem to carry 3/8 cast tinted acryli
Hunter 290 stack pac main sail cover colin59 at 7:34am 10.28.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/626 Hi has anyone found a supplier for the origional attatched sail cover? thanks Colin
Hunter 290 leak in aft berth stern corners (2) colin59 at 7:21am 10.28.23 Mid-Size Boats 13/998 Hi Have found a leak where h2o concentrates in the aft corners of aft berth causing wood paneling to
Marine AC Unit Cat 310 #1 in GA at 6:07am 10.28.23 Catalina 310 6/900 We replaced the original Dometic AC/heat unit with the same about 5 or 6 years ago. Went with a new
UNIVERSAL M20/ 5416 EQUIVALENT KUBOTA twodzusfittings at 5:16pm 10.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/492 Hi all, thought I might just mention to the forum some information. I need to remove and replace my
2004 331 - Refrigerator drain hose access visser07 at 10:04am 10.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/640 The refrigerator drain line on my Oceanis 331 fell off the drain fitting. I have crawled around the
Winter Project (4) Bents at 9:29am 10.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/658 Just seeing my new to me Cat 27's underside for the first time. Looks like I know what my winter pro
Fuel lift pump feels hot question (1) mforum at 8:10am 10.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 11/757 I have a Universal M-18 diesel engine in a Catalina 27. I changed the oil recently and noted that w
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) sabbatical88 at 10:08pm 10.26.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 46/3141 Aloha good sailors, In my 2003 hunter 456, I am finding that the macerator for the fowrard holding t
20 year old furlex roller furller track jams when hoisting jib Capt Robbie at 5:15pm 10.26.23 Ask All Sailors 3/428 Never had this issue before, last year when hoisting the jib into the track the sail start to get di

Recent Replies

1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Davidasailor26 at 3:54pm 06.26.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable. Also, i
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement kappykaplan at 3:49pm 06.26.24 Does anyone know the part number for the engine choke cable for this model Beneteau and a source?
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) GreggS at 3:28pm 06.26.24 The thru hull is definitely below water line. The missing hose is an indication that the thru hull
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) JoeWhite at 3:19pm 06.26.24 The thru hull is definitely below water line. The missing hose is an indication that the thru hull i
Best Place to post " boat for sale" danm1 at 2:46pm 06.26.24 Similarly, at my last boat sale, I met the buyer at his bank. He had a bank check cut for the purcha
Best Place to post " boat for sale" Tally Ho at 2:35pm 06.26.24
Small Boat to teach Grandchild Steve_Catalina at 1:36pm 06.26.24 Sunfish / Sailfish, I bet there are a few around. Good luck
Yanmar 20gm starting issue jssailem at 1:22pm 06.26.24 The batteries are new with a new trickle charger on them so they shouldnt be the issue. Batttery c
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Tally Ho at 1:15pm 06.26.24 Have a 2002 310, same engine and alternator. The voltmeter on the engine panel under reads by as mu
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Hayden Watson at 1:13pm 06.26.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable.
Bomar hatch hinge pin ggrizzard at 12:54pm 06.26.24 If the old pins are nylon and are going to be replaced, why the concern?
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 12:28pm 06.26.24
Furler woes bob45 at 11:38am 06.26.24
Yanmar 20gm starting issue Dalliance at 11:17am 06.26.24 OK. I will try 1/8 next time. I didn't notice any white smoke though on startup BUT I wasn't lookin
Small Boat to teach Grandchild rgranger at 11:14am 06.26.24 There are so many good choices.... I would not get too hung up on a specific brand but ... Since y
No more vroom vroom? kappykaplan at 10:51am 06.26.24 I'll do in and out of gear at WOT That will be hard on the transmission, etc.
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 10:27am 06.26.24 Sailor Sue, Good idea. I will try that. The batteries are new with a new trickle charger on them so
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 10:00am 06.26.24 I don't have any knowledge about these small water heaters but I know that when the pressure relief
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 9:41am 06.26.24 I'd want a load on the engine at full throttle, so in gear. Got it. That's going to be limited to
Small Boat to teach Grandchild Project_Mayhem at 9:39am 06.26.24 I'd go smaller. Maybe a 420 or 470. The reason I say this is because capsizing drills will teach the

Contact
About
Terms of Use