Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Centerboard Winch (2) SailsIncrease at 10:14am 05.28.20 Ask All Sailors 7/941 Hi Everyone, I sail a Montgomery 23 out of Rock Hall, MD. I'm trying to simplify the mechanical for
Who lives on their 322? iSaint06 at 8:50am 05.28.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/993 Where is your main sleeping area? I'm 6' and single and have always considered using the salon table
1988 O'Day 322 Replacing Depth Sounder seaferet at 7:37am 05.28.20 Bigger Boats 18/2560 Hello, Fellow 322 Sailors!, We picked up Gray Goose last year and enjoyed sailing her more than ex
Cape Dory 27 sailors Member 131497 at 6:28am 05.28.20 Ask All Sailors 2/1342 Need feedback on that diesel 8 hp diesel that came as part of the original package deal. In your opi
Hunter 386 Shrouds howardfrost at 3:28am 05.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2569 Hi everyone, one of the 386's I'm considering has two (extra) shrouds secured on the rear quarters/t
Cyclone 13 Rudder parts jrundle at 10:17pm 05.27.20 Parts Search 3/1427 Hi my son has a Capri Cyclone 13 and last summer the kick up rudder pintle rod broke near the top.
1988 Hunter 33.5 Mast Compression Post TeamG at 9:38pm 05.27.20 Mid-Size Boats 1/894
Propane stove Fcru at 9:35pm 05.27.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1435 I have a propane camping 2 burner stove with disposable fuel cylinders, but I wonder if it will get
Legend 37.5 fuel filter system upgrades? aybabtme at 9:04pm 05.27.20 Big Boats 3/1099 Hey folks, I'm pretty new at handling diesel so bear with me, I've read books (Nigel Cadel's) but I'
Venture 24 basic jib setup Lemont at 7:10pm 05.27.20 Smaller Boats 5/952 I have recently acquired a 1970 Venture 24 a d could use some guidance e setting up the jig. It is
BARNEY POST RIGGING on CATALINA 22 SPORT BRENT MURPHY at 4:28pm 05.27.20 Ask All Sailors 4/756 I am the new co-owner of a 2005 CATALINA 22 SPORT; it has a BARNEY POST in the center of the cockpit
i60 Wind Instrument Failure nveater at 3:06pm 05.27.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1812 So my wind instrument has begum to act weirdly with numbers up to 99 knots or no wind speed at all-
2004 Hunter 36 access up behind nav station (2) ChrisCall at 2:11pm 05.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/319 Hi I have to replace AC controllers head does anyone know best way to get access to wires up in behi
Passage 42 davits Paul Cossman at 1:52pm 05.27.20 Big Boats 15/2023 Hi all, I know we've been through the paces in the past on davits for the Passage 42. Do any of y
260 interior cabin light replacement gudiss at 11:54am 05.27.20 Smaller Boats 2/581 i would like to swap out the original lights with leds. i am not near my boat. anyone have the spec
Weatherboard stowage SeanP at 11:48am 05.27.20 Mid-Size Boats 13/2015 Hello forum, We have an '86 31' Hunter. We have had new companionway weatherboards made and I am tr
Ericson 32 Capabilities Mike Smothers at 11:47am 05.27.20 Ask All Sailors 16/7610 I was just gifted an Ericson 32 from a great friend who is having some health issues. My question fo
Need a durable cockpit cushion material Justin_NSA at 10:40am 05.27.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1856 We have a full set of BottomSiders cockpit cushions and I hate them. They looked cool when we bought
I need a photo of a swing up rudder please. Flying.Wasp at 10:40am 05.27.20 Catalina 22 12/2284 I am going to build my own rudder. I just need a dead-on side photo of the rudder assembly with at l
Digital thermostat for fridge Hayden Watson at 10:07am 05.27.20 Ask All Sailors 7/2312 I have a icebox conversion with a Danfoss BD50 compressor and really hate the mechanical thermostat.

Recent Replies

Stuffing box wrench size question dLj at 5:58am 11.04.24 Have you read through this? https://marinehowto.com/re-packing-a-traditional-stuffing-box
oil pressure light beeping while engine running? yanmar 3JH4E. Justin_NSA at 5:46am 11.04.24 I wouldn't use it until you find the problem. Could be just an indicator or worse, bad oil pump.
Dammit, Jim (1) JamesG161 at 5:39am 11.04.24 228265 Jim...
Dammit, Jim JamesG161 at 5:35am 11.04.24 The models are not even close today. GFS shows MS and LA on Friday ECMWF = left turn on Friday :f
Stuffing box wrench size question (2) yelkenli at 5:04am 11.04.24 A friend loaned me two of these. After fiddling forever to get them the right size, I was able to ge
CNG Stove Capn Vinny at 4:54am 11.04.24
H280 Dog house hinge Tally Ho at 4:52am 11.04.24 Yeah, those hinges were a pain in the arse to get lined up if you took the enclosure off. I like t
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Tally Ho at 4:50am 11.04.24 It is about time for @teacherspet to provide an update on this post. Greg
CNG Stove nwsearle at 4:14am 11.04.24 Ben, what exactly are the adapters referred to? Where do you get the CNG supply? Can this be as simp
CNG Stove ben solomon at 3:15am 11.04.24 I still have my CNG stove on my Legend 37.5. I bought one of the adapters from Ebay to fill my own
Oday28 Project_Mayhem at 8:52pm 11.03.24
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore jssailem at 8:21pm 11.03.24 @TDK Do it. It will enhance your boat and the experiences you have on it.
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore TDK at 6:00pm 11.03.24 How did your project go? We recently bought a 1975 Dufour 34 and are looking into adding shore power
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? JoeWhite at 5:52pm 11.03.24 Pencil soldering iron taped to the end of a wood dowel can melt the zip ties
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat PaulK at 5:49pm 11.03.24 I didn't read all of the responses so I apologize if I repeat something, but here is my take on you
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? Windpilot at 5:42pm 11.03.24 I would think those 35+ year old zip ties would easily break if forced enough.
Is this a DC current leak? shemandr at 4:31pm 11.03.24 Its from all those youtube electricians comparing electricity on boats to water going through hoses
Cabin Top Winch Advice... ...3TacksontheWater at 4:28pm 11.03.24 It's hard to say, on the block thickness ... an inch, maybe 3/4? Your guess is as good as mine. The
Is this a DC current leak? BAD ORCA at 4:04pm 11.03.24 I wouldn't worry about that. I find it's time to worry when we've just pulled into a transient sli
H280 Dog house hinge Panera at 3:43pm 11.03.24 I have removed the hinges which allows the "doghouse" to be moved out of the way for engine maintena

Contact
About
Terms of Use