Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Hatch screech & engine cover rattle Ed Wahlers at 10:23am 05.28.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1057 1981 - 27'Need info on any solutions to:1) Screech when you open cabin hatch2) Annoying rattle of
50 HP Puddle jumper at 10:04am 05.28.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1097 I am looking to purchase my first sailboat. I want a Macgregor, and I want it to be a used 26 footer
2 QM 20 Replace my YSE12 ? Cecil Tiller at 8:57am 05.28.02 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1657 Greetings, Anyone know if a Yanmar 2 QM 20 will fit/ replace my original Yanmar Yse 12 ? `75- 30
Mixing Elbow Bob Shultz at 8:43am 05.28.02 Big Boats 3/1116 Has anyone replaced the mixing elbow on a Legend 35? The engine is a Yanmar 3GM30F. I know that the
Mast settling David at 8:21am 05.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1043 Has anyone ever seen or heard of an o'day experiencing mast settling? Also, I have checked the arc
Anyone take delivery of the new 350 yet? Steve at 7:16am 05.28.02 Big Boats 15/1421 I am interested in the Catalina 350. As it is a brand new boat, I was waiting to hear some comments
To J. Strylander David at 7:15am 05.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1064 J. Thanks for the info on the Autohelm. If you have the time could you contact me by email and gi
rusted swing keel winch Paul Sattler at 7:14am 05.28.02 Trailer Sailors 3/1888 I have a catalina 22 that i recently launched and the winch has suddenly rusted through. I am going
Run electrical wire through horizontal mast? Herb at 6:11am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/912 I need to run an additinoal wire through my mast to connect to my top light. The mast is currently i
Depth Finder works..... Thanks Hayden Jones at 5:52am 05.28.02 Smaller Boats 2/839 to all who sent information. I was able to convert my old Eagle Fish/Depth Finder from a transom att
Who's better Poli Glow or Island Girl Ozana Halik at 5:09am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 14/4062 Has anybody used them?How easy to apply?How long does it last?etc.Thanks
Keel Retro Rich at 5:04am 05.28.02 Smaller Boats 2/1016 I have a 1972 Catalina swing keel.I have been battling the worn keel syndrome for a number of year
Dog on board Jeremy at 4:52am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1178 My wife and I are taking a 3-4 week cruise to the Abacos this summer on our Catalina 400. We have a
Autohelm 4000 Settings for C-30 Allen at 4:48am 05.28.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/915 I just installed an AH4000+ on my C-30 standard rig, fin keel. There were a number of user-defined
Window frame on Hunter 28.5 Chris at 4:36am 05.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1153 I have an 85 Hunter 28.5. I stepped on the long slider (though it doesn't slide)window channel and
Fuel Gauge Bob at 4:34am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/950 When we went to pick up our boat from storage (which we left with a full tank of fuel), we noticed t
Traveler car for O'day 40 Chris Coutu at 4:15am 05.28.02 Bigger Boats 2/1140 I have a 1986 O'day 40 and need a new traveler car.Its a very large track and I have no Idea who ma
Worry about purchasing a HUNTER LEGEND 376 96 MOWBUK at 3:53am 05.28.02 Big Boats 10/3028 I am about to purchase a Legend 376 but here in the U.K. there seems to be some feeling that they ar
1985 Hunter 40 WINS Swifter..Cape Flattery Race Tony Re at 3:35am 05.28.02 Racing 10/2188 I ...with an outstandinh crew of 11 ..Just won the Swiftsure ..Cape Flattery Race!! Huners are one
Downwind Sail Trim Mike W at 3:31am 05.28.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/3543 I see a lot of information on sailing the boat upwind, but not much about the downwind leg. What is

Recent Replies

Adding a Marine Head sesmith at 6:09pm 08.03.20 One other option is a composting head. I replaced the Jabsco manual marine head with a C-head on ou
Ah, the joys of beta-testing Jackdaw at 6:05pm 08.03.20 TWA seems - "Just a bit outside." yea... not even a 360 wrap around problem. Just bad math.
Invest 92L (3) JamesG161 at 6:04pm 08.03.20 Although Isaias is still struggling in and out of the magic 70 mph Hurricane status, we will continu
Daysailer III, centerboard lines stuck John G. Davis at 5:59pm 08.03.20 Thank you for the help Sunbird! You lost me on the trunk discription about water getting into the bi
Packing nuts question Ralph Johnstone at 5:56pm 08.03.20 And is discussed in my article linked in Reply #15. Please don't waste your money on one. "IF" an
Ah, the joys of beta-testing shemandr at 5:56pm 08.03.20 TWA seems - "Just a bit outside."
Hull numbers.... again JohnCamp at 5:50pm 08.03.20 We actually own a 1972 Catalina 22. There should be a small metal plaque screwed to the aft cockpit
Simpson Laurence SL00605167 Windlass Rich Stidger at 5:45pm 08.03.20 Here is a source of parts for S-L windlass's. Although I had a bad experience with them, they are t
Packing nuts question Ralph Johnstone at 5:45pm 08.03.20 But I found the least expensive way to deal with this is to find out what fits, and then go buy a B
New Boat EnamrdSalr21 at 5:43pm 08.03.20 :plus: I'm a trailer sailor and I have gone down the bigger-boat-itis rabbit hole once. If you
New Boat shemandr at 5:41pm 08.03.20 If you've reached the decision to not try to marry an ocean voyaging vessel with a trailer sailer th
Ballast Cracked Problem (1) rgranger at 5:40pm 08.03.20 If you can get your hands on some chemical smoke or build a smoke generator, it might make the leak
Compatible with RV Pump-out? sail sfbay at 5:40pm 08.03.20 I cannot imagine a thru hull gravity drain OR pumped connection to an RV sewer hose without aignifi
First Sail on 23.5 twistedskipper at 5:38pm 08.03.20 stanchions = shrouds?
Beneteau 361 stiff steering SCFoster at 5:36pm 08.03.20 Here is a video of a lower bearing repair oTw-GIzhucc
putting an ODay 22 on a trailer setup for a Catalina 22? HubertMagni at 5:33pm 08.03.20 @Sunbird22358 hah yep, same boat in both threads! I did end up buying the trailer because some rough
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? rgranger at 5:32pm 08.03.20 I forgot. I used the mallet to break up the bag of ice I bought for the cooler in case we lost pow
Compatible with RV Pump-out? rgranger at 5:31pm 08.03.20 You will need your own pump out system that can the gravity flow into their waste disposal system..
Lets talk tongue weight... twistedskipper at 5:26pm 08.03.20 There are weight distributing hitch designs compatible with surge brakes, but it is true that most a
New Boat rgranger at 5:23pm 08.03.20 ....And then on the rare occasion you want a 2-3 week ocean cruise, charter a comfortable and capab

Contact
About
Terms of Use