Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Looking for trailer O'Day 23 Roger Hart at 3:36am 04.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1073 I am seeking a trailer for purchase or lease or whatever. I need to move my 1972 O'Day 23 from Gree
How about the new Sealand Traveler? Tom Boles at 3:09am 04.11.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1820 Hi Peggy-Given the talk about head issues, the problems with holding tanks ' the need to be frugal
B&G going out of business???? Sam Clark at 3:07am 04.11.02 Big Boats 0/1008 We bought a new Catalina 400 a couple years ago, the vessel AKYRE. From the git-go we had some prob
How about a H170 gathering? Jeff Wingo at 12:09am 04.11.02 Smaller Boats 2/933 I am picking up my 170 in a week or so and am looking forward to sailing on the local Virginia water
Varidian or VC off shore, any experience? Steve at 11:44pm 04.10.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1049 Well, I have to strip the bottom this year after all. So now what to put on. Anyone have any experie
In the Hull Depth Finder Dave at 11:37pm 04.10.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/994 I have purchased a in the hull depth finder for my Oday 22 and would like suggestions on where to in
Cooling System Problem Guest at 11:36pm 04.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1082 We have a 1988 Catalina 30 with a Universal Diesel engine. After good sailing (over 5 knots and 20 d
Novice sailer needs help with Sail Slugs Carol P at 11:35pm 04.10.02 Smaller Boats 10/947 We just bought a 1995 Hunter 26. When taking down the mainsail last weekend, we noticed that the sa
Transmission Problems Chris Hyland at 10:56pm 04.10.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1165 How many Catalina owners out there have had transmission problems or failures due to improperly adju
Whisker pole vs asymmetrical David Williams at 10:37pm 04.10.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/902 Does anyone have an opinion on the merits of buying a whisker pole for the genoa versus buying an as
Spinnaker Sail Techniques Barrie McDonald at 2:59pm 04.10.02 Big Boats 2/1069 Can anyone give me instructions on how to fly a spinnaker sail using the single spinnaker pole. I do
CDI Furling Chafing Protection Rob R. at 2:22pm 04.10.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1270 Okay folks - I have a CDI FF6 on my Catalina 27. Every time the wind picks up heavily, I reef the
Bio Diesel Kevin at 1:09pm 04.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1211 Has anyone used bio diesel (soybean based diesel) in their motor? I am interested in trying this,
Knot Meter Seal Ric Shultz at 12:36pm 04.10.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/913 I am totaly restoring a 1975 25" and I am trying to get the best seal I can on my knot meter. The ol
H23 Wing Keel -water in cabin Cathy Jacobs at 12:31pm 04.10.02 Smaller Boats 7/934 We have a 1987 Hunter 23, wing keel which we purchased in October. There was water in the cabin whi
Keel Kirk at 11:45am 04.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1082 We just pulled our 1995 29.5 out of storage. We had sanded and painted the hull last year with West
Need V32 Helmsman's seat! Tom Boles at 8:56am 04.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1101 Hi Everyone-We are in the market for a V32 here in California and have located one we like very mu
Internal reefing -Passage42 Mike Katz at 8:53am 04.10.02 Big Boats 1/917 I have a 1991 Passage42, with Isomat spars. There are 2 internal reefing lines/blocks etc, in the b
sanitary holding tank Hans Nepf at 7:45am 04.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/964 My '80 Catalina 30 is not equipped with the required sanitary holding tank and I am looking to make
T Bolts David R. King at 6:52am 04.10.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1195 I need to buy new T bolts with toggles for the shrouds of my 1997 h26. But I want to be sure of the

Recent Replies

Battery Management Stu Jackson at 8:54pm 06.10.20 For me, it makes me wonder why I bother. Glad it all helped. Always why a healthy discussion is g
Motor use Benny17441 at 8:53pm 06.10.20 Check your motor mount for weight capacity. Back then they use to rate motor mounts by horsepower
West Wight Potter P19 (5) rgranger at 8:40pm 06.10.20
Motor use rgranger at 8:34pm 06.10.20 Actually Tohatsu makes a 6 Hp called the sailpro... I have one and love it and it pushes my H26 at h
Please help me identify these parts ! rgranger at 8:30pm 06.10.20 I think LP meant 'long play'. Ding ding ding ding.... we have a winner.:thumbup:
My Boat Is Held Together By Zip Ties! rgranger at 8:29pm 06.10.20 I always find packages of them when I'm looking for tools. But, I can't find a single package when
Permission to Come Aboard... ; ) Benny17441 at 8:28pm 06.10.20 Your biggest hurdle will be getting acquainted with some of the modern electronics we now have.
compass replacement for Hunter 386 Benny17441 at 8:24pm 06.10.20 If there are no parts, it's junk. Refurbishing a compass is not for the DIY. Get the physical mea
Insurance question (yawn) ... jssailem at 8:13pm 06.10.20 Way to go Scott. Thank you for updating us.
My Boat Is Held Together By Zip Ties! Benny17441 at 8:13pm 06.10.20 For years I had the cockpit table attached to the pedestal guard with Zip ties. What was supposed t
Oday 22 rescued Noodat Lady at 8:09pm 06.10.20 O'Days are very sound, well designed boats. It is remarkable how many of these almost half century o
West Wight Potter P19 garymalmgren at 8:06pm 06.10.20 Dave . Just goes to show, "Rust Never Sleeps" Gary
Permission to Come Aboard... ; ) bawlmer at 7:35pm 06.10.20 And don't worry about dumb questions. I am the department of dumb questions.
Oday 22 rescued jmczzz at 7:29pm 06.10.20 ok, that is a good clue. and fits with what I have found thanks. This boat with its long shallow fix
West Wight Potter P19 DrJudyB at 7:20pm 06.10.20
My Boat Is Held Together By Zip Ties! bawlmer at 7:13pm 06.10.20 I love zip ties. I won't even hazard a guess about how many I have in service. Harbor freight is a g
My Boat Is Held Together By Zip Ties! jssailem at 7:11pm 06.10.20
Changing Coolant bawlmer at 7:11pm 06.10.20 So. I got my water heater and its broken. The cold water input is cocked up to the point you can't g
Changing Coolant bawlmer at 7:08pm 06.10.20 Yup. Classic case of not fixing something that ain't broken. Shame on me.
STORM JIB jssailem at 7:03pm 06.10.20

Contact
About
Terms of Use