Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Swing keel Joe m. at 5:11am 04.02.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1080 I have a 1975 H30 with a swing keel made from cast iron.It's in pretty bad shape.Can i replace it
322 flooring speedy at 3:46am 04.02.02 Bigger Boats 3/1337 I have just removed, with much difficulty and some casualties, the floor from my Oday 322. It was s
Comfortable cushions for V-Berth on C30 Bill at 2:06am 04.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1155 Does anyone know where to get more comfortable cushions for the V-berth (or for the whole interior f
Installing Whisker Pole Padeye Bill at 1:57am 04.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/3042 I recently bought a whisker pole for my 1988 TR C30 and I need to install a padeye on the mast for t
Swing Keel Joe Mascari at 12:02am 04.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/975 I have a 1975 H30 with a swing keel made from cast iron.The iron is in pretty bad shape and the sw
Radar/GPS Interface Gary Wyngarden at 11:31pm 04.01.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1295 I'm in the process of installing a JRC 1500 radar on my boat. The radar has a pair of wires designed
Rudder Delamination Jim Brzoska at 10:56pm 04.01.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1020 My C27 has a small area of delamination in the rudder in the center on the port side. It is far fro
Need Information on Rig Tensioning Lander at 10:23pm 04.01.02 Big Boats 2/938 The forestay on the H375 sags off to leeward almost 12" and the leeward shrouds are slack (read very
Companion way cover/hard to slide Guest at 1:03pm 04.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/2483 The cover over my companion way is very difficult to slide back especially when you are inside the c
why buy catalina daryl at 12:49pm 04.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1363 I am just starting to shop for a late model sailboat roughly 26-27 feet in length. I plan to sail i
Hull Chalking vs Yellowing Jeff Bacon at 12:09pm 04.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1050 Hi All:As I was cleaning my hull this past weekend, it dawned on me that my hull was more "yellowe
ELECTRICAL QUESTION #3 Terry Cox at 12:00pm 04.01.02 Big Boats 3/881 I think my DC amp guage is defective. If I switch on most any device, e.g., fresh water pump, macera
ELECTRICAL QUESTION #2 Terry Cox at 11:54am 04.01.02 Big Boats 6/1008 I'm told that when you're connected to shore power, and the inverter is on, that 110vAC will continu
Mast step alterations? Scott at 11:40am 04.01.02 Smaller Boats 2/976 I have a 1984 C-22 and have recently begun to "upgrade" a little to run my halyards to the cockpit.
PSS Dripless Shaft Seal Mike Denman at 10:56am 04.01.02 Big Boats 8/1023 Does anyone have any experience with this product?? I'm seriously considering putting one on my 87'
backstay flag halyard Ron F at 10:18am 04.01.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2622 I want to put a backstay flag halyard on my C-27. Any suggestions for the block and how / where to
motor steering dennis[fognhaze@optonline.net] at 9:55am 04.01.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1090 looking for ways to control outboard steering thru rudder tiller
Oday Rudder Jim Bozung at 9:39am 04.01.02 Day Sailers 1/1161 Age and hard sailing has taken it's toll on the factory rudder of my 222, Cool Change. Does anyone
Hunter 22 bimini help mike at 6:59am 04.01.02 Smaller Boats 0/1230 HiI have a 1982 Hunter 22 and would like to install a bimini. There were some posts about 2 years
U Shaped Setee Tony at 5:28am 04.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/992 I am about to build a U Shaped Setee and would like to know if anyone has done this and what problem

Recent Replies

Interior wood trim repair or other ideas Johnb at 9:22pm 07.31.20 Then there is always G10 fiber glass...
DC Phillipi Circuit Panel Breakers Johnb at 9:19pm 07.31.20 Does it look anything like this breaker? https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/E-T-A/3130-F110-H7T1-
Hunter 23.5 forestay/pulpit damage Rick Macdonald at 9:18pm 07.31.20 curious how hard it was to remove the bulkhead. Very easy. It's held in place by 4 Phillips screws
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas Terry Cox at 8:49pm 07.31.20 Worked with the Starboard stuff before on a number of projects. Does not hold wood screws very well.
Dont neglect your air filter Benny17441 at 8:35pm 07.31.20 Would like to hear Yanmar's engineers design justification for those filters.
Hunter 23.5 forestay/pulpit damage MikeyJ at 8:23pm 07.31.20 @Crazy Dave Condon I removed the bulkhead and found the void is not full of foam, and there are no
Beneteau Closing Marion SC Plant Sanfelice at 8:14pm 07.31.20 About a year ago, I read an article which related Beneteau was in a joint venture to build 2 carrier
How deep to launch Gene Neill at 8:13pm 07.31.20 So what you saying is if I come down to nationals next year I better have a Long Extension in Flori
Ceramic coatings anyone? DrJudyB at 7:32pm 07.31.20 I had my detailer wetsand/compound/polish and then ceramic coat my trimaran in spring 2017. It look
Going to look at a 322 next week... AlastairLC at 6:57pm 07.31.20 I installed a Selden retractable bowsprit to fly my asymmetrical spinnaker and Code 0. It attaches e
Ceramic coatings anyone? sail sfbay at 6:41pm 07.31.20 Ceramic coated my fifth wheel trailer and truck last year and contemplating same for my sailboat. Re
Going to look at a 322 next week... Mickstr at 6:06pm 07.31.20 Despite the possible keel issues mentioned (and they are worth checking out), the 322 is a marvelou
Great Article in good old boat magazine! jviss at 5:50pm 07.31.20 You know, I downloaded that as a free issue download, and loved the article, because I have one of t
New Bedford, MA local knowledge? jviss at 5:40pm 07.31.20 So glad! Nice night. Sleep well.
New Bedford, MA local knowledge? (1) Bob S at 5:36pm 07.31.20
Storm Surge versus Storm Tide Dave Groshong at 5:35pm 07.31.20 Windy.com is a nice site, stay safe!
Stiff Steering Wheel BrianRobin at 5:33pm 07.31.20 Your boat has that beautiful deep rudder hanging on the stern. Did a previous owner back into a san
Advice sandpiper10471 at 5:28pm 07.31.20 It seems in Canada that boat prices have recently risen dramatically. Since international and a cert
best headsets? jviss at 5:21pm 07.31.20 Ah, gotcha, I was thinking it was a catamaran.
Dont neglect your air filter BigEasy at 5:18pm 07.31.20 The Yanmar is known for disintegrating.. I replaced the foam with a nice open cell that does not di

Contact
About
Terms of Use