Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

glue remover? Greg aboard 'BlueBerry' at 12:52am 11.05.01 Big Boats 5/841 The prior owner of my L-37 had installed some hook and loop (aka velcro) tape on the inside of the f
Modified mast step? Rich at 11:50am 11.11.01 Smaller Boats 0/742 i'm considering purchasing a 1981 C25,the current owner accidently dropped the mast while lowering
Found the leaks Mark at 9:26am 11.11.01 Smaller Boats 1/958 Recently I put a post on regarding a leak in the bow of our new 260 water balast.Romoval of the pla
Loose Footed Sails Peter Milne at 12:00am 11.05.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1299 When I took our H430 sails in for cleaning and a tune-up, the sail maker asked me if I had considere
Sailing around philly John McDaris at 8:15am 11.11.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/954 I am thinking about docking my boat on the jersey side, how is it sailing on the river around philly
Relocating Fluxgate Compass Jim Rushing at 4:45am 11.11.01 Big Boats 2/899 Preparing to put in an access opening in the aft bulkhead in order to replace the holding tank. This
Spinnaker Poles for 93 35.5 John Bannister at 10:48pm 11.04.01 Big Boats 7/1385 Anybody know the make and where to repair the original 35.5 spinnaker poles. Mine died this weekend
trailer - help larry h at 2:48am 11.11.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/837 i just purchased a 1982- 25' hunter, i have a 2 axel flat bed trailer i would like to convert over t
O"Day 25 Bimini Jared at 10:00pm 11.10.01 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2213 Does anyone have experience with installing a bimini over the cockpit of an O'Day 25? I've measured
dorade box Kevin McKEE at 6:34pm 11.04.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1302 anyone have design plans for a dorade box
Trailer surge brake locking Ron Mehringer at 9:06am 11.10.01 Smaller Boats 5/821 My H26 only gets trailered about 2 miles a year, from the ramp to the winter storage yard. However,
Universal diesel water pump --rebuild Larry at 4:55am 11.10.01 Ask All Sailors 3/2170 I have a Universal diesel 16 HP. The raw water pump needs to be rebuilt this winter.Is this somethin
Wind direction George Kornreich at 12:55am 11.10.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1552 You mentioned some time ago that the wind is about 60% greater aloft due to loss of surface friction
plans richj at 11:29pm 11.09.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1121 question...Are boat manufacturers required to submit their working plans (ie: drawings, specificati
Which model sails better? Doug Rodrigues at 8:47pm 11.09.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1240 Okay folks, it's time for me to move up from my 22 to something larger. I have available to me a 19
How Much Bilge Water? Roger at 6:21am 11.09.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/1071 My '84 Cat 30 has water in the bilge. I've had the packing gland adjusted, I've put in a new water
tip speed? Walter McNeil at 12:31am 11.09.01 Other Sailboats 0/983 I think the original thread is locked, so I started a new one.The trans is a Hurth hbw-150v integr
New Holding Tank Needed Jerry Lounsbury at 11:42am 11.08.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1737 Does anyone know of supplier(s) for a replacement holding tank for 1995 Legend 37.5.Thanks
pumpout problem George Kornreich at 11:02am 11.08.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1678 Hi, Peggie,I have a haunted holding tank! The outlet fitting goes to a PVC Y fitting, and from the
dripless shaft seal Meg at 6:44am 11.08.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/2106 I am considering installing a dripless shaft seal on my 1999 C320. The yard manager has recommended

Recent Replies

Old Man Going West!! Scott T-Bird at 8:52am 03.01.20 Agree with you Scott, not finding much at all. Likely I'll find it too cold for me by the time I ge
Strut lubrication? capta at 8:35am 03.01.20 The set screws keep the bearing/bushing in place which in the strut, with my wakeboard boat, was c
hit a rock in the keel CrispyCringle at 8:35am 03.01.20 Steel is "of Iron". To get typical steel you mix in a little carbon with the iron. Cost more, but st
hit a rock in the keel Kings Gambit at 8:32am 03.01.20 OK. Cast iron is an alloy of iron and carbon, w/ between 2 and 4% carbon; whereas, steel is an alloy
hit a rock in the keel Kings Gambit at 8:19am 03.01.20
Old Man Going West!! Scott T-Bird at 8:15am 03.01.20 Get along little doggie? Technically, I think its dogies , but I'm going to believe that it is spe
Twisting a fitting on tank (2) Bob S at 8:04am 03.01.20 Greg, I found it easier to just order the Uniseals and press in new fittings. I also enlarged the ve
hit a rock in the keel shemandr at 7:52am 03.01.20
CNG tanks sail sfbay at 7:47am 03.01.20 Suggest contacting a local welding supplier like: https://www.globalwelding.ca http://www.camcarb.c
Big scare with new standing rigging (1) Roadking Larry at 7:35am 03.01.20 I used a Canon SX50 bridge camera with a 1200 mm zoom to get those shots, and digitally cropped the
eye candy Michael Davis at 7:24am 03.01.20 Below in WHITE CLOUD, Now that is a REAL door!
sail sfbay at 7:22am 03.01.20 Nice photos of your sea dog!! Nice cockpit decking!!
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble coolair at 6:56am 03.01.20 Thanks for the replies. I reviewed the Yanmar manual to find the bleed at high pressure pump. Will
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble coolair at 6:15am 03.01.20 Mermike. I did not bleed from the high pressure pump. I just loosened the fuel lines at the inject
Catalina 315 specifications Alansails at 6:07am 03.01.20 The 310/315 Association was grouped by Catalina a couple of years ago, we had no say so. It is nice
Refrigeration - My big off season project Justin_NSA at 6:03am 03.01.20 Didn't get much help from Nova Kool on recharging my unit. Evidently my BD2,5 compressor has been su
eye candy (1) TomY at 6:03am 03.01.20 Below in WHITE CLOUD, a 25' yawl built in the Uk 108 years ago.
Valve thru hull fittings..... to remove dlochner at 6:03am 03.01.20 If you heat it, try using a heat gun rather than a torch.
Strut lubrication? dlochner at 6:00am 03.01.20 Yep water lubricated. The set screws keep the cutlass bearing from spinning.
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble mermike at 5:53am 03.01.20 Do you get fuel from the bleed scew just ahead of the high pressure fuel pump when you pump the lift

Contact
About
Terms of Use