Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

All you Republic trash may think that Star Wars day is coming but...... WayneH at 10:01am 05.01.20 Sails Call Lounge 0/448 Today is the Empire's day!! The mighty 501st will dominate you!!!! :kick:
87 Oday 192 - Swim Ladder mbiang at 8:17am 05.01.20 Day Sailers 7/2348 Looking for a swim ladder for my 192. Any recommendations on something that will work well with th
Beneteau Oceanis 31 "CU" purchase help SycloneDriver at 8:17am 05.01.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2956 I recently sold my Beneteau First 285 and I'm trying to purchase a Beneteau Oceanis 31. My lender i
Sailing with a High JamesG161 at 7:20am 05.01.20 Weather and Forecasting 18/3339 May 1st and the entire Gulf of Mexico and Parts of Lower Atlantic Coast, are in the middle of a glor
MarkSetBot -Automatic race marks DArcy at 7:14am 05.01.20 Racing 6/1837 This is a really cool idea, I just don't see it being a good market https://www.marksetbot.com The
New sails gary16188 at 7:13am 05.01.20 Ask All Sailors 20/3196 Hello, I am looking at replacing my main sail. Is it better to use a bigger company online or use a
raising the mast mark rocco at 4:40pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1080 I have a Catalina 22. When raising the mast i want to tie two lines on the mast down to the stanchio
Oil of Catalina 36 in San Francisco Bay (1) Rick D at 4:28pm 04.30.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1156 My wife painted this of a friend's Cat 36 off the Golden Gate. Turned out very nicely.
Painting bottom side of Catalina 22 - Anti-fouling Erbardy at 4:27pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 3/675 I am going to soon apply anti-fouling paint to my Catalina 22 (new to me). I have only two boat jac
Nova Kool Fridge / Freezer (2) Jeff Jellick at 4:19pm 04.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2215 We have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC. We bought it new in early 2006, and it came with a NOVA / KOOL, Fridge
To Upgrade Radar, or not to Upgrade? DPW at 4:18pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1046
Clamshell Vent Covers DPW at 4:00pm 04.30.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4093 Ahoy, I have a Beneteau 43 and for the life of me cannot find replacement clamshell vent covers for
Oil Painting of Legend 40.5 (1) Rick D at 2:21pm 04.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/950 My wife just finished an oil painting of our 40.5 as a B-Day gift for me. She did a terrific job on
The missing zinc (1) JoeK at 1:48pm 04.30.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/1409 So I was doing my annual zinc replacement in the heat exchanger of the Universal engine in my 2002 C
Okay, I'm Officially Stumped. (1) Red_Dog at 1:41pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2863 I finished the charging system wiring Monday - came up one ring terminal short. Tuesday, went back a
Non-Skid paint Erbardy at 12:40pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 0/314 Hi everyone. I getting ready to brush on non-skid paint on my catalina 22 after another coat of sem
hull ID numbers dbauer at 12:04pm 04.30.20 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2069 problems registering hunter 30 1980 model, tax collector says it has had an incorrect hull id number
Water between inner and outer Hull corbinstein at 11:41am 04.30.20 Smaller Boats 7/2789 I have a 1975 Catalina 22, and have water between the inner and outer hull from rain. Outer hull is
Missed out on the perfect boat... maybe you've seen others TexanAV8R at 10:14am 04.30.20 Big Boats 6/977 OK, I had and missed an opportunity to buy a 460 a few months ago that was exactly what I now realiz
Replacing engine hoses to water heater jaybird2 at 9:07am 04.30.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1023 Hi folks, We have to replace our water heater on our Hunter 37.5 sailboat. The path the hoses take

Recent Replies

260 Hull Repairs BigEasy at 9:16am 02.14.25 Good thing is that it is trailerable. If possible, take it to a few repair facilities & get detaile
Cell Phone Boosters SkiingSailor at 8:53am 02.14.25 Considering the WeBoost Marine package. I have a good marine wifi antenna already connected to some
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . Justin_NSA at 7:49am 02.14.25 If nothing else, a proper compression test should give you a good idea of the condition. As mention
What materials to use for mast step repair? FastOlson at 6:49am 02.14.25 I have a small scrap of G10 and it is tough stuff! I assume using all epoxy and mat/cloth and no wo
What materials to use for mast step repair? Spindrift NH at 5:13am 02.14.25 I maybe made some incorrect assumptions based on your questions. I assumed you have a Catalina 30, a
What materials to use for mast step repair? colemj at 3:38am 02.14.25 I have a small scrap of G10 and it is tough stuff! I assume using all epoxy and mat/cloth and no wo
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . Leeward Rail at 2:53am 02.14.25 Other than fuel economy, which isnt a big deal unless you are motoring long distances, I never unde
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 sailme88 at 2:26am 02.14.25 Long before the diesel comes up into that clear baffle, to will be spraying out the vent. Everything
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator BigEasy at 9:42pm 02.13.25 To locate the ground or negative side, make a resistance measurement from the outer case to the gro
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator JoeWhite at 9:21pm 02.13.25 BigEasy, I do not think that is the ground lug. If i had to guess i would say that it is the lug ju
Keeping warm for winter boat work justsomeguy at 8:41pm 02.13.25 What do you use to stay warm in the winter? Plastic underwear, i.e. Capilene, polypropylene, etc.
What materials to use for mast step repair? Hayden Watson at 8:15pm 02.13.25 Thanks for the tip. Is there different grades of white oak? I found this for $11. At that price it'
What materials to use for mast step repair? (1) Blitz at 7:39pm 02.13.25 FastOlson suggestion is good I made one 4-5 years ago for a deck stepped mask to replace the alumi
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator (1) BigEasy at 7:12pm 02.13.25 install #8 cable from the ground lug of the alternator to the shunt on the opposite side of the sh
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator BigEasy at 6:48pm 02.13.25 That's probably a good bet. The price of alternators has gone up significantly since I last shoppe
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator dlochner at 6:37pm 02.13.25 Much thanks, If my repair is unsuccessful, I will give them a call. That's probably a good bet.
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator BigEasy at 6:33pm 02.13.25 Call Tucson Alternator Exchange and tell them what you have and they can get you set up. Much
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator BigEasy at 6:25pm 02.13.25 Looks good. To protect the alternator from future damage from loss of ground, install #8 cable from
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator Hayden Watson at 6:25pm 02.13.25 Call Tucson Alternator Exchange and tell them what you have and they can get you set up. If you are
DIY Boat Refrigeration by R. Kollmann Rich Stidger at 6:21pm 02.13.25 I have a paper copy, but it would be a time consuming job to scan it into a pdf. I agree that it is

Contact
About
Terms of Use