Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

bottom Paint Blisters Patti at 9:34am 03.15.01 Other Sailboats 4/1713 Should I sand old bottom paint off ? Is this a job to do yourself?, to be sure that all Blister
Bottom paint Patti at 9:12am 03.15.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1477 Anyone know a good yard or person in Georgiato have bottom paint done . Should I do it myself?
1989 Hunter 30 Mike Dumont at 8:59am 03.15.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1380 I seem to remember an article posted by someone regarding changing out the holding tank on a Hunter
Dept Sounder Transducer D. Hemp at 8:42am 03.15.01 Smaller Boats 6/1021 Would like to know what and where would be the best place to put a transducer. Thanks.
Screwed???? Guest at 8:42am 03.15.01 Smaller Boats 3/943 Was just wondering how many fellow marinerssent in $30 to sails4free, and recievedno product. I d
Need some emotional support Les Blackwell at 8:40am 03.15.01 Other Sailboats 21/1541 I went last night (Wednesday) to the local Power Squadron meeting. The program was a local but well
Solar Ventilators for H33 Jim Logan at 8:19am 03.15.01 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1227 I noticed from past postings that several of you have replaced the old passive ventilators with sola
Price of new plexiglass Tony Thomas at 7:44am 03.15.01 Smaller Boats 6/995 Mike, you said you ordered a new plexi port. How much did you pay? I am going through a local glass
Challenge for all trailerable sailors Butch Berchem at 7:40am 03.15.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1241 The 3 main Yacht Clubs on Lake Norman, NC are againhosting the Pursuit Of Sailing Regatta this year
toe rail still leaking Peter Vranum at 7:27am 03.15.01 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1449 We had many leaks at the toe rail on our 1984 h37-c. We went around and tightened all the bolts (th
A Challenge to all Hunter Trailerable owners Butch Berchem at 7:10am 03.15.01 Smaller Boats 0/838 Watch our web site for further race notice and entry forms, www.select-yachts.com Calling on all Hun
Impeller replacement Andre Michel at 7:06am 03.15.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1069 My 1972 Catalina 27 has a Universal Atomic 4 which has given me good service since I've owned the bo
So Phil, are you taking a break? Bruce Grant at 7:05am 03.15.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1029 Phil, I notice the following announcment on the top of My How:Note: due to a change in model desig
Cell phones in North Channel Jack Gilmour at 7:01am 03.15.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1283 Has anyone found whether cell phone coverage in the North is satisfactory to have a reasonable proba
Rudder Repair Options Matt Sanderson at 6:40am 03.15.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1326 Al, Thanks for the great forum on rudder repair. I've learned a lot from the posts so far. I'll be
Sail mold remover Rafael Rodriguez at 6:14am 03.15.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1580 My sails are developing black spot and I am sure they are mold. How could I remove or clean them.
1977 Catalina 30 Carlos at 5:19am 03.15.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1071 Back in October I hit a reef and broke my rudder. Have kept it tied up at my slip looking to find a
Coffee Aboard Granville Scott at 5:04am 03.15.01 Ask All Sailors 10/1195 How do you make coffee aboard? Is there a 12v coffee maker available that doesn't take 30 minutes to
Split backstay tension Dave Winiker at 4:44am 03.15.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1432 Being the relatively new owner of a 1987 Hunter 31 with a split backstay I'd like to find out if any
Catalina 25 table jim at 4:17am 03.15.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2019 Why is the Catalina fold up table such a heavy beast ? (traditional layout) Unless the 1" particlebo

Recent Replies

...Its the most wonderful time of the year Michael Davis at 7:28pm 04.06.20 The west coast will have perfect sailing weather this summer. The North Pacific High will be strong
Javelin Manual Dave Groshong at 7:02pm 04.06.20 I haven't heard that these guys are inactive, maybe they do have only the rigging instructions: htt
STEAM out the exhaust Head Sail at 7:01pm 04.06.20 Have you checked your raw water strainer? Clean if necessary. Open the seacock breifly with the s
Anchor Locker on Hunter 45DS artboas at 6:57pm 04.06.20 Same problem. I installed remote switch for windless ($15 jeep winch remote) and stand there with p
H 41 large saloon window resealing an some question Tally Ho at 6:52pm 04.06.20 I would be careful using 5200. It is meant to be permanent...and while no one wants do the job agai
H 41 large saloon window resealing an some question Ralph Johnstone at 6:50pm 04.06.20 seal them again with 3m5200. I know this will be repeated at least 100 times down the road but DO
Installing an Inspection Plate on a Plastic Fuel Tank artboas at 6:32pm 04.06.20 Actually Art the holes in the upper and lower gaskets are tight enough that the bolts are held pret
STEAM out the exhaust capta at 6:23pm 04.06.20 I agree with the thought that after the original 'upper' the head must be re-torqued after some hour
STEAM out the exhaust Kings Gambit at 5:00pm 04.06.20 Steam comes out of my exhaust when something gets sucked into the seawater intake, blocking the cool
STEAM out the exhaust LeeandRick at 4:53pm 04.06.20 If steam is close to immediate after start up, then coolant through the engine. If it's after engine
Bought 74 C22 in September pclarksurf at 4:49pm 04.06.20 welcome to the insanity.... and not even a veiled mention of keel... well done. ps. just because
eye candy jssailem at 4:15pm 04.06.20 Jon What are your thoughts about what happened to the Fitz?
STEAM out the exhaust Jim26m at 4:02pm 04.06.20 You comment that there is pressure on the cap immediately when you start the engine. Did you note w
Unidentified Sail PaulK at 4:00pm 04.06.20 Hmmm? Cadet (dinghy) - Wikipedia About the right size, but #99 would hopefully have been built som
Rainwater Leaks into Portside Cabin compartment Calif. Ted at 3:58pm 04.06.20 The screws in the teak lath directly above the damaged area usually go into the deck space, if you r
STEAM out the exhaust Richard19068 at 3:49pm 04.06.20 Have you retorqued the head since doing the "complete upper"?
Android App Issue Phil Herring at 3:37pm 04.06.20 My bad, I missed the license renewal. Should be back up now or shortly. @Rich Stidger, there's a ne
STEAM out the exhaust Davidasailor26 at 3:36pm 04.06.20 I recently (8 months ago )did a complete upper on my Catalina 30 with an M25. Its ran great until r
eye candy shemandr at 3:30pm 04.06.20 T1GLDGiLE4c For BB King fans, if you don't know already, his album "80" is the best. Imagine thes
1999 410 helm seat waterlogged Rich Stidger at 3:23pm 04.06.20 Can you identify the entrance point? A picture would help.

Contact
About
Terms of Use