Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Sabre 28 Mk I Cutless bearing dimensions Piotr at 11:33am 02.01.20 Sabre Sailboats 1/1190 Can somebody confirm these dimensions? I've read somewhere it's 7/8" shaft, 1-3/8" OD, and 3-1/2 len
H260 MaxinCalgary at 9:40am 02.01.20 Smaller Boats 12/2606 Hopefully moving up in the new season . One thing that has surprised me is how many people are in t
Replacing a vinyl name sailnoproblem at 6:36am 02.01.20 Ask All Sailors 29/4607 I know this has been asked before but I guess I'm just to lazy to look it up. Anyway It's time to re
Macgregor 26M Mast Raising System Fix (5) Jim26m at 5:25pm 01.31.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/5319 I often raise or lower the mast in a cross wind. The mast tends to sway more than I'm comfortable wi
Led strip lights in a 1988 Catalina 30 Mjg407 at 3:39pm 01.31.20 Catalina 30 12/3122 Hello all, Thanks again for all the help that this forum provides. I have a 1988 Catalina MKII 30 a
antenna coax thetone at 2:37pm 01.31.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2002 Does anyone know what type of coax would have been used on my 1990 Beneteau 35s5?
GOBI got me again! (God of Boat Idiots) Captain Larry-DH at 11:13am 01.31.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2167 So..... I replaced my Raymarine wind instruments this summer. Worked great, for a week. Then wind
dog on board Mike8193 at 11:01am 01.31.20 Ask All Sailors 34/4825 This summer I will have a dog on board with me at times when sailing. I was considering put some pro
Topping lift measurement dfp51 at 10:38am 01.31.20 Bigger Boats 6/2662 We are replacing the running rigging on our 1985 O'Day 28 that we purchased at the end of last summe
Yamaha 25-2 Elysium in Marina Del Rey seatane at 9:15am 01.31.20 Yamaha 1/979 I'm going to take a look at this boat. Anyone know anything about her? https://losangeles.craigsli
Tandem-axle trailers with no springs Tedd at 8:09am 01.31.20 Trailer Sailors 10/2562 I was at the boat launch the other day, looking at some tandem-axle trailers. I was surprised to see
3YM prop shaft coupling bolts and propeller nut torque settings? (1) Rob Heath at 3:00am 01.31.20 Ask All Sailors 18/6131 Does anyone know the torque settings for re-assembling the gearbox coupling on the inboard end of th
Pearson 26 Bimini LUS at 5:06pm 01.30.20 Pearson 4/2646 My husband and I were gifted a Pearson 26. We are looking into getting a Bimini for it. Does anyone
Setting up for slab reefing - cheek block position? RussC at 10:19am 01.30.20 Ask All Sailors 15/4084 My Merit 22 has a single reef point in the (bolt rope in mast and boom) main sail, but no provision
Want to buy Yamaha 25 or 26 maybe 30 seatane at 9:55am 01.30.20 Yamaha 2/1009 Hello, I'm in the market for a boat to keep on Hood Canal and explore Puget Sound cruising grounds
i am LOST!!! eianm at 11:35pm 01.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1132 Just logged in for the first time in about a week and cant find 'big boat" forum???? Is it brain fad
Looking for my Hull Number RonMick at 4:53pm 01.29.20 Cal 2/1071 I recently purchased a Cal 20. Title says it is a 1968 model and the Hull number on the title is no
1980's Beneteau cleat (1) CYQK at 4:30pm 01.29.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1776 Anyone know where to source these OK....do you call these jam cleats??? Thanks
Transmission Replacement whittem at 4:02pm 01.29.20 Catalina 310 14/2233 ALL Replaced the ZF5 Hurth with a PRM60 with new Damper plate on WHITS END hull #282. Prior to repla
Water in bilge and possible culprit? Mjg407 at 11:59am 01.29.20 Catalina 30 13/2798

Recent Replies

Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? (1) Mike Oldak at 6:20am 12.25.24 looking at your pictures I'm not sure that the RM linear drive will actually fit in the space provid
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? (1) jssailem at 5:43am 12.25.24
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? jssailem at 5:15am 12.25.24 Here you go. The Edson steering design diagram https://edsonmarine.com/content/Sailboat%20DS/HUNTER
3GM30F Alternator Query kappykaplan at 4:51am 12.25.24 I love Santa Claus Don't we all! Have a great day!!! :beer:
3GM30F Alternator Query nhodgson at 4:36am 12.25.24 Hitachi no longer produces those alts. Rebuilding what you have is far better than getting a cheap
Sailing courses in Thailand Will Gilmore at 3:41am 12.25.24 Thanks dLj. I appreciate your help. -Will
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 colemj at 3:25am 12.25.24 How do you get your usage data? I have looked on the starlink app but not seen that info. In the
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? markymac1961 at 3:14am 12.25.24 Merry Christmas to you, too! :beer: Looks like you have a good plan to attach the ramdrive. Please
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? kappykaplan at 2:23am 12.25.24 (Oh yeah... Merry Christmas everyone from Down Under) Removed cockpit floor cover and have made a s
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? (1) markymac1961 at 1:24am 12.25.24 UPDATE: Okay so I've been pretty busy with this over the Christmas break, (Oh yeah... Merry Christma
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel CapitalistSailor at 8:58pm 12.24.24 cdnmurse, The rubber bushings might be a press fit. You might need an auto or machine shop to help
PREVENTERS garymalmgren at 8:29pm 12.24.24 When the weather turns winter foul, do you? A. Immediately start packing your foulies and head to
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. garymalmgren at 8:26pm 12.24.24 Test 3 Under power. Still not right though. haSpwXAJu70:32
Propellers - Saildrive vs Shaft Drive (2) fstbttms at 8:20pm 12.24.24 Yeah, that's not gonna work
Another race? Jules Verne Trophy 2024 PaulK at 7:24pm 12.24.24 Turning tables... On Sunday 22 DEC Lazartigue tore the tack of their gennaker and determined that th
Sailing courses in Thailand dLj at 6:59pm 12.24.24 Will, I'm copying my friends response below: Hi Dave ... Merry Christmas to you and yours ... I su
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 4:37pm 12.24.24 Lilburn GA 27 degrees tonight. 72 degrees with 8 mph wind Sarasota Florida.
Fresh Water Tank Replacement zinahewitt at 11:43am 12.24.24 I have bought and installed a Ronco tank. They do have a variety of shapes including some with a
Fresh Water Tank Replacement FastOlson at 11:10am 12.24.24 I have bought and installed a Ronco tank. They do have a variety of shapes including some with a s
Fresh Water Tank Replacement (1) zinahewitt at 10:56am 12.24.24 You didn't answer any of my questions about your original tank. I gave you good advice as did othe

Contact
About
Terms of Use