Serving sailors online since 1997
 
 

Recent Topics

Recent Replies

Hunter 216   (1)
Hunter216 at 10:56am 11.15.19
mast sliding off compression post?
Roland20228 at 10:51am 11.15.19
The surveyor talked to us today and confirmed your good advice. He found 3 major areas of concern:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Terry Cox at 10:08am 11.15.19
First and only time crossing was on the Kalakala circa 1953-54. That was from Port Angeles to Victor
Who wants a slushie!?
Captain Larry-DH at 9:57am 11.15.19
You're right, there was one night that it dipped to 2F and several in the low and mid teens. In oth
Sailing and restoring #9874   (3)
AaronD at 9:56am 11.15.19
Cockpit Lazarette Latches As we all know, it's important to keep our lazarettes latched when sailin
Marine radio repair
jk kudera at 9:55am 11.15.19
Thanks for the good advice ,My radio is probably 20 years old, so I will just replace it, the cost t
Solar charging options
walt at 9:54am 11.15.19
I've heard that a good rule of thumb is to estimate that you'll get ~5 hours per day of your panel's
Buying a car, what are your preferences?
Kings Gambit at 8:53am 11.15.19
Buying an expensive electric car now could put you way behind the technology advancement curve by te
Why does Hunter have a bad name?   (1)
BobbyFunn at 8:53am 11.15.19
Many tens of thousands of dinghy sailors might take exception to that generalization. For example:
high water?
JamesG161 at 8:51am 11.15.19
breakwater was awash with an astronomical high tide But all tides are Astronomical ;) Using FEMA
H260 Single line reefing
Butcher at 8:50am 11.15.19
Seams to be a lot of differing opinions on this one and I would never try to convince someone one wa
Who wants a slushie!?
Ben4195 at 8:46am 11.15.19
If I paid to have it shrink wrapped, who's typically responsible for adding devices to keep water f
H260 Single line reefing
GBGraham at 8:45am 11.15.19
It could be that your geometry worked out better than mine or perhaps I am tensioning the line too
Why does Hunter have a bad name?
BobbyFunn at 8:44am 11.15.19
I do agree that the vang pulls the boom down to prevent the sail from twisting too much when the th
Buying a car, what are your preferences?
Justin_NSA at 8:37am 11.15.19
Another part of the big question is whether to go gas, diesel, hybrid, or electric. For those of us
Why does Hunter have a bad name?
DrJudyB at 8:37am 11.15.19
Whether a boat is 1 meter or 21.5, the boom still works the same so no, all boats with mainsheet sw
Buying a car, what are your preferences?
Kings Gambit at 8:36am 11.15.19
That's what we do. Buy at end of year when new models are coming out, keep them usually ten or mor
Catalina 30 Holding tank
Mikem at 8:30am 11.15.19
The tank may indeed be full, but it's unlikely that effluent would have poured out of the vent fitt
H260 Single line reefing
Butcher at 8:23am 11.15.19
It could be that your geometry worked out better than mine or perhaps I am tensioning the line too t

Copyright 1997-2025 SB Owners, LLC
All rights reserved.

is not endorsed by or affiliated with any sailboat manufacturer.