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Subtropical Storm Leslie JamesG161 at 12:56pm 09.23.18 Weather and Forecasting 7/816 This a North Central Atlantic Storm. It has been brewing for days. It doesn't look to threaten any l
Roller Furlers for Racers markwbird at 9:48am 09.23.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1386
Restoring a 1970s Keel Andrewjh26 at 9:07am 09.23.18 Ask All Sailors 4/389 Any tips or suggestions?
ODay 272 LE andyjeff at 8:19am 09.23.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/759 Does anyone have information on a getting dodger for an Oday 272.
Hunter 216 mooring Hunter216 at 8:02pm 09.22.18 Smaller Boats 23/2732
Replaced throttle cable, idle running at high RPMs Brian D at 7:39pm 09.22.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1966 The length of the throttle cable from my pedestal to the outboard was 13 feet. It needed to be repla
Splice Mast Bonding Wire? (1) SteveB at 5:40pm 09.22.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/877 I inadvertently cut the mast ground wire during unstepping process (see photo). Can I splice this wi
Too much rust? (2) Gi49336 at 2:29pm 09.22.18 Trailer Sailors 7/809
New Battery Installation (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 10:06am 09.22.18 Catalina 310 14/1973 Well my batteries finally FRIED. 8 yrs old. I have a Charles which I think I should replace when I g
Hunter 37 cutter Mast Rake and Prebend bommers at 8:46am 09.22.18 The Cherubini Hunters 15/2009 Hunter 37 cutter owners, how much prebend and rake do you run....Yes its a very stiff mast :) Got
Barber Hauler (1) Bill19233 at 7:30am 09.22.18 Ask All Sailors 59/17587 To avoid hijacking another thread, I thought I would post a new topic. Does anyone regularly use a b
Tropical Depression 11 JamesG161 at 6:31am 09.22.18 Weather and Forecasting 7/661 This one is different than all the Invest's being tracked now. TD 11 popped up over night, most like
New Running Rigging pfaffk at 6:16am 09.22.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/717 Good Morning, I had planned on replacing all of my running rigging next Spring, as they have never b
Propane system safe? (2) uralite at 8:06pm 09.21.18 Catalina 30 11/1852 I have a Catalina 30 TR from 1982 with Force 10 propane stove. The owner of the boat (I coop) says s
Hunter 270 for the win (10) Lee3170 at 6:54pm 09.21.18 Smaller Boats 10/2594 All right guys here it goes.....we bought a 2002 Hunter 270 last may, blown out sails, rotten floor
St Pete Florida Meet and Greet? williamtl at 3:36pm 09.21.18 Ask All Sailors 1/271
C&C 26 question Scurvy at 1:07pm 09.21.18 C&C 0/810
H26 got beat by Mac Gregor 26 Willemvan at 10:01am 09.21.18 Smaller Boats 10/793 Well I got my butted handed to me by a MacGregor 26 yesterday. We were on a port tack and the wind
Shuttle bike, new water toy (1) Justin_NSA at 7:59am 09.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 7/711 These look pretty cool! I see some neat uses for sailors that sail interesting places. https://www.
Medicane JamesG161 at 6:43am 09.21.18 Weather and Forecasting 25/1648 A new term for a non-tropical cyclonic disturbance forming in the.... Mediterranean One is formin

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MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. (1) Tally Ho at 4:52pm 08.12.23 The hurricane forecasting group now says to expect 3-5 major hurricanes (> 110 mph wind) before the
Ducks in my backyard! Tally Ho at 4:46pm 08.12.23 Oh do you mean like this (not my boat):
Ducks in my backyard! (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:37pm 08.12.23 Oh do you mean like this (not my boat): llowed on my boat - 218755 Locally hand crafted decoys g
2008 H36 microwave replacement artboas at 3:41pm 08.12.23
Prop size for O 322? kappykaplan at 3:41pm 08.12.23 is probably a 3-blade Max Prop :plus: That's what I have.
Prop size for O 322? Tally Ho at 2:57pm 08.12.23 I installed a folding prop on my O'Day 322 several years ago. Works fine. They say they give you an
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 2:57pm 08.12.23 Same on Defender. This is the one I got (for $39 in 2019) - Simrad Simnet to NMEA 2000 Cable Adapter
trailer info, Hunter 23.5, 1994 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:59pm 08.12.23 The trailer was built by Hunter. Maybe the forum store. If not try a dedicated trailer parts deale
Topside Teak Trim ShawnL at 1:43pm 08.12.23 I did my crib boards with epoxy and varnish. You are correct that epoxy isn't UV resistant and will
DIY Electronics? jviss at 12:59pm 08.12.23 Now, if I could only get a great deal on a NMEA2000 to SIMRAD SIMNET adapter cable. Yikes! They ar
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing gotons at 12:29pm 08.12.23 Been many, many years since I worked on that furler on my 33.5; however, it appears that the black
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing BigEasy at 12:24pm 08.12.23 Been many, many years since I worked on that furler on my 33.5; however, it appears that the black p
Topside Teak Trim (1) capta at 12:08pm 08.12.23 Nothing beats the richness and depth of a great varnish job. Most of the time we remove the wood, as
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing (1) gotons at 11:46am 08.12.23 Finally got some decent weather in the weekend to deal with this. Is this black disc just operating
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement tbowling049 at 11:41am 08.12.23 If you are going to change your cable/chain assembly also (highly recommended) let me know and we c
Topside Teak Trim Don S/V ILLusion at 10:29am 08.12.23 If you are starting from new, look into using clear epoxy and they will look like wet varnish for y
30' C&C prop shaft strut jssailem at 10:20am 08.12.23 To get the internal diameter for the Strut you need to remove the old cutlass bearing. It is a pres
30' C&C prop shaft strut ChuckCleElum at 10:10am 08.12.23 Has yours failed? Looks like it was welded once. Looks to me like your measuring the cutlass beari
Sailing post heart attack Stu Jackson at 10:07am 08.12.23 but I should have stated something differently True. You didn't "understand" what I wrote, yet yo
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:03am 08.12.23 Yep, there 'tis. What make of engine is it ? Just curious as to why you decided to remove the eng

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