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Hunter 23.5 gooseneck almost worn out bxdobs at 11:01am 07.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/408 This part appears to be cast (aluminum?) in the shape of a triangle with two pins (part of the casti
Boat name poll (2) Sacto Dave at 10:12am 07.27.17 Catalina 22 35/3403 Well, crap. Rethinking my boat name. I spent a fair amount of time considering the one for which I b
H376 Fuel leak to bilge & Removal of aft cabin stbd bulkhead/wall?? Marie T. Murphy at 7:01am 07.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/771 Plz, I have fuel seepage into bilge of H376. 1. Do these "plastic" fuel tanks leak?? 2. How to remo
Carbon Monoxide All U Get at 6:41am 07.27.17 Ask All Sailors 39/4198 Hi all, Just saw the morning news and ABC ran a piece on CO levels on boats motoring on the water.
Cut up hull pictures for reference (10) bojified at 4:34am 07.27.17 Catalina 22 7/3330 I purchased a different trailer for my 1977 last year and when I went to pick it up the owner had th
New Member introducing myself Kayakeur at 10:44pm 07.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1222 Hello, It's great to see a forum of MacGregor owners. Thank you for being here. My name is Bud, foru
Receiving Radio Weather Fax pzmaria at 9:10pm 07.26.17 Ask All Sailors 18/3358 I want to use my Sony SW7600GR as a receiver to get a weather fax to my iPad. I have HF Weather Fax
Tall ships make mistakes too Ken Cross at 8:29pm 07.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/619 Here is a story of the tall ship Lady Washington. It ran aground in Sequim Bay in Washington. This p
I didn't write an article, just paid $15 (1) Sacto Dave at 8:13pm 07.26.17 Catalina 22 3/754 But am thrilled with my new favorite coffee mug: onal Sailing Association! https://www.catalina22.or
Roller Furling Mainsail Vertical Battens bob_pattison at 8:07pm 07.26.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2250 Though we've been building furling mains with vertical battens on the Beneteau boats since 2007, the
Overnight Sailing Questions The Mariner at 7:27pm 07.26.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1324 Greetings all and thank you for taking time to read my first post. I have always loved sailboats an
Mast step s28.0c Ob1session at 6:28pm 07.26.17 S2 12/2818 hello everyone I'm new to this site so here goes I've rebuilt a1979 s28.0c gutted her painted the in
adding halyards Submarine at 6:07pm 07.26.17 Smaller Boats 2/401 I have two extra sheeves in my mast for halyards but no line to use as a messenger to run new line t
looking for advice robert legerton at 5:13pm 07.26.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1154 I am looking for a sailboat between 28 and 35 feet to live aboard and do some coastal cruising to th
Handrails kampuniform at 4:29pm 07.26.17 Yamaha 5/1216 I'm about to pry off my handrails for refinishing/rebedding. Does anyone have the inside scoop abou
Vintage Bock sailboat - info? (2) Davekippen at 3:38pm 07.26.17 Ask All Sailors 14/5591 Ahoy! (Man was that cheesy...) anyway, I was just gifted an OLD fiberglass sailboat. Wondering if a
1984 Hunter 35.5 Legend Floating in Florida DiSpencer_May at 3:24pm 07.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1631 Recently received word from a non-sailor that his late grandfather left him a 1984 Hunter 35.5 Legen
O'Day 23 bulkhead door Cujo665 at 3:11pm 07.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/876 our 23 is missing the bulkhead door separating the salon from the head compartment. Would anybody h
Cruising the Pacific Coast. Capt. Seeweed at 2:28pm 07.26.17 Trailer Sailors 5/917 Hi all. Just joined the forum. Ive had bigger boats. Twin screw boats too but now I want simplicity
Purchasing 2000 Hunter 460/air conditioning units problem (HELP) ASAP BugOutBoat at 1:54pm 07.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/588 We are purchasing a 2000 Hunter 460 but have concerns with the air conditioning onboard. We were una

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Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 06.22.24 After some head scratching and looking at the wiring diagrams the one explanation I can find is that
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 4:52pm 06.22.24 Aqua Maps is better overall than Navionics. I still use both, as @Davidasailor26 does, but overall A
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 (1) steve92106 at 3:30pm 06.22.24 I finally got lucky. I've never had much luck with replacing old boat parts that never fit or requir
C&C 37/40 Holding Tank steve92106 at 3:15pm 06.22.24 FWIW, I decided the aft locker location was a no go. It would have only given me about 10 gal capaci
Mobile navigation app Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 06.22.24
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Davidasailor26 at 2:21pm 06.22.24 yesterday was the first test of the repaired pump. I ran the motor for several hours and was surpr
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood PaulK at 1:55pm 06.22.24
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 1:19pm 06.22.24 yesterday was the first test of the repaired pump. I ran the motor for several hours and was surpri
Mobile navigation app dlochner at 12:51pm 06.22.24 I have used AquaMaps and like it. It is affordable and as easy to use as any other. Over the past ye
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 Rick D at 12:21pm 06.22.24 You sure got a bunch of mixed and unhelpful replies to your post on FB. The only thing I'd add is to
Invest 92L capta at 12:04pm 06.22.24 We had some pretty violent unforecasted weather pass through Charleston one day when I lived there.
Could use some help! capta at 11:55am 06.22.24 IMO if the sheaves are frozen you should still be able to move the halyard, it will just be much mor
Head treatment rgranger at 11:21am 06.22.24 Please explain with links. This could be interesting. I can think of a few possibilites, but I'd li
260 trailer question rgranger at 11:19am 06.22.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 10:56am 06.22.24 Forgot ? Huh ? I can't even remember what I had for breakfast half the time. Oh, that's right, H
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 06.22.24 Maybe you forgot. Forgot ? Huh ? I can't even remember what I had for breakfast half the time.
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 10:19am 06.22.24 Follow all details as reported above. I had to chime in here as I noticed you've changed your avit
Invest 92L JamesG161 at 9:59am 06.22.24 More Invest 92L Rain heading toward South Carolina Get out your umbrellas @Kermit , @smokey73 ,
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues morbidfollower at 9:52am 06.22.24 They are pretty sweet, just haven't been able to get over the cost. Nice setup
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Ralph Johnstone at 9:48am 06.22.24 Follow all details as reported above. I had to chime in here as I noticed you've changed your avi

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