Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

How fast will I go with.... ejet9999 at 5:22pm 06.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1680 I have a Venture 2-24 and a new Tohatsu 9.8 Hp. sail motor. With the mast up and the keel down it wi
Electrical Ground My Mistress at 5:18pm 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/511 I've been rewiring my Mac26C. All wiring goes to a common grounding point beneath the galley, but th
Additional jib winches? Kermit at 5:15pm 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 34/2047 Have any of you H260 owners added or thought about adding an additional pair of jib winches closer t
what in the world is this doing here? (2) jdub tn at 12:04pm 06.19.16 Catalina 22 15/1162 I've been posting about my '88 wing keep I just obtained, and am close to putting in the water. as
Mast Foot Riveting Question (1) Tim Moylan at 11:48am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 4/675 124843 I am repairing the split in my mast by the gin pole hole. I have removed the mast foot plate
Shroud tension shawanaga at 11:46am 06.19.16 Big Boats 4/1072 I am wondering if anyone with a 1990 Hunter 35.5 can tell me what to tighten the three stays to I am
Other fresh water pressure issues MattObjects at 11:27am 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 28/4585 I know FriscoRon has a recent post about fresh water pressure issues but my problem is a bit differe
Drill Drainage hole in cabin lockers? newsailor130 at 11:01am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 9/1864 There are a couple of cabin lockers under the settee in my 1981 Hunter 22 that are part of the molde
Dinghy Tow Jpachill at 6:25am 06.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1142 I apologize in advance if this has been discussed. I tried searching the forum and found lots of dis
Auto booster as batter for day sailor dobrosailor at 6:27pm 06.18.16 Catalina 22 8/1041 I pulled most of the wiring out of my cat 22 since it was a rats nest. The basic wiring, running lig
gearbox lee oakley at 5:40pm 06.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/554 Hello , Anyone that could tell mewere to get a control cable for my gearbox? A 79 hunter with a yan
Most genius move for me sailnewbie at 5:06pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1116 Instead of my life lines tied off and need re-adjusted all the time I tied aprusic knots and just sl
Set Screwed!!!!! &%@(^$%$%#$$!!! topcat0399 at 2:29pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 33/4407 Grrrrrrrr Does anyone make a damn set screw that doesn't strip the 2nd time you torque it down??????*
Bilge water Stormy26 at 1:20pm 06.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1085 I have a 1985 Oday 26. I keep getting water in the bilge when it rains. It appears as though it's
Batteries 2016 Tally Ho at 1:17pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 18/2048 I need some new batteries for my O'Day 322. Read through Mainsail's post about manufacturer of th
Change location of fiddle for main sheet Photoman369 at 11:18am 06.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/625 i am a new owner of 26x 1999. The strap to attach the bottom fiddle on the main sheet is located on
Drawer removal tbilyeu at 10:51am 06.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/792 Does anyone know how to remove the drawer from under the V berth on an Oceanis 45? I can't figure i
Electrical Panel Glass Fuses Roger May at 10:31am 06.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/864 I'm looking for information on obtaining replacement electrical fuses. They are glass tube, smaller
Oceanis 45 electronics compartment & bilge water DRosen at 10:07am 06.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/923 2013. Under starboard aft cabin is main electronics compartment. Heeling on Port tack, about 1 gal
Help installing new Autopilot onto tiller (2) dailytrek at 10:03am 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 17/4298 I bought a San Juan 28 which came with a new Raymarine ST2000 that the PO had begun installing. The

Recent Replies

Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 7:54am 04.16.24 A post that @jssailem sent me suggests that the PreHeat Solenoid operates as follows: 1) with the c
Stem Fitting (3) mashmaster at 7:47am 04.16.24 Inspected and took pics, looks like a prior owner put in a fix. I am thinking that I just need to r
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 7:39am 04.16.24
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) jbmia at 7:21am 04.16.24 Yep... that one, the vent fitting, is different.. it has it's own built in flange... the actual ven
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) Tally Ho at 7:13am 04.16.24
Adding/Updating Line Clutches on Hunter Legend 37 BarryL at 7:09am 04.16.24 Hello, I believe the most popular line clutch is from Spinlock, with the XTS and XAS being the most
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (4) jbmia at 6:59am 04.16.24 I initially thought the flange should thread on the suggested way as well.. but there appears to be
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 04.16.24
Adding/Updating Line Clutches on Hunter Legend 37 Calif. Ted at 6:48am 04.16.24 It's usual for builders to embed an aluminum plate under the mounting pads for clutches so they are
2004 Hunter 41 Bilge Water on the hard ice breaker at 6:48am 04.16.24 The 41 is deck stepped. No water coming in that way.
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Joe at 6:39am 04.16.24 Actually, I agree with Terry above. With the vang equipped boom, you don't need a topping lift to s
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Tedd at 6:36am 04.16.24 It looks to me like the intent is for the glow plugs to go off as soon as there's oil pressure. Some
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Davidasailor26 at 6:35am 04.16.24 Not sure about the Legend series, but at least some Hunters have an aluminum plate embedded in the d
The Titanic Sunk this Day April 15, 1912 Rick Webb at 5:59am 04.16.24 One suspected reason the S.S. Eastland capsized with 2500 passengers (844 were killed), was instabi
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Ward H at 5:38am 04.16.24
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) Tally Ho at 5:19am 04.16.24
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Terry Cox at 4:31am 04.16.24 My 5 clutches cover: main halyard, genoa halyard, spin halyard, main topping lift, spin pole uphaul
Genoa sheets Gene Neill at 4:15am 04.16.24 Wait what?lol. So you run the sheets inside the lifelines? On all points of sail regardless of sail
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Will Gilmore at 4:05am 04.16.24 Seven kayaks, two canoes, two sailboats, and an aluminum fishing boat. I raced ww slolam in high sc
3GM30F Service Issue Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 04.16.24

Contact
About
Terms of Use