Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Keeping Swing Keel in the water atrometer at 8:21am 06.20.15 Catalina 22 8/2512 If you keep your 22' swing keel on a mooring or at a dock in brackish water, do you leave the keel u
Buying a used oday Rreynolds at 7:53am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2092 Hi there, new here. Names Ryan. Today i will be looking at a 1969 oday 17. I don't know much about i
Sirius Sailboat Cadillac (1) rspeers at 7:36am 06.20.15 Sirius 21/22 0/3116 Hello everyone. I have a cool Sirius story to tell... So we are very happy with our present Siri
salon cushions emergpa1 at 6:46am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1264 We are about to replace our interior boat cushions. We have an IP 31 and live aboard. We sleep in th
Need dimensions for 8' Ely dinghy daggerboard Piotr at 5:53am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/503 The old one dissapeared over last winter, so I need to build a new one. Any help will be appreciated
Mens Help Line ... Could Come in Handy ... catalanc at 5:29am 06.20.15 Sails Call Lounge 7/3013 "hello, My Name Is Bob, How Can I Help You?" Caller: "hi, Bob, I Really Need Your Advice On A Serio
How to create a fiberglass travel style tube Crazy Dave Condon at 5:09am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/867 Often folks are using pvc piping for a travel corridor for water lines, electrical wires, and so for
How to get the same tune when takimg down the mast and re st shawanaga at 5:05am 06.20.15 Big Boats 6/1028 just bought a 1990 Hunter 35.5 and we are trucking to our lake. The mast is up and tuned. any sugges
Running new lines through the Mast sailcapt340 at 4:34am 06.20.15 Big Boats 5/1448 I am looking to run new lines through my mast. New Topping Lift, Halyard,Jib and Spare Spinnaker Li
cushion fabric oberon at 2:03am 06.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/841
Batteries and battery switch concerns DonC3222 at 10:26pm 06.19.15 Big Boats 6/1187 I just installed a new battery charger and 2 new batteries. I am unsure if I am using the battery sw
Hunter 410, 1999/Freezer Wolf24530 at 7:24pm 06.19.15 Big Boats 2/739 It seems like I have to replace my evaporator plate do to a small leak. I have an Adler Barber Compr
Hand held VHF turk397 at 7:00pm 06.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 24/2620 Just curious, those of you that have purchased a hand held VHF marine radio, is it a great asset or
electric issuses Deduct this at 6:33pm 06.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1214 none of my boat electronics are working. my battery is hooked up correctly. my engine starts. Any I
Cowl or Mushroom Vent ? (1) sailfree20770 at 2:15pm 06.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5093 Does anyone know if there's a mushroom or cowl vent that will fit in the deck plates on the 376 deck
C 250 Wb BREEZABEL at 1:36pm 06.19.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/702 I just bought my first sailboat this year and am enjoying it so far. It has a keel that swings forwa
Cruising Florida: Intracoastal Waterways (5) Regular Guy at 12:13pm 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 1/973 Experiences Shared: All waterways; the Atlantic Intracoastal, Marco Island and Fort Myers inside
Cruising Florida: Navigation (2) Regular Guy at 11:11am 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 3/965 Experiences Shared: On board of my boat I have a Lowrance Elite 5 DSI and a Raymarine ST40 Bidata
Its about people, not results. (1) Jackdaw at 9:22am 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 6/922 Last night on a light-air day we had the father of our bowman ask if he and his daughter could sail
Spindrift 17 chuckanger at 9:21am 06.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/940 I'm new to sailing and have learned on a McGregor 26 and Lagoon 38. However I am looking to buy an i

Recent Replies

First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level dLj at 6:06am 07.29.23 Welcome to SBO, one of the best sailing forums you can be on for free. Lots of very knowledgeable fo
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level stickinthemud57 at 5:49am 07.29.23 Very good to hear of your positive experiences with boat owners. It's an instant fraternity and with
Batten Lengths H26 patbratton at 5:14am 07.29.23 My H240 takes 5/8" battens. I ordered a seven foot section with caps from Sailrite. I had issues w
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks patbratton at 4:59am 07.29.23 The Garhauer blocks arrived yesterday. I will install them this week end. They look perfect for spi
Your experience with propane outboards? patbratton at 4:53am 07.29.23 I had a starting issue last week and I disconnected the propane line from the outboard. I pulled it
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Project_Mayhem at 11:19pm 07.28.23 I used a couple of bungees for my Starwind 19. I loved it
Gunk to stop that leak! Project_Mayhem at 11:17pm 07.28.23 It appears that replacing gaskets on a yearly basis might be a must for this engine. It ran pretty w
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 11:07pm 07.28.23 On the Universal M25 series engine, most owners with the Sherwood pump replace it with an Oberdorfer
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 10:52pm 07.28.23 Are there replacements for the Sherwood?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Stu Jackson at 8:46pm 07.28.23 Yes the issue has been identified as the lip seal. That's good news. Now you know what it is and
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 8:12pm 07.28.23 The Hunter is my friend's that is moored near where I live. I spend much more time on it than my fri
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (3) Ralph Johnstone at 7:14pm 07.28.23 I'm not sure how many fuel connections there on the 2GM20F but it seemed like a :poop:load of them w
Lewmar V700 Windlass dlochner at 6:48pm 07.28.23 There are a several considerations with mounting a windlass. First, the windlass must allow for an a
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 6:17pm 07.28.23 218273
Hunter 38 Cowl Vent quadrille38 at 6:06pm 07.28.23 I went for this recently, and had them powder coat the interior to match the dodger Nice I though
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jaysweet at 5:56pm 07.28.23 Talking about a different water pump here: when I had a problem with the Johnson pump on my Yanmar 2
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue Rich Stidger at 5:55pm 07.28.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:51pm 07.28.23
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (3) Ralph Johnstone at 5:49pm 07.28.23 But the second picture is not clear where it was taken- can you post another picture showing more e
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 kbgunn at 5:40pm 07.28.23 Not junk! Sweet sailing boat. Stiff sailing with fine entry and hollow bows. She is not a blue water

Contact
About
Terms of Use