Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Equalizing Bob S at 2:41pm 04.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2069 Hey Maine, It's a full time job just monitoring these posts! I lurk a lot and appreciate all your a
Sea Hawk BIOCOP seadaddler at 2:17pm 04.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/612 I had my bottom sanded and painted back in Dec 2012 and back in water Jan 2013 with sea hawk BIOCOP
trailer bearings rsteig at 12:17pm 04.30.14 Catalina 22 10/1318 I have the standard trail rite trailer for my 75 catalina. The numbers are worn off the bearings so
Anyone near Port Clinton, Ohio? Kper at 12:16pm 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1402 We are interested in a boat in Port Clinton but after a few long distance disappointments we are rel
repowering s2 8.0a jlillie at 11:25am 04.30.14 S2 0/935 Hello all, I recently bought a 75 8.0a and am in the midst of a complete restore. The boat came minu
Bow Mooring Cleats - '89 H33.5 KVNJR at 11:18am 04.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1000 All, I've been lurking in the background here, gaining a lot of useful information as a new Hunter
Hunter 23.5 Cupholders hercguy at 11:08am 04.30.14 Smaller Boats 11/1220 My two wooden cupholders on both sides of the cockpit on my 23.5 have rotted away and broke. Does a
charging Batteries tzuelke at 11:00am 04.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/862 My batteries discharged while the ac current was off on the dock. My questions is, Do I need to ope
c-mapnt dehler25 at 10:55am 04.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/497 I am in the process of acquiring a new to me boat and it is fitted with a Raytheon L760c. It uses c-
Looking for a member Johnkent at 10:55am 04.30.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/738 I've lost touch with one of your members, I'm hoping it's because I don't have his current address.
good, bad, and ugly (1) jibes138 at 10:26am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1193 A shout out to McMaster Carr for amazing customer service. I am replacing some old mismatched ball
To get rid of a rusty, filled propane tank (1) chitradurga at 10:09am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 24/18491 The propane tank locker on my new used boat contains a rusty, but movable 5-lb tank made in 1993 (se
Battery Advice Gardnera at 9:45am 04.30.14 Smaller Boats 17/2322 I recently bought a 23.5 Hunter and I would like some advice on the best house battery to purchase.
What's wrong with this pic? (2) dale4643 at 9:32am 04.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/2242 1985 Mac22 I bought this last year. Original Macgregor trailer and from all indication it appears (l
Building a fiberglass frame (PICS) (1) Picflight at 8:31am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1383 Hello, I am building a fiberglass frame, 2" wide, it is actually a mold which will turn out to be a
Looking for Canadian Maritimes Charts sully75 at 8:26am 04.30.14 Parts Search 0/1877 Hi All, I'm looking for some charts for a trip this summer in the Canadian Maritimes (Nova Scotia
Unexpectedly Home Roger Long at 8:02am 04.30.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/4692 Sitting here, waiting out the rain in a perfect spot for this weather, anchored in Croton, NY; I sud
Best Way to Manage Batteries as a Liveaboard at a Slip JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:57am 04.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2756 Hey MS. I hope your not getting too overworked with spring commissioning. I recently installed a
Chain for a 5/16 Lofrans Royal sully75 at 7:48am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1951 Hello all, I have a new-to-me Lofrans Royal manual windlass. I need to buy some chain. Would
Winterizing Nightmares/Airmar Transducer Cable Replacement sully75 at 7:37am 04.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 17/4799 Couple of questions 1) I hate to admit this, but I did minimal effort to winterize my boat last w

Recent Replies

AC Fridge overconsumption. jviss at 7:32am 08.08.23 Not questioning your numbers but at 12 volts that would be 166 amps using a 2/0 cable. You should
AC Fridge overconsumption. RitSim at 7:27am 08.08.23 Not questioning your numbers but at 12 volts that would be 166 amps using a 2/0 cable. You should b
Its funny Friday! (1) Ward H at 6:39am 08.08.23 218598
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) shemandr at 6:34am 08.08.23 Nice little boat. It lacks volume in the bow so sit in the back when sailing - that's where the buoy
c 16 leak bankshortonia at 5:50am 08.08.23 Thanks John! The leak is slow, maybe 8-10 gallons over 2-3 days. The water is both in sight on the
engine will not get up to temp. jviss at 5:21am 08.08.23 You might check the coolant plumbing. If I recall there's a thermostat bypass hose, if this isn't c
C&C 30 MKII question CliffA at 4:44am 08.08.23
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) (1) danooxnard at 4:06am 08.08.23 One of these may help hold the rudder on. I found a similar on at West Marine. I would also secure t
engine will not get up to temp. RoyS at 3:48am 08.08.23 May never reach full operating temperature unless it is under load. Also, if there is a water heater
C&C 30 MKII question Apex at 3:11am 08.08.23 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-30-2
engine will not get up to temp. jssailem at 11:44pm 08.07.23 Get a thermostat that will address the temperature of your engine. Checkk out the manual for the cor
Gearbox issue? knackers at 9:52pm 08.07.23 had the same problem with my kiwi prop, one of the reversing rollers had fallen out, no reverse and
c 16 leak JohnShannon at 9:27pm 08.07.23 You should find the leak. How many gallons an hour? Is it internal to a buoyancy tank or is it jus
identify sailboat JohnShannon at 9:25pm 08.07.23 I don't think it is an unknown 16 that one I believe is a vampire 16 as we all know no photo can
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) JohnShannon at 9:22pm 08.07.23 See if you can find a Laser to look at, those hold the rudder down with a metal tang, wooden dagge
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) stickinthemud57 at 8:51pm 08.07.23 I'll try a few... 1. Look for a hole in the upper gudgeon through which a cotter pin or the like mi
Instrument panel BigEasy at 8:29pm 08.07.23 The bulb can be replaced. Just replaced one of mine that was 16 years old. Blue Seas #8171 avai
identify sailboat mark allen at 7:36pm 08.07.23 thanks so much to all! will post photos tomorrow as soon as possible.
Instrument panel kloudie1 at 7:00pm 08.07.23 I have had problems with bad connections on the AC side but since I replaced all of the indicators w
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) rgranger at 5:02pm 08.07.23

Contact
About
Terms of Use