Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

bottom stripper/ remover itsjojo at 4:43pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1274 Hi, I have a 23 foot O'Day that needs the bottom paint redone. I'm not sure what kind of paint is o
Shaft log hose - How old is too old and what would you do? (2) Dalliance at 4:15pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 9/6268 We pulled the engine and transmission this winter to repair a minor transmission oil leak that start
House / Starting Bateries Ron-Anne at 3:01pm 04.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1297 We are getting our Hunter ready for the summer and she's in need of two new batteries, PO used two d
Farwell from Java Jim Seamans at 2:23pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 54/6065 Well this is a difficult thing to announce. On March 28, 2014, I was diagnosed with Pancreatic Ca
Need traveler for V17 Notalotayot at 2:11pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 1/705 I'm looking for a U-shaped, or semi-circular, traveler for the transom of my '71 Venture 17. Does a
B$G Depth Transducer Ken Boucher at 12:44pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 1/658 On my 1994 C270. depth readout shows all dashes. no growth on transducer. Speedo , temp etc works f
Auto-pilot choice Bonzai at 10:59am 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 1/663 I am looking at Garmin's GHP20 AP system for my boat. Has anyone had experience with this particular
Belt Long Story at 10:47am 04.20.14 Catalina 310 11/3301 This should have been easy, but easy is not a term used often on a boat. Went to change the water-
Frozen aluminum sheaves (3) GeorgiaBII at 10:43am 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 15/3460 I've got in mast halyards and I've found 2 of the sheaves in the mast are frozen. I was able to
vibrating rudder explorer at 10:33am 04.20.14 Catalina 22 4/1526 HI Guys, I have just joined the forum, although i have sailed a 22 for 22 years in South African wat
ground tackle logout at 10:03am 04.20.14 Catalina 30 4/1293 Friends: I just up-graded from a 27 foot Catalina to a 30 foot Catalina. We had the 27 for over 30
Velcro disc's (1) ttac at 9:49am 04.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/754 Have been looking for the disc's used to hold our cushion's in place. I am adding a photo of one tha
Baba 30 on tralier whisking at 9:41am 04.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/693 I see pics online of a Baba 30 on a tralier. I am in search of the owner of that tralier. I wanted t
Winches Benny17441 at 9:17am 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 0/568 I have been seeing some postings regarding selection of new winches or repairing of old ones. Just
Lighting Fixture Switches Search (1) SailMaster at 9:00am 04.20.14 Parts Search 3/1595 Hello everyone, We are searching for the small push button switches that turn on and off the small
Catalina 27 Height? Sea Changer at 8:29am 04.20.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2309 Does anyone know the keel to cabin top height of an 1982 27? I'm currently on the hunt for indoor
St Louis to Key West rblevens at 8:11am 04.20.14 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1814 Happy Easter everyone. As you know I've been restoring my Hunter 37C Drifter. I was curious if anyon
Check list Prime Time at 7:51am 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 2/938 A funny thing happened on the way to the forum...... Actually not so funny. Last week moved my boat
Fold Down Cabin Table Re-Do Coyote at 7:32am 04.20.14 Bigger Boats 9/2616 Greetings: I have recently purchased an 85' Oday 28 in INCREDIBLE condition,, We are doing some ge
halyards... jaycrawford97 at 7:14am 04.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1376 Replacing internal CDI roller furling halyard and main halyard this weekend. Anyone have the correc

Recent Replies

Sabre Shoshana at 7:03am 07.21.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (2) jssailem at 6:40am 07.21.23 Here is one of the features of Windy that we are using in our tracking of Musetta on her crossing of
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal Rich Stidger at 6:33am 07.21.23 The only sealant needed here is to seal the wire bundle that routes inside from the quadrant area.
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water Justin_NSA at 6:25am 07.21.23 Most folks install a tee on the supply side of pump and draw antifreeze from the jug.
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? dmendl at 6:11am 07.21.23 Thank you JamesG161 for your help, I'll be calling SBO as both you and rgranger suggested.
Sail numbers for a Widgeon nacra1425 at 5:44am 07.21.23 I think I used 10" numbers on the sail for my 1970 WIDGEON, maybe 12"? But 10" is the size mentione
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice rgranger at 5:38am 07.21.23 I would assume Harken can answer #1 if you call them
Sabre dlochner at 5:33am 07.21.23 Sabres of that vintage have a thick plywood backing plate under the deck for the pedestal. If it has
Gear box not engaging (3) Ward H at 5:20am 07.21.23 I recently replaced my HBW-50 with a Twin Disc TMC-40. The motor needs to be raised 1/4" and the sh
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? baycloud at 5:12am 07.21.23 davits would be nice. I bought a bris kaboat for $700 and a new 3.5 outboard for 1150. It planes at
Sabre Davidasailor26 at 4:31am 07.21.23
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA Jim Legere at 3:21am 07.21.23 As I'm sure others do, I keep a log of my sailing. In previous year's logs you'll see common weathe
Jacklines and Tethers Will Gilmore at 2:27am 07.21.23 Just to be clear, jacklines are not the same as lifelines. Don't use your lifelines as jacklines; t
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 1:57am 07.21.23 Seems easy, but don't want to break anything. Trying to remove the cover over the steering quadran
Jacklines and Tethers David in Sandusky at 1:51am 07.21.23 Our jack line is the port bow line run through a hard point on the mast to a hard point on the starb
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help jonelli at 11:53pm 07.20.23 Here is all you would like to know about oberdorfer seal replacement http://mei1970.org/saillavie/O
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars Joe at 11:29pm 07.20.23 I have a short inside track that the prev owner installed. I have found rigging a barber hauler is
Gear box not engaging Alex G at 11:11pm 07.20.23 Thanks guys for the help, now we know we have a worn out gear box Hurth HBW-50, what is the best rep
Papillon Summer Solo cruise. (3) Hayden Watson at 10:15pm 07.20.23 Day-6 was a lay-around day because the forecast for wind in JdF was for light 5-10. I was looking f
2008 H36 microwave replacement jssailem at 8:31pm 07.20.23 Perhaps an Air Fryer would be an interesting alternative to a microwave.

Contact
About
Terms of Use