Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Vibration in engine drive Delawaredave at 10:46am 12.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1455 Newbie. 82 Hunter, Yanmar 8hp diesel. Seems like excessive vibration when running. Reason for
Yammar 2gm to Yanmar 2gm20f swap out Nelsonhow at 10:40am 12.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1744 I'm thinking of swapping out my old 1983 2 Yanmar 2gm raw water cooled with a rebuilt Yanmar 2 GMf
New prop question Happy Together at 10:12am 12.07.13 Big Boats 3/1185 I have a Gori folding three blade prop. I am having trouble with it and I want to switch to the Vari
Mast climbing Head Sail at 9:30am 12.07.13 Big Boats 2/1470 Need to change my anchor light an install an antenna for TV. I don't trust either halyard to support
How the Freedom 20 charges wufibugs at 9:19am 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1773 Best Wiring Scheme for the Freedom 20 Inverter/charger? Inverter/chargers take shore power and conv
Oops no sailing today (1) inarathree at 8:43am 12.07.13 Smaller Boats 3/879 Oops no sailing today
Considering a 302 Mackaroni at 7:11am 12.07.13 Bigger Boats 7/1529 Hello. I am new to this forum and thought I would ask for some opinions on the 302. I am consideri
Looks handy for working on seacocks merlinuxo at 5:53am 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2116 while in the water. Wouldn't do any good for the flanged type though. I'd only use this while on the
I want to run my halyards to the cockpit kito at 5:53am 12.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1169 I am making a list for Santa on what I would need to run my head and main halyards back to the cockp
Spinnaker pole Hobartwoodworks at 5:49am 12.07.13 Smaller Boats 18/3051 We recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 22. She came with a spinnaker in great shape, but no pole. My hu
Original Sails mbeil53 at 4:44am 12.07.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1776 Did the original sails on the Macgregor 25 have any reefing points?
frish water cooling system/ atomic 4 paulcolumbia2700 at 3:54am 12.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 10/7794 Hi, any you good folks added or have experience with adding a fresh water cooling system to your ato
insurance question Bob 04 H260 at 11:40pm 12.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2085 If a boat yard supplies a contractor to do work on your boat (boat yard bills you for the work) and
Salt water leak under the liner Cruiser WannaBe at 7:25pm 12.06.13 Big Boats 19/3199 I have purchased a 1987 Hunter 34.5' (shoal) and I have a constant leak that makes my bilge pump com
In Water Seacock Replacement Rick D at 6:29pm 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1960 Saw this while checking my facebook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QtNw3m2yIw
Where to attach tether? MaryEllaRose at 5:23pm 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 24/10964 Out of the goodness of her heart, my dearly beloved wife purchased a handsome safety harness and tet
Fresh water flushing with sea water toilet? marchem at 1:11pm 12.06.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/12197 In a recent thread, Peggy said: "It is true that NO toilet designed to use SEA WATER should ever
Why USPS? justsomeguy at 12:54pm 12.06.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 12/5607 Howdy. Is there an option when ordering stuff from this website to use an alternate package delivery
More power jean desmarais at 11:28am 12.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/716 Bought a brand new Hunter 31 2012. Want to change the jib for a bigger sail. Cannot get a genoa beca
Boat Ownership Warren Milberg at 10:52am 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 31/4853 Over the years, there have been a number of discussions here about all aspects related to "how to sa

Recent Replies

Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 2:20pm 07.06.23 Thanks for the posts. I can concur about the fog! Past two nights have had plenty! Last night partic
Rebuild or repower jon hansen at 2:19pm 07.06.23 Diesel Specialist 920-347-0880. 2264 mid valley drive, de pere, wis do not compare to john's nigh
Rebuild or repower Tally Ho at 1:39pm 07.06.23
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions Sailgunner at 1:16pm 07.06.23 If your pedestal is an Edson you may have TWO grease fittings on the pedestal. The bottom one is har
Waste tank plumbing idea... yarrumretep at 1:12pm 07.06.23 Hi Peggie - thanks for the welcome - and the really great responses throughout this forum! More gri
Install New Winches? Kevy at 12:28pm 07.06.23 Great points, thanks. I think I'll recruit some close-by expert help as well as I'm a bit of a novi
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 12:26pm 07.06.23 Ok that means the fuel lines are still under pressure. Then a line slowly drips for a few days. ca
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS jssailem at 12:14pm 07.06.23 Thank you Rick Musetta is currently south of Davis South Shoal. The wind field has him heading into
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS PaulK at 12:12pm 07.06.23 Fog is normal until perhaps September, then you start to get autumn storms. Friend in foggy Marbleh
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Don S/V ILLusion at 11:57am 07.06.23 Done it a few times - rarely saw visibility beyond 200 yards. Warm up your radar.
Hunter 306 swim ladder Brinky63 at 11:28am 07.06.23 Thanks all. SBO reached out with the info.
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Rick486 at 11:25am 07.06.23 I've done it in a race once to Halifax, in summer of course. My memory goes like this: 1. Very littl
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jssailem at 11:25am 07.06.23 Just reviewed Musetta's noon position. Noon Position. 40.50422, -70.17822 as recorded on AIS Marine
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 11:07am 07.06.23 I'll throw this into the mix: Iwpoint. I've never sailed a J88 so I'll accept Dan's experience on
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? Serenity on Hudson at 10:56am 07.06.23 A Catalina EXPO 14.2 has a beam of 6 feet and is cat rigged, no jib. Very easy to sail and almost im
Waste tank plumbing idea... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:14am 07.06.23 First... I just realized you only joined our merry band yesterday...welcome aboard! That's only don
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Don Guillette at 10:06am 07.06.23 David: OK, I didn't see them in the picture. With all the sail trim controls for the main and jib to
Wiring advice? (4) jdrutten at 10:03am 07.06.23 Interesting timing! I'm troubleshooting my nonfunctioning bow light on my 306. I don't have continui
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Davidasailor26 at 9:44am 07.06.23 I grabbed the multimeter, shut off the battery charger and opened up the fridge door and....of cour
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Davidasailor26 at 9:40am 07.06.23 The ideal is to have the sail break evenly from top to bottom. If the foot flutters, bottom luffs o

Contact
About
Terms of Use