Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Need Engine Mechanic Recommendations in CT shozbot at 10:05am 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/947 Bought an O'Day 28 at end of last season and sailed her back from Cape Cod to Clinton Ct where she i
32nd annual American Cancer Society Regatta FourPoints at 9:59am 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 0/830 I am racing in the Mount Sinai Sailing Association 32nd annual American Cancer Society Regatta this
Hunterj 27 hunter healer at 8:54am 08.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/475 What Causes The Guages To Fliutter When The Engine Is Running? I Have A Westerbeke Engine On An 83 H
Replacement Striping. Dave Pawloski at 5:54am 08.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/1702 Hi, I am a Hunter 31 owner (new to the forum). My next project will be replacing the hull stripin
Salon Table on a H-33 1981 (cherubini) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 5:36am 08.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1031 Pictures of Salon Table on a H-33 1981 (cherubini)? I'm trying to rebuild the swing/foldout salon t
New Hampshire seacoast (1) Drevi17546 at 5:27am 08.15.13 Catalina 22 0/1005 Just curious if anyone is on here from the seacoast area. I've seen a few of us brave 22 sailors wil
New boat and first chainplate repair! Firefly_L28 at 4:57am 08.15.13 Lancer 6/2656 Hey guys, I picked up 1978 Lancer 28 for a song two weeks ago. It had been sitting in a slip for a
Hunter Ham Net bornin59ca at 3:50am 08.15.13 SSB and Ham Operators 1/13072 Just a thought but has anyone thought about starting a Hunter Ham Net??? Cheers, Doug
polycarbonate or acrylic fixed ports ljcraigie at 8:14pm 08.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1249 I am needing to replace a 7 ft fixed port on my hunter 280. Is the original polycarbonate (ie LEXAN
need to know slide size usafvet1966 at 8:10pm 08.14.13 Ask All Sailors 1/905 what size slide does a mast on a Pearson 28 take? Its a 1976. i recently purchased this boat witho
Fiberglassing Philip R. at 5:34pm 08.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2477 Rebuilding a 25. Stripped inside down to fiberglass. Building walls and fiberglassing edges to side.
Hinged seat bumpers (3) Akapeterc at 4:42pm 08.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1047 Can somebody post a photo of the bumpers that go into the rear seat on Hunter 44 please
Catalina 36 MKii prop shaft removal ? hwy1sail at 3:51pm 08.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/3720 Can anyone tell me if the rudder has to be dropped to remove or re-install the prop shaft on a Catal
looking at buying a MK1 dan8152 at 3:20pm 08.14.13 Catalina 30 13/3371 Ok been looking in my area and there are quite a few mark ones. All are listed in around 20K asking
Fuel Can to fit propane locker Michael Meyer at 3:19pm 08.14.13 Catalina 310 2/1262 New Owner here.... Has anyone found a fuel can (for the dinghy motor) that fits in one of the pro
Can You Identify This Sailboat? (2) Steve Lee at 2:28pm 08.14.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1914 A friend wants to buy this 30' sailboat and get me to do the necessary repairs. We have no informati
Yamaha 36 dodger (6) Rising Sun at 2:11pm 08.14.13 Yamaha 5/6739 I finally did it. For years I've been trying to figure out how have a "hard" (or as close to it) dod
Lets see your solar setup Jared1048 at 1:56pm 08.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 17/2476 Im starting to put more time into figuring out how Im going to do my solar setup. From my researc
changing point and condenser on 2 hp evinrude newsailor72 at 1:27pm 08.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 12/13419 bought a used 1981 2 hp evinrude that had been sitting for a number of yrs. I changed the plug and
12v Cabin lighting wufibugs at 12:47pm 08.14.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2506 This thread raises 2 issues, one general to this ilk of Hunters and perhaps other boats as well, and

Recent Replies

Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity kappykaplan at 4:59pm 05.15.23 Or, it's also possible that this guy was sailing in the Southern Hemisphere, and did it to correct
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 4:56pm 05.15.23 Well you guys were right, everything is working and not even the faintest reverse polarity light to
Hunter smile / keel movement Crazy Dave Condon at 4:54pm 05.15.23 @dmax and @Ralph Johnstone are both correct particularly torqu per pounds and the use of 5200. I al
Engine compartment ventilation jon hansen at 4:48pm 05.15.23 my $0.02, i would want the OP's air vents, one forward, one facing aft. ventilation. i run the bl
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity PaulK at 4:48pm 05.15.23 We turn our GPS antenna "upside down" on purpose when we haul out so it doesn't chafe the cover all
Insurance question PaulK at 4:44pm 05.15.23 Heading the other direction, Gowrie Group in Westbrook CT handles a large number of clients, includi
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 4:39pm 05.15.23 My question is when using an esim - what happens to the original sim card? How do you restore that
Insurance question nightowle at 4:35pm 05.15.23 I highly recommend Peter Ricks at Novamar Insurance Brokers in the Seattle office. They are worldwi
Cleaning Shore Power Cord nightowle at 4:20pm 05.15.23 I tried some recommended items that did nothing, and then used a specific marine cord cleaning produ
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Rich Stidger at 4:12pm 05.15.23 Silly post, I know, sorry! My shore power cord looks awful, grimy, gritty. I washed it, and tried
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Tedd at 4:08pm 05.15.23 ...but a trailer launched sailboat would cut my expenses, and let me go sailing in other places. T
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage dLj at 4:06pm 05.15.23 Here's a list of current esim capable phones: https://m.gsmarena.com/results.php3?sSIMTypes=4 Here
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 4:01pm 05.15.23 Here's a list of current esim capable phones: https://m.gsmarena.com/results.php3?sSIMTypes=4 Here'
Cleaning Shore Power Cord JoeWhite at 3:50pm 05.15.23 For power chord, the rubber breaks down from UV exposure. To avoid the sticky surface I bought new g
Engine compartment ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 3:44pm 05.15.23 If the water gets up to this level : farewell". And because I'm so OCD, I've also included a :
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 3:41pm 05.15.23 I think that info is out of date. When you enlightened us about eSIM earlier in this thread, I did
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? dmax at 3:36pm 05.15.23 On point response, dmax. How long ago did you replace the portlights? No evidence of Butyl flow fro
No More Dinghy Butt ShawnL at 3:27pm 05.15.23 Or more like a utili-kilt
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 3:24pm 05.15.23 Clearly a near shore statement, which the OP was asking questions about. For off-shore you really
Hunter smile / keel movement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:03pm 05.15.23 Sorry to say but I've got to double down on what @dmax has already said. When your boat is on the h

Contact
About
Terms of Use