Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Rudder Shear Pin davenlynn at 7:08am 09.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3156 What is recommended for use as a rudder shear pin? Would a 1/8" nylon bolt work? What would be bes
Lake Champlain surveyor? Hauler? jtmccue at 6:57am 09.17.12 Big Boats 0/836 can anyone suggest a surveyor (preferably familiar with Hunter 34-35s) in the area? Also- who might
source for fixed port polycarbonate? bugbitten at 2:31am 09.17.12 S2 22/3518 I'd like to start gathering materials to replace the fixed ports on my 9.2A. Has anyone come across
Retrofit of Y-26 HKG214 at 9:55pm 09.16.12 Yamaha 6/3111 Hi all fellows, although I have been owning my Y-26 for over 15 years, recently I planned to retrofi
Yanmar 3GMF22 Oil Leak Allan12210 at 9:46pm 09.16.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2854 I'm starting to get quite a bit of oil seepage at the timing gear case to the block interface. Basic
My strut broke off!! Jared1048 at 8:57pm 09.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/1824 Dove over the side today to investigate a bad knocking noise and noticed my entire strut has broken
Engineeds a good clean jorgefife at 6:47pm 09.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2086 It is time to give a good clean to my Yanmar on my boat. It is oily, rustyin some spots, and general
fresh water additive? glonek5 at 6:19pm 09.16.12 Big Boats 6/1936 We recently bought our first larger boat. She is a 2005 Hunter 38. We have now filled the fresh wat
sealing fittings teacher63 at 4:45pm 09.16.12 Smaller Boats 7/1711 I am getting ready to run my main halyard to the cockpit on a Hunter 23 the line is long enough and
Cockpit Table Redesign (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:09pm 09.16.12 Catalina 310 4/2457 I went to the Newport Boat Show yesterday, and besides hanging out with Bob Bitchin, the best thing
Below-deck autohelm McZube at 4:07pm 09.16.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1855 I have a 1984 Hunter 31 with an Edson pedestal. Can anyone make recommendations for a below-deck au
motor mount for 9.9hp 4-stroke yamaha juhlenbrock at 4:03pm 09.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1809 I recently replaced a 9.9hp Johnson Sailmaster with a 4-stroke 9.9 hp Yamaha. It's great motor but
WTF with the water level in Chesapeake Bay??? Piotr at 3:52pm 09.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3286 I sail out of Rock Hall, and for the last month or so I noticed that ther water levels were about 2
Safety drills McZube at 3:38pm 09.16.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1959 Do you and your family (or usual crew) do any kind of safety drills to be better prepared in the eve
How did we get relegated? ed stack at 2:50pm 09.16.12 Pearson 0/1740 Is venerable Pearson now an also-ran? I don't think so. 22.5 nm around Boston harbor. Not many other
Lancer 28 rigging tinman1955 at 2:30pm 09.16.12 Lancer 4/5138 Hello all, I just bought my first sailboat a lancer 28. The rigging is all there except the ropes. a
Inflatable dinghy sealant... Doug/Karen at 1:38pm 09.16.12 Big Boats 4/1929 We have an aged inflatable dinghy that has developed a slow leak that, thus far, has avoided detecti
Yanmar 2GM20F suddenly lost power but not RPMs scorpio77 at 12:41pm 09.16.12 Engines and Propulsion 15/9838 Hi all folks, Im looking for some experience Yanmar owners, about a month ago I purchased a beautifu
Fuel capacity Oceanis361 at 11:26am 09.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1075 Hi, Recently bought an 2000 Oceanis361, and in the specifications they say it's 75 litres fuelcap. B
Shower Faucet Assembly for C-310 c130king at 10:53am 09.16.12 Catalina 310 1/1280 The shower in my 310 has several hose issues so I would like to replace the whole faucet, shower hea

Recent Replies

Sanitation hose recommendation requested Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 11.05.22 slight thread hijack - why would the hose leaving the head be 1", Good question. Never seen a he
Pinole replacement kloudie1 at 10:04am 11.05.22 Welcome to the forum! If ya poke around a bit, you can probably find the correct part: Rudder Hardw
Its funny Friday! (1) dLj at 9:27am 11.05.22 So I can't resist posting a photo of my 3 favorite non-electric hand tools that keep me from investi
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Leeward Rail at 8:48am 11.05.22 slight thread hijack - why would the hose leaving the head be 1", and the other end that empties in
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:33am 11.05.22 ics took no time at all to charge up. You could virtually just pick them up and use them seconds a
Battery Calif. Ted at 8:26am 11.05.22 In my applications I've found I get 6 years out of FLA batteries and 10 years from AGM's and they do
Insurance for older boats sail sfbay at 8:24am 11.05.22 Chubb Marine insurance.
Do you put your bimini down? sail sfbay at 8:19am 11.05.22 Stays up all year round.
Battery Siamese at 7:47am 11.05.22 Go to the big box and get a couple of identical 12v deep cycle (so-called) flooded lead acid batteri
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 7:42am 11.05.22 I saw one of those make an underwater repair to a gudgeon. Try doing that with an electric drill.
Battery jssailem at 7:18am 11.05.22 For a literal answer to your query... If you need stored electrical DC power for temporary use than
Do you put your bimini down? RoyS at 7:14am 11.05.22 If you cannot stand up straight with the bimini and you are not happy with the design then you shoul
Pinole replacement RoyS at 6:54am 11.05.22 Try Rig-Rite on line.
Hunter 37.5 - Dinette Table Stuck svblackcloud at 6:51am 11.05.22 I pulled my compression post earlier this year. (37.5 legend) The counter weight is mild steel and i
Battery Tally Ho at 6:48am 11.05.22 I had a Hunter 280 that spent most of the time on shore power and was primarily day sailed. She had
Insurance for older boats RoyS at 6:46am 11.05.22 I have a nice local insurance agent. I thought my agreed value insurance was getting too expensive s
Battery Kings Gambit at 6:42am 11.05.22 An alternative answer might depend on how you use them. Group size 4D 12-volt flooded makes a good h
Wires up the mast Tally Ho at 6:39am 11.05.22
Do you put your bimini down? JBP-PA at 6:28am 11.05.22 ...I do need to remove the screws in the rear support legs... Can you replace the screws with togg
Sanitation hose recommendation requested George Braun at 6:25am 11.05.22 slight thread hijack - why would the hose leaving the head be 1", and the other end that empties int

Contact
About
Terms of Use