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tommym
at 4:00pm 07.14.11
5/3771
My 12 year old Hunter170 has a stuck centerboard. Never has done anything but drop all these years
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Duke
at 3:49pm 07.14.11
3/1863
I have a Morgan 321 that still has the original bladder - instead of a tank - waste holding system.
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mellis18
at 3:38pm 07.14.11
7/2643
I want to make sure I find all the thruhulls on my 84 hunter 31. I found the valves for the engine w
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Roger Long
at 2:44pm 07.14.11
6/4304
http://hphotos-snc6.fbcdn.net/280002_1666882852370_1846284215_1067897_1270867_o.jpg Full album here
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merlinuxo
at 2:27pm 07.14.11
5/2168
I think this is a neat idea: http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=632
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dlewis812
at 1:38pm 07.14.11
27/6401
reading other post on single handed. have been single handing just fine without an auto pilot o
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kloudie1
at 1:03pm 07.14.11
8/3218
This was discussed before but here is the BOAT US letter from yesterday.. This is looking pretty ser
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wetass
at 1:01pm 07.14.11
6/5134
I have come into possession of a 50' wood mast that came off a boat that sunk in our local marina af
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MarkW
at 12:54pm 07.14.11
2/1230
My Steaming light and Bow running lights are out. I have used a wire brush and cleaned the ground w
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Maine Sail
at 11:08am 07.14.11
18/9237
Hi All, So over the years I have read many a diatribe by those professing that; "The anchor is not
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Steve Huber
at 10:48am 07.14.11
1/1510
Any suggestions on the best way to reef the mainsail on a Hunter 216 and the best way to store the r
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Ray1156
at 10:33am 07.14.11
0/1228
I'm repairing some deck delamination and would like to match the grey nonskid colouring. I'm having
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navigator97
at 10:07am 07.14.11
2/1285
Can anyone give me guidance to determine the correct prop size for my H-33.5 with a Yanmar 2GM20F en
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Coastie
at 8:06am 07.14.11
51/8037
Have gotten a bit older, but still love sailing. Am going to buy a boat, but want one I can "single
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scuttlebutt
at 7:32am 07.14.11
14/3570
Hi well I have a Catalina 30 from 1988 I need to get her out and sail. I live in BocaRaton fl and
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mcrow33
at 7:12am 07.14.11
22/4786
Hi, A week ago a micro-burst thunder storm rage though our area. Winds topped 40-50+. The other da
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BobBBalt
at 6:30am 07.14.11
1/7130
Hi all, Sad to say, but life has forced me to sell "Mariposa", my beautiful 1974 Erics
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Beautiful Day
at 9:22pm 07.13.11
3/2846
I am considering the purchase of a 44 foot Catalina. However, she has been sailed on fresh water and
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Dutchess
at 9:05pm 07.13.11
5/2501
does anyone know what furling system was standard for a 1990 hunter legend 35.5. my problem is as fo
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Ted Thompson
at 8:05pm 07.13.11
4/4219
I have a 1986 Catalina 25 with a bent stanchion at the cabin entrance. It is bent at the base only,
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Installing a Spinnaker
mermike at 8:50am 10.08.22 The spinnaker halyard should run through a block attached to an extension of the masthead called a c |
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Alternator Bracket
Tedd at 8:47am 10.08.22 It's easy to make your own adjustable link like the one in @RoyS 's picture, if you're so inclined, |
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40 ft O Day winterizing water system
eherlihy at 8:45am 10.08.22 Drain all of the freshwater from the system. Run each tank empty, then open the drain the hot water |
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Installing a Spinnaker
Tedd at 8:22am 10.08.22 No, it is because the spinnaker halyard is forward of the jib forestay and will not foul it. So, o |
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Installing a Spinnaker
sail sfbay at 8:01am 10.08.22 No, it is because the spinnaker halyard is forward of the jib forestay and will not foul it. |
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Happy Birthday to John Shepard
Tedd at 7:53am 10.08.22 Just seeing this now, John. Happy birthday! Thanks for all your great ideas. |
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Alternator Bracket
dlochner at 7:51am 10.08.22 A "belleville" washer will also help resist loosening from the vibration. That would also work, t |
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Alternator Bracket
Tedd at 7:47am 10.08.22 If the alternator is slipping, try using a double thick fender washer under the adjusting bolt head. |
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Alternator Bracket (1)
dlochner at 7:40am 10.08.22 The attached photo shows an alternator jack I built a few years ago. Once the alternator is in close |
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Installing a Spinnaker
Tedd at 7:38am 10.08.22 With a fractional rig you should not need a tacker. Is that because the block for the spinnaker haly |
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Installing a Spinnaker
sail sfbay at 7:36am 10.08.22 With a fractional rig you should not need a tacker. My Hunter 386 was fractional and I attached the |
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Installing a Spinnaker
Tedd at 7:34am 10.08.22 Thanks, @sail sfbay ! I'll experiment with it. The article on the Tacker web site seems to suggest t |
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Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping
John_F at 7:26am 10.08.22 Try checking to see if the impeller is slipping on the motor spindle under load. Thanks,, it defin |
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Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping
John_F at 7:24am 10.08.22 I agree with Ralph. I have work on and tested pumps for over 40 years and the first thing I ask whe |
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What wind forecast turns you away?
danm1 at 7:05am 10.08.22 Good plan. Same theory when skiing. "Never call last run." |
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What wind forecast turns you away?
Kings Gambit at 6:41am 10.08.22 It should depend on how, if even, the boat is rigged for high wind. Most boats these days have one s |