Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Where can I find? John Krasnick at 7:22am 06.30.10 Catalina 30 11/3483 Good morning all. I am learning this site and have realized that any question I could ask has alrea
Hunter 25.5 - Reefing System kaboboom at 6:11am 06.30.10 Smaller Boats 3/3221 I need to learn how to reef the mainsail on my Hunter 25.5. I've read some online tutorials, but I a
Rigging Inboard End Of Spinnaker Pole Ducati at 5:18am 06.30.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2073 Looking for some suggestions on how to and where to position the 2 stoppers (cams) and cheek blocks
replacing the cabin foambacked cloth liner markp at 9:29pm 06.29.10 Day Sailers 2/1525 I am looking for materials to replace the foam backed cloth liner on the cabin walls. what have you
Raising the Mast (1994 26 foot Hunter) SHADS at 7:38pm 06.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2685 Does anyone have video or the manual from Hunter sailboats on how raise the mast? I've tried you tu
Help needed for Sirius 21 Mast raising atis_226 at 7:23pm 06.29.10 Sirius 21/22 0/4284 Hi, I am new at sailing and I just bought a Sirius 21 with my buddy. We wanted a transportable sai
Stuffing Box repair wojo59 at 5:18pm 06.29.10 Big Boats 6/4306 Hello all, My 1983 34' hunter is in the water. I have to STUFF the stuffing box because it does l
heating at 3000rpm mamoka at 5:09pm 06.29.10 Yamaha 1/1987 hy I just buy a hunter 33.5 1992 with a yanmar 3gm30f and the old owner but bigger pipe before and a
Helpppp!!! stern tube leak mtoppozini at 4:21pm 06.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1965 Hope someone can help me out here. I put my 1994 Hunter 29.5 in the water today, (yes I know I am l
Hailing Peggy Hall ybrad at 4:09pm 06.29.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1440 Peggy- Saw that there was an email from you yesterday regarding my HT removal; unfortunately, it w
Macgregor 21 boom to mast (1) snipeman at 2:54pm 06.29.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/4358 I'm in the process of restoring a 1985 Macgregor 21 and have a question concerning the boom to mast
Going in Thursday! BobM at 2:53pm 06.29.10 S2 7/1822 Perhaps with one hand rail mouted @ss backwards and the other half mounted, but going in all the sam
Hunter Legend 35.5 windlass - chain size? reserche at 2:13pm 06.29.10 Big Boats 2/1664 Hi there! I recently bought a Hunter Legend 35.5 .. which has a windlass on deck. However - the pre
Keeling a 26' Power Boat RogerHM at 1:11pm 06.29.10 Ask All Sailors 25/4456 For functionality -- a saillable / power-boat for inland lakes and canals. How feasable to attach an
Hunter 34 Mast Base Dijobi777 at 12:38pm 06.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2001 Has any one had to replace a 34 mast base? I have 1984 Hunter 34 and I need to replace the mast bas
Maine Use Tax heads up. Roger Long at 12:05pm 06.29.10 Ask All Sailors 45/6930 If you have a recently (two years for mine) documented vessel with a hailing port or owner's address
Cover Girl (1) Roger Long at 11:58am 06.29.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2307 Our very own MaineSail's daughter is now a cover girl. http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/image/126
Hunter 26 outboard David King at 11:58am 06.29.10 Smaller Boats 8/1836 I am shopping for a new outboard for my 1997 Hunter 26. I'd like a motor of 10 h p or less. Can any
I lost my rudder menglishtri at 10:49am 06.29.10 Day Sailers 3/1678 Hey there: I let my ODay 22 sailboat bottom out to pressure wash the bottom. In the process I thi
Rewiring my 25? RECESS at 10:18am 06.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2880 I have been unable to find a wiring diagram posted online. I think it might be best if I just start

Recent Replies

Fuel Cap Winch Bob S at 8:42pm 06.11.22 https://www.rigrite.com/Hardware/Deck_Fills/Amiot_Deck_Fills.php https://www.rigrite.com/Hardware/De
Where Is Your Battery Charger? mikeracca at 8:40pm 06.11.22 Well the aft bulkhead of the lazzarette is where the charger lives now. The cables should be here so
Transmission Cable mikeracca at 8:38pm 06.11.22 Mike. It might be worth a shout to the SBO Store to see if they have the cables in the new warehous
Spinnaker use "cruising style" ricksoth at 7:55pm 06.11.22 Autopilot (aka Tiller pilot I use with most sailing days). Honestly, I can't imagine "sailing" with
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 7:43pm 06.11.22 Perhaps I am in denial; however, I really believe the problem is external to the AC / DC system on m
Kick up rudder and Bow eye repairs. Kaysirin at 7:38pm 06.11.22 The glass needs a large surface area to bond, in wood working it is called a scarf. Butt joints are
Spinnaker use "cruising style" dlochner at 7:20pm 06.11.22 That is basically how I set my cruising chute, or at least for the couple of times I've tried it.
Spinnaker use "cruising style" (1) jssailem at 7:20pm 06.11.22 Yes it looks good. The sail flys up and out in front of the boat with wind coming down ant around 16
Cristec battery isolator possible failure (2) SycloneDriver at 6:56pm 06.11.22 Today I removed my battery isolator and took a peek inside. Nothing looked out of the ordinary. I
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. SycloneDriver at 6:43pm 06.11.22 I finally got to take the boat out today. The IMF worked great. I took it in and out by hand twice
Starting my LFP build. Hayden Watson at 6:41pm 06.11.22 This portable cooler will fit perfectly behind the companionway on my C30 Mk2. The quarter berth ha
The dead of a boat Hayden Watson at 6:36pm 06.11.22 There was at least one person on board because you can see them come on deck just after the collisio
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 jssailem at 6:10pm 06.11.22 Better to connect new hose to old using a male-male connector, (use PVC cement or other "glue" to s
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Deanmar at 6:08pm 06.11.22 Rocna for sure and go a size up. We replaced a cqr with a rocna and have spent a few sleepless night
Epoxy questions jssailem at 6:05pm 06.11.22 maybe having put some 4200 in the crack first. I would not. If you feel it needs something use Kit
Roller furling issue dlochner at 6:03pm 06.11.22 What brand fuller? Almost all modern furlers have the forestay running through the middle of the fo
Kick up rudder and Bow eye repairs. dlochner at 4:59pm 06.11.22 The glass needs a large surface area to bond, in wood working it is called a scarf. Butt joints are
Epoxy questions dlochner at 4:47pm 06.11.22 The project is going medium well (as far as boat projects go). When drilling out the holes I found
Epoxy questions dlochner at 4:44pm 06.11.22
Stray Current Corrosion Problem dlochner at 4:42pm 06.11.22 The connection between your boat and others can be beyond the immediate neighbors, depending on how

Contact
About
Terms of Use