Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

power tilt problems honda 90 hp Adrian Morris at 5:27am 05.04.10 Smaller Boats 2/1902 This may be off the beaten road for this forum I have a 90 hp honda 1997 4 stroke on my 18ft motor b
Water capacity Lmarr at 4:55am 05.04.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1165 We'd like to add to our water capacity onboard Messenger, a Beneteau 38 1983. Any ideas? One water t
What to do With a 100 Year Old Sailboat (5) Nomadicstudios at 10:27pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2737 What should we do with a 100 year old sailboat? It's still floating, has great masts, great booms, t
Size of Quest Tubing? Rick D at 8:54pm 05.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/941 Anyone recall the OD of the Quest tubing in our Legend-series boats? Is it 3/8"? (I have had the sw
1983 o-day 22 swing keel locking pin ? bigwhyte at 8:50pm 05.03.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2570 i just got my o-day 22 and its my first boat so im bran newto sailing .im having a geat time but i w
11 Metre as Cruiser? OaklandSailor at 8:00pm 05.03.10 S2 8/7227 G'day friends, I'm asking for input as to whether on not this boat is well found and would make a
Chartplotter Subsitute Update Rick D at 7:51pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2614 I have been running a laptop with Seaclear ll and, more recently, Open CPN for a couple of years to
Portlight Plywood Core Replacement (1) Steve22116 at 7:44pm 05.03.10 Lancer 14/3177 Good evening all. JFKSail reported problems with rotten plywood core surrounding his portlights. I t
Sailed on a Bigger/Newer Boat Yesterday >> Our Cherubini Hunter Is Still Plenty Fine rardiH36 at 7:36pm 05.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1180 Yesterday was the annual open house for the sailing club/school that hails out of our marina and the
Yanmar woes markc1976 at 4:04pm 05.03.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/2013 Have a Yanmar 2QM15 that had a brush with gravity and concrete. I need to replace the exhaust elbow
Cat-22 Wing Keel and Capri-22 Wing Keel (1) CaptDon01 at 6:54pm 05.03.10 Catalina 22 2/4331 There is a Capri-22 with a wing keel at our club, and it sure looks the same keel used as our 2002 C
Spreader/Steaming Wiring question... (1) Team118 at 6:29pm 05.03.10 Catalina 30 12/3674 At the end of last season, the spreader/steaming light stopped working. When I originally rewired
Waxer Polisher Option jibes138 at 6:15pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2688 I see a new Dual Action Polisher made by Shurhold for 149 bucks in the new BoatUS magazine. How doe
Coolant Over-Temp Sensor for Perkins 60 hp (2) Evening Star at 6:15pm 05.03.10 Morgan 4/6974 Our 41' has a Perkins 4.154 and the coolant over-temp sensor has a terminal broken off. It trips at
Replacing the main halyard Endurance2010 at 6:13pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 10/2137 The rope on my halyard is frayed and needs replacing. It's a cable/rope hybrid. My idea is to pull
Sailing Today in Charlotte Harbor seadaddler at 5:54pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 9/1799 I can't believe what a great day sailing today. I am not trying to rub it in or any thing just can't
Catalina 30 cockpit redesign ray guy at 5:43pm 05.03.10 Catalina 30 1/2443 The cockpits on the pre-1988 catalinas are lacking the T-cockpit design that many other manufacturer
Help needed. J Alfred Prufrock at 5:30pm 05.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3029 I am a complete novice and dumber then dirt when it comes to boats. I recently purchased a 21ft Mac
42 passage prop and stuffing box Matt at 5:25pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 12/3791 I have read the past posts on the props. I have a 1990 42 passage and would like to move form the 2
Water Tank Guage med2463 at 5:12pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 4/510 Water Tank Gauge The water tank gauge on our 1979 Hunter Cherubini 37c isn't working. Need to repla

Recent Replies

Breaker keeps jumping Belgian Chris at 11:43am 06.20.22 Thank you, I'll give that a try
helm canopy Timm R Oday25 at 11:39am 06.20.22 Couple thoughts . I'm not that familiar with the 27' Hunter . When we built our bimini there were se
Breaker keeps jumping justsomeguy at 11:28am 06.20.22 Any suggestions on how to identify the issue ? Try swapping out the breaker for a known good one?
Breaker keeps jumping Head Sail at 11:28am 06.20.22 Do you have a new breaker to install? I had a faulty breaker once.
Rhodes 22 mast needed in New England Tony Jonaitis at 11:26am 06.20.22 Yes, please! My regular email is Urchinn@aol.com
How do you keep the birds at bay? dLj at 10:43am 06.20.22 @Kermit Just a thought - a Windrider 17 is a really nice little trimaran day sailor - easy to set u
Keel bolt (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 06.20.22 but need to buy a socket to check the situation I gotta come clean here and admit that checking t
Main prop strut LloydB at 10:27am 06.20.22 Only trailer sailor experience here but I'm just curious how did you discover that the prop strut ne
2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator Ralph Johnstone at 10:25am 06.20.22 It has to be clean. It's where I hide my lunch when we set off for the day. Bloody crew of mine wo
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 06.20.22 My plan is to 3d print a couple of blocks to fasten to the shaft either side of the flange so I can
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 10:02am 06.20.22 I was just taking it to the extreme. Wouldn't expect anyone to hang all that junk on a bolt. My fo
Keel didn't line up in the cradle pclarksurf at 9:58am 06.20.22 to the previous point-- nothing to build-- a straight bolt on: https://www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-Boa
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 06.20.22 My experience is that mixing additional locking methods (with the exception of safety wire) can oft
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 9:50am 06.20.22 McMaster-Carr has these Grade 10.9 Black Ultra-corrosion resistant components rated to withstand 1,0
How do you keep the birds at bay? Kermit at 9:46am 06.20.22
How do you keep the birds at bay? kappykaplan at 9:30am 06.20.22 Ultimately, this is how I solved the problem of having ospreys crap all over my boat. Sailing is m
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 JamesG161 at 9:27am 06.20.22 Follow @Ralph Johnstone method. Jim...
How do you keep the birds at bay? (1) Kermit at 9:23am 06.20.22 Ultimately, this is how I solved the problem of having ospreys crap all over my boat.
Rhodes 22 mast needed in New England rgranger at 9:22am 06.20.22
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start Brazilu2 at 9:22am 06.20.22 On your 1986 hunter 34 you do not have a separate solenoid, do you? The solenoid is part of the star

Contact
About
Terms of Use