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How many btu's needed to cool my 40'? luvitt at 4:21pm 07.16.09 Ask All Sailors 14/6634 im gonna buy a window unit and put it in the forward hatch. I have an onboard 12k btu system, but i
Looking for Catalina 30 Racing sails Hal B at 4:14pm 07.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1327 I am looking for some used racing sails for a Catalina 30 Std Rig. Thanks Hal
Looking for used racing sails Hal B at 4:12pm 07.16.09 Catalina 30 0/1034 I am looking for a used racing main sail. Anyone have one? Thanks Hal
Pneumatic foot deck switch for windlass Vic O at 3:35pm 07.16.09 Ask All Sailors 2/3373 I have a Leroy Summer windlass with lewmar up and down pneumatic foot switches on my Beneteau 40 CC.
Propane Gas Problems Carl.Lee at 1:46pm 07.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2452 The gas supply to the stove works for about 20 minutes and then dies. If I turn off the solenoid an
Best Way to Step Mast on 27 Hunter wtaylor at 12:43pm 07.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/2487 Would like to hear from someone who has done this on his 27. Just let a boat yard do this or can I (
Alternator driven Tachs sailingtoo at 12:39pm 07.16.09 Ask All Sailors 18/9002 Hello all, This is my first post so be gentle with the flames... I have an older boat with a diesel
'76 O'Day 32 CC Modification List Beyond_the_Arc at 12:23pm 07.16.09 Bigger Boats 10/6403 Am delighted second-year owner of v. nice boat mentioned above. Only mod since commissioning (as fa
Catalina 309 or 310? sigbear at 11:07am 07.16.09 Catalina 310 11/12200 I will be looking to purchase a used 2005+ Catalina 309 or 310 in the spring of 2010. In looking a
Hunter 32 Vision - sail question gulfislander at 9:59am 07.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1284 Hi, we are about to buy a Hunter 32 Vision. Keep reading at various websites about the difficulty of
Yanmar YSB8 parts secreto113 at 9:01am 07.16.09 Ask All Sailors 6/111 Can anyone tell me where I can get parts to rebuild a motor, or find a reconditioned 8 or 10 hp yanm
Oil Pressure thaeni at 8:32am 07.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/986 I have a Weserbeke 12c Two with 700hrs. After about 3 hrs of running the oil pressure drops to ZERO
Prop or Fuel cdeitz at 8:31am 07.16.09 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1560 Have 1980 Hunter 33 with 2QM15 that turns the water black at 2000 RPM. I took the mixing elbow off a
Carbon on the water crustysailor at 7:47am 07.16.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1208 I have a 1980 Hunter 33 with a 2QM15 that runs fine at 1850 RPM but at 2000 RPM it puts carbon on th
Weather Helm nics0car at 6:14am 07.16.09 Big Boats 4/2235 I have been having weather helm problems in 15 knots or greater, last night during the final windwar
8.7 chainplate bushings farmerclyde at 5:47am 07.16.09 Columbia 0/1851 Does anyone know where I can get 2 bushings that are in the chainplates? I lost 2 of them. Thanks
What's the trick? Rich M at 5:36am 07.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1895 I have an 85 28.5 with a 2gm Yanmar that required the fuel pump to be replaced. With long arms and
Main only Quoddy at 5:34am 07.16.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2585 Is sailing with the main only on a fractional rig (130 sq ft jib /188 sq ft main) a viable way to sa
Ysb 8 secreto113 at 4:45am 07.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1295 Does any one know wheren to get parts for a Yanmar YSB 8 motor?
replacement fuel shut off cable for H320 endurance at 4:06am 07.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1426 My 2001 H320 fuel shut off knob rusted and broke off.:cussing: Hunter does not have a replacement ca

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Beached boat on oak island (3) rgranger at 1:11pm 12.29.21 So l learned more. His gooseneck failed. At some point he lost all of his anchor chain (?????).
Single handing WI Rigger at 12:52pm 12.29.21 I would try to set the rigging in the parking lot before launching. The shrouds should be tight, but
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 12:42pm 12.29.21 Here is my old ATT hotspot router. I still have for sale cheap.;) https://www.amazon.com/Netgear-N
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 12:33pm 12.29.21 My ATT phone plan provides unlimited data on the phone (or the iPad) and a 20 Gig cap on hot spots.
Velociteck Prostart dlochner at 12:25pm 12.29.21 The B&G Zeus and Vulcan Chartplotters have a similar feature for the starting line. They also have t
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dlochner at 12:18pm 12.29.21 FYI - this is the thing I am looking at. Tends to be very well reviewed. Interested in hearing from
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dlochner at 12:13pm 12.29.21 @JamesG161 I have a mobile hotspot also with unlimited data, however, it only uses the highspeed ac
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 11:57am 12.29.21 it's truly only a 20Gb system .... Does yours not do this? No, but it costs me $25/mo and does no
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board justsomeguy at 11:51am 12.29.21 this is the thing I am looking at. That one requires 120v AC, so, a little inverter time. Nice to
Bristol 38.8 Fresh Water Cooling System (2) sail sfbay at 11:18am 12.29.21 Might look at the cooling system diagram in the attached parts list and operator manual attached but
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dLj at 11:11am 12.29.21 I just tested our Mobile Hotspot and it links up to 15 devices. Down 10 , Up 3.5 mbps. ______ Tha
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? thinwater at 11:07am 12.29.21 Thanks for the replies! I used a sort of wheel spacer that was supposed to help create a bit more a
Beached boat on oak island Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 12.29.21 He would be safer on the beach. ............................................ permanently :facepa
The Proper PROP (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:51am 12.29.21 Found this one spring (but never again) and it almost stopped me from making the 1,000 yards to the
Beached boat on oak island (1) Will Gilmore at 10:47am 12.29.21
PacificNW weather update. RussC at 10:46am 12.29.21 I heard it was 67 in Alaska a couple days ago. maybe move north? :cool:*
Beached boat on oak island PaulK at 10:46am 12.29.21 No thief is going to spend hours on a beached stolen boat, trying to get it higher up out of the wat
Velociteck Prostart kappykaplan at 10:31am 12.29.21 There are a few mentions in this thread . . . https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/best-way-to-
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? DeeV007 at 10:28am 12.29.21 If there is room above the head of the jib, raise the jib as much as possible by placing a loop at
PacificNW weather update. shemandr at 10:20am 12.29.21 That is the drawback to the ice eaters. During storms power outages occur. :yikes:

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