Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Looped Furling Line jerry10848 at 9:18am 01.31.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2453 I need to replace the looped furling line on my Hood furler. It's a 7/16" x59' line on my ODay 28.
So Cal Trailer Sailors (1) Doug J at 9:15am 01.31.09 Trailer Sailors 0/1833 I'm planning to go sailing out of Mission Bay, San Diego, 2/6-8. The plan is to anchor free in Marin
So Cal Trailer Sailors (1) Doug J at 9:12am 01.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1002 I'm planning to go sailing out of Mission Bay, San Diego, 2/6-8. The plan is to anchor free in Marin
Finally Home Port seadaddler at 7:34am 01.31.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1561 Well Seadaddler is finally in her home port slip at Burnt Store Marina. It was a great trip over fro
h23.5 roller furling question bad_com_pany at 7:29am 01.31.09 Smaller Boats 4/1481 am new to sailing and still clueless about everything but question is I am getting an order in on a
Xantrex Linklite installation garylinger at 6:53am 01.31.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3766 I just got a Xantrex Linklite battery monitor. I'm sure someone out there has experience with the i
Renault engine problem...Help!! David21149 at 5:00am 01.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1169 We've got my Renault RC8D running but with little or no power and acceleration. What are the possibl
Sand inthe Bilge Eric on Selah at 3:39am 01.31.09 Big Boats 6/1903 Last year we took our year 2000 380 from Charlotte Harbor Florida down to the Keys and up the east c
LED Navigation lights jibes138 at 12:07am 01.31.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3318 Anyone using the LED navigation lights? Recommendation for the aqua signal 25 series deck and steam
Jabsco pump cam Ken13559 at 11:12pm 01.30.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2004 Hello Peggy, Some weeks back I've changed the top gasket and joker valves to my Jabsco manual pump.
Looking for someone to sail tagalong at 9:35pm 01.30.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/3884 I am looking for someone to sail my boat from Slidell to Mobile. Job will pay very well and I will
Turnbuckle Selden WANTED NO-Name hardware anikalela at 6:56pm 01.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1263 I have a 2005 hunter 33. I am looking to get a Selden knock off if possible. My turnbuckle snapped
Reconnecting... John at 6:46pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1881 Okay, here's another question - maybe just a minor detail. I'll be pulling the keel stepped mast o
Fuel consumption on a 26S Blake at 4:43pm 01.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3163 We are planning a trip to Lake Powell in April. Big lake with few Marinas. I have no idea what kind
Ballast in ODay 22 ? Sea Drifter at 3:25pm 01.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2063 My ODay 22 (1978) is designed to have 600 lbs lead in the keel. It is fine under sail, and I reef do
Classic Cruiser vrs Modern Cruiser Franklin at 2:02pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 27/4392 I don't want this to turn into a thread war of which is better. It's more of a thread to discuss an
Sail Trim Seminar Don Guillette at 1:54pm 01.30.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2826 When I lived in So Ca I conducted many sail trim seminars, 2 or 3 of which were under the auspices o
New Running Rigging Coming Soon (2) Maine Sail at 1:20pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2081 I just returned from Yale Cordage from picking up my freshly spliced halyards (WOW is all I can say)
Autohelm ST1000 on a Capri-18 CaptDon01 at 12:47pm 01.30.09 Smaller Boats 1/2057 Anyone install an Autohelm 1000 on their Capri-18? Thinking of the ST1000 vs the ST2000. I think t
Cool things that a digital camera is good for. (1) Ross at 10:49am 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2656 I had a job today locating some water pipes that would freeze in very cold weather and correcting th

Recent Replies

Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ? Leeward Rail at 3:31pm 02.19.22 To match gelcoat colour recently on a 38 and18 year-old boats, I went to Spectrum (see catalogue) a
fore stay tension and new furler sail sfbay at 3:31pm 02.19.22 Suggest tuning per your owner's manual Hunter_28.5_76385259.pdf (sailboatowners.com). Do an internet
Paceship PY26 Icebox Mickstr at 3:31pm 02.19.22 No experience with your boat, but for most conversions involve purchasing a refrigeration kit, that
Retrofitting an arch Crazy Dave Condon at 3:30pm 02.19.22 The help desk as two former Hunter employees will answer your questions
First start in awhile... Hayden Watson at 3:29pm 02.19.22 If you saw me it might appear I'm pumping the "throttle," but I'm actually moving the speed control
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? PaulK at 3:24pm 02.19.22
LiFePo4 Refresh Davidasailor26 at 3:22pm 02.19.22 I was also thinking, with the quick charging of an LFP bank, and the capacity increase compared to
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ? Leeward Rail at 3:21pm 02.19.22 You can also take a chip to your local automotive body shop who can also match the colour. Electr
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? PaulK at 3:19pm 02.19.22 Who are you asking? :) I looked it up, it is, indeed, a ball bearing sheave. But, as I mentioned
LiFePo4 Refresh Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 02.19.22 a fairly small LFP bank, maybe 40Ah, that's always kept at 80%, charged from the house bank, and us
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? Davidasailor26 at 2:30pm 02.19.22 Is it a ball-bearing sheave? Doesn't look like it, even though the car is almost $400 retail. Sim
Insurance dlochner at 2:27pm 02.19.22 Very easy to insure a 40 year old boat on Lake Michigan. I obtained three quotes prior to making a
learning to sail... The big step... Capt Robbie at 2:27pm 02.19.22
Sticky control cables dlochner at 2:25pm 02.19.22 I went back over to boat last night, the Richie compass is in a S/S cap on top of pedestal. There a
I am looking to buy a boat at the end of 2022.. Wanting to so some sailing before that.. DArcy at 2:20pm 02.19.22 I also suggest joining a local sailing club and crew on other people's boats. Even if you buy your o
Insurance jnorten at 2:18pm 02.19.22 Very easy to insure a 40 year old boat on Lake Michigan. I obtained three quotes prior to making a
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ? jnorten at 2:11pm 02.19.22 Use the advice shared in the previous posts. I will add in to trust your eyes. Electronics are a g
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 2:07pm 02.19.22 Bought a pump last night, it should be here Sunday or Monday, a new switch since I have no clue on t
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 2:00pm 02.19.22 I was also thinking, with the quick charging of an LFP bank, and the capacity increase compared to F
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? jviss at 1:59pm 02.19.22 Is it a ball-bearing sheave? Who are you asking? :) I looked it up, it is, indeed, a ball bearin

Contact
About
Terms of Use