Les
at 3:58am 06.15.08
2/966
As I promised several people on this web site I would keep them informed of our purchasing a new Hun
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Rob2435
at 9:34am 06.15.08
0/1437
I had to change the furling line for my main sail. It was supposed to be as easy as removing the fo
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BobM
at 2:33pm 06.15.08
4/1609
Whew...put in a solid 8 hours today on Triple Play. In my last post, the diesel mechanic had refuse
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progolfer_20
at 1:49pm 06.15.08
5/1243
What is the mainsail size for a 1987 26.5 hunter? Thanks.
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grevay
at 1:48pm 06.15.08
3/1201
I am looking to replace our dining table in our new beneteau 43. The laminated table top has become
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JKelly
at 1:40pm 06.15.08
29/3653
I have a friend that has purchased a large tract of land that has an older fiberglass sailboat that
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SailboatOwners.com
at 1:21pm 06.15.08
50/3487
Perhaps you noticed that fuel prices have increased lately. (!)Sure, we own sailboats that shouldn
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Dave
at 12:57pm 06.15.08
11/1445
The regulars have seen my post about changing out the lines and probably say, theres the new guy aga
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strobeone
at 12:20pm 06.15.08
1/970
My Doyle mainsail is missing two battens (two middle). One appears to be 62in and the other 85in.
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strobeone
at 12:00pm 06.15.08
0/784
I noticed that my bow light is shot on my hunter 23.5. Whats left of the casing is a square piece t
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Esk II
at 11:39am 06.15.08
5/1004
I have a Hunter 260 with Honda 9.9 and it is tied into the steering via a E-Z Steer bar. The collar
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Esk II
at 11:32am 06.15.08
2/726
I have looked in archive and forund some information about rudders but need to know where the best s
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Lee Y
at 11:14am 06.15.08
6/1038
Yesterday we were sailing in 25 to 30 knot winds for the afternoon. I reefed the main but had a dif
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Harry Greenspun
at 11:02am 06.15.08
9/2350
I have a Nissan/Tohatsu 8HP 2-stroke outboard for our dinghy. It was dying at idle, so I brought it
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Beach4sail
at 10:59am 06.15.08
5/1629
I am looking at purchasing a 2000 340. Down to two boats one has a fiberglass arch the other has a
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J Page
at 10:58am 06.15.08
0/2192
check gear wanted section
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Fran & David
at 10:42am 06.15.08
0/851
In Ontario we're required to have a legal pumpout for the head, and anyway we want more capacity tha
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J
at 9:50am 06.15.08
3/1069
sounds like a dumb question, but i just got done seeing a "cleaning service" using an electric buffe
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Mergatroid
at 10:12pm 06.13.08
13/2524
We have some very steep and slippery ramps which to deal. I read in the archives that draining th
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Don Crowther
at 10:49pm 06.13.08
4/1075
If anyone is on their boat this weekend or right now. Could you measure the companion way entrance o
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Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? (2)
Babette04 at 3:52pm 05.10.21 I would like to install an electric windlass in the anchor locker on a 2002 First 40.7. It looks l |
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The Dinghy Diaries
YVRguy at 3:51pm 05.10.21 Hi Doug, we've always had inflatables on our boats and I dislike towing them for the reason you cit |
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Nav info on tv?
Tally Ho at 3:49pm 05.10.21 What is the input to the TV? A laptop or some other nav instrument? |
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Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light
JamesG161 at 3:48pm 05.10.21 I use these tools to gently pry off boat light covers. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-4-Piece-Hous |
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Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut
Tally Ho at 3:48pm 05.10.21 @Tally Ho - I normally put about 130 hours on my engine each year, but when we do a Maine cruise th |
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Home Weather Station
Tally Ho at 3:46pm 05.10.21 I have a fully functional Tac Tic wireless system in my boat (mast top transducer and wireless displ |
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Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut
Rich Stidger at 3:42pm 05.10.21 @Tally Ho - I normally put about 130 hours on my engine each year, but when we do a Maine cruise tha |
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Nav info on tv?
JamesG161 at 3:39pm 05.10.21 VGA does not equal HDMI. Not sure how they can adapt one. Newest HDMI's are now USB type C on som |
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Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut
JamesG161 at 3:23pm 05.10.21 Thus the reason for the only non-shaft contact sealing method. PYI Inc. | PSS Type A Shaft Seal Ge |
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2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out?
sail sfbay at 3:16pm 05.10.21 Yep.....time to replace the vang control line. The fiddle block looks like they need a special key t |
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Nav info on tv?
Don S/V ILLusion at 3:14pm 05.10.21 You need a VGA monitor (think cheap computer monitor). |
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Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk?
jeepbluetj at 3:13pm 05.10.21 Thanks for the info on how it turned out. I'm doing a similar job on my new-to-me 387, but I'm upgra |
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Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut
dLj at 3:05pm 05.10.21 @Rich Stidger - let us know how it goes. Very interested here... dj p.s. When will you be in Maine |
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Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut
Tally Ho at 3:05pm 05.10.21 I am not an engineer and would not argue with those who are calculating the material lost and the re |
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H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain?
sail sfbay at 3:04pm 05.10.21 This YouTube video shows the upper sheaves (14) Hunter Sailboat Cockpit Arch - YouTube. Are they mis |
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Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut
shemandr at 3:01pm 05.10.21 Relying on my memory I used the wrong Pi value. So 11% it is. |
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Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut
Rich Stidger at 2:45pm 05.10.21 First, thanks to all for your inputs. I agree that a new shaft may be in my future. I really hate |
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H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain?
alexkom at 2:45pm 05.10.21 Thank you hank you for the pictures! It does not look like anything close to what is in schemas in m |
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Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut
Richard19068 at 2:43pm 05.10.21 I think the loss of cross sectional area (pi times the square of the radius) is closer to 11%. What |