Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

The correct mast length for 1996 Hunter 26 captandave at 2:54am 11.11.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/419 I am restoring a 1996 Hunter 26. I bought it with a 28' mast but I'm not sure it is the correct mast
Maintenance intervals malighthill at 6:48pm 11.10.24 Ask An Oday Owner 8/634
Today I said goodbye to an old friend (6) Project_Mayhem at 11:59am 11.10.24 Ask All Sailors 14/907 Today, with a heavy heart, I passed the helm of my O'Day 25 of the past six years to its new owner.
Tartan 33R Wiring Diagram (1) Schwarz633 at 11:17am 11.10.24 Ask All Sailors 22/1106 I'm doing some upgrades on my 1982 Tartan 33R and decided to draw out an electrical schematic to wor
New to me 78 C&C 35-1 (1) FlyingMonkey42 at 7:49am 11.10.24 C&C 5/616 I just purchased a 78 35-1 in Florida. Previous owner pulled a few things out to lighten weight for
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? Mike Oldak at 6:43am 11.10.24 Big Boats 34/2020 I'm about to upgrade my Raymarine autopilot from wheel drive to hydraulic drive. Has anyone connect
Oceanis 42 CC Fridge henri at 4:06am 11.10.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/602 I cannot locate the rotary dial to regulate the temoerature on my fridge. I have a 42CC year 2003>
Hunter 49 Cutlass bearing (1) Screen Saver at 7:46pm 11.09.24 Big Boats 5/559 Anyone replaced the cutlass bearing in their Hunter 49, and I guess the 50DS would be the same. The
Sewing bags for the sailing gear (1) zinahewitt at 6:56pm 11.09.24 Ask All Sailors 11/909 Hi All, Hope your weekend is going well. My Marine Fabric Seamstress was a little busy and had no t
VHF Coaxial Cable identification (4) sailcapt340 at 12:41pm 11.09.24 Ask All Sailors 0/21 Finally going to replace and move my 2000 Hunter 340 VHF Radio from the pedestal to the navigation s
2004 Hunter 36 genoa track end cap bolt stuck - help! (1) AndyL at 12:38pm 11.09.24 Big Boats 1/301 228373 On my 2004 Hunter 36, the aft end cap on my port genoa track disintegrated and now the bolt
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (4) sailcapt340 at 12:38pm 11.09.24 Ask All Sailors 73/4226 Finally going to replace and move my VHF Radio from the pedestal to the navigation station inside th
Monoceros 37c 1979 yanmar 2qm20 monocerosin at 8:20pm 11.08.24 The Cherubini Hunters 5/592 First motor out and back just wanted to share an update. Thanks to e:eryone here that helped out w
St Croix to Galveston (1) Idaho Islander at 3:58pm 11.08.24 Ask All Sailors 3/437 Has anyone on here sailed from St Croix to Galveston? I'm planning to sail my 41' Morgan there in J
Hunter Legend 37 autopilot ram pictures coxwaine1 at 12:43pm 11.08.24 Ask All Sailors 1/427 Hello all! First I want to say thank you for all the extensive information and all of your collect
Vendee Globe 2024! LakeShark at 8:10am 11.08.24 Racing 18/1864 Anyone else following the start of this round the world race this weekend? This and the Golden glob
SPACE Weather - SOLAR activity (1) jssailem at 7:48am 11.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/505 29 October 2024. Our sun puts on a show celebrating the European Space Weather Week, which is takin
cabin lightbulb change (1) MFD at 8:32pm 11.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/816 Anybody know the trick on removing this fixture to change the bulb? I was going to put a banana in
What must be a silly steering question (2) max_sailing at 5:52pm 11.07.24 Catalina 310 12/1605 Hello, Long time reader, first time poster. Over the summer I acquired 310 hull 238 here in Portla
Convert roller furling main to traditional ? spadaforaj at 4:46pm 11.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/825 Hi - 2004 Hunter 41 with seldon in mast furling. Never worked right - but sail is probably stretche

Recent Replies

overheating 1985 oday 35 Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 05.26.25 The final two second acid test I have always used is that the mixing elbow should be no more than wa
Is this gelcoat on the bottom (3) newsailor72 at 8:41am 05.26.25 That "scratch" looks awfully deep in the photo. Is it really just a scratch? I think it looks wor
To Pearson 303 owners tanstaafb at 8:38am 05.26.25 On our Pearson 303, the main culprit was the Bimini mounts near the front of the stern rail. The dec
Bolt for pop top support strut (3) dyelaine at 8:23am 05.26.25 I made the repair with an aluminum shim. I cut the shim from an old license plate (maybe a millimete
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA SteveHughessails at 7:56am 05.26.25 Thanks Dave I have ordered 8 feet of 10mm Samson XLS with whipped ends for the lifting line.
Is this gelcoat on the bottom jssailem at 7:35am 05.26.25 Perhaps some expectations are appropriate to establish. You bought a boat that is over 50 years old.
Is this gelcoat on the bottom JBP-PA at 6:41am 05.26.25 That "scratch" looks awfully deep in the photo. Is it really just a scratch?
overheating 1985 oday 35 (1) Stu Jackson at 6:40am 05.26.25 Agree that what your issue sounds like is the hot raw water from the HX is not getting through the m
overheating 1985 oday 35 dlochner at 6:34am 05.26.25 At low rpm and with an unloaded engine, such as when idling there is probably enough water passing t
Water heater button turns off shore power? Maine Sail at 6:24am 05.26.25 Have not read the whole thread but it is very common for a failed element to do this as it can creat
overheating 1985 oday 35 jssailem at 6:22am 05.26.25 Check out this video on the exhaust elbow. C0j_ZTOSPcY
overheating 1985 oday 35 Davidasailor26 at 6:17am 05.26.25
overheating 1985 oday 35 kappykaplan at 4:56am 05.26.25 The mixing elbow is where the hot exhaust gases from the engine are mixed with and cooled by the raw
overheating 1985 oday 35 wildegroot at 4:53am 05.26.25 Thank you for responding! I'm used to working on cars not boats. What is a "mixing elbow"? I'm al
Someone has some explaining to do Indysailor at 4:40am 05.26.25 Sometimes Google maps just aren't correct.
Water system keep or remove Indysailor at 4:40am 05.26.25 I'm on a lake and primarily day sail where a lack of holding tank would not be a problem. There is a
max prop and universal m25 question. (1) john2 at 11:53pm 05.25.25 Update. the max prop works great! under sail we gained almost 1 knot in speed. motoring we lost
Is this gelcoat on the bottom Michael Davis at 10:17pm 05.25.25 Clean (sand/ dremel) wipe with acetone, fill with thickened epoxy, sand and paint.
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point (1) Drinky Crow at 8:51pm 05.25.25 Like this....which isn't quite fully retracted but the pole can be shorter, eh?
Water heater button turns off shore power? Davidasailor26 at 7:53pm 05.25.25 Glad it seems to be working for you with the new element. To clarify the switches on your AC panel -

Contact
About
Terms of Use