Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Equalizing batteries Don S/V ILLusion at 1:12am 01.25.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1514 We have a set of 4 6V Trojan T125s with aprox 500 AH capacity charged with a Xantrex Trucharge 40 am
Lost Rudder QP Chuck at 2:45am 01.25.07 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1101 While motor sailing south from Puerto Vallarta to Bahia Chamela, Mexico, and about 5 nm out of Chame
standing rigging safety J. Barrett at 4:25am 01.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1358 Since January is almost over I figure it is time to look at the tasks needing to be accomplished bef
Sailing South (1) Craig16877 at 4:52am 01.25.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2226 My wife and I are talking about sailing from Sandusky, Ohio to Tampa, Florida and who knows where fr
30 yr old SS bolts with cast iron keel? Stephen T at 6:43am 01.25.07 Hallberg-Rassy 2/2314 I'm refitting a 1970 HR Mistral 33 and don't want to open up the sealed keel if I don't have to. Ha
Early Powersailor Put on Display (1) You Yours at 7:05am 01.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1001
Sales Taxes JoeB at 8:10am 01.25.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1161 If I buy a used boat out of state and bring it into Illinois, does it make a difference if I buy it
Michigan Macs and Motor Mount Jerry at 8:11am 01.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/852 Hi,I just bought my first Mac... a 1985 M25. I had sailed a friend's earlier model in the eighties
Hunter Warranty Ball Valve Replacement wallace shakun at 7:28am 01.25.07 Big Boats 0/768 12 ball valves installed as per Hunter suggestion in a 44 model.Lighthouse Landing staff did a grea
Primary filter John at 7:25am 01.25.07 Bigger Boats 0/936 Has anyone installed a primary filter in the fuel line of an O'Day 322, and where did you install it
Is this the way this should be done? (1) Manny at 12:26pm 01.25.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2003 After peeling off the old spreader boots on my mast, this is what I found. It looks like one of the
Engine raw water seacock criley at 12:53pm 01.25.07 Other Sailboats 4/1199 I have just purchased and 1978 Mariah. The boat has a 2 cylinder raw water cooleYanmar engine. The
Projects anyone? Andy at 1:37pm 01.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/841 I know some of you creative and detail oriented craftsmen (and women) have done some amazing project
heads again tj at 5:04pm 01.25.07 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1254 I am replacing the holding tank in my 1984 Hunter 37c. I've read the archive information, but I did
Towing an H260 with a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe Steve Blackburn at 3:48pm 01.25.07 Smaller Boats 19/5406 Hello sailors,This is my first post. I have been pondering the idea of buying a sailboat for a lo
H37C Stanchions dvideohd at 3:18pm 01.25.07 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1161 I have to replace all the stanchions on my H37C.I have seen comments on 24" or taller 30" stanchio
Westerbeke v Yanmar???? essman at 3:11pm 01.25.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4012 I have just read a report recently decrying the Westerbeke engine and suggesting that the Yanmar is
Masthead problems Joseph6508 at 7:19pm 01.23.07 Smaller Boats 3/1170 I am having problems with my mainsheet halyard. It becoming increasingly harder to raise and lower t
Mac 26S Wheel Steering SeacretSailor at 8:38pm 01.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1070 After doing lots of research and reading lots of threads on the chat forums, I've decided to convert
Hard Dodger HUnter 450? Robert Scott at 8:39pm 01.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1694 I am interested in possible installing a Hard Dodger / Bimini on my Hunter Passage 450. Has anyone d

Recent Replies

Topping lift set up ebsail at 5:58am 08.08.21 use a pulley and a cleat on the boom. should be able to adjust so sail holds up boom when sailing a
Topping lift set up ebsail at 5:55am 08.08.21 Trying to set up a topping lift for my newport 17, just curious how I should go about it. Run an ex
Below deck disassembly problem Jimongee at 5:50am 08.08.21
Stern Railing Beneteau First 285 Random Walk at 5:46am 08.08.21 Thank you jssailem. I guess that would be our only option. Grrrr
Bulkhead and chainplate water damage. Castrilper55 at 5:42am 08.08.21 Great! Do your homework on the trailer. The boat with. a modest amount of stuff will top 5000 poun
Gulf Off Shore Binocular Suggestions Joe at 5:31am 08.08.21 I agree with everyone here, unless you can afford image stabilization, stay with 7x50. I envy Gene
Stern Railing Beneteau First 285 jssailem at 5:29am 08.08.21 Find a shop that makes pulpits for boats. Our local shop (Railmakers of Everett) came to the boat. S
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? Joe at 5:20am 08.08.21 I can't imagine bargain basement shopping for a just a dozen quality fasteners. I always purchase
Gulf Off Shore Binocular Suggestions Captain Larry-DH at 5:14am 08.08.21 For higher magnification there is nothing better than the Fuji Techno-Stabi 14x40 Fujinon Techno-Sta
Below deck disassembly problem jdrutten at 4:35am 08.08.21
Hunter Legend 37 advice? (2) Marmalade at 3:31am 08.08.21
Hunter Legend 37 advice? danstanford at 2:57am 08.08.21 Great boat to sail but I would find out the implications of the wet deck from extent to cost of fixi
Old dinghy like a Dyer Dhow in shape capta at 11:42pm 08.07.21 Way too tubby to be a Dyer.
Identify this sailboat? capta at 11:36pm 08.07.21 Complex rig. Jumper up top, looks like a Solent rig with running backstays also. Got to be French.:
A forewarning to those with cockpit drains and outboard rudders (also a crazy story) Project_Mayhem at 11:14pm 08.07.21 What kind (and size) winch did you lose? Sorry, I missed your reply Greg. It was a Harken 32 that
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? Project_Mayhem at 10:37pm 08.07.21 Which begs the question, why was TowBoat US tying a line to your winch? Enquiring minds want to kno
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? thinwater at 9:08pm 08.07.21 ... You say the female threads stripped. Maybe those were not the same alloy as the bolts?... Thi
1998 Hunter 340 Tally Ho at 8:27pm 08.07.21
Sailing or not Tally Ho at 8:16pm 08.07.21 @Tally Ho - pretty much the same here. Just finished a week solo while the Admiral was off visitin
1998 Hunter 340 Ward H at 8:02pm 08.07.21

Contact
About
Terms of Use