Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Bavaria Portlights Philippe18196 at 6:46am 02.20.06 Bavaria 5/1922 My wife and I sailed away from the UK in our B37 "Why Not?" in 2003 and we have spent a lot of time
Newport Gas Grill Rcman4u2 at 6:20am 02.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/889 I have a Magma Newport Gas Grill. Has anyone mounted one of these on a 26M? If so, where did you m
Dripping Keel on an O'Day 25 Mullet at 4:27am 02.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/954 In December 2004, I posted about water weeping out of the keel retainer plate screw holes when I rem
centerboard pendant mikek at 7:14am 02.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/959 I need to replace the centerboard pendant on my 1983 oday '23. Can anyone tell me where I can find t
Slip Fee in SoCal (s. of Long Beach) Brian D at 5:51am 02.20.06 Ask All Sailors 8/5611 When I saw the LI Slip Fee thread, I got to thinking about my area. I guess I take it for granted th
Venture 21 Rudder - What's it made of?? chutz at 8:42am 02.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1542 Hey Guys,I'm finally getting to working on my boat in preparation for spring. I'm going to refinis
Propane stove creating soot Derek at 8:51am 02.20.06 Big Boats 2/855 3 Burner Seaward range. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Whadyaknow about Cutter Rigs Rick at 8:55am 02.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1595 I've been looking at a boat that has a cutter rig. The literature I've read says they're great for
Technautics CoolBlue Refrigeration Patti at 9:26am 02.20.06 Other Sailboats 0/1014
Small 2 Stroke Outboard Tim at 10:28am 02.20.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1196 I use a 4 HP Mariner on my O'Day 192 sailboat. The outboard is on it's last legs. Does anyone have
Sailing Cameras (1) Jon W. at 9:59am 02.20.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1151 I hope this is an appropriate topic, but I'm kind of curious what cameras people are using to captur
Groco K Rebuild Herb Parsons at 10:59am 02.20.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2729 Peggie, I had an opportunity a few weeks back to buy a Groco K really cheap (about $115 total), and
changing rudder post bushing VINN at 12:00pm 02.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2409 im pulling the rudder off my h34 this spring to take care of some sloppiness in helm. down below the
Comp 30 rigging Drew at 11:59am 02.20.06 Other Sailboats 1/795 I have a 1973 Irwin Comp. 30. At some point the previous owner (now deceased) dismasted her. He boug
Jiffy Rig Reefing neil McDonald at 2:56pm 02.20.06 Big Boats 3/964 I am purchasing a new mainsail for my 1988 Hunter 35. My current mainsail has only one jiffy reef in
Fiberglass Restoration Dave at 10:07pm 02.18.06 Smaller Boats 4/982 Every year me and my friends tackle another large project on our 85 h23. This year I want to restore
Navigation book recommendations please Eric14428 at 11:08pm 02.18.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1034 I'll be taking the Basic Coastal Cruising and Bareboat Chartering courses in a few weeks and wanted
Tell Tails FrankT at 11:00pm 02.18.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1548 DonI enjoy both cruising and the occasional weekday races. As a result of the racing I find myself
Replacing sheaves George H260 at 10:25pm 02.18.06 Big Boats 7/1368 Since my mast will be down to replace the compression post this spring, I thought it would be a good
Dingy Search Ron at 10:24pm 02.18.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1826 Hello,Any suggestions for a dingy to be purchased. Type, Size (family of four adults), manufacturer

Recent Replies

Anchor roller modification Claude L.-Auger at 9:26pm 12.03.20 Nice solution Claude. Thanks John !
Adding shore power? Benny17441 at 9:12pm 12.03.20 If shore power is important to you purchase a boat that already has it. Boats that don't have it a
Refinishing Tiller Handle rgranger at 8:55pm 12.03.20 A+
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? Benny17441 at 8:54pm 12.03.20 The boat floats in the water with the keel suspended why would not it sit on blocks evenly placed?
trailer specs Ken Cross at 8:43pm 12.03.20 Make sure the trailer doesn't deform the hull. Pay attention to where the pads touch the hull, how m
Hunt for a 310 David in Sandusky at 8:39pm 12.03.20 Here is one: https://www.boats.com/sailing-boats/1998-hunter-310-7589001 This boat has been docked
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? (2) rpwillia at 8:19pm 12.03.20 IijmMB3GWic MJSU6H2rrSU Interesting. Some have a boom and some do not. I read they can have tapered
Vend�e Globe? PaulK at 8:06pm 12.03.20 Adrenaline?
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? greatbluedepths at 8:03pm 12.03.20 Yeah, they do have a trailer like that. I was hoping for a more low-tech solution (some sort of jac
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) PaulK at 8:00pm 12.03.20 Watch out for foam insulation that absorbs water. It will, making any leaks impossible to find and
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? Tally Ho at 7:58pm 12.03.20 They can certainly do it ... The question is how many boats do the have to move to get to yours, and
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? PaulK at 7:55pm 12.03.20 If they put the boat there, they can lift it. Our yard has a hydraulic trailer that they use to mov
Funny Friday!!! (1) Sailavie1 at 7:30pm 12.03.20 187843[/ATTACH
Refinishing Tiller Handle jssailem at 7:02pm 12.03.20 Congrats @shank. Nice work.
Rigging turning while raising the mast patrickfarley at 6:37pm 12.03.20 I tried rigging tape and it wouldn't hold. Using the PVC holds or hasp wire holders I've had the ru
Refinishing Tiller Handle (4) shank at 6:33pm 12.03.20 I finished my tiller project. I don't have any "before" pictures. I sanded it down to bare wood then
Port Side Deck organizer Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15pm 12.03.20 The construction of the encapsulated aluminum plates has worked well on the Hunter sailboats over th
Adding Wheels to a Dinghy Tim22 at 6:07pm 12.03.20 I installed these seaman wheels on my 8 foot dinghy. Works great. Seamax Deluxe 4x4 Boat Launching D
Hunt for a 310 Tom J at 6:06pm 12.03.20 Good choice! My wife and I attended several boat shows before we bought our C310. We always came b
Port Side Deck organizer finefurn at 6:00pm 12.03.20 The imbedded Aluminum plate on Hunter H27 seems to be fairly thin. Not trusting it to hold securely

Contact
About
Terms of Use