Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Rio Dulce Brad18297 at 5:16am 12.18.04 Destinations 0/1605 Has anyone been down to the Rio Dulce in Guatamala?
o'day 28 wheel cory harrison at 3:48am 12.18.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/937 iam looking to put a bigger wheel on my o'day 28 it now has a 28 inch edson anyone have any experenc
Picture of Fred .... kinda John Nantz at 3:27am 12.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/897 The World's very first ever Hunter Rendezvous took place at Port Ludlow in 1989 and Fred Ficarra and
Painting Boom Jim W23131 at 2:16am 12.18.04 Smaller Boats 2/1005 I just removed the paint off my boom that was,scatched, blistered and chipped and it now nice shiny
Old Flare Disposal Question Rusty20702 at 1:17am 12.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1950 I would like to know how to dispose of some old flares and flare gun cartridges with corroded bases
What prop or motor would you buy? Doug Worley at 11:32pm 12.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/855 Have my new boat on order, whats the best motor to buy in a 4 stroke, need to know what size prop fo
Replace Original motor mount j.winter at 10:56pm 12.17.04 Smaller Boats 7/1282 I am planning to replace the original motor mount on my 1990 Hunter 23. I have searched the archive
Removing and replacing keel - how? Tim at 9:45pm 12.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/964 I recently aquired a Macgregor 22' venture. The boat is in pretty good shape, but needs some TLC. Th
Racing Sails Jay at 8:29pm 12.17.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1097 Racing sails are expensive. You have to build quite an inventory. I have a 36' Beneteau that I woul
rigging john at 7:40pm 12.17.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/879 I recently bought an unrigged oday 27. I am looking for information on the proper way to do the run
rigging john at 7:35pm 12.17.04 Bigger Boats 6/1183 I recently bought an unrigged oday 27 and I am looking for instuction on the proper way to do the ru
Trouble shifting Rich Woodward at 10:50am 12.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/865 I am having trouble shifting out of gear once I have been running for a while. It seem to be OK whe
Trouble shifting Rich Woodward at 10:44am 12.17.04 The Cherubini Hunters 0/853 I am having trouble shifting out of gear, once it the boat has been running for a while. This cre
Transcontinent passages Bill Ritter at 10:44am 12.17.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/860 Just sold my Hans Christian 43T. I loved the boat and made a number of ocean passages in her. It j
replacement hatch gasket chuck flanagan at 9:18am 12.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/961 I am trying to replace the forward hatch gasket on my 1984 h27. The maker of the hatch is Gray Ind.
Compass Brian at 8:47am 12.17.04 Day Sailers 3/1362 I sail a Hunter 170 and am looking for a mast mounted compass. Anyone have any experience or suggest
manual John at 8:18am 12.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/931 I need to know where I might could get an owners manual for a 30' Hunter and a 28.5 hunter...also I
Thanks Brian Sheehan of Fortress Mark at 8:08am 12.17.04 Smaller Boats 0/752 Your contribution is very much appreciated.
Oday 26 - lines to the cockpit? Mike Schlosser at 7:31am 12.17.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1029 My next project during the cool weather season is to move my two halyard lines back to the cockpit.
Happy Holidys to All Bob Polk at 6:58am 12.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/800 I put togrther the following for our Christmas nailing but thought other sailors might like it: T

Recent Replies

BATTERY BASICS DArcy at 9:52am 01.19.21 Mine last 3-4 years. That sounds like a poor charging system. I used to get about 4 years from sto
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE capta at 9:51am 01.19.21 It looks like they used a water based latex inside to spruce it up for sale. There's nothing for it
1974 O'Day 20 project YiskNie2013 at 9:42am 01.19.21
anchor chain capta at 9:42am 01.19.21 There should be a chain size stamped on the gypsy. Last gypsy we bought cost us a grand, so it may b
BATTERY BASICS dlochner at 9:38am 01.19.21 Perhaps paying attention in High School Chemistry can pay dividends when you get older and start to
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Benny17441 at 9:33am 01.19.21 Before doing anything conduct a thorough inspection of the boat swing keel, keel raising and loweri
Garmin striker 4 Sanfelice at 9:28am 01.19.21 I use a striker 4 on my boat. You can install it by placing it inside the hull and using silicone to
BATTERY BASICS jssailem at 9:27am 01.19.21 Perhaps paying attention in High School Chemistry can pay dividends when you get older and start to
O'Day 222 Companion Way gowfer at 9:13am 01.19.21 Thanks ... I know Rudy has them but I want to re-make my own. I have a CNC machine and want to engr
O'Day 222 Companion Way sail sfbay at 9:07am 01.19.21 Welcome to the forum!! Some suggestions on replacing the companionway way boards in the thread belo
BATTERY BASICS FastOlson at 8:37am 01.19.21 When I was young I knew someone who did restore car batteries. He would melt the tar that held the
C309bSpreader Deck light sail sfbay at 8:14am 01.19.21 To be sure suggest taking a photo of your light from the deck with a zoom to confirm what you have t
Below Deck Autopilot (1) jssailem at 8:00am 01.19.21 When the wind gets above 10 knots the load builds up and the belt slips. ...... but that doesn't so
Capri 22 mast needed! sail sfbay at 7:58am 01.19.21 New masts: Catalina Direct: Spars Rig Rite: Rig-Rite Inc. - Masts, Booms, Spars, Rigging, and Har
Cracks around jib track sail sfbay at 7:47am 01.19.21 Looks like those linear cracks are caused by flexural strain...............but fixable. If you want
AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 7:45am 01.19.21
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell heritage at 7:25am 01.19.21 I chose to isolate the small agm battery and large lifepo4 battery bank with a 20 amp dc to dc charg
Below Deck Autopilot stephen_i_w at 7:21am 01.19.21 The belt slips. I replaced it a year after buying the boat, and over time tightened it on several o
AC/DC Grounding Question Davidasailor26 at 7:20am 01.19.21 Calder is correct about the reason for grounding AC and DC together. If there is only one DC ground
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? dlochner at 7:18am 01.19.21 Yes I'm looking for a boat between 30-40'. Something easily to maintain and manage in tight marinas

Contact
About
Terms of Use