Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Bottom cleaning John Holly at 4:20am 11.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1052 I have seen some of the devices used to clean the algae and what all from the bottoms of boats befor
cockpit drains slowly Jack2438 at 3:51am 11.30.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/944 The cockpit on my 1980 O'day 25 drains slowly thru the thru-hull. It looks to be about 1'1/2" round,
New Beneteau Group Forming Charlie Gruetzner - BeneteauOwners.net at 3:02am 11.30.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1169 I just wanted to let everybody that there is a Beneteau Group organizing on Long Island Sound. It i
ORIDO STOVE ANDY at 2:52am 11.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/857 DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT MODEL ORIGO STOVE CAME WITH THE 84 25.5? THE SELLER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE STO
Throttle won't hold position Jeff Schiff at 2:33am 11.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 13/3932 Does anyone have a suggestion on how to "brake" a throttle cable to keep the throttle at a constant
Out of Balance Prop? Quality Time at 1:22am 11.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 11/1647 I recently bought a 1992 H28. During sea trials, I noticed that there was more vibration and moveme
quality materials angelica at 1:20am 11.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/701 My husband and I will retire soon and wish to go from a motor yacht to sail vessel. We like the Hunt
Chartplotters bob shultz at 1:19am 11.30.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1318 Does anyone have a recommendation on inexpensive chartplotters, ie. Garmin276C ?
Polar diagrams Mike at 1:07am 11.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/2182 I have a 1986 28.5 Hunter with a 150 genoa. Does anyone have or know where to go to get polar perfo
Hatchboard Modifications Bad Obsession at 12:52am 11.30.04 Smaller Boats 5/1008 Here are the photos I promised of the hatchboard modifications. They are really cool and I wish tha
Modified Hatchboards Bad Obsession at 12:46am 11.30.04 Smaller Boats 0/752 Here is the pictures that I promised to post. These are of my Hatchboards. It is a cool modificati
Modifications to My Hatchboards Bad Obsession at 12:37am 11.30.04 Smaller Boats 0/716 Here are some pictures of my hatchboards and the modifications that were done. I told you all that
Sea Berths Gary Wyngarden at 11:51pm 11.29.04 Big Boats 7/1244 We're planning a long cruise that will have us out on the ocean overnight from time to time. While
Attack of the Killer Whale Gary Wyngarden at 11:42pm 11.29.04 Ask All Sailors 25/2820 Part way through our two-month cruise on the West Coast of Vancouver Island last summer, the Canadia
Winter is coming Andre Kapuscinski at 10:16pm 11.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1009 Hi! I just bought this Hunter 30 in Florida, where the boat used to live all of it's life. Now she'
Cabo to San Diego Dob at 10:07pm 11.29.04 Destinations 5/1782 Thinking of sailing up from Cabo to San Diego in April/May timeframe. Never sailed on the west coas
sail cleaning jeff at 10:00pm 11.29.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1064 do sails really need to be sent off to be cleaned or whats the best way to clean them from mainly mi
DELMARVA - Where's The Morgan Owner? Joe Mullee at 9:45pm 11.29.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1095 A few weeks ago there was a post about an organized rally circumnavigating the DELMARVA. The cost wa
MIO 168 PDA with integrated GPS Dave Amspacher at 4:22pm 11.29.04 Big Boats 0/790 *!I am thinking about getting one of these to use for real time navigation. Does anybody out there u
D or S? S or D? Marty at 12:58pm 11.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/920 Ive read reviews, and everyone seems to love the boat they own. Has anyone owned, or at least sailed

Recent Replies

MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button dlochner at 1:56pm 02.19.21 No small boat sailor should use the pill type of automatic inflating lifejacket. We spend too much
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 dlochner at 1:53pm 02.19.21 They are back! What a coincidence ... they seemed to have disappeared for a year and a half. Sudd
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button CarlN at 1:53pm 02.19.21 No small boat sailor should use the pill type of automatic inflating lifejacket. We spend too much t
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 dlochner at 1:50pm 02.19.21 No stopping in between? No warming up and sit around just to charge the batteries? My friend went o
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 Scott T-Bird at 1:50pm 02.19.21 @Scott T-Bird Thanks for the lead to "The Escape Artists" YouTube channel. While their videography
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? Justin_NSA at 1:43pm 02.19.21 Wouldn't that create a lot of downforce on the rear of the tow vehicle? Boats are streamlined by des
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 dLj at 1:29pm 02.19.21 No stopping in between? No warming up and sit around just to charge the batteries? My friend went o
Bottom Paint Sanding Sailfanatic at 1:28pm 02.19.21 I'm surprised there are yards that still let you sand the bottom, around here (Massachusetts), very
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? jssailem at 1:17pm 02.19.21 It is relatively easy to offer advise when your not the one running the border with two excited bord
South Coast 22 SailingLoto at 1:10pm 02.19.21 I looked in my trunk from the underside and cannot tell if the keel pivot bolt is SS or not. My loc
Bottom Paint Sanding dmax at 1:08pm 02.19.21 I'm surprised there are yards that still let you sand the bottom, around here (Massachusetts), very
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? (1) sail sfbay at 12:51pm 02.19.21 I towed a tandem trailer ski boat, albeit not much windage, for many years and not aware of anything
South Coast 22 (1) SailingLoto at 12:49pm 02.19.21 This is what the side of my trunk looks like. I believe the top bolt to be the stop.
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Hello Below at 12:47pm 02.19.21 So getting back to something semi-serious... some sort of line launcher might be better. I don't
Hunter 33 Windless Chain Size jssailem at 12:44pm 02.19.21 You need to get the part numbers of your windlass and gypsy. You may find imprinted on the gypsy the
From the Skuttlebutt site... jssailem at 12:37pm 02.19.21 Who lets kids sail in a surf zone? Where is the rescue boat to haul there young butts beyond the br
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 alexco38 at 12:36pm 02.19.21 Huh? $10K in diesel fuel? That seems rather high. At $4 a gallon, that's about 2,500 gallons. Burni
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 lovelytsquared at 12:13pm 02.19.21 @lovelytsquared - John and Amanda Neil's web site above has an excellent introduction page. Betwee
dried up lake bed/ rover II jssailem at 12:12pm 02.19.21 know that the purpose of this space mission is to find life in outer space. Some might wonder if th
Bottom Paint Sanding jssailem at 12:09pm 02.19.21 Welcome to the forum @Goddard You are right about dust and sanding. The yards require no that you

Contact
About
Terms of Use