Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

cockpit cushions Tim at 10:58pm 05.20.04 Big Boats 6/1252 Does anyone have any experience with ordering products from the chandlery on this site? I am intere
Sailboat Economics Paul at 9:32pm 05.20.04 Ask All Sailors 28/2879 Let's face it, boats and maintaining them cost lossa lossa bucks. With regards to the initial purcha
sailboat insurance kennyc at 7:33pm 05.20.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1018 What am i looking for in a good sail boat insurance policy. I have read a number of stories of damag
installing a head greg at 4:11pm 05.20.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1133 hi peggyi am looking at a 1982 hunter 33. it doesn't have a head on board just a porta potty. has
My new web site John Richard at 2:14pm 05.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/762 After considerable personal effort and calls to customer support aids who could not speak the Englis
Head Replacement Graham at 2:07pm 05.20.04 Ask All Sailors 0/894 I need to replace the non-working Groco HE/HF head on my recently acquired 1985 Catalina 25. I've r
WATER TANK WOES. A.BARBIN at 1:28pm 05.20.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/924 The original fresh- water tank on my 1978 Hunter sloop is glassed in under the forward v-berth.Has a
Leak in raw water strainer Martin at 12:26pm 05.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/4962 During spring commissioning I discovered that the seal around the top of my raw water strainer is le
head replacement Larry Dolan at 12:00pm 05.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/961 I'm going to replace the Jabsco head in my C-30. I am curious how the head is bolted in. Will I have
What is the weight of a 26X with 40hp. mike Johns at 11:21am 05.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/870 If anyone has this info it would save me a lot of time.Thanks!I use a Toyota 98 van to pull my boa
Any Ideas Peter at 9:37am 05.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/752 I'm trying to remove and rebead the stantions on my Hunter 27, 1977. The problem is I can't reach th
Challenger K2 Inflatable Kayak Brent at 7:42am 05.20.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1234 Just curious if anyone has one of these cheap 2-person kayaks for a tender (Challenger K2 inflatable
'85 O'Day 26 w/OEM Yanmar 1 cyl. and Edson wheel s Neil Franklin at 6:26am 05.20.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1139 I am the third owner of an '85 O'Day 26 with an 8 HP Yanmar diesel one-banger and Edson wheel steeri
paint over depth/temp sensor? Neil at 6:22am 05.20.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1097 I'm repainting the bottom of by Beneteau F235. I can't remember if the thru-hull that performs depth
Keel Repair... EPILOGUE by original poster Mike Doyle at 6:10am 05.20.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1117 Back on March 30th, I posted a question to the group, and I got tons of input. I wanted to make sur
Rigging terminology Neil Franklin at 5:52am 05.20.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1569 My boat has fittings for a boom vang but no vang. I do have a traveler attached to the boom end. Wha
Picture of the infamous h23 below the deck furler (1) John Schaub at 4:57am 05.20.04 Smaller Boats 7/1106 This is a picture of the infamous h23 below the deck furler. Yes, it was more work than just shorten
Hunter Aluminum Stanchions Joey Sowell at 4:44am 05.20.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1064 Hi Everyone,Does anyone have a source for the extruded aluminum stanchions that Hunter used on it 1
Reinstalling an Atomic 4 in a C27 Paul at 3:42am 05.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1068 We are getting ready to reinstall an Atomic 4 in our C27. The motor was out, being rebuilt, when we
Stepping the Mast: On land or sea? Steve Z. at 2:49am 05.20.04 Ask All Sailors 6/3378 My Mac25 is going back into the water this weekend after a winter of mods, repairs, MAJOR cleaing, a

Recent Replies

Boot stripe touch up Knotallthere at 5:13pm 10.27.20 I had mine replaced with vinyl by a professional installer with the knifeless system, turned out gre
ODay 34 rudder replacement NYSail at 5:12pm 10.27.20 They key with rudder cracks is how much water and how long has it been in there. Most Likely has a S
Replacement Muffler for 1984 Hunter 34 NYSail at 5:01pm 10.27.20 I installed a centek on my last boat..... they have a great inventory of plans for different boats o
Cockpit pocket covers, or drains, or ... ? AaronD at 4:59pm 10.27.20 Thanks @Gene Neill and @Jacktar. If that's working for you, I'll do the same. Out comes the drill...
Hunter 27 heritage at 4:58pm 10.27.20 Here is a link to some useful info: Hunter resources, by model
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 4:48pm 10.27.20 At worst I think we could nudge its trajectory Not even a budge. The problem is that a Hurricane
Greetings, New owner of an O'Day 35 here. (1) c1Josh at 4:45pm 10.27.20
Motorsailers. An Oxymoran? PaulK at 4:31pm 10.27.20 William Hand drew some nice motorsailers. This one comes by our club each year. http://www.dolphin2
H41AC fuel level gauge just packed up! take.yvr at 4:30pm 10.27.20 I resolved the sender malfunction by calibrating both the sender and monitor. Take a look at Hunter
Boarding Ladder for Hunter 49 (1) kappykaplan at 4:26pm 10.27.20 I got a new boarding ladder in 2019. Had it designed to attach to a couple of track mounts on the t
Masthead flotation? Rick Webb at 4:10pm 10.27.20 I learned on and sailed Widgeons a lot in the 70s. Occasionally one would take on enough water to tu
Masthead flotation? Dave Groshong at 4:05pm 10.27.20 I like the Hobie Baby, every once in awhile they can save the day! https://www.amazon.com/Hobie-Mas
Capri 26 interior table removal ggrizzard at 3:48pm 10.27.20 Steel cutting grinding wheel on a grinder. It will smooth out the residual weld slag as well.
Bulkhead replacement on Hunter 33.5 ggrizzard at 3:43pm 10.27.20 Heresy Alert! Don't replace the bulkhead... Since you can't get the whole piece into the boat anyway
Lifeline autopsy sailme88 at 3:28pm 10.27.20 Asa a stop gap measure in mid season, I installed cable covers ( shroud covers) over the life lines
Lifeline autopsy Dave Groshong at 2:55pm 10.27.20 Banning Dyneema is a stodgy attitude, and I am a very prudent navigator.
Lifeline autopsy Mr. Dave at 2:34pm 10.27.20 Stainless is only stain "less" in the presence of oxygen, which comes in short supply under a sheath
Motorsailers. An Oxymoran? Lazy1 at 2:29pm 10.27.20 Won't that take up your whole driveway in Pittsburgh? Worth it
Lifeline autopsy Davidasailor26 at 2:19pm 10.27.20
Caframo air circulator - also under West Marine name All U Get at 2:09pm 10.27.20

Contact
About
Terms of Use