Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

San Diego Sept 20th Gdindy at 8:38am 09.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/356 Sailboat Owners member Visiting SD from Indiana, have 4 adults and one 12 yr old grandson. Anyone sa
Bad Elf Pro BT GPS not working with IOS 14.0 Nodak7 at 7:45am 09.19.20 Ask All Sailors 1/287 For those of you that use the Bad Elf BT GPS it appears that it will not work with Apple IOS 14.0. H
John Alden Co. of Boston drew up design # 989 for Pearson Yachts in 1964. The result was the Pearson Countess 44. (1) TomY at 4:21am 09.19.20 Alden General Chat 9/10828 59 of these unique sailboats were built from 1965 to 1970.
Argh. (1) All U Get at 12:03am 09.19.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1982 185080
Subtropical Storm Alpha? (2) Davidasailor26 at 7:10pm 09.18.20 Weather and Forecasting 2/789 So I was wondering if anyone can provide any insight on the naming criteria is that applied here.
450 passage vs 456 ScottySailor at 6:44pm 09.18.20 Big Boats 2/941
The Head! Scad tank monitor installation Rick at 5:04pm 09.18.20 Ask All Sailors 2/3050 I was reading some of the many forums and came across "the Head Mistress" thoughts on tank monitors.
O'Day 322 Wing Keel width acarter at 4:36pm 09.18.20 Bigger Boats 14/2159 I'm picking up my "new to me" '87 O'Day 322 next week. I'll be sailing it home from MA to Maine and
making progress (5) fred1diver at 4:24pm 09.18.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1191 hey everyone, tackling the electrical this week on the old Grampian, tore out all the existing wirin
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer Goatman at 3:32pm 09.18.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/867 Has anyone replaced the drum brakes on the trailers for the MacS? What about the Dico Brake assembly
When was my boat made? NickBeneker at 3:32pm 09.18.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1113 I recent purchased a Catalina 14.3. Hull number 4870. Can I find out how old this boat is. Also,
356 Jib sheet keeps getting caught in the rigging (1) karellen at 2:08pm 09.18.20 Big Boats 6/867 Anyone have this happen? It's only on my starboard side and happens almost every time we tack.
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Rodd at 11:40am 09.18.20 Musings With Maine Sail 20/4170 noticed that oil level on dipstick is rising ( about 1/4 inch over Full mark)after running engine ab
Legendary Libations (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 09.21.20 Ask All Sailors 37/3585 Last week's poll tells us that your favorite boat chore involves a bottle opener. Which begs the que
shroud covers mll at 10:21am 09.18.20 Catalina 22 6/1514 Need to fabricate new covers any suggestions
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 (1) seanmcclain at 7:54am 09.18.20 Ask An Oday Owner 19/2781 185051 Hello, I am a new owner of a 1981 O'Day 28. I apologize in advance if I am not posting to t
Sailboat falls off trailer rgranger at 7:49am 09.18.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1047 FYI: This post was on Cruiser's Forum https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f90/sailboat-falls-of-
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 (1) seanmcclain at 7:45am 09.18.20 Parts Search 2/604 I would like to learn what stove came with my O'Day 28 because the mounting box is still in the boat
Looking for a used Seaward Fox 19 djletin at 7:31am 09.18.20 Trailer Sailors 9/3760 looking for a used Seaward Fox 19 (sloop rig, winged keel). Located at New Jersey shore.
Ridding the rattle with in-mast furling, when no sail is installed (winter slip with bubble, lifestyle question) asherah at 6:59am 09.18.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1096 Tried to cover the call for help in title. We live on our Beneteau 473 through the winter, in Bosto

Recent Replies

Yanmar Engine mounts. Claude L.-Auger at 1:06pm 12.10.24 Thanks to all for the input. I emailed Aitor Ellebogen at Ellebogen in Spain. Very helpful and I ord
Need some search tips for Hunter site dlochner at 1:05pm 12.10.24 Are you using the advanced search option? You can also try the Boolean operators, and, or, not ( +
Where to find hull number H49 dlochner at 1:04pm 12.10.24 On Hunter sailboats I've seen, the HIN is located on the starboard side of the transom close to the
Where to find hull number H49 dLj at 12:43pm 12.10.24 I am having a hard time locating the HIM on my 2003 Hunter 456. It's hiding somewhere! Looking in a
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts dLj at 12:38pm 12.10.24 Eastern end of Lake Ontario and the entrance to the St. Lawrence River. Might that info be in the
Where to find hull number H49 sabbatical88 at 12:20pm 12.10.24 I am having a hard time locating the HIM on my 2003 Hunter 456. It's hiding somewhere! Looking in af
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts DArcy at 11:52am 12.10.24 Where would that be? dj Eastern end of Lake Ontario and the entrance to the St. Lawrence River.
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts dLj at 10:53am 12.10.24 It looks like RNC are no longer available on the NOAA site. Too bad, there are some regions in the
Yanmar Engine mounts. (1) smokey73 at 10:34am 12.10.24 1994 Hunter Legend 40.5. All this got me looking at my Yanmar 4JH2E mounts. Obviously need to repla
Need some search tips for Hunter site Terry Cox at 10:19am 12.10.24 Usually one or two key search words will get you to the info that you need. It most always seems to
Grey Enterprises opening ports for 1981 Hunter Cherubini 33 kappykaplan at 10:15am 12.10.24 Hunter 33 (77-83) downloads are here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? (1) Hello Below at 9:49am 12.10.24 So, does this mean that using a 5-watt handheld VHF that operates on similar frequencies to AIS is
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? stephen_i_w at 9:36am 12.10.24 From my Em-Trak 2 Watt transponder manual: "The system has a Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) ra
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? dLj at 9:35am 12.10.24
Route & weather planning dLj at 9:29am 12.10.24 Thanks to all and a lot of good thoughts and in response No Im not looking for a computer to drive
Interior wood slats for C30? Project_Mayhem at 9:12am 12.10.24 It's possible they were thin strips laminated onto plywood. I didn't look at it that closely but it
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 9:09am 12.10.24 Since the hose you want to use is vacuum-rated, I think it should work fine. One of the concerns i
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Hello Below at 8:53am 12.10.24 AIS targets around us today. 200 isn't going to do it here. Raymarine has some fixin' to do.
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Hello Below at 8:52am 12.10.24 When I purchased my AIS transponder, I bought a 6db VHF antenna (like the ones power boats use) for
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? (1) Allan12210 at 8:45am 12.10.24 Multiple lines for talking to crew on deck.

Contact
About
Terms of Use