Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

New Lexan for Hatches Dave at 9:38am 03.04.04 Ask All Sailors 25/4450 My Bowmar hatch in the v-berth is extremely crazed. Does anyone have a recipe for replacing the Lex
Trapazoidal Hatches Jim at 9:25am 03.04.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1051 The lid on my h25 hatch,which is old enough to drink, is finally getting very tired. Since I have no
Motor Well Kelly at 9:16am 03.04.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/929 I'm tired of leaning over the transom to get to the outboard. I'm willing to sacrifice some speed an
deck core hunter 34 Lynn at 8:22am 03.04.04 Big Boats 4/1250 Hello everyone! Do any of you know if the deck core on my Hunter 34, 1984, is balsa or plywood. I
Vertical batten maisail Rob Garneau at 7:48am 03.04.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1262 I sail a Hunter 306 and have inmast furling. I love it, but miss the roach of a conventional mailsai
Need Seattle area recommendation scott at 7:44am 03.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/866 for stainless steel pulpit work. Mate wants stern rail seats, not the little bitty flip down seats,
Proper weight oil for Universal 25 Dave at 7:37am 03.04.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/984 In the Universal 25 manual that came with my 1985 Cat 30 when I purchased it several years ago, it r
Replacing the propeller shaft Larry Szabo at 6:21am 03.04.04 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1024 We have a 30', 1981 Hunter and I plan on replacing the propeller shaft, cutlass bearing in the strut
Toe rail for 33' 1978 Hunter Art Fuller at 5:19am 03.04.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/845 Our original (starboard) toe rail on our 1978 Hunter 33 was damaged in the recent Hurricane, and we
new sails jeff at 5:18am 03.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/771 i have just purchased a 1987 hunter 31. i am in need of new sails. im concidering a 155 genoa with
Adjustable Back Stay? o Randy Kolb at 4:57am 03.04.04 Smaller Boats 2/1061 I have decided to replace the standing rigging on my 1986 C22. I believe the rigging is the origina*
anchor roller Art Femenella at 3:50am 03.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1061 I have a 1988 MK II Cat 30 TRBS. Looking to beef up my anchor roller, and make the rollers wider. Ha
Questions about constuction of oday 272 dale at 3:29am 03.04.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1060 I am looking for info on description of hull layup( solid fiberglass or cored)and what material is b
How far back to install a boom vang on a Hunter 25 Bob Pattersen at 3:19am 03.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2644 I, recently, purchased a new book vang for my 1986 Hunter 25.5, and am confused at how far back to p
Holding tank lines Gary at 3:07am 03.04.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/903 I purchased an '86 Catalina 27 recently. The PO replaced all of the lines to the holding tank. He
LaDonna Bubak? Tom Monroe at 2:52am 03.04.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1326 Was checking the archives on a couple subjects, and kept running across the many wonderful posts by
anchor rode John12637 at 2:13am 03.04.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1293 The anchor locker on my boat allows rain water to enter and drain out. As a result the line on my a
Testing Reverse Gear Gary Wyngarden at 12:12am 03.04.04 Ask All Sailors 24/1788 I was out for a day sail on Tuesday with two friends. As we returned to the marina with sails furled
'80 O'Day 30 Steering Pedestal Manufacturer??? Jim at 11:28pm 03.03.04 Bigger Boats 3/1254 Hi all, Am trying to track down a spare part for the pedestal steering mechanism on our 1980 O'Da
Hunter 25.5 Steve at 11:00pm 03.03.04 Smaller Boats 8/1107 I am a novice sailor, but I am researching information on good quality used boats. I liked some of t

Recent Replies

Hunter 260 Bilge Question rs1sensen at 5:48pm 07.06.20 Hi @Crazy Dave Condon and others. I'm very appreciative of the feedback on this thread. Right now I'
H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive leo310 at 5:39pm 07.06.20 Take a look at UMA on youtube an what they had to do to install their sail-drive.
25.5 Poptop delaminating sail sfbay at 5:33pm 07.06.20 Let the forum know what you did!!
25.5 Poptop delaminating Urchin at 5:32pm 07.06.20 Thank you...sorry I didn't see there was already extensive coverage of this issue!
Lewmar folding wheel. capta at 5:28pm 07.06.20 I wish we could afford one. They seem well made and worth while if you have one wheel in an older st
Frigoboat woes Phil Mac at 5:19pm 07.06.20 Capillary tube. Common to refrigerators but I think the blockages are a pretty common problem with F
Day Sailing in the Florida Keys seadaddler at 5:12pm 07.06.20 During Fantasy Fest everything gets booked and very crowded and very crazy but fun.
Turnbuckle thread size o0o0o0o0o at 5:09pm 07.06.20 I found some calipers and the lowers appear to be 5/16 and the uppers 3/8. I hope
Raymarine Rotary drive? Don Lucas at 4:58pm 07.06.20 Mine "worn out" a few years ago, it happens.
Ferrules on shore power wires with SmartPlug? jviss at 4:55pm 07.06.20 Leave the gun; take the cannoli. I mean, leave the ferrules, take the wires. Just remove them.
Sailing and restoring #9874 (2) AaronD at 4:54pm 07.06.20 A few days in the South Sound Breezy is back in her happy place, floating in her slip at Swantown.
Water logged rudder Don S/V ILLusion at 4:53pm 07.06.20 had a similar experience once and it was cheaper to replace the rudder than repairing it as the stee
Frigoboat woes jviss at 4:52pm 07.06.20 What is this cap tube of which you speak? Is it common to all refrigerators, or unique to Frigoboat
Swing Keel or Fixed Keel that is the Question rgranger at 4:51pm 07.06.20 Pictures help a lot
Frigoboat woes Mechone at 4:50pm 07.06.20 I had mine kind of do the same thing after a sail in rough water. I installed an inkbird digital con
Turnbuckle thread size jviss at 4:49pm 07.06.20 Read the catalogs, dude. This ^^^. You will see there's only so many sizes, and you can quickly d
Good Old Boat Magazine-- Download Free Issue jviss at 4:45pm 07.06.20 By the way, there's an interesting article in here about maintenance of Harken travelers. Happens i
Day Sailing in the Florida Keys shemandr at 4:33pm 07.06.20 Fantasy fest is only one week. Otherwise Key West is completely normal.;)
Swing Keel or Fixed Keel that is the Question kappykaplan at 4:17pm 07.06.20 @MiltonB , you'd get more responses if you posted this in Ask All Sailors. Forum Help (Site Talk) i
How Do I turn off my cockpit lights? Justin_NSA at 3:46pm 07.06.20 I've been thinking of adding some bling to my cockpit with speakers from WM that have LED lighting.

Contact
About
Terms of Use