Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Filling the fuel tank Tom Madura at 11:39pm 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/900 Having just gone through the annual ritual of filling the fuel tank prior to winter storage, I'm won
Seacocks & Thru-hulls Brent Headberg at 11:30pm 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 40/5544 This past weekend I was re-plumbing my head/holding tank system with a macerator pump and y-valve.
launch ramp capri22 fin keel fox at 11:22pm 10.20.02 Smaller Boats 5/991 I am looking for advice on ramp launching the capri22 fin keel. I finally got my trailer set up with
Diesel Fuel - API classifications Jeff Bacon at 11:14pm 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1152 Hi All:While searching high and low for some oil this weekend, I started wondering about the API c
C 30 normal sound for starting a M25 diesel ??? Bob Lufkin at 10:48pm 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1051 Mine seems to crank real slow like a dead battery would sound in a car. Takes 2 or 3 tries and then
Dollars? Bob at 10:41pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 10/1864 If you had all had money in the world and were going to purchase a true ocean going yacht (but betwe
Quiz, quiz Jon at 9:20pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 2/944 Current quiz could use a couple more choices:#5 "All of the above"#6 "Experience Gained, outweighs
Portlights in aft bunk area? Reinhold Fussle at 8:17pm 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/846 Has anybody considered or actualy installed additional portlights in the aft bunk area under the coc
plexiglass restoration Michael Angier at 7:59pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1711 I have several pieces of plexiglass on my boat--ports, hatches, companionway cover, etc. They have s
Displacement Weight ? Gary P at 6:34pm 10.20.02 Trailer Sailors 3/2078 I'm thinking of buying an 18.5 and note that it displaces 1600 lbs. (dry). Does this also mean its w
Night from Hell SailboatOwners.com at 3:38pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 82/3391 What's the worst night you've ever spent on your boat? What made it bad? Did an unexpected wind s
Hunter 356 Quality????? dstormont at 1:30pm 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/5068 I recently took delivery of a Hunter 356...and I love the boat, but I am concerned w/the quality....
Question on adding deck organizer to port side. Carl at 1:04pm 10.20.02 Smaller Boats 4/841 I purchased a custom deck organizer from Garhauer for the port side along with a triple crutch from
CNG stove converstion to Propane? Summerwinds at 1:01pm 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/983 I would like to change my stove from cng to propane. I have been told only the top burners and the
Oday 28 Bimini Jerry Meyer at 12:26pm 10.20.02 Bigger Boats 1/1371 I'm looking at a 1984 O28, and among other improvements I'm considering is a bimini. Could anyone s
Fitting new windows Mark at 12:10pm 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1030 One of our yachts is a little "princess" (18'). She was built in Sydney Australia and is a lot of f
exhaust hoses Johnny D at 12:07pm 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/993 how difficult is it to replace the exhaust hoses on the Yanmar 2gm 31 ft Hunter? Any tips or suggest
What size bulb at the steaming light Gary B at 11:52am 10.20.02 Big Boats 3/923 I have a 1984 H34 that does not have a bulb in the deck light at the steaming light. Can anyone advi
Yanmar 1 GM Fresh Water Cooling JCAL at 11:34am 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/2267 Has anyone added a fresh water cooler system to this engine? If so where did you buy it?Jim
Fresh Water Tank JCAL at 11:21am 10.20.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/1930 I have my H-27 1990 sailboat on a trailer at my home completely going through the boat. I replaced t

Recent Replies

New owner of a 29.5 jssailem at 9:19am 04.26.20 Welcome @dbrooksatc to the fun of boating. Congrats on your new to you boat. (Assuming the survey go
An encouraging sight in Rockport Harbor (Me.) Hunter216 at 9:19am 04.26.20 All lined up ready to go! When I first looked at the photo I thought it was windy enough that it wa
New owner of a 29.5 Sailm8 at 9:15am 04.26.20 The only issues I have had are leaks in the fixed ports and various hatches. These are to be expect
Hull/Deck Joint question on Pearson 36-2 (2) Ariel at 9:08am 04.26.20 The aluminum toe rail was installed later. This is the original plastic rail on my 1987 P 36-2. pict
Why I love newbe boat owners JamesG161 at 9:02am 04.26.20 nearly everything was called a chingadera I hope you know the Spanish translation of that.:facepal
Need Hunter cabin fabric (1) Chicago Syren at 9:00am 04.26.20 Thanks for the feedback. This is a photo should anyone be reupholstering their boat with the same or
Why I love newbe boat owners Will Gilmore at 8:48am 04.26.20 Do you have any more ideas?" Sounds like they did everything right, maybe there's a factory defect
Why I love newbe boat owners Calif. Ted at 8:45am 04.26.20 I was taking a handling class on a trawler and the instructor told me to keep the channel marker to
How do I trailer a sailboat? sail sfbay at 8:36am 04.26.20 Yet another video of a vehicle without proper towing mirrors.... There is a legal requirement for y
How do I trailer a sailboat? Meriachee at 8:25am 04.26.20 vck-xtfGolE Yet another video of a vehicle without proper towing mirrors. Good grief.
Advice needed on installing thwatships braces Dr. D at 8:22am 04.26.20
New owner of a 29.5 sail sfbay at 8:17am 04.26.20 ...............I was wondering if there were any known issues I can ask the surveyor to look out for
Luff tape DrJudyB at 8:16am 04.26.20
Luff tape (1) SG at 8:10am 04.26.20 All U Get: Are you putting this on a sail whichhas a different luff tape, or no luff tape, or? Are
Why I love newbe boat owners rpludwig at 8:10am 04.26.20 the learning curve is obviously challenging to newbie sailors and those redundant questions are...re
Timeline may have just been sped up DArcy at 8:05am 04.26.20 Still at the same job. She definitely keeps my wife and I busy and I agree, she needs to grow up o
Need Hunter cabin fabric Scott B at 8:04am 04.26.20 The SBO store may be able to help @Dave Groshong
Need Hunter cabin fabric sail sfbay at 8:03am 04.26.20 Photo? Have you tried to match at a canvas or auto auto upholstery shop? After hitting a dead end w
How to replace a pump-out hose? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:51am 04.26.20 I'll have to check how straight vs curved the lower part of that run is though... Harder to get pvc
Timeline may have just been sped up Bad Obsession at 7:50am 04.26.20 Still at the same job. She definitely keeps my wife and I busy and I agree, she needs to grow up on

Contact
About
Terms of Use