Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

C320 Keel design - Old vs New Jeff Church at 10:25am 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1116 I was just working in the yard and noticed that a newer 320 (it has the large hatch in the aft cabin
Harvest Moon Regatta Results Mike Kinney at 9:40am 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1010 Are the results posted anywhere on the web? Thanks for any help!
Yanmar 2GM...re: cold starting... Tim McCarty at 9:03am 10.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/10893 After reading several threads on the 2gm...has anyone found an easy way to cold-start a 2GM??? Yes,
Boat swapping Diane at 8:39am 10.20.02 Big Boats 5/863 What are thoughts about boat swapping? Seems to me trading boats for a week or two between folks in
Winter storage for Anchor Rode. Walt L at 6:56am 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1210 How should one store the anchor rode for the winter? Should it be washed and dried? Should it be hun
Who uses seizing wire on their Anchor shackles? Walt L at 6:54am 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 10/7967 Who uses seizing wire on their Anchor shackles?How many wraps do you put through the eye? Has anyo
Sail Slides Bob Boccuti at 6:31am 10.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/843 Where can I get sail slides installed on my main sail.(other than Havencraft, they are totally unres
Has anyone sound insulated an 25XP on a C30? Rhet at 6:07am 10.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/952 ???????
Rigging 17' Oday Christopher at 3:08am 10.20.02 Day Sailers 2/3262 I acquired an Oday 17 in need of all running and standing rigging. I have no diagrams or manual, so
Honda 8Hp 4 stroke Hard Starting Tom Baird at 2:02am 10.20.02 Ask All Sailors 12/3689 I've had this Honda 8Hp 4 stroke for a couple of years on my O'Day 222. Is it normal to require 3
Heavy weather??? Tim Bastian at 1:20am 10.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1147 Just wondering if anyone out there has been on the ocean in heavy weather with a Mac26X? This may be
31 Oday 1986 strut Ed at 12:24am 10.20.02 Bigger Boats 0/939 During the haulout, I was checking my cutlass bearing and noticed the strut was loose. It is locate
Choosing and Installing a Windless Dan Jean at 12:16am 10.20.02 Big Boats 14/1121 After spending one Month in the North Channel of Lake Huron we decided that a windless would be our
Tensioning on 272 1988 Boudreault at 10:47pm 10.19.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/767 Someone know the best tension for shroud, backstay and forestay for the 272?With a small tensionne
Backstay Adjuster Dave Mariano at 10:41pm 10.19.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1085 I am in the processs of purchasing a 1987 30' Catalina Tall Rig. While viewing the helm I noticed t
260 Bimini Darren Mayes at 7:03pm 10.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1252 I was wondering what option I have for a bimini on the 260. It seems that the one offered by the de
260 Tiller too long... Calvin at 5:54pm 10.19.02 Smaller Boats 6/944 I have just recently gotten a 99 260. I really like the boat but it seems to me that the tiller is t
weight:strength ratio and center of gravity christopher bayer at 1:14pm 10.19.02 Big Boats 6/846 i am interested in the stability of a large hunter. what is known about the issue of the weight of t
Distance hmmmm Jeff at 12:36pm 10.19.02 Smaller Boats 3/740 Whats the longest distance you have sailed in your Hunter???I myself would like to sail from St cat
Trailer For 1972 O'Day 22 Warren at 11:50am 10.19.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/969 Does anyone out there have a used boat trailer that would be suitable for my 1972 O'Day 22? This is

Recent Replies

Windows, oh those leaky windows jssailem at 7:45am 04.26.20 Also consider an Autoshop or an Auto online store. They make a variety of felt channel inserts to sm
Why I love newbe boat owners jssailem at 7:41am 04.26.20 Remember when we were all like that? I do... Pretty good long term memory... But.... What was I sa
Why I love newbe boat owners Kings Gambit at 7:40am 04.26.20 "Dear Headmistress. According to your instructions I put the thingamabob in the whatchamacallit,
Anyone use this? Osbornes Barnacle Dissolver for props Scot Yount at 7:13am 04.26.20 Anyone know why this stuff has become so hard to find? I used it last year and it worked like magic
Windows, oh those leaky windows lostintime at 7:13am 04.26.20 I d try a rv camper store first. Then good old Mac Master Carr online. Good luck with it. Good ide
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. dLj at 7:06am 04.26.20 Harry's girlfriend, the most handy of that crew (she works with her sister in the family copper roo
Timeline may have just been sped up Crazy Dave Condon at 6:26am 04.26.20 @Bad Obsession She is beautiful. Time sure flies. Still at same job? Time for daddy to consider
How do I trailer a sailboat? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:12am 04.26.20 @DAVA390 If the safety chains are not attached, there are reasons why. If disconnecting trailer hi
Sailing Grand Traverse Bay: Victoria 18 or ODay 192? shemandr at 6:09am 04.26.20 There's a big difference between 2 and 5 people on a 19' boat. Almost any boat would be comfortable
Line bags Joe at 6:06am 04.26.20 New is good. Found this on Amazon: Amazon.com : Cockpit Sheet Storage Bag. Practical Solution to St
Why I love newbe boat owners justsomeguy at 6:05am 04.26.20 Remember when we were all like that? Nah, me neither. ;)
Boom Vang Joe at 5:55am 04.26.20 Do you really need an expensive, quick opening shackle for the boom vang on a 34 foot boat unless yo
Sailing Grand Traverse Bay: Victoria 18 or ODay 192? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:53am 04.26.20 Victoria 18 cockpit drains chris cross each other. In other words the port drain empties on the sta
Sailing Grand Traverse Bay: Victoria 18 or ODay 192? Will Gilmore at 5:46am 04.26.20 I can't say I know either of those boats. I own an O'Day Mariner 19 CB that I think would do just t
Mt Sinai, NY Ablative Bottom Paint Recommendation? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:44am 04.26.20 As a former dealer may I suggest to everyone to check the local yards that do bottom painting in you
Mt Sinai, NY Ablative Bottom Paint Recommendation? shemandr at 5:39am 04.26.20 When I had a boat on Peconic Bay I used Interlux Bottomkoat (It had the anti-slime component ACT, I
Timeline may have just been sped up David in Sandusky at 5:23am 04.26.20
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. (3) TomY at 5:15am 04.26.20 I think it is time to upgrade the electrical system, starting with the battery. ;) That would be
Why I love newbe boat owners DougM at 5:08am 04.26.20 Try to explain what you want done in, to you, the. simplest nautical terminology while sailing wit
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing Will Gilmore at 4:56am 04.26.20 Notice how the two in the first picture have no way to keep other people at a distance, while the fo

Contact
About
Terms of Use