Recent Posts (old style)

Serving sailors online since 1997

Forum Index
Recent Posts (Legacy)

Recent Topics

Bilge keel boats - any tips and types? Mandy at 8:12am 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1939 Hi to all those who remeber me. Back to ask advice again. Gone off the idea of a full keel and on
Lead Keel repair Tony Wilcox at 7:47am 10.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1938 I have thanks to a piece of Canadian shield as I threaded my way into my winter quarters, a nice siz
Roller reefing (headsail) for Hunter 25.5 Wes Pennington at 7:35am 10.08.02 Smaller Boats 6/1786 Can anyone suggest the best or most cost effective headsail roller reefing system for a 25.5?Shoul
1984 Standing Rigging Chris Glander at 7:32am 10.08.02 Big Boats 6/1201 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 with the orginal standing rigging. Everything looks fine and the boat was u
Control Freaks Don Guillette at 7:22am 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1093 Great responses to the control freak quiz. There is a special group within the whole spectrum of sai
How to run a refrigerator 24/7 w & w/o shore pwr Bob Lufkin at 7:09am 10.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1197 Newbie who just got a C 30 with a refrigerator. Is there a way it can be set up to run without killi
Bad Fuel or Fuel Line Dennis at 6:57am 10.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1003 A couple of months ago my 2gm20f shutdown on my 30T. I found the fuel at the Racor filter dirty.
Where is "Intake Odor Cure" Article? Mike Kelton at 6:54am 10.08.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1456 Peggy - I have looked all over your site, including your Reference Library, but I cannot find the ar
Windlass for the Oday 34 Don Pierce at 6:52am 10.08.02 Bigger Boats 2/1582 Would like to install a windlass on my Oday 34 but seems to be a mind bogglingproblem. Can anyone h
Synthetic-good or bad nick maggio at 6:50am 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 5/968 I here from some people that synthetic oil is not good in diesels,but others say it is great for die
Blue Stripe Sam at 6:05am 10.08.02 Big Boats 6/1146 The blue stripe was damaged on the hull of my 1992 Hunter Ledgend. Does anyoun know where to purcha
Old sheet winch parts still available RT at 5:49am 10.08.02 Big Boats 0/816 I just spoke with the service/sales people at Maxwell Winches in California, and they told me that t
What metal are 1980 H33 fuel tanks made from? Jim Logan at 4:09am 10.08.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/989 Does anyone know for sure what metal the fuel and water tanks were made from in the 1980 Hunter 33?
Unattached Grounding Cable Rich Muller at 2:51am 10.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1002 While replacing batteries I noticed, in the compartment aft of the batteries and below the berth, ab
Cutting hole on plastic fuel tank. JP at 2:25am 10.08.02 Big Boats 5/7165 A while back while motoring in bad weather, the sludge sits in the bottom (the tank probably never c
is there a site out there taht has all boat specs Steve at 2:19am 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1104 i'm looking for a site that has a bunch of boat specs on dif types models etc. i know that there us
enjoyment Jim Hughes at 1:30am 10.08.02 Destinations 8/1626 Has anyone with a sailboat spent much time sailing in the Ca. Delta? I used to go water sking there,
Cross Ventilation Rob at 12:33am 10.08.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1350 I have read your advice that a cross vented holding tank is the best answer to geting air into the t
Lancer 36 Tom Hamilton at 12:00am 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1163 I am looking at a Lancer 36 that seems in very good condition does anyone have opinions on these boa
Origo 'Princess' rebuild parts ??? Richard Craig at 10:43pm 10.07.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1300 To all.....I have a 1977 Cat 25 w/ one of the old Origo 'Princess' two burner, pressurized alcohol

Recent Replies

plastic fuel tank repair Ralph Johnstone at 8:47pm 09.11.20 b. Gasoline permeates the plastic to some extend, meaning it is INSIDE the plastic. On a Hunter 4
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 8:28pm 09.11.20 A slice of apple pie is $2.50 in Jamaica and $3.00 in the Bahamas. These are the pie rates of the Ca
Great Salt Lake Fables j_schoenfeld at 8:27pm 09.11.20 Now that was cool! Holy crap they got some heel on that boat! So now having seen that, using the hal
Manual Holding Tank Pumpout Pump in Odd Location . Or is it? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:23pm 09.11.20 One of the locals said something about graft and corruption. His words afterwards? "Just get out in
Thru hull factory valves Joe at 8:07pm 09.11.20 Big cost cutting decision on many production boats of the era. Catalina also... my 77 C27 was equ
M-25 oil pan hose weekendrken at 7:59pm 09.11.20 AE Are you SURE you have an M-25? And not an M-25XP? The M-25 didn't come with a hose. Do you ha
Funny Friday!!! Roland5048 at 7:54pm 09.11.20 I hope I'm not responsible for starting something, here. :facepalm:
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. Justin_NSA at 7:47pm 09.11.20 A year older. I'm feelin' it :wahwah:
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Tally Ho at 7:36pm 09.11.20 Storage is always up for discussion. We went from Maine to Florida and back without autohelm - we e
Great Salt Lake Fables WayneH at 7:29pm 09.11.20 WGAzt-8minI This was done to get 80' of mast under a 65' bridge. What do you think his water draft d
Yanmar 3gmF wiring diagram? pa391as at 7:19pm 09.11.20 THANKS! I'm currently installing the RS11. I replaced the oil pressure switch and water temp switch
Installing new clutch on the deck of a Catalina 30 Tally Ho at 7:18pm 09.11.20 The 3M hooks use an adhesive that can be easily removed. We have several holding up various things
Yanmar 3gmF wiring diagram? pa391as at 7:18pm 09.11.20 I would be grateful if you or Mike would share some details on sensors and other details you might
Yanmar 3gmF wiring diagram? pa391as at 7:17pm 09.11.20 I'll update the forum when I've got it working. I chose the RS11 due to price. As for your tach,
Adventures in reefing WayneH at 7:16pm 09.11.20 My only complaint about two reefing lines is they are dammed obnoxious to deal with when putting the
Yanmar 3gmF wiring diagram? pa391as at 7:16pm 09.11.20 I would be grateful if you or Mike would share some details on sensors and other details you might
Simple head plumbing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:15pm 09.11.20 You'll prob'ly need a vented loop between the overboard discharge pump and the thru-hull. If all f
Manual Holding Tank Pumpout Pump in Odd Location . Or is it? WayneH at 7:07pm 09.11.20 When my holding tank failed five years back, I replumbed it so that the head always went to the hold
sailing Lake of the Ozarks (2) SailingLoto at 7:07pm 09.11.20 After your description, if you learn to sail there, you'll be ready to sail anywhere! Post some pic
Adventures in reefing Tally Ho at 7:06pm 09.11.20 What Greg describes is standard OEM on most boats. It's also called double line reefing: two separ

Contact
About
Terms of Use