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The "chintzy" cockpit table Kevin Curry at 3:28am 08.13.06 Catalina 310 2/1714 I love my new boat. It sails great and is very well designed. We're enjoying it immensely. But it'
310 Wing Keel Draft Kevin Curry (Irish Ayes) at 3:22am 08.13.06 Catalina 310 1/2855 I have a sales brochure for a C-310 which states that the draft of the C-310 is 4 feet. I have a spe
single hand method to raise or lower mast Dick O'Donnell at 6:17am 08.13.06 Other Sailboats 1/1109 Looking for a design or system that would allow me to single handedly raise or lower the mast on my
pooped cockpit Allmand 35' Roy at 6:04am 08.13.06 Other Sailboats 1/1554 How many gallon of water will a pooped 35 cockpit hold? Also, how many cockpit drains and what size
boat pc p jager at 6:39am 08.13.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1048 i would like to fit a pc on my boat are there 12 volt set ups available
boat pc pete jager at 6:31am 08.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1062 I am interested in fitting a pc on my boat are there 12 volt units
Tiller Michael15707 at 6:18am 08.13.06 Smaller Boats 10/1313 Well, in my never ending battle --On the metal tillers -- what do y'all use so that you do not hav
cabin mount traveler? Denise23309 at 6:47am 08.13.06 Bigger Boats 5/1504 On the Oday 30? anyone done it? Looks doable to me. That would free up the space between the dodg
Mainsail Logo/Numbers Became Un-glued BrianW at 7:39am 08.13.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1019 On my Hunter 26, one of the numbers of the "H26" mainsail logo/numbers is starting to become un-glue
Holding tank size Glenn Keys at 7:36am 08.13.06 Big Boats 5/957 I have recently purchaced a 1983 Hunter 34 and it did not have the holding tank installed.(was remov
Genset Overheat !!! Chgristopher Bayer at 8:08am 08.13.06 Big Boats 3/1045 hello hunter community:a week ago my panda mini 8 genset was humming on my hunter 426. fore and af
alternate swing keel covering BruceH at 8:44am 08.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1028 My swing keel fiberglass covering has met its end. I have completely removed it and am now thinking
Marblehead Lighthouse Today (1) JerryA at 10:30am 08.13.06 Day Sailers 1/1149 Hi everyone, hope you had a nice weekend for sailing. I sailed over by the Marblehead Lighthouse fro
25th Anniversary Plaques Shula at 10:43am 08.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/994 I recently became the proud owner of a 1984 O'Day 37 center cockpit. It has 25th anniversary plaques
Coal ship in the bay (1) JerryA at 10:34am 08.13.06 Day Sailers 0/1045 Here's a picture of the coal ship I mentioned in my earlier post. I'm not as close as it looks, it's
PHRF Rating chief14326 at 10:48am 08.13.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1326 I need the PHRF for a 89 Catalina 30, TRBS Wing, no chute and a 130 Genny. I need to fill out the ap
Depth Meter Troubles Joe on Alure at 11:04am 08.13.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1282 The depth gauge on our 1986 Hunter 31 is acting up: suddenly it won't register depth. Instead, the D
What shade of red is the usual for Hunter Rusty at 11:30am 08.13.06 Smaller Boats 2/864 sail covers? Is it Burgandy or Jockey Red?I'm looking to purchase some canvas and would like to m
p-42 Info Mike Stockwell at 11:55am 08.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/940 We are interested in moving up from our beloved 37.5 (1991). As such we are considering the center c
Ideal Size Beneteau PegiTom at 12:24pm 08.13.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1361 Would you recommend sailing a Beneteau 331 from Seward Alaska to a final destination of Hawaii? If n

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Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA shemandr at 4:35pm 07.14.21 Block Island doesn't really get going until the 4th. June is pretty quiet. When the Off Soundings
GFCI trouble shooting captcoho at 4:33pm 07.14.21 Need more info; like how long have you been using the 15a outlet?
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? mike311 at 4:32pm 07.14.21 Another thing to try is connect your emergency tiller and see how that feels. It turns the rudder p
GFCI trouble shooting captcoho at 4:30pm 07.14.21 Do you have a galvanic isolator onboard?
1995 37.5 Hunter Legend companionway replacement bugsboat at 4:29pm 07.14.21 I assume you mean the Lexan part of the hatch is crazing. I took my hatches to a local glass compan
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? mike311 at 4:28pm 07.14.21 We did hit a partially sunken log or stump (I think?) on the ICW in Virginia. We were in autopilot
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? Rick486 at 4:22pm 07.14.21 Another thing to try is connect your emergency tiller and see how that feels. It turns the rudder po
GFCI trouble shooting sloughsailer at 4:19pm 07.14.21 This was a common problem when GFCI's were new. Current inrush would cause the GFCI to trip. Later m
Hunter 41 main sail outhaul line Valerio at 3:41pm 07.14.21 3/8 or 10 mm dynema , the lenght mast be= twice the boom, plus the lengh on the deck (another boom l
Autopilot control upgrade Claude L.-Auger at 3:04pm 07.14.21 Ditto for me Dan repaired my ST-60 Windmeter a few years back and it has been working flawlessly sin
Hunter 41 main sail outhaul line ice breaker at 2:49pm 07.14.21 Perfect the chart is exactly what I am looking for 3/8 or 10 m @ 82 feet and I fully agree 1% stre
Shore Power Light Bulb JoeWhite at 2:39pm 07.14.21 That is a good choice, Scott. You will not have to replace it again. You may consider replacing rema
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA (2) Scott T-Bird at 2:34pm 07.14.21 Cuttyhunk and Block Island were decidedly quiet last year the weekend before July 4th!
GFCI trouble shooting Tim22 at 2:32pm 07.14.21 We in the great white North have to haul our boats every fall and launch in the spring. In fact we o
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA shemandr at 2:24pm 07.14.21 Greenport bar owners think too many boaters drink on their boats... I'd have to nominate Paynes (Bes
Dark Days jssailem at 2:23pm 07.14.21 That looks like something from Star Trek or one of the many SiFi movies.
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning whudatt at 2:14pm 07.14.21 Thanks for the info Andy, I have a 85 Mac 25 & set my end caps at 11ft like it says in the 88 26 man
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? jssailem at 2:08pm 07.14.21 I don't know if it is safe to continue using as is? I would be hesitant to use the boat without a
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA odaydokay at 2:05pm 07.14.21 We have a friend that got caught in a nasty storm there maybe 3+ decades ago. He had trouble secur
Dark Days AlastairLC at 2:02pm 07.14.21

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