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Cherubini vs. Island Packet Ed Schenck at 1:22am 04.03.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/946 There is a kind of fun website where you can compare boats and get a graph. Not too surprising that
Woosley Dolfinite Compound Ozana at 12:52am 04.03.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1203 I'm sealing a porthole.Has anybody used Woosley Dolfinite Compound to seal portholes, hatches, etc.
New boat, new toilets, new questions Frank Arndorfer at 12:44am 04.03.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1167 I'm taking delivery of a new 426DS in about two weeks. One of the options we went with was the Eco F
Catalina 387 Raleigh Hamilton at 11:45pm 04.02.03 Big Boats 0/802 I have ordered a cat 387 hull #15. Does anyone have any reports or comments on the earlier hull numb
26x coming apart after crossing Madison Blackwell at 11:45pm 04.02.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1009 I own a 2002 26x which I purchased new from Boating Atlanta and took to the Bahamas,the vessel is n
Ballast spring freeze question Charles Ross at 10:52pm 04.02.03 Smaller Boats 7/780
reaching strutts and afterguys, help! Brian at 10:32pm 04.02.03 Ask All Sailors 3/946 I have a whisker pole I use only from time to time. I just read a post that talks about the type of
Peel Away 1 - Report Rob at 8:12pm 04.02.03 Ask All Sailors 1/860 Well, I did my rudder and it came out great! The peel away went on like icing a cake. There were a
Rudder question about H 27 (1978) Olivier van Mierlo at 7:28pm 04.02.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1053 While busy making preperations for a longdistance journey with a shoal keeled H27 (1978) i'm conside
Some questions about H27 ('78) Olivier van Mierlo at 7:24pm 04.02.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/771 While busy making preperations for a longdistance journey with a shoal keeled H27 (1978)i'm consider
Pop Top installation John Pollitt at 4:05pm 04.02.03 Smaller Boats 6/828 Bought a Pop Top through the HOW chandlery and am preparing to install it. It doesn't mention it in
Kenyon Boom Parts Jim at 1:31pm 04.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1161 I need to replace some small parts on my Hunter 34 boom. It's a Kenyon. Is there a contact or web
Mast tuning and testing wiring before stepping Marty Seitzinger at 12:16pm 04.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/956 I have read a ton of posts about stepping and tuning here, but there does not seem to be much about
Odd looking whisker pole Bob at 12:04pm 04.02.03 Ask All Sailors 3/926 Need help identifying an odd looking end on my whisker pole.THe pole is extendable and has a 1.25"
Hatch Leaks Roger Haney at 11:30am 04.02.03 Big Boats 3/799 The hatch over the master bunk in my P420 leaks. It appears to be coming through the hinge it self.
12 volt pannel to Battery Jerry at 11:24am 04.02.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/864 I'll soon be adding a 12 volt, six switch pannel to my mac 26s. I'll run items such as: Fans, GPS,
The right jib for Lake Michigan / Chicago area Bob at 11:18am 04.02.03 Ask All Sailors 3/960 I am moving to Chicago and need some advice from Chicago area sailors. I have a 28' O'day that is m
Stern deck over-hang repair and protection Bill Ebling at 10:42am 04.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/883 The 1985 H31 deck-hull joint near the transom has the deck molding hanging over the hull and is unsu
Contract on 1998 Hunter 376...good move? Larry Stewart at 10:03am 04.02.03 Big Boats 7/930 Ok...we are moving up from a 1987 Hunter 31...flew to Charleston, SC today and spent two hours check
Screens Clay Hunter at 9:48am 04.02.03 Big Boats 1/728 Hello Sailors! One Last question for you. On the Lady In Red, our Hunter Legend 40.5, the hatches ha

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Fridge/ice box condensation lines JRT at 2:49pm 05.18.20 Hull 211' 2003 with confirmed factory installed fridge, drain line to Y valve under sink in head tha
F!$#ing Scupper hoses* Hayden Watson at 2:48pm 05.18.20 Hayden can you send pics / description of your propane locker. I want to put in a propane stove buy
Appropriate Anchor Hardhead at 2:43pm 05.18.20 If you're not anchoring overnight - I think a 11 lb claw anchor might fit in the C22 anchor locker.
Fridge/ice box condensation lines Witzend at 2:43pm 05.18.20 No Drain on my Ice Box wish Catalina had thought of the obvious.
Transom shower spray handle Banooma at 2:41pm 05.18.20 My bigger concern is fit and function. If it fits in the transom shower box, and matches the thread
An Actually portable Air Conditioner? dlochner at 2:40pm 05.18.20 The best way to keep the cabin cool is to keep it from getting over heated. A boom tent awning and a
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. Rick486 at 2:37pm 05.18.20 The single best way to learn about sail trim and the effect on boat speed and pointing is to sail on
Polishes/Waxes dlochner at 2:36pm 05.18.20 Be careful with painted surfaces. Most waxes have a small amount of abrasives in them to help polish
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. Hunter216 at 2:31pm 05.18.20
Sailing into a marina jssailem at 2:30pm 05.18.20 Under the conditions you describe I would have attempted the same thing. As I understand, marinas
79 Hunter 27 Spedometer wheel BlowMeAway at 2:30pm 05.18.20 Looks like moore instruments went under but two people are still selling parts but no guages. Did
Virtual Store Rick486 at 2:29pm 05.18.20 There was a day when Defender had great prices and sometimes the order would actually arrive. But
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. (1) jssailem at 2:20pm 05.18.20 I'll give it a try to clarify... First we are talking about the sails. They are at a fixed trim. Not
(4) GSBNY at 2:18pm 05.18.20
An Actually portable Air Conditioner? Benny17441 at 2:00pm 05.18.20 A V-Berth can get really hot during the day so I doubt the limited volume of cold air that this unit
Polishes/Waxes rgranger at 1:56pm 05.18.20 Enamel is what is typically what is painted on cars. I'd think any quality car wax would work. Yo
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. shemandr at 1:49pm 05.18.20 I think we are assuming that the sail angle isn't changed. So when you head off the wind without ad
Appropriate Anchor SV_GALATEIA at 1:45pm 05.18.20 Yeah, I looked at Gene's post. His skill set is a little higher than mine. If we called Gene the Gol
Winch help odaydokay at 1:32pm 05.18.20 Yes, on my O'day 28 the main goes up easily, I snub with a good pull, then winch for only the last
Transom shower spray handle Banooma at 1:23pm 05.18.20 Unless you want something that is "sort of similar" and $$$, you might just check out Hand Showers

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