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Nothing But Rain Marc P at 9:14am 05.26.03 Big Boats 16/933 Our new 356 was launched on Tuesday and was ready for an initial sail this Sunday. Those here in the
Cockpit cushions Carl Nencetti at 8:47am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/1126 Can't find anything in the archives regarding cockpit cushion purchasing. I've seen the Bottomsider
Installing new holding tank Colin at 7:49am 05.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/859 I am putiing in a Marine Toilet and need to put a holding tank in.All the hoses and the over-board
Painting Carpeted Liner??? Rick Belisle at 7:32am 05.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/872 We have an '88 H285. It has the light grey walls in the cabin, made out of cheap-looking carpet. The
depth sounder failure Ron at 7:01am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1076 I installed a new Signet transducer and guage on my 1985 C27 because of deep water failure. The new
Sink cabinet in head repair/replacement Zen at 5:47am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1098 Hi All,The head counter cabinet's wood has is decayed. Looks like the previous owner never fixed t
Halyard deck blocks jcherubini at 5:10am 05.26.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1417 I am trying to figure out the best way to lead the halyards aft on this Hunter 25 Mk I ('bubble-top'
SOG! Scott at 4:37am 05.26.03 Big Boats 4/1036 Hooking my Garmin GPSMAP 76 to my Raymarine ST4000+ Autopilot is driving me nuts. I've hooked the b
Why no used sails for my 22 Morton Peet at 3:53am 05.26.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1119 Search as I may I find no used sails for my 1974 Oday22. It is a recent purchase and believe it or n
C350 Acu-Gage Tank Monitor Blair Dehuff at 2:30am 05.26.03 Big Boats 17/5173 I have a new C350 which has "Acu-Gage" tank monitor at the nav station. The readings for the water t
Age is just a number SailboatOwners.com at 2:12am 05.26.03 Ask All Sailors 70/3760 Ellen MaCarthur, aboard Kingfisher, completes the Vendee Globe nonstop, solo, around the world race
deck repair john at 1:36am 05.26.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1094 The bow section on my ODay 22 is quite spongy and is suffering from delamination. I need to cut ope
fiberglass delamination john at 1:27am 05.26.03 Other Sailboats 2/880 The bow section of the deck on my ODay 22 is spongy. I have decided to cut the deck open and replace
Water ballast leak? Reena at 1:15am 05.26.03 Smaller Boats 6/1110 We have repaired the last 2 seasons two cracks that spread out in a "Y" about 2 inches from the cent
Stop the rock!! Stewart at 12:21am 05.26.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1000 This past weekend took our 26x out to Ship Island on MS Gulf coast. Beautiful weather and a great da
37 cutter portlights Thomas Loftus at 12:07am 05.26.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1066 Does anyone have information on when the 37 cutter design changed from 5 opening ports per cabin sid
Replacement Head for 1984 H34 Edward Duhe at 11:30pm 05.25.03 Big Boats 7/796 It's time for a new head in my H34. I was wondering if any of you H34 owners that have replaced the
hunter 31 compression post (1) Jim at 11:30pm 05.25.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2661 I know that many of you have had the mast compression post problem. But i am considering buying a 19
Repair halogen interior cabin lights? Rick at 11:05pm 05.25.03 Big Boats 5/933 Several of our halogen interior cabin lights in our 1999 Hunter 340 are not working. Tried replacin
B&R rig for Long-range cruising Charles Frick at 10:45pm 05.25.03 Big Boats 7/2738 I am buying a H356. My intention is to do extensive cruising, first the Caribbean, then perhaps worl

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Which boat? Based Only On Specs. JohnShannon at 5:18pm 10.12.20 Boat A is faster, PHRF is based on observed performance. Neither of those is a rocket ship.
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. AlastairLC at 5:17pm 10.12.20 For daysailing in the light-air PaulK, our posts passed in the either. I have the same puzzlement.
What to do if you lose your rig. Serenity on Hudson at 5:10pm 10.12.20 My first boat, Hunter 23.5 on my third sail on the Hudson. My wife was with me and we were beating h
H240 steering Ajp at 5:08pm 10.12.20 One thing with the wheel vs the tiller, its hard to tell at times where the rudder is without lookin
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. AlastairLC at 5:08pm 10.12.20
Block and tackle mast climb capta at 5:01pm 10.12.20 The halyard is only taking the strain put on it by the winch raising the sail - not the full weight
Side window (Salon) replacement leo310 at 5:00pm 10.12.20 you could take it out or trace it then look for a plastic shop to have one made.
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. PaulK at 5:00pm 10.12.20 It surprises me that the PHRF rating for the smaller boat is so much slower than the heavier one. T
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:49pm 10.12.20 I have a 35 ft boat and that boat is just about all the sail and size that can be easily managed by
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Ward H at 4:47pm 10.12.20 The fact is I caused this problem with wrong wiring this spring. Having the negative on the wrong
Who owns Machias Seal Island? shemandr at 4:41pm 10.12.20 Or maybe Little Gull Island in the Race of LI Sound. Bird Poop Palace. Hardly a tree to take cover
Side window (Salon) replacement Ralph Johnstone at 4:41pm 10.12.20 Check the archives for a library of information on how to replace fixed portlights.
Who owns Machias Seal Island? dlochner at 4:35pm 10.12.20 It is all about the lobsters. The US has a longer season than Canada. If it is Canadian waters, Ma
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. jssailem at 4:31pm 10.12.20 I have a 35 ft boat and that boat is just about all the sail and size that can be easily managed by
Who owns Machias Seal Island? sailme88 at 4:29pm 10.12.20 Well ya don't need to go that far downeast to see both a bird sanctuary and light house(s) in the sa
H26 Center Board Line rgranger at 4:27pm 10.12.20 Yep the one bolt But you have to wiggle the board back and forth to walk the bracket out of the tru
H240 steering rgranger at 4:25pm 10.12.20 @rgranger @caverun or anyone else , can you either advise home unit or a manufacturer of motor to r
"Stuffing Box"? Tally Ho at 4:22pm 10.12.20
Who owns Machias Seal Island? jssailem at 4:17pm 10.12.20 over a nothing rock... But a glorious Bird Sanctuary and site of a Light House. And it appears to
Looking for Simba jssailem at 4:16pm 10.12.20 The boat identified in the above link would be about 45ft. Listed as 14 meters by 6 meters. Good L

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