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CD Player/Speakers placement O'day 25/26 John Stevens at 7:43pm 07.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1260 I'm trying to decide where to place my new stereo and speakers. The speakers are waterproof but I
Hunter 260 VS Hunter 25? wetsocks at 7:37pm 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 2/2444 Just wondering if anyone can give me their thoughts about a Hunter 25 (2006) VS a Hunter 260. I've s
butyl tape as bathtub caulking? JonnyQuest at 7:30pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 12/9591 While doing house chores my mind wandered off to more important tasks, like sailboat repairs. Which
San Diego Mac 25 Trailer Sailors davenlynn at 7:27pm 07.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1331 If anyone is going to set-up and launch nearby this Saturday or Sunday, I'd love the opportunity to
H26 Bigger Bimini - while sailing Eric Jacobsen at 7:18pm 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 3/1787 One thi,g I don't understand about the H26 is how the heck does anyone expect the standard bimini to
Securing open turnbuckles? Cool Beans at 7:00pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 15/11064 So. . .how do you do it? My old closed turnbuckles had jamb nuts. . .I see a hole in the end of the
Oday 23 jib sheet whiskers at 6:31pm 07.26.11 Day Sailers 2/1755 My '79 Oday 23 has jib sheet blocks inboard of the shrouds and tracks with blocks along the cockpit.
Poll: Would U trade your C-30 for a newer model? jrowan at 6:09pm 07.26.11 Catalina 30 13/2755 Hello, I wanted an opinion poll from other fellow C 30 owners, as I have the opportunity to trade my
Transducer Chiriqui at 6:08pm 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 5/1971 H26 Transducer - Garmin 498 issue About 6 months ago I replace the Uniden depth gauge on my H26. I
new question about fresh water at sink (1) openhouse at 5:20pm 07.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1314 you guys did a great job helping me with my last "auto pilot" issue, problem solved. now on to probl
Hunter 23.5 original trailer Mike in Cape Cod at 5:15pm 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 7/3679 Can anyone help me with the name of the manufacturer of the original trailer that came with the Hu
summer storage on the hard iwillmott at 4:38pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1853 I have a hunter 40.5 and plan to leave it in Fl from April to Dec every year on the hard. Other than
Garmin 740 rfrye1 at 4:38pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1870 Looking to upgrade my little 176GPS to the new 740s. Had my 176 for 10yrs. The 740 is a nice upgrade
Toe rail -looking for some 37C toe rail ybrad at 4:31pm 07.26.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2183 Anyone have a bead on a couple of pieces of toe rail for the Miss Bobbi, a 1980 37C?? I need one sec
Replacing lower rudder bearing Paul Cossman at 2:41pm 07.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1245 Has anybody replaced the lower rudder bearing on one of the circa 1990's Hunters? I have a 1991 Pass
Need some help Wishbone2010 at 1:58pm 07.26.11 Sirius 21/22 0/2684 Hi I bought a Sirius 21 last September. The mast was down and all the rigging was off the boat. so I
cabin cushions seaweedjoe at 1:22pm 07.26.11 Lancer 0/1415 Do anyone have cabin cushions for a Lancer 30SD for sale? or have patterns sizes/pictures available?
Is there a mechanical engineer in the house? (3) justsomeguy at 1:10pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 20/4625 I know there's at least one, tkanzler be his name. It's kind of related to the mast raising quandry
What's this for? (1) alcyone at 12:15pm 07.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1436 New to an '86 M25.... attaching pic of an eye mounted on port-side stern rail. Is this original or d
How far do you drive to use your boat? stevestk at 12:10pm 07.26.11 Big Boats 84/13245 I'm looking at about two hours.

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Cleaning the hull Sailor Sue at 4:27pm 08.29.22 It is currently about $12 a gallon at Lowes. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Klean-Strip-1-Gallon-Safer-M
Why do we bother rant Arbee at 4:24pm 08.29.22 Agree totally with the original rant and I've always found this forum to be incredibly helpful (and
Cleaning the hull dlochner at 3:23pm 08.29.22 I'm not sure how much a gallon of muriatic acid costs, but we buy toilet bowl cleaner at the dollar
Boat lift kappykaplan at 3:18pm 08.29.22 Definitely empty the ballast tank.
Cleaning the hull Sailor Sue at 3:17pm 08.29.22 It is considerably cheaper to just buy a gallon of Muriatic Acid at the hardware store, dilute by 5
Why do we bother rant kappykaplan at 3:16pm 08.29.22 I prefer curmudgeon. That's me! :plus:
Hot water heater kappykaplan at 3:14pm 08.29.22 "Cold water heater." Water heater is sufficient . . .
321 air conditioning install Weasel at 3:08pm 08.29.22 If you install a condensate on the water discharge line you will have a dry bilge. I have had one on
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? LakeShark at 3:07pm 08.29.22 @Jamesiv1 thats great to hear. Mark is a super nice guy and a wealth of knowledge. I am sorry I hav
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) Kings Gambit at 2:58pm 08.29.22
How can I tell if an engine is frozen or worth trying salvage? ConceptKreator at 2:51pm 08.29.22 Ya I think at this point I'm at the "I might as wen test it apart and see what I can see" stage... w
Hunter 30 and prop walk Paul356 at 2:46pm 08.29.22 When my H356 was new, it had a fixed 3 blade and the prop walk was noticeable. I went out and pract
Mast lights Davidasailor26 at 2:40pm 08.29.22
Why do we bother rant Paul356 at 2:38pm 08.29.22 Someone up above touched on what's for me a sore point. Ask a (real) question on this or other foru
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller chp at 2:37pm 08.29.22 So. I have to thank Mike from Sailboat owners tech questions for giving me the answer to my boom que
GPS Antenna Removal H49 dlochner at 2:35pm 08.29.22 Already have. Raymarine (I believe it is a Raymarine 125) bolted the flush mount through the mount
GPS Antenna Removal H49 Boiler at 2:31pm 08.29.22 Have you tried twisting the top and removing it? Have you tried removing the nuts? There are no nu
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering AndyVS at 2:15pm 08.29.22 I have a Merc 9.9 with a 25" shaft mounted on a bracket and leave it on all the time. The bracket is
Why do we bother rant jaysweet at 2:12pm 08.29.22 My take on it is that if someone gets snarky, just click away and do something else. Look at another
GPS Antenna Removal H49 dlochner at 2:07pm 08.29.22 Already have. Raymarine (I believe it is a Raymarine 125) bolted the flush mount through the mount

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