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Where are the speaker wires run to? tfleonard at 6:24pm 03.22.10 Big Boats 2/1726 I am installing a stereo in my 350 MKII. At the nav station I located 2 wires run to the cockpit ca
Trailer for C30 Mutineer28 at 3:45pm 03.22.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1674 I am interested in purchasing a trailer for my Catalina 30. Is there a good used market or should I
Hinged mast step gdelano57@gmail.com at 3:31pm 03.22.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/7184 My O'day 192 has the original mast step from 1986. It need to be replaced. I would like to replace i
Questions about Cutter Rigged Boat EKU III at 3:08pm 03.22.10 Reliance 2/3595 We just bought our boat last summer. It's cutter rigged. The club foot (for the stay sail) is miss
Sunburned hatch slider-cover replacement tadd5181 at 3:02pm 03.22.10 Big Boats 6/1491 My 2000 Hunter 420 main stateroom hatch cover had a sliding piece of plastic which has badly discolo
Styrofoam Blocks Triple Point at 2:50pm 03.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/5279 Hi Everyone, I'm brand new to this forum, to sailing and to MacGregor. I bought a very used 22' Mac.
H30 stantions BruceK at 12:51pm 03.22.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1362 I have 4 slightly bent lifeline stantions that also fit the 33.5 and 35.5...bent a touch inward from
Tank cap for Thetford ca 1979 mkb at 12:14pm 03.22.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2293 I have a Thetford porta-potti that was original equipment (I think) in my 1979 S2. Its in good orde
Interior teak panel cleaning Question impulse II at 11:59am 03.22.10 Day Sailers 3/1692 Hello all, Long winter, but alas time to get her cleaned up and on the water soon. I have an Oday
hunter 31 rudder shogue1253 at 11:53am 03.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1739 I have a 1985 hunter 31 with a shoal draft. The rudder is approximately 8 inches deeper than the ke
Just checking in sailaway78 at 11:31am 03.22.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1607 Thought I would just check in and give a little rundown on where and why. Currently sitting in Port
New dinghy - gas storage graham at 11:02am 03.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2091 Hi all, I'm moving from a 7 foot hard dink with an electric troller (for which motor and battery st
anchor type/size dlewis812 at 10:53am 03.22.10 Catalina 30 10/4772 cat 30 TR need to buy new anchor.. assuming fluke but recommended weight? (also thoughts on CRQ
Yanmar - Backfiring and smoking! Nodak7 at 10:36am 03.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3857 OK! Ok! I saw the recent posting on Yanmar's recommendation regarding keeping the transmission in ne
Polishing Time Eric M at 9:15am 03.22.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1571 Hi All, Following the recommendations of many here I am the new owner of a Makita polishing machin
Cockpit sole drains (2) MattObjects at 9:02am 03.22.10 Ask All Sailors 16/5174 The transom of my Grampian 26 has two holes through it to drain the cockpit sole. When I bought the
When to reef? druid at 8:23am 03.22.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2732 Got in a GREAT sail this weekend, but have a question: First, let me say I don't trust my cheap and
Advice regarding grab rails BobM at 8:15am 03.22.10 S2 5/1831 I took advantage of the nice weather to go to the boat yesterday. Everything was fine, which is gre
Toerail Blaise at 7:58am 03.22.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2048 Crest Aluminum in Mentor, OH. now manufactures toe rails for all the Cherubini hunters. Midnight Sun
Teak cleaning/ Interior Bobharki at 7:49am 03.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2356 We recently purchased a 1987 Hunter 40. One of the projects we want to do is to clean and re oil al

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Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback jviss at 7:10pm 02.24.22 Since you asked for opinions, I think it looks good, and I know a varnished teak toerail is a lot of
Long term lay up info jssailem at 7:06pm 02.24.22 My cousin says, his dad parked a tractor with a Perkins diesel at the edge of a field. Life happened
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch jviss at 6:58pm 02.24.22 One of the reading lights in the forward cabin of our 2007 41DS has a switch that is intermittent.
New Catalina 30 Owner Tally Ho at 6:41pm 02.24.22
Sail question (1) Tom J at 6:35pm 02.24.22 Yep, riding sail.
Long term lay up info sail sfbay at 6:26pm 02.24.22 ...........Boat's going to be on the hard. Why bother with running the engine?....... Agreed......
Long term lay up info sail sfbay at 6:24pm 02.24.22 .........Why remove the batteries when the solar panels will/should deal with them?........... Afte
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch Tater at 6:23pm 02.24.22 I am a day sailor and don't know much about larger boats. I do know a little about lighting. If this
HJull number engraved on hull of Hunter Legend Davidasailor26 at 6:16pm 02.24.22
Potential Buyer of DS1 itsmeken at 6:07pm 02.24.22 @Stu Jackson All good questions. I'll be sailing it in lakes in Utah. It's needs to be trailered a
Tiller Tater at 6:04pm 02.24.22 I wonder how flexy that emt will be under load. Last year I needed a new tiller; a pair of new whe
Potential Buyer of DS1 Stu Jackson at 5:53pm 02.24.22 If anyone has any other favored training sailboats like the DS1 let me know. Where will you be us
HJull number engraved on hull of Hunter Legend jssailem at 5:48pm 02.24.22 Was it on the paperwork when you bought the boat? Usually provided with a bill of sale.
What are these. jssailem at 5:47pm 02.24.22 The blue tarp might be a cockpit cover. The round centered hole might go around the back stay, then
Long term lay up info Stu Jackson at 5:41pm 02.24.22 Second question: Boat's going to be on the hard. Why bother with running the engine? It ain't goi
Sail question jssailem at 5:39pm 02.24.22 :plus: with @Hello Below Riding sail.
Long term lay up info Stu Jackson at 5:38pm 02.24.22 Question to the OP and those who answered: Why remove the batteries when the solar panels will/shou
Sail question dlochner at 5:38pm 02.24.22 It is a riding sail from SailRite. Likely home sewn. There are two sizes. https://www.sailrite.com/
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 5:28pm 02.24.22 A bit of a hair split but the Fourth Amendment does apply to the Coast Guard. The First Congress (t
Sail question Capt Robbie at 5:26pm 02.24.22 Might be a storm sail. Or possibly sail used for when at anchor to keep boat pointed into the wind.

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