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356 speakers John Burns at 5:22pm 06.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1465 Has anyone replaced the speakers in the arch on an older 2002 356 , mine have quit working I have
center board cdragon at 3:56pm 06.04.09 S2 1/1222 I am new member and new S2 7m owner, my center board will not drop down, some how the cable is jamme
H260 Magic Tilt trailer breweraz at 3:49pm 06.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1793 This weekend is shaping up to be a boat project weekend as weather reports are calling for 35 - 40 m
H26O Kenyon KISS stove problems breweraz at 3:33pm 06.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/11208 Our H260 had set for a three years, unused, before we purchased it. The previous PO had left the b
Centerboard Leak cagreen44 at 2:28pm 06.04.09 Pearson 0/1198 I have a 23' Pearson with a centerboard. It leaks. I found the leak to be due to the packing in th
Oday 22 Painting Question paullauderdale at 2:12pm 06.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1101 I recently purchased a 1976 O'Day 22. Now I am a first time boat owner. I am interested in paintin
4 stoke upgrade breezo at 1:56pm 06.04.09 Smaller Boats 2/1081 I have a 26.5 hunter on a lake with unreliable wind which causes me to have to motor often. I have a
Islands 20 Sailboats ozarkray at 1:26pm 06.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1537 Looking for any information on the company that manufactured the Islands 20 sailboats. The title li
Rigging questions mikefrom gloucester at 12:45pm 06.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1264 I bit off more than I can chew. For an O'Day 22 does anyone know if there is a place with pictures
Looking for Stanchion brackets... wojo59 at 11:56am 06.04.09 Big Boats 2/1169 I have a 1983 Hunter 34' sloop. Looking for 8 brackets for the 1 inch stanchions. This is a 2 hole
Patten Inflatable KD3PC at 9:51am 06.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1557 Guys and Gals Any thoughts on how to repair and get replacement caps and inflate valves for a 1997
26s mast raising system? Krantz at 9:40am 06.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/6659 Just bot this 92 26s and can't get a mast raising kit from dealer. Has anyone rigged up their own sy
Water System Pump Gives Up! Replacement? Bob4203 at 9:21am 06.04.09 Catalina 30 5/3793 On my 1988 Mark II, we discovered that the water pump for our fresh water system would not turn off!
Building a cradle jdamm3000 at 8:53am 06.04.09 Day Sailers 1/1024 Does anyone out there have any info on building a cradle for an O'day 23? I have seen other small bo
Bimini Top on 260 earlkeim at 8:11am 06.04.09 Smaller Boats 2/1519 Hi all, I hope you are having a great summer. This year I purchased a bimini top for a 260, sta
Propane Tank Replacement Murray16764 at 8:11am 06.04.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2282 Has anyone had to replace their propane tank on their late 90's Beneteau? In Canada the regulations
Metric Rigging higgs at 8:06am 06.04.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1463 When replacing some of my rigging, I have been told that no one, any where on the planet, makes rigg
lock down swing keel rosfreed at 7:58am 06.04.09 Catalina 22 6/2975 We just bought a catalina 22 1980 swing keel and imported it into Costa Rica. It doesn't appear to
tankage capacity and mat'l sailormanbigd at 7:10am 06.04.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1011 Was thinking....see the smoke? I want to replace my 50 gal steel diesel fuel tank on sv free Wiley,
nanopulser jtmccue at 6:04am 06.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1729 Has anyone had experience with the "Nanopulser" (~$85) - the unit is attached to the battery termina

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New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance Jenni1066 at 6:49pm 12.13.21
Masthead Repair Blitz at 6:45pm 12.13.21 Thanks looks like the right head box that's a Kenyon mast, probably from the 80's. The two bolts ho
deck craze lines PaulK at 6:44pm 12.13.21 Gelcoat crazing is a problem with some boats because the resins they used in building them had some
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Justin_NSA at 6:37pm 12.13.21 They've already been asked but the OP hasn't responded.
New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance DArcy at 6:36pm 12.13.21 I was told by the boat broker this model does not have a water ballast system. Maybe it does Sailb
deck craze lines dlochner at 6:01pm 12.13.21 Is crazing difficult to fix? No it is not difficult, just incredibly tedious and time consuming.
P42 Maxwell Windlass (2) Jim_H42 at 5:56pm 12.13.21 Thanks Terry for the write-up. Did you ever determine whether the flat head machine screw that sec
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch dlochner at 5:53pm 12.13.21 My layout is similar to this except that the ACR leads skip right over the isolation switches and a
deck craze lines Don S/V ILLusion at 5:52pm 12.13.21
deck craze lines Captain W at 5:22pm 12.13.21 Is crazing difficult to fix?
deck craze lines Rick D at 5:21pm 12.13.21 Geeze. OF COURSE it has crazing. It's a 1990 boat. I have a 1994. Is there crazing? OF COURSE.. Am I
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws sunlover at 5:09pm 12.13.21 Would any of these work for you? https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stainless+steel+u+nut+u+clips&crid=3MN
New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance sail sfbay at 5:09pm 12.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! It might be a water ballast per Catalina 250 - Practical Sailor (practical-s
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws heritage at 5:04pm 12.13.21 Would any of these work for you? https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stainless+steel+u+nut+u+clips&crid=3MNQ
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws Phil Herring at 4:53pm 12.13.21 Yeah, the PNW is a good place for people who like the color grey. No gators, though!
Rigging attachment question PaulK at 4:43pm 12.13.21 The eyes on the spreaders look like they'd be good to rig bullet blocks for flag halyards. A radar
Chart Plotter Location Souellette at 4:41pm 12.13.21 These are all great ideas. I'm leaning towards trying to incorporate the traveler since it would pro
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws sunlover at 4:41pm 12.13.21 If McMaster-Carr doesn't have it, it probably doesn't exist. Ah, not there. I guess I could buy
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws Phil Herring at 4:33pm 12.13.21 If McMaster-Carr doesn't have it, it probably doesn't exist.
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Crazy Dave Condon at 4:22pm 12.13.21 A lot depends on what the owner advises regarding the response to my questions

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