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Thanks guys! I think I'll try the spacers. Those JBL speakers are fantastic and I'd like to use them if I could.

I'm looking for a high-quality set of replacement speakers for my radar arch. The JBL ones I bought were too deep. Any suggestions? Thanks! Paul

Thanks again guys! The plans are materializing nicely!

Very good info! Thanks guys! I'm going to look into both East Tawas and Port Austin. I already have a slip reserved at the Mackinaw City Municipal Marina ( I was worried about those getting booked up that weekend). That's good advice about the weather. I'm a little "nervous" about that...

Thanks Frank! That's what I was thinking (hoping). The "noise" or whatever is extremely minor. I guess it's human nature, but I spend too much time obsessing over little details on that boat. You know the ones--"I didn't hear the engines make that noise yesterday" and so on. I guess...

Awesome! I'll check out that site and certainly post pics! Harrisville would be great to get to if we get an early start. My plan is to be underway by 0800 every morning. Thanks for the info, guys!

Excellent info! I was wondering how folks split up the legs of the trip when on a schedule. This helps a lot. That's about what I was planning. I like the idea of getting to Port Austin day 1 to take a little pressure off the next two days. Thanks again!

Last season as I was rubbing out the fiberglass on the hull of my 2002 360 DA, I noticed a small area on the starboard side, about where the sofa would be, where I could hear a very minor noise if I pushed real hard. Everything looks fine in the area. No blisters or cracks. I had one person...

Hi everyone! As the ice begins to melt, I am excited to tell you of my next adventure. My two great hobbies are boating (obviously) and competing in Ironman triathlons. This year, however, I've qualified to be on the team that will swim the straits of Macinaw on Labor Day while the "sane"...

Any thoughts about what mwph said regarding the hour meters? Do hour meters keep running? I still don't have it charged to see what happened there.

Oh man! I never thought about that. I guess I'll find out when I get it turned on. Boat had 400 hours on it. Not sure if there's much I could do about that is there?

Ok mariners, I need some advice here. I keep my 360 DA in heated storage here in Michigan. Today, I finally got around to driving to the storage facility to check on the boat. I went to turn on the solenoids to open the engine hatch (since they didn't bother to), and found nothing would turn...

I put maple in my 360 about a year ago. It was a royal pain, but looks great and is holding up well so far. I'll try to put some pics on here.

Hi all! I'm in the process of putting in new flooring in my 360 DA cabin. When replacing the tracks that guide the two doors leading to the foreward stateroom, I noticed one of the plastic spring-loaded guides was broken (had been for a while I think). I have been unable to locate a suitable...

Awesome! That's what I want to do. I might pick your brain from time to time if you don't mind. Thanks again! Paul