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Beneteau 381 Whisker pole   (1)
garymalmgren at 8:48pm 01.03.25
Hi Jeff interesting one. First I cannot imagine a whisker pole being attaches to the babystay (inner
Beneteau 381 Whisker pole
higgs at 8:02pm 01.03.25
Contact Beneteau
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kloudie1 at 7:26pm 01.03.25
On the home page, top of page, c.ick on "owner resources". Then click on "general downloads " Then s
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Hi all Trying to figure out how to attach a whisker pole on a Beneteau 381 with an in mast furling
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Hi Tedd. Been docking to BC bull rails for years and have never had a problem. What I do is make a l
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Despite their ratings being the same, the batteries will be slightly different so there's some bene
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Marmalade at 6:02pm 01.03.25
@Ringydingydo - maybe you're right that previous owners didn't know how to re-rig the single-line r
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To Dave's point I've seen many marina storage contracts which specifically prohibit heaters on boats
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Ralph Johnstone at 4:33pm 01.03.25
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BAD ORCA at 4:17pm 01.03.25
Can you tell me again the brand of furler you are reinstalling/ its a circa 1980's Harken MK1. I
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Enjoy the beauty of nature. :biggrin:
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Rick Webb at 2:58pm 01.03.25
I have that very one used it for several years. It does not tow well, pulling the bow up on the boa
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BAD ORCA at 2:58pm 01.03.25
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