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Bluenose at 3:53am 05.20.19
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Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers?
Indysailor at 1:49pm 12.15.24
With all due respect, I had a MacGregor 26, trailered it from the Pacific Coast to the East Coast
Looking at a Catalina 36 MKII
wdick at 1:40pm 12.15.24
Jim - thanks for your post here. I am looking at a Catalina 36 Mk II also. I am wondering some of yo
Propane locker replacement
sailme88 at 1:34pm 12.15.24
Propane lockers are a special breed. Your insurance carrier might have requirements on those.. They
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers?
LloydB at 10:40am 12.15.24
Follow crazy Dave's advice to strapping down on the trailer and you'll have no problems.
HELP: Tabernackle question for a Javelin 14
SirNewblet at 10:36am 12.15.24
On our Soling there was no pin to hold the mast down - just its own weight and the stays and shroud
HELP: Tabernackle question for a Javelin 14
SirNewblet at 10:34am 12.15.24
Your mast does not appear to be freestanding type without the use of stays and shrouds. Yeah it h
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers?
dLj at 10:25am 12.15.24
Having said that, I was once at a boatyard and the manager pointed out a MacGregor26 on a trailer w
HELP: Tabernackle question for a Javelin 14
LloydB at 10:16am 12.15.24
Your mast does not appear to be freestanding type without the use of stays and shrouds.
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers?
thinwater at 10:03am 12.15.24
Oh dear. I'm pretty sure that in all 50 states the police could give you a heft fine for a load tha
HELP: Tabernackle question for a Javelin 14
PaulK at 9:59am 12.15.24
On our Soling there was no pin to hold the mast down - just its own weight and the stays and shrouds
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers?   (2)
JRacer at 9:48am 12.15.24
Line from the trailer upright through the guide to the bow cleat and locked then through the other g
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers?
danooxnard at 9:04am 12.15.24
I use two ratcheting tie-down straps. One over the cockpit to the frame and one over the foredeck in
What is "residual value"?
jssailem at 8:40am 12.15.24
Not sure if different AI systems might reach different solutions.:yikes:
What is "residual value"?
jssailem at 8:38am 12.15.24
I posed the query in AI and received this response. Most of this has been addressed in developing th
What is "residual value"?
Kings Gambit at 8:38am 12.15.24
One might conjecture that the brokers, banks and insurance people all arrive at the same quantitati
What is "residual value"?
jssailem at 8:27am 12.15.24
One might conjecture that the brokers, banks and insurance people all arrive at the same quantitativ
Yanmar Engine mounts.
Brian Hofferth at 8:00am 12.15.24
The heavier mount (100#) is for the support of the additional weight of the Xmission which is at t
Ice Box Conversion
Cest La Vie at 7:58am 12.15.24
Cannot say enough positive about SeaFrost and Cleave. Replaced my original unit with total conversi
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers?
stickinthemud57 at 7:48am 12.15.24
When taking it from the marina to my house that is less than 3 miles away, no. For longer trips, yes

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