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Though we've been building furling mains with vertical battens on the Beneteau boats since 2007, the
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Greetings all and thank you for taking time to read my first post. I have always loved sailboats an
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hello everyone I'm new to this site so here goes I've rebuilt a1979 s28.0c gutted her painted the in
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Ahoy! (Man was that cheesy...) anyway, I was just gifted an OLD fiberglass sailboat. Wondering if a
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Recently received word from a non-sailor that his late grandfather left him a 1984 Hunter 35.5 Legen
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our 23 is missing the bulkhead door separating the salon from the head compartment. Would anybody h
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Hi all. Just joined the forum. Ive had bigger boats. Twin screw boats too but now I want simplicity
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We are purchasing a 2000 Hunter 460 but have concerns with the air conditioning onboard. We were una
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Our 2002 B361 has a typical A/C condensate hose draining into the bilge. Currently this is drained
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this morning I turned in my Boeing badge and joining the ranks of the retired. More time for sailing
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Hello, This is my first season with our O day 20....and need to make my Rudder a tip up Kind instead
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My Hunter 140 did not come with a trailer, but I purchased a nice Shore Land'r off of Craigslist. C
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