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What is it?   (3)
lehighsail at 5:07am 04.22.17
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Anybody have any idea what this is?
Karcher at 9:55pm 04.21.17
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Just purchased a 1976 Catalina 27 with an Atomic 4. Not sure of the age or status of the batteries s
Hollymae D at 6:02pm 04.21.17
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My husband and I are are preparing to purchase the above boat. I am a little confused I see the cen
gettinthere at 5:55pm 04.21.17
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I bought a Tee kit years back to split off the propane tank to my bbq grill. the fitting that screws
rardiH36 at 5:53pm 04.21.17
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Aside from Ed Schenck, whose 2QM20 photo I have looked at, (thanks Ed) does anyone have a photo hand
kampuniform at 5:46pm 04.21.17
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I'm about to embark on a restoration of a Yamaha 33'. There are a few patches of teak veneer in the
Don Guillette at 3:27pm 04.21.17
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Jackdaw's comments on this topic on another forum caught my attention - I trawl the other forums loo
Ten Forward at 1:58pm 04.21.17
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135597 135598 Annual inspection revealed a soaking wet/rotted balsa core above the cabin. At this
Jackdaw at 12:25pm 04.21.17
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I came across this tome, How Sailboats Win or Lose Races, by William Smith and published in 1964. Ho
JimLanter at 11:29am 04.21.17
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Both a friend of mine and I have boats with cabin top windows that have broken. We are about five s
DStegs49 at 11:26am 04.21.17
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If Don Thompson is still a member, please contact me. I have a question about the leds that you men
georgiatoffee at 11:19am 04.21.17
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Does anyone know of a supplier that would stock replacement portlights for an Irwin 27 1969? Called
georgiatoffee at 11:16am 04.21.17
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Does anyone know of a supplier for portlights that would fit an Irwin 27 1969? Or of a good supplier
Blaise at 11:09am 04.21.17
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A week before our sixth race to Mexico, we took Midnight Sun out for an overnight shakedown cruise.
Don S/V ILLusion at 8:12am 04.21.17
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Sitting at the marina this a.m., I watched some pretty strange things which prompts me to ask: My c
frankies56 at 6:26am 04.21.17
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hello everybody I think I posted this on the wrong thread, but I have 37 cutter with a 2 blade max
HMT2 at 5:12am 04.21.17
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Enjoy! FPeetFWRVxo
NYSail at 4:10am 04.21.17
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Hello all In conversations with the PO, he said that the electric fuel gauge was very unreliable and
SV Mistress at 7:49pm 04.20.17
2/1655
I am not new to sailboats but I am however new to my Hunter. I can't seem to find hardly any video o
Mike Brown at 7:34pm 04.20.17
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I am new to the forum, so I did search the archives first, but did not find quite the answer I need.

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:clap:
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