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Hi all, I have a cell phone that is 2G and no longer use because it soon won't be supported by Trac
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Can anybody think of a reason NOT to use Snappy Teak 1 ' 2 (very carefully) on teak and holly lamina
Jorge Guerra at 7:44pm 09.13.16
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Rebuilding this margregor I don't know anything about sail boat I'm bringing him back to life is loo
Setsail51 at 7:36pm 09.13.16
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Agreed to price on an '85 Hunter 22, all in all seems very solid and well taken care of. Yet did no
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Hello Beneteau owners, we're in process of buying a 2000s Beneteau Cyclades 443. We are in north ame
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Hello All, My husband recently purchased a used set of STOWE instruments for our boat. The boat curr
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Received an email from my YC regarding weather information. Thought it should be posted here as well
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After researching many sites, I made my own Mast Gate covers. I need to perfect the fit a little, b
Eļone at 2:44pm 09.13.16
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Hello all, We have a 2012 Hunter 39. Whenever we run the engine the bilge ends up with pink coolant
Capri at 1:15pm 09.13.16
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Hello. My previous boat didn't use a head sail. My O'Day came with a small head sail (not sure what
The Irish Wake at 1:00pm 09.13.16
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I have water between the inter hull (salon package) and the outer hull. I have dried the bilge and f
seasthemoment at 12:59pm 09.13.16
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Hello, My boat, a 1988 Hunter Legend, has lost its original seats in the cockpit (see catalog photo
sailorskier at 12:05pm 09.13.16
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I have a 2004 456 Passage and interested in installing an anchor wash down pump and hose. I have a
cb32863 at 11:51am 09.13.16
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Definitely gets one's full attention.... 1121955454551620
Kent P at 11:29am 09.13.16
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First time on the forum and glad to have the resource. I run a youth sailing program at my yacht cl
cb32863 at 11:10am 09.13.16
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Wish I could have swung this when she was for sail last year but..... I have met the previous owner
alexco38 at 10:49am 09.13.16
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pMsJ3v4QzxU They comes in all sizes.
CptnRn at 9:45am 09.13.16
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I went sailing this last weekend, for the first time in several months. I encountered significant
forbin at 9:07am 09.13.16
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I finally finished the video! This is three weeks in seven minutes round trip from Seattle up throu
Bill19233 at 9:02am 09.13.16
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Racing our Hunter 340 on Galveston Bay after a thunderstorm had just passed last Saturday. rnPBGjhF

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ggrizzard at 8:01pm 03.13.24
If it's original, you may need to replace it. I had to on my 79H30C. You could try "Renuzit" spray-
Found a 2003 C310   (1)
Hayden Watson at 7:35pm 03.13.24
I also swapped out AGM for LFP. Two years ago I built a DIY 560Ah pack which fits in the space of t
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artboas at 7:10pm 03.13.24
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shemandr at 7:00pm 03.13.24
By definition buying an older sailboat is buying someone else's problem. Do your best diligence to
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue
Captain Larry-DH at 6:39pm 03.13.24
Does it have a sail drive? If so does it use one of those gate valves that take 22 half-turns to ope
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Crazy Dave Condon at 6:36pm 03.13.24
I was a Catalina dealer too. The owner of Catalina yachts, Frank Butler and I were close friends. Ye
Finding cabin leaks with pressure?
azambella at 6:28pm 03.13.24
Thanks. I am going to give it a whirl and see how it goes. Thanks all....
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue
MitchM at 6:15pm 03.13.24
when was the last time your turbo was serviced ? boat diesel.com (50$/year ) has a numbe
Battery combiner, is this best?
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Hunter 170
quiggers at 5:50pm 03.13.24
Yes, I really am stoked to find such a perfect combination of sedate afternoons with the family and
Simple Anchor rode markings
Terry Cox at 5:28pm 03.13.24
Our boat has 50' of chain, which has no marks and 150' of 5/8" nylon three strand rope. Found and sa
Simple Anchor rode markings
PaulK at 5:18pm 03.13.24
Thanks for the ideas!
Mattress for aft cabin
artboas at 5:17pm 03.13.24
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artboas at 5:14pm 03.13.24
I am looking to purchase a new mattress for the aft cabin in our 386. Company I used 15 years ago
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Found a 2003 C310
leo310 at 4:38pm 03.13.24
I change out to 4 lithium batteries and stayed with 1 agm starter (the agm is 7 years old) so far n
Simple Anchor rode markings
dkinzer at 3:34pm 03.13.24
Before my trip to the San Juans last year, I marked my anchor chain and rope every 25 feet using fou
Finding cabin leaks with pressure?
kappykaplan at 3:28pm 03.13.24
Seal the companionway with a piece of plastic with a hole in it to accept the nozzle of a leaf blowe

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