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Art Dennis at 6:22am 09.21.15
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Thinking about adding Nicro vents or equivalent this fall to help ventilate during our long Lake Eri
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My Lorna Doone seems to have experienced a number of electrical 'refits'. If anyone has the origina
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Hello all! This may be an odd request, but I figure I'll give it a shot. Next Sunday, September 27,
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I am in the process of eliminating all the teak on the exterior of my '89 C-25 and replacing it with
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2000 Hunter 290. Been almost bone dry through the month we have sailed her...we think! Did a coupl
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I have read so many places about the need for adequate ventilation for Nova Kool refrigerators. Ther
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Has anybody done this?
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About a week my outboard would start and die so I had to get towed In. I went yesterday and starte
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Roadking Larry at 2:06pm 09.20.15
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Local club races yesterday, great day for racing on our lake, winds running 12-14kts and unusually c
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Windtherapy at 11:22am 09.20.15
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So I am redoing all my teak which includes the hatch slide rails. I got to thinking, the hatch does
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I have a 1990 Capri 26, purchased in May. I noticed the top step was loose. When I removed the full
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I cannot pump out the front head on a 2003 two cabin 393. This is a new boat to me. First effort t
MikeK2B at 10:06am 09.20.15
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Hi everyone - I think that most of the plumbing on my Pearson 303 is original and in need of attenti
OS2Dude at 10:00am 09.20.15
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We have a 1984 Catalina 30 with a fairly steep companionway ladder (3' or so) and an older dog in th
VelaFella at 9:09am 09.20.15
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The engine is not charging the batteries (two 4D's) very well, as opposed to not-at-all. After tigh

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Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks
Don S/V ILLusion at 7:06am 02.10.24
Most boats including Hunters have a manifold to select feed supply. if an empty tank valve is open,
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storm at 7:04am 02.10.24
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks
kappykaplan at 6:20am 02.10.24
most boats with multiple water tanks have a manifold to select which tank is being used. :plus: My
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks
dlochner at 6:05am 02.10.24
I'm not specifically familiar with the Cherubini Hunter, however, most boats with multiple water tan
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks
TimFromLI at 5:57am 02.10.24
Are both tanks empty? Are there two deck fills. Are there inspection ports on the tanks? Try refilli
Coronado 15 Rigging
Joe at 5:43am 02.10.24
Catalina Direct has replacement spreaders they say fit the original brackets $100/pair. Spreaders C
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Joe at 5:39am 02.10.24
Beach cats like the Hobie have large mainsails with many full length battens to support the sail's
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danstanford at 2:38am 02.10.24
Another factor is import duty if/when you decide to bring the boat home. Any boat built outside of
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ??
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As a Canadian, understanding that Canadians do not need a license to own/captain a personal sailboa
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Windpilot at 9:22pm 02.09.24
The deck hardware and positions are kind on critical to make it work good. While a super tight halya
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TimFromLI at 8:16pm 02.09.24
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Instrument panel
SoSound at 7:21pm 02.09.24
WATCHING PAINT DRY!
dlochner at 7:21pm 02.09.24
Glad it all worked out and you recovered from the initial problem. :beer:
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters
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shemandr at 7:12pm 02.09.24
Rube Goldberg-esk. There is the old saw that simple is better. That doesn't look simple. Reddit?
WATCHING PAINT DRY!
Richard19068 at 6:10pm 02.09.24
Almost a shame to cover it with the seadeck.
WATCHING PAINT DRY!   (1)
twodzusfittings at 5:39pm 02.09.24
Final paint done. Now leaving it to fully cure two to three weeks before I apply the non slip pad. F
Getting into Boat Chartering
Tally Ho at 4:38pm 02.09.24
I'm realizing that there's two takes on the OP's question: 1. What qualifications do I need to ch

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