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Winch handle safe use
Joe at 6:08am 07.12.23
Winch handle safe use
jviss at 5:57am 07.12.23
Original question: t a good idea. You are incorrect in saying that doing it in this order would cre
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jviss at 5:32am 07.12.23
Replicas I presume? What do you mean, replicas? As in not genuine? I'm talking about Chinese Ard
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jviss at 5:30am 07.12.23
I can pump virtually all my oil out by threading the suction tube down through the oil fill cap, th
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dlochner at 5:01am 07.12.23
From the entrance to the C&D Canal to the Anchorage at Cape May (Near the CG Station) is a pretty lo
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Rodsails at 4:55am 07.12.23
Diode was probably so it didn't back feed if you're using more than one battery. helping keep the st
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May
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Cape May is a nice destination. Delaware Bay is not the most pleasant journey. Philadelphia to Cape
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Crazy Dave Condon at 4:29am 07.12.23
All who have responded have always provided excellent information and can be trusted. I am a former
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David in Sandusky at 3:59am 07.12.23
I have another brand of the same idea as the Happy Hooker. I works 100% of the time.
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RoyS at 3:29am 07.12.23
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looks like a sheave axle...
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Looks like dowel pin for Selden RodKicker. Should have a captive spring clip to secure it in place.
Winch handle safe use
Dalliance at 10:13pm 07.11.23
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Richard19068 at 9:59pm 07.11.23
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Catalina 27 M18 Universal Diesel v Belt loose?
Richard19068 at 9:52pm 07.11.23
Way too loose! And besides the belt flopping around that black stuff all over the place is excessive
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s part #7 the part that needs to be reomved? Do you need to take off the recoil to get it off? I
Winch handle safe use
Stu Jackson at 8:53pm 07.11.23
Mentions of self-tailing winches leave me in envy. Having those would simplify things, but boy, are

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