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Hi: Stern light -works / Bow Nav light works with out side voltage -not with boat power Has Bk ' Dar
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11/1872
Another storm started south of Cuba and Crossed into the E Pacific. Hitting Acapulco MX, as a Categ
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On calm day will 1hp push h260 around marina or if wind dies? Does anyone KNOW for sure from experi
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Question for the Beneteau owners.. I'm evaluating an '05 323 and took a few pics of the bilge/keel b
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New to the forum, and to the ODay 23-2 I bought in July. Can someone tell me if these are the keel b
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Is there better way to make twin bed of h26 seats, than 80x16inch plank and 4x4inch blocks stacked f
dLj at 1:56am 10.24.23
3/1974
I'm uploading a short video of my boat being thrown around in the marina where I'm located at the mo
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I'm not sure if I'm doing this right. It's the first time I'm posting a video. Had a tough night la
dlochner at 2:44pm 10.23.23
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If by some rare chance you have chartered Moon Dragon, you might want to check your travel insurance
Alan Backus at 9:55am 10.23.23
10/1392
We use a Hunter 216 in our Adult Sailing classes. Sailing upwind in light air below 5 knots, the bo
Skipper J at 9:52am 10.23.23
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Hi, Can anyone tell me if the Weems and Plath yacht lanterns (link below) give off enough light to
Tucson Sailor at 9:37am 10.23.23
8/1949
We have a 1996 Catalina 30 MKIII #6374 with 390 hours on the MX 25 engine. It has the Racor 26RS spi
Nodak7 at 9:23am 10.23.23
10/2359
I have six (6) Trojan T105 6v Batteries for my house battery system. They have been in service for o
Nodak7 at 9:10am 10.23.23
10/1409
Help! I am certain this brain trust has some innovative system for this! It appears that my vent lin
Argyle38 at 12:59pm 10.22.23
12/4783
Hello all Downeasterer's (made up word...). With the demise of the latest Down East Yachts web site
Witbooi at 8:39am 10.22.23
14/2081
Hi. First post here. We are new Catalina 320 owners. Noticed a water leak on the driveshaft (photo i
SirMichael at 5:50am 10.22.23
8/1228
The topside hatches on my 88' Hunter 28.5 were getting pretty badly glazed so I replaced the acrylic
CliffA at 5:39am 10.21.23
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3/1220
Hi. Does anyone know how C'C tracked their model year in relation to the year of construction on the
RitSim at 2:02pm 10.20.23
10/2319
I have a '99 Beneteau 411 with roller furling genoa and main. Both Halyards are Samson MLX3, 10mm.
ice breaker at 11:51am 10.20.23
14/2130
I have a 2004 fisher panda 6000 gen set powered by a kabota 2 cylinder. It has about 1500 hours on

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Looking for a replacement skeg - Caliber 28!
Tally Ho at 7:52pm 09.30.25
If it fell off, I doubt it provides much protection. :poop: Greg
Towing a Catalina C30 1983
Hayden Watson at 7:45pm 09.30.25
That 10,200lb is the weight of the bare boat as it left the factory (assuming a Mk1). They never ch
WINDLASS MOTOR REPLACEMENT
dLj at 4:58pm 09.30.25
Switch to a Lofrans.... the footprint is nearly identical. I just had to add a hole for the gipsy m
Frozen Hood Roller Furler
BarryL at 4:43pm 09.30.25
Frozen Hood Roller Furler
dlochner at 3:36pm 09.30.25
Thanks Dave. I took the pictures with my camera which creates .heic format pictures.. I found it ea
Frozen Hood Roller Furler
Bob_967 at 3:07pm 09.30.25
That does look like a Hood Furler. It is better to post photos as JPGs PNGs than as PDFs. PDFs hav
WINDLASS MOTOR REPLACEMENT
marcham at 2:48pm 09.30.25
Switch to a Lofrans.... the footprint is nearly identical. I just had to add a hole for the gipsy ma
Frozen Hood Roller Furler
dlochner at 1:55pm 09.30.25
I have an O'Day 40 with a frozen roller furler. I believe it's a hood.. though see no name on it.
Superyachts & Oligarchs
dlochner at 1:51pm 09.30.25
Isn't it easier to manage a bunch of slips than a service department? Yes, but the expense of ren
Its funny Friday!
dmax at 1:26pm 09.30.25
A police officer called into the station: "I have an interesting case here, an old lady shot her hus
Superyachts & Oligarchs
Project_Mayhem at 1:13pm 09.30.25
Not sure the math leads where it seems. In a former life, I got to peer inside the books of a mari
Superyachts & Oligarchs
Don S/V ILLusion at 12:54pm 09.30.25
Not sure the math leads where it seems. In a former life, I got to peer inside the books of a marin
Frozen Hood Roller Furler
dLj at 12:13pm 09.30.25
Photos really help .. dj
Superyachts & Oligarchs
dLj at 12:12pm 09.30.25
I feel it's a disturbing trend. dj
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE
BIGUA at 11:53am 09.30.25
Probably is under the panel but in the lower section , I think is grey :) Thanks JamesG
Towing a Catalina C30 1983
David in Sandusky at 11:30am 09.30.25
What Joe White said. The Catalina 30 is way too wide to tow without a special permit.
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE
BIGUA at 11:16am 09.30.25
JamesG , thanks a lot !! I think i know where probably is that solenoid !! On the other hand, what

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