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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't
jssailem at 5:53am 08.10.23
Thanks guys. It feels like every time I near the finish line another storm cloud swoops over the boa
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't
dLj at 5:41am 08.10.23
How goes the war, jssailem? How many battles have you won this week? :beer: Great question, the
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets
Crazy Dave Condon at 5:29am 08.10.23
As a dealer, I had words with the mast mfg for not putting on four robots vs 2 as it happened to me
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't
kappykaplan at 3:55am 08.10.23
How goes the war, jssailem? How many battles have you won this week? :beer:
Rub Rail Help
twodzusfittings at 3:51am 08.10.23
This happened to me, also at the splash dock. (Sounded like a dejavu). I took a rubber mallet and as
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PaulK at 7:57pm 08.09.23
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danm1 at 7:36pm 08.09.23
Saw that and tried a new 128 MG card. Didn't work. Apparently I need an old slower one. That's why I
Need an old Navionics CF card
twalker H260 at 7:24pm 08.09.23
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Need an old Navionics CF card
danm1 at 7:05pm 08.09.23
I have the software. Sellers on ebay want $40 bucks or more for obsolete cards assuming that people
Need an old Navionics CF card
BigEasy at 6:35pm 08.09.23
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40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location
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rgranger at 6:00pm 08.09.23
Here's my slightly (but hopefully not obnoxiously) different take on the whole "best watch" questio
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jaysweet at 5:34pm 08.09.23
Here's my slightly (but hopefully not obnoxiously) different take on the whole "best watch" question
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AaronD at 4:55pm 08.09.23
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Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures?
chichiflys at 4:21pm 08.09.23
Had an insurance survey today (Condition and Valuation) - Surveyor will recommend I remove the chain
Merit 22 owners
RussC at 3:48pm 08.09.23
Email address is digger1time@gmail.com. You should be able to send the .pdf file as an attachment.
Advice for a Solo Sailor?
dlochner at 3:31pm 08.09.23
The DSC signal from the MOB1 is a VHF signal from a low powered device. As such it is limited by lin
Advice for a Solo Sailor?
Davidasailor26 at 3:14pm 08.09.23
I just read this in the MOB1 manual: DSC call from this device? I mean, I'm solo sailing, there
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jviss at 3:07pm 08.09.23
I just read this in the MOB1 manual: s really won't see my AIS position and hear my DSC call from t

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