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I need to replace:cry: my buklhead on my 23ft o'day it is dry rotted where stay wires straps attach
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Hi, I just bought a Hunter 320 and I would like to know if someone would know the recommended tensio
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Hurricane Season 2023   (1)
JamesG161 at 10:50pm 05.25.23
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JamesG161 at 10:43pm 05.25.23
What's lacking is reference data. __________ NHC link for their forecast Did you click on the li
Seacock Mystery
Ralph Johnstone at 10:07pm 05.25.23
Since my previous reply was deleted, If it was deleted, it must have been good. Let's see it aga
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs.
stickinthemud57 at 9:08pm 05.25.23
It has been seven or eight years ago that I replaced all of our inside and outside incandescent bul
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pclarksurf at 8:56pm 05.25.23
May not be a popular recommendation, but if you have a pretty robust mold buildup-- bleach and bleac
Hurricane Season 2023
BigEasy at 7:50pm 05.25.23
Possible SmartPlug problem
rgranger at 7:41pm 05.25.23
Previously in this thread I made an attempt to clarify terminology. Maybe you missed it. But it i
Mast raising ideas...
Salty Jack at 7:27pm 05.25.23
This was my original post and I will defer to the experienced sailors to advise you. I just purchase
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Yokohama Skinny at 7:26pm 05.25.23
Hey Curt, I also just got a Santana 21, 1972, just 2 weeks ago. Seems to be in decent shape, but ne
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tailboom at 7:07pm 05.25.23
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!!
artboas at 6:55pm 05.25.23
Very cool project and result. I would like to have the same setup. In thinking about doing this,
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter
thinwater at 6:45pm 05.25.23
I just wanted to close this issue for the sake of anyone else having it. I took the engine to a mec
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter
philiefay at 6:26pm 05.25.23
I just wanted to close this issue for the sake of anyone else having it. I took the engine to a mech
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dlochner at 6:23pm 05.25.23
What does that pie chart mean? Seriously. What's lacking is reference data. What's the mean and
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Stu Jackson at 6:16pm 05.25.23
it doesn't matter. What you NEED to know is what your fuel consumption is. Do a search on that phr
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