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Earendil at 6:37am 12.16.14
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I'm a new sailor who just finished my first season with my first boat -- an O'Day 23 -- sailing in t
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I bought and restored Hull #68 model year1970. (boat was built in 1969) Have several questions tha
Bob4203 at 5:35am 12.16.14
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I have the u-shaped dinette arrangement that allows the port bulkhead to be void of the folding dini
drtsr1 at 7:52pm 12.15.14
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I currently have four golf cart batteries, need to replace. I would like to have longer lasting batt
rbringle at 7:32pm 12.15.14
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Minney's is for real. Thanks for the responses to my earlier post about Minney's Yacht Supply and t
thomas.dargan at 5:17pm 12.15.14
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Would it be a good idea to open up the list menu for shoppers, by not requiring the boat Brand field
Ken Cross at 4:40pm 12.15.14
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I'm looking for a new (used) boat and found one we really like (1988 Hunter 30.) The problem is I fo
bigpapaporsche at 4:33pm 12.15.14
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I've noticed that our new to us 2006 Capri 22's Motor Mount drags in the water when in the down posi
bigpapaporsche at 4:29pm 12.15.14
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I've noticed that our new to us 2006 Capri 22's Motor Mount drags in the water when in the down posi
captain monk at 3:21pm 12.15.14
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dose anyone now about name change ceremoney?
Earendil at 3:19pm 12.15.14
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Just finished my first season with my first boat -- an O'Day 23. Considering adding a transducer fo
jumpphx at 2:14pm 12.15.14
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Has anyone installed a wind vane auto pilot on a Hunter 40, if so what kind, how$$, and performance.
marchem at 1:48pm 12.15.14
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Kind of a funny story: '82 Catalina 27 with a 5411 diesel. I was removing the alternator to get at
rstan2001 at 12:40pm 12.15.14
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I have a Hunter Vision 32 Can someone give me the size and length of the main halyard ? Thanks in
tby at 12:20pm 12.15.14
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Any experience with water leaking near toe rails?
Brian D at 12:06pm 12.15.14
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What is your RF grounding composed of? Do you have a Dynaplate installed? KISS-SSB installed? 100 sq
donvanv at 11:51am 12.15.14
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I thought I saw posts on this topic in the past, but was unable to find anything using the search to
redhead78 at 11:06am 12.15.14
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Hi all Merry- xmas, i asked santa fro a grill for the boat and was looking for some input, the Magma
PGIJon at 10:34am 12.15.14
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I have a Xantex 20A TrueCharge charger that is causing the Ground Fault to pop when the batteries ar
RECESS at 8:14am 12.15.14
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I have a Grape 100w panel. I need to know what I really need to install this to charge batteries. It

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H45CC aft Bedhead
henri at 3:33pm 09.10.23
Finally I found the solution. Pulling hard on the fabric covered panel it will release. In fact thos
How to determine Genoa size?   (1)
Stu Jackson at 3:30pm 09.10.23
Is there a formula to determine sail %? Of course there is:
Removing Aft Cabin "Headboard"
henri at 3:27pm 09.10.23
Had the same problem. In fact if you pull hard on the fabric covered panel it will loosen from the b
Push Button Starter Testing   (1)
Nichole340 at 3:23pm 09.10.23
How to determine Genoa size?
dlochner at 2:58pm 09.10.23
Advertise the sail by its dimensions, condition, sailmaker and the size sail it was for your boat.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION
kappykaplan at 2:52pm 09.10.23
What does WOT mean? (pardon my ignorance) wide open throttle
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION
twodzusfittings at 2:46pm 09.10.23
Did you ever check your oil level when you see this sludge problem ? Oil level is good. At 1500 -
Push Button Starter Testing
Maine Sail at 2:15pm 09.10.23
This may help: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/add-starting-relay.194701/#post-1505182
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn.
dlochner at 2:11pm 09.10.23
So I can sand the black and blue off down to all white everywhere, and then prep for new barrier co
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn.
monocerosin at 2:09pm 09.10.23
Gelcoat is usually white. If you sand through the gelcoat you will see the polyester resin and glas
New Electronics Networking Help
jviss at 1:54pm 09.10.23
Thanks. Maretron has a great reputation. I'm personally not a big fan of screw terminals, but the
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn.
dlochner at 1:21pm 09.10.23
The boat is not made of epoxy, it is likely polyester resin and glass. If there is epoxy on the bott
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn.   (1)
monocerosin at 1:01pm 09.10.23
How do I know if it's epoxy or gelcoat? Is there a test I can do to the surface? I figure doing this
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn.
Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 09.10.23
The black came off I presume the black was only the black bottom paint as Citristrip isn't going
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION
Ralph Johnstone at 11:47am 09.10.23
My Universal 5614 will not go any higher than 2000 rpm's and when its up there I see black sludge l
Push Button Starter Testing
Ralph Johnstone at 11:32am 09.10.23
I have decided to replace the wire to the starter. Just to be clear, you want that wire to go to
Water Tank Capacity on 2007 44DS
ggrizzard at 11:03am 09.10.23
Good work. Thanks for sharing.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION
nramsey at 10:59am 09.10.23
Damned autocorrect. Over propped.

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