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I haven't been on in a while. I retired and don't have much time lately. I'll never do that again. ;
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It is time for that last cruise. The weather patterns are aligning for a chance as an Indian Summer
shank at 8:14am 10.13.23
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Hi Peggy (and others) I have an old WC Headmate on my Catalina 27. I'm looking at the Raritan PH Su
Captain Larry-DH at 4:08am 10.13.23
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argentum at 8:37pm 10.12.23
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Hello, I am looking for a part that is missing from my Beneteau 331 2004. It's a plastic thing that
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Bogart at 11:45pm 10.11.23
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Hi All Bogart is a 45CC 2007 model. We have discovered a slight crack in the top of the aft starboa
SoSound at 10:24pm 10.11.23
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After the flurry of posts in the thread about Navionics Price Increasing, relaying positive experien
jofro at 5:01pm 10.11.23
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I have an offer accepted on an 1985 30' Catalina pending Survey and Inspection in 2 weeks. After to
Crazy Dave Condon at 10:10am 10.11.23
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@FreedomCrawler @Monsterfish @patbratton This application applies to trailerable sailboat topping l
142 riverview at 9:10am 10.11.23
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looking for any information on how to remove the engine block from the transmission housing on a Yan
James River Sailor at 8:40am 10.11.23
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Would anyone happen to know what Columbia used for their keel material; lead or cast iron? Specifi
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Hi, Does anyone know where I can purchase spare parts for an old Navico WP 100 Autopilot? Specifical
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Hi, Does anyone know where I can purchase spare parts for an old Navico WP 100 Autopilot? Specifica
Raymus at 3:38am 10.11.23
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Does the United States Coast Guard, Navy, etc. have any authority to board or detain a foreign perso
JohnnyP at 9:00pm 10.10.23
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I cannot get my genoa sail down. It looks like I have good size gap between a couple of profurl furl
Beneteau40sailor at 7:01pm 10.10.23
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Preforming winterization of the water system on my 2011 Beneteau 40, had the electric heater and hai
JohnK Austin TX at 2:36pm 10.10.23
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Hello all, I have compiled my test-sail results on sailboats I short listed for my next boat that in
Panera at 2:18pm 10.10.23
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I've been chasing a coolant drip associated with the expansion tank. After each cruise, there is co

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Electric help
morbidfollower at 4:56pm 10.06.25
good starting point. Instead of doing a wire nut splice like what your boat has for the negative w
Bottom Barrier
Voyager1 at 3:00pm 10.06.25
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter?
capta at 2:21pm 10.06.25
What makes the $200-$300 unit so inexpensive is that most likely it is not a pure sine wave inverter
Standard stuffing box seal repacking?
Alan Gomes at 2:14pm 10.06.25
Allen, Great question. By the amount of threads left on the housing I think there were three and so
Connecticut marinas
Scott T-Bird at 1:41pm 10.06.25
I do love New England and Ct. though. I agree that coastal sailing north of LIS is the best! Who
Teak/ Holly woodworking question.
UpperPintle at 1:22pm 10.06.25
FYI: My teak width is 2" and white oak width is 1/4". Sourced the teak at a hardwood flooring plac
If any of you are going to the Annapolis sailboat show...
LouisMK at 1:21pm 10.06.25
Look toward meeting you on Friday & to thank you for your excellent advise;
Its funny Friday!
dmax at 1:14pm 10.06.25
Some Foxworthyisms: If you take you take your dog for a walk and you both use the tree at the corner
Teak/ Holly woodworking question.
BAD ORCA at 1:13pm 10.06.25
If you're going solid, consider this.. . I used solid wood and created these "plus" cross section i
Teak/ Holly woodworking question.   (1)
UpperPintle at 1:02pm 10.06.25
If you're going solid, consider this.. . I used solid wood and created these "plus" cross section in
Teak/ Holly woodworking question.
dlochner at 12:59pm 10.06.25
I can buy 3/4 teak plywood locally. I would just need to use some 1/4" ply on the bottom to create
Teak/ Holly woodworking question.
BAD ORCA at 12:55pm 10.06.25
Have you considered using 3/4 solid teak and maple or holly for the stripes, glueing the strips tog
Teak/ Holly woodworking question.
BAD ORCA at 12:53pm 10.06.25
My teak is 2 - 7/16 wide and the holly strip is 1/8 inch wide. darn. ok thanks anyways for the of
Teak/ Holly woodworking question.
BAD ORCA at 12:46pm 10.06.25
I used white oak to separate the teak on my sole. Turned out ok. Thats gorgeous. It looks very s
Teak/ Holly woodworking question.   (1)
UpperPintle at 12:43pm 10.06.25
I used white oak to separate the teak on my sole. Turned out ok.

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