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Invest 94L   (1)
JamesG161 at 12:26pm 09.28.25
234554 the perfect HEAT engine. Dammit Jim...
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Don S/V ILLusion at 11:46am 09.28.25
The hard right turn is characteristic of a cold front, but is there actually one there or is it jus
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Davidasailor26 at 11:23am 09.28.25
The hard right turn is characteristic of a cold front, but is there actually one there or is it just
Help identify this
Dave Satter at 11:21am 09.28.25
No numbers anywhere. I looked everywhere. Not even a stamped number. Vagabond14??? It's my trail
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kappykaplan at 11:12am 09.28.25
That will PUSH PC 9 to be a fish storm.;) Yay! :beer:
Alternator Temperature Sensors   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 09.28.25
Your alternator may be dropping its output due to being too hot. I'll second that. Time for a co
Running light corrosion
BigEasy at 11:10am 09.28.25
or just replace them? Curious about the age of these fixtures; how old are they?
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JamesG161 at 10:57am 09.28.25
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JamesG161 at 10:52am 09.28.25
Looks like we may get a blocking cold front That will PUSH PC 9 to be a fish storm.;) Dammit Jim.
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Will Gilmore at 10:04am 09.28.25
It also looks a lot like a Paceship P14. -Will
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Will Gilmore at 9:55am 09.28.25
Very similar to the O'Day Widgeon, but there are differences in the bow stem shape, the trunk, and t
Running light corrosion
danooxnard at 9:01am 09.28.25
If you can take the metal tabs out you might try soaking them over night in muriatic acid. If that
Timing for the perfect tack
thinwater at 8:54am 09.28.25
90% of the times I've been caught in irons in light winds it's because I didn't let the foresail b
Lithium Batteries   (1)
Johann at 8:11am 09.28.25
Don't know why you just called out Battleborn in this post - that was not a Battleborn battery they
Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this?
rgranger at 7:48am 09.28.25
Are there any indications of who the manufacturer was? It might be a stamp or a sticker on the boom
Timing for the perfect tack
RussC at 7:41am 09.28.25
My boat is hard to tack. I've found how I tack depends greatly on wind speed. Below a certain wind
Help identify this
rgranger at 7:41am 09.28.25
Also, did the trailer come with it? If so, you might be able to track some information down using th
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rgranger at 7:38am 09.28.25
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Timing for the perfect tack
thinwater at 7:17am 09.28.25
I'm a proponent of a short delay before releasing the jib. In addition to the reasons above, the w

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