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Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May
kappykaplan at 3:00pm 07.15.23
For us dyslectics switching between North up and Course/heading up is problematic. Some fuses may b
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May
shemandr at 2:52pm 07.15.23
For us dyslectics switching between North up and Course/heading up is problematic. Some fuses may b
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May
Ward H at 2:24pm 07.15.23
Also with heading or course up you can set the plotter to keep the boat on the bottom third of the
off to the races
jon hansen at 2:19pm 07.15.23
well, they just lost their wind. prolly from that band of rain that went through laying down a dome
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If you want do your own shopping, here is the Blue Book Value, banks use. https://www.jdpower.com/b
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BarryL at 1:56pm 07.15.23
Hey, How much fuel do you have and how badly do you want to be at your destination? The longest tri
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks
CrispyCringle at 1:54pm 07.15.23
Thats a clever way to try and work the spin sheets. I always used just a regular block and sheet tie
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Hello, Are you dealing with a professional broker? Someone who is CPYB certified? The reason I ask
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dkinzer at 1:48pm 07.15.23
Yes. I didn't find any sink stoppers larger than 1-5/8". There were some bathtub stoppers that could
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Buying a used boat is similar to buying a used car. When we did our search, we found these tips to
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jon hansen at 1:24pm 07.15.23
https://bycmack.com/tracking the big boats on the cove island course
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https://bycmack.com/tracking they are running. fast
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ggrizzard at 1:06pm 07.15.23
I own a 1979 H30C. Send me a PM on this site and I'll walk you through each section of the rigging.
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Techstyle at 12:55pm 07.15.23
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jviss at 12:24pm 07.15.23
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Need source for winch parts
thinwater at 12:16pm 07.15.23
@jviss , you are asking me to bare my soul and fess up that I have neglected my winch to the point
Broker related question
Kings Gambit at 12:01pm 07.15.23
If you go to a yacht brokerage (brick & mortar) looking for, say, a certain model or general type bu
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When you think about it, why would a "seller's broker" want to deal with any customer that drags alo
Ground?
stickinthemud57 at 11:22am 07.15.23
Perhaps this is a bonding thing (not to be confused with grounding)? "Bonding is the connection of
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Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 07.15.23
I can only assume that you are the second owner of the boat and the previous owner (PO) stood a few

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