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sempre amantes at 7:17am 05.23.13
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I race a hunter 42 passage 1990, and I am testing a topdown furler from Coligo marine in California
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Has anyone calculated the burn rate for a Yanmar 50 on a Hunter410 at about 2000 rpm? I understand t
dlandersson at 6:41am 05.23.13
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I have never seen today's combination of no waves and good winds before. Just amazing.... 8) 19
bootht at 6:31am 05.23.13
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I am thinking about installing some sort of pulley system from my deck to the top of my mast. I wil
Doc_holiday at 6:12am 05.23.13
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I left this on consignment for a year, it was off my old boat and I never used it. It's an older ty
Compromise at 6:07am 05.23.13
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I just bought an Oceanis 41 this last August. I have already had to replace the vacuum pump on the s
rafip at 5:40am 05.23.13
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My Jabsco manual toilet is leaking from the top of the pump when pumping. I tried to purchase a repa
Roger Long at 5:12am 05.23.13
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For anyone visiting Mystic: Survey taken with dinghy and sounding line showing approximate 6 ft MLW
Sailor 3269 at 10:40pm 05.22.13
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I know this is a little late but I could not get back to this topic until now, and someone might say
Happy Dolphin at 8:11pm 05.22.13
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Started ANOTHER PROJECT! :eek: 1986 Oday 272 Head has a Bag style Holding Tank? Apparently standar
Roadking Larry at 8:04pm 05.22.13
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Does anyone know what the OE bulb is for the rinky dink light over the sink? It had a automotive 115
Splash Day!   (2)
Roadking Larry at 7:45pm 05.22.13
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She's in the water! Launched this afternoon. No drama, no major oppses. Biggest issue is I forgot
Captainron1 at 7:01pm 05.22.13
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Hello everyone. I wonder if anyone can steer me in the right direction to find maps for the OpenCPN
foursail22701 at 6:59pm 05.22.13
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Hi. We need to remove the old identification stickers from both sides of the bow and put on new one
agprice22 at 6:55pm 05.22.13
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Here are a few additions I did today: outhaul led aft, downhaul led aft, halyard led aft, cunningham
Captpete12 at 5:10pm 05.22.13
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I just purchased a Beneteau 40 (2008) and on its maiden "voyage" we had a problem with the main bind
IH82BL8 at 4:47pm 05.22.13
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I mentioned previously that I've reconfigured the head to omit the dump-overboard option. Now that
gutsgolf at 4:22pm 05.22.13
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P O left masking tape when he tried to tune up stripes on cabin. have beige tape residue all over t
bobjames at 3:05pm 05.22.13
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Hi Captains and Admirals: You probably just received the summer 2013 issue of Mainsheet Magazine
Herco Dunlop at 2:17pm 05.22.13
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Is it a design defect: I was sailing last week when I heard a loud boom and the majority of the thre

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Crusty Ol Salt at 9:27pm 04.29.23
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jssailem at 8:02pm 04.29.23
Remember over tensioning a v-belt is just as bad as under tensioning. So my dad told me a story ab
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JamesG161 at 7:27pm 04.29.23
I have flushed many gallons of water through the water heater. This is a big clue. If it is disso
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jaysweet at 6:29pm 04.29.23
I've had a Raymarine ST4000+ since 2004, and had to replace the external wheel unit (plus motor, whi
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Bubbles in hot water
Steve_Catalina at 5:06pm 04.29.23
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What jib is best for very light winds
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