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Pat at 6:27am 04.22.13
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Good Morning, does anyone have a source for the carpeting/liner used on the O'day 272 and other mode
NYSail at 6:25am 04.22.13
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Hello all, Quick one here... what is the smallest battery one can use as a back-up / starter batt
DJN51 at 5:06am 04.22.13
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Need to replace furled headsail after this season,what is the largest sail 23.5 Hunter owners have i
Mick143 at 4:11am 04.22.13
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Hello , need help locating a color source for the tan deck color on 28 ft O'Day. It is a 79, and the
Philip_Oceanis 361 at 1:34am 04.22.13
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Would you prefer to install a TV antenna on the mast top or near the spreader height (above the rada
fuzzy at 11:15pm 04.21.13
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I'm new to the Beneteau world. Are there trailers available for my Beneteau first 285? I would like
daniell at 10:40pm 04.21.13
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Just bought a 25.5 Hunter and raising the pop top is a night mare, is there supposed to be a stabili
truewind at 10:01pm 04.21.13
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I'm trying to find Richard Marble (location?) or Chris H. in Pueblo, Colorado, or an unknown owner i
Mystique at 8:48pm 04.21.13
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Hey Folks, I wanted to run some additional DC wires from the helm to the panel for iPhone /iPad c
ybrad at 8:06pm 04.21.13
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Considering leaving the boat in GC Springs for some number of weeks (mooring or dockside). I underst
airshac at 7:38pm 04.21.13
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So just brought a project boat home last weekend. Bought it thinking it is a '79 Mac 22' but as I w
Coriolisbc at 7:32pm 04.21.13
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Spring upgrades this season include an Acrylic sink backsplash, 6 inches wide, 32 long, 1/4 inch thi
c130king at 7:27pm 04.21.13
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Is the Steaming Light/Deck Light combo unit standard on Catalina 310's? Does anyone have the info
FastOlson at 7:21pm 04.21.13
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All owners of Ericsons or Olsons (25,911s,34) are invited to the annual rendezvous in Pt Townsen, WA
colinhulse at 7:10pm 04.21.13
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This is at the rear of the cockpit in my 30' O'day. Any Idea what brand it is? There is a big K with
BOBBB at 7:03pm 04.21.13
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I have a 2005 Cat 28 MkII - I have yet to get all of the mysteries of the head, holding tank ' macer
JBboat at 6:13pm 04.21.13
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Anybody ever have there bleeder valve to the hot water heater (heat exchanger) leak? This is on the
carboman at 6:03pm 04.21.13
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seems like when i took my boom off a year ago during my reapair project, it was set so that when I d
Kh3412 at 6:02pm 04.21.13
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Well in a week the boat goes in for the first time for us. Getting nervous hope I did everything rig
Monheganlover at 5:36pm 04.21.13
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I recently bought a 1976 Catalina 22 that, much to my surprise, came with a permanent head. The hea

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Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 05.06.23
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Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 05.06.23
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Ralph Johnstone at 9:48am 05.06.23
If you buy a new one, $100, the clips are included. Those are truly words to warm the cockles of
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Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 05.06.23
There were NO LEAKS observed! Absolutely baffling. Just can't see how it corrected itself and we
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JoeWhite at 9:08am 05.06.23
Oil can also come out of the dip stick if not inserted back in.
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Jacktar at 8:36am 05.06.23
True sail it til it breaks, repair and sail it again.
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Sailor Arny at 8:30am 05.06.23
I am going to go without the furler this season, just pull it down into a deck bag, tired of all the
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Rick Webb at 8:06am 05.06.23
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Cap'nCook at 7:57am 05.06.23
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Rick486 at 7:20am 05.06.23
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JamesG161 at 7:04am 05.06.23
If you buy a new one, $100, the clips are included. But I bought this, to strap down my Genset Muff
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Cap'nCook at 7:02am 05.06.23
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Sailfanatic at 6:56am 05.06.23
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