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The deck section at the bow of my 1979 Hunter 27 appears to be a separate deck component. Both side
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Sucked the oil out of the trans only got about a pint .Any body know how much the trans holds full ?
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Hello All~ My wife and I are new owners of a beautiful 1981 Catalina 30. We have a little experie
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I found a post on the web from Jon. Having the same issue with my 86 hunter. Would really appreciate
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I had to pick these up for $5 each at Staples yesterday. I've had my bow nav lights fail at the most
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Here's a neat way too keep the bugs out, I read about this in a magazine, not sure now which one tho
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I have a 1969 Venture 22, and we love it. A couple of days ago I asked my son to raise the keel and
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Can anyone enlighten me on reports of a capsized boat in Frog Morter creek. I heard bits and pieces
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Hey everybody, I Just bought a Cal25 I need to take the lead out of the Keel, Anyone out there have
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Hi, Am searching optimistically for a Standard Commumnications WS50 masthead assembly for my restore

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Ralph Johnstone at 8:39am 02.10.23
FR4 is flame resistance Class I in accordance with NEMA test method 7.11. Most often what you find
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Nice find, John. Tks for sharing.
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dlochner at 8:05am 02.10.23
A good layer of thickened epoxy is the best adhesive as it will fill in any unevenness in the hull,
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Just another 1.5 Boat Bucks... You can't take with you. Good luck with the additional project. :be
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Roy that looks nice. Did you make the cut outs to the bilge or was that part of the template? The
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My friend wants to be able to go down and use the boat not work on it. Me too! Yes. Great plan. :b
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I sometimes get water in the bilge when I overfill the water tank. I is supposed to have an overflo
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Crazy Dave Condon at 6:54am 02.10.23
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I have been replacing hoses on my boat for the last twenty years. I always write the year installed
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