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sailsncharts at 6:29am 07.29.12
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Have a pearson 31 and discovered a very leaky mast boot Anyone know if you have to change that when
Bob Mc at 6:05am 07.29.12
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A friend and his wife were going for a sail on my Catalina 28. He was able to back it out of the sli
mjmercer19248 at 4:13am 07.29.12
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Anyone have an opinion on swapping out the engine for another make? I do not want issues. Is there a
Yam at 3:54am 07.29.12
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Hello everyone, A another Yamaha 25 MK II, My name is Yam and for the moment i live in the Netherla
Luna Azul at 1:39am 07.29.12
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I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the correct place. This is my first post, but when I bought my 2
Pork Chop at 8:11pm 07.28.12
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I can browse threads but when I enter a search "23.5", I get "no match" . Obviously the search isn't
deruyter at 7:39pm 07.28.12
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I recently purchased a 1986 Catalina 27 with a Universal 18 diesel motor. The boat and the motor rec
scea95 at 7:08pm 07.28.12
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Potentially taking the plunge on an 80 C30. The question I have for you all - given that condition i
SamNelson at 6:42pm 07.28.12
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So I bought this fixer upper.... (thus begins the tale, and we've all been here before) There were
RDS2012 at 6:11pm 07.28.12
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The jib that come with my boat measures: Luff 18' 4" Leech 24' Foot 7' 2". What are my options if
Ward H at 6:09pm 07.28.12
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Going to try putting our Newport 17 into a slip for the balance of the season. Looked at Mariner's M
Capri at 6:08pm 07.28.12
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I recently bent my mast at the point where the two pieces join. I drove under a low power line. I ma
sailsncharts at 6:06pm 07.28.12
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Just purchased our first sailboat. Went out today in the rain and BINGO windows are leaking... so is
Mikeswoodcraft at 5:37pm 07.28.12
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Should you use anti fouling paint on a retractable centerboard?
c_witch at 5:32pm 07.28.12
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Well I finally got back over to the boat early this afternoon. I had some finish trim to install on
MATHURIN2 at 5:01pm 07.28.12
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Here's one from 1983... http://www.lespac.com/vehicules/marins/terrebonne/d-voilier-hunter-37-LP
gr8_2_av8 at 3:48pm 07.28.12
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Tying to wire my GPS to the radio interface. Could anyone provide insight as to which color wire wo
Jollyroger at 2:19pm 07.28.12
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My three cylinder 120 volt diesel genset suddenly decided to only run on tick-over, and obviously wo
Igetit at 1:19pm 07.28.12
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I'm in the process of trading up to a 2002 Hunter 270 that was owned by a doctor who rarely sailed h
cjgaston at 12:09pm 07.28.12
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Need one for my engine, anybody has one laying around for sale

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I am a contrarian and never use a long painter to tow. I lift the nose of the inflatable and hold i
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patrickfarley at 7:02pm 01.01.23
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dlochner at 6:41pm 01.01.23
A photo would help here.
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We have towed our dinghy for literally thousands of miles. It is a small RIB (8') and is towed with
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Project_Mayhem at 6:17pm 01.01.23
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shemandr at 6:10pm 01.01.23
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