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Well the time has come and our beloved '04 H260 BonaFide has sold so we are moving on. This site has
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The line on my furler is fouling everytime and there is to much line on it. When stowed with three
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Am looking for an economically-priced yet durable whisker pole for my '94 H26. J=9' 5-1/2", so prob
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I was playing with plotter and end up with this screen ...see picture. Anybody knows how to get back
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I've read about the installation of gas charged struts on the pop top. Looks like a "must have" modi
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Good day all. I have a rudder question. What is the best/recommended method for securing the rudder
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Hi folks, I am seriously considering buying a 37' sailboat, but have a concern about the mast. The
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We just bought our boat and it does not have a depth sensor. We purchased a Humminbird in dash senso
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I took my Cat out for an overnight trip this week and discovered that the *#@! mast lights didn't wo
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Purchased an AC unit like the ones that sell at West Marine. The one with the two carry handles and
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I am launching for the first time and the only thing from the top of the mast is the main halyard.
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What is the difference between a Benetau 43 and a Benetau Oceanis 43. Thanks dom
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Hello you good people! Thought you got rid of me, but it is not so. Been busy with all kinds of thin

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Dock and Go Override How-to
SycloneDriver at 6:00pm 01.13.23
That sounds like a very complicated system. Do you have a volt/ohm meter? Do you know how to use
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Look what arrived today. Now I h installing the wheel drive/motor.
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brockfromwa at 3:00pm 01.13.23
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dlochner at 2:44pm 01.13.23
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