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Hello everyone. (Re 30' O'day) I wonder what is the correct position to place the transmission of my
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My forestays snapped at the top today while sailing Chesapeake Bay. In case you want to know you ca
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Duplicate post sorry. How do you remove a post? Bob

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artleyt115 at 12:34pm 01.25.23
I didn't realize the site blocked excel files, probably because of macros that could hide malicious
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I recently added a selden bow sprit to my hunter 340. Like you I tried to do a lot of research but
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Ralph Johnstone at 12:06pm 01.25.23
All that comes to mind right now is a hood which goes slightly above the hole in the side of the laz
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You know.... this rabbit hole is deeeeep! We could start talking about electric outboards, LiFePO4
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rgranger at 11:50am 01.25.23
Here are some more ideas and products... https://www.custommarineproducts.com/marine-solar-panels.h
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Duluthwinger at 11:47am 01.25.23
We did not take the arch down because the arch is bolted and bedded with I think 5200. We would have
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rgranger at 11:45am 01.25.23
A 200 watt solar panel is going to take up an enormous amount of room . :plus: If you have a bim
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SailingLoto at 11:41am 01.25.23
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Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 01.25.23
The site wont let me post it :/ We'll have to settle for a screen shot.
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HD74 at 11:07am 01.25.23
I recently added a selden bow sprit to my hunter 340. Like you I tried to do a lot of research but f
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This is some really good information, from the sounds of it I should be able to use the 200W solar
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SailingLoto at 11:05am 01.25.23
Irwin ketch comes to mind do you know how long it is? Mid 30s I would guess
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artleyt115 at 10:58am 01.25.23
You're off to a good start. If you are unsure of your math, please post the spreadsheet so we can
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Sorry to hear about the loss of your boat. I wish I were closer to come get some of the items off of
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artleyt115 at 10:53am 01.25.23
You're off to a good start. If you are unsure of your math, please post the spreadsheet so we can

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