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Help, My Boat is Tipping Over!
Brian D at 8:40am 11.28.22
Wow... I must reprimand you folks now. Here we have a serious question about his boat listing to por
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over!
Will Gilmore at 8:32am 11.28.22
vote for canned drinks hidden under spare bedding inside Port side stowage of main berth. Was the
Miracle Rescue of MOB
dsims at 8:29am 11.28.22
Nothing short of a miracle. This guy spent 15 hours afloat with zero survival gear or flotation dev
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over!   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 8:27am 11.28.22
I vote for the giant squid. :p And as such, the problem could be quickly solved by holding a cala
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Kings Gambit at 8:13am 11.28.22
Washing dishes consumes the most fresh water on my boat. BTW I added a 25 gallon bladder type auxil
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over!
JamesG161 at 7:48am 11.28.22
I vote for canned drinks hidden under spare bedding inside Port side stowage of main berth. Why my
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over!
Alan Gomes at 7:42am 11.28.22
You can bet the designer meant it to be level and the builder tried to follow the plan. But you ca
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kloudie1 at 7:35am 11.28.22
Dave, my '85 model did not have 5200 for the seahood seal. it came up with slow and careful levering
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jssailem at 7:34am 11.28.22
are you located where there is a current? Unless you are lake sailing in the PacificNW there is a
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rgranger at 7:32am 11.28.22
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GDanko at 7:31am 11.28.22
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MichaelStacy at 7:07am 11.28.22
I had the same problem on my C22 in Oxnard. I pressure washed the rub rail between the aluminum and
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Glad you wern't KILLED dave.... :):thumbup:
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