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Hello Everybody, I'm the new Brand Manager for the Yacht Thruster by exturn. I understand that
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Hi all Just wondering who here uses a shower curtain in their aft shower and where you found the f
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Anyone ever sailed on Lake Oahe in South Dakota? I would be interested in talking about your experi
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Anyone ever sailed on Lake Oahe in South Dakota? I would be interested in talking about your experi
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Nuff said? My spreaders are 1" O.D. set in brackets with a 1 1/8" I.D. No out-of-round thing happe
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Over the years, I've gotten a lot of pleasure out of splicing lines for use on my boat for everythin
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Don, I have a friend cruising in the South Pacific whose boat is equipped with Garhauer hardware. Hi
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I am concerned about the piping for my centerboard cable. I'm thinking about sealing the centerboard
Solstice at 10:10am 11.04.11
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Mainsail, I recently purchased a new boat and over the course of the season have monitored my stuffi
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Couple of questions for those in the know With regards to the freshwater system has anyone modified
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I am the new owner of a 1978 O'Day 23. The mast step casting is cracked on one corner and the hinge
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I am the new owner of a 1978 O'Day 23. The mast step casting is cracked on one corner and the hinge
Our Seas at 7:59am 11.04.11
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Finally after two years of hard work, many late nights in the driveway and garage, many adult bevera
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"Fabled Viking 'sunstone' shown to really work" "These sunstones are mentioned in several contempo
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a friend is in pago pgo and reports th news finally reported this incident happened oct 27th..:
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Went sailing last night. Low 70s, so i bundled up by putting on socks. Light winds, but they died
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A buddy of mine just sent me a link of the commercials for this outdoor sports camera. I think its p
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Please excuse my ignorance, I am very new to this. The Mac 25 did not come with a boom vang. What ar
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I am redoeing my decks this winter {under cover} and would like to know the best way to do them , ev
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Forgive if you've already been there, but are all the cool big boats all homeported in Key West? Eve

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Bimini/dodger
The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:44pm 07.28.22
Very interesting observation thx
Bimini/dodger
The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:43pm 07.28.22
Two piece advantage is you can remove bimini for visibility, disadvantage is you will have a zipper
Bimini/dodger
sail sfbay at 7:38pm 07.28.22
Two piece advantage is you can remove bimini for visibility, disadvantage is you will have a zipper
Funny Friday!!!   (1)
Kermit at 7:23pm 07.28.22
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Does this look normal to you?
dlochner at 7:13pm 07.28.22
The Sterling/ProNautic chargers do start with the max current. if the battery is close to fully char
Bimini/dodger
Don S/V ILLusion at 7:13pm 07.28.22
I can think of no advantage to having a combined bimini and dodger.
Bimini/dodger
dlochner at 7:03pm 07.28.22
Depends on the boat. Dodgers are often lower to allow for clearance of the the boom. If the Bimini w
Does this look normal to you?
DArcy at 7:00pm 07.28.22
It just runs continuously, I watched it for about 10 minutes. I've seen it run at 30 Amps and the fa
Does this look normal to you?
dlochner at 6:08pm 07.28.22
How long did the fan run after you noticed it? Is it possible the charger had just stopped charging
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240   (1)
Boatkeep at 5:43pm 07.28.22
You could try checking with a multimeter and see if the light is getting power. ___________________
Access to distribution panel   (1)
tgherzog at 5:33pm 07.28.22
Welcome to the forums! Do you have any photos of your setup to share? :beer: Sure! Here is the d
Bimini mount solar panel install advice   (1)
Boatkeep at 5:19pm 07.28.22
I use a light and fish the wires from the inside to make sure you don't lose track before they get
New Battery
Gene Neill at 5:01pm 07.28.22
Our two articulating 30W panels might provide enough, or you could do something similar with larger
Access to distribution panel
kappykaplan at 4:59pm 07.28.22
Welcome to the forums! Do you have any photos of your setup to share? :beer:
Seawater strainer o-ring
dkinzer at 4:56pm 07.28.22
A lot of equipment manfactured recently has metric dimensions so it is entirely possible (even likel
Anchorman Power 700 Windlass
Rich Stidger at 4:51pm 07.28.22
Don't have it custom machined at a shop. Buy the part direct from a UK supplier. Shipping is not
Surveyor- Kemah Tx
Jumpstart at 4:47pm 07.28.22
Thanks JRacer. Got a quote for trucking. Almost double what we were thinking. That and other associa
How soon is to soon?
Tally Ho at 4:28pm 07.28.22
I'll admit that I get excited for them ... it sounds like @Allowishish has a solid plan and is read

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