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What is the proper response?
jssailem at 8:08am 11.08.22
Did the other skipper file a protest? If so what was his claim?
What is the proper response?
jssailem at 8:07am 11.08.22
I miss the old days when the Americas Cup had great tacking duals. Heading up and covering was the t
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing?
jssailem at 8:02am 11.08.22
A good fleece or wool beanie can serve to keep the heat in on your noggin. I like the wool over my
What is the proper response?
Scott T-Bird at 8:00am 11.08.22
I really couldn't follow your description. Where did the supposed infraction occur? Was it between
Do not lick this Toad!   (1)
jssailem at 7:49am 11.08.22
It feels like this is the time that we should require the National Park Service to properly tag all
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5?
baycloud at 7:49am 11.08.22
How secure is the lazarette from water ingress, compared to other locations? Haven't experienced s
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5?
mermike at 7:46am 11.08.22
How secure is the lazarette from water ingress, compared to other locations?
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5?
baycloud at 7:43am 11.08.22
I have 4x210Ah AGMs under the aft berth. Your options are that or the lazarette. If I had lithium I
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing?
Tedd at 7:43am 11.08.22
Good point, @MikeHoncho . My riding jacket has no hood and only a modest collar. I guess a good fou
Single handing
WI Rigger at 7:38am 11.08.22
I am changing the line for my main sheet. I want to put an eye splice at the end of the line. I am h
Help! Engine problem :(
kloudie1 at 7:35am 11.08.22
I think, as Mike that the rubber you smelled was the exhaust hose which lost cooling when the water
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing?
MikeHoncho at 7:32am 11.08.22
All you could do is try it. I would expect it to be to restrictive on my boat with how it is set up
Do not lick this Toad!
kloudie1 at 7:27am 11.08.22
I see that warning just like the one that says to not drink the battery acid in your car's battery..
Single handing   (1)
patbratton at 7:23am 11.08.22
I had mine done at custom-vinyl-lettering.net
Do not lick this Toad!
dlochner at 7:15am 11.08.22
Geesh, the NPS knows how to take all the fun out of the parks. :(
Any Guesses
dlochner at 7:14am 11.08.22
Help! Engine problem :(
MikeHoncho at 7:13am 11.08.22
The smell was either the belt slipping not allowing the pump to turn or the exhaust hose overheating
Help! Engine problem :(
flightlead404 at 7:10am 11.08.22
Could something have happened in the accessory case to the gear driving the raw water pump? Seems u
7:1?   (1)
rgranger at 7:02am 11.08.22
Right! So how does a person who is otherwise to lazy or ill equipped to master the things they have

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