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jjsbiggs at 1:23pm 09.26.11
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The rubber bumper for the front of the boat on my trailer has a few cracks in it and I was going to
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Hi, new guy here, Caught the sailing bug again... 20 years ago I had a Sunfish type boat sailed i
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I recently repowered my Pearson 33 with a rebuilt from Moyer. I discovered that my real issue was b
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My H28.5 has four white Marelon thru-hulls. All are a foot or more above the waterline (anchor well
Ajay73 at 12:17pm 09.26.11
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I just bought a 1980 Catalina 27 and have a "smile" question. Currently the boat is out of the wate
JonnyQuest at 11:46am 09.26.11
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have a couple of different filters and both seem to have larger sized screens than I had expected. I
sail4340 at 11:27am 09.26.11
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Could you please provide instructions as to how to wire a housebank of 3 group 31 batteries in Paral
CharlieCobra at 11:27am 09.26.11
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The current owner has reached his personal stopping point and is walking away. Over 55% of the hard
rgranger at 11:19am 09.26.11
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No affiliation... http://lynchburg.craigslist.org/boa/2605953072.html
abyssal at 10:49am 09.26.11
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I need to replace the pop out knob latch which secures the top refrigerator and/or the dry storage b
Wkemple at 10:17am 09.26.11
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Does anyone have any recommendations for how to get out of a slip in high winds when sailing alone?
Ajay73 at 10:10am 09.26.11
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Well I did it. I bought a 1980 Catalina 27. Boat appears to be in pretty good shape. I've gone ov
Loose Ends at 10:01am 09.26.11
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Where do you winter store on the Forked River? Do they have any restrictions on doing your own work
stevestk at 9:58am 09.26.11
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I would like to get some feedback from 336 owners. I looked at one over the weekend and liked a lot
cb32863 at 8:01am 09.26.11
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I asked a similar question a while back in the Catalina forum but I would like to know similar infor
BillyK at 7:54am 09.26.11
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Question about the rules I've just read in one of the boatyards around here that will block sailboat
CCHer at 7:45am 09.26.11
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I'm replacing my OEM 4Ds after 7 years-5 with PO and 2 with me. One has failed and the other is prob
Neil McDonald at 7:23am 09.26.11
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The water cooling system on my dinghy's quite new 9 horse Yamaha 2 stroke outboard failed and, not a
Gary Patterson at 6:22am 09.26.11
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Good Day O'Day Owners, We have a 83 O'Day 39. Our questions are all about proper mast setup. 1) O
Bill1565 at 5:40am 09.26.11
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I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about a post in a battery thread. Post warned against

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Happy to hear you had a good sail! :beer:
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Thaniel at 9:57am 10.10.22
Can you remove the cleat with the bolts still attached?
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Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 10.10.22
Would these work ?
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Hollyberry at 9:53am 10.10.22
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Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 10.10.22
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Apex at 9:46am 10.10.22
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APP314 at 9:42am 10.10.22
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Ralph Johnstone at 9:39am 10.10.22
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Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 10.10.22
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rgranger at 9:23am 10.10.22
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I like the 5 points stressed by John Harries about buying a boat. Duh I counted 4 on your list. I
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senang at 9:14am 10.10.22
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Blown out is blown out. A Recut will help but as folks have noted, is not the end solution. Our new

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