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rfrye1 at 11:20am 02.08.11
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I'm thinking about hopping up the coast this Sept after a few days at Catalina. Are there many guest
ebsail at 10:36am 02.08.11
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Anyone have a compass repair person in NY, NJ CT. area? Mine has become very cloudy . Ernie
dhawley102 at 10:09am 02.08.11
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I have a fwd cabin leak above the headliner and would appear to not come from the toe rails as it dr
MIkeHedge at 9:30am 02.08.11
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I have a 2002 Hunter 386 equipped with the standard two-blade prop. I think I'd like to go to a 3-b
Roger Long at 8:17am 02.08.11
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In response to a question in a thread below, I found myself writing most of this during the horrible
prroots at 7:17am 02.08.11
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Our 2001 new-to-us Beneteau 411 (2 cabin/shoal draft) has a serious list to starboard (ie, the water
rpwillia at 6:37am 02.08.11
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At the Atlantic City boat show last weekend I noticed that the traveler on the Catalina 355 had both
philwsailz at 6:18am 02.08.11
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I have a 1979(?) Newport 27 that is free to the first taker who will show up with a trailer and haul
jorgefife at 5:31am 02.08.11
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My boat was damaged from Ike especially on the roof top, which I had repaired The man who did it did
Keiffer at 2:03am 02.08.11
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March of last year after months of searching the internet and local marinas we narrowed our choices
Nodak7 at 8:31pm 02.07.11
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Today was a fateful day. We upgraded our 2009 H33 to a 2006 H41DS. Loved our 33 but we just wanted m
my oday 25   (5)
itracs5 at 7:49pm 02.07.11
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Just finished 4 months of work on my 1978 centerboard O'Day 25, with a 15hp Mariner. Beefed up trans
C Jones at 6:33pm 02.07.11
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We had one boat sink a Hunter 28.5 due to a open seacock to the engine and a leak at one engine hose
Nelsonhow at 6:11pm 02.07.11
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Don, I've been sailing for years with a genny and main on my 27 footer. Last year I got a new to
lgprovence at 5:39pm 02.07.11
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We recently purchased a '96 42' Passage with an eye to (primarily) coastal cruising (in the near fut
dtdsail at 5:39pm 02.07.11
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Will a 10 to 1 soluiton of water and bleach harm the gelcoat on my catalina 22,tryed a small spot it
Sandy Stone at 3:45pm 02.07.11
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We are very close to being the new owners of a Beneteau 375, unfortunately some 1,000 miles from our
rcangemi at 3:30pm 02.07.11
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Hi - I am new to this site so if this is not the correct forum for the question, I would appreciat
Seattle Scott at 1:03pm 02.07.11
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I removed the hand rails to refinish the teak. I thought they were screwed through the cabin top int
shemandr at 12:37pm 02.07.11
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I've reviewing MS's thread on butyl tape and am trying to get an order up among my local sailing thr

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Link 2000 amps function
bittern at 7:21am 08.01.22
Sorry, forgot e-mail: jacmac (at) kawartha.net Thanks!
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JamesG161 at 7:14am 08.01.22
Buy Stainless or Titanium Tools. or one that offers free exchanges, if rusting, like Kobalt and Craf
Link 2000 amps function
bittern at 7:14am 08.01.22
That's because that reading is not a Function. I have a Link 2000. I also have a little known fact
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kloudie1 at 7:02am 08.01.22
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JamesG161 at 6:58am 08.01.22
A vacuum gauge is installed in the fuel output hose That is a indicator of "clogging" only if you
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon)
jssailem at 6:56am 08.01.22
Good solution in you situation Eddie.
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jssailem at 6:53am 08.01.22
propane for a point of use water heater Initially this sounded like the optimal system, when I ad
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Project_Mayhem at 6:48am 08.01.22
Almost lost my boat when I chose a budget controller a Renogy. I have a Victron now. Renogy never
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dlochner at 6:46am 08.01.22
I put a piece of Corrosion Inhibiting paper in the tool box. https://www.mcmaster.com/rust-preventa
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jssailem at 6:31am 08.01.22
Dave you indicate you have a DMM. Is it designed to measure DC amps? Here ia a link to Fluke meters
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem.
Crazy Dave Condon at 6:28am 08.01.22
That is a temporary situation which I have seen before falling off damaging trailer and in one case
1975 Cat 22 Chainplate Location
C_Level at 6:13am 08.01.22
Tie along piece of string to forestay fitting and stretch to chainplate location on one side until
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower
tfox2069 at 6:10am 08.01.22
We were able to run the air con and the water heater for the 4 days we were in port over the last 2
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kevingreen5 at 6:02am 08.01.22
We have a 356 and the bimini has a gap each side where the traveller ends. In the rain, water come
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arthur.goldberg at 5:52am 08.01.22
Thanks folks. I'll get a login from a Beneteau dealer.
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BillBay36 at 4:43am 08.01.22
Almost lost my boat when I chose a budget controller a Renogy. I have a Victron now. Renogy never g
Solar Voltage
Maine Sail at 4:36am 08.01.22
It's in broken english Start with a quality controller... Victron, Morningstar etc. (eg: a real c
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jssailem at 4:35am 08.01.22
Beneteau may make the plastic surround housing your gauges, MFD, and switches but the mechanical ste

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