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JimGeddes at 11:28am 10.05.09
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I'm looking for some chart plotting software for my laptop. is there anything free out there? What
spinwing at 11:22am 10.05.09
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We are interested in moving to a Hunter 34 however draft is a major concern because of silting in ou
andy boyer at 11:20am 10.05.09
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I had a Jabsco quiet flush head with fresh water flush installed last winter by the dealer. We are g
TinKicker at 11:11am 10.05.09
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We are in the process of buying an O'Day 30. In preparation for the survey, we were checking around
CatNY22 at 10:19am 10.05.09
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I recently purchased a 1976 Catalina 22 which had last been in the water in October of 2008. It has
shemandr at 9:43am 10.05.09
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Last weekend we had a race overnight around Block Island and had the boat heeled more than we usuall
skipperlenny at 9:17am 10.05.09
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I have recently purchased a tri-axel trailer that was built to haul a Mirage 32 and I need to modify
Adrian Morris at 9:16am 10.05.09
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I have a Hunter 19 with a 1995 8 hp honda this weekend it seemed like the prop was slipping at times
fdefran12 at 9:03am 10.05.09
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Any recommendations for the best way for cleaning Dacron and gennaker Sails?
dcroome at 7:23am 10.05.09
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Hi there, This is my first post. I recently had a near-disaster on my 2006 Hunter 33. I was cle
Rich Stidger at 6:16am 10.05.09
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I guess I'm just slow. I should have solved this issue years ago, but maybe there were always bigge
Papa Bruce at 6:06am 10.05.09
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I have an 1993 H30t. I've owned it for a couple seasons and when we clean out the boat in the Fall:c
André R. at 5:09am 10.05.09
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I have a friend that has a hydraulic Robertson linear drive, that has been rename since Simrad /Navi
Mich222 at 3:26am 10.05.09
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Is there anyone out there still using the foam-filled kick-up rudder who would like to contribute??
OdayDave at 10:00pm 10.04.09
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The weather forecast was calling for an overcast and cool day (max temp. in the high 50's), but with
gfroch at 9:08pm 10.04.09
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Hello all- After 10 years of painting every few years on my trailer, the bottom of my '95 H26 is pr
Inter20sailor at 8:53pm 10.04.09
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Salts, New to the boat, and looking for some basic numbers on a loose guage for stays, shrouds, a
ddetlor at 8:51pm 10.04.09
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Why did MacGregor not add the rear stay to the 26M? It seems like something that is missing for str
seth at 7:29pm 10.04.09
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Does everyone seem to have trouble with their Jabsco heads? They seem to be everywhere. They come o
Doug/Karen at 5:39pm 10.04.09
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This weekend we experimented with an A-Sail on our H356. We tied the tack line to our bow roller an

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My new 40.1 ran down the house bank
smokey73 at 6:56pm 04.11.22
Yea, show us pictures! Dont' have to wait till its all sorted though. We always like boat pictures
Sail Trim Chart Question
DArcy at 6:56pm 04.11.22
I'm only a geezer in training but I still listen to anyone that wants to talk about sailing, young o
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank
Davidasailor26 at 6:43pm 04.11.22
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jssailem at 6:38pm 04.11.22
:plus: Boat Zincs... Great source for what your boat needs.
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jssailem at 6:35pm 04.11.22
r we being PULLED or PUSHED??   (1)
Will Gilmore at 6:29pm 04.11.22
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My new 40.1 ran down the house bank
jssailem at 6:17pm 04.11.22
Found that the connections to shore vs generator were exactly backwards to the book. Put together t
Questions after removing bottom paint from keel on 44DS 2007
jviss at 5:48pm 04.11.22
May I please ask, if you don't mind, the cost of the soda blasting job?
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank   (1)
hvac&r tech at 5:33pm 04.11.22
Quick progress update ladies and gents: my dealer and Beneteau worked with me to find the shore/gen
Questions after removing bottom paint from keel on 44DS 2007
jviss at 5:32pm 04.11.22
Thanks for the update!
Questions after removing bottom paint from keel on 44DS 2007
ramoore at 5:24pm 04.11.22
Hi everyone, just wanted to give an update. The keel is indeed lead, not iron. Thankfully. Most
Identify brand of DIN rail terminal blocks
SimonNZ at 5:16pm 04.11.22
Hi jv, yes it's Simon :) I've done a bit more research and asked around, if I find any more out I'l
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Tally Ho at 5:10pm 04.11.22
78 H30 Water Tank Replacement
ggrizzard at 5:04pm 04.11.22
I had a similar problem, but... My 79H30C tank was only about thirty gallons. It rested in the port
Identify brand of DIN rail terminal blocks
jviss at 4:54pm 04.11.22
@jviss exactly as you say, it's a patch panel. Previous owners have added things on top, or remove
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve
Tally Ho at 4:49pm 04.11.22
Interesting implication on having to really use a flare on the 4th of July for an emergency. You j

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