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Replacing Deteriorating Accent Stripe
Dan_Y at 5:05pm 07.18.25
Yes, I bought the blue and silver stripe shown from SBO
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kappykaplan at 4:27pm 07.18.25
Do you mean reverse the ends so that the end that was attached to the sail becomes the end that you
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pgandw at 4:22pm 07.18.25
I went straight to an electric outboard to get rid of my starting anxiety with the previous Honda 5h
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising?
FastOlson at 4:20pm 07.18.25
Life expectancy is important, also. And very low stretch halyards can simply make your boat better/f
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Crazy Dave Condon at 4:12pm 07.18.25
Spoke with owner last nights. We discussed everything and ever I could not figure it out. Sugges
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Crazy Dave Condon at 4:01pm 07.18.25
@Davenport I believe your boat was commissioned by me due to seat attached to the rear fuel locker
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SFS at 3:41pm 07.18.25
If I heard a grumbling behind the engine, my first reaction would be to immediately locate the admir
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Foswick at 3:24pm 07.18.25
I will say without much reservation that there is no point in Dyneema halyards unless you have high
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pgandw at 3:11pm 07.18.25
You have jib sheet tracks and blocks. Your winches are in the way to lead the jib sheets back to th
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I took some photos of my Kanzaki KH2P Transmission shift assembly lever area you are asking about.
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I cruise extensively: my 16 year old boat has over 18,000 nm, about half sailing. I changed the genn
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising?
PaulK at 11:18am 07.18.25
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Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising?
colemj at 11:18am 07.18.25
And to put the price into perspective: I spent $500 on 8mm Marlow D2 SK78 Racing halyards for my Ca
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Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 07.18.25
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TrapperJohn at 10:47am 07.18.25
I had to grind down about 1/4" into the hull laminate to get the old flange out of mine. I started o
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BillyBud at 10:42am 07.18.25
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Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 07.18.25
I was charged 7 hours of labor at $149 an hour to replace the compression packing. Are you referr

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