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Swandriver at 6:27am 01.01.08
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Since everyone was not able to spend the evening with each individual, some crews do not know what n
dale17781 at 7:36am 01.01.08
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We sail our 1984 C-22 on Lake Ontario. I am woundering what most C-22 sailors have for their sail i
Ken13531 at 7:01am 01.01.08
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I received a gift certificate from Santa to be used at a local boat store. They have a good selectio
Lee Scott at 8:43am 01.01.08
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I've just replaced the starboard chainplate bulkhead in my new '87 C-27. (And I did a mighty fine jo
Bob Gump at 9:05am 01.01.08
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Shortly after leaving the launch ramp I lost rudder control.... The cheek block on the rudder castle
Marc14857 at 9:13am 01.01.08
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My dinghy is a West Marine by (Zodiac) SB-4 which is the equivilent of the Zodiac S285. The only re
Mickey84H34 at 9:44am 01.01.08
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I have 2 maxwell 20 winches (not 20A as shown on the Hunterowners Web) and it appears that a bushing
alan5491 at 9:57am 01.01.08
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Hello everybody, im a newbie to the site here and have what I hope isnt a blatant stupid question f
jcherubini at 10:15am 01.01.08
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Yes, it is time to plan an event, and here is the suggestion. As far as I know there has not been a
Eric Corkum at 10:14am 01.01.08
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Anyone have experience installing a 150AMP or larger alternator on 473 with Westerbeke engine?
Stevep at 10:04am 01.01.08
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Hi all -- I am about to try to change the packing in my stuffing box. The stuffing box is the kind
Rob Haas at 11:02am 01.01.08
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Steering arm sits on top of Rudder packing gland causing excessive tightening of gland. Packing glan
Dick Dixon at 11:41am 01.01.08
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With a little time on my hands this week, I finally put together a video of our May 2007 sail along
Aldi at 3:15pm 01.01.08
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my Catalina 27 has an Atomic 4 late model in. I went ahead and purchased a spacer that you can fit b
Bob at 12:54pm 01.01.08
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I would like to build companionway doors for my brothers Catalina 30. I have a basic knowledge and s
cmedsailor at 9:14pm 01.01.08
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The cutlass bearing of my Beneteau 361 was damaged and unfortunately I must move the boat into the w
seadaddler at 8:56pm 01.01.08
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I saw the deep south sailing video and sure made me warm up while I am stuck up here in the cold nor
Justin_NSA at 12:40am 01.02.08
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Has anyone relocated the cheek block at the top of the mast to the port side? I'm planning on runni
MoonSailer at 3:07am 01.02.08
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My boat is in freshwater. At the end of summer I noticed that my zinc on my prop shaft was almost 1
Farnsworth at 3:49am 01.02.08
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Can any of you cognoscenti yacht experts recommend a classic wooden boat for me to consider purchasi

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@dLj how many amp output is your programmable power supply capable of? I have several, but the one
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@dLj how many amp output is your programmable power supply capable of?
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BigEasy at 11:26am 04.11.21
I have been with Progressive for the last 5 years. As a member of USPS, we have an agent that writ
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dLj at 11:22am 04.11.21
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Rich Stidger at 11:15am 04.11.21
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dLj at 11:11am 04.11.21
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dlochner at 10:30am 04.11.21
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BigEasy at 10:24am 04.11.21
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