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PrincessoftheLake at 11:36pm 02.26.08
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Is it a good idea to wax the deck or should it just be cleaned and left alone?
MoonSailer at 11:48pm 02.26.08
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I am planning a trip down to Pickwick Landing State Park in a week or two and taking my grandkids an
Jim11228 at 12:38am 02.27.08
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Hi all: Help needed ! Our yacht club owns 22 footer that many of us want to race in our local beer
SAILBOATGUY at 1:15am 02.27.08
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Has any one found a vendor that can supply replacement waste tanks made of plastic. Both of my alumi
tom at 12:17am 02.27.08
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I am sure that this is an easy task, but seem to be having trouble, I need to run a new out haul lin
John Bond at 12:09am 02.27.08
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Hello. I own a swing keel H22 and am having difficulty locating a supplier for the following parts.
duane gates at 12:03am 02.27.08
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Hello, I'm assisting a friend who is the owner of a Beneteau 47.7. The aft marine toilet seems to b
Wayne M at 2:54am 02.27.08
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Hello everyone I am interested in buying a solar panel for my boat. I will be using the batteriy for
JFitz at 5:03am 02.27.08
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The posts from Steve Dion and Allan Hadad last Feb. seem to describe my problem. I assume the fix f
Volker Barcik at 7:35am 02.27.08
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Hello everybody, I need some help with shipping a Macgrgor 26x. I am going to import a 1999 Macgrego
Boat Babe at 6:48am 02.27.08
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I have an old Hood 810 line drive furling unit which I'd like to upgrade to a new single line unit (
ted at 6:38am 02.27.08
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I looked at a boat at Whitney's Marine in Jacksonville. There were a few things regarding the broker
John at 6:35am 02.27.08
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I am considering changing insurance companies to the one listed in Mainsheet. The agency is Mariner
SONADOR at 7:37am 02.27.08
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I have been refurbishing the inside of a s24 cabin and I came across an approximate 2 inch hole belo
rob at 8:52am 02.27.08
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Considering changing my furling main to vertical batten main. Does it markedly improve the sailing t
Kevin6858 at 9:11am 02.27.08
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Does anyone know what is the best type of glue to re-attach the vinyl cabin liner on my First 285. T
BradS at 9:32am 02.27.08
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I need to move a 30 catalina (tall rig) from Destin to Biloxi........can I make it under the Brooks
Capn Bill at 10:53am 02.27.08
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I just moved up from a C25 to a C270. When I host the main and release the topping lift on the 270,
Terry Cox at 11:24am 02.27.08
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Finally! Too many factors at play, weather, family, etc., etc., etc. Last week during mid winter bre
sailaway78 at 7:42am 02.27.08
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Planning a buddy boating trip with some friends for late May. More than likely will make the jump a

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Etiquette pet peeves
Joe at 3:09pm 12.06.21
I just bought a "new to me" (boat age) (boat name). .... ANY boat you buy will be "new to you. (u
Etiquette pet peeves
DeniseO30 at 2:54pm 12.06.21
People that complain about things on a free site.. Are usually the same people that don't know how
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck?
jssailem at 2:33pm 12.06.21
you will be working against gravity. Dave identifies a very good point here. The fiberglass resin
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck?
dlochner at 2:13pm 12.06.21
Would you approach this job from above or below? I know a few people have mentioned they preferred
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck?
rgranger at 2:05pm 12.06.21
One of my goto resources.. BoatworksToday if you want to find discussions about fiberglass repair i
Etiquette pet peeves
rgranger at 2:02pm 12.06.21
I dunno, I've purposely violated the "Responding to a post over 6 mos old" one a couple of times w
Etiquette pet peeves
kappykaplan at 2:02pm 12.06.21
Responding to a dead or inactive thread.:eek: :plus::plus::plus:
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck?
jssailem at 1:59pm 12.06.21
One of my goto resources.. BoatworksToday if you want to find discussions about fiberglass repair id
Etiquette pet peeves
rgranger at 1:57pm 12.06.21
...and here's what should be a pet peeve - posing a "new" question which has already been thoroughl
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck?
rgranger at 1:46pm 12.06.21
I did something similar on a Rhodes 22 and chose to come from under. My reasoning was that I could
Etiquette pet peeves
tfox2069 at 1:41pm 12.06.21
I dunno, I've purposely violated the "Responding to a post over 6 mos old" one a couple of times wi
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rgranger at 1:38pm 12.06.21
You will be very happy with the results. I did the same thing on my H26. One thing that helps is t
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kappykaplan at 1:12pm 12.06.21
Amen to that! Most people forget about the supply chain, manufacturing process and finally the disp
Norwegian Shipping Going Electric
Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 12.06.21
I always hate the way they advertise zero emission, but yet it runs on electricity generated by emi
Flag Clips
All U Get at 1:00pm 12.06.21
I use those by making a small prusic loop out of string. I wrapped the string around the flag halya
Third Propulsion Option
Project_Mayhem at 12:44pm 12.06.21
I've even thought if it would be possible to manually hold the little 2.5 HP Merc in the water if p
H26 mast on H23.5
rgranger at 12:40pm 12.06.21
After 2 more masts came down they trimmed the tree. I hope all three were not yours....:rolleyes:
H26 mast on H23.5
bmorr at 12:38pm 12.06.21
How did you break yours? On a previous boat I broke the mast at the spreaders going to the ramp. Str
Lewmar Hatch handle O ring
RitSim at 12:29pm 12.06.21
I believe I used McM 9262K144 1.6mm cross section dia x 11.1mm ID
Raising the Mast
Project_Mayhem at 12:29pm 12.06.21
The PTO pin I used finally started to show surface rust after 4-5 seasons. It held upto the loads of

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