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Hello all: We will be taking delivery of our new 44 DS in April of next year so we have plenty of ti
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I'm considering installing a dive platform on my 1989 Catalina 30 ....has anyone out there done this
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Yesterday, we loaded the boat for the first time. Seems to have the same problem my MacGregor had,
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We are having a problem with a water leak at the base of our mast. We have used a silicone caulk ar
Gary Wyngarden at 12:10am 09.22.07
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The Know-How section of the October issue of Sail magazine discusses solutions for single handers. I
Randy at 1:15am 09.22.07
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Went to the fall boat show in Oakland last weekend and had the opertunity to check out the new model
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I called Tom at CDI to ask about the cleat. He informed me that it was an earlier idea that was scr
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Wondering about winterizing the holding tank. I was wanting to really flush out the tank this year
getmet at 3:49am 09.22.07
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Could someone tell me where on my 1989 37 HunterI should put the slings when lifting the boat out.
Mike8193 at 4:54am 09.22.07
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My boat is at a mooring can and it gets tremendously buggy and dirty. I was wondering about putting
spinny at 5:42am 09.22.07
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Just went out to the open ocean to sail and found that because of a lack of a good breeze I had to u
Anitabreak II at 7:19am 09.22.07
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Hello, Would anyone be able to tell me what would be involved to tune a mast on a 240?? Thanks! Anit
Cat Sailor at 8:54am 09.22.07
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Has anyone made this trip, either by the Virginia Inner Passage or by making stops in Wachapreague,
Tim R. at 9:38am 09.22.07
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I am thinking of buying a RIB. I found a great deal on a new 2006 Mercury Ocean Runner 290. Can an
Mark at 7:52am 09.22.07
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Has anyone added an inner forestay to their boat? If so were running back stays required and where o
Anitabreak II at 7:47am 09.22.07
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Hello Again! For Hunter 240 sailors, which tiller extension do "y'all" use, I need to order as my '9
Grampian at 11:07am 09.22.07
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Hi there....I am a trailer sailor and love it. Having owned several sailboats of various sizes to 32
Hogan at 12:53pm 09.22.07
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On my H-260, I have a standard horison depth finder which I just today got rewired and working. My p
william24346 at 12:23pm 09.22.07
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have just bought a used 22 had a 15 before any good places to sail other then ohio river ?
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Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15
PaulK at 10:05am 11.07.21
We run the engine for a while with water in the bucket to get the oil warmed up so it's easier to ch
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BarryL at 10:04am 11.07.21
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BigEasy at 9:32am 11.07.21
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Will Gilmore at 9:09am 11.07.21
That's a fine idea. -Will
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Once again, I really like the looks of that boat. -Will
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I installed a garboard drain and plug on my old H37C. It just makes sense for those of us that haul
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Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 11.07.21
On my boat the solar array, the alternator, and the shore-power charger can all do their duties no
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DianaOfBurlington at 8:15am 11.07.21
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JoeWhite at 8:12am 11.07.21
How about making a hole in the filter and letting it drain into a container below before removing

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