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can the bimini and the sail be used at the same time? If yes, how? any pictures to send? thank yo
Lee C at 7:35am 09.16.07
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What a great day of sailing yesterday. I took my son and a friend of his out on the Neuse River depa
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I am looking for a trailer for my Hunter 22. it has a center board. so a standard trailer will do it
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Is anyone on this forum a member of the Catalina 38 National Association? I sent them a membership f
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I have recently acquired an O`Day 26, which was built in 1984. The pump out waste cap is missing and
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I need to build a mast crutch for my Hunter 23. Is it necessary that it fit into the rudder pins or
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I've purchased a 1996 376. I cleaned the rub rail with standard West Marine rubrail cleaner. It look
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Glen was a frequent contributor to these pages and the guru of mast foaming. We went out on his new
Ray at 10:50am 09.16.07
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I am getting a slight odor from what I think is my holding tank. My head does not smell, but the por
Rick Howard at 10:44am 09.16.07
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I am a daysailer.I know that when coming about, you backwind the jib thus pushing the bow thru the
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Randy at 12:53pm 09.16.07
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This problem is is on my "FIRST 42" but should be common to any performance model built. Our 42

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I Need Some Deck Painting Advice.
dmax at 11:50am 10.22.21
Do you have something more than gelcoat flexing going on in that area of the deck? You have 4 pote
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice.
jssailem at 11:33am 10.22.21
Do you have something more than gelcoat flexing going on in that area of the deck? You have 4 pote
Hunter 45CC Chest Freezer
Slipin Away at 11:16am 10.22.21
You can access the controller without removing the system. However; the are no fittings that allow
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sailcapt340 at 11:11am 10.22.21
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Hunter 45CC Chest Freezer
Slipin Away at 11:03am 10.22.21
The drop down freezer is very inefficient. The evaporator plate covers only 2 sides. We can never
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The B&G Vulcan might be a good choice and allows for expansion. A really simple one may be hard to
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AlastairLC at 9:38am 10.22.21
JIB SHEET QUESTION
sail sfbay at 9:17am 10.22.21
Interesting question and you get opposing view points. I have used both techniques and currently usi
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jssailem at 9:10am 10.22.21
Midicare Freudian slip?
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jssailem at 9:09am 10.22.21
It was a good query.
JIB SHEET QUESTION
jssailem at 9:06am 10.22.21
Those are two of the several ways to attach your jib sheets to the sail. Additional ideas include:
JIB SHEET QUESTION
Dave Groshong at 9:04am 10.22.21
If you change sails often, I like tying each separately with a bowline. If you have a dedicated fu
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Ottdreamer at 9:04am 10.22.21
We went out. Again and again. I started crewing on a race team. Last weekend we flew the spinakker.
JIB SHEET QUESTION
Davidasailor26 at 9:04am 10.22.21
Bowlines are more easily removed, and you can switch the sheets end-for-end to balance the wear. The

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