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My wife and I decided to practice heaving to in our Cal 28-2. We have a 150% roller furled Genny.
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We will be getting a new vhf radio for next year. We now have a handheld, but we need more range th
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what a great weekend coming up......all the final details are being worked out and we should have th
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Boat U.S. Magazine, Volume XII, July 2007, page 6, has an interesting article, "Congress Tackles Dis
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I have a Venture 25. The keel and winch are not 'in line'. Does anyone know what prevents the keel
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looking at East Chicago Marina for my winter storage. any opinions out there from Lake Michigan Sai
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how about meeting up for dinner/drinks at "The Harbor Reef" the week of August 20th? We are plannin
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I have a 1996 Beneteau Oceanis 440 that has Lewmar hatches and port lights. The ports are gray molde
sand sailor at 6:47am 07.07.07
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on fiberglass repair products pos ' neg im looking to laminate teak to the foredeck and west system
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a 140%. Whats your thought on that. The 150% headsail on our boat is not that old, (6 years old, but
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a 140%. Whats your thought on that. The 150% headsail on our boat is not that old, (6 years old, but
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Anyone have a sea sickness remedy that they can share. My 8 year old gets sick virtually every time
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Need to pickup kids next to new london ferry. Can I dock at new london city pier which is next to bl
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Can anyone tell me how large the mast support that holds the mast when trailering is? (For a Hunter
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Hey, All! Does anyone of you have a loose footed main? Any advantage to use a loose footed vs. bolt
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I am giving up trying to learn sailing,,I have a Mac 25 that is a project boat that needs a new home

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Ken Cross at 6:52pm 09.20.21
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:plus: To the guidance @dlochner provides.
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dlochner at 6:08pm 09.20.21
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I plan to upgrade my plumbing to add pressurized and heated water! Who can help me choose a heater?
Hello Below at 5:59pm 09.20.21
Have you spent some time on Huron? Made it to Sarnia on the Canadian side many years ago on a Cdn
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Assume you have a common battery charger. Good question for your battery charger manufacturer. On my

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