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Inflatable boat trailers?
GibbyGibstone at 5:26pm 02.09.21
I think an inflatable trailer is an up and coming idea. Go for it. :poke: -Will (Dragonfly) You
Silly questions on engine mount
Sovt at 5:21pm 02.09.21
How about drilling it a bit oversized and epoxying a dowel in the hole.
Best orbital sander? (I've got 11 bottoms to paint!)   (1)
jssailem at 5:10pm 02.09.21
I have a Bosch Orbital Sander purchased from Lowes. It has a vacuum hose connection that sucks most
Best orbital sander? (I've got 11 bottoms to paint!)
BobH57 at 5:10pm 02.09.21
I went with Porter Cable because it attaches directly without need of adapters to my small Shop-Vac.
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SailingLoto at 5:04pm 02.09.21
Your budget is way, way, way more than mine. I would peruse Craigslist and FB marketplace for trail
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Leeward Rail at 5:00pm 02.09.21
I can do with the original one if you could then. I will see if i can find them. I have been purg
Best orbital sander? (I've got 11 bottoms to paint!)   (1)
SailingLoto at 4:59pm 02.09.21
I had 3 hours a 4 blades invested in the scraping. The sanding took about an hour and a half to do
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sloughsailer at 4:58pm 02.09.21
All that those guys went through and they all survived. An amazing accomplishment.
1989 Catalina 22 "New Design" Bulkhead Templates?
Leeward Rail at 4:57pm 02.09.21
I don't remember whose boat this is/was, but I always thought it was pretty cool ... tup from @wa
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SailingLoto at 4:53pm 02.09.21
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Justin_NSA at 4:40pm 02.09.21
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Best orbital sander? (I've got 11 bottoms to paint!)
dlochner at 4:38pm 02.09.21
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Silly questions on engine mount
TimFromLI at 4:37pm 02.09.21
I used West systems g-flex with filler to fill the hole then redrilled it with a forstner bit, It he
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shemandr at 4:26pm 02.09.21
My wife bought some wisky for her son on his 50th birthday. It was aged 50 years. OMG! It made th
Best orbital sander? (I've got 11 bottoms to paint!)
Timm R Oday25 at 4:25pm 02.09.21
We are very satified with our Porter Cable sanders
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It sounds like only two cylinders fired up during the first 5 seconds.
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Went out with a customer on his Hunter 34 once on Chesapeake Bay. Nice boat: comfortable, with no su
Anchor Rode for Southeast Alaska
PaulK at 4:08pm 02.09.21
Hi Patrick My brother's been sailing out of Juneau on his J/30 for a long time. He sailed it up ther

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