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My plan (so far) is to sail solo around the DELMARVA in 2022. Why not 2021? I need to prepare myself
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I live in Chicago and I am excited about buying my first keel boat. I thought I'd look for a boat du
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Man this stuff sucks! I'm in the middle of a rebedding project and pulled out six out of the eight a
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Hi, my Raymarine wheel pilot finally gave up the ghost and I'm planning on installing a B'G below de
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jssailem at 9:46am 03.10.25
input power of 220 at 20 amps WOW, I was not aware that NJ marinas typically provide 220 AC power
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jssailem at 9:41am 03.10.25
I would contact Edson about the tube's purpose and how they engineered the cables to be run. It loo
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jssailem at 9:33am 03.10.25
Maybe see you up here in the Salish Sea sometime. I look forward to this happening. It has been a
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jssailem at 9:25am 03.10.25
:plus: with @Project_Mayhem. Before you start to paint, make sure the tape on the starboard side mi
adding electrical stove
Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 03.10.25
Is there a propane burner located somewhere in this new electric stove ? If not, you will only be a
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knotimpossible at 9:22am 03.10.25
Thank you so much, John. This was very helpful. Exactly the info I needed and I have downloaded the
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa
jssailem at 9:21am 03.10.25
My main concern is that the sleeve might interfere with the furler Not a problem. It is like you g
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Project_Mayhem at 9:10am 03.10.25
If it lives on the trailer, its purely asthetic but to answer your question, paint upto the waterlin
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Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 03.10.25
Follow the post #5 link to the letter.
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Ralph Johnstone at 9:09am 03.10.25
How do I determine what size packing to buy? Purely a guess here but from your boat length, I'll
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smokey73 at 8:56am 03.10.25
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JoeWhite at 8:20am 03.10.25
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Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main
Charlie98117 at 8:09am 03.10.25
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PAC3142 at 8:05am 03.10.25
Smokey, Make sure your sailmaker knows if you have single line reefing or not. That will limit the
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