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On the "Distant" Dream?
Justin_NSA at 7:57am 11.17.20
It's the "sound bite" culture we live in today. Not to mention media tends to romanticize ideas like
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jssailem at 7:56am 11.17.20
I hear it is going to be a cold "Dark Winter". We all one use some interesting, challenging and rewa
On the "Distant" Dream?
JamesG161 at 7:56am 11.17.20
long cruise to a distant locale within a few months? How many of these actually succeed? We all ha
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Justin_NSA at 7:43am 11.17.20
Dumb question, and I'm not trying to insult you: are you sure you poured the oil into the right par
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Hayden Watson at 7:39am 11.17.20
This is my prop 5 months after the last time that I paid a "professional" to dive my boat. The next
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BarryL at 7:31am 11.17.20
Dumb question, and I'm not trying to insult you: are you sure you poured the oil into the right part
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal
Hayden Watson at 7:28am 11.17.20
Could be, but the owner says the boat is dived on every 3 months and we are just coming out of wint
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shank at 7:20am 11.17.20
That French hitching looks really nice. I watched a couple of videos on YouTube and it doesn't seem
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Whatfiero1 at 7:17am 11.17.20
Do you sail in saltwater taste water to figure out where come from. I store kids rafts in there so I
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal
dmax at 7:17am 11.17.20
It's not normal, the engine should be able to rev to 3000 rpm, cruise at 2600 and you should be able
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Moodymike at 7:03am 11.17.20
Rain water should not get in the transom lockers as it has raise lip and overhang lid/cover. It is
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cdarwincole at 6:07am 11.17.20
One work around for full battens and the pressure on the slugs is to use a sail slug one size small
Vendée Globe?
shemandr at 6:06am 11.17.20
I've just caught on. The boats depicted on the graphic with the tiny wings are the foiling boats -
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Ferruh at 5:58am 11.17.20
If it weren't winter, I'd volunteer to bring it to you on it's own hull. But December north of Norf
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Jackdaw at 5:54am 11.17.20
Some of my favorite memories from high school are from Canyon Lake. I didn't sail then. Is the wind
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Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 5:53am 11.17.20
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