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Oceanis 45 Cockpit Lighting
SycloneDriver at 5:01am 06.24.20
Thanks for posting that. My new to me B 31 O has the same setup. Fortunately I have the remote, so
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A few days early.
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To paint the spars or not to paint the spars....
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Something I would like to know about. That, and crabbing. Since I suck at fishing. I have the def
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