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Dear collegues, Two points I would like you advise regarding my 410 built 1999 (pls forgive terminol
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Ever since we bouht the boat we have had that odor in the aft cabin of our 376. Since the boat was
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I have recently aquired a 1973 MAC V2 24 (Mac 25). The Hull is in excellent shape, but somewhere al
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Have 84 O'day 28. Was there a cover made for the emergency tiller hole? I have a piece of plywood
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I AM SEARCHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR A TRAILER FOR MY CAPRI 25 PLEASE HELP. EMAIL AT (WINTER@COL
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Does anyone know where I could get a new mast boot for a 1985 O'day 28?
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How Many people who cruise and club race usse roller furling, ? I am a cruiser at heart but recently
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I have noticed a very audible humming coming from my rigging, the lower shrouds I beleive, when I am
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I'm transporting an O'day from Stamford Ct to Raritan Bay NJ on Saturday, Sept. 15th. Does anyone k

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