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Considering buying a Bayfield 29C
dLj at 4:29pm 03.11.25
I can't tell much from the photo. Can you take a better close up that shows the depth of that indica
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dLj at 4:23pm 03.11.25
Not considering how easy/hard it would be to physically perform the replacement, it is entirely pos
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Hayden Watson at 3:39pm 03.11.25
Good point. Smokey73, the OP, has the same year Hunter as me, so I assumed the reefing system is l
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Urban Hermit at 3:08pm 03.11.25
Go back to Don's question. If you are re-stepping your mast often I wouldn't want a mast head anten
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Feo23 at 3:05pm 03.11.25
Hi all, There was a lot of good advice on this thread and thanks to all who contributed. I ended
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C
Urban Hermit at 2:55pm 03.11.25
BUY THE BAYFIELD You'll love it! We had one, though not a C. It's a true blue-water cruiser desig
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C
dmax at 2:42pm 03.11.25
Your mast may not be 1/4" thick, so probably not that deep.
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dlochner at 2:42pm 03.11.25
This has been pretty well answered. I just want to add that having a contrasting paint below the wa
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Ralph Johnstone at 1:50pm 03.11.25
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wbarrie at 1:43pm 03.11.25
Wagner, sadly, doesn't exist any more. Mechanics who regularly work on fishboats would know. I do
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Foswick at 1:31pm 03.11.25
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Not considering how easy/hard it would be to physically perform the replacement, it is entirely poss
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SkiingSailor at 1:17pm 03.11.25
Wagner, sadly, doesn't exist any more. Mechanics who regularly work on fishboats would know. I do
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calone at 12:04pm 03.11.25
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Considering buying a Bayfield 29C
kappykaplan at 11:40am 03.11.25
From your photo, it looks like normal wear and tear. Perhaps others with more experience will chime

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