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Install New Cable In Mast
Roger Wood at 11:03am 03.23.20
Thanks everyone for very useful feedback. Will keep you posted with pictures as I proceed.
Need some advice on the best way to prevent condensation inside the boat, which mainly occ
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Can you sail all winter on Lanier? Only been on it once many years ago in summer. It was beautiful
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john renfro at 10:59am 03.23.20
In testing aircraft speed, it was found that a good wax job could increase speed by five knots.
Bottom Care Advice
jssailem at 10:58am 03.23.20
That sounds like a solid plan. Some might say more than is needed, but it is your boat and you need
Catalina 22 speed
john renfro at 10:55am 03.23.20
hello, Catalina sells a Catalina 22 "how to do it" video with templates and patterns on making the s
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Start it up... Run it for 15 minutes or so to get it warm. Then check the oil level and cleanliness.
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kappykaplan at 10:48am 03.23.20
@BIGUA you recommended Google translation this morning. I'm pretty impressed with it!
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Rich Stidger at 10:48am 03.23.20
I bought a Fairclough cover the first year I bought my boat. I have used it for the last 22 winters
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In the water. On Lake Lanier in north Georgia.
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BIGUA at 10:46am 03.23.20
Thank you for the translation KappyKaplan !!
HYDROLUBE for my Hunter 380
kappykaplan at 10:45am 03.23.20
Salut @GALIOSTRO , maintenant je comprends !! Je n'ai pas le manuel du bateau dans la main, il est s

jon hansen at 10:41am 03.23.20
in sturge, next door to me, my cousin has a mint 240D. the highest speed limit in the county is 55.
HYDROLUBE for my Hunter 380
BIGUA at 10:41am 03.23.20
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kappykaplan at 10:38am 03.23.20
Thank you @BIGUA I will try in French :), easier for me! I have to change my hydrolube ring on the

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Great story of ingenuity @DArcy :biggrin::thumbup:
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Now you are getting into the molecular or chemical realm in which I am not well versed. Maybe the ir
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You did get this directly from PSS and not a cut rate seller right? There are a lot of foreign count

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A car I drove for a while was a Holden station wagon some friends bought from a guaranteed buy back
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Our Bemeteau 37 has a ProFurl system Not sure what your in for on your boat, I can tell you what I
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GALIOSTRO at 10:26am 03.23.20
I found! The way for the wire was strange and not logical... But i found!!! Super!!

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