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Dodger and Bimini features you love?
JBP-PA at 6:27am 10.09.24
The Bimini on my small boat has telescoping side tubes. I can use it in the lower position for sail
Dodger and Bimini features you love?
Scott T-Bird at 6:19am 10.09.24
The connector can be a tricky issue. On my boat (also Catalina 320), I believe the dodger and bimin
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23
Project_Mayhem at 6:12am 10.09.24
@Project_Mayhem When transporting my zero turn lawn mower, it is stored as forward on the trailer
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control
Project_Mayhem at 6:08am 10.09.24
you can set up a barrel for a raw water pump suction hose but extreme caution is required otherwise
O'Day 25 Boat Stands
Project_Mayhem at 6:04am 10.09.24
There's probably a bit of room for error in height as you can always put more wood under the keel @
Good price??
egabe38 at 6:01am 10.09.24
Correction main was reshaped in 2020 so 4 years ago
Good price??
egabe38 at 5:54am 10.09.24
Well i cant remember exactly if he used the winch to unfurl because i was keeping tension on the con
Good price??
Tally Ho at 5:27am 10.09.24
. Mast looked ok and we did unfurl the main but it was difficult. Should you need a winch to unfurl
Good price??
sailme88 at 4:59am 10.09.24
With boats, just like real estate ....LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.... Some of the local pricing and
Lazarette clasp ?
shemandr at 4:57am 10.09.24
See post #3: I witnessed an Alerion 28 sink from water ingress through the lazarette. It was at th
Bow Eye
...3TacksontheWater at 4:24am 10.09.24
I talked to CD Tech Support. They suggest to gain access to the area by removing a portion of the f
Good price??
egabe38 at 4:13am 10.09.24
Thanks shemandr! I checked the head and actually stuck my nose in the waste deck fitting. Lol absolu
Dodger and Bimini features you love?
Joe at 2:30am 10.09.24
All great stuff! Hand rails for sure. Any others? No leather! The craftsman that built my dodge
ASA 101 course
Will Gilmore at 2:25am 10.09.24
All of the ASA courses I have been on the web sites for, show boats that typically include a head.
TD 14   (2)
kappykaplan at 2:24am 10.09.24
Definitely a monster of a storm - latest graphics from NOAA below. e very, very bad. DAMMIT JIM 227
ASA 101 course
Joe at 1:44am 10.09.24
I think that depends on who teaches the course. Call the vendor you are considering with these "log
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control
mermike at 8:29pm 10.08.24
Of course, on a forty year old boat, investing in an engine repair may be foolish given the risk of
Lazy Jacks ?
Justin_NSA at 7:12pm 10.08.24
My main has a Dutchman system that the PO installed. I had never heard of it before. I had lazy jack
Lazarette clasp ?
Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 10.08.24
apsizing? Knockdowns? What are you guys smoking? For recreational boats like ours, I have not hea
Bow Eye
pcharn01 at 6:11pm 10.08.24
I talked to CD Tech Support. They suggest to gain access to the area by removing a portion of the fo

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