The Hardy Motor Boat Owners Club Message Board

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Cookers and boat painting in Care and maintenance
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Latest care & maintenance \| Show all
Hull Polishing for First Time [5]	8 days ago
Ready for the season. [12]	10 days ago
Marine toilet seat revived [5]	10 days ago
Replacing the canopy on a Pilot 20 [6]	31 Aug 25
Excessive play in steering wheel. [16]	24 Aug 25
Latest engines \| Show all
EMM Repair [1]	2 days ago
Engine bay fire extinguisher [3]	5 days ago
Tachometer 'needle drift' - Fix [2]	11 days ago
Pilot with 75 bhp Honda, fuel economy? [10]	15 days ago
Warning lights [3]	11 Aug 25
Latest miscellaneous topics \| Show all
Marine Market [3]	23 days ago
Uploading photos [2]	4 Sep 25
Rough age and actual model of this Hardy 20 [1]	4 Sep 25
Boat Age, Hardy 17 [14]	30 Aug 25
Aux 1 Switch [3]	29 Aug 25
Latest navigation & sea worthiness \| Show all
Sea Performance Trial for Hardy Bosun 20 [17]	4 Jan 25
Taking to Ground [3]	23 Aug 23
Air draft [5]	27 Feb 23
Hardy mariner 25 [5]	3 May 22
Navigator 18 top speed [7]	23 Jan 22

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