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The owners of a newly acquired sailboat inventory a large collection of sails and hardware left on board by the previous owner. The inventory reveals a mix of usable gear and items belonging to other vessels, including a mainsail for a San Juan 28 and a mizzen for a Bounty yawl.11:04 The crew identifies a functional mainsail with two reef points, a storm tri-sail, a spinnaker, a staysail, and a headsail.16:16 They note the absence of dodger frames despite having the canvas, and they find a set of Genoa and jib tracks, boom gallows, and primary winches.19:15 The crew plans to upgrade the existing hank-on headsails to a roller-furling system for long-term cruising.13:03 They also confirm that the boat is currently stored on private property and will not host meet-and-greets at the site.1:58 The inventory process highlights the challenges of sorting through legacy gear left by previous owners during a boat refit.

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