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842:"Watkins Yachts 1973 - 1989"
369:in 1987 and was renamed the
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873:"History of Watkins Yachts"
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385:The design was built by
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654:"Watkins 30 sailboat"
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1074:Categories
1059:Seawolf 33
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419:raked stem
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371:Watkins 30
344:Watkins 29
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568:Mirage 29
538:Alberg 29
449:polyester
429:-mounted
407:keelboats
214:-mounted
208:Rudder(s)
968:Watkins
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297:Mainsail
286:Sailplan
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127:Monohull
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