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What years did they make the Tempest 23. I have a 73 23 O'Day and need a new mainsail but am not sur
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Builder's Plaque
Sean K at 12:40pm 03.04.22
Sorry, I wrote two messages, do you have a Baby Stay on your foredeck?
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar
jviss at 12:36pm 03.04.22
Modern bronzes are more complex than the historic use of the bronze definition of copper-tin alloys
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar   (1)
dLj at 12:26pm 03.04.22
No, it's not archaic information, it is fundamentally correct. While there certainly are alloys re
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Matt White at 12:17pm 03.04.22
I did pick up 2 quarts of SR-21. The guy at West Marine says that Interlux is re-formulating VC-17.
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jviss at 11:20am 03.04.22
Look around in your harbor at what everyone else is doing, and do that. :) the nylon 3-strand moor
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar
jviss at 11:16am 03.04.22
This is archaic information. It's the common lay-persons distinction between a brass and a bronze,
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dLj at 11:00am 03.04.22
The primary alloying metal is tin. Other metals are introduced in trace amounts to affect the prop
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brockangelo at 10:57am 03.04.22
Well this is interesting - I clicked the link to that Tohatsu and it was in-stock, even though I did
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JohnShannon at 10:55am 03.04.22
Safe to a degree, Russian roulette is safe to a degree. Sitting down lowers the center of gravity
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I can't find the pic of the builder's plaque I saw on Yachtworld right now. When I come across it I
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Dr Steve at 10:51am 03.04.22
Thanks. We have already contacted Rig-Rite and have the data. Unfortunately they claim they cannot m
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dLj at 10:38am 03.04.22
Temperature 80, Winds 5-10 with gusts to 20. Don't try to contact me! No photos? It didn't happen.
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Jamestown Distributors. You may have to do a little color matching to get a great match, but that's
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brockangelo at 10:32am 03.04.22
That sounds really exciting. I just filled out the form. I've been sailing on small craft since I wa
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I have been observing some other cruisers that are of the opinion that standing in their dinghy whi
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