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As an owner of 1978 Oday, we are interested in adding a bimini.rail or deck mount. Any suggestions,
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I haven't fixed Boston Baked beans for several years now and was feeling needful. So last night I pu
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I posted this on the trailersailor site and got a flurry of interesting responses. So I'll post it
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We will be doing a sail from MDR to Long Beach this Saturday,where we will dock for the night. On
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How old is this Morgan 25? - No it's a M-24 I found a "nameplate" - looks like it was handwritten i
Richard Shelby at 12:38pm 01.29.09
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I've been thru the archives and the Kenyon/Rig-Rite site and can't find a diagram of the boom innard
javaprog at 12:17pm 01.29.09
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My boat needs a bottom job and I'm going to start getting quotes. My boat's LOA is 28'5" It has a st
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Does anyone have an opinion of JSI Sails? I'm considering a mainsail and a 130 genoa for an '86 Hunt
annamariaslim at 11:05am 01.29.09
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Ok please don't laugh, I'm new at rig tuning. I need to know how to adjust the turnbuckles on my rig
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Like many winter landlubbers, I have too much non-sailing time on my hands and have been thinking ab
wwf at 10:37am 01.29.09
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can anyone give me the measurements of a Newport Blue Crab center board and rudder, also the shape o
captstu at 9:34am 01.29.09
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The Isomat masts used on many Pearsons had a metal plate that covered the exit area in the mast wher
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hi all fellow sailors My name is Crystal i'm 18 and have been accepted as crew in the 09-10 clipper
crystalsharingthedream at 9:03am 01.29.09
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Hi all fellow sailors, my name is crystal i am 18 years old and have beeen accepted to the 09-10 cl
pgabor9 at 9:01am 01.29.09
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:cry: I have an Autohelm AH3000 wheel pilot on my Catalina 36. It quit working and I would like to
Bob S at 5:18am 01.29.09
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Last season, my first, I had towing insurance through Sea//Tow. I also had a membership with Boat US
ecsimonson at 12:43am 01.29.09
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Any chance the website can be switched back so it shows new topics instead of "hot topics"? It woul
jnovie at 8:47pm 01.28.09
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I am considering purchasing a Yamaha 26 for day sailing, PHRF racing and shorthanded MORC Racing on
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We have a 1986 C-34 that I plan to add mainsheet winches on the comings aft of the primaries (which
fleetswell at 7:12pm 01.28.09
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I need to replace wiring for anchor and steaming lights on my H23. Since it's winter and the mast i

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