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onbye at 8:27pm 01.29.09
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Hello, I am a new sailboat owner... Iam a builder of canoes and kayaks and hve just purchased my f
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UPDATE I have since added more photos and posts to my blog! Check it out, the boat is coming along p
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Anyone have experience with home made furlers on a C22? I've seen a couple of posts on the web showi
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Hello I wanted to see if anyone has ever used the Semco Sealer on Teak or their 2 part cleaner.
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As an owner of 1978 Oday, we are interested in adding a bimini.rail or deck mount. Any suggestions,
Ross at 4:54pm 01.29.09
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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
javaprog at 12:08pm 01.29.09
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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
Al - s/v Persephone at 10:39am 01.29.09
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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

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Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes?
jssailem at 9:58am 02.23.22
Why would you want stretch in a sail control line using composite sails? These types of sails are
Another Ship is burning.
jviss at 9:54am 02.23.22
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Another Ship is burning.
jviss at 9:52am 02.23.22
I sure hope my Bentley wasn't on there! Smells like a Li-Ion battery pack fire.
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Following Peggie's train of thought; Marine through hulls should be bronze, not brass. While bronze
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bil1215 at 9:39am 02.23.22
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Scott T-Bird at 9:30am 02.23.22
I was wondering the same thing. Toss a hand grenade into the group, stand back & watch the show :)
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miraculix at 9:24am 02.23.22
Hi all, After some time thinking about the project I have to realize and admit that there is not t
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Project_Mayhem at 9:17am 02.23.22
Thanks for the info @dmax ! That's really helpful. The price for raw material is much better than ex
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes?
sail sfbay at 9:04am 02.23.22
In your case flying a composite sail, low stretch makes sense. My jib and mainsail are cruising tri-
Another Ship is burning.
DayDreamer41 at 9:00am 02.23.22
Sure hope my new GT3 isn't on the ship, I'll be really sad....
BATTERY BANK SETUP
Bob J. at 8:58am 02.23.22
Well, here we are again. A relatively new member asks a question that generates more questions and
Newport 30-3 grab rails
jssailem at 8:56am 02.23.22
One of our sailors @TomY who is handy with wood working built his own, in order to improve on the t
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes?
LakeShark at 8:51am 02.23.22
I purchased a Viper for a spinnaker halyard. Not enough stretch and not smooth enough for a control
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tgrayson at 8:39am 02.23.22
inside of boat is fine,bottom of boat is fine,sorry it took so long to reply, been very busy
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tgrayson at 8:35am 02.23.22
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senang at 8:34am 02.23.22
It would help if you posted a picture that would allow others then H42 owners to assist you in chang
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dmax at 8:26am 02.23.22
ALL the above being said, you are in Taxachuttes... They might just have a special tax for document
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes?
sail sfbay at 8:25am 02.23.22
I purchased a Viper for a spinnaker halyard. Not enough stretch and not smooth enough for a control
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback
dmax at 8:15am 02.23.22
And yes, the toe rails are ornamental only, the screws do not hold the hull/deck joint together.
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dmax at 8:13am 02.23.22
I replaced mine with PlasTeak, looks great, no maintenance. PlasTeak is an excellent brand as the co

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