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Kuntrymann at 2:10pm 01.26.09
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My wife and I are considering cruising for a while and would love to/have to take our dog. How many
tom.watson at 2:00pm 01.26.09
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I am replacing closed turnbuckles on a 77 Catalina 30 and hoping not to replace the shrouds, which l
markberten@gmail.com at 1:50pm 01.26.09
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Did yo u purchase from FX sails? Were you happy with the sails? did you get what you ordered? Wa
MaestroCT at 1:36pm 01.26.09
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Last summer, by the time I realized that the strainer on the engine intake was full of enough eel gr
3m_rowe at 12:54pm 01.26.09
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I am looking at buying a '79 Catalina 22, as my first sailboat purchase. It is a trailerable boat,
Johnb at 12:31pm 01.26.09
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Kinyonga is currently hauled out. We have had a reccomendation from the boat yard to have a "profess
Mike B at 12:18pm 01.26.09
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I stumbled across this site following a thread on a different web site. It's a nice tool that calcul
rardiH36 at 11:41am 01.26.09
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Imbedded in recent threads is a picture (courtesy of Maine Sail) that highlights a siphon- break in
Pat Hooyman at 11:07am 01.26.09
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I have a 2007 H38 - took it out Friday in 20+ knot winds - great sailing but I felt a vibration when
raccer at 10:56am 01.26.09
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Hello, Been lurking this forum since last night and it seems full of great advice from helpful peopl
SeanMorey at 10:54am 01.26.09
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Hi all, I am the new owner of a 77 Columbia 32'. It has no engine. What kind should I be looking
tedebee at 10:50am 01.26.09
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What size Vehicle needed to tow an O'Day 272? I have a Tahoe with a 350 V8 and 4W drive?
mnydvr at 10:41am 01.26.09
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Mid 80's 32' have a problem in the head,seems that sea water is getting back into head,"y" valve
tedebee at 10:38am 01.26.09
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Looking to purchase a 27' ODay272, anyone have any experience with an A Frame for a 27' or larger?
tedebee at 10:13am 01.26.09
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Does anyone out there trailer their O'Day 272? If so who Mfg'd your trailer?
tedebee at 9:58am 01.26.09
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I am thinking of purchasing an O'Day 272 LE and need to find or have made a trailer for it. Any sug
Tim R. at 9:47am 01.26.09
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I am in the process of completely rebuilding my binacle and guard. I would like to upgrade my guard
SeanMorey at 9:07am 01.26.09
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Anyone know of any? I have a good mechanic who can maybe bring one back to life.
SeanMorey at 9:06am 01.26.09
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Hi all, I just bought a 77 Columbia 32' with a crusty looking alcohol stove/oven. Can I bring it b
AlexLopez at 8:24am 01.26.09
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Hello everyone, I had to create a new user name since I couldnt find my old one so please take no

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Plymouth Sailor at 12:52pm 02.23.22
The states that allow you to document your boat and NOT register your boat are AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE,
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Richard19068 at 12:27pm 02.23.22
Into another environment ? Or beyond the environment ? Good point. I guess it should be beyond
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FastOlson at 11:39am 02.23.22
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rgranger at 11:35am 02.23.22
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jviss at 11:05am 02.23.22
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Leeward Rail at 10:43am 02.23.22
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Another Ship is burning.
Leeward Rail at 10:41am 02.23.22
Hopefully they can tow it out of the environment. ;) Into another environment ? Or beyond the env
USCG Registry versus State
Tom J at 10:37am 02.23.22
Taxachusetts: Massachusetts has the 21st highest tax burden of all the states, Maine is 4th highest
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jviss at 10:37am 02.23.22
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Tom J at 10:36am 02.23.22
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jviss at 10:21am 02.23.22
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DayDreamer41 at 10:19am 02.23.22
Interesting, ya learn something new everyday, our Sapphire is USCG documented and I still display th

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