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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
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I am replacing closed turnbuckles on a 77 Catalina 30 and hoping not to replace the shrouds, which l
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Last summer, by the time I realized that the strainer on the engine intake was full of enough eel gr
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I am looking at buying a '79 Catalina 22, as my first sailboat purchase. It is a trailerable boat,
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Kinyonga is currently hauled out. We have had a reccomendation from the boat yard to have a "profess
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I stumbled across this site following a thread on a different web site. It's a nice tool that calcul
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Imbedded in recent threads is a picture (courtesy of Maine Sail) that highlights a siphon- break in
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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
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Hello, Been lurking this forum since last night and it seems full of great advice from helpful peopl
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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
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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?
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Does anyone out there trailer their O'Day 272? If so who Mfg'd your trailer?

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tfox2069 at 8:49am 02.24.22
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