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Need mast rigging and sails for 34 col. 72 James at 9:28am 01.02.03 Columbia 0/1296 i am looking for a mast rigging and sails for a 72 colubia mark 5 34ft i believe the mast is 41 ft h
Cal 33 Ron Eddleman at 9:20am 01.02.03 Cal 2/1298 I purchased a 1988 Cal 33 last year. I see many references to a Cal 33-2 in the PHRF ratings. What i
need info on Columbia 34 Mark II Art Pelton at 5:55am 12.23.02 Columbia 1/1780 Am looking at a Columbia 34 MII Miami, FL and am seeking info on possible weak points or areas to lo
Columbia 50 Info. Terry Goodin at 7:22am 12.18.02 Columbia 1/2142 Does anyone know anything about the Columbia 50 ? Was she a good boat ? Is the 45 her replacement
Mast rake and weather helm Lee at 2:12am 12.18.02 Sabre Sailboats 3/2120 When the previous owner installed a roller furling on my Sabre32, they obviously wanted a very long
Free wild party on C-29' jamie mcarthur at 2:03am 12.17.02 Columbia 0/1208 not really, I 'm still looking for PHRF data for my rating so a jazzy title might get someone to rea
Cal 48 - info needed Graham Wood at 5:53am 12.16.02 Cal 2/868 I'm thinking of purchasing a 1966 Cal 48 and need any info that anyone has about the boat.
leak at mast into cabin Dallas Shackelford at 8:36pm 12.09.02 Columbia 1/1434 What is the best way to go about this problem. THe water is dripping from mount bolts in the cabin
Seeking info on Columbia 39 Jerry Simpson at 11:28pm 11.29.02 Columbia 0/1896 Thinking of buying a 71 Columbia 39. Any info on the seaworthiness and special problems of this boa
Cal 40 as a Cruiser? Dale Comeau at 5:55am 11.28.02 Cal 1/595 I am just beginning and have been doing research as to a suitable live aboard cruiser. I want to do
Columbia 33 Sabre Terry Goodin at 2:18pm 11.26.02 Columbia 4/8084 I am looking at a Columbia 33 Sabre model. Does anyone know anything about this boat ? I found som
New boat! Kim McCall at 2:18am 11.22.02 Columbia 4/1522 I just bought a columbia 29 in great condition and just nolticed that there is more than one model c
col 29' rating jamie mcarthur at 2:40am 11.19.02 Columbia 0/1272 I'm trying to get some historical data on the phrf rating for the original Col 29'. Not the Col 29-2
New Columbia Owner, Any Chesapeake Sailors Ralph Boldyga at 11:31am 11.15.02 Columbia 5/1522 Just picked up a 1969 or 1970 26 foot Columbia...Title is in the mail so I'm not sure of the year ye
Replacement Rudder Lori Dahm at 3:02am 11.13.02 Other Sailboats 0/931 My 1970 Santana 21 has a rudder off the transom. During a sailing adventure this fall, the rudder sp
Columbia/Volvo Propeller? Puget Wind at 11:38pm 11.12.02 Columbia 2/1333 I've recently purchased a 1973 Columbia 28 with a Volvo Penta MD1B diesel. I suspect this diesel's c
Cal 20 Used Mainsail and Rudder needed Robert Young at 1:31am 11.08.02 Cal 1/618 Hello,I was given this boat by my father and it needs both a rudder (cracked badly) and a mainsail
Columbia for sale reply Michelle at 11:27pm 11.04.02 Columbia 1/1222 Truly I don't know the boat that well it was my father's who past away in June. He was in the proces
Rubber around boat Anna at 8:56am 11.04.02 Columbia 3/1489 We're new to the Columbia world and this site is great! We just purchased a 1970 C36. The rubber a
WATER HEATER JERRY MITCHELL at 5:56am 11.03.02 Columbia 1/1451 CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHERE THE OPTIONAL WATER HEATER ON A COLUMBIA 8.7 WOULD HAVE BEEN LOCATED AND HAS

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do you sail in the fog? jssailem at 4:56pm 12.08.20 Not a RANT>.. An excellent discussion of the issues around FOG @Maine Sail :clap:
do you sail in the fog? jssailem at 4:55pm 12.08.20 i have good skills. i'm well trained. still scared. :plus:
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? Tally Ho at 4:54pm 12.08.20 I bought mine in the middle of winter. We ran the moisture meter over her, the decks had no softne
Hunter 333 real or myth? Tally Ho at 4:51pm 12.08.20
The Proper Prop jssailem at 4:44pm 12.08.20 Wow Mike. You are right That guy was smart. And what a cool websight. I found this discussion.. "Th
DELMARVA preparations kappykaplan at 4:37pm 12.08.20 On average, if you plan for a speed of advance of about 4 kts, a non-stop DELMARVA takes about 96 ho
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking jssailem at 4:33pm 12.08.20 only a handful of which I can (or should) do myself. Do not sell your self short. I have discovere
Best boat to purchase to live on jssailem at 4:29pm 12.08.20 If I was looking for a boat to live on I would try and find a Chinese Junk. They are not much of a s
Coolant Smoke or more? Tally Ho at 4:24pm 12.08.20 Maybe a dumb question but do most people close their seacocks when not on the boat. Since I bought
Coolant Smoke or more? jssailem at 4:23pm 12.08.20 At least you live near your boat. I live 250 miles away.
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed jssailem at 4:22pm 12.08.20 My stanchions have some sort of coating or nylon protector on the drilled holes, so less worried ab
Coolant Smoke or more? islandhop at 4:21pm 12.08.20 Ok. Thanks guys. I do inspect all of them. They are in good working order. But from here on I will
DELMARVA preparations kappykaplan at 4:20pm 12.08.20 Sailing non stop can be a bit stressful. Unless you have crew! I have done many DELMARVAs, always
DELMARVA preparations jssailem at 4:20pm 12.08.20 Just looking at the map there appears to be many places along the way you could stop and explore.
DELMARVA preparations jssailem at 4:14pm 12.08.20 Dr. D... Do you feel you need to do this without stopping? Sailing non stop can be a bit stressful.
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed pmbuck at 4:12pm 12.08.20 Similar to your sunbrella solution, I am buying a dyneema sleeve to put over each eye splice. My sta
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed pmbuck at 4:11pm 12.08.20 yes - I liked that post on the whoopie sling! Also can recommend. We decided not to do it since I'll
Coolant Smoke or more? jssailem at 4:02pm 12.08.20 Welcome to the forum @islandhop. Never a dumb question is asked. Just do it once and never repeat it
Coolant Smoke or more? dmax at 4:01pm 12.08.20 Always close them, it could save your boat. The first boat I had with through-hulls almost sank a we
Hunter 36 Fresh Water Tank Access nickroskam at 2:59pm 12.08.20 You'll find the manual under Downloads https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/resources/index.php?task=

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