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Overseas dept. Brion Toss 06/02/2003 13:48

Restaurant: Nos Ancetres.... Bill Goldsmith 06/03/2003 07:22

Slightly Bent Mast Adam 06/02/2003 10:07
      RE: Slightly Bent Mast Brion Toss 06/02/2003 13:51

Butyl rubber as bedding? Bruce, C&C; 27 MKIII 06/02/2003 09:32

Lirakis or Lirakas Rachael Crompton 05/30/2003 20:24
      RE: Lirakis or Lirakas Brion Toss 06/02/2003 13:54
      RE: Lirakis or Lirakas Ian Simpkins 06/03/2003 02:15

Vang Bob Pingel 05/30/2003 13:56

Splicing super double-braids! Nick Araya 05/30/2003 12:17
      RE: Splicing super double-braids! Bob Pingel 05/30/2003 12:30

Brion in Los Angeles Suzanne DeMasso 05/30/2003 11:10

tuning forstay w/furler Gary Lowell 05/29/2003 05:08

Using silicone on Stalocks Ron Thompson 05/28/2003 21:05
      RE: Using silicone on Stalocks Ron Thompson 05/29/2003 19:46
            RE: RE: Using silicone on Stalocks Brion Toss 06/02/2003 12:49

Archive troubles Scott Thompson 05/28/2003 07:34
      RE: Archive troubles Suzanne DeMasso 05/28/2003 14:35

Help! Chain plate sizing... Stacey 05/27/2003 06:20

One thing to add .... Stacey 05/27/2003 09:43
      RE: Help! Chain plate sizing... Stacey 05/27/2003 09:44
      RE: Help! Chain plate sizing... Brion Toss 05/27/2003 12:36
            RE: RE: Help! Chain plate sizing... Stacey 05/28/2003 06:10
      RE: FREE sailing Classified Ad Brion Toss 05/23/2003 22:02

more ? @ corrosion Ken Russell 05/23/2003 16:29
      RE: more ? @ corrosion Brion Toss 05/27/2003 12:43

Building Grace O'Malley Dan Irvine 05/23/2003 11:01

Norscot Dripless Stuffing Box Peter Sutherland 05/22/2003 09:13

Wire splicing stirrups Jeff Loman 05/21/2003 19:14
      RE: Wire splicing stirrups Brion Toss 05/23/2003 22:00
            RE: RE: Wire splicing stirrups Jeff L. 05/29/2003 18:55

handedness of knots Bob 05/21/2003 17:01
      RE: handedness of knots Brion Toss 05/23/2003 21:42
      RE: handedness of knots Dan Lehman 05/25/2003 21:40

SS and Aluminum Bob Pingel 05/21/2003 15:04
      RE: SS and Aluminum Brion Toss 05/23/2003 21:32

masthead rig tune question Richard Foy 05/21/2003 12:59
      RE: masthead rig tune question Brion Toss 05/23/2003 21:26

mast cleats and corrosion Ken Russell 05/20/2003 20:22
      RE: mast cleats and corrosion Brion Toss 05/21/2003 08:28

Matching chainplates & clevis "Captain" Kirk 05/20/2003 10:09
      RE: Matching chainplates & cle Brion Toss 05/20/2003 10:40

Whipping 3-Strand Eye Spli Leon T 05/20/2003 05:38

Back Stay Adjuster Neal Schneider 05/19/2003 22:29
      RE: Back Stay Adjuster Brion Toss 05/20/2003 10:32

Three-Strand Eye Splice Twist Bob Pingel 05/19/2003 11:56
      RE: Three-Strand Eye Splice Tw Brion Toss 05/20/2003 10:22
            RE: RE: Three-Strand Eye Splice Tw Nick Araya 05/25/2003 13:26

Stanchion Repair (long) Dave Richards 05/19/2003 06:06
      RE: Stanchion Repair (long) Ann Lee 05/20/2003 20:37
            RE: RE: Stanchion Repair (long) Dave Richards 05/21/2003 10:17

Mast stepping Kristi McVey 05/18/2003 13:59
      RE: Mast stepping Ian McColgin 05/20/2003 07:48

LIGHTNING TRAVELER AND MAIN SH c chiesa 05/17/2003 06:50
      RE: LIGHTNING TRAVELER AND MAI Brent Benson 05/18/2003 05:21

Fair Leads, Puzzler, and more Brion Toss 05/15/2003 19:00

Multiple Brummel Splice Hank Brooks 05/15/2003 09:42
      RE: Multiple Brummel Splice Brion Toss 05/15/2003 18:55

staysail schooner rigging nic wilkens 05/14/2003 18:39
      RE: staysail schooner rigging Brion Toss 05/15/2003 18:52

Adding running backs to freest Chris 05/14/2003 10:06
      RE: Adding running backs to fr Brent Benson 05/14/2003 14:16
            RE: RE: Adding running backs t Brion Toss 05/15/2003 18:41

Next Trad. Rigging WS May 17 Kevin Zembower 05/13/2003 12:39

patching holes in carbon mast Jay Price 05/12/2003 15:11
      RE: patching holes in carbon m Brion Toss 05/15/2003 18:35

Spreader Tip Protection Dennis Godfirnon 05/12/2003 11:33
      RE: Spreader Tip Protection Aaron 05/12/2003 22:30
            RE: RE: Spreader Tip Protectio Brion Toss 05/15/2003 18:26

Brion at West Marine in PT Suzanne DeMasso 05/12/2003 11:30

Headstay Tension Eric Posmentier 05/11/2003 19:03
      RE: Headstay Tension Brion Toss 05/12/2003 10:11
            RE: RE: Headstay Tension Leon T 05/20/2003 05:42
                  RE: RE: RE: Headstay Tension Brion Toss 05/20/2003 10:16

S- Bend in double diamond rig Carl Brownstein 05/10/2003 17:10
      RE: S- Bend in double diamond Brion Toss 05/12/2003 09:56

S- Bend in double diamond rig Carl Brownstein 05/10/2003 16:59

Metric sized hardware Steve P 05/10/2003 07:58
      RE: Metric sized hardware Brent Benson 05/13/2003 05:54

Spectra Life Lines Reigh North 05/09/2003 22:55

Spectra Life Lines Reigh North 05/08/2003 23:06
      RE: Spectra Life Lines Brion Toss 05/09/2003 17:18

Splicing a tail onto a spectra Chris 05/08/2003 19:31
      RE: Splicing a tail onto a spectra Bob Pingel 05/08/2003 19:58
            RE: RE: Splicing a tail onto a spectra Chris 05/08/2003 20:35
                  RE: RE: RE: Splicing a tail onto a spectra Bob Pingel 05/10/2003 13:08
                        RE: RE: RE: RE: Splicing a tail onto a spectra Bob Pingel 05/10/2003 13:12

"Moonbeam" Suzanne DeMasso 05/08/2003 11:54

Just starting rigging Frank Faubert 05/08/2003 09:32
      RE: Just starting rigging Bob Pingel 05/08/2003 10:16
            RE: RE: Just starting rigging Frank Faubert 05/08/2003 18:28
      RE: Just starting rigging Scott Thompson 05/09/2003 05:47
            RE: RE: Just starting rigging Frank Faubert 05/13/2003 10:46
                  RE: RE: RE: Just starting rigging Bob Pingel 05/13/2003 11:44

Reusability of StaLoks Bob Pingel 05/07/2003 13:28
      RE: Reusability of StaLoks Brion Toss 05/07/2003 17:54
            RE: RE: Reusability of StaLoks Bob Pingel 05/08/2003 08:24

Luggage Tag's Tom Rapp 05/06/2003 08:35
      RE: Luggage Tag's Brion Toss 05/07/2003 17:43

Turnbuckles - fine vs coarse Jeff 05/06/2003 07:43
      RE: Turnbuckles - fine vs coarse MB 05/06/2003 12:21

Furlers Rob 05/06/2003 02:06

Furlers Rob 05/06/2003 02:06

Spectra Life lines Reigh North 05/05/2003 10:05
      RE: Spectra Life lines Brion Toss 05/07/2003 18:06

Mast Tuning C&C; 41 Rod Stright 05/04/2003 04:13
      RE: Mast Tuning C&C; 41 Brion Toss 05/07/2003 17:40

Building Grace O'Malley Dan Irvine 05/03/2003 12:36
      RE: Building Grace O'Malley Brion Toss 05/07/2003 17:35

running rigging Jim Lant 05/02/2003 08:25
      RE: running rigging Dan Rickert 05/02/2003 11:53
      RE: running rigging Bob Pingel 05/02/2003 13:30
            RE: RE: running rigging john somerhausen 05/02/2003 15:11
                  RE: RE: RE: running rigging Jim Lant 05/06/2003 08:22
                  RE: RE: RE: running rigging Jim Lant 05/06/2003 09:24

Seizing Wire Lynda 05/01/2003 10:56
      RE: Seizing Wire Brent Benson 05/01/2003 12:54
      RE: Seizing Wire Dave Mauney 05/02/2003 15:55
            RE: RE: Seizing Wire Dave Mauney 05/02/2003 15:57

grade 316 stainless Ann Lee 05/01/2003 06:13
      RE: grade 316 stainless Mike Maddin 05/01/2003 06:49
            RE: RE: grade 316 stainless Brion Toss 05/01/2003 19:07
                  RE: RE: RE: grade 316 stainless Ann Lee 05/02/2003 21:29

Tuning a Gaff Rig for Speed Frank Hagan 04/30/2003 22:28
      RE: Tuning a Gaff Rig for Speed William Henry 05/01/2003 10:46
      RE: Tuning a Gaff Rig for Spee Brion Toss 05/01/2003 19:16
            RE: RE: Tuning a Gaff Rig for Spee Frank Hagan 05/03/2003 22:06
                  RE: RE: RE: Tuning a Gaff Rig for Spee Ian Wright 05/09/2003 02:56
      RE: Testing SparTalk Michael Novello 04/30/2003 15:47
            RE: RE: Testing SparTalk Michael Novello 04/30/2003 16:18

Building Grace O'Malley Dan Irvine 04/27/2003 14:30
      RE: Building Grace O'Malley Brion Toss 04/29/2003 10:55

s-bend in mast Carl Brownstein 04/24/2003 21:56
      RE: s-bend in mast Brion Toss 04/29/2003 11:01
      RE: Sail Cloth Rob Morse 04/23/2003 15:42
      RE: Response was blank??? Rick Emerson 04/23/2003 07:49

Baby stay vs. inner fore stay Rick Emerson 04/23/2003 07:32
      RE: Baby stay vs. inner fore stay jon s. 04/23/2003 12:08
            RE: RE: Baby stay vs. inner fo Brion Toss 04/29/2003 11:06
      RE: Baby stay vs. inner fore stay Rick Emerson 05/02/2003 09:21

Mast Boot? Ian Wright 04/23/2003 05:30
      RE: Mast Boot? Dan Rickert 04/23/2003 12:59
      RE: Mast Boot? Dan Rickert 04/23/2003 12:59
      RE: Mast Boot? RW Salnick 04/24/2003 16:19
            RE: RE: Sail Cloth Nick Araya 04/22/2003 19:17
            RE: RE: Sail Cloth Nick Araya 04/22/2003 19:17
            RE: RE: Sail Cloth Ann Lee 04/22/2003 19:00
                  RE: RE: RE: Sail Cloth Nick Araya 04/22/2003 19:21
                        RE: RE: RE: RE: Sail Cloth Todd Bradshaw 04/23/2003 09:52