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1/10 hp motor 878  John Chaney  03/27/2002 10:26PM 
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Removing/Replacing a reel seat? 824  Mark Didlake  03/27/2002 09:39PM 
Last Post by Mike Ballard
epoxy on guides 1,033  John Bailey  03/27/2002 08:27PM 
Last Post by Mike Ballard
Lathes - Drill or real? 1,856  Todd Forbes  03/27/2002 07:24PM 
Last Post by Keith Yang
Rebuilding Problems 790  Ralph Pepe  03/27/2002 05:45PM 
Last Post by Mike Bolt
Removing bubbles when coat has dryed 803  Alberto Bolan  03/27/2002 03:43PM 
Last Post by Alberto Bolan
St Croix Legend blanks have strange, 1,167  John Lasky  03/27/2002 03:06PM 
Last Post by John Lasky
Rebuilding Problems 818  Ralph Pepe  03/27/2002 03:00PM 
Last Post by Ralph Pepe
Coloring Blanks 774  William A. Boettcher Sr  03/27/2002 02:06PM 
Last Post by Dave Joseph
Boron composite blanks 737  Felix Cartagena  03/27/2002 09:08AM 
Last Post by Neal Cissel
LS Suppreme vs. Flex Coat Light 998  Butch North  03/27/2002 09:01AM 
Last Post by Tom Kirkman
Fighting Butt 676  Brian Wilson  03/27/2002 08:54AM 
Last Post by Tom Kirkman
REC guides 952  Barry Weaver  03/27/2002 08:45AM 
Last Post by Dick Thurston
How long? 847  Larry Copas  03/27/2002 08:42AM 
Last Post by Tom Kirkman
Fly rod blank 853  Brian Wilson  03/27/2002 08:36AM 
Last Post by Dick Thurston
Good blanks for bass rods. 763  Shawn Smith  03/27/2002 08:00AM 
Last Post by Dick Thurston
Pac Bay Blanks 786  Joel Goyette  03/27/2002 07:42AM 
Last Post by Dick Thurston
Loomis crankbait blanks? 647  Shawn Smith  03/27/2002 01:26AM 
Last Post by Mark Schulte
Re-wrapping 822  Peter Arnold  03/26/2002 11:06PM 
Last Post by Dick Thurston
Drying Time?? 670  William A. Boettcher Sr  03/26/2002 10:41PM 
Last Post by Dick Thurston
Hookhider Grip 1,076  Joe Brooks  03/26/2002 10:23PM 
Last Post by Chris Coday
Heads Up/ Re. counterfeit blanks    Pages: 1 2 3,746  22  Rich Garbowski  03/26/2002 10:22PM 
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shaded guide wraps 869  Steve Parks  03/26/2002 10:17PM 
Last Post by Mike Ballard
custom rods 953  10  eddie gunn  03/26/2002 08:46PM 
Last Post by Coach Paul Bagby
Which Blank ?? 875  Clint Doak  03/26/2002 07:44PM 
Last Post by Dick Thurston
Tubes/Bags for Multi Piece Rods 887  Lee Aitchison  03/26/2002 07:11PM 
Last Post by gary marquardt
LS supreme over Flex Coat? 1,048  Butch North  03/26/2002 06:16PM 
Last Post by Ed Thompson
Finishing wraps? 836  Mark Didlake  03/26/2002 06:15PM 
Last Post by Mark Didlake
Holding Top or Mid Blank Sections When Wrapping or Drying 999  Phil Ptak  03/26/2002 05:27PM 
Last Post by Mike Bolt
Thread color problem 949  Joe Marshall  03/26/2002 05:15PM 
Last Post by Goran Sandberg
how to 817  eddie gunn  03/26/2002 04:29PM 
Last Post by Chris Karp
finishing technique for beginners 775  Michael H Kennedy  03/26/2002 01:57PM 
Last Post by Michael H Kennedy
Test Casting 799  Joe Marshall  03/26/2002 01:49PM 
Last Post by Buddy Sanders
Recessed Reel Seats 816  Tom Piatt  03/26/2002 12:50PM 
Last Post by Tom Piatt
Installing EVA foam handles 977  Galen Briese  03/26/2002 10:39AM 
Last Post by Ellis Mendiola
"Inner Cast" blanks 1,185  11  Dave Lockman  03/26/2002 09:50AM 
Last Post by Scott Greenberg
Spine question 1,104  Dan Corbett  03/26/2002 09:25AM 
Last Post by Shawn Smith
Tackleworks in Marlin Magazine 756  Mike Ballard  03/26/2002 09:03AM 
Last Post by Tom Kirkman
Cork handle finish 1,265  Rob Longley  03/26/2002 06:40AM 
Last Post by Arthur kaplan
Drying motors discontinued -new source? 2,194  17  Steve Swadinsky  03/26/2002 06:11AM 
Last Post by Arthur kaplan
Spiral Wrapping? 951  Matt Gates  03/26/2002 12:21AM 
Last Post by Rich Garbowski
underwraps---coat before overwraps and guides placed? 1,338  Michael T Williams  03/25/2002 09:50PM 
Last Post by Hugh Miller
Guide placement (1st guide only) 1,271  David George  03/25/2002 09:14PM 
Last Post by Mike Ballard
S-glass Vs. Graphite 1,676  joseph bailleaux  03/25/2002 08:48PM 
Last Post by Ellis Mendiola
measuring U-40 rod bond 981  Michael H Kennedy  03/25/2002 08:06PM 
Last Post by William Colby
Postings, again 923  Tom Kirkman  03/25/2002 05:12PM 
Last Post by Tom Kirkman
"tacky" windings 738  Michael T Williams  03/25/2002 03:05PM 
Last Post by Randy Gerrick
Why would balancing harm effeciency? 1,211  Dean Veltman  03/25/2002 03:05PM 
Last Post by Dan Corbett
Amtak Epoxy 932  Ray Alston  03/25/2002 02:46PM 
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Rainshadow -matt/clear 1,288  mark goertzen  03/25/2002 12:41PM 
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