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NOS Gas Stove/Oven caguy at 1:02am 05.04.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1787 I was at salvage yard today and came across a NOS gas stove with NOS tank 2500 PSI. Two gauge regula
Yanmar 2GM throttle issue nestorph at 8:21pm 05.03.14 Islander 4/2846 Still getting familiar with my I-30 having come from an I-28 with an Atomic 4. During my first seas
Propeller nut woes... (2) The Garbone at 7:26pm 05.03.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/1996 Put a new propeller on my 1" shaft. The old propeller was held on by two nuts and no cotter pin. I
Taking Venture 2-22 off trailer for paint...questions... tidal9 at 7:04pm 05.03.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1236 I plan on taking my Venture 2-22 off of her trailor for bottom paint. The plan so far is to bring h
SOS light Ken Cross at 7:01pm 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 19/4255 Our current USCG regulations now allow USCG approved (SOS flashing) lights for night use. (And an S
Spinnaker Set Up Tobydaisy at 6:52pm 05.03.14 Catalina 22 4/955 The lake is still frozen, but, I am beginning to rig my new to me '74. I bought an asymetrical spi
Hard Starting Yanmar Rich M at 6:43pm 05.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 9/2011 I have an 85 28.5 with a 2gm Yanmar that is starting the apparently typical starting issues of an ol
Radar installation help wcletien at 5:57pm 05.03.14 Catalina 30 18/2115 I recently purchased a Raymarine a78 chartploter/radar/sonar system for my 1983 Catalina 30. I have
Sold my O'day GeorgiaBII at 5:13pm 05.03.14 Day Sailers 0/666 Thanks for all the help gents and admirals. But today I sold my first sailboat to another new sailor
bilge floor board cover floating in water! sdstef at 5:13pm 05.03.14 Day Sailers 1/768 I launched last Sunday and returned to the boat last night. Found the bilge overflowing and half in
Anchor Light Bulb Chuck Magee at 4:30pm 05.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/946 Looking to change a anchor light bulb on a Hunter 33.5 over to a LED. Since I haven't been up the ma
thru-hull issue? Maybe not! Pat at 4:24pm 05.03.14 Bigger Boats 5/830 Went to the boat and spent the night....when I opened the thru hull for the Raritan PHII head, water
compass balls rgarrison@gmail.com at 12:45pm 05.03.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/588 Has anyone out there used compass balls to help their fluxgate compensate for other ferrous interfer
Swinh keel connection amisinc at 12:45pm 05.03.14 Catalina 22 1/630 1974 catalina 22 swing keel The cable connection point has a crack Need to fabricate a new connectio
Replacing Thermostat in Northern Lights Generator agaliha at 12:31pm 05.03.14 Sabre Express 2/6223 After un-winterizing my boat this spring, my generator (Northern Lights 673) started overheating. I
Power & Batteris Doc_holiday at 12:19pm 05.03.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/863 I chose to move some weight around and make space more useable. I made a frame and mounted the two (
Gps nav on ipad Larry D Calander at 12:09pm 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1170 Nobody have any good aps for navigation?
Replacing Burnt Salon Bulbs canuck at 12:01pm 05.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1012 We have a 2012 Hunter 39. How do we remove the round circular salon light fixture cover to get at th
Seldon GX15 SheridanMae at 11:51am 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 0/660 We recently installed a Selden GX15 Top Down Furler on our Catalina 36 with a Selden retractable spr
Selden GX15 Top Down Furler SheridanMae at 11:15am 05.03.14 Big Boats 1/1975 We recently installed a Selden GX15 Top Down Furler on our Catalina 36 with a Selden retractable spr

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Random photo from our first regatta Don Guillette at 3:16pm 10.06.22 Thank you! I'm a beginner and I love getting feedback like this. The winds were light and shifty. W
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 3:14pm 10.06.22 Given the position of the "depression" and its shape, it might have been a sail drive at some point
Through holes and prop dlochner at 3:12pm 10.06.22 Given the position of the "depression" and its shape, it might have been a sail drive at some point.
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail Davidasailor26 at 2:32pm 10.06.22
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail shemandr at 2:29pm 10.06.22 I had full length vertical battens on my H356 with Selden in mast furling. Let me tell you the ways
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping Lee Hadjiosif at 1:46pm 10.06.22 When you take the hose off the pump, blow air through it with your mouth, and feel if there is any r
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Kermit at 1:39pm 10.06.22 Happy birthday, John!
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Kermit at 1:19pm 10.06.22 @jssailem It's probably a relief now that you don't have to worry about producing ID every time you
Through holes and prop (1) rgranger at 1:15pm 10.06.22 The big circle "patch" is not something I have seen before but if I had to guess, I would suspect
Invest 91L JamesG161 at 12:52pm 10.06.22 Potential Tropical Cyclone 13 Soon to become a Hurricane Jim....
Water Heater Plumbing BarryL at 12:40pm 10.06.22 Hey, My guess is the old water heater was disconnected because it leaks..... Anyway, the plumbing
Random photo from our first regatta chriscampbell at 12:21pm 10.06.22 Chris: I enjoy looking at pictures that show sail trim. I don't know the weather conditions that da
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level rbroad9 at 12:19pm 10.06.22 Thank you Terry. This is very helpful!
Random photo from our first regatta Don Guillette at 11:59am 10.06.22 That's us in the middle. We came in 4th of 8 boats and had a lot of fun. ink you could have squeeze
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level Terry Cox at 11:22am 10.06.22 Gear box is full of oil when the level is at the bottom mark. Correct level is measured by resting t
Water Heater Plumbing Don S/V ILLusion at 11:18am 10.06.22 Both, as best I can tell. assuming the heater is there, pressure test it first unless you simply w
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 11:16am 10.06.22 from the pic, your prop issue looks more like corrosion than from an impact. That can be addressed
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 11:12am 10.06.22 That hole behind the keel looks purposeful, and I suspect it is for draining the bilge when hauled f
Happy Birthday to John Shepard (1) Will Gilmore at 10:56am 10.06.22 Happy birthday John. We're all sailing for adventure with you oin in on the trip more often too. I
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Hayden Watson at 10:37am 10.06.22 Happy birthday John. If you can make it up here tomorrow, you can help me celebrate mine!

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