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BURPING THE DRIPLESS thetone at 2:40pm 06.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1304 Just baught a 1990 Beneteau 35s5. It has a Volvo dripless seal on the shaft. Does this need to be bu
Point Sails tom etzel at 1:48pm 06.28.19 Ask All Sailors 1/459 Does anyone have any experience with them? Thanks
BOB...boat overboard prevention BobbyFunn at 11:15am 06.28.19 Day Sailers 16/1719 What is the thin line called that is tied to the boat and then to the ring on a removable pin. As
2 knots gusting to 3 (1) Jackdaw at 9:25am 06.28.19 Racing 2/670 Last evening WAS supposed to be the final race in the WYC G-series. Sitting in 2nd place, were were
Club/Marina Boat Cranes (1) BrianRobin at 8:27am 06.28.19 Ask All Sailors 3/489 I'm looking for pictures/info of your club or marina boat cranes. Our club is looking to update our
advice: suggestions for attaching furler to bow eye. Chief RA at 7:25am 06.28.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2649 By loosening aft and all 4 side stays still can't get enough slack to pin jib furler turret. Have h
MAKING PROGRESS twodzusfittings at 7:03am 06.28.19 Bigger Boats 2/709 Slowly but surely I'm making progress on turning this #313 1983 O'Day 30 CB into a very comfortable
changing rudder lines on a Hunter 240 KMZ at 5:51pm 06.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1049 Rudder line 2 "snapped" the other day when I was raising the rudder on my Hunter 240. It snapped at
Propeller zinc selection FredW at 5:18pm 06.27.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1403 short of pulling the zinc, any way to determine what size fits a 2013 Oceania 34?
Question for rardiH36 regarding inside Jib tracks Alctel at 3:45pm 06.27.19 The Cherubini Hunters 3/747 So I remember reading a while ago that rardi was installing inside jib tracks to help point better b
Tuning behind the mast furler joe28532 at 3:07pm 06.27.19 Ask All Sailors 11/3541 Helping a friend replace the standing rigging on his boat. I have replaced rigging and tuned my own
Sea water faucet in the kitchen Valerio at 2:20pm 06.27.19 Big Boats 18/3326 I have a seacock dedicated only to feed the desalinator machine. This is located almost below the ga
Epoxy-ing over keel cable eyelet. Bad idea ? langfordja at 2:03pm 06.27.19 Catalina 22 8/1111
Just starting out....am I thinking right? armondo at 1:53pm 06.27.19 Trailer Sailors 60/9946 Hey folks! I am pretty new to sailing and trying to figure out what I want to do. Hope that is ok
Anyone know what these are? (1) wing15601 at 1:16pm 06.27.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1478
Fuel polishing dehler25 at 12:13pm 06.27.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/1586 I am putting a permanently mounted fuel polisher together with a Racor 500 FG as the filtering eleme
Shaft Seal Bellows Hose Clamps (1) Bill19233 at 9:05am 06.27.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/589 Found some water under the shaft seal on the boat last night, sponged it up and it kept filling back
The two boat system john6206 at 5:42am 06.27.19 Smaller Boats 12/2099
Rudder Change hunter 23.5 ? jbreland at 4:58am 06.27.19 Smaller Boats 13/1697 Did hunter change the design of the rudder or did someone other than ida sailors make a different ru
Insurance Survey RoyS at 4:53am 06.27.19 Ask All Sailors 26/2086 Four years ago I had an insurance survey done on my 1980 boat. This resulted in my obtaining a compe

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What kind of propane regulator to use? JoeWhite at 1:08pm 08.30.24 May be a new oven is due.
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 12:36pm 08.30.24 Thank you for choosing our service. Please expect to find our invoice in the mail. No problem, I
Weather Helm while Broad Reaching w/ only headsail? jssailem at 12:34pm 08.30.24
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 11:52am 08.30.24 Good luck with locating the replacement part for the oven control. Now, there's the small matter of
Weather Helm while Broad Reaching w/ only headsail? kbgunn at 11:45am 08.30.24 Check your rig tuning. Did you notice a difference between port and starboard tack? Make sure the ma
Lubricate exterior through hull ball valves (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:35am 08.30.24 Best stuff I've seen for water repellency is Super Lube Grease.
2014 Marlow Hunter e33 Issues danhopkins at 11:14am 08.30.24 Unfortunately they recently shut down the Marlow Hunter website. The only resources I've found are r
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 11:06am 08.30.24 UPDATE ON THE PROPANE DEBACLE: I re-assembled the system with the new regulator, gauge, and the QCC
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 10:45am 08.30.24 Just an observation here but you've already had a blown wide open, failed hose simulation when you
What kind of propane regulator to use? (3) Rich Stidger at 10:38am 08.30.24 Hi Ralph, Good luck with the project today. Not to load you up with more tasks, but I'm wondering
Reefer/freezer installation Jkutyna at 10:37am 08.30.24 I'm unaware that it was ever an option to have the icebox converted to a refrigeration unit by Hunte
What kind of propane regulator to use? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 08.30.24 But in order for this excess flow check to be activated, it requires an inrush of gas to the system
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 jssailem at 9:33am 08.30.24 The typical M25 spin on fuel filter is reported as a 20 micron filer. P/N298854 It comes in a range
Replacing Portholes jssailem at 9:12am 08.30.24 If bronze dead lights are on the wish list, I would agree that searching the salvage sites for them
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Captain Larry-DH at 8:48am 08.30.24 Come on guys . You are all missing the obvious . These folks are in the Pacific Northwest . I've be
Bought an ODay 25 - Question about cracking/spidering around the mast Timm R Oday25 at 8:41am 08.30.24 This fall marks 19 years with our Oday 25 . I second the suggestion about the bulkheads . Check wher
Keel types 310 early and late models jssailem at 8:38am 08.30.24 It sounds like a possible solution. It will be design dependent to shed more flotsam than it collect
Catalina 16.5 mast support pgandw at 7:48am 08.30.24 Thank you, Dave. Yeah, I figured it out that I needed to lash the mast at both supports, and also m
Catalina 16.5 mast support Crazy Dave Condon at 7:38am 08.30.24 @Oldskoolguy please post a photo how the mast is supported at the transom. @pgandw gsve you advise
Wheel to tiller Joe at 6:51am 08.30.24 The good news is that there are many, many people who think wheel steering on a small boat makes it

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