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Blob Material (1) LakeOntario270 at 1:46pm 10.14.18 Ask All Sailors 11/824 Looking for a recommendation on what to use to seal my new cable (left side) in my Nav Pod. I'm gue
Primary Fuel Filter on 2001 Hunter 410 Darb at 12:41pm 10.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1012 Hello fellow Hunter owners. I have a 2001 410 that is factory equipped with a Northern Lights gener
Chance it or replace Richard Bayle at 12:27pm 10.14.18 Big Boats 14/1630 Surya, a 41 DS, is 10 years old next month, and I am having suggestions out here that the insurance
What is the fitting on the bottom of the boom used for? (1) Tim Mills at 10:29am 10.14.18 Big Boats 3/642 Does anyone know what this plastic fitting on the bottom of the boom is? I want to use it for attach
Hydraulic Backstay Adjuster Kings Gambit at 9:49am 10.14.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1587 My rigger just installed an integral hydraulic backstay adjuster (split backstay), replacing the blo
Catalina 22 Pop-Top Cover GrantG at 8:52am 10.14.18 Catalina 22 2/1699 Hi guys, I just picked up my new (to me) 1989 Catalina 22 last week and I'm really enjoying my new
Alternator replacement (3) BC Bernie at 8:04am 10.14.18 Catalina 310 6/1570 My 2004 310 with Universal XPB 25 has a Fleece Neville 8MR 105 amp (higher output than the original
Strippers (1) kbgunn at 7:47am 10.14.18 Ask All Sailors 26/4496 Ok...I know the title of the post was click bait, but I'm hoping someone can help. I have Lewmar Wa
Replacing galley faucet IH82BL8 at 4:51am 10.14.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4598 Can I use an RV faucet, or is the a necessarily "marine" specification for the application? Thanks.
Power windlass sailme88 at 7:33pm 10.13.18 Ask All Sailors 10/885 Greetings, Our C-34 has a deck mounted windless the is powered by Armstrong. Now retired we plan to
Help installing MSD on a Thetford 550p (Porta Potti) guywarwick at 7:05pm 10.13.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1711 I would be very grateful is anyone could help me with the correct method of installing an MSD with m
To Drone or not to Drone? (1) Grey wolf at 5:29pm 10.13.18 Ask All Sailors 7/839
Screwed impeller... rpell1@msn.com at 4:25pm 10.13.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/981 Hi all, Now that I have changing the impeller on my M25xpa down to a science, maybe next time I will
Catalina 18 Shrouds Attachment at the Upper end Ajay73 at 4:11pm 10.13.18 Smaller Boats 4/994 Today I was looking over the shrouds and stays of my new to me 2003 C18. I looked at Catalina Direct
New Venture 222 owner jimrichey at 4:06pm 10.13.18 Parts Search 2/588 I have just purchased a 1971 Venture 222 and I am trying to restore it. I am currently searching for
Nut Size on 1995-40.5 MetricMountie at 3:19pm 10.13.18 Big Boats 18/1452 wondering if anyone would know the nut size on the keel bolts for a 1995 - 40.5 and the torque specs
in mast sheets GREGP at 1:34pm 10.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/710 My main and jib sheets run inside the mast. The plates that cover the hole where they exit are missi
12volt smart tv CYQK at 10:10am 10.13.18 Ask All Sailors 39/3514 Has anyone found a good source for one of these?
1995 Catalina 42 Adler Barbour fridge advice JlewCat42 at 9:46am 10.13.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2292
replacing cdi halyard ljo at 9:00am 10.13.18 Smaller Boats 25/7584 Our cdi furler is 17 years old and we are thinking it is time to replace the internal halyard before

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What kind of propane regulator to use? (1) JoeWhite at 7:18pm 08.28.24 This is the best photo from the album with mfg name on it. It appears to be TPA model 300. Zoom in t
What kind of propane regulator to use? JoeWhite at 7:04pm 08.28.24 Oops, I goofed. Unfortunately I have discarded it. It was on 1999 catalina 36 mkii. I wonder if they
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 6:43pm 08.28.24 Rich, I have listed the mfg in the text Here is a copy of that text. The regulator is Dickinson, L
Seaward 25 rudder sesmith at 6:35pm 08.28.24 You might try the Seaward Facebook group. Maybe someone there could take some pics and get you some
What kind of propane regulator to use? shemandr at 6:26pm 08.28.24 When my regulator on my H356 failed I went to considerable trouble to get the drop in replacement, i
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West (1) sesmith at 6:17pm 08.28.24 I'm a little late to the party. Not sure if you've already made your crossing. When we were up the
What kind of propane regulator to use? JoeWhite at 6:14pm 08.28.24 Rich, I have listed the mfg in the text Here is a copy of that text. The regulator is Dickinson, Lo
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 5:55pm 08.28.24 @JoeWhite - It looks like you installed a single stage regulator like the original. The original re
What kind of propane regulator to use? JoeWhite at 4:46pm 08.28.24 Here is what I did. https://mei1970.org/saillavie/LPG_gas_regulator_installation Be sure to visit t
Wheel to tiller kappykaplan at 4:00pm 08.28.24 Can I just use the emergency tiller connection with a longer tiller? Maybe. I'd be concerned abou
What kind of propane regulator to use? jviss at 2:46pm 08.28.24 I don't know what you got, but for safety and insurance reasons, I would get a marine-specific regul
What kind of propane regulator to use? jviss at 2:43pm 08.28.24 Googled it: "The pressure in a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank, also known as a propane tank, ca
Water in the bilge Arrgh at 2:40pm 08.28.24
Water in the bilge SailingCal21 at 2:30pm 08.28.24 Good for you. My bilge is chronically wet. There's no sump for the two ice boxes or the shower.
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove dlochner at 1:28pm 08.28.24 In fact, this whole thread could have been avoided by asking Google for "boat toaster review" ;):b
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Leeward Rail at 1:23pm 08.28.24 It works well for a slice at a time and is very compact. Based on reviews by boaters on other webs
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Leeward Rail at 1:17pm 08.28.24 If you cannot learn a square bow, stick to Velcro. Jesus boat shoes are good around the marina as
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Leeward Rail at 1:10pm 08.28.24 I second this method. Even better is in bacon fat. At that point you may as well make french toast
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? jviss at 12:09pm 08.28.24 I recommend Bed It from @Maine Sail - bed the outer ring, squishing the stuff into the gap, and don'
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? randydandy at 11:47am 08.28.24 Hey @randydandy ! Funny, I still haven't done this job. :( So, I'm interested in hearing what yo

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