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Replacing Stanchion Vent sgoldman01 at 4:38pm 04.11.18 Catalina 30 66/14869 I am going to reroute the vent for the ware and water tanks to a mushroom vent located just belie th
Prop pitch for 1978 30' with 12 HP Yanmar Meis at 4:25pm 04.11.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/566 I am looking for the prop pitch for the original two blade prop on my O'Day 30. 1978 - 12 HP Yanmar
Replacing part of hull TangoXray at 3:04pm 04.11.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1646 So I purchased a '77 Mac 25 on Monday (April 9th.) The hull is punked under the icebox and the head.
Removal of cabin top winch SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:07pm 04.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/353 Any ideas appreciated! Need to remove cabin top winch which appears to be holding on tight due to 52
EPRIB False Alarms LeslieTroyer at 9:31am 04.11.18 Ask All Sailors 1/422 Sail had a good article on EPRIB False Alarms. I had no idea it is so high. https://www.sailfeed.c
Hunter Vision 32 - Great Lakes and Great Loop rkinross at 9:19am 04.11.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1740 Hi, I am looking at purchasing a Hunter Vision 32 for cruising the Great Lakes and possible Great L
Houseboat, or boathouse? (1) Gene Neill at 8:00am 04.11.18 Sails Call Lounge 14/1291 I recently saw this dwelling in the little village of Horseshoe Beach, Florida. A waitress at the (o
Online NOAA Custom Chart lets boaters create their own charts nat55 at 7:47am 04.11.18 Ask All Sailors 7/785 I got an e-mail from NOAA about a new product offering. We all know that charts are available for d
Universal XP riser issue AXEL at 6:18am 04.11.18 Ask All Sailors 7/662 A heads up, check your riser. Started the boat up last weekend and with in seconds the riser blew of
National Pet Day at Overtons Justin_NSA at 6:09am 04.11.18 Sails Call Lounge 0/432 Save 20% on all pet gear today at Overtons. #marinemutt http://link.email.overtons.com/u.d?ZYGrSmFn
Moving up to a 90's H30 S&TDeLisle at 5:26am 04.11.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/898 My wife and I started to learn to sail last summer on an inland lake with our 1982 H22 which we have
Wednesday photoday. Warm weather is coming. (3) Snorri Eriksen at 3:00am 04.11.18 Ask All Sailors 4/538 148733 148734 Last Fourth of July waiting for the fireworks rafted up with friends at the north end
custom penants Captmayhem at 9:28pm 04.10.18 Ask All Sailors 6/753 I'm looking to have a pennant/flag made to honor my fathers navy service. Sadly he's been gone a few
National Sibling Day (1) Brian D at 6:56pm 04.10.18 Sails Call Lounge 3/421 So I should then share my siblings with aw-y'aw. ! Wasn't I so cute? With my mother and three brothe
Omc zephyr mounting blocks cracked (8) Kyedmcc at 5:21pm 04.10.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/821 My 82 O'Day 25 with 15hp omc sail drive has wood blocks that are fiberglassed to hull with 3/8" squa
seacocks replacement for hunter 40.5 giovanni17307 at 5:00pm 04.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/783 does anybody replaced the through hull ? My boat 40.5 (1996) have still the original ones : which ty
The boom and the banging of face on desk - help me identify things please! (5) tipsyravensailing at 4:38pm 04.10.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1417 Hey ya all! Trying to dial in the last of the things to buy for this mast rebuild before it goes ba
Where can I find one of these? (2) SFS at 4:06pm 04.10.18 Ask All Sailors 46/5330 Tried Dave at the store here, got some other folks looking also. I need to replace 3 of these white
Checking a stuffing box? Kua at 4:02pm 04.10.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1721 I am just now in the process of getting a Spaceship Yacht PY26. It is the hard now and the seller sa
Let the fun begin (1) Hydro Therapy at 3:44pm 04.10.18 Ask All Sailors 1/305

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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
Replacing Portholes JBP-PA at 11:04am 08.28.24 You can find used bronze port lights. Ebay, other online sites, and marine salvage shops. https://
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 JoeWhite at 10:37am 08.28.24 do you recommend a particular filter micron size? 2, 10, 30? Yes, 2 micron.

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