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Dingy conversion dLj at 12:11pm 01.03.23 Ask All Sailors 32/2138 Lot's of dingy threads, but here's a question I've not seen asked. I met a guy who had gotten his i
Need a H336 potable water tank monitor John P. at 9:48am 01.03.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1032 Looking for a replacement water tank monitor with the float. My current monitor has a WUF code .
Bearing Cap rusted tight (1) sbrogden at 8:25am 01.03.23 Trailer Sailors 24/2550 The wheel bearings on my trailer make a horrible noise - likely in bad need of grease. The caps are
Dinghy Motor Mount Hunter 326 Quasimotor at 8:18am 01.03.23 Mid-Size Boats 2/700 I am 400 miles from my Hunter 326 and need to know the diameter of the stainless steel railing aroun
Dinghy air leak repair advice (1) nitrogenase at 7:40am 01.03.23 Ask All Sailors 2/463 See attached for the location of an air leak in my new/used Highfield rollup dinghy. It's on the ins
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 6:30am 01.03.23 Ask All Sailors 32/2418 As a Canadian, understanding that Canadians do not need a license to own/captain a personal sailboat
Y-33 Midstay (1) Riptide33 at 6:15am 01.03.23 Yamaha 11/1221 Happy new year! We are the new owners of a 1981 33 in Cleveland Ohio. The rig is currently up but th
Hunter 18.5 mainsail batten lengths rudygiljr at 5:58pm 01.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/546 I recently bought a 1988 Hunter 18.5, it is missing a couple of the battens for the mainsail. Would
New sailing toy for Christmas (1) rgranger at 5:14pm 01.02.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1286
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Captain Larry-DH at 5:03pm 01.02.23 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2270
Seaward Hot Water Tank Tucson Sailor at 4:21pm 01.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1208 The pressure, fresh water system on our 1996 Cat 30 MKIII has slowly lost pressure over the last few
Bristol 24 Bulkhead replacement (me again) SV Gutsy Lady at 3:42pm 01.02.23 Bristol 3/692 I am replacing both of the bulkheads on my B24. Has anyone done that? Any recommendations? Marine pl
Bristol 24 external chainplates and traveler install SV Gutsy Lady at 3:41pm 01.02.23 Bristol 6/2884 Hello, Has anyone replaced bulkhead chainplates with external chainplates on a B24? Or added a tra
H26 auction Chiriqui at 2:27pm 01.02.23 Smaller Boats 0/806 I was helping a friend today to tey and find a salvaged fishing boat from m the hurricane in FL and
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck deanM at 5:57am 01.02.23 Ask All Sailors 4/420 Just purchased this boat and My gooseneck is broken were the lines pull the mainsail out. Looking to
Laminated timber floor infill disintegrating Andiamo1 at 6:13pm 01.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/371 We have a 2006 Catalina 387. A question regarding the laminated timber floor infill pieces that cove
1984 C22. Questions and best websites Salty Jack at 3:45pm 01.01.23 Smaller Boats 6/1598 I'm looking at a 1984 C22 this weekend and welcome your recommendations: 1. There are a few minor l
Towing a dinghy circa1971la at 2:18pm 01.01.23 Ask All Sailors 14/2905
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking BigEasy at 1:13pm 01.01.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1620 Happy New Year to all! Appears that my first project for 2023 will involve repairing a Lewmar forwa
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? SailKozy at 8:17pm 12.31.22 Day Sailers 6/1612 Hello, I was just given a ~12.5 ft O'Day boat with HIN XDY A5221 G4 85 that also has a 25 year O'Day

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Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation kappykaplan at 2:24am 08.29.24 Ho un oday34 1981 in Italy , ho installato un raymarine con attuatore tipo1 e acu 200 da 5 anni, ho
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation GIUSEPPE at 1:43am 08.29.24 Ho un oday34 1981 in Italy , ho installato un raymarine con attuatore tipo1 e acu 200 da 5 anni, ho
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring Foswick at 12:39am 08.29.24 I will say that she does a really nice standing turn. Since the cutaway moves the CLR aft, it means
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 11:06pm 08.28.24
What kind of propane regulator to use? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:11pm 08.28.24 the high-side pressure is 160psi. Normally my propane pressure has always been about 90-100psi. T
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring capta at 8:54pm 08.28.24 I've owned and operated some vessels that didn't obey my commands when I ordered them to go astern.
An A-Frame Question JoeWhite at 8:37pm 08.28.24 It is not an exact science. The lines on the left and right hand side are to prevent the mast from s
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring higgs at 7:53pm 08.28.24 I had a full keeler for almost 20 years and once I learned her idiosyncrasies I could put her into a
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

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