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  • Jeff Jellick
    Hello, Do you have a recommendation for a Hunter 45 CC where our companion door is unable to lock
  • JamesG161
    JamesG161 reacted to sailcapt340's post in the thread PYI PSS Dripless seal with Helpful Helpful.
    What John has just detailed perfectly is 100% what you should see and not see. I just installed a new PSS system on my Hunter 340 last...
  • Yuxian
    I recently got back onto the Great Lakes with the 1980 hull 143, 37 Cherubini. Fortunately, over the years, this boat has had many...
  • jaysweet
    jaysweet replied to the thread Yanmar gaskets, o-rings, etc..
    I guess I'll probably pass on the specialized oil filter, but thanks.
  • jaysweet
    jaysweet replied to the thread Yanmar gaskets, o-rings, etc..
    They have a very nicely laid out website: thanks for that. I'll tuck that link away for use later. I was sort of raised in Newport...
  • jaysweet
    jaysweet replied to the thread Yanmar gaskets, o-rings, etc..
    Much thanks to Charles, who kindly mailed me his extra gaskets! This solves my immediate problem, and will give me something to do on...
  • thinwater
    thinwater replied to the thread Heaving to.
    Do NOT heave to with an overlapping jib unless you want to stretch the leach over the spreaders. This is not good for it. Folks do it...
  • D
    dlochner replied to the thread PYI PSS Dripless seal.
    If the engine alignment is not correct, it will spray water when running. Increasing compression on the bellows will not stop the spray.
  • Hayden Watson
    The sluffing of ablatives is why I like my hard paint. I dive my own boat and I get very little of the blue cloud when I wipe off the...
  • thinwater
    You do not use bed-it (butyl) with fuel or gasoline. It will dissolve if there is a spill. The most fuel-resistant of marine sealants is...
  • shemandr
    I regret that my post induced anger. Maybe it was a miss. Sometimes I post to keep the conversation lively. I guess that sometimes...
  • MaryEllaRose
    MaryEllaRose replied to the thread Loose rig.
    The term is: “Swaybacked”
  • Stu Jackson
    I've respected your contributions for many years, but this wasn't one of them. :thumbsdown: Let's get real. Frank DID have a...
  • D
    dlochner replied to the thread Heaving to.
    The boat is turning to the wind because the main is overpowering the jib. The solution will be to increase power to the jib or (probably...
  • jssailem
    jssailem replied to the thread Sail condition.
    I have worked with a loft manager from North Sails. They have made a Main, a 135 Genoa, and an asymmetrical for my boat. When the Genoa...