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Seems the real issue is that the dog bites.   Fix that and everything should be fine.

Yes, that's a big problem.  Not my dog so I haven't wanted to risk a bite.  Any advice on how to break that habit?

When the dog gets what it wants by biting it reinforces the behavior.    Just pick it up.   If it bites,  bite it back.

Seems the real issue is that the dog bites.   Fix that and everything should be fine.

Suggest pulling the impeller out and examining it closely.  The vanes can develop cracks at the roots that are not easy to see while its in the case. 

This seems to be the safest of the options offered in this thread.

There's a sponge like piece of something under the valve cover at the hose exit that filters the oil and let's it settle back to the pan.  When it disintegrates you'll get a lot more oil out of the hose.

Checking it's condition also gives you a good excuse to check the valve clearances.

I'd be impressed if he was holding an umbrella drink.

Any other thoughts on this? Have any of you had to add a forward gate to your C34?

My two cents.  Traveling around I've been in short slips.  Didn't like them at all.  You didn't say how long the slip is, I'm guessing 15 feet.  That doesn't leave much space for properly lead dock lines.  Also the pointy end docks further from the dock.
Maybe you could swap your existing pelican hook with the existing forward tang on the life lines, or just remove the life lines and reinstall with the pelican hook forward.   Or have new lifelines made up with a midship gate.
Is there and chance of extending the existing dock?   IMHO that would be the best way to go.
Hope it all works out for you,
Jim

Thanks for the comments. Let me clarify a bit. The slip is huge - about 45' long and 18' wide. The finger pier is short, maybe 10-12' long (I still have to measure), and it gets very narrow at the end. Extending it would require removing the piling that supports it and placing a new piling further out.

A midship gate would be in the wrong place whether pulling in forward or reverse.

With an 18' wide slip, it's pretty simple to adjust the lines to angle the bow over close to the finger pier for boarding, then re-adjust the lines for safe docking while we're away from the boat.

The current lifeline design will not allow reversing them. There's a eye-swage just aft of the double stanchion that retains tension when the aft gate is opened. Reversing the lifeline would put that eye-swage in the wrong place where it would just dangle. I assume that most C34s come from the factory with a similar design for their lifelines.

Leave the existing finger pier piling in place but have it cut down to just below the height of the deck boards. 
You will need to add a one new piling.   Extend the finger pier from the cut down pile to the new further piling.   
Hope that makes sense to you.

One pair for mushing bugs and one pair to fling at the kids heads.

Max-prop recommends boat trailer wheel bearing grease.    It's very waterproof.  I suspect good waterproofing grease is more important that lubricating. 

I use this stuff.  I've  never noticed any of it washing out.

Try loosening the cables at the eye bolts and slipping them off the quadrant.   That will let you test the rudder and the binnacle separately.  Use the emergency tiller to move the rudder.   Try the emergency tiller before you start so you have a baseline for the amount of force required.

I just realized why Mainsail has sworn off this one.

If you opt to buy new injectors, do not be lured by cheap unbranded chineseum crap.  I've been burned twice.  Once on a friends boat and on mine.
On the surface they seem to be simple things but it turns out they are intricate buggers that rely on extremely close manufacturing tolerances and exacting metallurgy for springs and nozzle.
The original Denzo brand which came with the engine have been recommended to me by a trusted diesel farm equipment shop.

Something to consider when deciding between refurbishment (all they do is clean them) and buying new injectors.  Nozzles erode and springs fatigue.   

I'm going to guess that the reason for the prop shaft ground is that in case for some reason the AC neutral/ground is lost.   The AC neutral would be replaced by the DC ground to sea water.   

Any divers in the water are considered collateral karma.

In 3 or 4 hundred years we'll be talking about popular island natives😀

Parts of the islands are sinking much faster than others.  It's a very old problem.

The cemeteries have oversized top stones on even the oldest gravesites to make sure the departed don't pop out of the ground and wander the streets.


Don't forget Smith island.