Recent content by 716Ericson27

I acquired a sock for it for now. In the future I may consider a furler system as I would like to make it easier to single hand.

My 1976 E27, in it's 45 years of existence, never had the privilege of any sort of spinnaker setup. Which left a nice blank canvas for deciding whether to go with a traditional symmetrical spinnaker setup or asymmetrical. After much thought and consideration I decided to go with the asymmetrical...

I used this kit from Catalina Direct on my E27. https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-30/hatches-ports/gaskets/aluminum-window-reseal-kit-c-30-c-36/

Thanks. Yes I did measure this drawing and it comes to 46 degrees. Probably best to get down to the boat and confirm.....but hey at least this question got me back on the forum!

The boat is still in storage for the winter so I am hoping someone has the answer or ability to help me on here until I can get to the boat. I am looking into ordering a custom bow pulpit / anchor roller which will require knowing the angle of the bow in plan. Does anyone know the deck angle of...

Nonskid You do bring up a good point with the cleaning. While not impossible to keep clean, the texture of the kiwigrip does a good job of collecting dirt. I went with white to help keep the deck cool in the sun. However a darker color could help conceal the dirt buildup.

Nonskid I gave it a good scrubbing with Simple Green cleaner. The Simple Green will remove any wax as well so plan on re-waxing the gelcoat on the topsides after application of the kiwigrip. Yes, I just went right over the original nonskid.

Can I revive nonskid? I re-did all the non-skid on my E27 with Kiwigrip and have been very pleased. It did take a little practice to get the texture just right, but overall was an easy project.

Instead of Pedestal Guard After much thought and consideration I ended up finding another way around mounting my new GPS unit on my binnacle pedestal other then installing a pedestal guard. I found some extra G10 board in my boat supply reserves. It was just the right size to fabricate a mount...

My 76' E27 was very chalky from the day I bought her, and I always assumed it would need a wet sanding to bring the gel coat back to life. However, after finding Main Sails post on the Sailnet forum I decided to give it a go with a nice buffer, compound, polish, and wax. I'm glad I did and can...

I replaced one of my through hulls a couple years back, and have the remaining three on my short list of things to do. Attached is an invoice of the parts needed including the proper adapter to convert the straight threads to tapered threads. I ordered direct through http://www.groco.net since...

Thanks for the confirmation. This all certainly makes me feel more confident in figuring it out. I'm hoping to start acquiring all the hardware soon and tackling the job whenever our first real thaw happens here in Buffalo. Been cold, wet, and snowy here as of lately.

If your snooping around finds anything please let me know

I like the modification, and am glad to see that it is possible without opening the can of worms. Going to start checking out the various used and new vendors for the hardware now. I appreciate everyone's input and will update once more progress is made.

Mark and Christian thanks for your responses. After reading your responses and looking at the pictures I do think I will have issues with the traveler and main sheet's current location getting in the way. Most likely why nobody ever outfitted her with one up until this point. As most sailboat...