Recent content by Brisdon

The fiberglass tube on my 35-2 came through the hull and far enough into the bilge that I was able to cut the end of it clean and mill the new end to a fresh, true surface without all the tabbing glass and resin in the way of the new rubber boot. I would say to establish what that diameter will...

The best way to deal with the siphon situation is a device a friend of mine concocted many ears ago. I think this hasd prob ably been done a thousand time by now. Basically you take the hot salt water that has cooled the engine and bring it to a loop as high as you can get it just under the...

Nice pic! Nice stringer job!!

Very funny Loren!!!!! Can you keep that up there for a while? I want to send some other unsuspecting people over there.

Sven, the site at <http://www.lackeysailing.com/equinox...9.htm#template> that Glyn posted, really defines the engine template well. The only thing I do differently, is I cut the whole center out of the template so that it is only a square frame with room to reach down in the middle. That way...

Falder Balder Poppy Dash Cock to you Tender. Actually I think the old atomic four and the original sails on my boat both stunk about equal. Gas is not the same danger on a dingy where you have no interior volume of air trapped below waterline. Although you may have gas for a dingy on your...

Yeah, it's a lot of work to switch from gas to Diesel, but so worth it. It's less dangerous for one. Gas engines stink for two. And for three, you will get a lot further range form the same number of gallons with the diesel. New engine beds aren't that hard. You can make a light wooden jig that...

Let me know how much you want me to put in for a copy of the polars, Hope there are a few of us to bring the cost down:)

Thanks for the photo. I get now what's happening on my 35. The 35 doesn't have the plywood sandwich, but I suspect it has the same condition where it's tabbed on the backside, but not on the gelcoat side where the hull and deck come together. I hate that crack, maybe I'll take your lead and tab...

I would like to sail with the Cape Horn. Very curious about that one. Also, if anyone want's to come sailing to investigate the Monitor, you are welcome. Not sure about the rest of the gizmos being offered. The Fleming isn't bad though.

Finally I post some pictures

To see if the stick is straight and not leaning to Port or Starboard you can use the halyard. Tap it to one rail with the slack taken up so that it just touches, and then tap it to the other. If there is slack in the halyard, or if it doesn't touch, adjust the upper shrouds until it is exactly...

My 35 has the same crack. I re-did the gel coat on the transom when I bought the boat, before putting my new lettering on, and the crack came back. For a boat that age it has way fewer stress cracks than boats from other makers, but that seam between the deck and the transom just seems to like...

I'll check Kelly Marine in San Pedro for you. I bought a nice stainless steel propane from them a few years ago for about 80.00. I know they have a nice kerosene stove in there right now. Or at least they did a couple of days ago.

Wow, what an interesting picture of me. I look like a cross between a snapping turtle and a burn victim. Let me fix it.