Recent content by CamD

I have taken the proactive approach to the problem and picked up an old Universal 5411 "atomic Diesel" out of a Catalina 30. They were an option with the A4 being the base engine in the late 70's so they are a drop in replacement. I rebuilt it and it is now sitting on a stand in my garage...

Here's some info on the spinnakers: I don't have any way of finding the weights of them but the first (mostly blue) is in fairly poor condition with lots of patches and one rip that hasn't been patched. It has some mildew staining on it as well. It measures 38'8" along the luff (stretched...

I have the tall rig with mid boom sheeting so it's not a problem.

I have 2 spinakers for my E29 tall rig that I have never used and probably never will. I sail with my wife and she has minimal interest in performing delicate operations. I am wondering if anyone is interested in them. Send me an email at my name -- all one word -- at hotmail dot com Cam...

I've recently began developing a new skill. I have bought a walking foot sewing machine and built a Bimini top with help from Sailrite's excellent building a Bimini DVD and it was so much fun I don't want to stop there. I would like to go all the way with a full enclosure and am wondering if...

I just keep an old halyard handy that I clip to a boom bail and run to a block clipped to the genoa track in the forwardmost position and run the line back to a winch. It acts as a vang and preventer. It's really simple and cheap but has to be moved out of the way when not in use because it...

Sorry for the delay, my wife hid the camera on me. I was going to alter it to bolt up to the tiller head. Unless you have access to some metal working tools it may not work. You could probably find a similar one at a used marine store to avoid costly shipping but if you really want it I'll...

It will look like a bolt on the exchanger with a pencil zinc on the inside like this one. http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|299255|319702&id=148930

I have a pedestal for sale with a Ritchie compass. I believe it came off of an E35 so it will be about the right height. It doesn't have pulleys or anything but I do have a quadrant that could be adapted. Here is the link to the local ad...

Eventually I plan to eventually do a solid wood floor that resembles teak and holly but that is less pricey (African Mohogany and something really light perhaps) in the next few years. I am going to keep it within the confines of the recessed areas on my E29's sole. The fiberglass border that...

I used really long bolts. I bolted the exterior rails on tight to the cabin top and then put the interior rails on snug against the liner then marked the bolts. Then I pulled the rails off (which was very difficult as it was a snug fit) and cut the bolts down with an angle grinder. Then I...

The reason you got core out of some holes and not others is that the core is only under the deck and not the cabin sides. The handrails on my E29 are right at the edge of the core and so some were through core whil others weren't. I bolted interior handrails to the outside ones and didn't use...

Epoxy fixes all. After removing all of the old fasteners and letting the rails dry out really well put a piece of tape along the bottoms of the bolt holes and pour thickened epoxy into the holes from the top (leave enough room at the top for the new bungs). When it has set you can redrill the...

Emerald: Black butyl makes a mess around the edges that is a pain to clean up. Grey (or white--I've never seen white!) is no problem at all for some reason. With the handrails I would get them off, pot the holes and overfill with epoxy and don't drill the new holes this season. Go sailing...

On the topic of Butyl vs. caulk, I have had far greater success with butyl. It doesn't break down or harden up like the caulks do but stays pliable indefinitely. Unlike caulk you can break a little piece off the roll and knead it into the right shape rather than opening a new tube of caulk...