Recent content by DanranE38

[How old is that main? If original, it is waaaay past time for a recut if the cloth will still hold stitching, or more likely replacement... I TOTALLY AGREE WITH both posts about stretched out sails. After we replaced the original main on our 1980 E-38 with a fully battened main the...

We're pretty sure replacement is the route we want to take. We've owned this boat for 20 years already and hope to be able to keep sailing it for another ten or 20 so new non leaky ports are the goal. Who is the custom port maker in Portland? Still would like to hear from anyone with a newer...

Jeff thanks for the diagram of the older tempered glass ports on the e27. I suspect that they are the same design as the ones on our 1980 E-38.We have done the gasket routine around the housing as well as replacement of the compression gasket. After watching the windows drip into my nav...

We have had the same problem on our 1980 E-38 (hull #6). Have owned the boat since 1986 and have tried everything short of replacing the fixed ports. Have removed them, put in new gaskets which we obtained from an auto window glass place which worked OK for keeping rain out but still leaks...