Recent content by dansgiles

Thank you so much for your experience. I will definitely be spending a few more hours this week measuring and brain storming. Luckily the boat is on a trailer in my yard so I’m not wasting money on marina fees during the rebuild. Best course of action I think will be to get the boat bare minimum...

I appreciate the first hand experience! How much of that hobby horsing do you think can be fixed by shifting the chain locker to the forward compartment under the V berth? I don’t plan on sleeping up there so a pipe down the middle won’t be too big of an intrusion. Also, money, time and...

Plan is for long distance, possibly live aboard. I am 5’7, 155lbs and my first mate is 5’3, 100lbs. We require very little space and creature comforts. I am a truck driver and I am used to living off grid in my sleeper cab for months when I work in the oilfields. We currently share a 400 sq ft...

Thank you Bruce! You’re exactly what makes this forum awesome! The plan right now is to run the chain through a pipe as far aft as I can get it and having it drop into a custom chain locker below the V- berth low down instead of up high in the bow. 300ft (if I decide I need that much) of 5/16...

I am gutting and completely rebuilding a 1977 E27 with hopes of being a capable cruiser. I am wondering if anyone has an opinion of the maximum weight these boats can safely carry and what the optimum weight distribution should be. Focus right now is planning tankage but I’m not sure how much...

So much grinding, days upon days of stripping down on the front porch before entering. I agree with you, it looks much better already

Got one side sanded flush, ground out all cracks, loose putty and holes. Filled with putty and fiberglassed over with two layers of tape. Bow section was pretty much held together by the chainplate, looks like a poor repair job that tried to lay the fiberglass overtop paint. Interior is going to...

Thank you! Is there a formula or measurement for placing it at the correct angle?

That you mark, I think some of the wood I’m finding in the deck joint is from an old failed repair. Some sections of the toe rail are wood core, others seem to be putty and towards the bow it is hollow. Do you have any images or advice on installing the inner track? Also, how are you liking the...

Thank you all for your help, I’ll keep y’all updated

Looks like it hit a dock pretty hard. Deck joint is separated too. Plan is to smooth the deck joint, fill with structural putty and fiberglass inside and out.

Doing a full restoration/ modernization of a 1977 E27 The toe rail has been damaged pretty bad and the sections with wood core are rotten. Wondering what is the best way to repair or replace it. If I do replace it, how or where should I place the jib track?