Recent content by Fred Matzer

I agree with Paul and Loren, the Origo is a great stove. When we bought our E34T the previous owner had recently installed an Origo 6000, and after using it a few times I was sold. Much faster than my old boat's pressurized Kenyon, silent, nothing to clog up, no packing nuts to adjust, no pump...

My E34T doesn't have a pressure water system, and your Mystery Hose sounds like a twin for the galley foot pump supply on my boat. There is a stainless nipple welded into the front of the tank for the foot pump in the head, and (I assume, cuz there's NO access) another at the rear of the tank...

My E34T needs exhaust work, so I've been reading up on design recommendations. Most designers require a 4 inch drop from the engine exhaust outlet to the point where cooling water is injected, and a further 8 to 12 inch drop from the injection point to the inlet of a plastic muffler. That's a...

I've been told that not all E 34 Ts were originally built with the "massive aluminum knees" to support the rig--that the knees were a design change to counter excessive hull flexing on the earliest boats. My own E 34 T shows signs of having been either retrofitted with the knees after build, or...