Recent content by Hawaii Sailor

This worked great! Shipyard is very expensive where I live, so it saved a ton of money. I replaced the broken spreaders and got new rigging installed. Unfortunately I did not get a video of me taking down the mast. That was a little more challenging in my opinion. The mast was nearly frozen into...

Thanks. I haven't measured the compression, but its probably within the range of 1/8-3/16 inches. The cracks are mainly on the surface of the old gelcoat. I'm definitely leaning towards leaving it and watching it. I also may ask a rigger's professional opinion as I am looking to replace my...

I'm considering repairing my mast step. The compression post is in ok condition and the area around the mast step sounds solid when tapped. It's not very noticeable , but there is a slight sag where the mast step is. I've heard different answers from shipwrights and the cause is most likely from...

Thank you, this is very helpful. I am overwhelmed with boat projects, but I've made some good progress since owning my E27 a year ago. Interesting move with the screws versus the rivet gun. I don't own a rivet gun, so this seems more appealing to me. However I would need to do research on the...

This is super helpful, thank you!

I bought mine from Ballenger. It's a thru bar system, supposed to be very strong. I haven't installed it yet because it's a bit out of my wheel house to cut into the mast.

I was gifted bigger stanchions that I will be replacing around the boat (not pictured here). The bases of the new stanchions are bigger than the original fiberglass molded raised stanchion base. Would you recommend I build up the stanchion base with epoxy to fit the new stanchion? Or is it...

I'm curious what you did with your raised stanchion bases. Did you salvage that part of the topdeck from the original mold?

My uncle helped take my Max Prop 3 blade off my 27 Ericson so we could replace the cutlass. He forgot to index the pitch. We have been using some prop calculators, but I wondering if anyone has the same setup and could recommend a pitch. The engine is a Yanmar 2GM20F, 18HP, 3600 Max RPM, Gear...

Thanks. Luckily a surveyor did not find any delam. It's a combo of being old/factory defect. Going to install an extra stringer for support and will post a pic later

When I press into my hull near the thruhulls it flexes a little. It does this nowhere else on the boat. I can also press on it from the inside and flex it. Whole area might be 2ftx2ft. Should I be alarmed? Should I lay some fiberglass and strengthen it? It doesn't seem to be loosing it's shape...

Thank you all for your help as always, the forum rocks! :egrin:

One of my spreads is a bit loose on my 1974 E27. The aluminum cast has a small crack in it, so it must be the culprit. I've read a bunch of threads not recommending welding it. That's what I initially thought would work best. I'm looking for options without breaking my bank account. I'm in...

Do I need an elbow attached or can it be something like in the picture below? for the raw water engine intake