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Alternatives to Traditional Suffing Box There has been much discussed in finding ways to the age old flax packing of the traditional stuffing box. We all hate to have water in the bilge and salty water spray in the engine room. There are many who wil never switch from the traditional set up...

Most of the newer diesels are high compression engines, which makes it very difficult to hand crank, if not darn right dangerous. Best option to start a diesel without DC power is to install a spring loaded starter. Lucas used to make these, although not for every engine size. It works by...

Repair or Replace Thank you all for the suggestions. I may just do some investigation to salvage yards, etc. to gather enough data to help me decide. Would like to hear from E29 owners as to significant changes from an E27: sailing, storage, etc. Joe

My 1976 E27 became a victim of Hurricane Wilma. Actually only lost mast, roller furling, sail and several gouges, etc. Insurance has estimated repair costs exceed insured valued (less than $10K), so they have declared her a total loss. However, they have giving me option to retain salvage...

Hurricane Damage Wilma did a job on my E27 last week. Lost mast and roller furler. Any ideas where to source a replacement mast? I had removed boom and mainsail in preparation for the storm. The item which led to this calamity was the bow cleat. I had the lines from dock to my starboard...

Dinghy Hoist/ Storage Below An alternative to davits is a lift sytem consisting of a detachable SS pole and swinging arm. This doubles as a lift system for any heavy item from dinghy or dock. Check out lift system from St. Croix, which costs about $500-$600. Incidentally, those of you with...

House Batteries Don, What group size are your 12V batteries? Are all deep cycle? Don't you have a weight issue by placing two batteries that far back? Thanks. Joe Gomez S/V Imagine

My 1976 E27 has 2 - 6volt batteries in series, which has worked very well thus far. However, I want to have a second bank for house power. I may replace these batteries, which are now several years old, with two deep cycle 12 volts, size 24 or 27. This is an outboard model, with fuel tank...

I recently installed a roller furling system on my 1976 E27. I had a 135 jib in pretty good shape. I bought a Plastimo furling system system from Sail Care Inc. I also had them modify the jib to fit the system. Total cost was araound $1300. I installed it by myself. Slow process, but not...

Bob, I like the idea of the soft accordion type of storage bag for the boards. However, where in the boat would you keep them. I thought that it could be attached to the inside wall of the cockpit locker. This would make them easy to store and accessible without crowding below decks...

I am interested in learning various storage methods used for the main hatch boards on E27's while underway. I normally bring them below and tuck them underneath the quarterberth cushion. I'm hoping someone has come up with a better idea. Regards, Joe :confused:

Walter, You are probably correct in assuming that the beeding sealant on the ground bolt has been compromised. I could try tighten the nut in an effort to improve the sealing, but it could that the bolt itselt has been compromised, and further tighten may cause a very undesireable situation...

Attached to the ground bolt in my E27 is the ground wire for most electronics in the boat. I must confess that I have not looked under the hull lately to see what, if any, type of ground plate is attached. I might have looked in the area at some time during haulout, but can't remember. In any...

Mark, If your E27 is the outboard version, it should have the factory made cutout and perhaps the transom piece that would slide in place, when an outboard is not used. My 1976 E27 came with such piece, and it is heavily built. I have an outboard, whcih is clamped to the cutout at the...

I would also recommend th Yamaha 9.9 HP High Thrust model. A few years ago I replaced my old 15 HP Evinrude with the Yamaha on my E27, and it is a real big improvement in performance. I would further recommend to get the model with electric sart and remote control (not the removal tiller, but...