Recent content by JohnK

The original supplier was Railmakers in Costa Mesa, CA.

For those who can't wait for the admittedly very cool iphone nav products, I've been using a similar setup on my AT&T Tilt phone (w/GPS) for some time now from Memory-Map which is surprisingly readable even in direct sunlight. Region 2 and 3 NOAA raster charts take up about 2GB - the rest for...

EarthNC also has mashed up Google Earth and NOAA charts. Here's Dutch Harbor, RI:

I have secondary winches, Barient 27's, "from the factory" on my '87 38-200, pictured below:

How about three? I'm getting a whole new rudder as part of my repair project (shaft is bent). Sounds like the E38 molds out at Foss are going to get a workout!

Here's another company that's married Google Earth and NOAA charts, EarthNC. There's a demo chart on their website you can try out. For 50 bucks, they provide all 600+ NOAA ENC (vector) charts for G.E. I'm not sure if it will replace chartplotters any time soon, but it's fun to play with...

Those keel bolts look good, RT. You might want to build a temporary "fence" around the keel with thin sheet metal or stiff cardboard. That way, when you put your goop on and drop the hull, less goop will escape from the hull-keel joint and more goop will be forced up into the keel bolt holes...

I second what others have said about the Whale rebuild - once you have the right kit it's easy. I rebuilt my Whale cockpit bilge pump last year with a kit from Defender. Make sure that when you order the service kit, you get the right type of rubber since you can order kits with either...

Yeah, the Hull Caulk which is thicker than the Deck Caulk. As far as technical details, I looked at the Thiokol data sheets (Thiokol invented polysulfide). The key feature for me is "THIOKOL® Sealants will provide as long as twenty-year service life under normal application conditions, which...

Well, not quite - Detco Hull Caulk "2-part, non-sag, putty consistency polysulfide rubber, blended from THIOKOL polymers, for caulking wooden hull seams and for bedding keels"

Couldn't get through either... I called and left a message a while back but no one got back to me either. This stuff isn't cheap either - $618 a gallon - OUCH!

Can I get one too? My swim ladder was lost during a storm last November. Please let me know if there is another that I can get my hands on!

I'd like to set up a single-line reef system too since when the wind picks up and I am singlehanded or shorthanded, I don't want to leave the cockpit. I saw this video on Garry Hoyt's Alerion 38 site. Granted, the Alerion's single line reefing system uses an electric winch and there is a block...

I have a 300 ft/lb torque wrench (and sockets, extensions, u-joints, etc.) from my keel-ordeel last year. Let me know.

Yeah -JB WELD! I had a diesel rabbit back in the day with a cracked water pump. A little JB and it lasted 2 more years until I could dump the car off on my sister! I definitely concur on the condition of your bolts. None, in my view, need to be replaced. Whichever method you pick, the...