Recent content by juneausailin

Hi all, hauling out soon for bottom paint effort. Wonder how many gallons other E38 owners have used in the past? Trying to plan / budget. Thanks in advance, David

Mahalo Thanks for the info footrope and also for checking out the blog. Will try to post some pix of the thru hull adventure.. Cheers, David

G10 / fr4 Sorry to keep dragging this thread on... It looks like these two materials are essentially the same, just the FR4 is more flame/moisture resistant? So either one of these would do? http://www.ebay.com/itm/G10-Phenolic-Sheet-1-2-x-11-7-8-x-11-7-8-/201306217204...

Marelon Base Screws Loren, much thanks for the info. I'm planning to use Marelon sea cocks that have the three screw holes to help secure it to the backing plate. It looks like the G10 only comes in 1/2" thickness. Any suggestions on how to secure this style of seacock to the G10 backing plate...

Backing plate Hi all, about to haul and replace all thru hulls. Questions I have: 1) Use marine grade plywood for backing plates or is some other material worth considering? 2) As far as adhering the backing plate to the hull, I am thinking either polyester resin or 3m 5200. Thoughts? Thank...

Hey all, looking to upgrade my headstay furling unit. Curious what models others have ended up using for their E38's. So far I have been leaning towards the ProFurl C320: http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|118|2358486|2358487&id=1792517 Any advice/suggestions for this project? Thanks...

Merriman Steering sprocket Hello, wondering if you have any info on removing the chain sprocket from a merriman pedestal? Couldn't quite see any way of pulling it off to swap out with a newer one...

Hi all, please see attached photo. Curious on ideas of how to prevent corrosion due to dissimilar metals. Dielectric grease is looking to be a good prospect at this point. Other ideas?

Eagerly awaiting it's arrival! Will post some pix of the before/after and in-between. I'm sure swapping out the pedestal is going to be all the adventure I'd hoped it would be :-)

Negative Hiya, no ran out of time to install the backstay adjuster... curious as to what you end up doing... Thank you, David

LinkLite alarm relay Hi, I have the linkLite as well.. so far so good.. Am trying to hook up the alarm relay with no luck so far. has anyone got this working? I would think the two alarm terminals would be positive, connect to an alarm buzzer or the likes and then the other side of the buzzer...

Hi all, need some help/advice here. Have an 84 E38 with a Kenyon mast and am trying to install a mast mount radome. There's not really a conduit in the mast that I can discern for running cables in. I think there is a track at the aft side of the mast which the nav light wiring is running...

Pacific Sail this summer Sven, you still sailing over to HI and then back to Vancouver this summer? Wondering what time of year you are heading back to the mainland and I guess you would do a straight shot over to juan de fuca?

Hi, wondering if anyone has installed a Sailtec hydraulic backstay adjuster on their E38 and if so which model did you go with? Thanks, David

Hi all, I got a Raymarine X-10 corepack and I need to get a Type 1 drive to go with it... anyone gone this route on an '84 E38? wondering if I need the linear drive or the rotary.... best, David