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Our classic freshwater cruiser been well cared for by its two owners. Harken Roller Furling & Windward Sheeting, 155% UK TapeDrive, Furuno 1850 GPS Plotter and Furuno Radar, SiTek wind/speed/depth instruments. The interior wood has been refinished, the bottom stripped, barrier coated and is...

It's called a compounding pad (white) as opposed a polish pad (yellow). Can find them at auto stores. 3M makes several different grits of rubbing compound. Choose wisely! Hope this works for you as well as it did for me.

Have you tried fine cut rubbing compound and a buffer? Did this for my '76 E35-2 and had great results.

How about a nice 1976 E35-2?

I have available a 3/4oz tri-radial chute (white/all purpose) in excellent condition made by Fracker in Cleveland, Ohio. Built to fit I of 40' and J of 14' (E35-2 short rig). It is numbered. Yours for $800. Call 419.433.8809 or [email]kgbache@aol.com.

Cetol was on my E35 and I don't care for the orange color either. I thought I'd do the good thing and varnished all exterior teak with Epiphanes. Looked great the first year but the following year the touch left it looking, well, touched up. I sanded it all off and found a GOOD PRODUCT called...

I removed and rebedded all of my port lights two years ago but did not replace them. I used lots of 3M 2100 to fill in the dead space between the inner and outer layers as well. I also found that with the lights you speak of, water was getting in from the glass/gasket seal. I tried the "easy...

I have seen mounting brackets at the mast base for the purpose of attaching blocks to run halyards and control lines aft. My '76 E35-2 mast is deck stepped and I'm not certain how a bracket would be mounted or where to find one. Any 35-2 owners out there who have done so?

From reading the replies there is a lot of difference in opinion. Here's mine- we have always unstepped our mast for the winter in concurrence with the other sailors who do also. This is on the advise of my brother who is an accredited marine surveyor who agrees it is hard on the rig leaving it...