Recent content by Patti Wood

rode storage Hi Todd, Foredeck of my boat looks just like that of the yellow one shown above in pics, except on mine there is no hawse pipe and no hinged access door in the v-berth - just a large round hole in the bulkhead. That would be a useful modification and could certainly be done, just...

rode storage Hi, I don't have an anchor locker in the bow of my e27. I do have an anchor bracket at the bow pulpit, and the chain and rode came stacked in the storage locker under the helm seat when I bought my boat. I found, however, that it took too long to attach the anchor to the rode in...

Hi Mark, Oh that. That's for the mainsail in-boom furling system that was on the boat when I got it. Never worked well and drove me crazy, so last summer I converted the sail back to the traditional style. Huge improvement. I still use the roller for reefing. That continuous line runs...

New sliding hatch Hi Ignacio, She is looking good! I had a new sliding hatch custom-made at North Bay Boatworks in Sausalito. I am very happy with the hatch and process. It was not cheap ($500), but I do get lots of compliments, and get to enjoy it a lot. Oh yeah, I decided not to sell my...

Hatch pics Ignacio, Sorry it took so long to get these pics. The interior wood pieces look a lot like yours, and I don't plan to replace 'em anytime soon. I guess it doesn't bother me enough to do something about it. I installed the solar ventilation fan recently, and am very happy with it...

Watertightness? Hi Ignacio, I'll try to remember to take some photos this weekend when I'm at the boat. Nothing is needed for weatherproofing around the lower edge of the wooden hatch frame, because of the way the top fits down over the bottom - there is about an inch of fiberglass overlap...

cleaners vs. painting Crazy like a fox! I tried those cleaners before I used the paint. I sanded both of my rub rails and used the cleaners made for PVC. They did nothing to seal it from chalking. I tried several different brands. One year later, the spray paint that is made for...

Spray paint for plastic I painted 2 of my white, plastic-y dorade vents with that Krylon spray paint for plastics. These dorades were cracked and chalky and yellowed, just like my rub rail. Thought I'd test the paint on the dorades before committing to the rub rail job. It worked great, and...

E27 hatch Hi Ignacio, I replaced or rebuilt all 3 of the hatches on my '78 e27. For the forward two hatches, I removed, repaired, and refinished the teak frames and had new lexan cut and pre-drilled for the lenses. I took the old lenses to use as templates and had it done at TAP plastics in...

Datamarine Thanks for your offer, Tom, Per others' on this board recommendations, I ended up sending my instrument head to DMI for repair and was very happy with the service, response, and price. It's working now, which comes in pretty handy in Richardson Bay in Sausalito. It's very cool if...

Main furler Paul, My boat (e27) had an in-boom main furler when I purchased. The system never worked well, and after trying everything for 3 years, I finally gave up and converted back to the traditional, flaked-on-boom method. This was an older product, one of the first available in the...

e27 strut Sorry to hijack your thread, but I will eventually need a new prop strut for my '78 e27 also (long story). Having a heckava time finding the part. Walter, is there a chance you could upload your specs/drawings to the site? This would be very helpful!

flares I have some of those on my boat too. I asked at West Marine when I bought new flares, and they said you can take your old ones to any fire station and they'll take 'em off your hands. I was going to do that, then thought I'd just keep the expired flares on board, for backup to my new...

Check transducer I have that gauge and mine was on the blink, too. I borrowed a friend's gauge (doesn't have to be the same make) and hooked it up to my transducer, and it worked fine. Easy test, and a good way to isolate the problem. Sent my gauge to DMI, they fixed it for a little over...

Hi, thanks Shadowfax, yes I have followed similar threads in this forum and know about DMI - thank you for the endorsement of their services. I certainly will send in my unit to be repaired as a last resort...however, thought I'd check to see if anybody here wants to get rid of their gauge that...