Recent content by rob m

Anyone ever removed a fuel tank from an e-39? (1972 vintage) In absence of advice, any new (new to me anyways) curse words would be appreciated. I'm sure to need at least some of them.

why not add a cunningham cringle eye to the sail? then you can use the cunningham idea, and not shift any deck or rig stuff. BTW, if aluminum and stainless 'weld' with corrosion, try plain vinegar as a solvent on the corrosion to clear it up before using the heavy duty manual/ mechanical...

http://www.boats.com/boat-articles/Galley+Gear-120/Thinking+Inside+the+Box/2847.html (html) http://www.bwsailing.com/PDFs/Reefer_bws1099.pdf (pdf) is a good place to start. there are additional references at the end of the article. in the past, i have used the spa creek book and it was...

the link i tried to include didn't show up in the post: go to: http://www.ussailing.org/safety/Studies/1994ropechainsplice.htm

Just to complicate things I have seen a third method, similar to an eye splice, but with 2 of the strands threaded into the end link from one side and the third threaded from the other side. this is the splice recommended in most windlass instruction books today. In my understanding the...

thanks Martin. on digging deeper i have found the rudder dry and not delaminated (sounded, used moisture meter, checked for drips at cracks, etc), and the cracks to be in what seems to be INCREDIBLY thick gelcoat (>3/16ths). As all are on one side, they may be thermal. how much did you get...

if you have the old one . . . get it sand blasted and powdercoated (find a powdercoater in the yellow pages and they may be able to do the whole job or recommend a blaster) powder coating is a heavy plastic paint melted on in an oven, which has a finish similar to a polyeurethane paint...

i was able to buy a ss cap for the chimney from the supplier of my chimney parts, it was a special order but was cheap enough as i recall. I took off the normal venting cap and replaced it with the flat cap when sailing (better as well because the jib sheets stopped trying to toss the $$$$...

Thanks Seth -- sort of thought the same, but nice to have it confirmed. by any chance do you have manuals for the e-39?

anyone know whats 'inside' this rudder? or who made them? have just sanded mine down and found some alarming cracks, and wonder whats inside and if i should be worried. thanks all! generally speaking, anyone have a manual for a 39 flushdeck, schematics, etc? would be eternally grateful for same.

on a previous boat i added a snap shackle to the traveller end of the mainsheet tackle, allowing it to be unsnapped from the traveller and snapped to the toerail when not in use. thus i could use a full cockpit awning under the boom at anchor. this also removed the falls of the mainsheet from...

Thanks Thanks for the support Gene, and please recognize the goodwill it earns you here. will you or some of your crew be at the vancouver of seattle boat shows so that i might express my gratitude in person? rob

another thought for Gene . . . you are standing at a boat show, talking to a prospective buyer for a PSC 40 ($250K, give or take) he asks you, "what about support?" you answer 'a' or 'b': a) there is a limited one year manufacturers warranty, we stand behind everything we sell. b)...

Why? Because . . . Thanks for joining the forum and asking for input on your business decision to discontinue support for the site. Obviously, the easy course of action would be to ignore this group, live with your choice and move on. Why should you support this group and the Ericson brand...