Recent content by SeaRogue

I am considering racing my E32-3 in an international race. That requires that I comply with the requirements of the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations. It would be good if I could locate, if it exists, a certificate from the International Marine Certification Institute or a similar...

Boman Rick, I removed and cleaned up the lens. The frame is old but servicable. Although the gaskets I removed when I disassembled the port seem ok, I think I will order the gasket kit from Catalina Direct to renew the gaskets. Did you order both the lens and frame from Boman? If so how...

What is the port lens made of and how do you clean it? I appreciate the posts others have made here and find them helpful in planning my own projects. I am now working on rebedding my ports, both fixed and opening. I just removed an opening port. It only took a few minutes to remove it. The...

Christians Hawaii trip Christian, I have watched the video of your single handed trip to Hawaii a couple of times previously. I particularly enjoyed your dancing on the cabin top :) I did notice you going wing and wing as well as with the jib alone. In the 40 kts. did you simply roll up...

cruising class Loren, Forgive me for not responding until now to your question about what class I was sailing in during the race. It was cruising class and I was using dacron sails. The weather was forecast for 15 kts. I intended to use the 145 genoa up to 15 kts but change to a smaller...

rudder pic Christian, Thanks for posting the rudder pic. It appears that someone whacked off the bottom foot or so of my rudder! Although that certainly helps with the issue of rudder damage by grounding it plays hell with rudder authority. I suspect that the PO who must have done it or...

too much sail Thanks for the comments, they are helpful. I understand the opinions that I had too much sail up and that is probably true. We were actually in a lull when a sudden blow came up. At first I thought that it was just a squall line and that it would last 20 minutes or so....it...

Weather helm I am reviving this old thread because it is relevant to the topic I am interested in and to keep information on the topic consolidated for readers. I just finished the Bone Island Regatta from Naples to Key West as well as the return race from Key West to Naples. The distance was...

downwind sailing I actually have an asymmetrical spinnaker that is the same vintage as my 1985 32-3. It is made by UK and called the "Flasher". It really helps in light air but to my surprise it is more of an upwind sail, unlike a symmetrical spinnaker. I am encouraged to hear from Rick...

compass light source I will answer my own question so that the answer will be here in case others need it. After reading Lorens blog I googled for compass repair stations and discovered that viking instruments in Maine has obtained the rights to danforth and has a repair station that works on...

rebuild Loren, Your compass looks great. I have a danforth instead of a richie. I will check to see if the danforth folks could rebuild mine as well. I will put that on my list of things to do on the boat. It is a long list. Thanks for pointing me to the blog.

Moonshine performs pretty well on most points of sail. The most speed I have ever gotten from her was 7.5 knots in about 20 kts of breeze. Down wind is a different story. She is a dog down wind. I am trying to improve that. The current genoa may the the one that came with the boat in 1985...

The light bulb in the danforth compass of Moonshine has gone west. It is the old screw in type and I have not been able to find a replacement. I should perhaps change it out for an LED bulb in any case. Does anyone know where to get a replacement bulb if I decide to keep it? Any suggestions...

As a data point when I bought my E 32-3 in Niceville and brought it home to Treasure Island it was a 30 hour motor across a calm gulf. The distance was 165 NM and I topped off with 10 gallons at the end of the trip. I don't remember whether the fuel tank was filled in Niceville or...

I changed the oil and filter in Moonshine today. Like most of you my M25 engine has the hose connected to the drain valve so you don't have to suck it out through the dipstick hole. I took the cap off the hose and inserted a tube attached to my jabsco jr hand pump. It was very hard to pump...