Recent content by Steve Murray

Thanks Tim. I was hoping you would reply since I knew you had done this recently. With the early spring here, I'll bring the boat home next week and get started. Have you made a decision on a new boat yet?

Does anybody know the correct size for the forward hatch (and the aft hatch for that matter) on an E 35 III? While searching here, I find references to both 60 and 70 series. My boat is not at home to measure. thanks Steve Murray E 35III #222 Charlottetown PEI

Max Prop pitch Hi Laura, I have an '87 E35III with a 2 blade MaxProp. It was installed when I bought the boat otherwise the cost would have discouraged me from getting one. The prop was mispitched at purchase and the PO thought an overheating problem at over 1900 rpm was a heat exchanger...

Kim, dmimarine.com works on my computer. Try again. Great company to deal with; quite refreshing to deal with real honest people. Steve Murray E35 III 222 Charlottetown, PEI

Kim, my wife gets in that space armed with a grease gun and lubricating oil. She kind of likes it. She was going to make the descent to check the transmission fluid level until I found a removable panel in the quarterberth. We've had the boat a little over a year and are still finding stuff...

Thanks for the replies. Cory's "reduce the tension and see what happens" suggestion is what we'll try when we go out today. It's a beautiful day here in the Maritimes. I reread the section in Calder's book and the extra wear and pressure on bearing races makes sense. The new sail is a Doyle...

Just a quick question for the rigging experts out there. I raised my brand new headsail today for the first time. When I went to furl it on the Harken unit, it was much more difficult than I remembered from last year. Is furler operation affected by halyard tension, forestay tension or both...

Steering cable ends Rob, My last boat had Norseman fittings (Stalok or Hymod will work too)connecting the cable to the chain. Seemed like a good idea to me. The cables can be changed out pretty easily. The chain rollers need to be about one half inch. I haven't looked at the chain on my 35 yet...

Have you called the folks at Datamarine? They can tell you, with certainty, if the problem lies with the transducer. If the instrument is showing any lifa at all, it may not be a transducer issue. I found them to be very helpful. Steve Murray E35 III 222 Charlottetown PEI

Kim, Loren, We have the two leech clew lines running back to the cockpit and the ringed straps through the tack reef points. With the proper length straps, attaching to the horns at the gooseneck isn't a problem. Loren hit it on the head with the comment about getting the halyard tension on...

Thanks Steve. I'm talking about a double line system. I made a single line system for my previous 29' boat and would agree that the friction in a bigger boat would make a single line system unworkable. I was hoping that a separate line for tensioning the tack would work. Maybe it's another...

Has anyone set up a double line reefing system? I have a 35 III and would love to be able to reef the mainsail from the cockpit, especially when there are only two of us on board. Any descriptions or warnings would be appreciated. thanks, Steve Murray E35 III 222 Charlottetown PEI

Charles, I purchased and installed the Flexible Furler on my previous 29' boat. What you gain in simplicity, you lose in sail control, weight and sail shape. The 35 III I purchased last year has a Harken unit and I notice a real difference in furled sail shape as well as friction in the...

The best of the season to everyone. This fall, after putting the boat away for the winter, I discovered that the axle for the main halyard sheave had broken at the stem attached to the tab. The sheave bore is slightly out of round indicating it has been unserviced for quite a while.The seats...

Kim, We have the same boats (as you know). I have a 135% and rate 149. I am told that the rating will go to 131 with a spinnaker (180%). The Northumberland Straight Yachting Association massages ratings out of the New England PHRF group and the Great Lakes group. There are about 35 boats...