Recent content by stillwater

Hull #36 is for sale in Bellingham, WA. We have owned and loved this boat for 11 years, but my wife has cancer and I am pushing 70. Reluctantly it is time to move on. I am (now retired) a yacht fixer and rigger who contracted with the largest sailboat charter company in the NW '2008 and the...

Untie the boat and go! Hi Shaun, Having been sailing in the San Juan's/Puget Sound/Gulf Islands for the last 55+ years I understand your concerns. It is a beautiful place but sometimes not easy or friendly. In my early days we sailed with a depth sounder that we only turned on when close to...

Hey Racers, I was reading a post from Loren that talked about age on owning sailboats, etc, etc. So, I was wondering what the average, or possibly age range, is of the sailors you race with? On the Elite 36 I race on, I am the 2nd youngest person (by 1 month, ((the skipper!! is the baby) at 60...

Every Boat has their Day All of these boats (37,39, 39B, 46) are of similar shape and sailing characteristics; they have different layouts and pros and cons. None are really competitive anymore, especially downwind; granted they are still very fast upwind. I sail an early 39 because it is...

AC safety grounds Simple shore power safety grounds need not be routed to the ships grounding system if the shoreside system is trusted. ie: most cities with good functioning port facilities. The exceptions are if you are using inverters or generators. Inverters/gensets need to have their...

A simple thing Having been in a few places where one couldn't just pull in and get my needed parts, I would be hesitant to put such an important item that has circuit boards (see photos on web site) in a boat. Batteries are a necessary item that needs to function. (Especially if you can't hand...

I still have the pedestal Robert, I am in Mexico until mid April but then back in Bellingham if you still want it. Dal

Sorry! Yes, this went pretty quick! Regards, Dal

fuel gauge In the fuel gauge process, do yourself a favor and install a WEMA gauge. It is a float on a rod. They work very well, simple, robust construction and accurate. (Works great with Lowrance tank interface on NEMA 2000 readout). Price is about the same as the old style pivot float. Dal...

Bi fold door Hi, I've got a mahogany bifold door from a '73 29 if you want one. Dal Stillwater E-39

Hi Folks, We did a 7 month summer cruise on Stillwater (E39 #36) to Desolation Sound and south eastern Broughtons in British Columbia from July through September 10. We think this is a spectacularly beautiful place to cruise and would like to share some photos with others. We visited many places...

xm weather and radio GArmin and Lowrance both give some support to XM radio and XM weather. I know Lowrance will display XM weather on the dislay and pickup xm radio on the same antenna with output from HDS plotters to a stereo. I do not know of being able to run speaker signals over the...

Favorite NMEA equipment The equipment I like so far are the Lowrance Chartplotters. They seem to offer the most for a resonable price. Although the earlier ones (possibly current also) do not display NMEA depth PGNs (sentences). They do have a dedicated MOB command. Lowrance uses NAVIONICS and...

Nmea 2000 Garmin, Lowrance, Maretron all make multi non-proprietary displays for data of all sorts. GPS, STW, Depth, WInd speed and direction, fuel levels, temps, engine dats, on and on. The Garmin GMI 10 makes a great multi function display for a sailboat. Lowrance LMF 400 is very good for the...

Shorty available $150 I have a shorty pedestal complete except for the wheel and nut. Also has the bronze turning blocks for the base. Good condition. Needs paint. Off a 35 mark II $150 plus actual shipping. Dal