Recent content by tamaynes

Thanks for some great ideas. I've managed to achieve the slimmest peek at my muffler through the quarter berth access to the coupling/transmission. I was very concerned that I'd have to remove pretty much the whole stbd assembly under the seat locker including possibly even the water tank...

It appears that the muffler on our E32-200 has a small leak. Does anyone know how to access the muffler on this boat? The job looks daunting. I'm hoping to remover & repair vs. replace.

To Bond... or not... Well, I consulted an oracle... a professional boatbuilder here in Maine with decades of experience building some of the finest yachts afloat. Here's what he told me. All yachts he's built have had grounding systems. The primary ground is a busbar from the mast step to a...

Boat Grounding There certainly is a diversity of opinion on this subject. I don't think it is reasonable to expect that a grounding system or one of those little brush things will somehow protect a boat from a lightning strike. The energy involved in such an event is simply too great...

Here in Maine it is almost boat season so I've begun thinking about spring boat projects for our E32-200. Last summer we found ourselves off shore in a fairly severe thunderstorm. When we returned to port I decided to check our boats bonding system and found that there is none. The mast...

Thanks... To Treilly, Mindscape, clayton, and especially Seth... Thanks for all the input. The season is winding down up here in Maine now, but I'll put all your advice to good use next racing season. We've got a nice fast boat in the 32-200... Just gotta figure out how to sail it fast...

Re; let's figure it out Here's a synopsis of the race... We lost most of the time against the other boats at two points... First, the wind came up moderately at 120-140 and we broad reached, (both sails on the same side) for about 4-5 miles. At the end of that period they were a 1-2+ miles...

Racing E32-200 Well.. We raced. The race we entered was a 67 mi offshore coastal race. For the first two hours of upwind light air work we were at the head of the pack. The E32 pointed better than the other boats and we were pretty competitive with even larger boats. Then we went downwind...

thanks for the good info... I have a 130 genoa (new and good)... She seems to sail well and maintain VMG up to about 28 deg. Doesn't seem to like much heal though. Beyond 20 deg of heal the boat seems sluggish. We downsized from a Sabre that would sail well to weather at 25 deg of heal, so...

Just entered a race (Cruising class) with our relatively new (for us) 32-200 and I must admit that I don't yet have a great feel for the 32's idiocyncracies... So, I'm looking for tips & tricks, along with some insights about what makes this boat fly... both upwind and down. Thanks, Tom

32-200 sink Its not that the studs have failed or anything like that. The 1st mate doesn't like the rust and pitting in the current sink. Thus, it's gotta go. Maybe refurb is an option. Thanks for the help. Tom Ambrevena E32-200 Boothbay Hbr, Me.

I'm looking for a replacement galley sink for my 32-200. Sink dimensions are 14.5" deep x 23" wide x 8" bowl. Drop in flange mounted sinks seem to be a rare comodity. Most seem to be undermounts now. Has anyone found such a line of sinks. I'm out of options... looked everywhere. Nothing...

Update on icebox repair Thanks to everyone who contributed their ideas. I ended up moving the attachment points for the two cylinders back, (outboard) about 1.5", (one set of screw holes), and what a difference it made. The top opens wider, and the two original cylinders hold the box open...

Gas Shocks Thanks Clayton... My shocks travel from 10.5" to 16.5", a 6" travel. One of them broke off yesterday after I mounted it, so I'll be replacing it. This poor ol' boat... I'm thinking of moving the attachment point toward the rear by a couple of inches. This might increase travel...

I'm an old sailor, but a new owner of a used & abused 1989 E32-200. We're committed to restoring this nice boat to it's previous beauty, so I'm gonna have lots of questions for this forum. My first is this. The large E32 ice box has two air cylinders that relieve the weight of the top entry...