Recent content by Thursty30

Not sure if this should be in cruising & racing, but I am sitting here staring at my old sails, wondering if they could be re-purposed. Has any one made a storm sail (head or main) out of an old sail? Does anyone with an E29 have a storm sail (purchased or made, preferably tested) that they...

Footnote - I have tried to let common sense be my guide, everything I do is intended to be as good/better then what I am replacing. Also adding backing plates (which in turn reinforces the hull deck joint) behind all new chain plates to give thick flat sections for the bolts to penetrate...

This is the E-29 model (~28.6'), I do not know what the tension is set too for the stays. There are no fasteners in the existing aft plate, I will be drilling for the new fasteners, I ended up with a design that uses (7) 3/8 bolts over 15'' of 1/4'' 316SS for what will be the new exterior...

I am finishing up the drawings for my rear chainplate, the ones for shrouds and fore stay are already in fabrication using tried and tested designs (from this forum) and simply duplicating the bow plate. My question is whether the external chain plate needs to be as long as the one that is...

Gotcha! I misunderstood what you were driving at, it is definitely a valid thought. I will keep it in mind, and probably add reinforcement if/when I add hardware.

I went ahead and answered my own question... Toddster, I do plan to add a self steering wind vane. I have actually been researching DIY options (because I need more projects) like this one http://www.windvaneselfsteering.co.uk/gallery.htm , but thats down the road and I can't imagine there...

I kicked this around with another member in a private chat, but I wanted to open it up for suggestions. I have nailed down a final design of the chain plates for the shrouds, dry fitting and locating exact bolt holes tomorrow. The Fore stay plate, is pretty strait forward. The back stay...

This is awesome, and humbling.

It is decided. I think it looks cool. Certainly seems more functional from a maintenance/replacement standpoint. I don't think it would work on my boat though. I have made some decisions, it's contrary to the popular opinion in this thread. I appreciate all of you who tried to talk me out of...

I believe there is a rigger at my yard, I'll see if I can get him to look at it this weekend. What will he be able to inspect that I can't? I understand the experience part of making a determination on the quality of the exposed SS, but the weld is buried under fiberglass. Isn't that the...

I don't think I can argue with any of your sentiments, in fact I have to admit that I am habitually guilty of worrying my self into impractical situations and fixing problems that don't exist. This is amplified by the fact that this is my first boat, so everything is new to me. Just like car...

Now that the motor is out and a lot of the "messy" work is finally finished, I started the process of just cleaning the boat inside and out this weekend, with good results. Shes cleaned up nicer than I had expected so far. Got some tips on cleaning the painted hull and removing water line stains...

Would be quite a drive for me, haha. I appreciate the source though. When I get a parts list together I'll look him up.

I was wondering about the distance between the rigging, thought it would be close enough. I'm sure you're right, though I am hoping the yard will be cleared out a little when I am ready to replace the motor and can get a fork lift to it. Interesting about the split block, I am not seeing...

I put some pictures and a description in a previous thread. If your motor is half the weight, you shouldn't have any problems. http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?14805-Pulling-Atomic-4-for-rebuild ... Scroll to bottom of thread.