Recent content by Tom Greaves

Are these sold or are you open to an offer?

After further inspection, I realized the governor spring goes on the starboard side and connects to the starboard fork lever on the governor assembly and the lever on the speed control shaft. . The start spring which is much smaller, connects to the port fork lever on the governor assembly and...

Thanks for this post. I'm nearly ready to begin reassembling my timing gear cover on my M-30. You post was very helpful. Can you confirm that the two dreaded springs are assembled with the governor spring on the outside and the starter spring inside? The concentric arrangement appears to be...

Glyn, Where did you install the brake, at the engine end or the pedestal end? Does it matter? I've got the same issue on my Universal 25. Thanks,

Starter solenoid blues Proposition: starter solenoids can be damaged a by bad starter switch. Imagine a corroded starter switch that is is drawing some current in the "open" position. It draws just enough current to push a few electrons through the solenoid windings but not enough to...

The new owner of Tranquilty sailed her away today -- my family and I'll miss that boat. We had 10 years of great sailing in her from Penobscot Bay, Maine to Boston. Bruce King's name was on the CG docs as a previous owner. Mr. King -- thanks for a wonderful design. She stood up to survey just...

Last year my Nexus anemometer (Classic 2000 series) developed some stickiness in the azimuth rotation axis. I made a modest attempt to disassemble and clean the unit but quickly retreated when it seemed like I risked destroying the unit. After a little googling, I found that service and...

Excellent results with rebuilt starter I’m pleased to report that our nagging problems with unreliable engine starting appear to be solved. I made the recommended modifications to the wiring, replaced the solenoid and had the starter rebuilt in one fell swoop. That was 8 weeks ago – no...

Lightning I single-handed our E-28+ yesterday from Newburyport, MA to Portland, Maine. I had a terrific view just east of the Isle of Shoals of a dense thunderhead spitting lightning and growling just a few miles north and east of me. I'm a coward, not only did I have two reefs in the main...

And when the kids misbehave... we send them up the mast, or insist they take the helm. We spent a week sailing in Penobscot Bay, Maine last month. Both boys had a blast being hoisted up the mast -- the higher the better. In one instance this saved me a trip to unwrap the radar reflector...

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I'd like to buy this from you. I'm headed to Peaks Island on the 11th. Could I pick it up? Regards, Tom Greaves

Cruising guide to Massachusetts This is by no means complete. However, it is useful. http://cruisingguide.bostonsailingcenter.com/index.html

I go in and out of the Merrimack several times each year as I keep my boat at Overland Marine. I give the Coast Guard a call to see if the warning light on the jetty is switched on if there's any doubt about the conditions. Obviously you want to avoid conditions where the current and the wind...

Ericson 28 owners: do the lower shrouds go fore or aft? I think aft but perusing images of other boats on yachtworld, I see some going forward. The image in the manual looks like aft too. Does anyone know? Thanks, Tom Greaves