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My experience was that the turning radius stops down below are pretty uniform. When I put our rudder tiller on, I drilled the pivot point as required by the instructions. I say that I lightened the tiller by drilling twice, but I messed up the first time and had to move it closer to rudder...

Glyn, We never figured out why it only did it on port tack. However, on the advice of Moyer Marine, we did a complete acid flush of the system. At the same time, we put a flapper over the engine water discharge and put a drain at the base of the water lift muffler. I think each task...

We bought Voice of Reason with the head off and the cylinders filled with water and rust. We cleaned her up, honed the cylinders and fired her up. A-4's are simple engines, though ours is definitely haunted (that's the only possible explanation for what it does for no apparent reason). True...

Christian, The accepted strategy about Transpac Routing is to get offshore and as you approach the N. Pacific Ridge, you sail south until you hit the 1021 mb line and then slide into your slot and head southeast. It is NOT as simple as it sounds. I looked everywhere for that line. It is...

I have a 32-2 but I don't know what you mean by lines drawings or offsets. Jim McCone Voice of Reason E-32 Hull #134 Redondo Beach, CA

Garhauer is in San Bernardino or close to that. We've had them fabricate some parts for us. Its a drive, but for a custom stainless traveller, it was well worth it. Jim McCone Voice of Reason, E-32 Hull #134 Redondo Beach, CA

There are no easy answers to that question. When I was asked to be navigator on one of the Transpac boats, I went to seminars on weather forecasting, went to Stan Honey's navigation classes and spent more time than I care to admit watching weather charts. I suggest going onto NOAA's ocean...

The list is long for me. I do a lot of offshore sailing on my 32-2. I replaced all the standing rigging. I put an autopilot worth almost as much as the boat. I have radar but I put in an AIS receiver. If I were to do it again, I would go with the transceiver. I like to be seen rather than...

I have the 1970 E-32. Hull #134. She's not particularly good at pointing. Open ocean, off wind, she's a dream. I've been sailing/racing her off shore for more than 10 years now. Living space is fine. We've been off shore at sea for 7-12 days. The water tank is a bit small for that...

If you drain the system after running it, you need to get the feed of fresh water going. If you're running it every few days or every day, you need to flush the stagnant water. As the system gets going, there is always a little salt water that needs to be flushed through. We found that on the...

We did the sampling hose and run it into the head sink, and then click it over on a Y valve to run directly into the tank once its running clean water. I know its a little risky but our little one had a max of 3 gallons per hour and that was only in the warmer waters. Up around these parts, it...

Ryan, FYI, from experience, bring spares!!! My wife was on board the Catalina 38 "Peregrine" for Transpac 2011. Peregrine had the Spectra 200. It sucked up some oil seepage going through the channel islands and it ruined the membrane. It was unrepairable and they had to turn back after 4...

I have a 32-2 but have also been on the pointy end of discussions of performance sails for a 50 foot race boat. Most of the laminar sails are the same. The sail cloth is made overseas, mostly in Sri Lanka, if I recall. Most have panels premade and they sew them together elsewhere. Many of...

I have a 135 (i.e. #2) on Voice of Reason as my primary headsail. Works just fine and easier to hold a good shape when you store it on the furler. Cloth weight is above my pay-grade. Seth knows what he's talking about. Also, call Sam Heck at Quantum Sails in Long Beach. Quantum are a little...

Aereagnie is a C&C 43. Cecile is the current commodore of our Southern California Pacific Singlehand Sailors group and did Guadalupe Island at the same time we did the race on VOR, as well as Pacific Cup in the Doublehand Division. She is good people. Jim McCone Voice of Reason, E-32...