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    Christian Williams

    The 90 Percent Jib

    https://vimeo.com/66378694 This video is one minute of sailing versus five months of boat work. A familiar ratio? Why do we do this? Why, whilst grinning along with spray flying, does the mind...

    Christian Williams 05-17-2013
    Loren Beach

    Boarding/Swim Ladder Project

    It's always been kind of a long and awkward step up from the dinghy to the transom top. :rolleyes: I picked up this used ladder at a swap meet a while back, and it looked like it just might be a...

    Loren Beach 05-11-2013
    Loren Beach

    The bulkhead, with varnish, finally

    We now have five coats on the bulkhead and also on the teak trim we just reinstalled a couple days ago. Teak-plugging all those holes will have to wait for next winter. Too many other immediate-need...

    Loren Beach 05-07-2013
    Christian Williams

    Sewmanship 3--Cockpit Shade, Main Hatch Cover, Interior Upholstery

    When it comes to providing shade for the cockpit, a cover connecting a stern bimini to a dodger is most popular here in Los Angeles. Many modern widebodied cruising boats have both those appendages,...

    Christian Williams 05-06-2013
    Christian Williams

    Sewmanship 2--Covers for Dinghy, Hatches, Pedestal, Mainsail

    The first sewing project was a cover for a wooden pram, to be supported fore and aft using the mast as a ridge pole. I measured the boat and allowed for a 2-inch hem for shock cord under the...

    Christian Williams 05-02-2013
    Christian Williams

    Sewmanship 1--the Sewing Machine

    Why bother to learn to sew? Sewmanship, as Popeye and I likes to call it, is a manly art dating way back. On the other hand, a stock sail cover on the Internet doesn't cost much more than what the...

    Christian Williams 04-29-2013
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  • Recent Forum Posts

    Christian Williams

    Dan,

    The grooves are softer grain probably scraped away by agressive brushing (brush across the grain if at all). Exterior teak is an aesthetic

    new to teak finishing - damaged handrails

    Christian Williams Today, 06:01 PM Go to last post
    737800FO

    did you get one and if you did I might want to rent it.

    27' trailer

    737800FO Today, 05:46 PM Go to last post
    tbdill

    I replaced my original 30 year old E35 wooden handrails with stainless steel. The wooden rails were getting thin from sanding and refinishing every couple

    Wooden Handrails Replaced

    tbdill Today, 04:47 PM Go to last post
    Tom Metzger

    Ah... a man as cheap as I am. As cheap as you can get is a pipe plug - 1 1/4". This won't work on all deck fills, of course, but does on mine.

    Fuel Fill cap O-ring size E32-3

    Tom Metzger Today, 04:42 PM Go to last post
    pvajko

    Can someone recommend a replacement cap for the slot type deck fills? On mine the plate with the slot is welded to the cap and two of them are already

    Replacement cap recommendation

    pvajko Today, 03:50 PM Go to last post
    joe-fran

    Josh

    I have an 87 E-28 with the smaller Universal and have had the same issues.

    Sorry I can't help with a local mechanic

    issues

    joe-fran Today, 01:06 PM Go to last post
    Sway

    I have foundthat adding a smaller head sail on my 1969 E30 is limited by the existing jibsheet tracks. It seems my options are to 1) add tracks forward

    Adding jib tracks E30-1

    Sway Today, 09:33 AM Go to last post
    Alan Gomes

    Hello, Michael.

    I just ordered a new full battened main for my 1984 E26 and so I have a couple of used mains that I don't need. But I guess

    E26 sails

    Alan Gomes Today, 02:44 AM Go to last post
    Loren Beach

    You might try some of the used marine parts/sails stores in Seattle and Portland... and then there's the big one in SoCal, Minneys.
    They may not

    E26 sails

    Loren Beach Yesterday, 11:45 PM Go to last post