Recent content by Russell Skinner

My rigger recommends an adhesive rudder sheet, used in roofing, called "Ice and Water Sheild". It stopped my leaks, but needs to be protected frome UV rays. A simple and cheap solution to an old and difficult problem.

Congradulations I'm a happy owner of a 36c on the Chesapeake. I've owned Varuna for 4 years and have been very happy with her. I've done a lot of work on her and the more I get into her guts the more I feel confident in her. I have midship cleats on the genoa track that work well for spring...

Rigger The answer is Charlie Taylor @ Bay Area Rigging-804-776-7476 He just replaced my standing / running rigging and safety lines, on my E-36c. I'm very happy. His shop is in Deltaville. Call me if you have any questions, Russell Skinner cell 434-960-2154

Water pump I have a Universal 25XP as well on my E-36c. I had the same problem. The boat came with a rebuild kit (but shouldn't be hard to find one). I had a mechanic do the job and it leaked even worse afterward. I bought a new pump and it performs perfectly. I learned two things, one...

Hull David, I'm not sure about the exact layup, but that sounds about right. A sailboat hull is exposed to all sorts of forces. General compression for sure, but also alot for tensile forces, particularly at the chainplates, point loads at mast base and engine mounts, bulkheads, and...

36c Info. on my 1977, 36c. I sail Varuna out of Deltaville, VA, on the Chesapeake bay. She is hull number 49, next to last one? She has a teak interior not mahogany, no teak decks, a Universal 25xp diesel, and is generally in very good shape. This winter I'm replacing the original standing...