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E27 ? Keel leak? IF THE KEELS "Aft area" was damaged , Maybe, but most of the water I see in the E27 I help maintain on is from shaft seal for the a4 If you have sound keel ,you should be able to seal it from outside , but sealing a leak like that from inside is at best a temporary...

Boat coffee options All this info, now ive got to go brew a pot.(BTW im only 1/4 swedish) E27 Skipper is Norwegian. Current practice. DEPARTURE DAY fresh+Thermos from home. regular ground bean put in fresh. DAy 2 in morning Stainless Percolater with coarse ground bean (ground just before...

Update on masthead NO Slip in masthead or used Weld on was found. sparcraft several similar ones but none seemed accceptable to skipper. So replacement is being made up. doesent look like it will be much of a job , will just have to get a welder to put new one on. Solution.... dont look for U...

Just replaced a squirell cage on e27 a4 mold PART WAS $66.78 AT MARINEPRODUCTS.COM last fall. IT FIT RIGHT UP TO MOUNTING POSITION, studs, of old failed one, Not worth modifying hose went to bottom of engine compartment I have replaced 2 failed 3" " turbo blowers" in my powerboat and they...

THank you Don, Our skipper is down at the boat (E27) today tracing mast profile, and looking for any other spar identification. Yours is a nice heavy casting and open top. easy to feed sheeves. hope we get one similar. The one we are working with (or around) is made out of angular bent...

CLARIFICATION seems needed The second picture is one "like" the one on the boat , representative of the damaged one , it shows duplicate style /shape and welded configuration and it was presented in conjucntion with what I wrote in order to help visualize specifically where the damages are as...

its aluminum and yes welds can be cut everything except sheave pins/axle/fasteners and stay attachments is aluminum plate. mast/spar tube not distorted, just main sideplates of masthead assembly , picture isnt good enough. spar wont be shortened by cutting welds on truck plate/mast cap but...

Pictures attempt 1ST PICTURE IS MASTHEAD , SORRY IT IS PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED, I HAD TO GET A MICROCARD READER TO TAKE FROM MY PHONE . skipper forgot to take picture with good camera. hes going to go downt o the slip to get prints of the spar profile from the base and foot plate. The swelling...

Ok , the mast came down Easy as pie , boat resting in slip. Now... Looking for an E27 masthead , has 2sheaves foreward 2 aft, aluminum" side plates" are cracked and coroded in several places, appear bowed out from extreme corrosion of old sheaves left idle for 7years. most of rest of spar is...

Agree adhesive is good Tape will get a lot done, and I didnt intend to make sewing sound "better" in those cases . tape is often best in haste. my "gearkits" have multiple types of tape, awl,super glue,epoyy,RTV silicon,needle, thread, rubber cement, canvas patches,tuna/seine cord,monel wire...

Stitch awl If you have layered canvas, sailcloth, heavy canvas, leather, vinyl ,webbing etc .to repair or modify . a $5 stitch Awl is the ticket. harbor freight sells them with spare needles and heavy "thread". I can only do about 3 feet an hour at 4-5stitches pre inch on prepped material but...

WHEN you are ready to do the rigging or set up the A4 electrical let me know. see you and the admiral soon. just wanted to put up a post and read up on the boats before I see you again.