Recent content by Bob Robertson

Foam luff, works really well. About 10 years ago we got new sails our genoa is now a 150. I really like it. I can comfortably furl it down to nothing with little effort or if the winds are light let the full sail out and get maximum light wind sailing speed. These days I usually reduce the...

I've got a 1988 38=200 just like yours. There is a separate oil drain hose that connects to the oil pan and runs up the left side of the engine / the opposite side of the engine from the dip stick. I have fittings that I can screw into the top of the drain hose and then use my oil change pump...

W've had our Eriscon 38/200 since 1988. We really like it! Bob

Good information! Thanks! Bob

That was really fun to watch. Thanks! Bob

Our '88 38-200 teak was finished with teak oil. For a number of years we used teak oil to refresh the finish. For the past 10 or 15 years we've been using a product called AuLWooD cleaner and polish. It's much easier to apply and has a better look. We apply it with a piece of thin cloth like...

We've owned our boat since 88 and over the years had some seepage from time to time. All we had to do to cure the problem was to tighten the keel bolts.

I had a similar problem. It turned out that my vent hose had a crimp and a downward bend in it. To get to it I unscrewed and removed the panel covering the fuel tank in the quarter berth. The vent hose was then easy to get to. I shortened the vent hose and reconnected it to the fuel tank...

We've had our 38-200 since 1988 and have never had a reason to get a different boat. We really like it and highly recommend it. Enjoy! Bob

We also like the Creeping Crack Cure.

I've had a two blade prop for years and it works great. I don't think I noticed a change using reverse when I changed from the two bladed fixed prop. When I bought the new two blade prop I wanted a three blade prop, but it was significantly more money and I wasn't willing to pay that much...

We've had our boat since 1988 and have replaced the fresh water pump once, probably 8 years ago and it's been working great ever since. Initially 8 years ago before we replaced the pump we were having a problem with the pulsing. I found a very small filter near the pump water intake. It was a...

That's how my anchor locker drain works also.

We had cushions made when the boat was new. We use them a lot when it's not raining. Ours came with zippers although we've never taken the foam out. We always store them below in the head when we're not using them. I would think you could take out the foam and cut some new foam to fit. Then...