Recent content by Desiderata

We've always wondered if our E-27 was a bit underpowered with the little single popping YSB-8. Comrades say the boat was designed to SAIL, not motor. True, but when tides seem to dictate so much of our direction, we ponder that a bit more than 8 hp. might be nice. Althought the engine itself...

I read a thread a few years ago about how to make our window bezels shiny bright. (wet sand w/400, then again with 600 grt and finally Never Dull). It worked great and I've had many compliments and some even thought they were stainless. As I was proudly finishing the last one, 1 of the old salts...

We have some water leaking from a small hole (about the size of a dime) in the bottom corner of the ice box enclosure. We are thinking it could be the drain hose connection for the ice box, but the ice box is all enclosed so we see no way to access the drain connection. Any ideas?

Yes, Tom the foot pump may be the way I have to go. I will have to move the freash water foot pump over, leaving a hole to cover up. Sven the ice box already drains in to the bilge so I spind more time cleaning the bilge then I like. My husbands 6 feet 4 so the head is kind of small so we brush...

Has anyone with an E-27 installed a salt water faucet in the galley? I was going to connect the throughhull used as a drain for the head sink (since we rarely use it) as a saltwater source. Already ran the head sink drain to the bilge. I ran the hose from the throughhull to the sink in the...

Commotion, Did you use Vesconite? If so how did it work out for you? We are on the hard now with the rudder pulled. We have a little play and would like to tighten in up. Thank for any help you can give us.

We're in Florida, "Land of the Barnacle" The last time we hauled out (3yrs ago), to do the bottom, the old salts had a "secret weapon" of adding cayenne pepper to the bottom paint. I suspect even Heloise didn't know about that one! It seemed to have worked out fine, but it did make the paint...

Hi Dave & Laddy, Sorry for the delayed response. We've been debating on advice for clearing the local passes. We regard Longboat Pass, New Pass and Big Pass all to be formidable, largely because of their continual shifts in depths. The marks cannot always be reliable, but we see them as...

Hi Dave and Laddy, Last we knew, Morgan was on the hard up the Mantee River. However we are floating around down here in Sarsota on our 27 and we have a new member at our club who has an E-32. There is a Pig Roast @SSS Aug. 21st. You are welcome to be our guest.

Thats what we thought. Thanks Frank. Mike & Cheri

We have a groaning sound on Desiderata when we put her in gear. Both forward and reverse. I feared for transmission problems, but a friend (NOT a boat expert, but good mechanic) listened to it and suggested the noise wasn't "metallic" enough to be the transmission and may be the cutlass...

Hi Guys, The new muffler platform is fiberglassed in and painted (the old one was rotten and soaked in diesel fuel). The new Vernalift muffler is sitting on it. So now we are just waiting for parts to complete the anti-siphon loop using fiberglass elbows and 2" series 250 hose. We found a...

how may anti-siphons? Thanks Gly, We've spoken to Buck Algonquin and are ready to order the 2" stern flange. They definately had the best deal on them , so thanks for that! The polished stainless version is about $30 more than the bronze one, tempting, but I'm unsure of how much maintanence...

Glyn, You're the man! Where do we get a new 2' bronze exhaust flange. We don't have an ant-siphon loop, we should have this right? I think I am glad the mechanic was to busy to do the job, and we are learning a lot and saving $$$. Thanks Cheri and Mike

Vernatube makes exhaust tubing and fittings from fiberglass. If we go with the 2" flex hose right onto the mixing elbow?, then to the muffler, then 2" Marine hose out of the muffer to a Venatube loop and a 45, back to 2" Marine exhaust hose to the stern, where we would like to reduced to 1 5/8"...