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Does anyone have any thoughts, experience, or recomendations? I am shopping for a new 150% genoa. After getting 6 quotes from sail lofts, Mack Sails prepared the best quote... does anyone out there have experience with them and more specifically the "miter cut" genoa? His quote was for 5.77 oz...

2011 rendezvous Me and my wife vote for Poulsbo.. Lots of guest moorage and a good facility. The town is easily accessed, plus there is the legendary bakery! Doug & Dana E-29 Smola

E29 headsail rigging question <hr style="color: rgb(255, 255, 251); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 251);" size="1"> <!-- / icon and title --> <!-- message --> I have a 1976 E29 with a 150% on a roller furler. I also have a 100% jib that i would like to use when the wind...

I have a 1976 E29 with a 150% on a roller furler. I also have a 100% jib that i would like to use when the wind picks up. My question is which genoa track to use for the #3. My shrouds are all the way outboard at the sheer, With the primary track outboard of that. When using the outboard track...

e29 dodger thanks for the message but i've got one on order from island nautical as well. out of curiosity, were you happy with your dodger?

Thanks for the tip, I will check out their website right now.

I am desperatly looking to buy a dodger for my E29. Anyone looking to sell? Does anyone make or know someone who makes dodgers for a fair price? The qoutes here in the Seattle area range from $2600 to $4000. Thats a big price difference from the $1200-$1500 you people back east are paying. I am...

I have 2 150% genoas and a spinnaker for an E29 for sale Sail 1 150% is dacron with some sort of laminated nylon? in pretty good condition with one small tear along the foot about one inch long. Hanks are very slightly corroded. previous owner taped? some sort of chafe material around...

I am looking for a dodger for my E29? anyone looking to sell? bonus points for green canvas. :D

transducer removal i would use hardwood wedges to open up the seam between the hull and transducer. use 3 or 4 and pound them in around the transducer. apply equal force. once the seam is open use a putty knife heated with a heat gun to cut the 4200. there is also a bondbreaker for 5200 on the...

Does anybody know who made my mast for a 1976 E29? I am also wondering if anybody knows where to find a new mast step? Thanks!

its a 1976, wheel steering, dont know about the tall/short rig, but i know the p.o did a fair amount of racing. looking foreward to sea trials and haulout this sat. will try to post pics.

Craked liner thanks for your reply, surveyed the boat today, surveyer didnt think too much of the cracks. the deck, compression post an blocking under appear fine. we did however find moisture in the deck core almost everywhere there is hardware or deck fittings (using a moisture meter)...

has anyone seen cracking ( 2 actually) in the hull liner on the stbd side of the main bulkhead where it meets the overhead. approx 10" outboard of the compression post and again 16" from that . liner is cracked on the fore and aft sides of the bulkhead. no noticeable sagging on deck at the...