• Untitled Document

    Join us on March 29rd, 7pm EST

    for the CBEC Virtual Meeting

    All EYO members and followers are welcome to join the fun and get to know the guest speaker!

    See the link below for login credentials and join us!

    March Meeting Info

    (dismiss this notice by hitting 'X', upper right)

Recent content by Epenn

  1. E

    New sailboat owner here! 1971 E27 some questions about thruhull fittings...

    Very unscientific, but I am fairly sure that my water ingress has gone from approximately what you describe to significantly less since I replaced the transducers, which included new thru-hulls.
  2. E

    Putting NMEA power and chartplotter power on same circuit

    Thanks! A couple questions: 1. It looks like all of the connections in your picture are 1-1. To make 2-1 connections would you include small extra connectors on top? 2. How can I discover what fuses are required?
  3. E

    Putting NMEA power and chartplotter power on same circuit

    Hey all, I am in the midst of installing a new suite of instruments on my '85 30+. I am sorting out where I want my nmea wires to run. The old instruments were powered via a single pair of +/- (red/black) wires. The new instruments require power for both the NMEA backbone and the chartplotter...
  4. E

    Diagnosing an electrical issue

    My engine will not crank, and other electrical appliances are weak. When I use a car jumper kit, the engine starts up right away as usual. I took the following volt meter readings directly from the battery terminals: - Battery charger off, engine off ~9.7 - Battery charger on, engine off ~13.5...
  5. E

    Rigging E25+ for sailing singlehanded

    I single hand infrequently on my 30+. The main halyard comes through a clutch cleat to the cockpit, so I can and have fully raised from there. I don't have any sort of auto pilot. I actually prefer to go up to the mast because raising from there is so much faster, and the gain in time is well...
  6. E

    For sale B&G Halo 20+ Radar

    This has been sold. Thanks for the interest
  7. E

    For sale B&G Halo 20+ Radar

    I got this radar about six months ago and eventually decided that it is overkill for the type of sailing that I do (SF Bay day sailing). Retail is $2300 (https://www.bandg.com/bg/type/radar/halo20bgradar-ccd5ae67/). This is the newest generation and has automatic target tracking, and fast spin...
  8. E

    Preventing main sheet (falls) from snagging on traveler track

    I'm aware that there are two traveler locations possible. Mine is on the cabin top. For a beam to beam tack, it shouldn't be necessary to trim the main sheet at all. I encounter this often when doing MOB drills.
  9. E

    Preventing main sheet (falls) from snagging on traveler track

    On a big (180 degree, beam to beam) tack, the main sheet snags on the end of the traveler track. In particular, the multiple pieces of the main sheet running back and forth in the 4:1 blocks, which I believe is called the 'falls'. It seems like this should be fixable by attaching something of...
  10. E

    Alternating Current system not working

    The ac outlets on my 30+ stopped working. I had flipped a few switches back and forth on the electrical panel (out of curiosity) earlier in the day, and perhaps this caused it. The panel service light illuminates haltingly, and two of the breaker lights turn on when the main breaker is turned to...
  11. E

    Lewmar Superhatches - Free

    I'd love to have the handles!
  12. E

    E30+ Cockpit drain below waterline, leave seacock open,?

    Cool, thanks. I'll have to be extra diligent about maintaining those thruhulls. Seems a shame they are below waterline.
  13. E

    Considering y-valve on head intake for preventing sulfur smell

    I am reading "getting rid of boat odors", the classic by Peggy Hall. She recommends running a vinegar solution into the intake occasionally to get rid of sulfur smell. How are.you supposed to do this? By prying off the hose each time? I was thinking of installing a y valve to just a loose hose...
  14. E

    E30+ Cockpit drain below waterline, leave seacock open,?

    Hey all, I was looking around at the thruhulls and seacocks today and noticed that I've had the one in the picture open for the last year I've owned the boat. I closed it before taking the picture. It's is a drain for the sink in one direction, but in the other I haven't tracked it down yet. I...
Top