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Thanks. I now need to find a second one since I am bringing a legal action against a boatyard and the court requires two estimates. Gareth Freyja E35 #241 1972

Can anybody recommend a machine shop that would be able to fabricate a new base for the mast out of aluminium and tiller hardware out of stainless steel? Gareth Freyja E35 #241 1972

I appreciate the offer but getting it from Vancouver would be expensive and the general consensus on here is that every E35 should upgrade the rudder. I went to Vancouver once for just a day and it is a place I would love to get back to if I were still healthy. Maybe one day. Gareth Freyja...

Is it the original rudder or an upgraded version? Gareth Freyja E35 #241 1972

This is the first I have heard of this, is it through this site, and if so where do I find the link?

That is sad news one way or the other. He was a great community member when he was around.

Does anybody know how Glyn Judson is getting on? He was in that part of the world the last time I heard from him. Gareth Freyja E35 #241 1972

Cutting the head off a mushroom through hull should not be on the list of possible arrangements. Whether bronze of marelon, it needs its structural strength to avoid disintegrating in the continual flexing that takes place as a boat rides on waves. Flush through hulls were invented for a reason.

That is rough. I hope you were at least able to save some of your most valued, if not most valuable, possessions. When I used to watch the fires east of San Diego I at least had the reassurance that I could head out to sea if necessary. None of it was ever anything like as bad as what is...

They were Lewmar, and yes. I am currently on another continent but when I get back to the boat next week I will find out what sizes I bought. Gareth Freyja E35 #241 1972

The only reason I can think of for screwing in the sea cock flanges is to prevent them rotating, which will not need much torque so screwing them into the backing plate ought to be ample, leaving no need to make extra holes through the hull. It is what I was set up to do before my project...

I have a few originals which I have replaced, so may be able to supply a replacement if you need one or two. Otherwise you will have to make the opening larger for a new replacement, Lewmar make one which is just slightly larger. Gareth Freyja E35 #241 1972

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

I have passed on your email and the rest is up to him. It sounds like you are making an extremely generous offer. Gareth Freyja E35 #241 1972

Do you still have the mooring, or know how to get one in the area? I know somebody who may be interested, when he was a child his passion was sailing on Buzzards Bay, and he used to sail with me on my E35 in San Diego Bay when we were in the navy together, but he would need somewhere to keep...