Recent content by james henry

Do Tell... Thanks Mark for bringing all this up. I just took over a slip here in Wilmington Sept '07. I'm here every weekend working on the boat, and I never saw any notice whatsoever. I really like this area (very relaxed and secure) and I'd hate to have to move. After all if it winds up...

Looking forward to that! :egrin:

Thanks Richard: Sounds like what was done to the keel flange to hull seam. I'm not planing on seperating the keel (hopfully). The keel is being held on pretty good, I guess. No leaking to mention. So I'm hopeing to replace one bolt at a time and leave the keel in place. The reason for...

Thanks to all Well I got some pretty good info. It looks like from Mark that the rudder assembly is straight forward enough on these boats. Should be no problem. Any sleeving or bearing construction I can do on my lathe. It seems that the keel is bolted through a flange (similer to the...

Hello All. I'm new here on the list, and new owner of a 1968 E23 MK1 (#17). I have to replace all the keel bolts and nuts. One nut, while I was picking at it, just fell apart like a dirtclod!:esad: I need to find out how they are attached to the keel (threaded into the keel or through bolts...

sorry.. duplicated post.