Recent content by knewthomas

And more.... If you haven't figured it out I'm signed in under my wifes account. She was online before me, etc. RT

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Thanks John, I may take you up on that offer! Here are some more shots of the keel bolts. Should be better quality. Input is appreciated. Thanks, RT

She Has Dropped!!!! Just a quick update...Last night we were very glum about this keel coming off the boat, but Rob went back today armed and dangerous. I'll let him post the details when he's able. He called to say the keel finally dropped and he only smashed two fingers with a sledge. Can't...

Last night Rob noticed that the deck at the shrouds is slightly raised on our 1983 E38-200. His first reaction is that this is a sign of a soggy core. After reading some of the posts here, I'm thinking it could be from an overly tight rig? If we re-tune the rig, could this bulge be corrected? Or...

Probably you! Hi John, I'm sure it was you! We spent the night in the NE corner of Dutch. The 38 we saw was heading out of the Harbor towards the bridge. We were still kicking back when you were heading out. We pulled anchor after the wind shifted to the SE about 1ish. We sailed out around...

the rift moved north this weekend Yesterday afternoon we were sailing our 38 on Narragansett Bay when I spotted two other Ericsons sailing nearby on either side of us. We were surrounded by our own kind! I can't imagine there were many more on the bay yesterday and we were all happened to be in...

belts and suspenders Okay, I'm not down below while sailing, I'm in the cockpit or on deck pulling lines too. Our old Raymarine is not legible in the sunlight unless one is standing directly above it. Therefore it is not usually possible for me to read the coordinates while "DH" aka RT is at...

Let's clarify things... I do believe my DH has misrepresented the situation. Let me clarify because there is a serious issue at hand. 1. I work with a wide variety of GPS everyday--everything from centimeter accuracy to recreational grade data. I do not "eschew GPS and almost anything...