Recent content by matt_southbound

For some reason I can't quite get my boat to heave to correctly. I sheet in the main, backwond the jib,and lock the wheel all the way over, but the bow falls way off the wind. This brings me beam to the waves, with the boat bouncing around quite a bit. I tried furling the jib to take some...

Thanks for all the replies. Despite having checked the cables many times, I took the advice here and checked again. Went around with a voltmeter while the engine was hot (probably should have been doing this all along, as that's when the trouble occurred most of the time), and found there...

Hi all, I've got a 1981 Universal 5411 11HP inside my Ericson 28+. About 2 weeks ago, trying to come out of a lock after killing the engine to wait, my engine wouldn't start - very unpleasant. After a bit of troubleshooting (checking connections, trying to jump the solenoid) nothing would...

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Wondering if anyone has experience with mounting an anchor roller on an E28+. There doesn't seem to be any room to work with, as the lifeline stanchion bases are pretty much directly behind the forestay. The anchor locker is too shallow for anything other than a Danforth, and I'd really like...