Recent content by nquigley

Thanks for correcting me. The person I bought it from was selling his boat and his new buyer didn’t want the vane. Maybe he bought the vane from Christian - sorry for getting that wrong (I don’t think I can correct my original post now).

Sailomat 800 that Christian took to Hawaii on his 32-3 is available again. When Christian sold his 32–3, the windvane was also sold to the new owner. As I understand it, the windvane was not re-installed on Thelonious. When that owner eventually sold the boat, the next owner did not want the...

This same Sailomat 800 is available again. When Christian sold his 32–3, the wind was also sold to the new owner. As I understand it, the wind vane was not re-installed on Thelonious. When that owner eventually sold the boat, the next owner did not want the wind vane, so it was offered here on...

I got a B&G 9” - I wanted the upper model with knobs for the reason you mentioned, but the $ went too high. I installed mine at the nav station as I use Navionics on phone or iPad at the helm. I didn’t have room for a bigger one. But my 9” gives enough screen space for AIS and plotter.

SOLD - 31Mar2025

I sold my boat on Monday (31Mar) morning to James Coe. He will be keeping it at Fairhope AL. I strongly encouraged him to join the forum, and I gave him my copy of Christian's book about sailing his 32-3, Thelonius, to HI and back. My buyer didn't want my Sailomat800 windvane (which originally...

Definitely get rid of the OEM metal air filter - when you open it up, you'll likely find the thin sponge-like filter is clogged up and may have begun decomposing and, worse, that the metal grid has rusted and may be about to start sending metal bits into the engine. I use this filter from K&N...

I researched injectors for my Kubota-based Universal M25 last September. The local Kubota dealership wanted about $120 per injector. I found the identical part number for sale on Amazon in a pack of three, with new crush washers, for ~$80 including tax. The symptom that caused me to replace my...

Yes I did! Good catch on the 'Vim' history - very few know it. https://classicyachtinfo.com/asp_yachts/vim/#:~:text=Designed%20and%20built%20for%20Harold,Vim%20was%20restored%20in%202004 Actually, my first boat (a P Class in New Zealand - similar size to an Optimist) came to me already named...

Thanks. No misfortune - just checking a possible opportunity. I’ve reset my cruising plans for this year to hopefully involve more offshore (solo) sailing than originally planned. Since moving the boat to Mobile AL last fall, I’ve spent a several weeks out in the Gulf of Mexico (a very...

I used those angled slot for attaching dyneema running backstays - only intending to used them when flying my staysail, which hoists on a removable inner forestay that's tacked to a reinforced spot on the foredeck a couple inches aft of the anchor well.

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1985-ericson-32-3-9659656/

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1985-ericson-32-3-9659656/

The thing to do is strap it down on the boat's centerline for the trip (often just have to built a support post in the cockpit or on the taffrail) - it'll protrude some fore and aft, but not really that much. Sailboats coming down from the Great Lakes to avoid winter do this all the time.

A friend on his Catalina 36 had his mast removed at Aqua Yacht - at the intersection of Pickwick Lake and the top of the Tombigbee - and then re-stepped at the marina I'm at now (Turners on Dog River, Mobile AL). They remove or re-step masts several times a week - very experienced.