Recent content by nquigley

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.

Also, if you're going down the Tombigbee and haven't got to Fulton yet, I can highly recommend Midway Marina if you want a transient dock for a night or two. Similar to what David V said above about Florence Harbor, I can also say about Midway Marina: not the newest or fanciest but the harbor...

My airdraft, including VHF antenna, is just over 48'. There was one old so-called-52' railway trestle bridge that a previous Navionics user warned in ther app that it had wiped out his windex but missed his masthead - he had a 50-ft airdraft and said the pool level was only 6" above the standard...

Enjoy the ride! I came down the TN River and Tombigbee in mid-Sep to early Oct. I’ve been at Turners Marina on Dog River on Mobile Bay since early Oct. My run from Knoxville to Mobile was a fantastic experience (850 miles). I hope you’re enjoying your trip just as much. Good luck!

I moved the hinges to the left side (the push-button latch still holds door closed), and installed a 2-drawer wire pull-out shelf unit in the space - lots of storage for galley stuff.

Thanks! They seem to have 4” diameter gauges - I think mine is only about 2.5” diameter I left the boat today (for 2 months) but forgot to photo and measure the gauge - a friend will do that next week

My rev counter has been twitchy for several months - sometimes needing a tap to get the needle to wake up, and sometimes it comes on by itself after 5-10 min of motoring. But, now it seems to be dead. It's receiving power - the backlighting is working. I've checked the connections behind it (all...