Recent content by olsenjohn

Interesting comments around the CB perhaps not pointing as well as a fin keel. Just to clarify, the Tanzer 22 is a fin keel. I also posted a great shot of the Ericson 25 beating to windward next to the Tanzer. Just to help everyone visualize.... :egrin: Just like Gabriel I replaced my...

Thank you all for your suggestions and inputs on things to check. Next summer on Lake Huron I will have lots of time to try new things out and practice more.

Very good point. The Tanzer 22 here is rated 231, and I am rated 225 for a 25-1 (not 25+). He is a great skipper, been sailing the area for 30 plus years. And that definitely counts for a lot. I will very willing admit he is a better racer than me. But side by side, boat for boat, he...

Interesting on the 26-2 comments. The skipper of the Tanzer 22 said he thought my mast rake was wrong and advised me to consult this forum for the optimal tuning, which of course I did. He talked of the Tanzer Forum that gave detailed specifics on mast rake and other tuning criteria. The...

Thanks for the reply! New Doyle sails, less maybe two years old but with limited use last year due to COVID. Genoa is a laminate material. Hull, centerboard, and rudder were professionally faired last year and coated with Petit Black Widow then burnished to a shine. Boat was pulled onto...

Hi Forum Members, I am looking for input specific to an E25 Mark 1 on tuning the rig for pointing ability. We raced "Janie Ann" in a multi day regatta this past weekend and did well, came in 2nd place for my division. The picture below is at the start of the first race on Saturday. But of...

I own an E25 CB and would be skeptical that the small electric equivalent to a 4 or 5hp would have enough thrust. I am sure it would slowly get the boat up and moving in calmer waters, but stopping it in a timely manner is another story. I had a 6hp outboard on mine and it was unable to...

A friend caught this picture of us heading to the starting line for a race this past October.

I own an E25 and can confirm that is the grounding bolt. It goes through the hull and is flush on the outside. You should ensure it is not painted over. The copper wires connect to the forestay and shrouds. If you look at the back of the chain plates you will see the other end of those...

Just a friendly observation but the picture shows what appears to be a mushroom head design. My 1973 E25 has flush through hulls with the fiberglass hull having molded recesses to fit them. I thought all the E25 were like that. You may find when you pull it out that someone replaced it with...

Interesting. Matches well to the serial numbers we have in the early 70's, but still no letter "M" in the last digit as in my HIN. Fun thread, perhaps the M stands for my specific boat being Magnificent? ;) A special and rare Magnificent edition? Manufacturer Identification Code (MIC)...

Interesting thread, but I am not convinced that the numbers match months of manufacture. My HIN# is ERY25104M73M. According to the month theory and article it would end at L for December. I never could figure out the M at the end of mine. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN A B C D E F JUL AUG...

There is something about the 36C that really appeals to me as well, pretty design to my eye. That said, I rebuilt a 25 foot boat from the fiberglass up and my experience was that it was 10 times as much time, not to mention costs, as you think up front. I looked at the pictures in the link...

Not the very end, but probably about 1/3 from the end. Definitely in my opinion a very awkward place for them, and it did not work for me. I really like where I moved them, just aft of the goose-neck. Everything is right at the mast and accessible from either side. I copied the...

Hey Christian, I am interested in learning how you would reef on any point of sail without an autopilot or SLR if you are single handing. Especially with the original reef setup that has the clew reefs out on the clew end of the boom. I mean that genuinely, you have so much more experience...