Recent content by steved

I sail out of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan on an E32. The bigger issue is waves. 25 knots in 3-4 footers is very, very different than 25 knots in 6-8 ft. In smaller waves with high winds, simply reef right at the dock. Run with less sail and you'll be more than fine. The boat can more than...

Thanks to all I finally got at working through an alignment. It was quite a ways out. That helped a great deal. I was also able to contact Don and he gave me the proceedure to tighten the adjusting collar. So, no more slippage and vibration seems to be 1/4 of what was. Thanks all.

Thanks for giving me a list of possible culprits :) I appreciate all the suggestions thus far. I should have noted that the boat was hauled out for the season prior to me posting my original question, so I can't check alignment just yet. I've learned it needs to be in the water for that as...

I'm new to this game as a 1st time boat owner and loving my 1977 E32. It has an Atomic 4. The boat has spent it's life on the Great Lakes and is now in Milwaukee. I have a vibration under power that begins to be noticable at about 1,700 RPM. At 2,000 the vibration is seemingly 4-5X the...