Recent content by tgardnersail

Racing the 28 Thanks everyone for the input. I grew up sailing on SF bay in that 20 knots of wind..SO Cal is so different. If there is 20 knots of wind they call the race. Since we cruise more than race the jenneker is fine. Doall the pratical things like wieght reduction. we got a new 155...

Hard to find props does any one have 3/4 12 X 8 or 12 x 9 two blADE PROP. RH. I have tried to find one and can't. The 3/4 are not made aftermarket anymore. I found a LH but that is no good. If some one has one please let me know. thanks

We recently got a 1986 28 with the 5.5 ft keel. We are in the light winds of Southern California. Is any one club racing your e28. Can you provide any pointers. We do not have a spinnaker but use a jennaker. We have a PHRF rating in socal of 186. Is anyone planning on during the 2010...

Proper Prop Thanks everyone, my diver is pulling the prop and based on my mechanic's data and with the help of a quality prop shop we are getting it repitched. I will let you know the results.

28 versus 28 plus Thanks that is interesting. because the 30 + is a reference to those 30's made from the mid-80's that had a fractional in-line double spreader racing rig and part of the whole redesign of the fleet. Mine is definatley the 10' beam version. She s a bit tender becuse the...

the proper prop we just got our 1986 28 and she had soot on th etransum. After some investigation we fould that she is way over proped. But the prop is what was issued at the factory. According to our survey it is a RH 12 X 10. My mechanic says she is getting no morethan 2100 rpms. We are...

When we found our E28 -1986 in Marina Rey last year I had little knowledge of it. I have owned a 30+ and a 35. I was aware of the new series that came out in the mid 1980's. The 30+ has a double spreader fractional rig. My 28 is sometimes listed as a 28 or a 28+ . The adverticements from...