Recent content by timday5

I'm reluctantly parting ways with my 1976 Ericson 27. She has much promise but I won't be able to put the appropriate amount of work in. I have several threads in this forum (old) on work I have done, including replacing steering cables and some of the thru-hull fittings. The Atomic-4 and the...

Another Approach I used a hand saw (from Lowes; uses reciprocating saw blades) to cut off part of my tank so the remainder would fit through the port lazarette. The new aluminum tank from Florida Marine Tanks, custom built to the dimensions I sent them, costs $350 + UPS, including pickup...

Steve, here's an informative thread from the Moyer Marine A4 Forum: http://www.moyermarine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1719&highlight=hand+crank A couple of guys there have done it. I have not - but am trying to gather the courage to do so some day. I am somewhat embarassed to be such a...

My brain is stuck at this part. With some certainty that I am missing something obvious, here's my follow-up question: If the top handrails are vertical (something other than perpendicular to the cabin top) and the inside handrails are perpendicular, how did you line up all the holes? Or is...

Gareth, did you mount the handrails so that they are (A) plumb (vertical), or (B) perpendicular to the cabin top? Of coures, if the cabin top where you mounted yours was level, your answer would be yes and yes... but where mine are located, sort of on the "shoulder" of the cabin top, the PO had...

I like this article on bilge pumps: http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance-articles/19937-devising-better-bilge-pump.html. The point there is, your high capacity bilge pump, with its heavy gauge wire requirement, should not be wired to an automatic switch. You could run wire from the...

I like having a deep bilge - in the event the automatic bilge pump fails, there is some capacity to hold rain water intrusion, etc, without damage to the cabin woodwork until the failure is discovered. The 32" deep sump in my E-27 is a bit much though. Randy, your concept sounds...

Loren, I was reading the USCG boatbuilders' handbook fuel tank section in response to a post on another thread regarding polyethylene tanks. Anyhoo, looking at your tank, I'm wondering if it meets the requirement that "Each opening into the fuel tank must be at or above the topmost surface...

I've seen that discussion, on the other hand, there is this one (which recommends polyethylene tanks over Aluminum): http://www.boats.com/news-reviews/article/fuel-tank-awareness-3753 Moeller advertises that their tanks meet USCG and ABYC standards, etc, so not sure I'd fail a safety...

Anyone have any experience with these fuel tanks, such as the ones made by Moeller for below-deck use? My intended use is gasoline. Thanks, Tim

I've sailed in military MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation) boats that had been donated. However, regulations prohibit MWR from soliciting donations. This means that it may be a painful process to figure out how to give your boat to a military marina. But, if the boat is close to a military...

According to the manufacturers, anyway, PVC is made UV resistant. UV radiation doesn't penetrate below the surface of much of anything (why it burns your skin, but not your bones, for example). On the other hand, I've been told that the flexing of a boat under wave action, etc, will eventually...

Re-install Nice! During re-install, did you haul the engine as a unit into the boat, or dis-assemble it first?

How'd it go? How did your gas leak affair turn out? I just had my leaky tank pumped out and am getting ready to cut it out (hand saw only, slow...)

How about "Partners of Sailors" aimed at the less-obsessed half?