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…00110880-411 COLD HARBOR Walt Smith Gulf of Mexico 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1980 Sloop 20 00204804 BOOMER Byron Alperstein Puerto Vallarta Mexico  DE38’s Year RIg Serial Hull No. Boat Name Owners Cruising Grounds Comments Email/website/blog Year RIg Serial Hull No. Boat Name Owners Cruising Grounds Comments Email/website/blog 1974 Schooner 1 00X11174-381 Merry… […]

January 31st, 2012 | Category: | Leave a comment

Owner Comments

…found are – Light air 100%jib + staysl + full main. 10 – 15 Kts. 80% + staysl + full main 15 – 20 Kts. 65% + staysl + full main (maybe 1 reef) 20 – 25 Kts. 65% + staysl + reefed main Solid hull. Very little flexing. When beating hard with a rail buried (dumb, but sometimes we’re just too lazy to shorten sail) all doors and lockers down below still open without binding. Minuses: Standard main sheet and winch locations… […]

October 10th, 2009 | Category: | Leave a comment

Oil Pressure Switch and Oil Pressure Gauges

…not do any hard running. It happened again Oct 11th, and this time I was running at idle for 90 minutes then at 2000 RPM for 20 minutes, then back to idle and that is when it turned on again just like the first time.  I shut down checked the oil and left it shut off for ten minutes (not long enough to decrease the oil temperature very much).  After restarting, it worked OK; but I did not run at 2000 RPM for more than 3 minutes.. What are th… […]

July 31st, 2010 | Category: | Leave a comment

Running Backstays on the DE38

Re: Running Backstays on DE38 Cutter From: Greg Smith Date: 01 Jan 2000 Well….you got me. I thought runners were standard! The runners on my cutter are swaged cable with Shaefer 5/1 blocks (your basic West Marine boom vang setup) on the bottom end. There is a through bolt on the mast to which they are attached. 2 monster padeyes on the bulwark caprail about even with the wheel, through bolted with backing plates han… […]

October 15th, 2009 | Category: | Leave a comment

Hot Days and Split-Shifts by Scott Maxwell

Amatheia DE32 We learned about sanding, sanding and more sanding. We also learned about filling, fairing, priming and taping. We stripped the cap-rail and removed the old sealant from the inner and outer edges. We removed anything from the cabin and decks that had not already been removed. We hired Brooks from Charlot Marine to spray the primer and finish coats. We dry fit all the cabin and deck hardware and brightwork and drilled out their res… […]

December 25th, 2009 | Category: Boat Stories, Projects, Upgrades & Maintenance | Leave a comment
 
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