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Sea Cocks

I have been giving the sea cocks a bit of thought and realized that I don’t really know that much about them. So a bit of research was in order. I found a lot of really good information on the web. http://www.boatus.com/boattech/Casey/07.htm http://www.diybob.com/diySeacock.htm http://sailmagazine.com/blogs/peter-nielsen/seacock_installation/ http://www.geocities.com/earlylight160/SeacockMaint.html http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/doityourself… […]

DE38 Windsong Making and Installing the Large Cabin Windows

By Eric of Windsong, AT LAST…the big windows are FINALLY in!  This is a huge step for me, as this particular project was much more involved than I ever expected it to be, and was a crucial step to sealing up the boat.  Windows, ports, portlights, deadlights…they have many names; but for now I will just refer to these as windows. Long time readers of the blog will know that I’ve pondered the question long ago what I will be doing with the large c… […]

DE38 Windsong Making and Installing the Large Cabin Windows

By Eric of Windsong, AT LAST…the big windows are FINALLY in! This is a huge step for me, as this particular project was much more involved than I ever expected it to be, and was a crucial step to sealing up the boat. Windows, ports, portlights, deadlights…they have many names; but for now I will just refer to these as windows. Long time readers of the blog will know that I’ve pondered the question long ago what I will be doing with the large cab… […]

Sept 2013 Newsletter

…case and will never change. A large portion of the content is actually your content and that is what makes this community special. Everyone has contributed to this resource for the benefit of the Downeaster Community at large. I will pass the website on to someone else if it comes to the point that I would have to take it off line due to finances just to make sure it stays available to the community. I know your wondering how this is going to af… […]

Companionway Seat/Table

…I modified it slightly to fit how we wanted to use it, by doing a cutout on the right side as you face it in the companionway. This allows for someone to climb up or down the companionway with the table installed. Our companionway is fairly wide so it still left plenty of space for a usable table surface. In mounting it we drilled holes at every step from bottom to top so that the table could be used for multiple tasks at different levels. So far… […]